"That's not bad. My aunt might not be doing too well on the island. Let's wait until she gives birth. I think it'll be soon, right?"
"Hmm, there are still two weeks left."
Minglei carried the piggy bank into the house and put the money Mingjing had given him last time into the piggy bank.
"Third Aunt, put your money in my piggy bank too, I'll save it for you."
Mingjing pinched his little cheek. "No need, I have my own."
The little one even wanted to help her save money, but she wouldn't even know how the money disappeared.
"Grandpa has money here, let's save it for Minglei." Ming Dahai took out a handful of bills and stuffed them into the piggy bank, which made Mingjing frown.
“Dad, that’s too much. Children need to understand that money doesn’t come easily and that they should earn it themselves.”
“It’s my own grandson, what’s wrong with giving him some money? Your third aunt is just jealous.”
Ming Dahai protected Ming Lei and made him put the piggy bank away safely.
"Mom and Dad, when you have time, demolish Old Li's house. We need to build a new one."
Ming Dahai nodded happily upon hearing this.
...
In the morning, Sun Yunmei got up early to take Mingyue and Minglei to school to register.
As soon as Mingjing opened her eyes, she immediately opened the Star-Rated Fishing Tackle Shop. Her luck value had increased by seventy again today. It seemed that her luck value would not change at all if she didn't update her equipment.
With her current points, she doesn't need to cook anything; it's enough.
When Sun Yunmei brought the child back, she started talking about the strange things that were being talked about in the village.
"Something really happened to the Song family last night. A few days ago, a fortune teller suddenly came to the village and said that Song Yugui's family was going to suffer a bloody disaster, and that there was something unclean in the house."
"Song Yugui's mother didn't believe it, but that very night something started dripping at her door. When she opened the door, she saw a monster with a human head and an octopus body standing there."
“Song Yugui’s mother was so frightened that she fainted. Not only that, but his family’s boat was covered in blood, and some people said that his family’s boat would go out and wander around at night by itself.”
"Some people also saw a woman in red on the boat, and a pair of embroidered shoes hanging on the bow. That's bad luck. Mingjing, you should just give up on this boat."
Mingjing found it strange. Logically speaking, she would never do such a thing. How could there be someone worse than her?
“Song Yugui is really worried now. The shaman has already performed three times. Last night, that family slept in front of the temple of the Sea Goddess. Mingjing, this is too unlucky. We can’t take that ship.”
After saying that, Song Yugui led his mother to the door.
"A clear mirror!"
As soon as they entered the door, the whole family knelt down.
Mingjing was completely bewildered and helped the two of them up.
"Mingjing, we were greedy before, we were blind. Please rent the boat." Tears welled up in Old Mrs. Song's old eyes.
Sun Yunmei wanted to send the person away, but Mingjing gestured to her with her eyes to keep quiet.
"What happened?" Mingjing asked deliberately.
Song Yugui thought Mingjing didn't know, so he immediately pleaded, "It's nothing, I have gout and it hurts so much that I can't sleep all night. I don't have money to buy medicine. Please have pity on me."
"Forgive us this time, we'll give you as much as you want."
Mingjing's eyes darted around, and he pretended to be troubled. "Uncle Song, I've already let bygones be bygones with what happened before, but the villagers say your boat isn't very auspicious."
"Mingjing, I have no objection to how much you want, as long as you want."
"It's not that I don't want to help you, Uncle Song, but to be honest, I want to buy the boat. How about one hundred?"
Song Yugui hesitated. One hundred yuan was barely enough to buy two geese, let alone sell medicine, which cost him a whole boat.
“Mingjing, buying a boat won’t work. It’s too cheap. It should cost at least 30,000 yuan.”
Upon hearing this, Mingjing stood up and said, "Uncle Song, let's not talk about it anymore. You can go back now."
Upon hearing this, the two didn't linger and stormed home.
Ring ring.
Mingjing's phone rang, and Xie Jun'an answered.
"Mom, you go cook, I'm going to the seafood restaurant."
After dinner, Mingjing took a boat to a seafood restaurant.
"How about it? Do I think I've mastered this move?"
"You did this?"
