Ming Dahai stayed behind to watch the ship and did not go with them, because this ship was different from a yacht; the propeller and other equipment were detachable, and it had not yet been registered.
If a rat steals something, they have nowhere to look for it, so they have to leave one person behind to watch the boat.
When we arrived at the seafood restaurant, Dong Li was settling the bill for a customer. There were a few tables inside, but not many people.
"Mingjing, what good stuff did you get today?" Dong Li leaned against the table and handed two bottles of cola to Mingjing and her brother.
"not bad."
Mingjing took a sip and felt incredibly satisfied.
"That place is pretty good, it's absolutely fantastic," Mingliang said, naively pointing to the pile of goods outside the door.
"Dad, come help."
Xie Junan stood in the truck bed and called to Dong Li to unload the goods.
When he saw the basket full of manta rays the size of fan blades, he was astonished. "Mingjing, don't tell me you caught these."
"No, it was a gift from the sea."
"It's like a mirror floating on the water," Mingjing said lightly.
"Uncle, it's like this..."
Mingliang was quick-witted and rattled off a string of words to the group, leaving Dong Li completely bewildered. The other guests at the tables, however, just took it as a joke and laughed heartily.
"You mean your sister saved a mermaid, and then the dolphins repaid her kindness by giving them to you manta rays?"
"I don't know the specifics either, you should ask Mingjing."
Mingliang knew no one would believe him if he told them, so he didn't bother to explain and turned to help Xie Junan unload the goods.
"Don't listen to his bragging," Mingjing said, pointing at Mingliang and then at his head in a low voice. "He got dumped by a woman and has gone insane."
Dong Li nodded, but didn't believe it entirely.
He had only heard of mermaids from the old folks; no one had ever seen one in person, so it was indeed quite fantastical.
Dong Li then looked at the other water tank Xie Junan had carried down, the one for piglets. "Piglets?"
"Uncle Dong, have you ever accepted this kind of seafood since you run a seafood restaurant?"
"No, this kind of thing can't be caught by sea fishing. My temple is too small to handle such a big grouper."
Dong Li was surprised. He had run a seafood restaurant for many years and had gone fishing with his elders before, but he had never touched grouper before.
It's said that this thing is rare and tastes amazing, even better than grouper, but I don't know if that's true.
"Mingjing, you're so lucky! Do you have some secret?"
Dong Li couldn't help but ask. He thought it was just good luck once or twice, but he found it hard to believe that there was no secret behind it all the time.
"May the Goddess of the Sea bless you, Uncle Dong. Let's weigh him first. He's too heavy for me to go home."
Dong Li brought over the weighbridge and first put the least valuable stingray on the scale. It weighed 233 jin in total. After deducting the 3 jin of the wooden frame, the total was 230 jin.
Mingjing hadn't expected those manta rays to be so heavy; no wonder the ship was drafting so much water.
Piglet Spot lay listlessly in the water, its white belly turned up. Mingjing turned it over, lifted it onto the scale, and weighed a total of thirty-seventy jin (about 35 kg) including the water tank.
"Mingjing, wait a moment. I've already sent someone over. They'll be here soon. Is there anything else?"
He just called a few of the shop owners back and asked them to come and pick up the fish.
Piglet grouper is not commonly seen on the market. He would accept small fish, but he can't take such a big one.
Mingjing then weighed each of the various sea bream, sea bass, and grouper one by one.
There were twelve sea bream weighing a total of over 48 catties, three sea bass weighing 19 catties and 1 tael, and only one colorful eel. Mingjing didn't plan to sell them, thinking of taking them home to raise.
It's a shame to eat them; they'd be nice to keep as ornamental fish.
Dong Li saw Xie Junan still carrying the water tank, so he went over to take a look out of curiosity. The fish in the tank had already started to float belly up, with white bubbles rising to the surface.
He pushed aside the bubbles and finally saw what was in the water. He was astonished. "Su Shuban?"
Mingjing shrugged. "Unexpected."
Su Shuban was lifted onto the scale, and weighed a total of more than seventeen jin.
Dong Li exclaimed in surprise, "Good heavens!" and couldn't help but click his tongue. "Mingjing, tell me the truth, where did you get this fish?"
