Chapter 94: What Does

A Qing watched those people leave, spat disdainfully on the ground: "You're not done yet, we're not done either."

Ran Fei carried a few buckets over, lagging a little, saw the earlier clash, and said: "You all still need to be careful."

"That Lin Hu guy can even kill Lin Bin."

"Today he was publicly humiliated."

Wu An smiled.

He, of course, knows Lin Hu isn't any good.

Wu Ping turned back and asked Gu Anran.

Gu Anran said nothing was wrong.

Wu Ping said: "There are two kids in my class; later I'll vent for you."

Gu Anran couldn't help laughing.

Wu An said: "Brother, I think it's fine; let's give the kids a little hardship."

He knows that "brother" said that only to ease the mood and wouldn't really go trouble any child.

A Qing nodded and said: "It is the father's fault for not teaching his child."

At that moment, the tide had already risen, and everyone hurried upward.

Gu Anran noticed Wu An's bucket had little seafood, deliberately slowed down to fall to the back, and Wu An followed them slowly.

Wu Ping, who has a keen eye, pulled Ran Fei and quickened forward.

"That…"

Both spoke at once: "You go first."

Gu Anran smiled, took out two green crabs, and said: "Thanks for helping me today; I caught a lot of green crabs, here are two for you."

"Don't refuse; if you hadn't sent me here to chase the sea, I wouldn't have caught any green crabs."

Without waiting for Wu An to speak, she put the two green crabs into Wu An's bucket.

Wu An smiled, took a Butter Crab from the bottom of the bucket—this Butter Crab had a broken claw—and said: "I give you a peach, you repay me with a plum."

"This is for you to try fresh."

Gu Anran was startled; at first she thought Wu An was returning one, but it didn't look like it. Bending slightly, she examined closely, recognized it as a Butter Crab, and exclaimed: "Butter Crab, this… this is way too valuable."

Wu An said: "Your two green crabs aren't cheap either."

Gu Anran: "Then I'm doing it to thank you."

Wu An: "I just want to give you something to eat, okay?"

"Okay."

Gu Anran beamed, reached out and took it.

Wu An asked: "Are you planning to set up a stall to sell, or just sell it directly?"

Gu Anran said: "Just sell it directly."

"The green crab is too expensive; even if you cook it, it's hard to sell."

Wu An said: "Do you have any channels?"

Gu Anran shook her head: "Just sell it at the dock."

Wu An, upon hearing, immediately said: "If you trust me, I'll sell it for you; that Boss Gao you saw that day—he specializes in buying Shrimp Crabs."

Gu Anran said: "Okay, then I entrust it to you."

While speaking, she handed the water bucket to Wu An.

Wu An took it, asked: "You just trust me like that?"

Gu Anran, hands behind her, walked two steps, saw Wu An didn't follow, turned back and said: "Yes."

Wu An's little heart was sharply pierced.

Because Gu Anran was a bit disheveled now, mud on their body gave their beauty some flaw; otherwise, he might truly have fallen.

Arrived at the intersection.

Gu Anran's car stopped here.

It got dark.

Gu Anran got in, turned on the lights, waved and said goodbye to everyone.

Watched Gu Anran drive away.

Wu Ping glanced at the bucket Wu An was carrying and said: "A An, how did you take everything down?"

Wu An said: "I was just helping her sell."

A Qing realized: "Brother, are you planning to take both the people and the goods in one go?"

Wu An: "…"

"Damn."

"You summarized well, but stop summarizing."

Ran Fei's face was envious, his jealous eyes reddened: "Now you're getting to eat soft rice? And such pretty soft rice?"

"Let's hurry home."

"Yeah, let's go."

The three didn't linger, quickened their steps toward home.

…

Mei Yueqin drove the car straight into the courtyard; Li Juan got out, quickly closed the door; if Wu An and the others hadn't returned yet, she would have locked it.

Wu Yingwei came out of the kitchen, saw Li Juan also there, greeted, walked to the car and said: "I'm back, the meals are ready."

"What are those two snake skin bags for?"

"A green crab."

They opened the mouth of the Snake Skin Bag, took out a green crab and looked at it; because it was already dark, they didn't recognize it as a Butter Crab.

"It's not much, no need to trouble both of you over it."

"The three of them could carry it back themselves."

Lao Meng, wearing an apron and holding a shovel, walked out, saw the Snake Skin Bag in the carriage, and said, "What's this? It's not a small amount."

"It might fetch ten thousand yuan."

"I've never seen any family catching crabs with such luck."

Wu Yingwei hesitated for a moment; Lao Meng still didn't know that Wu An and the others had caught green crabs this morning and sold them for tens of thousands of yuan.

Compared with noon, it's not a lot now.

Mei Yueqin asked, "Dad, is the courtyard light fixed? It's too dark to sort."

Li Juan smiled without replying.

When the light came on, Wu Yingwei saw clearly that the crab in their hand was a Butter Crab and was bound to be shocked.

"Not yet," Wu Yingwei said, "but it can still be used—pull it hard, then give it a snap."

Mei Yueqin walked to the entrance of the main hall; the courtyard light was on the eaves, its switch operated by pulling a rope, which had become sluggish before.

It had been broken for several days, and no one had thought to fix it.

Mei Yueqin tried pulling it twice.

It was to no avail.

Wu Yingwei set the green crab down and walked over, "Let me handle it."

They grabbed the rope and pulled it tight first.

Then they let go abruptly.

The light flashed on and then went out.

Try again.

Wu Yingwei muttered two curses.

The light lit up with a "pat" sound.

It didn't go out.

"This thing just needs a scolding," Wu Yingwei chuckled, "There's nothing tomorrow, I'll fix it first thing in the morning."

Mei Yueqin and Li Juan went to move the Snake Skin Bag.

Seeing this, Wu Yingwei quickly lent a hand, carefully placing the Snake Skin Bag, then opened its mouth; Mei Yueqin didn't let Wu Yingwei help any more.

She slowly poured out the Butter Crabs, piling them into a little mound; the light shone on them, golden‑yellow.

Wu Yingwei glanced, was startled, rubbed their eyes, thought they were mistaken, squatted down, leaned in, and exclaimed, "This… this looks like a Butter Crab."

While speaking, they picked one up, turned it over repeatedly, then held it under the light to examine, and confirmed, "Butter Crab, this is definitely a Butter Crab."

Mei Yueqin laughed, "Dad, speak a little softer."

"Not just the one in your hand; these are all Butter Crabs."

Li Juan also laughed, "Now you understand why A An called and got us to come, right?"

Wu Yingwei slapped their thigh, "He should have let me go too."

The two burst into laughter.

Lao Meng, returning to the kitchen where he was busy, heard the shouts and laughter outside, became extremely curious, quickly finished stir‑frying the dishes, served them, and ran out to see.

"My heavens, what is this?"

"So many Butter Crabs?"

"Old Wu, your family is about to get rich!"

Lao Meng walked down and squatted to look, saying, "Last time I went to my eldest son's house, we ate at a big restaurant, and a steamed Butter Crab sold for 3,888."

"I heard it's the restaurant's signature dish, only three of them in total."

"The price is so high it could scare a person to death; who could afford it?"

Just then Wu An walked to the doorway and shouted through it, "Uncle Meng, let's get two tonight to try."