Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Seeing Chen Changfan lingering in front of his restaurant, the waiter at Shiweizhai went out to greet him, "Sir, please come in for your meal!"

Chen Changfan waved his hand and said, "I'm here to sell fish."

As he spoke, he lifted the lid of the basket, revealing a large basket full of fish.

The clerk yelled and called the shopkeeper out.

"Shopkeeper Fu! Someone's here to sell fish! They're all big batches!"

After a while, the shopkeeper Nafu came out from the counter. He was short and fat with a mustache.

There was a shrewd look in her small eyes, and her eyes lit up when she saw the fish in Chen Changfan's basket.

"You are very capable, sir. It is not easy to catch such a big fish!"

Chen Changfan smiled and waved his hand, "It's just luck. Shopkeeper Fu, please give me an estimate."

Shopkeeper Fu nodded, quickly sorted the fish, and then asked his clerk to weigh them and quickly gave a price.

"It's 148 coins in total. I'll give you 150 coins."

Chen Changfan nodded.

This price was about what he expected. If he still sold it to the fishmonger in Wujiazhuang, he would be lucky to get a hundred coins.

Seeing that Shopkeeper Fu was about to pay, Chen Changfan quickly opened another basket and said, "Shopkeeper Fu, take another look at these two fish."

Shopkeeper Fu looked over, was stunned for a moment, and then was filled with excitement and ecstasy.

"It's Akao! There are two of them!"

Shopkeeper Fu looked at Chen Changfan, and this time there was a rare hint of respect in his eyes.

Anyone who can catch two redtail fish at once is definitely not just lucky.

He must have some real skills.

"Name your price, Shopkeeper Fu."

Chen Changfan was also a little excited. How much could these two redtail fish sell for?

This time, Shopkeeper Fu personally weighed the two redtails, and he could not help but exclaim repeatedly:

"This one weighs two pounds and three ounces, it's truly rare!"

"This one weighs seven pounds and one ounce. I've never seen one before!"

Shopkeeper Fu took a deep breath and finally calmed down a little. He quickly calculated in his mind, then looked at Chen Changfan and solemnly gave a quote:

"I'll give you two taels of silver for these two fish! How about that?"

Two taels of silver!

The guy next to him was dumbfounded.

Two fish were only worth two taels of silver, which was more than he could earn in a year!

At the current exchange rate in the Dawu Dynasty, one tael of silver is equivalent to approximately 1000 coins.

These two taels of silver are equivalent to 2000 copper coins, or 20 strings of cash.

A clerk's monthly wages were only one string of silver coins. After working hard for a year, he could probably only save one or two taels of silver.

This ragged guy actually caught enough fish in one go to earn himself two years of hard work!

"What are you still standing there for? Put the fish in the bucket quickly. If it dies, it's worthless!"

Shopkeeper Fu kicked his clerk on the butt, breaking the latter's red eye.

The offer given by Manager Fu was actually within Chen Changfan's expectations.

According to his estimation, this seven-jin redtail is probably only worth one and a half taels of silver. After all, the bigger the fish, the more exaggerated the price increase.

After the payment and goods were settled, Manager Fu became noticeably warmer towards Chen Changfan, calling him "Brother Chen" all the time.

The reason is that next time I catch a redtail, I will definitely send it to him and the price will definitely be fair!

In response, Chen Changfan smiled but said nothing.

His perfect fishing skills must not be exposed, so he did not dare to agree to it without hesitation, otherwise it would easily attract attention.

When he went to Wujiazhuang to attend the market, he thought he had been very cautious, but he didn't expect that he would still be found.

Now that we have arrived in the county town, we must be extra vigilant.

After walking around a few streets and alleys, Chen Changfan turned into a clothing shop to change his clothes. Only then did he come out with half a piece of cloth in his arms.

He put the two taels of silver safely into his arms, and spent 40 copper coins directly.

This made him sigh that the things in the county town were good, but also really expensive.

