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

Market, fish stall.

It was almost closing time, so the vendors were quietly packing up their goods and there were not many pedestrians on the street.

Aunt Liu was washing a pot, bricklayer Hu was sweeping and dusting, and Old Wei was carrying a bucket of dirty water and preparing to pour it out.

despair!despair!despair!

A cute little pony was parked not far from the fish stall, with a figure sitting on it, looking at the three people with a smile on his face.

"My boss."

"My boss is back?"

"Boss, do you know how many bowls of noodles I sold today?"

Aunt Liu's face flushed with excitement, and Old Wei and Hu the bricklayer also looked at Chen Changfan with excitement.

"Don't be impatient, take your time," Chen Changfan gestured to the three to clean up the stall, and then led them into Shiweizhai.

When he saw that it was Chen Changfan who came, Manager Fu directly arranged a private room upstairs for the four of them.

"Boss, this is the income from selling snail noodles today," Aunt Liu took out a cloth bag and put it on the table. It looked like there were about ten strings of money in it.

"It's 1200 Wen in total, and that's because the dough isn't enough. Otherwise, I think it could sell for 1500 Wen!"

When talking about making money, Aunt Liu's face turned red again, obviously she was still extremely excited.

"You sold 120 bowls of snail noodles in one day. Aunt Liu, you are amazing!" Chen Changfan couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

This performance would be considered a very impressive turnover in later generations.

Selling more than 100 bowls of noodles a day is enough to match the daily sales of a snack bar, and this is all supported by Aunt Liu alone.

"Aunt Liu, you've worked so hard! Your wages have increased from 20 to 30 wen!"

Chen Changfan took out 30 copper coins and pushed them in front of Aunt Liu.

"Master!"

Aunt Liu stood up suddenly, which scared Chen Changfan.

She pursed her lips, her voice choking with sobs: "The boss is kind! I will definitely work hard!"

Holding the thirty-cent coin and carefully putting it in her arms, Aunt Liu could hardly suppress the smile on her face.

Thirty cents!

Who would have thought that I could earn thirty cents a day?

My wages alone are at least equivalent to those of two strong laborers!

Now I go home and see if Old Liu dares to hit me again?

He has to worship me!

Chen Changfan didn't know that these thirty cents could trigger such a rich inner drama in Aunt Liu. He turned to look at Lao Wei.

"Boss! Business at the fish stall is better today than ever. Not only are all the giant bone fish sold out, but all the other catches are sold out!"

Old Wei took out a large cloth bag and placed it on the table, making a loud noise.

Chen Changfan took a glance.

Hey!

A lot of small change.

How many coins are these worth? I can’t count them all.

"Boss, I've kept track of everything. The giant bony fish meat sold for ten taels of silver, and the other fish, shrimp, and crabs sold for five taels of silver. I also put away the fish scales, bones, and offal."

Chen Changfan nodded.

The number reported by Lao Wei was almost the same as what he expected, so it was obvious that he was not lying.

He looked around and saw that the three of them looked respectful, almost worshipful, at him.

And he was very satisfied with these people.

Chen Changfan was not a stingy person, and he immediately paid Lao Wei 30 cents as wages.

As for Hu the bricklayer, he was directly lent the three strings of money that had been agreed upon before, and from today on, his wages would be calculated at 30 wen a day until he paid back the three strings of money.

After receiving the money, the two of them smiled happily and expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

After putting away the two cloth bundles, Chen Changfan silently did some calculations.

Auction, fish catch, snail noodles, the total income for the day...

It actually reached 570 taels?

Of course, most of this money came from the sale of the giant bony fish.

It is quite good to sell an orange quality treasure fish at this price.

I just don't know if there are any above Orange? Could it be a Golden Legend?

What kind of creature is that? A creature of the level of the Dragon King of the East Sea?

Chen Changfan felt that he was thinking too much.

Putting aside the question of whether there are dragons in this world, this orange-colored giant bony fish alone almost killed him. If there really were dragons, his first reaction would definitely be to run away.

