Lu Wuyai ate a piece of fish. Indeed, the eel meat was tender and chewy, and it was full of flavor as he chewed. It seemed to taste better than any eel he had ever eaten before.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Li Lei became interested: "Master, where did this eel come from? Get me some, I'll take it back to my boss. My boss likes to eat freshwater fish."
Lu Wuyai said, "I raised them myself. They have eels and loaches. Do you want some?"
Li Lei nodded vigorously: "Okay, price negotiable. What's the price?"
Lu Wuyai didn't know how to set a price. Eels and loaches had never appeared in the market before, so he looked them up online and said, "If you want to buy, let me make it clear first. The eels here are called golden eels. The market price must be very high, at least twice as expensive."
Li Lei was much calmer now. He thought for a moment and said, "Okay, this eel tastes really good, much better than what I usually buy at the market."
Lu Wuyai said, "The internet says the market price for eels is 92..."
“Then I’ll put the whole thing together and give you 200 yuan, 200 yuan per jin, okay?” Du Lei said happily.
Lu Wuyai was stunned. He hadn't finished speaking when the online price was per kilogram...
However, he believes that selling eels for 200 yuan per jin (500g) is not an exaggeration at all. Gu Yuxin said that this kind of thing costs more than 100 jin in Hongyang, and his eels are more expensive than those caught in Longsha Lake.
Loach is much cheaper, selling for 25 yuan per jin in the market. Lu Wuyai offered 50 yuan per jin, and Li Lei readily agreed.
Moreover, he ordered a large quantity, ten kilograms for each person, and said he would share it with the leaders, big and small, when he got back.
After dinner, as the weather turned cool in the afternoon, Lu Wuyai took Du Lei fishing for eels and loaches.
There are many loaches here, and they grow very quickly, but there are relatively few eels.
So, he finally decided to sell Li Lei five catties of eel and fifteen catties of loach.
When he arrived at the breeding pond, he was preparing to set up the net cages. At that moment, the eels and loaches in the net cages were struggling to swim towards the spring, as if something had appeared to attract them.
He instinctively turned his head and saw a glimmer of golden light rising from the surface of the spring.
This startled him for a moment, then he realized what was happening and rushed over in three strides, reaching out to grab the golden light...
Sure enough, it was a small golden bead. The golden bead flowed down his skin and into his golden core, which gradually grew larger.
Lu Wuyai understood that there was more than one golden bead in the spring. He didn't know where it was connected, and every once in a while, the golden bead would float up with the water.
His decision to develop the area this spring was correct, though he didn't realize it at the time. A few days ago, golden droplets may have appeared as well, but he didn't absorb them in time; instead, they were eaten by the loaches and eels.
Then, he went to check on the breeding farm. Under the sunlight, the surface of the breeding pond was always covered with a layer of golden light.
He had initially thought it was a hallucination or the result of sunlight, but now it seems that might not be the case. It may have formed after the gold droplets dissolved in water.
And so he understood why the aquatic plants, loaches, and eels in the breeding pond grew so fast and had such exceptional meat quality—it was clearly related to this golden pearl.
The building was built quickly because Lu Wuyai's fame in the village was growing, and many people would come to help whenever they had time, as a way of showing their goodwill.
The saying "Good fortune may find distant relatives even in the mountains" is indeed true.
The main structure of the two-story building has been raised; all that's left is to finish the construction. The villagers, no longer busy, simply gathered under the shade of the trees to watch the spectacle.
Someone saw Li Lei give Lu Wuyai a stack of hundred-yuan bills after taking the eels and loaches, and asked, "How much did you sell them for? A lot of money."
Lu Wuyai said, "Eels are two hundred per catty, and loach are fifty catties."
The cigarettes in the mouths of almost everyone in the surrounding small villages fell to the ground, and they all shouted:
"What's wrong? How much is this?" "Eel is two hundred per catty." "Just kidding." "Yang Zi can sell it for whatever price he wants, so what are you saying?"
Upon hearing the last sentence, the indigenous residents fell silent and looked at Li Lei with strange eyes.
