"Mingjing, you're so lucky. I never seem to run into anyone like that," Dong Li clicked his tongue.
"Uncle, you could do it too, but you might end up seeing the King of Hell instead of ginseng and lingzhi."
Dong Li wished he could kick Chen Cheng a couple of times. This kid was asking for it.
"You brat, if I weren't busy right now, I would have beaten you up already."
Mingjing noticed Dong Li's displeasure and shifted her gaze.
"Uncle Dong, do you know anyone who buys this kind of product?"
"Well, we need to go to the city. We might be able to get a good price there. You and Jun'an should go tomorrow."
Mingjing thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, you guys handle it for me. I haven't been to sea for several days and I'm planning to go out and take a look."
"You're not going to do something this important? Aren't you afraid we'll take it all for ourselves?" Xia Wei asked curiously.
Mingjing shook her head. She had known Dong Li's family for so long that they had already established a foundation of trust.
Moreover, her luck has skyrocketed recently, so she might actually catch a big catch like a tuna when she goes out to sea.
"Mingjing, go out to sea. Leave the rest to us."
Dong Like knew all too well the significance of Mingjing Going Global; it was far more profitable than mountaineering.
There's nothing wrong with helping one's own daughter-in-law.
After processing the ginseng and lingzhi, Dong Li began to deal with the wild boar.
Wild boars have thick skin and tough flesh, making them troublesome to prepare. Besides, these guys are quite large, and his small restaurant can't afford to have that many.
He plans to take the ginseng and wild boar to the city to process them first thing tomorrow morning.
"Mingjing, you're so lucky! Why don't you consider coming with me to sell fruit? I think the business would be great."
Xia Wei jokingly tried to win him over.
"No, my parents are still waiting for me to support them. Without me, they'd starve."
Just as Mingjing finished speaking, her cell phone rang, and she answered it.
"Mingjing, where have you been? You haven't answered the phone for ages, I'm so worried."
"I just got some mountain produce. How's Dad?"
"The steering wheel screws came off, and the fuel tank was full of sugar mixed with oil. The engine was broken, and the boat's bottom was leaking. If it hadn't been tied to the shore, it would have sunk to the bottom."
"Damn it! Was this done by that bastard Song Yugui? Did he know we bought his boat?"
Mingjing said calmly, "Dad, it's okay. I'll contact the shipyard foreman and have him take a look. Didn't you say you wanted to plant fruit trees? Let's buy a few saplings and plant them."
"Mingjing, this is a crime. You're not going to call the police, are you trying to settle this peacefully?"
“Dad, we have no witnesses and no evidence, what’s the use of calling the police? You should plant the fruit trees first, I’ll get a couple of piglets in a few days, you keep busy.”
Mingjing comforted Ming Dahai, telling him to calm down and wait for her to return and handle the situation.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Wei asked curiously, "You can't go to sea anymore? Did something happen at home?"
"It's nothing. It's just that some relatives are causing trouble. My dad wants to plant fruit trees on the mountain. Aunt, you have experience, so you'll have to give us some guidance."
"Of course. Since you're not going out to sea tomorrow, would you like to go for a stroll in the mountains again? We'll all go this time."
Ginseng is being dug up; isn't that better than growing fruit trees?
Mingjing saw through their thoughts and smiled, "Alright, then I'll trouble Uncle Dong to go to the city tomorrow to help me sell things, and I'll go up the mountain to take a look."
There are many good things on the mountain, but she mainly wanted to cast her net in the stream to see if she could catch any rare species.
"Me too! Me too!" Chen Cheng exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Go to hell! Stay home and study properly, or you won't even pass the vocational school entrance exam," Chen An scolded, poking his forehead.
Chen Cheng pouted and muttered, "Going to school is so boring. It's better to come up the mountain with my sister. You can easily make a few hundred. Today we even caught a pangolin, and my sister released it."
"Pangolin? That's a good thing," Dong Li muttered, but since Mingjing had decided to release it, he couldn't say anything, only feeling it was a pity.
"Don't overthink it. Go back and study. If you get last place again, you'll be eating your own shrimp!"
After being startled, Chen Cheng slunk away to his room to do his homework.
Back home, Ming Dahai pulled Ming Jing aside and asked her what she thought.
"Dad, we need to find evidence. I contacted the repairman on the way back and asked him to come and fix the boat tomorrow. Where's my camera?"
Ming Dahai handed the camera to Ming Jing.
The memory inside was full. She thought she had just cleaned it up last time, so she should have been able to get the footage. However, she would have to take it to the city's video screening center to get a copy on a disc before she could watch it.
"Ugh, that bastard is really despicable. If I catch him, I'll break his arm!"
Minghai cursed angrily.
"Dad, don't think about it. Aren't you going to plant fruit trees? Uncle Dong is going to the city tomorrow. You can go with him and get some fruit seedlings. It's not like you'll miss out on making money in a little while."
Ming Dahai sighed. He had planned to go out to sea tomorrow, and he was very anxious because he hadn't earned any income these past few days. He never expected that he would have no income at all now.
He had no other choice but to listen to Mingjing.
The next morning, Mingjing took a video camera to the seafood restaurant and asked Dong Li to take the items to a video arcade in the city to copy them onto a disc.
After giving his instructions, Mingjing took the fishing net, Xia Wei, and Xie Jun'an to the mountain.
The group arrived at a stream in the mountains. Mingjing prepared the fishing net and cast it into the air.
The fishing net formed a circular arc in the air, then was pulled up by Mingjing. Chen An shouted, "Hey, there's something!"
When the fishing net was pulled closer, it turned out to be a large crucian carp, weighing about two pounds.
Locals don't like to eat crucian carp, but it's really good for making soup to help with lactation.
Mingjing cast the net again and pulled up another two-pound turtle. Chen An was visibly excited.
This thing is very expensive, whether inland or coastal. A wild soft-shelled turtle can sell for at least 81 or 91 kilograms.
"This place is nice, let's see if there are any more?" Chen An picked up the turtle and stuffed it into the snakeskin bag.
Mingjing was in a good mood and logged off again, but she moved to a different spot and still didn't get any kills.
“Two military fish and one freshwater eel. The eel was thicker than Mingjing’s wrist and was snow-white all over.”
They cast many fishing nets in succession, and each time they managed to catch one or two fish, including five or six turtles.
"Uncle, I'm tired, you go ahead."
Mingjing kept casting the fishing net until his back ached from the effort. He stepped aside and thought about checking under the rocks in the river for eels or something similar.
The stream was crystal clear, and the stones were polished smooth by the water. Turning over a stone revealed tiny crabs, about the size of a thumb, but they were of little use.
On the other side, Chen An was extremely frustrated.
I cast the net at least three times, scooping up shoe insoles, stones, and even tree branches, but I still didn't see any fish.
"I quit, Mingjing, you take over," Chen An said angrily, throwing down the fishing net.
He's a seasoned angler, and no one would be happy with such a defeat.
Mingjing was also quite frustrated as he turned over the stones; there were no eels, only tiny crabs the size of a thumb and snails.
Helpless, she took the fishing net again and cast it in a different direction toward the deeper water.
Hmm.
The feel isn't right; there's a large shipment coming.
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