After buying some rice, flour, oil and salt, he once again lamented the soaring prices.

Overnight, the price of rice rose to 8 cents per liter, and he bought ten liters of rice in one go.

Glancing at the roast chicken next door for 20 cents each, the aroma kept drilling into his nostrils. Chen Changfan gritted his teeth and bought one, then headed straight for the south gate of the county town.

If I keep going, I might lose the two taels of silver in my hand.

While waiting for Lao Wei, Chen Changfan saw the guards standing guard in front of the city gate, all armed with sharp weapons, and suddenly felt uneasy.

During the famine years, bandits were rampant. If you were unlucky enough to encounter them on your way back, you would most likely be in great danger.

When Chen Changfan thought about the possibility that the two taels of silver he had just obtained would be given to the bandits, he felt it necessary to arm himself simply.

Thinking of this, he turned directly into a farm tool shop at the city gate.

As for why he bought farm tools instead of swords, it was because Chen Changfan didn't want to be hacked to death by the two guards as soon as he went out.

The Dawu Dynasty had a clear rule that "carrying a sword into the streets is equivalent to treason."

In fact, this is not difficult to understand. In ancient times, cold weapons had absolute advantages.

Therefore, carrying a knife is a serious crime, and privately hoarding salt and iron is a direct crime.

Anyone who dares to casually pull out a big knife in the street is most likely a bandit.

When the officers and soldiers saw this, they rushed up and hacked him to death without asking any questions.

Compared with swords and knives, farm tools made of the same iron seem much more reasonable and have considerable lethality.

For example, the iron fork that Chen Changfan is holding in his hand at this moment can be used to stab fish, snakes, and all people with bad intentions.

His knuckles tapped lightly on the iron fork, making a muffled sound, and Chen Changfan smacked his lips secretly.

The iron smelting technology of the Dawu Dynasty was not yet developed, and this iron fork contained too many impurities and lacked rigidity.

It might not be very useful as a long stick for chopping, but stabbing should not be a problem.

Even so, this iron fork is still sold for 70 cents, and no bargaining is allowed.

He cast his eyes on the fork next to him. It had an iron fork head and a wooden handle, and seemed to be much inferior.

But the price is reasonable, 30 cents.

Chen Changfan bought the wooden fork with some reluctance and left the farm tool shop.

At this time, Lao Wei's ox cart was just coming. Chen Changfan greeted him and jumped lightly onto the ox cart.

Seeing Chen Changfan's changed outfit, with the cloth and the fork, Old Wei's eyes flashed with envy, but he didn't say much.

Chen Changfan tacitly did not ask Lao Wei what he was doing in the city. The two chatted casually and soon returned to Dahe Village.

Chen Changfan was actually a little nervous along the way. He was worried that he might really encounter bandits or something.

But it seems that I was overthinking it. The bandits wouldn't be so arrogant as to run onto the main road and rob people in the middle of the day.

Of course, it would be best if he didn't encounter any bandits. He didn't think he could kill all the bandits with a fork and get away with it.

What this iron fork provided him at this moment was more of an emotional value called "sense of security".

"Old Wei, the fare!"

Chen Changfan handed over four copper coins and stuffed them into Lao Wei's hand, and he did not refuse.

4 copper coins are the round trip fare.

Chen Changfan couldn't help sighing when he thought about how Old Wei had been driving for half a day and couldn't even afford a white flour steamed bun.

These were the years of famine.

And this is only the early stage. He needs to accumulate wealth quickly and store food in advance in order to survive in this chaotic world.

"I live in Xiaoshi Village. You can find me when you go to the county town."

Old Wei nodded to Chen Changfan and left in the ox cart.

It turned out that the two were from neighboring villages, and since Old Wei was very kind to her, maybe they could interact more often in the future.

Chen Changfan clenched the iron fork in his hand and walked into a forest at the entrance of the village. He did not stop until he was sure that no one would discover him.

He called up the system panel and planned to conduct a very important experiment.