Chapter 81 Conflict in Town
As she spoke, she opened the lid of the barrel.
Shen Yi took a closer look and said hesitantly, "This should be a broadbill. I have seen it several times in the Daxun River, but the largest one I have seen is only a little over one pound. The broadbill you caught is probably six or seven pounds, and you caught two, three, or four at a time."
Shen Yi carefully counted both sides and took a breath, "There are actually eight! Wife, how did you do it? Do you know how much such a wide mouth can be sold for?"
Su Tai's blank eyes hid a hint of expectation, "How much?"
“More than two taels.” Shen Yi said.
Su Tai blinked hard and covered her chest, "So these fish can be sold for more than 18 taels?"
“The wealthy families would definitely scramble for it,” Shen Yi added.
Su Tai decisively collected the broadmouths and said, "Brother Shen, please help me sell the big fish. I will try to catch some fish weighing two or three kilograms."
Two or three pounds is not small for the villagers. If they can have such a fish during the New Year, everyone will show off for a long time. If it is too big, people will not dare to buy it.
Chen Yi nodded, "Tomorrow is the big market in Moshi Town. I'll go there and ask the town official if he will accept it."
Everyone needs to move around at the end of the year, so there shouldn’t be any problems selling.
With Shen Yi's words, Su Tai worked even harder to catch fish.
The next morning.
Shen Yi still went out at dawn, but this time he caught all fresh fish.
In order to keep the fish warm, he also covered the donkey cart with a thick thatch mat.
After the donkey cart arrived in the town, Shen Yi was thinking about crossing the main street to Liu's house, but he didn't expect to run into Xiong Kai and Mo Laotian who were pushing a cart.
Xiong Kai glanced at Shen Yi's donkey cart with jealousy, his eyes fell on the cart covered with thatch, and he sneered with disdain.
Shen Yi remained calm and didn't look away, not taking them seriously at all.
Xiong Kai was unhappy and deliberately blocked Shen Yi's way, "Come and have a look, come and have a look, fresh venison, sixty cents a pound, don't miss it if you pass by."
Mo Laotian didn't notice Shen Yi at first. Seeing Xiong Kai's strange behavior, he turned around and looked at Shen Yi in surprise, "You are here to the market too?"
Shen Yi nodded indifferently.
Mo Laotian approached him enthusiastically and started a conversation. "I heard that you married the girl from the Su family. Why didn't you bring your wife with you?"
"Dad!" A tender cry came from behind Shen Yi.
Mo Chunxiang quickly got out of the crowd, her eyes only lingering on the donkey for a while, without even looking at Shen Yi, "Don't mind other people's business, my feet are sore from walking, I can't walk back!"
Mo Laotian had no temper in front of his daughter. "Then what do you say we should do? We haven't sold all the venison yet, and we can't push you back!"
Mo Chunxiang lowered her head unhappily, sulking to herself.
Mo Laotian immediately felt distressed, "My dear daughter, bear with it for a while, or I will give you money to go to the teahouse to rest?"
"I don't want it!" Mo Chunxiang raised her head angrily and said, "I will take a car when I go out in the future, not walk. You ask Xiong Kai to buy an ox cart or a donkey cart."
Mo Laotian's expression changed slightly, and he scolded in a fake manner: "What nonsense! You are already a mother, why are you still so willful? That ox cart costs ten taels of silver, how can you buy it just by saying so? Don't make it difficult for Xiong Kai."
Mo Chunxiang looked at Xiong Kai with all her might and asked loudly, "Others can afford it, can you?"
Xiong Kai originally wanted to show off his abilities in front of Shen Yi, but Mo Chunxiang made things difficult for him in public, and he was so angry that his face turned black.
But his father-in-law was right beside him, so he couldn't do anything even if he wanted to.
But he really couldn't bear to spend ten taels of silver at once to buy an ox cart. After all, animals were difficult to take care of in the winter. If he spent so much silver at once, would he be able to survive the New Year?
Mo Chunxiang seemed unaware and continued to ask, "Can I buy it?"
Mo Laotian looked at his daughter who was in a bad mood, and then at his son-in-law who looked like a donkey. He felt very unhappy and went forward to pull Xiong Kai away. "Why are you standing in the middle of the road? No one else can pass!"
Shen Yi curled his lips sarcastically, and when he saw the bear give way, he pulled the rope to let the donkey run.
Mo Chunxiang's face darkened, she gritted her teeth in anger, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Originally, she wanted to take advantage of Xiong Kai's jealousy and make requests to him in front of Shen Yi, so that Xiong Kai would agree to her request for the sake of his man's face. Unexpectedly, Xiong Kai valued money more than face, and he did not give in even at this point.
Shen Yi is not even a man. He did not take the opportunity to take advantage of Xiong Kai's misfortune. He is indeed a wimp!
When Mo Laotian saw Shen Yi leave, he muttered, “I don’t know what he is doing pulling so much thatch to the town?”
Mo Chunxiang was angry and sneered, "What else can you do? Only an ignorant loser would think a pile of straw is a treasure!"
A beauty like her took the initiative to ask for a ride. If Shen Yi was a man, he should seize the opportunity to give her a ride instead of being indifferent like a piece of wood!
Mo Laotian was furious with Mo Chunxiang and scolded her in dissatisfaction: "Shut your mouth."
Didn't you see that Xiong Kai was about to explode with rage? Was his daughter stupid?
"Chen Yi!" A loud shout from a distance made the three people who were in turmoil here look over together.
Shen Yi hurriedly stopped the donkey cart, "Town official, what a coincidence."
Liu Tiechui walked over with a hearty smile, "What a coincidence! Today is the big market. What are you doing with a cart of straw? Repairing the house?"
Shen Yi shook his head, walked forward and lifted the thatch, revealing buckets of fish inside.
Liu Tiechui's eyes widened instantly. "So many big fish? Did you catch them?"
Shen Yi nodded calmly, "I caught them in the Daxun River. I saved them for several days and brought them out during the market. I'll go to the restaurant to see if anyone wants them, and then ask the wealthy families if they'll accept them."
"No! Let me take a look first! How many do you have here?" Liu Tiechui pulled the reins of the donkey cart excitedly, preventing Shen Yi from leaving.
Shen Yi looked helpless, “Eight broadmouths weighing six or seven pounds, five carps weighing four or five pounds, and a ten-pound carp, here.”
As soon as the lid of the basin was lifted, the fish tails slapped the water wildly, splashing Liu Tiechui all over. However, he laughed wildly with joy, "Great, great! You really helped me a lot! I want all these fish, please help me send them back to the mansion."
Hearing this, Xiong Kai, who was not far away, immediately rushed over to block Liu Tiechui's way and asked with a licking face, "Sir, we have venison at home, do you need it?"
Liu Tiechui was somewhat disgusted by Xiong Kai's action of stopping him, but when he heard about venison, he decided to go over and take a look.
Before Mo Laotian and his daughter could be happy, Liu Tiechui walked away with a sullen face.
The three of them were confused.
Xiong Kai was unwilling to give up and asked, "Sir, our venison was freshly hunted and died not long ago. Is there any problem?"
Liu Tiechui paused, stood with his hands behind his back, and glared at Xiong Kai angrily, "God is merciful, and hunting requires that one should not kill all the deer, but you killed a pregnant doe, which is a grave sin! I'm afraid that if I eat such deer meat, I will be haunted by resentment, and I can't enjoy it!"
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