67: Fish head soup

Liu Yunning swallowed hard and spoke helplessly.

"Gao Xiaofan, what are you doing~"

Gao Xiaofan smiled.

"Grilled fish, 40 a portion, want some?"

Liu Yunning swallowed hard, ignored him, and buried his head in his work. Gao Xiaofan curled his lip and turned to leave.

If you don't want it, fine.

Mi Mi and Reba were in the shade of a tree, talking and laughing.

"Sister Mimi, this is the fish Xiaofan caught. Try some~"

Mi Mi's eyes lit up as she looked at the grilled fish Reba handed over.

"So you guys really made this. We smelled it while eating lunch and couldn't even stomach our food anymore."

Mi Mi didn't stand on ceremony and took it.

Gao Xiaofan held a piece of grilled fish with a cigarette in his mouth, squatting to the side and listening to the two of them chat.

On the way over, Reba had asked if he could give a portion to Sister Mimi. Gao Xiaofan naturally had no objection. Reba hadn't said a word even when he squandered all their funds, let alone a portion of grilled fish.

The grilled fish was divided into four, skewered on thin wooden sticks. The two of them strolled over carrying the fish like that.

This was Gao Xiaofan's plan: selling fish, and grilled ones at that~

He didn't believe no one would buy it.

"You naughty girl, following Gao Xiaofan and fooling us so badly."

Mi Mi teased.

Reba wasn't shy at all; instead, she looked quite proud.

"I finally tricked you, Sister Mimi, heehee."

The two of them had a great relationship, which was evident from their conversation.

"Mmm, the grilled fish is delicious. Are you planning to sell it?"

"Yeah, Xiaofan said 40 a portion. What do you think, Sister Mimi?"

"Based on the taste, it's definitely worth more than that." After Mi Mi finished, she looked at Gao Xiaofan and teased.

"Unfortunately, we workers don't have any money in our pockets~"

Gao Xiaofan gave a dry laugh and continued smoking.

"40 is for one portion this big for lunch, and another portion this big for dinner. Two portions in total."

Reba said with a smile.

Mi Mi's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she reached into her pocket for money.

"That works. Give me a portion."

Reba beamed, her eyes narrowing into slits.

"Thanks, Sister Mimi."

Gao Xiaofan also leaned over, grinning shamelessly.

"Thanks, Sister Mimi~"

Mi Mi looked at Gao Xiaofan and gave him a side-eye.

Gao Xiaofan chuckled, not taking it to heart. He grabbed Reba and started walking away.

"Hehehe, we're leaving now~"

The two of them skipped away, carrying the remaining grilled fish toward Hua Hua.

Seeing them leave, Liu Yunning finally walked over to Mi Mi.

"Sister Mimi, you actually bought it~"

Mi Mi looked up at Liu Yunning, who had a conflicted expression. She couldn't help but laugh.

"Yeah. We'll split today's income fifty-fifty, but I bought this with my own money."

Liu Yunning's face twitched, and then he went back to work.

Mi Mi looked at Liu Yunning's backside as he worked and sighed.

Why be so stubborn? Barring any accidents, Gao Xiaofan was the biggest dark horse of this Program Production Crew. Instead of fighting him, it was better to just go with the flow.

At the other end of the village, Hua Hua was squatting by the stream, munching on grilled fish.

"Mmm, Xiaofan, your skills are really not bad."

"You have no idea how much my arms ache from swinging that wooden club~"

Gao Xiaofan squatted to the side, quietly listening to Mage Hua's complaints.

As for Reba, she went to find Han Han. Gao Xiaofan was too lazy to look for that Blunt-snouted bream; he always had a long face, wasn't he tired of it?

Even a drop of sweat had to circle his face a few times before it could fall off.

"Mmm, I think you're great. You're a good singer and so strong at farm work."

"By the way, are you buying? This is mountain spring Sturgeon~ It starts at 1888 outside. You know your stuff, so I came straight to you."

Hearing this, Hua Hua licked his lips and nodded.

"I'll take one. Get one for Cheng Seventeen too."

Gao Xiaofan instantly beamed. He tucked the 80 yuan into his pocket, chatted with Hua Hua for a bit, and left happily.

After waiting in the house for a while, Reba also came skipping back. She had also sold two portions to Han Han.

Gao Xiaofan opened the exchange pad and quickly spent 40 to exchange for a stew pot.

What was grilled fish? The flavor of river delicacies was completely masked by the seasoning. Selling it at 40 a portion only made 200 for five people. He still needed to find a new way to make money.

Once the pot arrived, Gao Xiaofan threw in the fish heads he had chopped off that morning, filled it with mountain spring water, and placed it directly on the small earthen stove.

"Hehe, ten yuan for a bowl of soup. It'll be incredibly fresh~"

Reba watched his actions in shock, listening to his muttering, speechless for a long time.

A total profiteer~

The viewers in the livestream room were also shocked by Gao Xiaofan's actions.

"On the second day, Brother Wo Zi has turned this into a cooking show~"

"On the first day, wasn't it a show about the rise of a foreman? Hahaha~"

"Fish head soup, nothing wrong with that, but why does it feel like something's not quite right~"

By evening, those who had bought the grilled fish chose to take it to go, and then they all swarmed into Gao Xiaofan and Reba's house.

Hua Hua stood at the door, holding his takeout container, sniffing the air.

"Whoa, is it really this fragrant?"

"Hurry up and go in, don't block the way~"

Han Han darted into the house from the side.

"Ten yuan for a bowl of fish head stew~"

Gao Xiaofan held the stew pot, saying with a smile.

"Alright, alright, give me a bowl. I see you're completely obsessed with money."

Han Han reached into his pocket and casually tossed ten yuan out.

"Give one to Exploding Watermelon too~"

"Us too, two bowls~"

Hua Hua also hurriedly said.

Gao Xiaofan happily poured soup from the stew pot into the bowls, while Reba collected the money with a smile.

What spoon? Exchanging for one would cost over ten yuan. Crazy~

After a while, everyone was hunched over the table, slurping the fish soup. There was no choice; there was only one long bench, which Mi Mi and Reba occupied, so Gao Xiaofan was also hunched over.

"Oh~ this taste is amazing, so fresh~"

"Yeah, even before, I rarely ate such delicious river delicacies."

"It's just a bit expensive. Thinking about having to eat cafeteria food again tomorrow makes my head hurt."

Gao Xiaofan was happy at first, but when he heard this, he suddenly stood up.

"This is expensive? If I were you, I'd rather spend a few dozen more to have a good meal."

Han Han looked at the wide-eyed Gao Xiaofan and hummed twice.

"I'm willing to spend the money. The problem is, you don't have rice here. We can't fill our stomachs with just a piece of grilled fish~ We still have to work."

Gao Xiaofan was speechless. Han Han was right, as could be seen by everyone nodding in agreement.

He rubbed his chin, then said as if remembering something.

"Actually, the Program Production Crew doesn't just let you exchange for things you brought; you can also exchange for outside supplies."

Gao Xiaofan looked at everyone's confused expressions and grinned.

"We can exchange for steamed buns or stuffed buns, right?~"