"Hmm." Xie Jun'an raised his face, as if waiting to be praised. "Once that ship's reputation is completely ruined, taking it over will be easy for you."
He then recounted how he impersonated a fortune teller to fool Song Yugui's mother, and how the boat was splattered with pig's blood. He said he couldn't sleep that night, so he took his boat out to sea for a spin.
As for the woman in red, she was also in disguise. She would stand on it and jump around a few times, scaring people so much that they would turn around and run away, and no one would notice.
"What do you think of this method?"
"It's alright, but it's unnecessary."
Mingjing nodded.
Actually, she had considered doing it, but it was too troublesome, and she didn't have the time to deal with it.
"Did you go and ask?"
"As I said, I think I'm already waiting for you at your house right now," Xie Jun'an said, serving tea.
“He came by, I asked for a hundred but he didn’t do it, now it’s up to Ming Xingwang.”
Mingjing picked up her teacup and took a sip. Xie Junan leaned closer and said, "I've helped you so much, shouldn't you reward me?"
He pointed to his face.
"Get lost, you scoundrel!"
Mingjing glared at him irritably, put down her water glass, and left the seafood restaurant, a barely perceptible smile appearing on her face.
In the evening, Ming Xingwang ran over excitedly and said that the boat had been bought for 17,000 yuan.
However, he also bought the boat from outsiders, and now the boat is docked at the town's dock, where Mingjing is going to inspect it.
When Mingjing arrived at the dock in town and saw the boat covered in pig's blood, he was very satisfied.
Just in case, a gift agreement was signed with Mingxingwang, because the law stipulates that once a gift is given by the giver, it is irreplaceable.
At this point, Mingjing acquired a fishing boat without spending a penny and agreed to Ming Xingwang's withdrawal from the women's director election.
After parting ways with Mingxingwang, Mingjing went directly to the shipyard and hired someone to paint the ship. The main colors were blue and white, and a self-polishing and anti-pollution paint was used.
This type of paint is currently the most popular for ships; after applying it, the ship can be set sail in just three days.
The ship, Mingjing, didn't plan to sail back. He just left it at the dock, since the seafood would be sold in town or city anyway, saving him a lot of trouble.
Back home, Mingjing and her family began to settle their accounts.
The boat itself didn't cost money, but hiring someone to paint it cost three thousand yuan. The boat is moored at the dock, and there's a three-yuan berthing fee per day, which isn't much.
When Ming Dahai heard that it was Ming Xingwang who sent it, he was suspicious. He was relieved when Ming Jing said that an agreement had been signed.
But the thought of going out to sea in three days made him incredibly eager, wondering how much money he would miss out on in those few days.
"Dad, when you have some free time, go and get some fish entrails to use as bait. The last catch was pretty good. If possible, buy a refrigerator too, things won't keep well in this heat."
Ming Dahai lit his pipe, took a puff, and said, "Hmm, I'll go now. Oh, and pick a good day to burn some paper money for Old Li. I'll have someone demolish the house."
Sun Yunmei nodded, "I'll go check the almanac; this matter can't be taken lightly."
"Don't move yet. Give me three thousand yuan. I need to buy a refrigerator. It'll cause big problems if I don't spend the money I earn."
Ming Dahai reached out for money.
Mingjing agreed with this. In her past life, whenever she had money, trouble would arise, and she would spend all her money, unable to save a single penny.
Ming Dahai took the money and rode his tricycle to town. Sun Yunmei flipped through the almanac and said, "Hmm, we'll burn paper money for Old Li tomorrow."
After saying that, he called Ming Dahai again and asked him to bring back some yellow paper.
After lunch, Mingjing spent 2,000 points at the fishing tackle shop to get more than a thousand fish hooks of various sizes to make multi-hook rigs, and to keep the rest as spares.
"Mom, Yueyue and Minglei have gone to class, so you can relax a bit. My brother is studying for his seaman exam at home all day. Why don't you come with us to sea when you have time?"
Mingjing thought that Sun Yunmei hadn't gone to sea with them before.
"Forget it, I get seasick, and your brother needs someone to cook for him, so I'm not going."
Sun Yunmei gets seasick not only on boats but also in tricycles, so she rarely goes out.
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