The Crown Princess is busy fishing

Wang Youcai quickly took out the ledger he had prepared.

大声道：“这次总计卖出鲳鱼235斤，鲈鱼150斤，石斑鱼173斤………共收银钱18两385文。”

There was an uproar in the crowd.

Everyone was talking at once, and they all seemed a little incredulous.

Qiu Ming stepped forward with a smile and gestured for him to stop.

"Please be quiet for a moment. As everyone knows, we are grateful to the Lin family of four for their help in making this fish sale so successful and earning such a generous reward."

"So I decided to give them two taels of silver as a token of my gratitude for their contributions."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuge turned to look at the others in surprise.

Seeing that his father and the others also had the same expression, he nodded to himself inwardly.

I didn't expect to get any more for them. Uncle Qiu's move was quite clever.

The villagers didn't object and readily accepted it.

They all said, "That's only right. If it weren't for them, we wouldn't be able to earn that much."

"Yes, every time we sold fish before, we lost a lot of money."

“Yes, they deserve it.”

Lin Yuge and her family were deeply moved when they heard the villagers' reaction.

Lin Fanghai stepped forward and shook Qiu Ming's hand, saying excitedly, "Thank you all. Don't worry, Village Chief, our family will do our best to help with anything that happens in the village in the future."

Qiu Ming nodded and said with relief, "Although you have to serve for a year now, don't worry, we're all just ordinary people, and we won't treat you too harshly."

Then he went on to express his opinion directly.

"Apart from your military service, you are free to do whatever you want. The village will not restrict you. The earnings you make can help supplement your family income."

Lin Yuge was overjoyed upon hearing this, finally able to unleash his full potential.

Xie Jingwan also breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

During this period, the family was only spending money and not earning any, which made her very anxious, but there was nothing she could do.

Now you don't have to worry anymore.

After everyone had divided the money, Qiu Ming didn't let them leave.

They planned to harvest the coconuts in the village before the fishing boats went out to sea.

The group arrived at the coconut grove together.

Looking at the trees laden with coconuts, some green and some yellow, Lin Yuge's mind kept flashing back to the coconut chicken and coconut sticky rice she had eaten before...

At this moment, several young men had already tied ropes around their waists and quickly climbed up the coconut tree.

They were seen carefully picking the ripe coconuts one by one, using tools in their hands.

Then, they slowly slid down the rope and handed the coconut to the person waiting under the tree.

Lin Yuge shook her head. She couldn't take it anymore; if she kept thinking about it, her mouth would start watering.

I quickly ran over and helped move the coconuts one by one from the ground onto the cart next to me.

The whole village worked for nearly two hours and finally picked all the ripe coconuts from the trees.

Looking at the mountain of coconuts.

Qiu Ming instructed, "Alright, each family take a few back to try, and the rest will be taken to Qing Shi Town tomorrow."

"Uncle Qiu, coconuts are so heavy, why not transport them to Da Wan Port by ship?" Lin Yuge asked, somewhat puzzled.

Qiu Ming shook his head. "This is the fishing season. We only have three boats, so we have to go out to sea to fish tomorrow. We can't afford to delay this."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuge realized that, in the end, the village simply didn't have enough boats.

But this is not something that can be solved overnight.

The Lin family also received a few coconuts.

Back home, Xie Jingwan looked at the hard lump in her hand and asked, "Daughter, how do you eat this?"

"Mother, wait a moment!"

Lin Yuge thought for a moment and then called Lin Qingzhou over.

"Brother, let's go catch some seafood, and we'll steam it in coconuts later."

Upon hearing that there was something delicious to eat, Lin Qingzhou quickly agreed, "Little sister, wait a moment, it's coming right away."

The two arrived at the rocky beach.

Lin Yuge bent down and carefully searched among the crevices of the rocks.

Lin Qingzhou, on the other hand, was a little further away, carefully turning over the larger stones.

"Little sister, there seems to be some movement over here."

Lin Yuge rushed over and saw several swimming crabs scurrying about in panic under the rocks.

She laughed happily and nimbly grabbed one of them.

"Big brother, we're having crabs tonight."

After catching the crabs, we continued our search on the rocky beach.

Because they were going to eat them right away, they didn't pick up the clams that were everywhere, and they had to spit out the sand.

A little while later, they found some more red-headed shrimp and mud shrimp.

Looking at the harvest in his hands, Lin Yuge said with satisfaction, "That's about enough, brother, let's go back."

Back home, Lin Yuge quickly got to work.

She first opened a coconut and poured out some of the coconut water.

"Mom, try this coconut water. Isn't it sweet and delicious?"

Xie Jingwan put down the swimming crab in her hand and took a bite.

"Yes, it is indeed sweet."

Lin Yuge then scooped out the coconut meat and cut it into small pieces. "This coconut meat is also very fresh and tender. You should try it."

Lin Qingzhou took a bite of the coconut meat and praised, "Little sister, this coconut meat tastes really good."

"By the way, weren't you going to make steamed seafood with coconut? Hurry up and get started, I can't wait to taste it."

After Xie Jingwan finished processing the seafood, she heard this, glanced at him, and laughed as she scolded, "Why aren't you doing any work? What are you doing giving orders?"

Lin Qingzhou quickly turned and walked away, muttering, "It was my little sister who let me taste it."

With a smile on her lips, Lin Yuge quickly put the swimming crabs and red-headed shrimp into the coconut shell one by one.

Add the chopped coconut meat, along with scallions, ginger, and garlic.

Pour in some Shaoxing wine to remove the fishy smell, and add some salt and pepper to taste.

Then pour in the coconut water, filling it to about eight-tenths full.

Finally, cover the coconut and place it in a pot to steam.

Before long, the room was filled with the enticing aroma of coconut and the freshness of seafood.

Lin Qingzhou couldn't help but move closer to the pot, trying to peek at the delicious food inside through the rising steam.

But the scalding steam forced them to retreat hastily, eliciting a burst of laughter from everyone.

Finally, it's time to steam or boil.

Lin Yuge carefully lifted the pot lid, and a burst of steam rushed out.

She gently removed the coconut from the pot and placed it on the table.

Lin Qingzhou couldn't wait to open the coconut lid, and instantly, an even richer aroma wafted out.

The seafood inside the coconut, soaked in coconut water, looked exceptionally fresh and juicy.

The shrimp were bright red, their bodies curled up. The crab's shell had also become even more reddish, gleaming with an enticing sheen.

Xie Jingwan picked up a shrimp, put it in her mouth, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on her face.

"This steamed seafood with coconut is absolutely delicious. The shrimp is tender, and the sweetness of the coconut water is perfectly integrated into it."

Lin Fanghai picked up a crab, lifted the shell, and put a piece of crab meat into his mouth.

The deliciousness of the crab meat immediately filled my mouth.

"Girl, your cooking skills are getting better and better. These crabs are so fresh."

Lin Qingzhou ate without even looking up, not uttering a single word.

After dinner, the father and son prepared their things for tomorrow's sea voyage, and Xie Jingwan also got busy.

"Mother, I'm going out."

After saying hello, Lin Yuge picked up the fish basket again and went outside.