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    "Look, there's a boat ahead." Xie Wu shouted in surprise.

    Dalang walked out of the cabin with his eyes dazed by sleep.  He was very tired. He basically didn't move since he got on the boat. He collapsed on the fisherman's simple bed and slept all the time.

    Sure enough, on the wide river, there were two large boats, seven or eight boats about the same size as the fishing boat they were sitting on, and several smaller fishing boats scattered sporadically on the water.  Although it wasn't much, it was a big surprise for everyone in Luwei Village who had never seen a second boat in the past few days.

    "Hey, where did these ships come from?" Jiang Dashan asked.

    "This is a big river. There are many official ships and merchant ships coming and going. Who knows where they come from and where they are going. However, there are very few of them now." The old fisherman sighed.

    It was even more lively here in the past few years.  These small fishing boats don't have to go to the dock to sell fish. There are big boats directly in the river asking for their fish. Big boats pass by at any time, and there are people selling them at any time. The business is very good.  Sometimes, he would bring out some fresh vegetables and sell them at extremely high prices.  Relying on these businesses, his family built a big house and became rich.

    Later, many people from the surrounding areas followed him to make a living by fishing. When there were more people, the price of fish naturally dropped.  Some people started bringing fish to the dock to sell.

    ????????????? Later, for no reason, there were suddenly fewer ships passing by. In the past, we could see several large ships a day, but now, we can¡¯t see a single ship in a month. We couldn¡¯t make a living, so we went ashore again.  He was the only one who still refused to give up and would come out to wander around from time to time.

    "Where are all these boats going?" Dalang asked.

    "I don't know." The old fisherman shook his head.  He was illiterate, rarely went to the city, and had never been out of this river in his life. How could he know where those big boats were going?

    There are not many people coming and going on the pier, so it really seems a bit desolate here.  On the wide pier, there are rows of almost deserted houses with no people in sight. They are empty.  It seems to be silently describing the liveliness of this place.

    "Let's go up and have a look." Mr. Xie said, took out a bunch of money and told the old fisherman to wait for them here.

    "I can only wait one night at most. I have to go back tomorrow morning." The old fisherman refused to accept it.

    Mr. Xie and Jiang Dashan both wanted to go into the city and wander around more. They just left wherever they could, so they discussed it with the old fisherman and simply bought his boat at a high price.  None of the four of them brought much money. Jiang Dashan and Mr. Xie each had more than four taels. Da Lang brought more than one tael of silver, and Xie Wu only brought more than one tael of silver.

    All the silver added up, exactly twelve taels, was given to the old fisherman to buy his boat.

    It happened that there was a boat docked at the pier that the old fisherman knew. The old fisherman happily took the silver, picked up the hare and left.  Even the things on the boat straps are gone.  Although this boat is good, he is old and his children and grandchildren don't like to make a living on the water. Moreover, this boat is only worth seven or eight taels at most.  Holding the money, he was very happy.  Now, I can go home and retire.

    Jiang Dashan and the others immediately became veritable paupers. In total, only Xie Wu and a bunch of big money were left.  I don¡¯t know if I can buy a few steamed buns to fill my stomach.  However, there was still some food on the ship, so they were not afraid of going hungry.

    "Hey, if I had known this, we should have brought something to sell." Jiang Dashan said regretfully.

    It¡¯s a rare trip to the city. If you have money, you can buy some things and go back.  Not to mention that he regretted it, several other people also regretted not bringing more money.  Both the Banjie Street Market and the market in Zhangjia Village only have the most common goods. Which house is not short of some good things?

    When they boarded the bamboo raft, they brought some wild rabbits, small packets of salt, pots and bowls, and dry food. Their weapons included several bamboo guns and a bow with a dozen bamboo arrows.  The wild rabbit ate some along the way and gave some to some old fishermen, otherwise he could take some and sell them.  Now they only have most of the basket of fish left, which the old fisherman caught all the way up and they didn't finish it.

    "Let's go up first and then talk." Xie Wu jumped onto the shore first.

    After landing on the shore, Dalang began to sell along the pier. The fish they carried in the baskets were all alive and kicking. They were not ordinary fish. If they didn't sell them, they could only eat them themselves, and they were not greedy for fish.  Maybe you can exchange it for dozens of big bucks.

    Not to mention, this trick is somewhat useful. Some people actually come over to ask for the price when they see a fresh big fish.

    Dalang casually mentioned a price, and the man looked happy and quickly took all the fish away.  It actually sold for more than a hundred bucks.

    "Ha, we sold out all the fish so easily."After the big ship really turned around, it headed towards the dock again.

    At this time, Dalang and the others discovered that there were several more large and small fishing boats on the river.  I don¡¯t know if they followed them at night, stayed on the river overnight, or came out to fish in the morning?  Seeing this, Jiang Dashan quickly added his own boat to those small boats, and Xie Wu and Dalang also began to pretend to fish.

    Fortunately, in the past two days, they also learned fishing from the old fisherman. The boats on the river disturbed the fish again, and they actually caught a few big fish that were rarely seen in ordinary times.

    The two excitedly pulled the fishing net and threw the big fish into the cabin. They shouted happily while pulling, showing the image of real fishermen enjoying a bumper harvest. People on the surrounding boats looked over and actually threw the big fish.  The people on the boat were provoked.

    "Hey, that fisherman, sell us some fish, big ones and good quality." A big man on the big boat yelled at Dalang and the others.

    Xie Wu quickly said happily: "Okay, how many do you want?"

    "Lift it up and show it to me?" the big man said again.

    Dalang followed his instructions and raised a fish with one hand to show him. The big fish, which was two feet long, was twisting in his hand. He was so strong that he could hardly catch it.  Mr. Xie quickly helped him catch the fish and prevent it from escaping.

    "Okay. I'll give you the baskets. I want two." The big man picked up the big fish baskets tied to the side of the boat and threw them over with great force.

    Xie Wu grabbed the rope, lifted up the fish basket, put the fish in, and carefully covered it, and then said: "Pay the silver with one hand and deliver the goods with the other. Two fish cost one tael of silver." The old fisherman told them  But, how much is such a big fish worth?  Xie Wu also added a little more to the price, rounding up the price.

    The big man didn¡¯t bargain, he happily threw a money bag over.  Dalang picked up the money bag and opened it. It contained several large strings of money. At a glance, he knew that it was exactly one or two.

    People on two fishing boats not far away looked at them with envy.  One tael of silver and two big fish were earned in just half an hour.  Even Xie Qi and Dalang felt very happy, the money was earned too easily.  Now that I have money, I can go buy something to take home.

    The big boat sailed away quickly, and Jiang Dashan and Mr. Xie quickly rocked the boat and followed.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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