Ming Xingwang looked around, thought for a moment, and then suddenly chuckled, "Boss, you overestimate Mingjing. She wouldn't even dare to kill a chicken, let alone a shark?"
"Don't listen to other people's nonsense. Our family has a conflict with my uncle, that's the elders' business, it has nothing to do with us."
The old policeman's tone turned cold and somber. "I heard that Mingjing is going to build a house and rents boats to go out to sea every day, but she hasn't caught any big cargo. How does she have money?"
"Also, they said that Mingjing not only caught piles of big yellow croakers but also caught big catches every day, making a fortune wherever he went. How come it's different for you?"
“Oh, leader, Mingjing is beautiful. The men in the village like her, and the women are jealous. My uncle is good at rubbing abalone, but no one is willing to pass on his skills.”
"Maybe he made some money fishing for abalone at sea. But I'm not upset. We're family after all, and Grandma's still with us. She can't possibly renege on her debts, can she?"
These words left Lao Wang completely baffled. Why was Ming Xingwang suddenly speaking up for Ming Jing?
“That’s right, boss. Minghai knows how to touch abalone, but touching abalone isn’t illegal. You absolutely can’t wrong an innocent person,” Old Wang chimed in.
The old policeman's face turned grim, and he continued, "Is what you're saying true? If you're committing perjury, you'll be spending a few days in jail."
Upon hearing this, Ming Xingwang's mind raced, and he continued, "Boss, I just remembered something. Mingjing has modified the ship without authorization and has not registered it with the Maritime Safety Administration."
The old policeman's face lit up with joy, but he quickly suppressed it, his expression turning stern. "Understood."
"Boss, it's getting late, and Mingjing hasn't made any major mistakes. If we wait too long and Hong Kong comes looking for us, things will get complicated."
Wang Yong reminded him.
The old policeman frowned. This time, Mingjing wasn't punished, but she still suffered a lot. If it weren't for the pressure from Hong Kong, he would definitely have pinned a crime on her.
But he hasn't found anything yet, so he can only try to downplay the matter and deal with it later.
"That's what Ming Dahai said?"
"Just like Mingjing said, we didn't make any money," Wang Yong said.
“You’ve modified the fishing boat without permission and haven’t registered it with the Maritime Safety Administration. You’ll be fined 300 yuan. Wang Yong, you can handle this.”
The old policeman left in anger.
Wang Yong brought Mingjing and Mingdahai out, and when they learned that they had to pay 300 yuan, they readily took out the money on the spot.
You have to understand that three hundred yuan was a huge sum of money for an ordinary family in the 1990s. As a result, Sun Yunmei simply pulled out a handful of banknotes from her pocket, counted them, and gave them to Wang Yong.
The old policeman stood in the corner, his lips twitching. "Too little."
But he had no evidence, so he could only grit his teeth and bear it.
"Go to the Maritime Safety Administration to register within three days and pay a registration fee of fifty yuan. If you don't go, you'll be fined an additional two hundred yuan," Wang Yong said with a smile.
"knew."
Mingjing was in a bad mood and pulled Mingdahai back.
"Mom, you guys go back first. I'll go settle the bill and then go home."
Knowing that Mingjing was alright, the group rode their tricycles home.
Mingjing went to the seafood restaurant alone. The seafood had already been sorted by type and labeled with the owner's name.
The total catch amounted to over 20,000, and the rest was all bulk cargo that they couldn't keep. They suggested that Mingjing find a larger buyer to purchase the goods.
Mingjing wasn't in the mood to sell the fish at the moment. They were all dead, and she didn't care anymore. She just threw them all into a wooden frame and planned to find a secluded spot on the road to put them in the system's warehouse.
These things could sell for hundreds of thousands, but she's not in the mood to deal with them right now.
"Mingjing, let me take you there," Xie Jun'an said, catching up with her.
"It's alright, I can move it. Thank you for helping me today, right?"
"Hey, it's just a matter of a phone call to let you know. The fact that you came out safely means it's not too bad."
"By the way, can you do me a favor?"
Mingjing and Xie Junan whispered to each other for a while.
"Yes, that's possible. I'll look for one for you, but it might not be cheap."
