Chapter 14 Hairtail
Chu Xuan brainwashed Chu Feng with a barrage of words, "Xiao Feng, what are you dreaming of? He's a swan in the sky, and I'm a toad on the ground. People should know their own limitations. Look at my fat body and my chubby face, how can I be worthy of him? I still feel guilty about setting him up. Besides, I'll consider marriage only after you become successful."
Chu Feng was puzzled. "Why do you have to wait until I become a talent? When will I be considered a talent?"
"When you become a sensible and responsible man, you'll be considered a successful person. As for why I have to wait for you to become a successful person, it's because I'm your sister! An elder sister is like a mother! Hurry and eat your fish, and don't mention this again!"
Chu Xuan actually wanted to say that if I didn’t wait for you to become successful, I would consider marriage, as this would only bring trouble to my in-laws’ family.
Mu Chenze outside the courtyard wall stopped listening.
I felt a little annoyed. After the swan was tricked into kissing by the toad, the toad didn't intend to take responsibility. Shouldn't the swan be happy?
Why does the swan feel rejected by the toad?
After returning home, he hurriedly ate a few bites of food and returned to his bedroom.
Qin Mahua and her husband Mu Qinlao whispered, "Boss, have you noticed that our second son has been acting strangely these past two days?"
Mu Qinlao is a carefree man. He waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I didn't notice. This kid is on the fishing boat and is as capable as before."
Qin Mahua felt like she was talking to a wall, "I'm not going to talk to you anymore!"
Ran to chat with the eldest daughter-in-law Fu Qing.
"Xiaoqing! I feel like the second brother has been acting strange these past few days. Could it be that he's feeling a bit down after being rejected by Chu Xuan? How about we find a matchmaker to introduce him to someone?"
Fu Qing also noticed that his brother-in-law had a poor appetite in the past two days. "Maybe he's really a little depressed. Mom, why don't you find a matchmaker tomorrow..."
"Why wait for tomorrow? I'll go tonight!"
A few minutes later, Qin Mahua, carrying a bag of gifts and a flashlight, rushed to Wang the Matchmaker's house...
At around six o'clock the next morning, Chu Xuan took two buckets and other tools and prepared to go to the beach.
Chu Feng walked out of the bedroom carrying a bowl of malted milk. "Sister, drink one bowl first to fill your stomach. I'll have breakfast ready when you come back."
He was so engrossed in reading last night that he forgot the time. He got up late this morning and was unable to prepare breakfast for his sister in advance.
Chu Qing took it and drank it with relief.
In her previous life, she always thought about her younger brother in various ways, and in this life, she finally felt his warmth.
More than twenty minutes later, Chu Xuan arrived at the beach and the tide had receded a lot.
There are a lot of people going to the beach, most of them are picking clams.
Even though clams cannot be sold at a good price now, it cannot stop the enthusiasm of people who go to the sea.
However, Chu Xuan did not rush to pick it up, but went to a place with many reefs to try his luck first.
After a while, I picked up a one-meter-long cutlassfish, which must have weighed seven or eight kilograms.
The hairtail fish has lost its breath, but fortunately it is still relatively fresh, with bright red gills.
This fish is a deep-sea fish. Once it comes ashore, its internal organs will explode due to the pressure difference.
What people usually see are mostly lifeless hairtails.
This is a kind of sea fish that Chu Xuan never gets tired of eating.
After the hairtail was put into the bucket, Chu Xuan couldn't help but think of the deliciousness of braised and deep-fried hairtail.
After turning over a few rocks, I found a swimming crab the size of a palm.
The swimming crabs in this season are not fat, and one of their claws has fallen off, so they cannot be sold at a good price. I keep it for Xiaofeng to eat as he has been craving swimming crabs for a long time.
Must accept it.
Put it in another bucket.
After all, the swimming crab still has one claw left, and she doesn't want the hairtail she's been coveting to be destroyed by it.
