Food Intelligence King

Chapter 33 New Intelligence, The Catch

Morning, living room, people, cat.

Last night, because it was Friday, Chen Zhou felt noticeably tired after waking up.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself:

"It's more tiring than making steamed buns."

"Check the intelligence. If there's nothing urgent, let's take a day off. It'll be a good opportunity to take the kids out for some fun."

At 7:30, the intelligence was updated:

[Food Alert (Rare)]: Crabs in the coastal park love pork liver drizzled with milk. The best fishing spot is located at xxxx; a trip there today promises a bountiful catch.

Because the cat was lying right at their feet,
When Chen Zhou first saw the intelligence report, he almost thought it was a food customer update. Why is something like "what crabs like to eat" even in intelligence reports?

However, you'll see from the next sentence that the crab is the one being eaten.

Of course, it belongs to the category of ingredients.

Go to the beach to crab. My wife and Tao Tao should be very interested. After setting the traps, we can also collect clams, conches, oysters, and other seafood together on the beach.

This combination of milk and pork liver was a bit unexpected.

Crabs actually love to eat this stuff.

Second piece of intelligence—

[Diner Update]: Starting the day after tomorrow, the number of customers at the steamed bun stall will increase significantly! Please be prepared.

Customer numbers have surged!

Chen Zhou felt a little excited. His business was finally starting to make a name for itself.

The direct cause of this situation is probably quite simple—

Teacher Li's account will probably be updated with videos of her steamed bun stall soon. Little Sui is quite efficient at organizing materials and editing videos.

This is where the benefits of intelligence lie.

If you don't prepare in advance, it's easy for people to come to you empty-handed the day after tomorrow.

"Prepare more minced meat and dough, and if that's not enough, add another steamer."

At last,
[Market News]: Zhang Jinsheng, the owner of Yongjia Fresh Food, was scolded by his daughter for being 20 minutes late when picking up his child yesterday, and he is depressed today.

Surprisingly, Old Zhang, who looked somewhat fierce, couldn't muster any temper in front of his daughter.

This guy's public image is almost completely ruined.

Although he was scolded by his daughter, Chen Zhou, being a father himself, felt that Lao Zhang had lost face.

But it must be said that Old Zhang is quite a figure, having been featured in intelligence reports twice.

Chen Zhou took out his phone and sent him a WeChat message:
"Hey bro, take a day off today. Save me a pig liver, I'll come pick it up later."

Zhang Jinsheng from AA Fresh: "OK [Grinning face]"

He's forcing a smile.

After waking up his wife and children, Chen Zhou said he was going to go beachcombing, and Tao Tao immediately jumped excitedly off her crib.

Ms. Lin, who grew up in the Guanzhong region, does indeed have a certain interest in the seaside and had been there with Chen Zhou several times before.

She stopped Chen Taotao from running around and gave a clear instruction:

"Go wash your face yourself, and Mom will put on sunscreen for you in a bit."

Then she talked to Chen Zhou about precautions for going to the beach. "Remember to bring a sun umbrella, water, and a small stool."

Chen Zhou put his hands on his hips,

"It's up to you now, wife. Hunting is what a man should do!"

Lin Yifan smiled slightly, amused by Chen Zhou.

Milk has become a staple in our household because of making steamed buns and dough.

Chen Zhou's family had also bought crab traps when they went to the beach before.

Although it has several holes and has been abandoned for a long time, it can still be used now that it has been buttoned up.

As the old saying goes, "New for three years, old for three years, and patched up for another three years."

Chen Zhou spent half a day tinkering at home and finally managed to mend the crab cage.

So he said to his wife:

"I'll move these things to the car first, then you can drive to the market entrance to pick me up in a bit!"

"Ah."

Chen Taotao had only applied half of her sunscreen when she heard Chen Zhou's words and quickly turned her head: "Daddy, I want to go too." Chen Zhou turned her little head back.

I thought to myself, "You shouldn't go. Can your Uncle Zhang handle it?"
Upon arriving at the market, Chen Zhou spotted Old Zhang looking rather sullen.

They no longer have the same spirit they used to have, shouting to passersby, "Buy some meat, bro!"

Seeing this, Chen Zhou tried to comfort him:
"What's wrong, Lao Zhang? What's bothering you?"

Old Zhang heard someone speaking and realized it was Chen Zhou coming over.

He said nonchalantly:

"Hey, it's nothing, I just didn't wake up properly this morning."

Old Zhang didn't respond.

Chen Zhou could only say, "Brother, your daughter's about to start her vacation, right? Didn't you cook her anything nice at home?"

Zhang Jinsheng perked up a bit.

"My daughter loves seafood. You've reminded me, I'll buy her some tonight."

As he was speaking, he suddenly remembered the pig liver that Chen Zhou had ordered for him that morning.

He pulled a red bag out from under the stall. "Here, have some, brother. A piece of pig liver isn't worth much."

Chen Zhou didn't stand on ceremony with him, "Then wait for me to come back and I'll share some crabs with you."

"what?"

After picking up Chen Zhou, Ms. Lin drove directly from the market to the sea.

Halfway to the coastal park, the long, narrow coastline can already be seen.

Looking into the distance, it's all blue.

The weather is quite nice today; the sun isn't too strong, and since it's just past the first day of the lunar new year, the tides are good too.

So quite a few people come to the coastal park.

The family of three grabbed their belongings, got out of the car, and walked.

Just then, a sea breeze blew by, and it still felt a bit salty and damp.

Walking onto the seawall, next to the small holes in the dike used for drainage, there were many children, each holding a thin rope.

They may be completely focused, or they may be willing to take the bait.

Chen Taotao was very interested in it.

"Dad, I want to go fishing too."

"You play with Mommy first, I'll come find you in a bit."

On the rocky beach not far away, people were also bending down to pick up seafood.

Ms. Lin and Tao Tao then limited their activities to these safe places.

Chen Zhou then climbed onto the stone slab bridge that jutted out from the coastal park.

The location marked in the intelligence report is here.

You won't see many children here, as it's somewhat dangerous.

Therefore, most of them are anglers.

Chen Zhou took out his crab fishing gear.

Milk was sprinkled on the pig liver, and then it was put into the net bag containing the bait.

Next, release the rope, twist your waist, and with a "whoosh," toss the crab trap into the sea.

At that moment, a middle-aged man who had just removed a pink plastic slipper from a fishing hook pointed with his foot at the exposed iron bar not far away.

He said to Chen Zhou:
"Dude, you can tie the rope here."

Chen Zhou smiled and thanked the other party for the reminder.

Only after the rope of the crab trap was tied up did I see what was on his fishing hook.

"Oh, the shipment has been completed."

The fisherman threw his slippers on the bridge and gestured with his foot to show their size. Then he pointed to his bucket, saying, "I can catch anything except fish."

"Look, there are crabs too."

Chen Zhou looked into his bucket of fish.

The crabs today are really big, almost as big as my fist.

(End of this chapter)