Chapter 13 Selling Fish

"I have a way."

Looking at so many fish, Qin Yulin immediately had an idea.

Without delay, he went straight to the side and dug a hole, quickly creating a puddle. He then connected it to divert water, and a temporary pond was formed.

"There are so many fish, we can't possibly carry them all back."

Zhao was a little worried; there were just too many of them—four baskets, weighing several hundred kilograms.

It's unbelievable to even think about it.

"Let's sell them here, at a lower price, and keep a basketful to take home."

Qin Yulin laughed and said, "It's no big deal."

In Liuzhou, a fish costs twenty coins, but they only need to sell it for ten.

Plump carp, plump white-bellied fish—these are all delicious!

"Then let's put the fish in the puddle."

Zhao said with a smile.

Qin also quickly offered her help.

Su Dai had already reached the shore. She cupped her hands into a megaphone and shouted, "Everyone, come and buy fish! My fish are plump, fresh, and delicious!"

The soft, warm sound instantly drew people's attention.

When people saw this, they exclaimed in surprise, "My God, how did they catch so many?"

"Why have all the fish gone over there?"

"They're so lucky."

People gasped in surprise.

Qin Yulin was so happy he couldn't stop smiling; they were really lucky.

Three baskets full of fish, hundreds of them.

They caught quite a few more after putting the basket back.

Others heard the noise and ran over, placing their baskets below them in hopes of finding something to eat.

Many people followed suit, but only a few managed to catch a few fish at the beginning, and then there were no more fish.

The fish in the puddle were crowded together, and people who hadn't caught any fish came over to pick them out.

"Hey buddy, how much are your fish?"

People asked.

Qin Yulin smiled and said, "Ten coins for each one, each weighing more than a pound, plump and delicious, a great deal."

He could see the fish clearly as he caught them; each one was plump and delicious.

People knew the price was very good, so they immediately brought their own buckets.

"Brother, I want five!"

"I want two."

"It's just my wife and me in my family, one is enough."

People eagerly selected fish and paid for them.

Qin Yulin, Zhao, and Qin quickly became very busy.

A puddle of water, and hundreds of fish were gone in no time.

"Hey buddy, are you selling your bucket?"

It's a bit of a shame I didn't manage to buy any. Looking at the bucket that Su Dai was guarding next to me, it was also full of fish.

Qin Yulin shook his head: "I'm not selling this. I'm taking it home to eat myself."

As people gradually dispersed, Qin Yulin put the bucket into his basket and easily hoisted it onto his back: "Let's go home."

Qin Shi carried Su Dai on his back.

Su Dai obediently allowed herself to be carried on his back.

Zhao was carrying a bucket of water containing crabs.

The group headed home.

When the people who heard the news arrived, they found that the fish were gone too.

People were saying with great interest, "That family is so lucky. It's like all the fish that come out of the dam are coming to their house."

Very few people catch fish.

"Sigh, why can't I have such luck?"

"Don't you guys think they look familiar? They seem to be the same family from Liuzhou City a few days ago."

"Hey, now that you mention it, it's true. Weren't they saying that the mother and daughter were abandoned and had no good fortune? I don't think they're unfortunate at all..."

"It's hard to say who's unlucky. We'll see in time. Maybe a blessed woman won't marry into an unlucky family. I heard that before he got married, his family was poor farmers. Now that life is better, he's abandoned them. Tsk..."

People talked about it with sighs, and then shook their heads.

As the sun set, people gradually dispersed and went home.

Su Dai and the others had already gone far away.

On her way home, Su Dai took another nap.

When I woke up this time, I found that the sun had almost set.

Su Dai ran into the yard and found the family preparing fish.

Su Dai ran over: "Grandpa and Grandma, Uncle and Aunt, is there anything I can do to help?"

"Su Bao, your mother is cooking fish and frying crabs in the kitchen. Go check if they're done. If they are, catch a crab to feed your uncle."

Qin Yulin gave a cheerful command.

Su Dai nodded, then turned and ran into the kitchen.

As Qin Tianhai cut the fish, he said, "You're such a glutton."

Zhang laughed and said, "There are so many, just say so if you want Su Bao to feed you."

Qin Yulin nodded repeatedly. He knew that his father also had a craving for food; otherwise, who would he have taken after?

Zhao rubbed salt on the fish, secretly chuckling to herself.

Su Dai filled a bowl and fed each of them with a smile.

"Grandma, open your mouth, ah—"

"Grandpa, open your mouth, ah—"

"Auntie, open your mouth, ah—"

"Uncle, open your mouth, ah—"

Su Dai diligently ran around to feed everyone.

Qin Tianhai smiled, but quickly frowned again: "Oh dear, my old teeth, I can't eat this much."

"Su Bao, be good and feed it all to your uncle. Your uncle has good teeth."

Qin Yulin was delighted; his teeth were incredibly strong, and he could crack each tooth with a satisfying crunch.

Nobody else likes to eat it, but it's perfect for him. Pair it with some wine, and the taste is simply indescribable.

Su Dai chose the smaller one to eat, and ate it with a smile.

The spicy flavor is absolutely delicious.

But her mother wouldn't let her eat too much, saying it was too cold.

Su Dai didn't know why it felt cold; she didn't feel cold at all, and the spicy food even made her sweat.

After the fish was prepared, Qin had also cooked dinner.

For dinner, we'll have stewed fish.

It was also spicy, and the whole family ate it with slurping sounds, but their chopsticks never stopped.

"Mom, your cooking is so delicious."

Su Dai seemed to have discovered a great secret.

"If you like it, Mom will make it for you every day."

Qin smiled gently; her cooking skills were decent.

When she first married into the Su family, Old Madam Yang made her cook. She was a good cook, but she used a lot of oil. Later, Old Madam Yang stopped her from cooking.

Later, when the family became wealthy and had a cook, she no longer needed to do anything.

Now she has plenty of time to cook what her daughter loves to eat.

Su Dai used the last bit of fish soup to mix with rice, and his belly was round and full again.

Eat your fill and clean up.

Qin Yulin took out all the money he had earned and handed it to Zhang Shi: "Mother, this is what I earned today. Please share it with my little sister. I was so busy that I forgot."

Those fish sold for a total of 3,880 coins, or a little over three taels of silver.

Qin Yulin found it unbelievable that he hadn't spent any money on this trip and had even made a profit.

"No need to give it to me. You two siblings went together, so you can split it in half. This isn't from the public school, so we won't hand it over to the public."

Zhang waved her hand and said.

"I don't need it."

Qin waved her hand, saying that she hadn't been of much help; the main support came from her elder brother and sister-in-law.

She originally thought it was Su Dai, but Su Dai was perfectly fine. In the past, Su Dai would always fall ill after something good happened to the Su family.

Zhao immediately said seriously, "Little sister, you can't say that. What's yours is yours, you have to take it. You can't refuse it. Besides, this good luck was brought by you and Su Bao. Without you, there wouldn't be so many fish. Your brother and I went there in previous years, and we only caught a few at most."

Qin Yulin suddenly remembered what Su Dai had said, "No need to buy it." He immediately realized, "Su Bao said this afternoon that there was no need to buy it. I thought she didn't like fish. So that's what she meant."