The two of them pushed a cart full of fish on their way back.
Because there were too many and too heavy fish, and they had to go uphill, both of them were exhausted, sweating profusely and panting heavily.
When they reached the fork in the road, Ah-Can said, "Brother Ye, wait here for a moment. I'll go get my mother to come and help, otherwise we'll both be exhausted."
Feng Ye nodded, panting, and said, "Okay, hurry back, I'll wait here."
After finding a relatively flat spot, the two stopped the cart, and Ah-Can jogged home.
Feng Ye wiped the sweat from his forehead, ignoring the dirt on the ground, and plopped down on the floor.
Not long after, Ah-Can and Aunt Ling rushed over.
"Auntie, you'll have to work hard."
“What’s so hard about it? Ah-chan already told me that these fish are going to be dried and sold. Aren’t I helping Ah-chan out?”
Aunt Ling smiled and waved her hand, then walked to the cart and firmly grasped the handlebars with both hands.
"Auntie, let me do it. You just need to help push it from the side."
Feng Ye quickly stood up, dusted off his pants, and prepared to take the handlebars from her.
"No need, I still have the strength."
Aunt Ling persisted, took a deep breath, and then pushed hard, and the wheel slowly started to turn.
Country women can do all kinds of chores, both rough and delicate.
Feng Ye had no choice but to give up. He and A-Can each held onto one side of the cart and pushed it forward together.
With one more person, things became much easier, and they arrived at Feng Ye's house quickly.
It was getting dark, and night was about to fall.
The workers at his house were already having dinner.
Xiao Chunxiu, her mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and children sat in the courtyard, waiting for the workers to finish eating first.
There were just too many workers, a total of nine, and there was only one empty seat left at a round table, so it wasn't appropriate for anyone to sit at the table to eat.
Only when Feng Ye, Feng Jiaqing, or Feng Xuan ate at home would one of them sit at the table with them.
"Why are you back so late again today?"
Seeing Feng Ye and the others pushing the cart in, Xiao Chunxiu said something reproachful, and she and Du Guilan quickly came out to help.
Ye Qingling was feeding her son and it wasn't convenient for her to go over.
The workers eating in the main room also looked curiously into the courtyard.
Feng Ye replied, "We encountered a school of fish today, which delayed us a little."
Xiao Chunxiu said "Oh," and then started exchanging pleasantries with Aunt Ling.
Feng Ye and A Can unloaded all fifteen baskets of fish from the cart and sat down to rest.
After the women had finished exchanging pleasantries, Aunt Ling called Ah Can back to eat, saying she would come back to kill the fish after dinner.
Of course, out of politeness, Xiao Chunxiu and the others still tried to persuade them to stay a few more times.
Feng Ye remained silent, knowing that Aunt Ling and A-Can would not stay for dinner.
These days, everyone is short of food, so people rarely stay at someone else's house for a meal.
Of course, if it were just Ah Chan alone, he would definitely stay.
After Aunt Ling and A-Can left, Xiao Chunxiu asked, "Why did you keep so many fish? Many of them could be sold."
Feng Ye shook his head: "It's too cheap, it won't sell for much. It's better to dry it into dried fish, then you can make more money."
Thinking of the money from selling the dried fish at home, Xiao Chunxiu nodded: "Let's dry them then. It's just that we'll be tired again tonight, I don't know how long we'll have to keep killing them."
The two brothers and Ah-Can were planning to dry fish in large quantities for sale, and they all knew about it; they had been told. It was just a bit unexpected that it started so quickly.
Moreover, the fish must be processed that night, salted, and then dried the next morning.
Otherwise, with such hot weather, it would smell bad overnight.
Ye Qingling also complained, "There are too many. I think we killed more fish in one day than many people kill in a lifetime."
"That's for sure. Most people only buy one or two fish to eat during holidays, and they only kill a few fish a year."
Du Guilan continued, "..."
Feng Ye laughed and said, "This is only a few fish. When the Harvest Ship returns, there will be many more fish to kill, and we may have to hire someone to do it."
Just thinking about the number of fish would give the three women a chill down their spines.
Ye Qingling quickly changed the subject, asking, "A-Ye, how much did you make from the fish today?"
Du Guilan looked at Feng Ye with some curiosity, waiting for his answer.
She had wanted to ask for a while, but she was a little embarrassed and felt it would seem too eager.
Even the workers in the main room pricked up their ears with curiosity.
Even though this money had nothing to do with them, people love to hear gossip and join in the fun.
Although there were outsiders present, Feng Ye felt there was nothing to hide.
Even if he doesn't let them hear it now, they'll find out soon enough.
The amount of money those white pomfret sold for was known to so many people that it probably spread throughout most of the village tonight, not even until tomorrow.
He then simply said, "The total is 3596 yuan."
Ye Qingling exclaimed in surprise, "So many?"
Du Guilan was also full of surprise, as her family had a share in this.
"many?"
Feng Ye raised an eyebrow: "The cargo hauled by the trawler today is all miscellaneous and not much at all, probably less than two hundred yuan."
"Where did all that money come from?"
“Didn’t A-Ye say that if we encounter a school of fish, it must mean we’ve caught some valuable species?” Xiao Chunxiu interjected.
"Yes, we were lucky. When we were hauling in the last net, we encountered dolphins driving away the fish. We caught more than 1,000 kilograms of white pomfret, which is why we were able to sell so many."
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