When she first encountered the giant bony fish, if it weren't for the special terrain of Jiudaowan, Shen Cuiyun would have become a widow long ago.

It was that time that he stabbed the giant bone fish in the mouth, making it unable to eat.

I took advantage of its weakness and killed it with great difficulty.

The food at Shiweizhai is delicious. It cost a large sum of money and was enough for four people to eat.

Even so, the food on the table was still swept away, and Lao Wei and the other two were almost too full to walk.

Chen Changfan cursed these people inwardly for being useless, then ordered some food to pack up, intending to take it home for his wife.

"You two should continue setting up the stall tomorrow. After Old Hu buys the cow, come with me to buy some wood. There's a lot of work to do."

After dinner, Chen Changfan began to arrange the work. When Hu the bricklayer heard about buying wood and doing work, his eyes lit up immediately, "Boss, are you going to build a house?"

Chen Changfan pondered for a moment, "I guess so, but I don't plan to find many people, let's just do it the two of us first."

"Okay, I thought about it today and decided to pick up a used car tomorrow. I can fix it up and use it without delaying my work for you."

By this time, Hu the bricklayer had already taken out a loan for an ox, and he was more anxious to get to work than anyone else.

"Okay, then let's get up early. Aunt Liu, remember to come to my house to get rice."

Aunt Liu couldn't help but sigh, "Boss, the price of rice has risen to 35 wen per liter. Do you think we should raise the price of our snail noodles as well?"

35 wen per liter?

So has Shang Zhengren gone crazy because of poverty?

"No one cares at all. Qian Ke is Shang Zhengren's dog, and the county magistrate is also on close terms with Shang Zhengren. Shang Zhengren has the final say in this market!" Old Wei also sighed, obviously having heard some rumors.

Are officials and businessmen colluding to exploit the people?

Chen Changfan's face was slightly gloomy, but he was helpless.

One is the president of the Chamber of Commerce, and the other is the county magistrate.

When the two of them work together, manipulating prices is easy.

With the rice prices skyrocketing, I'm sure the two of them made a fortune.

only……

The people of Qingshan County have suffered a lot.

"We just opened, so it's not appropriate to raise the price right away. Let's keep it at ten cents a bowl."

Chen Changfan can't control others, he can only control his own conscience.

"The boss is kind..."

Aunt Liu looked at Chen Erlang deeply and sighed from the bottom of her heart.

"Boss, when I was selling fish today, I heard a few people talking about seeing a giant dragon in the Chiwei River. It's said to be three meters long and terrifying!"

During the meal, Lao Wei suddenly talked about a big dragon, which attracted everyone's attention.

Are there any giant creatures in this river?

"What does that giant dragon look like? Is it dark green?"

Chen Changfan thought of a possibility and asked.

Old Wei shook his head. "It doesn't seem so. I heard those two talking about a golden dragon. They shouldn't mistake green for gold, right?"

A golden dragon?

"You must be bragging. The biggest bony fish in this river has been killed by our boss. How could there be any big ones in the river?" Aunt Liu obviously didn't believe it either.

Hu the bricklayer pondered, "Maybe it really exists... When I was digging yellow mud by the river, I saw a golden tail. The tail was as thick as an arm..."

Chen Changfan raised his eyebrows secretly.

Three zhang long, which is ten meters.

Anyone who can grow to this size must not be a vegetarian.

Could it be some giant crocodile?

Or is it a giant python that has lived for many years?

But why is it gold?

Could it be that I saw it wrong?

After all, the ancients had limited knowledge, and there were mistakes such as mistaking a crocodile for a dragon king and a giant python for a dragon.

Maybe it's these two creatures.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help licking his lips.

After all, the immense pleasure of catching and killing the giant bony fish made his desire for giant creatures rise again.

Catching a giant python with one rod, or catching a giant crocodile in the river, that's what a real man does!

"Old Wei, tell me in more detail, where did those two people see the giant dragon?"

"Boss, that's a big dragon, don't mess with it..."

"Just say what you're told to say, don't talk nonsense!"