Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

"I think they are all in the same group. Those people on East Street might have been arranged by them on purpose." Erdan complained in a low voice.

Helplessly, they could only swallow their anger and wait in line on South Street.

It was finally their turn.

"What are you selling?" asked the accountant disdainfully.

Nao Nao: "Selling seafood."

The man seemed interested and stretched his neck to look into their bucket, but unfortunately the bucket was too deep and he couldn't see anything.

Seeing that they were just a few half-grown children, I thought they wouldn't be any good people.

"Tsk!" The accountant curled his lips and took out a wooden sign. "The booth fee is twelve cents, and the wooden sign deposit is four cents."

"Twelve cents?" Biaozi exclaimed, "We are just selling seafood, why should we charge twelve cents for the booth?"

"Why are you talking so loudly, little bastard? You are selling seafood, you should go to the meat market. The cheapest stall in the meat market is twelve cents. You can go if you want or not. If you don't want to go, get lost."

Naonao pulled Biaozi and counted out sixteen copper coins from his pocket and gave them to the other party.

"Hmph!" The accountant rolled his eyes and threw the wooden sign at them.

There is a piece of meat painted on the wooden sign, representing the meat market. The two circles on the left represent the second row from the left. You can just find any stall in the second row.

Because the yamen runners had already drawn the boundaries of the stalls, one circle for each stall.

At this time, many stalls in the second row already had stall owners. They were either busy packing up the goods or had already displayed the goods for passers-by to choose from. Everyone looked unhappy.

“Why is this stall so small?”

Biaozi looked at several stalls in a row. All of them were the size of pot lids. Once the water buckets were put in, they would be full. People had to squeeze in and stand at the back, and couldn't even squat.

"Okay, just make do with it. Once you've sold everything, you can go home. This new magistrate is a piece of shit. He's got a bad head and a bad bottom."

As Naonao spoke, he started to place the buckets.

There are many people selling pork, chicken and duck around here, but they are the only ones selling fresh seafood.

Erdan asked, "Why are there so few stores selling salted fish and dried seaweed this year?"

In previous years, during this season, many people came to sell salted fish and dried seaweed. There wasn’t much else at the seaside, but a lot of seafood. After all, people in the town didn’t go out to sea, so they still had to eat seafood.

An old lady selling chickens nearby took over the conversation and said, "How much money can you make from selling salted fish? The minimum stall fee is twelve copper coins, which is of course not cost-effective. It's better to sell it on the streets."

Erdan said in confusion: "Shouldn't normal seafood go to the fish market? We were also forced to go to the meat market."

The old woman spat on the ground in anger, and when no one noticed, she said, "These black-hearted tax collectors said that the fish market is not suitable for opening at this season and can only be opened after the sea opens. They have reassigned the egg and dried fish sellers to the meat market."

In previous years, a separate area would be set aside for selling dried fish and other seafood. If a farmer wanted to sell a few eggs along with his vegetables, he could just sell them at the vegetable market and they would not be sent to the meat market.

"What's the difference between this and robbery!" said Biaozi.

Naonao frowned and said sullenly, "Don't worry about it, just sell the things and leave."

The atmosphere here is not good at all. Something might happen later. It’s better to sell things and leave early.

Having made up his mind, Nao Nao shouted at the top of his voice, "Fresh seafood for sale! Fresh giant groupers! Green shells (green-backed lobsters)!"

! Black carp! Yellow croaker! Everything you need! Limited quantity! First come first served, there will be no more later! "

The young boys in the fishing family have been helping with housework since early in life, and they are very familiar with the hawking in the fish market.

"Green shell? Is it real?" A diner immediately came up with interest.

"Giant groupers? Are there still giant groupers in this season? Are they alive or salted?" Another person who looked like a manager also came over.

Erdan immediately used a scoop net to scoop up the water in the bucket, "splash!" A large grouper struggled and flipped over in the water within the range of the scoop net.

"Wow! It's really a giant grouper! It's still alive! How much is it?" Someone asked the price immediately.

Naonao quoted the price they had agreed upon before, "Twenty-eight coins per pound!"

If it is in the fishing season, the price of large grouper is about 20 cents.

"Expensive!"