"It's okay, I can afford it."
After Mingjing finished speaking, she was about to leave when Xie Junan took the fish basket and put it in his car. "Get in, I'll take you home. There might not be any boats left this late."
Mingjing got out of the car at the door. After Xie Junan left, she found a secluded spot, threw the items into the system, and nimbly walked into her house.
A group of people in the courtyard looked worried.
"This is absolutely outrageous! It's blatant bullying!" Sun Yunmei had been holding back all the way, only speaking up when Mingjing returned.
"Sister, if we can't do it openly, let's do it secretly. Let's do what we did last time: throw manure at Song Yugui's house and water the flowers at Fan Yuliang's house."
Mingjing chuckled, "Stop talking nonsense. This fine is perfectly justified. We'll go to the Maritime Bureau when we have time, pay the money, register it, and then go out to sea honestly."
"No, Mingjing, are you really going to just swallow this loss without saying a word?"
"Mom and Dad, forget it. It's good that I didn't go to jail this time. We've paid for peace."
Mingjing took out 20,000 yuan and handed it to Sun Yunmei. He then told her to entrust the remaining valuable fish to the big boss to find a seller and freeze them in someone's refrigerator.
They trusted Mingjing's work and didn't ask many questions. They were holding back their anger, but seeing that Mingjing didn't pursue the matter further, they didn't ask any more questions either.
After finishing his meal, Mingjing lay on the bed and opened the ledger to record the accounts. They had over 1.4 million in savings.
She hadn't had any money before, so she wanted to give Bai Xiaoye a few thousand yuan. Now that she had money, she naturally couldn't be stingy with him and planned to give him 200,000 yuan first to show her sincerity.
She kept the rest to sell building materials for building a house, which would cost a lot of money to hire people to dig the foundation and build the walls; she had to set aside at least 100,000 yuan.
These days, money is money, but it's really not expensive. She felt that 100,000 yuan was too much. On a typical private plot of land, 50,000 yuan could build a fairly nice house.
Besides all that, Mingjing plans to go to the city tomorrow not only to remit money to Bai Xiaoye, but also to buy more gold to hoard, since gold will rise to 800 yuan per gram in the future.
Having figured it out, Mingjing fell into a deep sleep.
In the early morning, a light drizzle began to fall. Mingjing was about to turn over and continue sleeping when she opened her eyes to find a donkey-like face pressed against her, which startled her.
"Third Aunt, get up and let's go out to sea. I don't have class today, so take me out to sea to catch big fish."
Mingjing sat up, rubbed her eyes, and wished she could cut the person in front of her into pieces.
"We're not going out to sea today, it's raining. Go back and do your homework."
Ming Lei pouted and said unhappily, "Then get up, Lazy Aunt. Grandma said she's cooked dinner and told me to call you."
After saying that, he ran out dejectedly.
Mingjing closed her eyes impatiently, unable to fall asleep. It was already broad daylight. She turned over and opened the fishing tackle shop. Her luck value was 0, but her points were hanging high.
But it was no use.
She got out of bed, washed up, and sat in the main room to eat breakfast.
Char siu, rice dumplings, abalone congee, and a bowl of wonton noodles.
"I didn't cook today, I went to town early this morning to buy some," Sun Yunmei said, carrying out a pot of wonton noodles.
Ming Dahai sat down and said solicitously, "Mingjing, you really don't plan to deal with Fan Yuliang? How can we suffer this injustice for nothing?"
“Dad, you weren’t like this before,” Mingjing said, finding it amusing.
In the past, even when Ming Dahai was bullied, he would not cause trouble. But today, strangely, he actually wanted to take the initiative to attack.
"Dad, forget it. This is all nonsense. Don't overthink it."
Ming Dahai was still unwilling, but since Ming Jing said so, he naturally couldn't say anything. He said with dissatisfaction, "You've become quite magnanimous."
"Dad, we're not going out to sea today. You should rest and recuperate. I'm going to the city to deposit the money. Mom, give me the money and the passbook."
Sun Yunmei didn't refuse. She took the money and bankbook and went out. After Mingjing finished eating, she rode her motorcycle to the city.
I first went to the hardware store for a look around.
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