But Aunt Wang didn't care. When her temper flared, she said with a stern face, "Then go find one for 30,000. My boat is only 40,000. I won't sell it for less."
Ye Cheng nodded. "Okay, so you want to play like this? Then you can keep it to yourselves."
"Fine, I can't afford it, okay? Give me my deposit back."
When the topic of the deposit came up, Wang Defa felt a pang of heartache. He had this problem: once money was in his pocket, it would hurt, make him feel bad, and give him a headache when he took it out again. He glanced at his wife.
Aunt Wang immediately understood, put on a stern face, and spread her hands, "That 3,000 yuan is to compensate us for repairing the boat. We brought back so many oysters that the boat was damaged. We didn't charge you extra because of Xiao Hu."
Ye Chengdu was stunned by what he said. "Damn, is it really that shameless?"
How can I bring myself to say it?
Also, do you think the person in front of you is an honest and simple fisherman?
Ye Cheng didn't say anything. He stood up, held the dining table with both hands, and suddenly flipped it over. The entire dining table flew out, and the bowls and chopsticks on the table crashed to the ground with a loud clatter.
Wang Defa and Aunt Wang were startled and jumped up from their chairs, looking at Ye Cheng with terrified expressions.
"Ye Cheng, what do you think you're doing? You dare to smash our things? Be careful, I'll sue you!" Wang Defa shouted angrily.
"Sue me? See if the police arrest you!" Ye Cheng glared back at himself.
"Do you two think I'm easy to bully? You're disgusted by 3,000 yuan? Have you forgotten who I used to be?"
"Believe it or not, I'll make sure your whole family is in constant turmoil!"
grass!
Seriously, you've been a good person for so long, now you want to bully me, huh?
“Let me tell you, Wang Defa, you better hand over the money obediently, or you’ll regret it.”
Only after Ye Cheng lost his temper did the couple remember who was in front of them.
He used to be a local scoundrel in the village. The couple wanted to swindle him out of his money, and it seems they're about to have an affair.
Wang Defa's wife stopped being arrogant at this point and shrank to the side without saying a word.
"Give me the money." Ye Cheng lit a cigarette, too lazy to waste words with this family.
Wang Defa glanced at Ye Cheng obsequiously, then gave an awkward smile. "Second brother, let's talk this out."
“Do you even listen to me? Look at the mess you’ve made, raising the price at the last minute and not even wanting to refund the deposit. Should I put up a sign in the village to show everyone how shameless you two are?”
"No, no, please, we'll return it!" Upon hearing that Ye Cheng was going to put up a sign for them, Wang De panicked and quickly went inside to retrieve the 3,000 yuan, returning it to Ye Cheng.
Ye Cheng wasn't afraid of embarrassment and counted the money in front of them. These two were really capable of pulling out a bill or two.
After counting, there wasn't any missing.
Ye Cheng took the money, glanced at the two of them, and originally wanted to curse them a few more times, but seeing their pitiful state, he was too lazy to do so.
There's always a reason why someone is pitiful; that old saying is true.
When Ye Cheng came out, he heard the two people inside complaining to each other, but that was none of Ye Cheng's business.
Since Wang Defa's boat could not be purchased, Ye Cheng had no choice but to go to Ye Guowei and ask him at the dock if there were any suitable ones.
When they arrived at Ye Guowei's place and he explained what had happened, Ye Guowei was so angry that he wanted to go over again and give the couple a good scolding.
But things have already come to this, so there's no point in scolding anymore. As for buying the boat, Ye Guowei went directly to the dock to inquire.
It's relatively easy to buy a second-hand boat for a little over 30,000.
On the way back, Ye Cheng went to see Xiao Hu and told Xiao Hu and Xiao Hu's parents about what happened.
Little Tiger's father, a usually good-natured but taciturn man, jumped up immediately upon hearing this, his face turning red with anger.
"Acheng, don't worry, I'll get justice for you. These two have no shame at all."
He was furious. His son was doing quite well under Ye Cheng's guidance, and instead of helping his nephew, the uncle was trying to sabotage him.
You can bully him, but you can't bully his son.
Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu finally managed to restrain him after much persuasion. "Alright, Uncle, just avoid associating with people like that in the future."
"Screw coming and going, they can forget about ever getting into my house again."
"So, Cheng, did this disrupt your plans?" Little Tiger's father looked at Ye Cheng apologetically.
"Yeah, brother, does that mean we can't go out to sea for the time being?"
At this point, Ye Cheng frowned. He had just spent so much money and needed to recoup his losses. If he didn't go out to sea, it seemed like it would be difficult to go beachcombing in the surrounding area now.
"It's alright, I asked my brother to go to the dock to ask. We'll talk about it when we find out. I'll think about it for the next couple of days."
Xiao Hu's parents apologized repeatedly, feeling that they had caused trouble for Ye Cheng. Ye Cheng didn't mind, and after comforting the two of them, he went home.
If we can't go to sea for the time being, then we might really have to change our approach.
Oh, right, the water pump!
If it's not easy to find things on the beach, then go to the puddles.
Anyway, I can't just sit idle.
However, it's better not to ask him to use buckets again, as it would be too tiring and he wouldn't be able to create large puddles.
In modern society, we still need to incorporate some mechanization.
Water pumps are sold in town, so Ye Cheng went back and pulled Xiao Hu out. The two of them rode their motorcycle to town to take a look.
They did have water pumps, diesel-powered, costing 2,000 yuan each. Ye Cheng bought two directly.
"Bro, why do you need two of these? What kind of huge puddle are you trying to drain?"
According to Xiaohu's idea, one machine is enough for a puddle.
"What do you know? The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish; the more puddles, the more fish there are."
"That's not necessarily true, brother. Sometimes those puddles are just puddles with nothing in them." Xiao Hu was quite stubborn.
However, this reminded Ye Cheng that he had seen those beachcombing livestreamers prepare some bait to bait their fishing spots, so he wondered if he should do the same.
Without further ado, Ye Cheng had the water pump returned, and then took Xiao Hu to the market to see if there was anything "bad".
Finally, he bought a pig's head. Haiyu had never eaten pork before, so he didn't know if he liked it.
The two rode their motorcycles, but instead of going straight back to the village, they rode along the village road for a while until they reached an area full of rocks. Then they found a large puddle and threw the pig's head into it.
"Let's come back tomorrow and see if these fish like to eat pork."
After returning home, Ye Cheng searched around but couldn't find Da Huang.
"Big Yellow, Big Yellow, where did you go? Did you go back to the sea again?"
After a while, they finally saw Da Huang crawl out of the kitchen, looking at Ye Cheng with mournful eyes.
"Hey, what's up? Hungry?"
Big Yellow actually nodded, but it was unclear whether he truly understood.
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