Nao Nao said, "Not expensive! Not expensive! Not expensive at all. When the sea is open, a pound costs twenty cents. Now it's freezing cold, and salted and dried fish are not cheap, let alone fresh fish. Besides, it took a lot of effort to fish this fish up!"

"Alright! Just install it for me!"

The man who looked like a manager immediately handed over his basket.

I am so lucky today that I can encounter a live giant grouper at this time of year. I will take it back later. My master will definitely be very happy, and he will be proud to entertain his friends.

Those buyers who were still hesitating just now were a little frustrated at this time. If they had known earlier, they would not have thought about bargaining. Who knew that someone would make a move so quickly.

"Give it! Give it!"

Suddenly, a few people rudely pushed the crowd aside and squeezed to the front.

"Haha! It really is a giant grouper. Great! Put it on!"

The two people behind him immediately stepped forward and picked up the bucket.

"Hey! Do you understand the principle of first come first served? I have reserved this fish!" said the manager unconvinced.

The leader glanced at him and said arrogantly, "If you say it's yours, it's yours!" His spit splashed all over the latter's face, "Did you pay?"

“Whoosh!” “Snap!”

The leader casually threw a piece of silver at the feet of the noisy people.

"I pay first, so I'm mine!" "Get out of here!"

After saying that, he walked away carrying the bucket filled with giant groupers and green shells!

"This, this, this!" The manager-like man was so angry that his mouth was almost crooked. "When did such a group of robbers come to Xinpu Town?"

Someone nearby said cryptically, "Where did it come from? Where else could it have come from? It must have come with a certain hat!"

"Brother, please be careful with your words! The town has been in unrest lately, so don't talk nonsense!" a scholar advised.

An old man nodded and said, "A wise man never suffers a loss. These people are in the limelight right now. Don't mess with them! Don't mess with them!"

Erdan picked up the broken silver on the ground, spat in the direction where those people left, and cursed: "You are a dog who relies on the power of others!"

Then he handed the silver to Nao Nao, "Brother Nao Nao, look, is this enough?"

Nao Nao weighed it in his hand and said, "The bucket is stuck upside down."

Biaozi also cursed angrily: "You have no money but you still act like a big shot! What a shame!"

Without the green shells and giant groupers, the seafood at the back sold out very quickly and was sold out in less than a quarter of an hour.

Those arrogant men gave about two cents of silver, which is two hundred big coins. The remaining seafood was about thirty pounds, and the average price was five cents per pound, so the total was about one hundred and fifty cents. This time, a total profit of about three hundred cents was made. After deducting the fees for the wooden barrels and the stall, there were about three hundred cents left.

This is because it is the closed season and the New Year is coming soon. Everyone wants to buy a fresh fish to pray for good luck and abundance, so they pay a high price.

After selling the fish, they went to the tax collector to refund the deposit for their stall. Because they sold the fish quickly and other stalls were still setting up, there was no queue this time and they quickly collected their deposit and left.

"Brother Naonao, where are we going next?" Erdan asked excitedly.

Although it was very unpleasant before, children forget things quickly and are soon replaced by the joy of the upcoming New Year and the happiness of getting the money.

Naonao looked around and said, "Let's go eat something delicious!"

Biaozi said happily: "What delicious food do you want to eat?"

Erdan's eyes sparkled as he asked, "How about candied haws?"

The candied haws are red and round, strung together and coated with a layer of sugar. They are shiny like stars, sour and sweet, and are both beautiful and delicious.

"Okay! Let's go buy some candied haws."

It has been a long time since they had eaten candied haws. They gathered around the straw used to make the candied haws and carefully picked the ones.

Soon, someone came with a bright red candied haws in his hand, and he also had a few more in his bag, which were for his brothers and sisters at home.

Nao Nao suggested, "Let's buy one for Li Yu'er as well."

The other two immediately nodded in agreement. Biaozi said, "Although Li Yu'er is a maid, she is very loyal. If she asks me to give her a chicken leg, then she will give me a chicken leg and if she asks me to give her a candied haws, I agree."

Erdan also said, "I agree, and she even gave us some candy."

So they bought another string, wrapped it in oil paper, put it in the bag, and prepared to give it to Li Yuer later.

The candied haws are wrapped with a lot of sugar, and a string costs four cents. For an ordinary family, it is not a cheap snack.