Chapter 79: Pie In The Sky
“If you two can’t agree, then just give it to me,”
A scrawny man with a slightly lewd look walked forward, grinning and reaching out as he spoke.
He was jointly pushed away by the two women.
“You shameless old bachelor, how could you even say that? There’s no one who wants the dung in my outhouse, why don’t you go scoop some up and eat it?”
“Why are you speaking so nastily? I was just offering good advice.”
The surrounding people immediately let out disdainful laughter.
His skin is really thick.
But they also eyed that Starfish Grouper covetously, after all, it was seven or eight yuan per jin.
That one fish alone was worth more than ten yuan, more valuable than all the seafood they had found so far combined.
Yun Xiaowu slapped his thigh in frustration: “If we had gone earlier, that Starfish Grouper would have been ours!”
After all, it wasn’t far from them. What’s the difference between that and watching money at your feet only to have someone else sprint over and slide to pick it up?
Although Yun Jiao also felt regretful, she didn’t dare to go and snatch it.
She was so small, what if she got stepped on?
“Brother, there are many small sea snails on this reef.”
Yun Xiaowu looked and indeed, his eyes lit up.
“Quick, pick them up!”
He said in a very low voice and then began to bend down to pick up the small sea snails attached to the reef.
While picking up sea snails, Yun Jiaojiao didn’t forget to prick up her ears to listen to the situation over there.
Cai Jinhua and Widow Song had become angry, not just scolding, but also digging into each other’s weak points.
Cai Jinhua: “You slut, can’t live without being horny every day, can you? I saw several men in the village acting suspiciously with you. Doggy’s father hasn’t been dead long and you can’t stand being lonely anymore? Someone like you wants to snatch fish from me? With that slutty smell, would anyone dare to want you?!”
Widow Song was not to be outdone: “You fat hag, with three layers of fat on your chin and belly. How long has it been since you showered? Don’t look at your hair and nails, they’re black and greasy. Standing next to you, I’m afraid the fleas on your head will fall on me.
No wonder your man looked down on you and dangled around my doorstep every day. Also, look at how you’ve raised your second child. You still want a betrothal gift of one hundred yuan? Bah!”
Cai Jinhua really didn’t know her man had also been hanging around her doorstep, and immediately went mad with anger.
“Bitch, how dare you seduce my man!”
She raised her hand and swung it towards Widow Song’s face.
Widow Song similarly kicked her.
“Bah, if you have the ability, manage your own man. Who wants him, that drunken good-for-nothing? Although I’m a widow, I don’t fancy just anyone. Only you fancy that Yun Dana. Two pieces of trash together are a perfect match, don’t go harm others!”
That level of attack drove Cai Jinhua insane. She dropped the fish and lunged at her.
“Bitch, I’ll fight you to the death!”
Widow Song took a hit and also dropped the fish, engaging her with both hands.
“Starfish Grouper!”
“I caught it, it’s mine!”
“Nonsense, I caught it first.”
“Stop fighting and scrambling, let me out first!”
“Aiyo, who stepped on me.”
“Which turtle bastard touched my butt and grabbed a handful too!”
“Hahaha… Big Pillar, your butt is quite perky. Aiyo, don’t push me.”
The scene was in chaos. What was originally just Cai Jinhua and Widow Song’s battlefield had now turned into a free-for-all.
Yun Jiao gasped: “I feel so sorry for that fish.”
Is it still alive?
Yun Xiaowu stood on the reef, watching the show. It was already dawn, and the situation over there was clearly visible.
“Aiyo, I’ll be damned, how is our mom over there too!”
Yun Jiao: “Ah? Mom!!!”
Shen Yunlian was squeezed in the middle, unable to get out.
Yun Jiao and Yun Xiaowu quickly rushed over.
“Everyone move aside, Mom, we’re here, Mom.”
“Ahhh!!! Move aside, move aside! The scissors are sharp and have no eyes. If they poke someone’s butt, it’s not my fault.”
Yun Jiao had barely squeezed in a little before being pushed out again.
She sat down on the sand, completely bewildered.
Although she was strong, her legs were short and her stance was unstable; she couldn’t squeeze in at all.
Just as she was about to get up, a dark shadow suddenly descended from the sky.
She instinctively reached out to catch it.
*Thump.*
A familiar blue fish landed in her arms.
A windfall from heaven?
Yun Jiao reacted quickly, turned, hid the fish in Fifth Brother’s bucket, and then poured the squid from her own small bucket into it to conceal it. The action was seamless.
“Where’s the fish? Who picked up the Starfish Grouper?”
“Didn’t see it, where’s the fish? Damn it, whoever picked it up, say something!”
Yun Jiao whispered: “Squeak~”
Without the Starfish Grouper, everyone gradually calmed down.
Only Cai Jinhua and Widow Song were still fighting.
Yun Xiaowu and Shen Yunlian squeezed out from the crowd.
Shen Yunlian patted her chest: “That scared me to death, I almost fell.”
“Jiaojiao, are you alright?”
Yun Jiao pointed to the sandy imprint on her butt.
“I didn’t get in, I fell.”
“Are those two still fighting?”
“Quick, separate them.”
The fish had been snatched by someone. Seeing the two fighting so intensely, it wouldn’t be good if something serious happened if they weren’t stopped.
The Village Chief’s wife led the way, and a few strong women separated the two.
Even after being separated, the two looked like they wanted to kill each other.
“Let’s leave here quickly.”
Too brutal.
Shen Yunlian touched her hair: “We can’t go near them. Cai Jinhua really has fleas in her hair.”
Yun Jiao immediately grabbed her mother and Fifth Brother’s hands: “Let’s go, let’s go.”
Fleas were common in the countryside during this era for most people.
Their family was relatively clean, so they never had fleas.
Those little bugs are so itchy on the scalp!
After they left, Yun Xiaowu discovered that Yun Jiao had poured all the squid and small sea snails from her bucket into his.
“Mom, look, we found a lot of squid.”
He picked up the bucket and shook it, revealing a small section of the Starfish Grouper underneath.
Even just a small section was enough to attract attention with its color.
“What is this…”
Shen Yunlian fumbled through it, and the Starfish Grouper was completely revealed.
Her eyes immediately widened.
“Star…”
She didn’t dare to say the last two words and quickly glanced around.
Fortunately, no one else was there. Shen Yunlian’s heart pounded, and she was so excited that her face flushed.
“Is this the one they were fighting over?”
Yun Xiaowu was also shocked. He truly didn’t know what happened; how did the Starfish Grouper jump into his bucket?
Yun Jiao giggled.
“I picked it up, it just swooshed into my arms.”
Shen Yunlian: ………
Yun Xiaowu: ………
Is that even possible?
But this is a good thing!
“It’s dead, but still fresh. You two play here, I’ll go sell this fish first.”
If it gets any later, it won’t be worth as much.
This dead Starfish Grouper wasn’t as valuable as a live one, but it was still worth much more than ordinary seafood.
Shen Yunlian emptied the seafood from their buckets and left in a hurry. Just as Yun Jiao and Yun Xiaowu were about to continue tide pooling, a familiar voice entered her mind.
‘Human, where are you, come out and play…’
The cry of the orca was very penetrating, but ordinary people couldn’t hear it.
Yun Jiao grabbed Yun Xiaowu’s arm, her tone sincere and with a hint of temptation.
“Fifth Brother, do you want to play with an orca?”
