Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"Look! What is this?" Nao Nao was holding a golden fish in his hand.

The fish was half a meter long, with a slender body and graceful lines. The most amazing thing was that it was golden.

Everyone gathered around immediately.

"This looks like a cat shark?" Erdan asked uncertainly.

Biaozi was also a little uncertain and said: "Aren't cat sharks brown with spots? Why is this fish golden?"

Li Erlang thought of another possibility. He said doubtfully, "Its entire body is golden yellow. Could it be the messenger of the sea god?"

Li Laosan said happily: "Could it be that the Sea Goddess appeared and sent the divine fish messenger to help and bring good fortune to you, so that you can catch so many fish!"

"Then what should we do with this fish messenger?" Biaozi asked.

Li Yuer was speechless. Wasn't that just a cat shark with a chromosomal mutation? Although it was very rare, fishermen would occasionally catch it in the past.

Unlike other albinos, which are generally whitish in color, one or two cat shark albino species are occasionally not white, but a rare golden color.

The color gold represented imperial power in this dynasty, and was usually associated with real dragons, gods, and the like, and was passed down among the people as something mysterious and magical.

Nao Nao had never seen such a fish before, and he felt a sense of respect in his heart. He did not dare to deal with it lightly, so he said: "Put it in the water first and take good care of it. Put this magical fish in a separate bucket. Let's sort out the other fish first, otherwise it will be too late to send it to the town."

So, everyone started to busy themselves with sorting the seafood.

With ten people, strength lies in numbers, and it took about a quarter of an hour to finish the sorting.

Li Laosan estimated, "There are twelve barrels in total, each barrel has about 25 kilograms, and about 5 kilograms of sea water. There is more sea water for large cargoes.

There are so many, it’s hard to carry them all, so I have to throw away some of the worthless ones.”

Almost everyone looked at the buckets containing conches and crabs, especially the conches, which love to absorb water and are particularly heavy.

Li Yuer was not reluctant at this time, and picked up a few abalone and sea cucumbers from the bucket containing conchs and put them into the bucket containing crabs.

Then he poured the conches into two net bags in total, and tied them with ropes to a rocky puddle near the shore.

"Put them in a net bag and keep them in a puddle. They won't die tomorrow. When the tide goes out tomorrow, we can take them back."

Li Yuer stretched the rope that was tied to the net bag and tied one end to a stone on the beach.

"Yu Baoer, you are so smart." Erdan sighed again, admiring Li Yuer from the bottom of his heart.

After spending some time together, the other friends also admired Li Yuer's intelligence.

"That's right, don't you see whose sister she is?" Li Erlang looked at Li Laosan provocatively and said proudly.

Li Laosan ignored him and followed Li Yuer's example, tying another net bag of conchs in the puddle on the reef.

Nao Nao brought Li Yu'er's small bucket to her and said, "Yu Bao'er, there's only one magical fish in here, so you can just carry this."

There were eleven buckets left. Nao Nao hung the two lightest ones on both ends of a stick with a rope and planned to carry them along.

Datou said, "If I had known this earlier, I would have used a shoulder pole and a basket to carry it."

Here, Li Sanlang was the biggest. He directly carried the two buckets of fish tied to the sticks by Nao Nao.

The others each carried a bucket, and because Biaozi also had to carry the fishing net, they gave him a relatively lighter bucket.

It was another happy harvest day. Li Yuer and his friends were heading home with their bags full of goods on their shoulders and in their hands.

Biaozi's steps became lighter as he carried the fishing net. Erdan hummed an unknown nursery rhyme, his voice blending into the sound of the waves in the distance, and the warmth of the peaceful years echoed through the mountains.

The lost and regained happiness took root in Li Yuer's heart and grew the green of hope again.

The sound of the waves behind her was like a gentle farewell from a goddess. At this moment, Li Yuer would rather believe that there is a God in this world, and it is God's favor that gave her the chance to be reborn.

A group of people marched into the village in a mighty manner. Even though they were deliberately walking behind others' backs, they still attracted attention.

Aunt Qiu'e was collecting grass from the haystack in front of her house. Through the courtyard wall she saw them carrying buckets and walking hurriedly over.