The naive Ao Qianlai felt a sense of familiarity with this kind of gaze; everyone usually looked at him like that. Then he stood up, smiled at Li Lei, and asked, "Young man, did you have meningitis when you were a child? Is your brain slow to react?"
Li Lei was confused: "Why are you swearing?"
Lu Wuyai saw him off, and when he returned, the villagers immediately surrounded him: "Yangzi, where did you meet such a fool?"
Li Qian explained, "He's not stupid, he's just slow-witted."
"Go away, it's none of your business."
Lu Wuyai was puzzled: "What a fool."
Li Qianyao, a shrewd man, hurriedly said, "Aren't you stupid to buy rice paddy eels for 201 jin?"
“Buying loach for 51 jin is foolish,” Li Yingjun added.
Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes: "What an idiot. I gave him a discount. From now on, the eels here are 500 yuan per catty, and the loaches are 150 yuan per catty."
The villagers gasped in shock, then burst into laughter: "Don't be ridiculous."
Lu Wuyai shrugged. Believe it or not, these loaches and eels were fed with gold beads, and the price he paid Li Lei was indeed too low.
Lu Wuyai earned nearly 2,000 yuan from selling a batch of golden eels and loaches. In an ordinary fishing village, that amount would be enough for a family of three to live on for a month.
But he's spending a lot of money now. After the house is built, he needs to get water and electricity connected, do renovations, and buy appliances and furniture. Money is flowing out like water.
After selling the yellow croaker and the gloomy wooden table, his bank account balance had reached seven figures. He had originally wanted to buy a boat, but the swindler's fishing boat remained in his possession, unwanted by anyone. He was saved.
Li Lei carried the loaches and eels onto the boat for the return trip. Li Xiaonan opened the net bag and tied it up. She said with a look of panic, "Wow, these things are so long and curved, so scary! Are they really that delicious?"
Li Lei chuckled and said, "Not bad, long and curved things taste good. I'll give you even better ones next time, hehe."
Li Xiaonan likes anime and manga culture, but that doesn't mean she's naive or ignorant. Judging from Li Lei's tone, she understood what he was saying, so she rolled her eyes and said, "Lei Lei, you're not allowed to bully me anymore, you know that. Don't say such nonsense anymore."
Du Lei chuckled and said, "What did I say about being a hooligan?"
Li Xiaonan immediately pouted: "You're bullying me."
Li Lei raised his hands in surrender: "Alright, alright, let's get back to the point. Niece, I remember your older cousin is the manager of a furniture store."
"He's the director."
Du Lei said, "Okay, even better, Director. Our benefactor is building a new house, which I guess is also his wedding house. He will definitely buy home appliances and furniture in the future. You can tell our cousin to give our benefactor a discount."
Li Xiaonan said, "No problem, we'll go get him some loach and eel, and tell him about it while we're at it."
Li Lei quickly grabbed the bag: "No, I need to send leaders, deputy group leaders, team leaders, political commissars, and several section chiefs. I don't have enough of these things."
"Think about it, the brigade commander, political commissar, and deputy brigade commander need at least one pound of eel and two pounds of loach. Other leaders can only be given one pound of loach, which may not be enough."
Li Xiaonan rolled her eyes again: "Fine, I'm not an unreasonable bad woman. I'll do as you say this time."
Li Lei was immediately overjoyed: "Long live my daughter-in-law! She's the most sensible woman ever!"
Li Xiaonan snorted: "Flattery won't work. You'd better keep your word. If I find out you've given loach and eel to your friends, I'll chop you up."
Li Lei suddenly revealed a mocking smile and said, "How could that be? I wasn't flattering you. Can I kiss your little butt?"
He tried to touch him casually, but Li Xiaonan kicked him directly: "Li Lei, are you mentally ill? We've only just met, what do you want to do?"
Li Lei scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Uh, no, niece, I think I ate eel and loach and got a sore throat. It just started burning up..."
"Get out."
Li Lei hurriedly left, but his heart was filled with resentment and lust.
