Ye Cheng originally wanted to go up to the deck by himself, but he was too weak, so he was pulled up by Zhao Zhiming from above and supported by Xiao Hu from below.
After Ye Cheng went up, everyone worked together to pull the sailfish up.
A nearly 3-meter-long sailfish lay on the deck, making the originally spacious deck seem a bit too small.
"Wow, bro, you're amazing for holding your breath for so long without drowning. That's incredible." Zhao Zhiming gave Ye Cheng a thumbs up.
"Yeah, yeah, Xiaohu said you've been exceptionally talented since you were little, able to dive for 20 minutes. Is that true?" Xiaorou asked with great interest.
Ye Cheng glanced at Xiao Hu, knowing that he was covering for him.
"Yes, when I was a kid, I met a Taoist priest who came begging for food. I gave him a rice ball, and he taught me a spell. That's how I became so powerful," Ye Cheng said seriously while lying on the deck.
"Huh? Really? Then you met a god?" Xiao Rou clearly didn't realize Ye Cheng was talking nonsense and thought it was true.
"Xiaorou, he's just kidding you, he's making it up." Old Wang didn't want his daughter to be fooled by Ye Cheng, so he quickly explained.
"Oh, you're lying! How could you be like this?" Xiaorou pouted.
Ye Cheng chuckled awkwardly, quickly changing the subject, and turned to Zhao Zhiming, saying, "Brother Zhao, let's get practical and think about how to sell these fish for money."
"Go find Wang Ke, then let Xiao Rou make the call, she'll definitely give you a good price." Zhao Zhiming looked at Xiao Rou.
"Wang Ke's cousin? Ye Cheng, you know him?" Xiao Rou said in surprise.
Ye Cheng stared at Xiao Rou with wide eyes, "Wang Ke is your cousin?"
"Yes, he helps my dad manage that private restaurant." Xiaorou nodded naturally, as if everything was so logical.
Ye Cheng glanced at Zhao Zhiming, then at Old Wang, and finally said, word by word,
"Well, Lao Wang, if I had known it was you who opened it, I should have asked for a higher price earlier."
Old Wang chuckled, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about the past. This time I guarantee you, this sailfish you risked your life for will fetch you a good price, okay?"
But I don't do business at a loss. Don't expect me to give you a price higher than the market rate; I'll only make a small profit at most.
"Miser." It wasn't Ye Cheng who said that, it was Xiao Rou who said it, and she rolled her eyes at her father.
Old Wang looked helpless, silently repeating to himself, "My own flesh and blood, my own flesh and blood."
Cui Shuran squatted down to look at the sailfish, picked it up and estimated its weight, saying, "It weighs less than 200 jin, about the same as the one you had last time."
Ye Cheng nodded. Cui Shuran's earlier judgment was correct. This fish was indeed this heavy. It seemed that this was the largest fish his fishing rod could support.
Now that the people and fish had been brought ashore, a happy ending for everyone, Old Wang immediately ordered the boat to return to port.
On the way back, Xiaorou kept asking Ye Cheng what was underwater.
"There is seawater."
"...Can you answer this seriously?"
"There is indeed seawater there. I'm not a god. If I go down there, I'll have to fight the fish. I don't have time to see what's down there."
Ye Cheng was really troubled. Girls just wanted something romantic, but he was out there risking his life and didn't have time to look at anything. Did she think he was some kind of magical immortal?
However, it's not that I didn't see any fish; I saw quite a few big ones, so I might consider coming here to fish in the future.
Of course, the first thing to solve is having a boat.
......
Back on shore, Wang Ke had already arrived, driving over in a truck.
"Uncle, what kind of fish is it that you had to call me personally?" As soon as they met, Wang Ke came up to greet Old Wang.
"Brother, you can only see Old Wang and you can't see me?" Xiao Rou popped up from behind, without any psychological burden about calling her own father Old Wang.
"I see it, I see it, our family's beauty is dazzling wherever she stands, right?" Wang Ke replied with a smile.
"Oh, Young Master Cui is here too. Are you here to keep Xiao Rou company?" Wang Ke greeted Cui Shuran as well. It was clear that everyone in their circle knew that Young Master Cui was pursuing Xiao Rou.
Cui Shuran nodded, feeling rather listless. She had been able to spend some quality time with Xiaorou today, but Ye Cheng had stolen the spotlight from her.
"Alright, look, you bought all the fish they wanted to sell at a good price, especially that sailfish." Old Wang pointed to the sailfish lying on the nail bed; there was nowhere else to put it, so it was just lying there haphazardly.
"So big? It must be at least 3 meters long. Did you catch it?" Wang Ke exclaimed in surprise.
"He fished it, he went down and speared it to death, isn't that amazing? And I helped too!" Xiao Rou jumped out and pointed at Ye Cheng, speaking first.
Wang Ke then turned his head and saw that it was someone he knew.
He had some impression of Ye Cheng, who had come to his shop to sell fish a few times, but he didn't think much of him. To put it bluntly, it was just a connection with Zhao Zhiming.
But judging from his cousin's attitude and his uncle's instructions, it seems his status needs to be elevated.
"Brother, you're awesome!" Wang Ke gave a thumbs up, his words carrying a double meaning.
One argument is that he's a skilled fisherman, while another is that he managed to hook up with his uncle.
Ye Cheng didn't know whether others could understand him, but he himself understood.
"Mr. Wang, we're all just trying to earn a meager living. Please give us a little more later if you think it's appropriate," Ye Cheng said with a smile.
"Don't worry, at worst I won't make any money."
After Wang Ke finished speaking, he squatted down to look at the fish's body and fins, and then said, "This is a white marlin, which can sell for a maximum of 80 yuan per catty."
Ye Cheng was about to nod when Xiao Rou interrupted, "What 80? Bro, just round it up to 100 per jin."
Wang Ke: ...
Old Wang: ...
Well, so you don't treat your own money like it's your own, huh?
Wang Ke pursed his lips at Old Wang, "This is your dad's money, he decides what to do, I don't care."
“Then it’s settled, 100 yuan per jin, no need for his consent.” Xiao Rou had her hands full when it came to her own father.
Old Wang stood behind, rubbed his face, and continued to mutter to himself that he was his own son.
Ye Cheng was naturally willing to have more, and besides this sailfish, he sold all the other fish to Wang Ke.
Da Shi Jiu Gong, 3 jin 2 liang, 320 yuan.
20 white pomfret, 34 jin (12.5 catties), 340 yuan.
Five ribbonfish, weighing 45 jin (approximately 22.5 catties), cost 2250 yuan.
Four filefish, weighing 11 jin (approximately 5 catties), cost 440 yuan.
White flag fish, 189 jin, yuan.
In total, Ye Cheng spent a total of [amount missing] yuan on this sea voyage.
Ye Cheng gave 5,000 to himself and Xiao Hu, keeping the rest for himself. So, his total savings were 105,000, and he had borrowed 40,000.
After selling everything, everyone went home; they were all quite tired after a long day.
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