Seeing Dong Li's reaction, Mingjing found it amusing and said, "Uncle Dong, I really caught it with a multi-hook grappling net."
"No wonder, with such a big fish, you're going to make a fortune today."
Even though there was only one, its size and scarcity made Dong Li's heart tremble. He knew that the items in front of him now numbered over 100,000.
While others fish to make a living, Mingjing earns over ten thousand yuan a day.
While Dong Li was still in shock, Xie Junan brought down three spotted parrots, weighing a total of thirty-nine jin.
What is that?
Dong Li began to look forward to the next water tank.
"Sea Wolf." Xie Jun'an put down the water tank.
Dong Li breathed a sigh of relief, saying that it was impossible for all of them to be large shipments.
"Sea wolves aren't worth much, but I'll take this one. Use it to feed my fish."
Mingjing smiled, picked up a two-pound parrotfish and threw it into the tool bucket beside him, then picked up an anglerfish and threw it over as well.
"Mingjing, you threw it in the wrong place. You can't mix these things together."
Dong Li reminded her that he wanted to help Mingjing get out, but he thought to himself that the little girl didn't know the ropes and all she knew was how to fish.
"Uncle Dong, I'm keeping this for myself, I'm not selling it."
"The spotted parrotfish is ninety-six yuan a pound now, do you want to take it home and eat it?"
Dong Li found it unbelievable. He originally intended to keep this one to sell, but Mingjing took it. How would he make any money?
"Hmm, I haven't tried it before, but I'd like to."
Dong Li chuckled, "Mingjing, the spotted grouper doesn't taste good, but it's expensive because it's rare. I'll give you a spotted grouper, a friend of mine gave it to you today, take it home."
Mingjing's eyes lit up. The East Star Spotted ...
"Mingjing, it's grouper, it's delicious, let's switch," Mingliang chimed in from the side.
Mingjing rolled her eyes at Mingliang, thinking, "What does this man only know about eating?"
“Mingjing, here are two grouper. They’re really not tasty. Wouldn’t it be better to exchange them for money?” Xie Junan said.
Mingjing thought about it and realized that the East Star Grouper was indeed quite good. Two of them were a profit. With her luck, there might be more in the cage next time, and then she wouldn't take them out.
Thinking of this, she obediently threw the fish into the tank.
On the scale, a sea wolf, over a meter long, was chopped into pieces and weighed a total of over 52 kilograms.
When the last water tank was taken out, Dong Li was so excited he almost fainted.
"Yellow...yellow croaker!"
"There was one more clause, but Mingjing said to let it go," Mingliang thought about it and felt it was a pity.
The yellow croaker was also on the verge of death. When it was taken out of the tank, it weighed more than 85 kilograms.
"Mingjing, I might as well close the shop and go fishing with you. I can't afford a single fish of yours now," Dong Li said half-jokingly.
"Uncle Dong, you must be joking. I'm just relying on luck, it's all up to fate," Mingjing waved her hand to change the subject.
"Come in and have a seat. The person will be here in a while."
Dong Li went inside to pour tea for Mingjing and his sister, and also gave Mingliang a cigarette.
"Mingjing, I heard you're planning to build a house on an island? Do you need the money?"
"No need, it's enough for now. I've been lucky lately and caught a big fish. I'll definitely ask you for help when I need it."
"Isn't it cramped to live in such a tiny place on an island? As the saying goes, if you live in a villa by the sea, you'll get rheumatism and need a cane. Why don't you buy one next to ours? It's close to us and convenient for everything."
“Uncle Dong, the island is alright. The main advantage is that it’s convenient for me to fish. The old house is also there. You know, the old house is just a dead thing without people, and it will be taken over by others.”
“That’s true. It’s convenient to build your own place. The ones in town are too expensive. I heard from Jun’an that you know a bit about real estate? I’ve seen those big bosses investing in stocks. What do you think?”
Mingjing pondered for a moment and said, "House prices will definitely rise and won't fall, so Uncle Dong, you should take advantage of your current wealth and hurry up and sell in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou."
Dong Li took a drag of his cigarette and nodded, pondering in his mind where it would be best to sell in Beijing, Shanghai, or Guangzhou.
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