After the ferry docked at the island's trading port, Li Lei went to a shop to separate the eels and loaches, put them in a small box with ice, and then drove to his boss's house.
He first went to the deputy team leader's house. The deputy team leader was Guan Beifeng. He was thirty-eight years old, in the prime of his life.
Coincidentally, just as his car arrived at the entrance of the residential area, he saw Guan Beifeng's Grand Cherokee driving towards him.
Seeing this, he quickly got out of the car and waved, "Captain Guan, you just got off work."
They took the last ferry and arrived back in Hongyang at 7:30. After a busy period of work, it was almost 9:00.
A middle-aged man leaned out of the car window, looking tired: "Yeah, it's almost time to get off work today. There was a multi-vehicle collision on the overpass, and one car even flew off the road. I took some people there to deal with it, and we just finished."
As he spoke, he yawned: "Didn't you take leave to visit your sick grandfather? How did you get here? How is your grandfather's health?"
Li Lei quickly replied, "Very good, thank you Captain Guan for your concern. That's all. Today, an elderly man from a certain field on our island came to visit my grandfather. He brought some rice paddy eels and loaches, which are all pure, natural, and pollution-free wild products. I thought you would like to eat these, so I'm giving you some."
Guan Beifeng waved his hand lazily and said, "I'm not interested in seafood. You can send it to Lao Liu; he likes it very much."
Du Lei opened the box and said, "You know what, these are all good stuff, really. You can go back and ask your sister-in-law to make them; they're delicious."
Guan Beifeng was eager to get home and rest, so he opened the passenger door and said, "Okay, that's thoughtful of you."
I drove home, parked, and then went upstairs.
Guan Beifeng, carrying a traffic police white hat and a suitcase, rang the doorbell. The door opened, and a young woman with burgundy hair stepped out. She then spread her long legs and asked with a smile on her red lips, "Why are you so late?"
"Shut up," Guan Beifeng muttered. "Give me a couple of bites. I'm so sleepy. I'm going to take a shower, eat something, and then go to sleep." "Hey, why are you wearing overalls and stockings? Do you hate the sky at home?"
The young woman said angrily, "Show the blind man that I ate out today, and there's nothing left at home. Go eat instant noodles."
Guan Beifeng put down the box and said, "Perfect timing. There are eels and loaches here. They were given to me by my commander's younger brother. You can cook them for me and have a sip of wine with them. I'll be able to sleep well after drinking them."
The young woman, hands on her hips, said, "You know how to sleep and drink, and you want a child."
Guan Beifeng said with a smile, "I want it, I want it tomorrow, I'm really tired today."
Seeing her husband's exhausted appearance, the young woman stomped her feet in anger. To avoid getting even angrier, she vented all her anger on the loach and eel, chopping them up and quickly dismembering them.
After taking a hot shower, when Guan Beifeng came out, there was already a plate of steaming, bright red spicy eel slices on the table.
He sat down, picked up his rice bowl, and ate a bite of rice and eel.
The fragrant rice and tender, spicy fish were so delicious that he couldn't help but exclaim after just two bites, "This is so good, honey! You're awesome! This dish is excellent."
The young woman, who was taking off her socks, snorted, "Is there a reward?"
Guan Beifeng didn't say anything. He silently ate two large bowls of rice and a plate of eel, then quietly went into the bedroom, lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept, but he slowly woke up.
He went to the toilet to pee, and seeing that it was not yet four o'clock, he thought he would sleep for a while.
But after lying down, he couldn't fall asleep anymore. He had no worries, no problems; he was wide awake, full of energy and vitality.
This puzzled him greatly. He usually slept until dawn after working overtime, and even if he woke up just before dawn, he was still a little tired.
Why are you up so early today? You seem full of energy too. Deputy Captain Guan was puzzled. He couldn't sleep, so he turned on the light, sat up against the headboard, and then turned to look at his wife.
He couldn't look away from that first glance.