She muttered to herself, "What are they doing? The sea isn't open yet, why are they carrying buckets? They are a bunch of young boys, are they not going to learn good things? The ones from Old Sun's family are bad enough, if there are more, it will be terrible."

She curled her lips and went into the kitchen carrying the straw.

The three Maos hiding under the big willow tree stretched their necks and looked towards the East Mountain.

Sanmao spat out the straw in his mouth anxiously and cursed: "A bunch of bastards, why don't you come back!"

Da Mao crossed his arms and said, "Maybe I encountered a big one."

"This bunch of bastards, they are all from the same village, but they eat alone!" Ermao kicked a stone under the tree angrily, but failed to move it. Instead, he hurt his foot and grimaced in pain.

It was a piece of stone with very little exposed above the ground, and most of it was underground, so it would be strange if it could be kicked.

Sanmao spat and said, "Why not just take action and beat them into submission?"

"No way!" Ermao shook his head and said, "That Li Yu'er is not someone you can get along with. She is a very agile little thing and she has a lot of bad intentions. And don't you see she has a third uncle? He is a small thug in town and has several people under his command."

Logically speaking, Li Yuer and his friends would not pass by Aunt Qiu'e's house on their return route, but as soon as they arrived at the village entrance, Li Yuer became a little worried and deliberately changed the route.

Walking the same route every day will attract attention sooner or later, and their target is too big today.

So, the three Maos were destined to wait in vain.

As soon as Zhao opened the door, she saw them entering the yard carrying things on their shoulders and in their hands.

She was not a nosy or greedy person, so she didn't ask anything, but just expressed her concern for Li Yuer.

Li Yuer is the youngest among the group of children and a girl, so it is reasonable for Zhao to favor her.

Li Yu'er was sweet-talkerish and always called her aunt. Zhao loved her so much that she wanted to take her home and raise her. Naturally, Li Yu'er would get a share of the good things.

Look, the first pot sticker that just came out of the pan went into Li Yuer’s stomach.

Li Yuer can sit idle, while others have to hurry up and work on loading the trucks.

After Li Laosan secured the last cart of fish with a rope, he said, "There are two carts of fish in total. Let's take turns pushing them. We'll set off soon. If you want to go to the bathroom or drink water, hurry up."

In fact, they are all a little tired, but the motivation to make money supports them, making them so excited that they seem to have endless energy.

Zhao was a diligent and virtuous woman. There was always a pot of water on the stove at home, so that her family could drink boiled water whenever they were thirsty.

You don’t need to pick out the firewood under the stove after dinner. Close the bellows door and it will slowly go out. This process is very long. You can use the residual heat to warm water on the stove.

There is no need to worry about wasting thick firewood. Pure solid wood firewood will burn better after being carbonized.

After drinking the warm water brought by Zhao, the few people immediately warmed up their cold hands and feet and expressed their gratitude.

After removing one bucket of crabs and other seafood, there are still ten buckets left, and a wheelbarrow can push five buckets.

One person pushes the cart, and two people stand beside to help push it, just right.

Li Yuer originally wanted to be lazy, but she had short legs and it was very hard for her to walk to the town.

But she changed her mind and realized that with so many goods being transported this time, Lai Fu probably wouldn't be able to make the decision and would have to ask Qian the shopkeeper for help.

The huge harvest this time was not due to the good luck brought by the golden cat shark. Li Yuer analyzed it and felt that there were two main reasons: one was the lack of oxygen in the water due to the snow, and the Lao Bie Bay, which did not freeze, naturally became a good place for marine animals to exchange oxygen; the other was that they were attracted by the nest made with pheasant intestines.

She thought again that the meat and eggs her elder brother bought last time had been almost eaten. She had been living in her uncle's house all the time and could not live in someone else's house and eat their food for free. This time she had to buy some rice, flour, meat and vegetables, and also buy some offal to use for making nests.

I can also take the opportunity to get some information about Wu Yanei from Manager Qian. How can I say this without arousing suspicion and at the same time getting the information without revealing myself?

Li Yu'er was thinking as she walked, and she didn't feel too tired.