Chapter 301: Who knows who'll end up laughing at whom?

On the shore.

"......" Mo Lao stared, his eyes went wide.

This luck...

No wonder you can make money relying on Panshuikeng.

He looked at that big crab tiger, couldn't help feeling delighted at the sight of prey, and shouted: "Old brother, how about selling this crab tiger to me?"

Lao Fu Tou startled, turned his head: "Little brother, you haven't left yet?"

Mo Lao's old face turned red; he had originally just come to take a look, but after seeing, he got a bit carried away; if it weren't feeling inappropriate, he also wanted to go down and play: "I'll leave in a moment."

"This fish, no need to weigh it—I'll pay five hundred for this one."

Lao Fu Tou looked toward Wu An.

Wu An nodded: "Good."

"Please wait a moment."

"It's not convenient now; let's wait until we go up."

Mo Lao nodded, naturally having no objection.

Wait until the water pit is cleared.

The three crawled out of the pit.

Wu An pointed at the crab tiger in the bucket and asked: "Mo Lao, right? May I ask whether you want this one that's a little over one jin, or this one around one and a half jin?"

"......" Mo Lao remained silent for two seconds, then asked: "One and a half jin... also five hundred?"

Wu An thought, then said: "You also know, the usual size of a crab tiger is about the size of a palm."

"It can be said to be the epitome of small and capable fish."

"This crab tiger king is about half an arm long, so..."

Mo Lao said: "Alright, I understand, I'll add another hundred."

Wu An sighed: "You've been fishing for so long, haven't you caught even one?"

"It looks like this crab tiger is quite rare."

Although Mo Lao really didn't want to, he still nodded.

The crab tiger is not only rare, but also very hard to catch.

Wu An said: "As the saying goes, rarity makes value."

"I'll add another hundred!"

"To be frank, I still have an elderly father at home."

"Originally, I planned to bring back such a big crab tiger king for my old father to taste."

"So..."

Mo Lao suddenly realized: "You're not selling, right?"

Wu An shook his head: "We need to add more money."

"......" Mo Lao was stunned; nowadays young people he finds harder and harder to understand, he said: "Alright, if you're going to say that, then I... won't be polite."

"One thousand."

"If you still feel it's not enough, I'll add more!"

Wu An still thought the deal would fall through, but didn't expect that this white-bearded old man, using the harshest tone, would say the most shameless words, and he happily nodded: "Deal."

"Mo Lao, what you said is actually a misunderstanding of us."

"We are not people who are insatiably greedy."

Mo Lao: "Hehehe..."

Wu An turned his head to look at the last water pit.

"Don't dare to joke anymore."

"This old man's white beard is shaking wildly; if he gets angry, something bad could happen."

"If a person lies down on the ground, he'll just be at a loss."

"At this point the tide has already risen; the water pit he chose is relatively higher, so it won't be submerged for a while."

Lao Fu Tou frowned and said: "A An, let's go down into the water pit and feel around now."

"Once the water is mostly drained, I'm afraid the tide will rise again."

Wu An nodded: "Okay."

He trusted Lao Fu Tou's judgment.

The three immediately lifted their buckets and went into the water, feet steady; even in the shallowest part, the water still came up over their knees.

If they walked into the pit, the water would reach straight to their chests.

A Qing scooped with the net left and right several times, but ended up scooping only water.

He shouted: "Brother, this won't work, Old Fu, what should we do?"

Lao Fu Tou said: "Come over here."

"All three of us together."

"Let's give it a try."

"Listen to my commands."

Wu An and A Qing immediately took their positions as he said, and the three started moving together.

"Sure enough, it was effective."

Lao Fu Tou's and Wu An's scoop nets were empty, but A Qing's scoop net had a catch.

A Qing shouted: "Brother, is it a sea eel?"

Wu An nodded.

The seawater was a bit murky, looking like that.

Lao Fu Tou said: "No, it's an Earth Dragon."

This is really a good thing.

It's quite expensive, about the same price as a Crab Tiger.

Wu An's eyes lit up.

Although the Earth Dragon and Crab Tiger are similarly priced, if you sell them for money, the Earth Dragon will definitely fetch more.

The Earth Dragon is much larger than a Crab Tiger; four or five ordinary-sized Crab Tigers still can't match one Earth Dragon.

A Qing grabbed the Earth Dragon and took a look, saying: "It looks pretty much like an ordinary eel."

What gives it the right to be called an Earth Dragon?

Lao Fu Tou chuckled and said: "This is our local name; it's indeed a kind of eel."

Calling it an Earth Dragon is because it's rare, high in nutritional value, very precious, and belongs to sea delicacies.

And furthermore...

Before he finished speaking, Mo Lao, standing at the edge of the pit, shouted loudly: "I'll buy this Earth Dragon!"

Handsome guy, the price is easy to discuss.

Lao Fu Tou turned back, smiling: "Young man, you know your goods."

Soak it in liquor or eat it directly?

Mo Lao said: "Soaking in liquor… forget it, I can't do that; let's make it into a medicinal dish."

Lao Fu Tou nodded: "It will be eaten."

Sigh, at our age, if we don't treat ourselves better, we really won't get to eat any good things.

That's right.

Lao Fu Tou kept talking, his hands didn't stop; as the water level dropped, he used the scoop net to catch one each time.

The last pit, unexpectedly, turned out to have the biggest catch.

Although we were busy, sweat pouring down, the sun overhead scorching enough to kill, we didn't feel the slightest bit of hardship; instead, it felt like a sauna, especially refreshing.

The three of them had just crawled out of the water pit.

The tide then came in.

He indeed underestimated the speed of the tide's rise; Lao Fu Tou's experience once again proved useful!

The three had no time to rest; they hurried to pack up.

Mo Lao's phone rang; it was a fisherman calling from the big reef.

He answered.

The other party asked: "Mo Lao, why don't you come back to fish? Are you getting hooked?"

Mo Lao: "Are we leaving?"

"Yeah, the tide's come in; we plan to move to another spot."

"I won't go over; you guys help me gather my gear and bring it over."

"You really are hooked?"

"Yeah."

Possibly the speaker was on, the others hearing him say that all started shouting.

"What's there to see at Panshuikeng? After bustling all day, the fish we caught aren't even as many as we hooked; so boring, so boring."

"I heard it's quite popular online, but most of what's exposed is fake."

"Panshuikeng isn't that easy; you have to pre-bait the spot… it's a hassle."

"Mo Lao, although you're an elder, I still need to say a couple of things: people have been struggling half a day and still can't catch fish, already feeling upset, and you're over there watching them like a joke—this isn't rubbing salt in their wounds, is it?"

"Disrespecting the elderly!"

"Hahaha."

Mo Lao, hearing them tease him, was also used to it; everyone gathering to fish naturally doesn't distinguish seniority; they're just friends who share the same hobby.

He wasn't angry at all, cheerfully saying: "Hurry up and pack up and come over; you'll understand once you're here."

"Coming right away."

"We're all good people; we definitely won't make fun of others."

"Exactly, exactly, exactly."

"Unless we can't help it!"

"Hahaha."

The fishermen responded with giggles and laughter.

Mo Lao hung up the phone, thinking: "When you all come, who knows who'll end up laughing at whom."