In the soft, dim light, his wife's hair shone with a bewitching purplish-red glow. Beneath her blue silk nightgown, she had a slender waist, full hips, and a faint scent of perfume that made him instantly unable to restrain himself.
Especially at this time, the bedroom was a bit hot. The person on the bed kicked off the blanket, revealing two plump and firm long legs that were gently crossed together, with smooth curves, snow-white skin, and bright red toenails painted with nail polish.
"Wife, it's time to give birth." He immediately lay down on the ground.
The young woman woke up groggily and said, "What are you doing? Get up, get up, are you crazy? What time is it?" Guan Beifeng was startled by the sudden movement of the bed and lay down on his side after a while. The young woman shook her head, tidied her hair, and said, "You've taken your medicine. We want a child, so don't take any more medicine."
Guan Beifeng wiped himself and said, "I'm taking anal medicine, I didn't."
"You didn't take any medicine, so what did you take? How long will this take? This isn't like you."
Guan Beifeng said, "I only ate rice and eel. I really didn't take any medicine. I lied to you and said I was your son."
After a while, he said again, "Wife, let's have another child. Maybe I didn't give birth just now."
The young woman was dumbfounded: "What do you mean?"
"As you know, come on."
"What’s wrong with you."
"How would I know? It might be the eel. But isn't that pseudoscience? Doesn't eel help men? Never mind, baby, let's try a different position, come on."
At the Hongyang Traffic Police Detachment, just as Li Lei entered, a female security guard said, "Lei Zi, Captain Guan has an invitation, come over quickly."
Li Lei was completely baffled: "Captain Guan is here. He worked overtime all night last night."
"I don't know, you'll have to see for yourself."
He knocked on the door of the deputy captain's office, and a voice came from inside: "Come in."
Li Lei nodded and bowed, then opened the door: "Boss, you wanted to see me? Hey, boss, you look great, rosy complexion, and your hair is black and shiny. You must have had a treatment last night."
Guan Beifeng slapped the table and said, "Don't be so glib. The political commissar thinks of you like that, and he'll definitely criticize you. To be a security guard, you have to act like one."
Li Lei straightened his back and said, "Yes, Captain Guan, what's wrong?"
Guan Beifeng coughed, waved his hand, and said, "Do you still have the rice paddy eels your uncle gave you yesterday? Cough cough, those eels are delicious, my wife likes them, bring me some more."
Du Lei said, "To be honest, I gave away five of my eels from the customs team, four of them, and the last one was originally for the political commissar. The political commissar's family went to bed early, so it wasn't delivered last night..."
"How dare you give a gift to the political commissar? What courage! You're asking for trouble." Guan Beifeng snorted. "No need to give it to the political commissar. Just bring it to me after work tonight."
"I see."
Guan Beifeng waved his hand and said, "Huh? I didn't hear you. The political commissar doesn't accept anything, nor does he accept anything from anyone. How do you know?"
Li Lei quickly replied, "Yes, I know. I'll deliver it tonight."
"Um"
"Is there anything else, Captain?"
"No, go ahead and get busy."
There were no entertainment activities in Coconut Grove Village at night. After dinner, Lu Wuyai played with Little Earl (the dog) and Yuan Yuan (the cat) for a while before falling asleep.
He was fast asleep when his phone rang. "There's nothing like a mother's love in this world. A child with a mother is a treasure. If you throw him into his mother's arms, you'll never experience happiness..."
He rubbed his eyes, answered the phone, and mumbled, "Who is it?"
“My benefactor, it’s me, Du Lei.” The familiar chime of the clock rang out, “My benefactor, you’re sleeping. You’re asleep so early. It’s only ten o’clock.”
Lu Wuyai said listlessly, "I go to bed early in the countryside, what's wrong?"
Du Lei said, "Benefactor, I still need to buy your rice paddy eels and loaches. Give me another five catties."
Lu Wuyai asked instinctively, "You want to open a restaurant."
Li Lei gave a wry smile and said, "No, my boss wants some. Our deputy captain's wife really likes them. He just called me. He called me last night, asking me to get him some more. The price is negotiable."
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