Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

When they heard the mention of Wan Mansion, Li Yuer and Li Laosan looked at each other guiltily.

But this does not affect their joy of making money.

Shopkeeper Qian waved his hand and asked the men to start moving and weighing the fish.

"Uncle Qian, wait a moment." Li Yuer interrupted them, "We can keep some of these fish to give away, not many, just a few will do."

Shopkeeper Qian was a little reluctant, but he had no choice but to agree.

Li Erlang came close to Wen Li Yu'er and whispered, "Yu Bao'er, why are you keeping the fish? We don't have anyone to give it to."

Li Yuer picked out an eel from the big goods, caught a large yellow croaker, and caught three red sea breams and a sea bass from the ordinary fish, and put them in a separate bucket.

Li Yuer pointed at the bucket and said to Li Laosan, "Uncle San, take this bucket and tell him that it is for his brother."

Li Laosan didn't understand, but he didn't ask any further questions at this time.

Naonao took the bucket. Although he was a little confused, he didn't ask on the spot.

He knew that Li Yuer would not do anything meaningless, there must be another reason.

After Li Yuer kept all the fish, the waiter started to weigh them.

The average price of a large piece of goods weighing thirty jin is fifteen cents per jin.

The grouper was weighed separately and weighed 5.5 jin, and was sold at a high price of 25 wen per jin.

The remaining fish were all alive, with plenty of weight, good heads, and a complete appearance. They were not injured or had large pieces of scales missing. Shopkeeper Qian directly gave an average price of five cents. When they were weighed, they weighed a total of 216.8 jin. Shopkeeper Qian calculated the price as an integer of 217 jin.

As for the golden divine fish, he gave ten taels of silver directly.

This fish will be of great use to them. Maybe it can open a door to new connections for their boss.

This time, Li Yuer and his friends earned a total of 11 taels and more than 600 coins.

This is such a pleasant surprise! A genetically mutated cat shark was sold for a whopping ten taels of silver!

It seems that the ancients had a deep superstition about auspicious signs.

Li Yuer was okay, just smiling happily, but the others were so excited that they almost went crazy.

What does ten taels of silver mean?

For islanders like the Li family, it means they can buy two large black-sailed boats, enough for their two sons to start their own families. For the villagers of Fushui Village, it means they can build three large tiled houses and a large yard.

Erdan twisted Biaozi's arm, causing him to gasp in pain, but he did not dare to scream out loud, for fear of being embarrassed and looked down upon, and then being disastrous if others stopped buying their seafood in the future.

When the few people were leaving, Shopkeeper Qian cheerfully packed a box of leftover snacks for them to take with them on the road.

Having received a large sum of money, Li Yuer naturally would not treat himself badly. He directly divided the snacks among them, giving each person one piece.

There was an extra piece, and everyone said to give it to Li Yuer.

Erdan was eating the snack and looked at Biaozi, who quickly put the remaining half of the snack into his arms.

"How about this! I'll eat yours." Erdan glared at Biaozi.

Nao Nao came up to Li Yu'er with a bucket and said, "Yu Bao'er, you don't have to leave this fish for my brother. We caught this fish together. It's not appropriate to give it to my brother alone."

He estimated that there were at least 20 kilograms of fish in the bucket. This much fish could be sold for at least 100 coins. Eels and yellow croakers could be sold for more than 10 coins per kilogram.

If you want to eat fish at home, eat cheap fish.

Li Yu'er did not answer his question directly, but said loudly to everyone: "Friends, listen to me, this fish is indeed reserved for his eldest brother Nao Nao."

Seeing Li Yuer's serious expression, everyone stopped playing and chatting and looked over.

Li Yuer continued, "You know what kind of people those two people at the town gate are, and you can guess that there are people from the government behind them. If we don't send the fish to the clerk, they may investigate it later. By then, not only us, but also the clerk may be in trouble."

Da Tou Li understood everything at once and said, "Yu Baoer is absolutely right. We can't be grateful, but we can't cause trouble for Nao Nao's brother either."

Li Erlang said with some embarrassment: "But the clerk is in Huihai County. Do we still need to go to the county town?"

It takes about half an hour to drive from Xinpu Town to Huihai County. Taking a horse carriage would be faster, shortening the time by one third. With a round trip, you can get back to the village before dark.

Li Yuer said, "We must go, and we can't go empty-handed. This time we were able to preserve the golden fish thanks to the reputation of Big Brother Nao Nao. Although he didn't do anything, we borrowed his official name as a guarantee for us. Otherwise, how could we have made so much money today?"

Everyone present has a good character. Although some of them have some minor flaws and thoughts, they still know how to make choices when faced with major issues.

"Yes, we should go and thank Naonao and his elder brother." Erdan said.

Biaozi nodded vigorously and said, "That's for sure."

Li Laosan said: "It's not enough to just take the fish, it's better to add something else."

Naonao was a little touched and wanted to refuse, but his friends were determined to buy things and he couldn't stop them.

Finally, under Nao Nao's persuasion, everyone bought a bag of ordinary tea, two bags of snacks from Delicious House, a roast chicken, a pot of Bamboo Leaf Green from Chengji Distillery, and a piece of satin from Liuji Cloth.

There was a reason why Li Yuer did this. The Li family was going to do business in the future. Even if there was no one in the government office to rely on, it would be good to have someone who could pass on messages.

Just like the matter of his third uncle, or the matter of his cousin, if someone in the yamen passed on the news, they could at least avoid some people who they should not offend in advance.

When buying satin, Naonao tried his best to stop them, but in the end he was unable to persuade Li Yuer and the others.

The gift was quite expensive. The items alone amounted to one or two taels of silver. Including the fish, it amounted to one or two or three hundred coins. Fresh fish was in great demand before the New Year. It could be said that there was no demand for it and one could not necessarily buy it even if he had money.

Especially the eels that are good for the body and the yellow croaker that represents good luck.

Ten people were too many, but they were all good friends, so it would be inappropriate to leave anyone behind. In the end, they spent five more cents on top of the thirty cents and chartered a large carriage.

Li Yuer took a nap in the car.

When they were almost at the county town, Erdan excitedly opened the curtain and looked around, "Wow, this is the county town! This is my first time here."

Shitou said honestly: "The gate of the county town is really big, and there are soldiers guarding it. It's scary."

The driver took over and said, "Don't be afraid. We are not criminals, so why should we be afraid of the police?

But there is a fee for carriages to enter the city. If you are willing to pay, we can go in by carriage. If not, I will let you in at the city gate."

Naonao felt bad for spending so much money before, and thinking that his brother lived not far away, he said, "It's not far, we can just walk there."

So, several people got off the car at the city gate and followed the crowd into the city.

As expected of a county town, the streets are obviously wider and smoother than those in Xinpu Town. There are many more people on the streets, and the surrounding buildings are taller and bigger, mostly made of bricks and tiles.

As soon as they entered the city, they found that they were dressed a little shabbily. They were all wearing old clothes from going to the sea. Who would wear nice clothes when working?

The more pretentious Li Erlang and Li Yu'er were better dressed, at least they were made of fine cloth.

Nao Nao's eldest brother is called Wen Huaizhang. He and his wife rent a house with a courtyard in Dongcheng District.

The prices in the county town are much higher than those in Xinpu Town, especially for houses. Even in Dongcheng District where ordinary people live, a house costs dozens of taels.

The village chief's family only makes money by farming and going out to sea. Wen Huaizhang has a monthly salary of 800 wen, and he has to support his second son's studies. He cannot afford to buy a house in the county town.