"Well, there's not much in the puddle, so we'll try our luck on the island. That place is really a treasure trove; besides the red-spotted fish, there are a few small yellow croakers."
Brightly said triumphantly.
"Dad, let's sell these fish to Old Zhao today."
Mingjing thought that if she always sold the fish to Dong Li, Lao Zhao would definitely have complaints. Besides, they lived in the same village, and she would still have to rely on Lao Zhao if she needed anything in the future.
Ming Dahai thought about it and agreed. There wasn't much food today, mainly because the fish was expensive, and it would be time-consuming and laborious to send it to town.
The gifts were delivered directly to Old Zhao's house, startling him so much that he didn't know what to say. He sarcastically remarked, "Oh, a rare guest, you've remembered me today?"
"Uncle Zhao, it's all your fault for always skimping on our money. Tell me, should I buy from you or not? There's not much stuff today, so I'm too lazy to take it to town. Take a look."
Old Zhao stepped forward, glanced at the food, and said with a serious expression, "Goodness, I know you're lucky, but you're too lucky. Lobsters and yellow croakers are right here."
"Who could stand this?"
Mingjing laughed and said, "It wasn't me, it was just that my dad and brother were lucky today."
She was actually puzzled. She had checked her luck stat today and it was still 0. She hadn't gone out to sea with them, so how come they were so lucky?
Could it be that her luck fell on them?
“Mingjing, tell the truth, did you really buy boats? Two of them? It’s all over the village.”
Mingjing thought for a moment and smiled, "Uncle Zhao, you want to buy a boat?"
“If you can sell it, I’ll definitely want it. I’ll take the small one. I’ll give you 50,000 yuan. Your boat is incredibly auspicious. I think I can sell it for 100,000 yuan.”
Mingjing gave a forced smile; she had no intention of selling the boat now. Perhaps she could sell the small boat once she got a bigger one, but not now.
"Let me think about it some more, Uncle Zhao. How much do you think these cost? I know the current prices, you can't rip us off."
"Look at what you're saying, I've never cheated you. Step on the scale."
Old Zhao knew that Mingjing was a shrewd person and couldn't be kept in the dark, so he gave a fair price.
The five grouper were all quite ordinary, each weighing around three pounds. The group of small yellow croakers filled about a bucket, each weighing around two pounds.
There were thirteen lobsters in total, the largest weighing three pounds and the smallest weighing over one pound.
"Grouper is 51 yuan per catty, small yellow croaker is 81 yuan per catty, large green lobster is 65 yuan per catty, small one is 31 yuan per catty, and those miscellaneous snails are 10 yuan per catty."
"That red spot is good, eight pounds and eight ounces, an auspicious number, I'll give it to you as one hundred and fifty-one pounds."
The calculator clicked away rapidly, and Mingjing frowned.
"Uncle Zhao, isn't the red spot a bit cheap? I didn't get it for this price in town, and the same goes for the blue dragon. Otherwise, I'll just go to town to buy it."
Mingjing was about to leave with his fish basket when Old Zhao grabbed him.
"Mingjing, don't you know you've already driven down seafood prices? Even the most expensive seafood isn't as expensive as it used to be."
Mingjing blinked. Had her power become this strong now?
"Uncle Zhao, don't try to fool me. If I had that ability, I would have already contracted the entire ocean. Let the price go up a bit more, or I'll go to town and take a look."
Old Zhao glared at him, then released the fish basket. "The price of red grouper and green dragonfish will go up by another ten yuan, or I won't keep you in town."
"Alright, whatever Uncle Zhao says goes."
Old Zhao: ……
A mischievous spirit.
Old Zhao tapped on his calculator; the total was 6490.
"By the way, Mingjing, when will your house be finished? Does the delivery point you mentioned last time still stand?"
Old Zhao counted the money in his wallet, then lowered his head, moistened his lips with saliva, and asked curiously.
“Okay, the house is under construction. When it's built, we can share seafood resources, and that will count as you becoming a shareholder in my seafood company.”
"Investing in shares? What does that mean?" Old Zhao asked, handing over the item with a puzzled look.
