Wu An nodded. Old Xie was a purchasing vendor who spent all day at the docks dealing with fishermen, so he must be very well-informed.
Old Xie narrowed his eyes and said, "I haven't heard of anyone selling fishing boats. What size fishing boat are you planning to buy?"
Wu An thought for a moment and said, "It can't be too small."
"It needs to be a fishing boat that can reach uninhabited islands in the open sea, capable of longline fishing, setting traps, and casting nets, about seven or eight meters long, or even ten meters?"
What do you think?
Old Xie said, "Then you might as well just buy a trawler all at once, about ten meters long, which would probably cost more than 200,000 yuan."
So expensive!
Wu An thought about it for a while and estimated that it would take him a month to raise enough money.
Are you referring to the price of a new ship?
Old Xie nodded and said, "Of course."
"You'll have to go to the shipyard to find out the specifics."
"You're buying a boat... You've been making a lot of money lately, haven't you?"
Wu An could tell what Lao Xie was thinking just by looking at him, so he smiled and said, "I've been busy in town lately, so I've been selling my goods there."
"As you know, I'm being watched by the villagers now."
"Wherever I go, the villagers follow."
Old Xie suddenly realized and said, "These people just like to join in the fun. I haven't seen many more villagers coming to sell their goods than before."
"Nobody is as lucky as you."
“I don’t see many people going to the mudflats to go beachcombing anymore.”
Wu An smiled and said, "Then keep an eye out for me. If you hear of anyone selling fishing boats, contact me immediately."
Old Xie nodded.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Wu An said goodbye and found A Qing, who had already bought vegetables and two pieces of pork belly, along with firewood, rice, oil, and salt, spending 200 yuan. The two of them went home with bags full of things.
Wu Anjin busied himself in the kitchen.
Aqing wasn't idle either; she went home to move tables and chairs.
Just as he finished cooking two dishes, he heard someone talking at the door. The voice sounded like his father, so Wu An came out of the kitchen and saw that it really was his father.
Looking at Wu An, who was covered in sweat, Wu Yingwei's habitually furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and he said, "Let me take a look."
"This also falls under the village's work."
"You go about your business."
Wu An nodded, didn't say much, and went back to the kitchen to keep busy.
When Aqing arrived, Wu Yingwei helped pull the table off the cart. Just as he was about to leave, Aqing quickly called out, "Uncle, stay and eat!"
Wu Yingwei thought for a moment and nodded, "That works too."
"..." Aqing was embarrassed; he was just being polite.
Wu An was quite happy.
He honed his skills while making a living away from home, learning from online videos. The flavor is slightly different from his hometown's, with a mild numbing and spicy taste.
Aqing kept praising it after eating it.
Wu Yingwei ate two bowls of rice while sweating profusely.
After the workers finished eating, they each found a shady spot to rest. There was a grove of trees right outside the door, with many banana and coconut trees that cast large areas of shade.
Lying down there, with the sea breeze blowing, one can quickly fall asleep peacefully.
Wu An and A Qing had nothing to do, so they went fishing.
Since he only had five luck points, he didn't add more. He added two luck points to each of their fishing rods. Luck only affects the speed at which fish are caught.
Let's first look at what the fish's mouth looks like.
If things go well, it's not too late to add more luck points.
The two men put on straw hats and, fully armed, went to the large reef, cast their lines, and waited for a while. After hooking a fish, they easily pulled it up.
Upon closer inspection, it was identified as Shi Jiugong, but it was too small to be sold.
Aqing also caught a fish, a small mudskipper. This fish is poisonous and smelly, but it tastes pretty good, and the locals like to eat it.
However, the fish caught were too small to eat or sell.
The two looked at each other and then threw the fish back.
Fishing again.
The fish were biting well, and I caught one quickly.
When they pulled it up, it was still a small fish.
Ah Qing couldn't take it anymore and said, "Brother, the little fish are causing trouble today."
"How about we go somewhere else?"
Wu An wiped the sweat from his face, and with a wave of his hand, the sweat fell onto the reef like rain, sizzling and steaming. Under the scorching sun, the temperature on the reef was probably hot enough to scald an egg, not to mention the ultraviolet rays, which must have been ridiculously strong.
Wu An nodded.
The two moved to a larger reef and cast their lines with bait.
In the end, the small fish still caused trouble.
For a seasoned angler, catching fish one after another is a lot of fun.
But they aren't.
They're here to make money.
Aqing was extremely frustrated, and on top of that, her luck points were exhausted, and even Little Stone Nine was gone.
Wu An shook his head: "Forget it, I'm not going fishing today."
"Let's go back and rest."
Aqing didn't say anything.
It's okay to be a little tired from the heat, but it's really frustrating not being able to catch any fish.
After packing up their fishing gear, the two returned to the old house.
I drew water from the well, then used a ladle to pour it over my head. The well water was icy cold, and I felt instantly refreshed.
Several workers were extremely envious upon seeing this.
It has to be young people; they simply can't handle freshly drawn well water.
After taking a bath, Wu An and A Qing took out a straw mat from the house and found a shady spot under a tree to lie down.
Foreman Li asked curiously, "Did you catch any fish?"
Aqing shook her head: "We caught quite a few fish, but they were all too small, so my brother and I threw them all back."
Foreman Li said, "Don't throw them back. Wrap the small fish in flour and fry them. They're so delicious!"
Aqing smiled and said, "My brother won't allow it."
"Such fuss over nothing," Foreman Li said, scoffing. "I think you young people are just too carefree."
Wu An was engrossed in playing a game on his phone, his fingers flying across the keyboard, and he had no time to speak.
After playing for a while, I got sleepy.
I put my phone down and went straight to sleep.
On the other side.
Mei Yueqin and Wu Ping visited relatives.
My wife's family home is quite far away, more than ten miles from Xiaoxi Village. It would take half a day to walk there. We borrowed Lao Meng's tricycle and finally made it back to my wife's family home. The two of them brought a lot of things with them.
Besides the two fish, I also bought a lot of nutritional supplements. My brother-in-law has two children, so I bought yogurt and a snack gift pack. I also bought a razor for my brother-in-law, Xiaowu.
When they arrived at the door, it was ajar. Mei Yueqin pushed it open, and Wu Ping drove the car into the yard. He quickly greeted them, saying that both her parents were home and were preparing salted fish.
Pickling salted fish is an old tradition here.
"You're here, why bring so much stuff?" Old Master Mei Donghai saw the things in the carriage and quickly stopped Wu Ping, who was about to take the things off the train, saying, "Don't take them off, take them all back with you when you leave."
The old woman also came over and said, "That's right, we're not rich, why waste money?"
This is not just empty politeness.
The elderly couple treated their son-in-law Wu Ping very well. The Wu family was poor, and Wu Ping wasn't particularly capable, but neither of them were people who looked down on the poor and loved the rich.
The elderly couple were both educated and respected cultured people. They also highly valued the work of the Wu family father and son. It was because of this that Mei Yueqin was able to support Wu Ping so much and quietly contribute to the Wu family.
Whenever Mei Yueqin came to visit relatives, the elderly couple would always try to help her out.
After a while, they met again.
On the contrary, Wu Ping was embarrassed and rarely accompanied Mei Yueqin to visit relatives.
But today is different.
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