After searching among the rocks, I found two octopuses weighing about two or three pounds and put them in the bucket.
The reef here is quite large and the sea water has not completely receded, but this does not prevent Chu Xuan from stepping on the rocks to look for seafood.
His eyes fell on the sea.
She saw a lot of cutlass fish.
So happy!
She had never picked up so many hairtails in her previous life, and neither had anyone else.
Could this group of cutlass fish be a gift from God to her?
This is really good luck.
It’s a free pick-up!
There's no one else here at the moment.
After about ten minutes, I picked up two full buckets of hairtail.
As for the swimming crab, it was surrounded by dead cutlassfish, and Chu Xuan didn't care at all whether it would cause trouble.
As she walked towards the dock carrying two buckets, she attracted many envious glances.
She picked up all the hairtail fish, which is unique.
Many people who go to the beach regret not going to the reefs to look for seafood, as hairtail is much more valuable than clams.
When they arrived at the dock, the hairtail was of good quality. Li Tong, who was collecting the fish, recognized Chu Xuan at a glance. He quickly stepped forward to help carry the bucket and weighed it. It was a total of 65.3 jin.
Li Tong was astonished. This was the first time he had seen seafarers pick up so many hairtails. In the past, it was only the distant-water fishing boats that sold large quantities of hairtails...
No matter how surprised you are, you still have to pay the bill.
"Usually, I buy hairtail weighing over 8 taels at 1.3 yuan per catty. Your hairtail is quite large, almost over 1 catty. How about I give you 1.5 yuan per catty?"
Chu Xuan picked out the one-meter-long hairtail fish and said, "I won't sell this one. I'll keep the swimming crab and octopus for myself. I'll sell the remaining hairtail fish for 100 yuan. How about that?"
Li Tong silently calculated the cost. Based on the purchase price of one yuan and fifty cents, sixty-five jin and three liang would be ninety-eight yuan. Chu Xuan took out the longest one, which would reduce the weight by seven or eight jin, so this one would be worth more than ten yuan.
"I won't make any money this way. How about this? 90 yuan for one price?"
Chu Xuan wasn't someone to be fooled. "No. 95 yuan, I won't sell it to you for even a penny less."
Li Tong glanced at the other fishmongers not far away who were eager to try, and nodded reluctantly, "Okay. If you have good fish in the future, you must sell it to me!"
"no problem."
When doing business, there must be room for bargaining.
Chu Xuan was satisfied with the price, so he was too lazy to change to other fishmongers.
Li Tong counted out ninety-five yuan and handed it to Chu Xuan.
Some gossipy villagers saw this scene and went back to the village to spread the news.
When Chu Xuan returned to the village, he heard the villagers talking about it.
"Ever since the family split, Chu Xuan has been lucky."
"Yes! We were in debt before the separation, but after the separation, we were able to repay the debts. My mother also sent money to help build a new house. Our lives will definitely get better and better in the future."
"That Feng Chunhua just doesn't have a long-term vision..."
Chu Xuan didn't listen to the rest of the words.
After more than twenty minutes, he walked to the door of his house, stopped, and his eyes fell on the long hairtail fish in the bucket.
I can't help but think that if Mu Chenze dislikes a two or three jin mackerel, he probably won't dislike a seven or eight jin hairtail, right?
Should I give him a cutlass fish to repay the favor?
I owed him so much in my previous life, and I owe him a lot in this life too...
But she also coveted this hairtail fish. She had never eaten such a long hairtail fish in her two lifetimes.
Just then, she saw a familiar figure passing by. It was Mu Chenze.
He didn't go out to sea with the ship today?
The moment she saw him, Chu Xuan placed her hand on the hairtail, lifted it up, and said unconsciously, "Mu Chenze, I'll give you a big hairtail, weighing seven or eight kilograms!"
I feel a little regretful that I can't enjoy the deliciousness of the hairtail fish.
(End of this chapter)
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