Finally, thanks to Feng Jiaqing's tireless efforts, Feng Ye was pulled ashore.
Along with it came the sergeant fish.
Despite swallowing several mouthfuls of seawater, Feng Ye's face was filled with undisguised joy.
He spat out the bitter seawater in his mouth and exclaimed excitedly, "Persistence pays off! We finally caught them!"
Feng Jiaqing was delighted to see the large fish struggling violently after being taken out of the water: "It probably weighs eighty or ninety pounds, and I've got over a hundred yuan."
"About right, it can sell for around 150 yuan."
Sergeant fish are not expensive and do not have any size advantage.
Regardless of size, the price is the same.
"Hurry up and take Ah Fa there, sell him so you can go home, take a shower, and change your clothes. You're all soaked; don't catch a cold."
"Yes, sell it to him quickly, Uncle Fa must be getting impatient too."
Feng Ye used the hemp rope he took from his waist to tie Sergeant Yu's head, and together with his father, they carried him to the Feng family's purchasing point.
At the entrance of the purchasing point, not only was Feng Jiafa craning his neck to wait, but the few people on the dock also took a few steps over to watch the excitement.
When they saw Feng Ye and Feng Jiaqing carrying the huge sergeant fish over, they gathered around them.
"Such a large cobia is quite rare! No wonder it took you so long to catch it!"
"I've found another treasure..."
"Ah Ye, how come you're so lucky? You were chased all the way to the beach and still managed to run into a big fish?"
The group chatted amongst themselves, their words laced with obvious sarcasm.
The father and son ignored them and carried the fish straight into the shop.
"Wow, this fish is huge!"
While praising it, Feng Jiafa reached out and touched the fish's body.
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Uncle Fa, stop dawdling and weigh us quickly so we can go back sooner."
"Here you go, weigh it."
The Feng family added 25 kilograms of weights and then adjusted the scale to balance it.
“83 jin 4 liang, you two take a look.”
"That's right, that's the number."
Feng Ye glanced at it, nodded, and then asked, "What's the price?"
"1.8 yuan, don't say I'm ripping you off, this fish isn't expensive to begin with, it's been this price for a while now."
"Okay, let's settle the bill."
The prices of ordinary fish are very transparent, and there is basically no room for negotiation unless you buy in large quantities.
Feng Jiafa took out his abacus and started clicking the beads: "150 yuan and 1 mao."
"Forget about the one cent, 150 will do."
After receiving the money, Feng Ye turned to Feng Jiaqing and said, "Dad, let's go back."
As soon as he stepped out of the shop, he took out 50 yuan and handed it over: "Dad, here's 50 yuan for you."
"Why would I give it to you? You can keep it yourself."
"You've worked hard too; this fish deserves some credit as well."
"Then I'll take it; I'm short of money to buy cigarettes anyway."
Feng Jiaqing took the money and said with a smile.
When I got home, I saw my family sitting in the main room.
Judging from this setup, it has the feel of a joint trial.
Feng Ye felt a chill run down his spine and quickly said, "I'm going to take a shower first."
Let's wait for his father to explain before we talk about it.
After carrying a bucket of water to the back of the house, Ye Qingling followed him back inside to get his underwear.
"Are the waves at sea very high? Is it really as dangerous as Dad said?"
Ye Qingling asked, frowning.
She had never been to sea and didn't understand what size waves were considered dangerous and therefore unsafe to go out to sea.
"It was alright. When we went out, the waves weren't too big, and we could handle them. But after noon, the weather changed, and the wind and waves got bigger. When we saw that things were going badly, we quickly turned back."
Feng Ye spoke lightly, without mentioning the dangers he encountered.
The matter is over, so there's no need to worry his family anymore.
As he spoke, he took the money and receipts out of his pocket and placed them on the table, then began to take off his clothes.
"How long have you been gone? How did you earn so much money?"
Ye Qingling stared wide-eyed at the wet wad of money on the table.
“Count them, isn’t it 1696 yuan? Of them, 532 yuan belong to the eldest brother.”
"Wow, so many!"
Ye Qingling clicked her tongue, "It's a pity they're all wet; they need to be dried."
"This is only part of it; the payment for the Emperor Star will be settled in a few days."
"Oh, there's more?"
"Since you said it's dangerous, of course it has to be worth it with a generous reward!"
"Don't risk going out again, what if..."
"I understand, I definitely won't do it again."
Feng Ye took his underwear and went to take a shower behind the house, wearing only his shorts.
After taking a shower and getting dressed, I saw banknotes spread out on the table to dry.
Ye Qingling sat on the bed and kept watch.
She wouldn't feel at ease leaving such a large sum of money unattended.
"Here's 532 yuan, take it to your older brother."
Ye Qingling didn't give her the wet money; she took it out of the drawer.
Feng Ye dressed, took the money, and went out into the main room.
Perhaps because his father had explained things to him, Xiao Chunxiu's complexion was much better than when he had just returned.
After talking with Xiao Chunxiu for a while and listening to her scolding and nagging, Feng Ye handed the money to Feng Xuan.
"Brother, this is part of today's harvest. We'll have to wait a few more days to make money for the Emperor Starfish."
"so much?"
Feng Xuan was quite surprised.
"With over 600 catties of pomfret, plus some other goods, how could the price be low?"
"You all risked your lives to earn this money, so let it go this time. You don't need to give me a share."
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