Fu Wan had already picked up most of the fish on the boat, and Ye Xiaocui, along with the Fu brothers, Fu Ming and Fu Liang, and with Old Li's help, quickly sorted out the remaining miscellaneous fish.
Fu San hadn't expected there to be fish, so he hadn't brought a scale with him in the car.
So the group loaded all the fish baskets onto the car, preparing to go back to Fu San's house to weigh them.
After weighing, the goods are sent directly to the county town.
This time, the brothers Fu Ming and Fu Liang went to the city with Fu San, while Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui stayed behind to clean up the fishing nets.
As for Fu Wan, she held Fu Ling's hand with one hand and carried a few fish that her family had brought out with the other, preparing to go back.
The two snakeskin bags containing bird's nest were also carried by Boss Fu.
Ye Xiaocui didn't know what was in the two snakeskin bags, since the openings were tied tightly.
"Honey, what's in here?"
Boss Fu chuckled, "Good stuff!"
A voice came from the window next to them, "What good stuff have you gotten this time!"
Ye Xiaocui and Fu Laoda were startled and turned around to find that it was Wang Zhaodi peering at them through the window.
"Wang Zhaodi, are you out of your mind?! You're trying to scare people in broad daylight!"
Ye Xiaocui got angry and unleashed a torrent of abuse on Wang Zhaodi.
The two families already had a bad relationship, not to mention that Fu Qiang had returned injured this morning. Under the big tree, Wang Zhaodi said sarcastically that Fu Qiang and Fu Wan had probably met with some misfortune.
Ye Xiaocui immediately grabbed a carrying pole from the side and rushed out. If Wang Zhaodi hadn't left quickly, a fight would have definitely broken out.
Wang Zhaodi hadn't expected Ye Xiaocui to have such a temper; she was jealous when she saw Lord Fu standing tall and imposing next to Ye Xiaocui.
They are brothers, but the man in his own family is more than half a head shorter.
"I was just asking, is that not allowed? Don't forget that all the fish caught today belong to Boss Xue. If you take them back, people will come after you later."
Boss Fu is not afraid of trouble, and besides, he also knows that Xue Qing is probably in a real mess right now.
"Send him to come find me!"
Ye Xiaocui chimed in, "Our family hasn't received any of his subsidies yet. The ocean doesn't belong to him; whoever catches it owns it."
Fu Wan was almost home when she heard her mother scolding her from behind, so she turned back with Fu Ling in her hand.
"Mother, what are you doing?"
Ye Xiaocui pulled Fu Laoda away impatiently, "Come on, let's go home and cook! What are we talking about with this unlucky guy!"
Wang Zhaodi was furious; she hated it most when people said she was unlucky.
Today, Fu Qiang came back with bruises all over his body, and Old Lady Wang scolded her, saying she was unlucky.
In the morning, she was chased and beaten by Ye Xiaocui. Fu Lao Er saw this and said that she was causing trouble and bringing bad luck.
Now Ye Xiaocui is saying she's unlucky, she's really going crazy!
"Ye Xiaocui, say that again!"
Ye Xiaocui was not to be outdone and simply complied with her request.
"So what if I say you're unlucky? You're unlucky, you're unlucky, your whole family is unlucky!"
I haven't even bothered you for talking nonsense this morning, but if you say anything unlucky again, I promise I'll beat you into having bad luck for a whole year!
These consecutive unlucky events infuriated Wang Zhaodi, and Ye Xiaocui, not wanting to linger, directly dragged Boss Fu and Fu Wan home.
Wang Zhaodi was cursing and swearing in the room. She was envious when she saw the big bags and small packages that Fu Laoda was carrying and the bucket that Fu Wan was carrying.
"Fishing every day, fishing, sooner or later you'll be thrown into the sea!"
Fu Qiang finally made it home this morning, with injuries from the boat and bruises from being beaten by Xue Qing.
He lay in bed feeling pain all over his body, and hearing Wang Zhaodi speak made his head ache again.
"Mom, what are you doing! Go buy some meat and make me some soup!"
Wang Zhaodi quickly replied, "It's so late today, where can you buy meat? I'll go to the dock to buy some for you first thing tomorrow morning!"
Along the way, Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui encountered several neighbors. Some of them were curious and came over to take a look at the bucket that Fu Wan was carrying.
Fortunately, the fish we found today were mostly half-dead, and there were also a few sea snails.
Since Boss Fu and Fu Wan climbed up the cliff cave to harvest bird's nests, they weren't exactly clean, so it was assumed that the two of them had escaped death.
"Brother Fu, it's good that everyone is back safe and sound. We've all been talking about going to the Mazu Temple to pray. This morning, we were truly blessed by Mazu!"
Fu Laoda found this strange and told Fu Wan and Ye Xiaocui to take the things back. Then he took out a pack of Yuxi cigarettes and gave one to each of the neighbors.
Most of the men in the village smoke a little, and many buy tobacco to roll their own cigarettes. People like Boss Fu from Yuxi are even more reluctant to buy tobacco.
Not to mention serving it to the neighbors.
He was especially moved when he saw that Boss Fu had given out one to everyone but he hadn't taken one for himself.
They wouldn't even smoke it themselves, but they gave it all to the others!
Little did Fu Laoda know what they were thinking. The cigarettes he had were from the box Zhao Gang had given him last time. But he had quit smoking, and Fu Ming didn't smoke much either.
Last time Ye Jianguo came over, he took two packs of cigarettes and left. There were still several packs left. Boss Fu was afraid that the cigarettes would get moldy, so he kept one pack on his person for backup.
Several men lit cigarettes, and amidst the swirling smoke, they began to recount the events of that morning.
It's often said that women are gossipy, but men are just as talkative, and they can be quite adept at gossiping as well.
Amidst the cacophony of voices, Boss Fu pieced together what had happened that morning.
It turned out that as soon as the great white shark surfaced, the villagers of Fujia Village quickly boarded a boat and rushed to the dock.
There was an unlucky fellow in the neighboring Shenjia Village who had his leg broken by a great white shark's tail and was rushed to the town hospital overnight.
Therefore, there were few casualties in Fu Family Village. Even if there were any injuries, they were just minor bruises and scrapes, not worth mentioning.
What's worth gossiping about is that on Xue Qing's boat, it's said that the Japanese man, Kujiro, lost too much blood and also lost a leg. He was taken to the county hospital in a car overnight.
His assistant, who was with him, also fell into the sea and was eaten by a great white shark. Several members of Xue Qing's group were injured, making them arguably the most tragic group.
Boss Fu held the cigarette in his hand under his nose and smelled it. He guessed that the notebook Fu Wan had hidden probably belonged to that Japanese guy.
Seeing that there was no more useful information, Boss Fu offered out a few more cigarettes, then said he was going back to take a shower and quickly left.
Secondhand smoke is really unpleasant; no wonder Ye Xiaocui and Fu Wan kept encouraging him to quit smoking.
Inside the Fu family home, Ye Xiaocui opened the two tightly bound snakeskin bags. With the light coming through the window, two bags full of bird's nests appeared before her eyes.
"What...what is this?"
Fu Wan was getting clean clothes from her room when she noticed that her mother didn't recognize them, so she kindly explained.
"This is bird's nest."
"How could I not know this is bird's nest? I mean, didn't you go fishing at sea? How come you have so much bird's nest?"
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