"God bless you."
Su Dahai said with a smile.
"Wait a moment, I'll go back and call Brother Liu."
Xiao Zhao said hello and then jogged away.
Before long, Liu, the fish buyer, arrived with his workers. His eyes lit up considerably: "Wow, where did you go today to get so much good stuff? I'm so envious!"
For most fishermen, a day's catch of fifty is considered a good haul, with some getting a hundred if they're lucky. And for the Su family, the three men and their sons, earning a few hundred is considered incredibly lucky.
Such an opportunity is rare, perhaps only a few times a year, but the three Su family members seem to have had incredible luck, making a fortune every time they went to sea.
“If we had a way, we’d be happy to sit back and collect money just like you. We’re tired today, let’s hurry up and settle the accounts. Our wives and kids are waiting for us to come home and add some food to the meal.”
Su Chengguo joked with a smile that Liu, the fishmonger, was the most successful fishmonger in the village. He had a lot of connections and could make a lot of money all day without having to move.
Small lobsters packed in burlap sacks, large oysters, mackerel—everything's great!
Oysters cost two cents per pound, and there are a total of 540 pounds, which is 108 yuan.
Spanish mackerel costs 30 cents per pound, and after weighing, it weighs 420 pounds, which is 126 yuan.
The small green dragon was priced at two yuan per jin (approximately 0.5 kg), and after weighing, it weighed 178 jin (approximately 84.5 kg), which is equivalent to 356 yuan, for a total of 590 yuan.
"It's a total of five hundred and ninety yuan. You can calculate it correctly, right?"
Even Liu, who had just finished calculating the fish's fortune, was amazed, saying that the Su family father and his two sons were incredibly lucky.
"That's right, that's all."
Su Dahai said with a smile that his family relied on this to make money, so he couldn't be careless about a single penny. He wasn't very well-educated, but he had managed to figure out how to do the accounting.
Liu, the fishmonger, gave them a receipt and calculated the cost for them.
"Are you saving those for yourselves to eat at home? How generous! I've never seen a family as generous as yours, keeping even the best for yourselves."
Liu, the fish collector, watched as the Su father and son sorted through buckets and nets, which contained quite a few good catches.
Generally, items that are weighed but not taken out are meant to be taken home.
The Su family has been keeping a lot of good stuff lately, and keeping it every time is truly a big deal.
"I've been frugal for half my life, but now that I'm old, I've come to terms with it. We worked ourselves to the bone at sea to find these things, and if we can't even get a bite to eat ourselves, wouldn't that be a waste? Our wives, children, and grandchildren have all suffered because of us. So I'm leaving these for them to eat."
Su Dahai sighed and said that he would have been reluctant to part with it in the past, but not now.
I felt the pinch a few days ago, but now I'm just happy.
"That's right, then take care."
Looking at Su Dahai's somewhat weathered face, Liu, the fishmonger, was inexplicably moved and felt that what Su Dahai said made a lot of sense.
The three members of the Su family, father and sons, carried buckets home.
"Mom, we're back."
"Chunmei, come out and see what I brought back! I bet you've never eaten anything like it before!"
Su Chengguo shouted loudly at the door of her house.
Hearing the sound, Zhou Chunmei ran out to greet them, her eyes immediately lighting up as she exclaimed in surprise, "It's Little Green Dragon! You're not selling us any of these?"
"And these oysters are so big, and the mackerel is so fat, are you not selling any of it?"
Zhou Chunmei could tell from these things that her family had a good harvest today, but it would be too extravagant to eat all this good stuff herself.
"Yes, we'll keep them all for ourselves and eat them slowly. How about garlic vermicelli with baby lobster, steamed oysters, and pan-fried mackerel?"
Su Chengguo asked with a smile.
Zhou Chunmei nodded: "Of course."
Li Xue also came out to help, and the two sisters-in-law worked together to tidy up.
Liu Xiaohua scooped hot water inside the house, and the three of them, father and sons, went in one by one, each carrying a bucket, and went to the toilet to take a bath together.
They brought four mackerel themselves.
This is clearly more than we can finish.
After Liu Xiaohua came out, she said, "Eat two, and use the other two to make fish balls."
Li Xue and Zhou Chunmei both nodded.
Each person gets one small lobster, and there are more than half a bucket of oysters, which need to be steamed in a large pot.
"We'll steam this together with the whelks you saved later."
Liu Xiaohua smiled and made arrangements. Today, Li Xue and Zhou Chunmei had a good harvest. They dug up a lot of clams and collected a lot of whelks, and they also made some money from selling them.
Just thinking about this dinner makes me think it will smell absolutely delicious.
Su Luo carried Su Tiantian out to sit for a while, and couldn't help but laugh when she saw Su Tiantian swallowing her saliva again.
Su Tiantian was really craving meat.
Milk is good, but meat is still more delicious.
As dusk fell, the family sat down together for dinner.
The children exclaimed in surprise and immediately started with the wavy baby lobsters. Each one was split open, and inside were some vermicelli and minced garlic. The taste was, of course, superb.
"No wonder this stuff is so expensive, it tastes so good."
Su Chengguo couldn't help but savor the taste after finishing one. Most fish only sell for a few cents, and this one, with its shell and not much meat, only cost two yuan. But after eating it, she felt it was worth it. Indeed, there's a reason why it's expensive.
"Mom, let me tell you, we went to the new sea area today. Actually, I was the one who brought about this coincidence."
Su Chengguo recounted the events in detail, and Zhou Chunmei listened with great interest, finding the sea voyage incredibly fascinating.
"You're lucky."
Liu Xiaohua couldn't help but laugh as she watched her second son show off.
Su Chengguo looked at Su Luo and said seriously, "Our family's biggest contributor is our little sister. She gave birth to a little lucky star. Have you forgotten? I took Tian Tian out with me today."
Under the questioning gazes of her family, Su Chengguo continued to proudly state her verification.
“When I went beachcombing before, I carried Tian Tian with me, so my catch was significantly better than my older brother’s. This time, I carried Tian Tian with me, and we unexpectedly ended up in a new sea area, landing on a rocky island that no one else had discovered. Don’t you think Tian Tian is our family’s little lucky star?”
After Su Chengguo said these words, the whole family seemed to be deep in thought.
Reflecting on the good luck and smooth sailing of this period, and recalling how Su Xueguang's attempt to sneak her out also went smoothly, everyone in their hearts agreed with Su Chengguo's assessment.
"Second brother, this is because you guys are lucky."
Su Luo smiled and said after she came to her senses.
"Yes, people say that those who survive a great disaster are destined for good fortune. We survived that shipwreck, and good fortune followed us."
Su Dahai took a sip of wine and said, "Their good luck must be due to the protection of the dragon after their shipwreck."
Whether or not this dragon has any connection with Su Tiantian is irrelevant.
"Let's eat."
Su Dahai cracked open an oyster, dipped it in soy sauce, and ate some snail meat. He thought to himself that it was fortunate he realized this early, otherwise he wouldn't be able to chew even slightly chewy things if his teeth got bad.
After eating, wash up and rest.
We set sail as usual the next day.
The nets were getting old, so Su Dahai urged Liu Xiaohua and the others to weave a few more new nets at home for backup.
So Zhou Chunmei and Li Xue didn't go beachcombing today; they focused on weaving nets at home.
Around noon, a large truck passed by my house, and soon I heard a lot of people talking.
"Mom, I'll go see what's going on."
Hearing the commotion outside, Zhou Chunmei got up, told Liu Xiaohua, and went out.
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