Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

From a distance, the Li family saw the waiter Lai Fu standing at the door greeting and seeing off guests.

It was the first time for Li Dalang and his companions to come to a place like Nongchaolou. Looking at the nobles in gorgeous clothes coming in and out, they couldn't help but lower their heads a little.

Their usual behavior is that when they see an important person while walking, they will stay away from him, for fear of accidentally bumping into or offending someone they shouldn't offend.

As for going to the government to reason, that was something they had never thought about in their entire lives.

In the eyes of ordinary people, no matter what, you should never get involved with the yamen. There is a saying from our ancestors: If there is a yamen behind the temple, people will become poor and their life will be shortened.

"Hey! Uncle Li, you're here!"

Without waiting for them to come forward, Lai Fu took the initiative to approach them from a distance.

Shopkeeper Qian reported the matter of the whale meat to his boss, who immediately decided to hold a "whale tasting banquet". Lai Fu was rewarded for his contribution in the recommendation.

If the Whale Tasting Banquet goes well, the owner plans to open another restaurant in the county. At that time, he will be promoted to be an apprentice accountant. After learning for a few years and becoming a master, not only will his monthly salary increase, he may also be promoted to accountant.

He has been in high spirits these days, and was naturally happy to see the Li family.

"Brother Laifu, good morning!" Li Yuer greeted him with a smile.

Lai Fu felt even happier and led everyone into the restaurant through the back door.

Manager Qian arrived very quickly. After yesterday's interaction, the discussion went smoothly. The price remained unchanged at twenty cents.

"I wonder how much inventory your village has in total? Why don't you sell it to us all at once? We will send a car to pick it up, and you won't have the trouble of going back and forth." asked Shopkeeper Qian.

Old Lady Cai said, according to the plan she had prepared at home, "Every household in our village has some whale meat. When the villagers heard that we had a way to sell it, they asked us to help sell it. We are all from the same village, so we can't refuse.

If we add up the families who are willing to sell, the total is at least 10,000 kilograms.”

When Shopkeeper Qian heard this, a satisfied smile appeared on his face. He did not doubt that the whale meat belonged to the Li family. He thought that the reason why all the whale meat was sold by the Li family was because they made a profit from the difference.

Manager Qian doesn't care whether the Li family is a middleman or not. He just wants to get enough and high-quality whale meat.

It would be better if the Li family could act as a go-between so that they don't have to deal with every household one by one.

Li Yuer secretly looked at the expression of Shopkeeper Qian, and when she saw the gleam of light in his eyes, she knew that the other party could not only eat it all, but also would not bargain.

Sure enough, Shopkeeper Qian said in an awkward tone, "More than 10,000 kilograms is indeed a bit too much. I wonder if the price can be lowered a little. You know, meat doesn't last long. Even though it's winter, it still doesn't taste as good as fresh meat if it's been stored for too long."

Bullshit! Li Yuer cursed inwardly. Frozen meat for a few days would not affect the taste at all.

Old Mrs. Cai glanced at Li Yuer, and Li Yuer touched her nose imperceptibly. This was the secret signal they had agreed upon: touching the nose meant that she would not bargain.

But if she wanted to say she would not bargain, Old Lady Cai also said in a very embarrassing way: "Shopkeeper Qian, it's not that we don't want to lower the price, but you see, we sell it for 20 cents today, and tomorrow we sell it to the villagers for 18 or 19. It's not right. Who knows what they think of us behind our backs."

Qian Zhangui had no intention of bargaining, he just said it out of habit, and seeing this, he no longer insisted and said, "Indeed, I can't make it difficult for you. Let's put it this way, we will accept the price, but you have to ensure that the quality of each one is the same as it is now."

Shopkeeper Qian's original intention was to scare the other party with a price cut, and then make concessions to make the other party grateful, so as to ensure that the meat they collected from door to door was fresh.

Old Mrs. Cai breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed: "Don't worry, if anyone dares to pass off inferior goods as good ones and ruin the reputation of the entire village, the village will naturally not let them go."

Both parties were very satisfied and reached an agreement immediately. Shopkeeper Qian was in a hurry to deliver the goods, but the Li family had no stock at the moment. After much persuasion, they agreed to deliver the goods in three days.

This time, the Li family brought a total of 350 kilograms of whale meat and sold it for seven taels of silver.

After leaving Nongchao Tower, Uncle Li and his companions were still dizzy. It was not until they saw the snacks and drinks given by the shopkeeper with money in their hands that they felt that this was not just a dream.

Li Erlang quietly looked at Li Yuer, who usually had little presence, and found that he was rarely sharp-tongued.