"It's just the year-end bonus distribution; you'll find out then," Mingjing said, taking the money, counting it, and putting it in her pocket.
Old Zhao nodded. "By the way, Dahai, your aunt called me last time, saying she didn't have your number and asked me to let you know so she could come and visit you for the Mid-Autumn Festival."
The island is said to be neighbors, but in reality, everyone is related by blood to some extent. Old Zhao's cousin's wife is the sister-in-law of his sister-in-law's younger sister, and she is the daughter of Ming Dahai's third aunt.
Since Ming Dahai broke up with Ming Dashan, he hasn't been in much contact with Lan Guixiang, and naturally, he's also cut off ties with that third aunt. He really didn't expect her to come.
Most of them heard that Ming Dahai had made money and wanted to get a share of it.
"Oh, we'll see."
"What else can we say? We're really relatives. When your third aunt comes, we'll have a meal together. After all, we're all relatives, so let's not be too formal."
"knew."
Ming Dahai gave a perfunctory reply and carried the fish basket home.
Back home, Mingjing gave the money to Sun Yunmei, then took out a few five-yuan notes and divided them among Mingyue and Mingliang, finally handing two mao to Minglei.
"Third Aunt, this isn't fair! Why do I only get two cents while I get five dollars?" Ming Lei said, his brows furrowed in dissatisfaction.
Mingjing poked his head. "What do you need the money for? Use it to buy some snacks, and have your grandma save the rest for you."
After saying that, she turned to Sun Yunmei and said, "Mom, keep this money safe. We won't deposit it in the bank. You can use it to buy building materials. I'll keep one thousand."
She needs to keep some cash on hand for emergencies.
After the money was divided, Mingjing looked at the basket and saw that there were still quite a few miscellaneous snails left, which she had specially kept to make spicy snails, as well as two small yellow croakers.
Yellow croaker is best eaten during postpartum confinement, and she planned to save it for Zhang Qiao to make soup.
"Capitalists, humph!" The child was so angry that he could hang an oil can from his mouth, stomped his feet and ran away.
“Mingjing, I remember Xie Junan is hosting a banquet tomorrow, right? Should we give him some money?” Ming Dahai suddenly remembered.
"No need. It's not a wedding banquet. It's just asking someone for a favor. I'll go tomorrow and talk a lot to make a good impression. I don't know which important person will be there. I'll make an appearance and leave a good impression."
"I know, my sister is the best to me," Mingliang said with a grin.
Mingjing felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this, and turned to ask, "Mom, is there any food? I'm hungry."
"I'll go stir-fry the mixed snails and make a soup with pickled bamboo shoots, abalone, and pig's feet."
Sun Yunmei carried the miscellaneous snails into the kitchen and started working.
The mixed snails are different from the river snails; they don't have much silt, but they do have a lot of fine sand. They've been soaking in the sea for a while and have mostly expelled it all.
Soon, two dishes were served, and the family gathered around the table to eat.
"By the way, Mingjing, I saw two strange things on the ship today. When I picked them up, I could see human figures in them. They looked like cameras. Did you buy them?"
"Where's the camera? My classmate brought it from abroad and shows it off at school every day. I want one too. Auntie, can I see it?"
Ming Lei was so excited that he forgot to eat and started shouting.
"Don't be silly, it's useful. Dad, just pretend you didn't see it, I'll get it next time I go out to sea."
Mingjing doesn't know how many images that thing can store; she'll have to check it tomorrow.
...
Early in the morning, Mingjing got up to go to the ship to check the camera memory. Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed before her eyes, and the person ran away as if fleeing when they saw her.
Mingjing looked closely and saw that it was Wang Jinhua's younger sister, Wang Yinhua. She was in good spirits today, dressed up in a flamboyant manner, and headed towards the dock.
The boat docked at the town's pier, and Mingjing took the same boat to town. Mingliang, having nothing to do, also decided to relax a bit.
"Wang Yinhua looks very beautiful today."
Mingjing agreed with Mingliang's statement. The woman was wearing a long dress with two low braids hanging over her shoulders, and the sunlight was shining down gently.
She was fair-skinned and radiant, tall and slender with long legs; she was indeed a beauty in the making.
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