Chapter 63

I never expected to be able to pick up such a big fish after a typhoon. This typhoon came at a good time!

Ye Yaodong rubbed his hands together excitedly and rolled up his sleeves. This fish wasn't exactly a rare or precious item, but it was huge—it looked like it weighed over a hundred jin. With this one fish, today's trip was already worth it.

"Aqing, help me hold the sack open, I'm going to push it in!"

"Be careful. I just saw the fish gills still breathing there, and its tail moved too. Don't get bitten."

"It's fine."

Ye Yaohua also took the initiative to roll up his sleeves to help. This fish was so big that it wouldn't be easy for one person to push it.

"How could such a big fish be washed up on our beach? Just how big must the waves have been in the open sea these past two days?"

"Ersao, why don't you look around some more? Maybe you'll discover another one?" Lin Xiuqing tilted her head and said to her.

"That's impossible..."

Although she said that, she didn't hesitate in her actions. She took off to search everywhere, but unfortunately, she was disappointed and only picked up two croakers.

As they were moving the yellowtail amberjack, the people not far away also walked over and saw this big fish.

"Wow~ what kind of fish is this? It's over a meter long, isn't it..."

"Such a big fish, and it actually got stranded?"

"My goodness, what is this fish? It's so big! Ahua, your luck is really good..."

"This isn't what I found; Dongzi and the others found it."

In his heart, he actually felt a bit regretful. If he had known, they should have walked in a bit further. With such a big fish lying next to the reef, you'd have to be blind not to see it.

The rest of the Ye family saw so many people gathered here and came over too. Ye Fu and Ye Mu happily started helping, muttering to themselves, "Such a big fish, and it could get stranded. Incredible..."

With many people came many words, and everyone was talking all at once.

"Adong, your luck has been very good lately, hasn't it? I heard from Acai that you sold him a leopard coral grouper the day before yesterday."

"That's right, your luck seems very strong lately. Such a big fish, Ahua didn't see it, but you actually did."

"Tsk tsk tsk~ your Ye family is going to get rich again~"

"Your family's feng shui has been very prosperous lately, hasn't it?"

They wouldn't help, but they sure had a basketful of words to say!

After completely loading the fish into the sack, Ye Yaodong said to the crowd, "You all should hurry and look too. Maybe there's another big fish stuck in some reef crevice?"

"Right, right, right~"

Everyone scattered in a rush, too busy to gossip, and hurried off to search. Some even rushed down into the tide.

Lin Xiuqing looked excitedly at the fish in the sack, its mouth still moving slightly. "Shouldn't we stop looking? Let's drag the fish back first, shall we?"

Ye Yaodong looked at her with a smile. "Satisfied?"

She nodded heavily!

Satisfied was an understatement; she was so happy she could fly!

Sure enough, that Melo pearl was their lucky pearl!

Ye Mu also asked excitedly, "How could this fish get stranded on the beach? It's so big! What is this fish called?"

Ye Fu took over the conversation. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be an adult yellowtail amberjack."

Since even his father confirmed it was a yellowtail amberjack, there was no doubt about it.

"This fish should be worth 20 cents a pound, right? And it's so big. This one could sell for several dozen, right? Not bad, not bad. Dongzi's financial luck has been quite good lately!"

Ye Dasao was also a bit jealous. "Dad, Yaodong's financial luck has been so good lately, why not let him go out to sea with you? Maybe he'll have a bumper catch too."

Ye Yaodong rolled his eyes. These people just couldn't stand seeing him make money while being leisurely...

"Sure, I have no problem with that! Going to sea is fine!"

Ye Fu thought for a moment and nodded. "Then let's try it tomorrow. You won't get seasick, will you?"

"That's hard to say. I haven't been anywhere far, and I've never drifted on the sea for a whole day."

"Then let's try it first."

Ye Mu said with a glowing face, "First, let your father help you carry the fish to the pier. While it's still fresh, ask Acai how much he'll pay for it."

Lin Xiuqing also hurriedly said, "I'll go too. We also have two blue crabs and a big sea bass to send over to sell."

"Hurry up and go!"

A fish over a meter long and weighing over a hundred jin was no less than the weight of an adult woman. Moreover, it wasn't completely dead yet and would move from time to time, so it would be really hard to carry without a sack.

Inside the sack, there was also the half-bucket of clams they had poured in earlier. Altogether, it was well over 100 jin, and it was quite heavy.

"Good thing I'm smart and always carry a sack when I go out..."

Ye Fu glared at him with a cold look. "Whose father are you?"

"Uh... my son's father!"

"Is your son here?"

"Dad, don't be so petty. It's just a catchphrase I say casually. Wouldn't it be fine once you're used to hearing it?"

"You're talking to me, calling yourself 'father,' and telling me it's fine once I'm used to it? Are you looking for a beating?"

He pursed his lips tightly and stopped talking nonsense.

Lin Xiuqing stood to the side, silently revealing a joyful smile.

Acai was sitting at the entrance of the collection point eating melon seeds. Seeing the father and son carrying a sack from afar, he also found it novel. "What are you carrying?"

"Guess?"

"You couldn't be carrying a person, could you?"

"Are you a human trafficker?" Ye Yaodong was speechless.

Acai stood up, circled around them, and saw the sack move slightly. "If it's not a person, could it be a fish? It's so big?"

After throwing it into his collection point, Ye Fu clapped his hands and said, "It's a yellowtail amberjack. See if it's correct!"

"Such a big yellowtail amberjack?" He opened the sack and took a look. "It really is. Such a big one is rare. Let me take a ruler and measure how long it is first."

He took a tape measure out of the drawer of a broken wooden table nearby and measured it. "One meter two. It's really big... let's carry it up together and weigh it. It's estimated to be over 100 jin."

"My goodness, it really is 115 jin and 8 liang."

"How much are you prepared to pay for it?" The father and son both stared at Acai with predatory eyes.

"Two mao two? Ah... two mao three... two mao five... two mao five, just two mao five... no more than that!" Under the threatening gazes of the father and son, Acai, pressured and feeling a bit guilty, had to change his offer repeatedly.

"Brother Cai, this isn't right of you. The cargo from our fishing boat is fixed to be sold to you, yet you keep pressing the price down on me. Come... let's have a cigarette first and talk properly..." Ye Yaodong hooked his shoulder, pulled a cigarette from his pocket for him, and even helped him light it.

He couldn't help but complain to himself; his pocket money was low, and he couldn't even bear to smoke it himself—he hadn't finished a pack in days.

Acai was short and round-bellied. Under his elbow, he looked even smaller. The two of them standing together looked like the "Fat and Thin Monks."

"Brother, it's not that I'm pressing the price; it's that this fish is only worth this much. I've already tried my best to give you a high price."

"Brother Cai, you're bullying me as a country bumpkin who doesn't know the value of goods. This yellowtail amberjack is also called 'Zhanghong fish' outside, right? If this were only 10 or 20 pounds, then the price you gave would indeed be high. The point is, this one is over a meter long and weighs over a hundred pounds. This is definitely not worth that price."