"You're quite adventurous when you go out, little girl, but I think you're just a newborn calf who's not afraid of tigers, you're just lucky.

Does this mean that you will be blessed after surviving a disaster? You have been lucky these days, girl!"

Li Yuer proudly pointed her chin at him: "Puh! Puh! Puh! Do you know how to speak? Who is the newborn calf? Who is lucky? I am a heroine who is as good as men, okay?"

This made everyone laugh.

"My dear little Yu Bao'er, you know that women are as good as men. Great! Our family will have a female general in the future."

Old Madam Cai was not happy and immediately retorted, "Go away! You keep talking nonsense all day long. Don't corrupt the girl. Your daughter Yu Baoer will marry a scholar and become the wife of an official in the future. Why would she be a fierce woman who wields swords and guns?"

Li Yuer: ...

The old couple were really optimistic. The family was in debt and had no house or land. Being a female general and an official's wife was as difficult as going to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. There was a huge distance between them.

The revolution has not yet succeeded, comrades still need to work hard!

The Li family members were chatting and laughing, and they were in a very happy mood. The gloom of the past few days was swept away.

The sky, which had been gloomy for a long time, began to clear up at this time. The sun, which had not been seen for several days, was finally released from the tight clouds, emitting soft sunlight, as if it was happy for the Li family.

“Who is it?!” Boss Li shouted towards the alley not far away.

The Li family members took up the wooden sticks and carrying poles in their hands and held them across their chests, looking as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

Carrying such a huge amount of money on them, the Li family had to be extra cautious, for fear of encountering thieves.

A ragged figure slowly moved out from the alley.

"Bighead!" Li Erlang immediately revealed the identity of the person who came.

The boy was thin and of medium height. He wore a loose patched cotton jacket with yellow and balled cotton wool showing in some places.

As his nickname suggests, the boy is as thin as a bamboo pole, which makes his already big head look even more prominent.

Mr. and Mrs. Li's faces immediately turned cold.

Datou is the bad friends that Li Laosan and Li Fuyi made in the town. On weekdays, these people hang out in the town, occasionally bullying children and demanding protection fees from stall owners.

Knowing that it was this bunch of bad guys, Old Man Li's face immediately turned cold, thinking: He must have recognized them, and he must have no good intentions in following them.

"Why are you following us?" Old Man Li's tone became obviously colder and harder. "Where is that jerk, Old Third?"

Old man Li thought, his younger brother is nearby, and his own son, the gang leader, must be there too, he is hiding from him, too embarrassed to see anyone.

He was thinking that the third brother had given the family some money for emergency a few days ago, so he was planning to change for the better, but now something unexpected has happened.

He didn't know where the one and a half ounces of silver came from, and he had been worried for days. Now that he had the silver, he must force him to return the stolen silver to the owner.

Datou was in a dilemma, but he finally gritted his teeth and said, "Grandpa Li, something happened to my third brother!"

Mrs. Cai's legs went weak immediately, but Li Yuer quickly helped her up and prevented her from falling.

"What happened to the third brother?"

Datou confessed honestly: "He was cheated and sold into the mines. He will be taken away tomorrow."

Old Mrs. Cai's eyes went dark for a while, and the others were also terrified.

Li Erlang grabbed the other man by the collar and shouted angrily: "Such a big thing, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Datou said aggrievedly, "I saw you guys yesterday, Uncle Li, but I didn't dare to go into the Nongchao Building. I waited at the back door for a long time, but I didn't see you come out."

Li Yuer touched her nose guiltily. How could she know that it was Big Head who came through the back door of the restaurant yesterday? Who would not hide when seeing a sneaky person?

"What should I do?" Old Mrs. Cai was so anxious that her eyes turned black.

Li Yu'er was still calm at this time. She wanted to know the details first, and asked, "Who cheated him?"

The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it. If you want to save people, you must first understand what people and forces are involved here.

"We don't know who they are, but we know they set up a stall at the dock, recruiting people to work, and the wages are very high. One and a half taels of silver a month, which is about half a tael higher than the monthly salary of an ordinary accountant.

There were a lot of people watching, but only a few actually came forward to sign up. No one was a fool, and they all guessed that there was something fishy going on.

We were originally there to watch the fun, but who knew that the third brother would suddenly rush out to sign up."

The Li family knew very well why Li Laosan did that. At that time, Li Laoer's leg was broken, his second sister-in-law was in labor, and his little nephew was dying. In order to save them, Li Laosan had no choice but to go ahead even though he knew there was a tiger hiding in the mountain.

Datou's eyes were red, and he choked up and said, "When the third brother signed up, the brothers wanted to go with him, but he refused to let us go, saying that if he couldn't come back, we should take care of the Li family at the dock in the future."