Chapter 6: Selling Seafood
Suddenly, Yun Jiao, walking between her older brothers, sensed a malicious gaze.
She turned her head and met the eyes of an eight-year-old young girl in the crowd.
She seemed surprised that Yun Jiao was looking at her, and after a moment of panic, glared at Yun Jiao again before running off with the bucket in her hand.
Yun Jiao bared her teeth and quickly averted her gaze.
She knew that person.
Yun Zhaodi.
She was from the same village and was perhaps distantly related to the Yun family.
Yun Jiao was used to it; Yun Zhaodi had disliked her from the moment they met, for reasons unknown.
When she had just learned to walk and talk, Yun Zhaodi had even snatched her candy when no one else was around.
At the time, Yun Jiao was only one year old and tiny. She didn’t tolerate Yun Zhaodi bullying her and bit her hand hard, making Yun Zhaodi yelp in pain.
Her older brothers heard the cry and came to her defense, taking out their anger on Yun Zhaodi.
But from then on, Yun Zhaodi disliked her even more and often incited her foolish younger brother to snatch her things.
Yun Jiao’s first fight after being reborn as a human child was with Yun Zhuangzhuang; even though she was smaller than Yun Zhuangzhuang, she made that fatty yelp.
Hmph, she was a deep-sea hunter!
“What’s wrong?”
Noticing Yun Jiao was lost in thought, Yun Xiaowu thought she was tired.
Yun Jiao pointed in the direction Yun Zhaodi had left and complained without hesitation, “Brother, I just saw Yun Zhaodi. She glared at me.”
Yun Xiaowu was instantly enraged upon hearing this. “Is Yun Zhaodi crazy? She’s so much older, is it fun to bully a little child like you?!”
Yun Xiaoqi stroked her little head. “Yun Zhaodi is just jealous of our Jiao Jiao!”
“It’s good she ran fast. Sister, remember to stay far away from her when you’re alone in the future. You’re too small to fight Yun Zhaodi.”
Yun Jiao nodded obediently.
Actually, she had considerable strength. When she was one year old and couldn’t win, it was because her body hadn’t developed yet, and she could barely walk steadily.
But now, at three years old, she found that some of her abilities from her previous life as a merfolk were gradually awakening.
For instance, super-sensitive hearing, a longing for the sea, and… she could breathe underwater.
She discovered this when she submerged her face in the washbasin while washing her face.
But she hadn’t had a chance to test it in the sea. Her brothers always accompanied her on outings, and every time she tried to run towards the sea, they would scoop her up like a chick and repeatedly warn her not to go to the sea.
“Quick, let’s go, let’s go. This fish will be worthless if it dies.”
They hurried home to find the adults.
When they returned home, only Old Madam Yun and Old Master Yun were there.
“Grandpa, Grandma, we’re back!”
Yun Jiao also echoed with her childish voice, “Grandpa, Grandma.”
Her soft and sweet little voice stood out amidst the loud shouts of the few young boys.
It was extremely pleasant to hear.
Old Master Yun was mending a fishing net in the courtyard and immediately put down the net when he heard their calls.
“Jiao Jiao is back, come to Grandpa.”
Yun Xiaoqi grumbled, “Grandpa, you’re too biased, only thinking about little sister. Why don’t you remember us?”
The three boys puffed out their chests proudly. “Look at the good things we brought back.”
Old Master Yun’s eyes immediately fell on the big fish carried by Yun Xiaowu and the Spiny Lobster held by Yun Jiao.
His eyes widened instantly.
“This, this… did you find this tide pooling?!”
Grandma Yun also came out of the house, still holding a pot spatula, clearly in the middle of cooking.
“Oh my goodness, how did you get so much!”
Old Master Yun quickly grabbed the Tiger Grouper and asked his wife to put it in a large bucket with some water.
The Tiger Grouper was still alive but not as energetic as when it was just caught.
“There’s also a Coral Trout!”
“So many Spiny Lobsters, did you stumble upon a Spiny Lobster nest today?!”
“May Mazu bless us, may the Dragon King bless us, how did we get so much?”
Old Madam Yun looked at everything, her eyes crinkling with joy.
Yun Xiaowu and the others held their chins high. “Aren’t we amazing? Carrying this big fish back exhausted me.”
Old Master Yun thought to himself how many people wished they had such an opportunity to be tired, his face crinkling with laughter.
“Quick, quick, hurry and sell them while they’re still alive.”
Yun Jiao looked at the Spiny Lobster she was holding.
“Can we keep one?”
She wanted to eat it, and also to have an extra meal for her family.
For anyone else, the two elders would have slapped them away, saying there was no need to keep any, as their stomachs were too precious to eat such fine food.
But Old Madam Yun, seeing her fair and soft granddaughter’s covetous look, said with a twinge of heartache,
“Then we’ll keep one. We’ll keep the Spiny Lobster that Jiao Jiao is holding.”
Yun Jiao’s eyes immediately curved into a very obedient smile.
Her current appearance was soft and delicate, like a snow-white kitten. When she smiled, she was both beautiful and well-behaved.
Anyone without ill intentions towards Yun Jiao would soften their heart upon seeing her.
Old Master Yun affectionately hugged his fragrant little granddaughter. “Let’s go, we’re going to sell the goods.”
They went to Yun Wang’s purchase point, as usual.
They were relatives, so he gave them a fair price.
Seeing this family arrive, Yun Wang smiled as if welcoming the God of Wealth.
“Second Uncle, I heard from people that Xiaowu and the others found quite a lot of good goods today.”
People around the purchase station gathered.
That Tiger Grouper was truly spectacular.
It wouldn’t be as remarkable if it had been caught with a fishing net by those who went out to sea, but this was found by a few young cubs tide pooling.
Who wouldn’t envy such luck?
Old Master Yun chuckled. “Awang, come quickly and calculate how much these are worth.”
Yun Wang came out of his purchase station and his eyes widened.
“Wow! Did you find all of this?”
Quite a few people had followed Old Master Yun’s family to join the fun, feeling envious and jealous.
They didn’t have it themselves, so it was good to be able to envy others.
The children, Yun Xiaowu and the others, stood tall and proud like generals returning from a victorious battle.
“Third Uncle, we caught all of this. It’s thanks to little sister leading the way that we could catch so much. Sister is a little lucky star!”
The other brothers nodded in agreement.
Yun Jiao was currently holding a crunchy radish and nibbling on it, given to her by Granny Yun.
Unfazed by the gazes of everyone around, she ate with her cheeks puffed out roundly.
Cute.
She really looked like someone with great fortune.
At this moment, many people were thinking to themselves, could this really be a lucky doll?
It seemed that ever since they adopted her, Old Man Yun’s family had always found many good things when they went tide pooling.
Regardless of what others were thinking, Yun Wang was already eagerly weighing the seafood.
Among this batch of seafood, only the Tiger Grouper wasn’t particularly valuable, but its weight was substantial.
The final settlement showed that the four Spiny Lobsters weighed 15 jin. Spiny Lobsters over three jin were more expensive. Furthermore, they were rare and delicious, and Yun Awang had no trouble selling them. The price was 12 yuan per jin, totaling 180 yuan.
The Coral Trout was also quite expensive. Not only did its color look festive, but its flesh was tender, and most importantly, it was rare.
Rarity increases value. The Coral Trout, over three jin, was priced at 10 yuan per jin. This Coral Trout weighed 3.6 jin, making it 36 yuan.
Finally, there was the Tiger Grouper, weighing 8.3 jin. At a price of 1.2 yuan per jin, it came to 9.96 yuan.
