Today's acquisition of the Yang family was particularly lively. Before she even went inside, Chen Zhiyao could hear the bustling noise inside.
Upon entering, one finds Li Qingqing and Yang Jiajun's parents, all bustling about.
There were quite a few fishermen selling their catch today, but not many had as many top-quality fish as the Chen family.
The fish had only been moved halfway when it attracted the attention of everyone else in the shop.
As soon as the goods were moved, Yang Jiajun couldn't wait to start quoting prices and weighing the fish with two of his assistants.
"Hey, this is a greenfin fish, it's not common around here. It's 120 yuan per jin, and it's 2 jin and 6 liang in total, so it's 312 yuan."
Yang Jiajun thought the greenfin fish looked good, so he specially moved them aside, intending to save them for his family's dinner that evening.
Next, he set his sights on the giant moray eel in the bucket:
"This flower eel is something else, it looks just like a python. Goodness, it weighs a full 11 jin (5 catties), at 188 yuan per jin, that's 2068 yuan in total."
Then he arrived at the grouper that he had been drooling over.
"These sesame grouper are of good quality, and they'll be priced at 75 yuan per jin, totaling 1950 yuan. The cloud-patterned grouper and the green grouper will both be priced at 50 yuan per jin, totaling 4010 yuan."
“Regular sea bass is 35 yuan, but yours are quite big, so we'll price them at 38 yuan per jin. These three pearl grouper are also priced the same, so the total is 3664 yuan.”
"This batch of ribbonfish is really good. Not only are they big, but they are also well preserved. Let's say they're all 12 yuan per jin. There are a total of 423 jin, which is 5076 yuan."
"These white pomfret are really big, mostly weighing between one and a half to two pounds. It's a pity there aren't many, only 136 pounds in total. At 42 yuan per pound, that's 5712 yuan in total."
"Tiger prawns are 150 yuan per jin, totaling 375 yuan. Zebra mantis shrimp are 300 yuan per jin, totaling 860 yuan. Coconut snails are 188 yuan per jin, totaling 940 yuan..."
The Chen family had such a large catch that it took the three of them half an hour to finally finish cleaning it up.
The total income from all the fish caught was NT$56,967.
Today's catch was indeed plentiful. The catch from beachcombing and dredging was all mixed together, and the earnings were split equally among everyone.
Yang Jiajun was generous, so he simply rounded it up to a whole number for everyone, transferring 11,400 yuan to each person.
After receiving the money, the family was just about to leave when Yang Jiajun's mother, Huang Liling, cheerfully stopped Yan Shuting.
"Shuting, does your Tangtang have a boyfriend now?"
"No, no, do you have any reliable young men you'd like to introduce?" Yan Shuting immediately perked up at the mention of this.
"What do you think of my youngest son? He and Tangtang were in the same class in junior high school, so they know each other quite well."
"Isn't your youngest son in Shanghai? I heard he's doing quite well." Hearing that it was the Yang family's youngest son, Yan Shuting was indeed somewhat tempted.
When talking about her youngest son, Huang Liling's smile became even brighter:
“He’ll be back sooner or later; he doesn’t have a Shanghai hukou (household registration). Besides, Shanghai’s housing prices are beyond the reach of ordinary people like us.”
"This guy has a good job; I heard he even got a raise recently. He's just too busy, working overtime every day. Forget about having a girlfriend, he hasn't even seen a young woman much."
Huang Liling is a sensible person. Without a Shanghai hukou (household registration), she definitely can't stay in Shanghai. It's better to let her son work hard for a few years, earn more money, and start a small business back home.
Marry a down-to-earth wife, and life will be quite enjoyable.
Sure enough, he took a liking to the beautiful and capable Chen Zhiyao at first sight. Moreover, the two families knew each other well, and the more he looked at her, the more satisfied he became.
Seeing that her mother was tempted, Chen Zhiyao quickly stepped forward to stop her:
"Aunt Huang, Yang Jiahe is doing very well in Shanghai. Maybe he's found a girlfriend there. We have something to do here later, so we'll head back now."
As he spoke, he pulled the reluctant Yan Shuting and led her outside.
"Liling, let me know when your son comes back."
"Okay, okay, let's chat on WeChat later!"
As soon as they left the recycling station, Yan Shuting pulled Grandma Chen aside and began to whisper among herself:
"This young man from the Yang family is Tangtang's classmate. I remember he's quite handsome. Our families know each other well, isn't that great?"
"Yes, he graduated from a top university and has good work skills. His parents, brother and sister-in-law are all easy to get along with, and they live nearby. He's a perfect match for our Tangtang in every way."
Seeing the two getting more and more engrossed in their conversation, Chen Zhiyao was utterly speechless.
Although the two were classmates before, they weren't close at all, okay? And they hadn't seen each other for so many years.
Besides, he's doing very well in Shanghai, and probably has no intention of coming back.
Chen Zhiyao was too lazy to pay attention to her mother's one-sided enthusiasm and turned to look at the beach by the pier.
The weather was lovely today, sunny and breezy, and quite a few people were playing in the sea. Thanks to the reader for providing the photos! Back on the fishing boat, Chen Zhiyao packed up the premium seafood that Manager Yang had ordered and then took a taxi to deliver it to him.
It's a pity the family car didn't come, otherwise she would have liked to take the opportunity to practice driving.
The fishing season has started today, and there are a lot of people coming to the seafood restaurant to eat. Chen Zhiyao waited for a while before Manager Yang rushed over.
Upon seeing the fish that Chen Zhiyao had delivered, Manager Yang's eyes lit up immediately, and he nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad, not bad. These red-spotted fish and blue-striped fish are both over 10 pounds, and they look very healthy."
"These red-spotted fish are 1100 yuan per jin, two of them weigh 23 jin in total, which is [amount] pieces. The large blue wrasse is 800 yuan per jin, 21.2 jin in total, which is [amount] pieces."
Then, he turned his gaze to the conch and the little green dragon beside him.
"These conch shells are quite large. Let's price them at 190 yuan per jin (500g). They weigh 6 jin and 7 liang (335g) in total, which is 1273 yuan."
"These small green lobsters weighing over one jin are priced at 258 yuan per jin, totaling 1238 yuan. The smaller ones are 190 yuan per jin, totaling 1292 yuan."
After leaving the seafood restaurant, Chen Zhiyao found another huge sum of 46,063 yuan in her phone.
In total, we earned 103,063 yuan today. That's an average of 20,612 yuan per person.
People are in high spirits when they have good news. Chen Zhiyao was beaming with joy on her way home after receiving this huge sum of money.
Everything she saw along the way seemed exceptionally beautiful, even the shrimp pond at home appeared remarkably picturesque. The shrimp pond and the small village of Wanyu Island were indeed rich in marine resources, but it was simply too far away; a trip there left everyone in the family exhausted.
When Chen Zhiyao returned home, she found the house quiet, with even Ah Huang and Xue Tuan lying by the door taking a nap in the sun.
She went out to sea late last night and was busy all day. She was exhausted and sleepy, so she took a shower and then took a nap.
Before going to bed, the weather was fine, with sunshine and gentle breezes everywhere.
I didn't expect to feel the wind when I got up in the evening.
Chen Zhiyao checked her phone and saw that a typhoon was making landfall tonight, meaning she probably wouldn't be able to go out to sea tomorrow or the day after.
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