Chapter 12 Windfall!
The skin has become smoother and the body has become a little stronger.
After more than an hour, the warmth in his stomach dissipated. Liang Qu, who had digested most of the food, compared himself carefully with the water surface and found that he had become more handsome.
He was still a little darker, but his originally rough skin had become much smoother, making him look very heroic. He clenched his fists and could clearly feel that he had more power, and he swung them with great vigor.
If Liang Qu grew up eating coarse grains and vegetables before, then after eating the precious fish, he grew up eating meat, eggs and milk. Although they both developed healthily, the value of their food was completely different, and their mental outlook was completely different.
It’s so comfortable, and it feels so great to be full of energy.
Jump higher, run faster, breathe slower, and it feels like your whole body is relaxed.
"No wonder a precious fish is favored by martial artists. It is a divine creature that can strengthen the body, nourish the mind and strengthen the body. If there were a hundred of them, I would not even need to enter a martial arts gym. I would have to go through the four stages of skin, flesh, bones and blood on my own."
Liang Qu stood up, put on his clothes, and after making sure that the redness on his face from over-nourishing had dissipated, he paddled back to the pier without much effort. He couldn't wait to sell the precious fish in his hand in exchange for the qualification to advance.
As a result, before he reached the shore to pay the mooring fee, he saw from afar a large group of people gathered on the shore, and it was very lively.
What day?
Wasn't the Moon Festival celebrated last month? Is there another festival I don't know about?
Liang Qu put down the oars, picked up the pole and approached the pier, where someone came to collect the toll.
He took out two cents from his pocket and handed it over. Then he looked among the crowd with the fish basket in his arms and spotted the tall Li Libo at a glance.
Sure enough, he can be found wherever there is excitement. He is an old-fashioned man who enjoys fun.
Pulling it out, Liang Qu asked, "What happened?"
"Hey, who is that?" Li Libo, who was pulled out of the crowd to watch the fun, looked dissatisfied, but the huge force on his wrist made it impossible for him to resist. He bared his teeth and left the crowd. Looking back, it turned out to be Liang Qu. "Why is it you, kid? What medicine have you taken to make your hand so strong?"
Liang Qu was unmoved: "You haven't told me yet, what's the situation with so many people?"
"Hey, you came at the right time. Someone at our pier has also caught a precious fish! It looks like a black fish but is red all over. It weighs two catties, three ounces and six cents. Someone caught it before. It's called a red perch. One catty is one ounce of silver."
Li Libo was very proud, as if he had caught the precious fish, and did not notice the change in Liang Qu's expression at all.
There were not too many treasure fish, but not too few either. There were always one or two lucky ones in a port every month. But Liang Qu didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that he would come across one just when he was about to sell the treasure fish.
Fortunately, it's not a problem. The precious fish is in short supply, so it won't matter if you bump into one. Maybe the martial artist can buy two at once, and he will give more silver if he is happy.
Seeing that there were many people around, Liang Qu cleared his throat and shouted, "Our Shangrao Pier is really blessed by the river god. We caught two precious fish in one day!"
Li Libo, who was closest to him, was so shocked by the shouting that his ears hurt: "What nonsense are you talking about? Chen Jiechang only caught one treasure fish!?"
Just as everyone's eyes turned over, Liang Qu picked up the fish basket, pulled out the ox-horn pomfret by the gills, and held it high.
"The second one I'm talking about isn't his, it's mine!"
Wow!
The crowd was in an uproar, and the original large concentric circle encirclement suddenly turned into a double barrel.
“Isn’t this just a pomfret?”
"It's not a pomfret. Look carefully, there are horns on the fish's head!"
"Really? It has horns on its head. It's a treasure fish, yes! It's a treasure fish!"
After confirmation by people around, the already bustling pier became even more crowded, with more and more people gathering around, wanting to catch a glimpse of the precious fish.
The precious fish I've heard of in the past all had unusual body colors and patterns, but today I actually saw an alien one with horns on its head!
"Who caught it?"
"It's Ah Shui, the son of the old Liang family! He's a great fisherman, catching more than 30 fish every day."
"Lao Liang? The one who passed away last month? He was really lucky."
"The Liang family shouldn't die!"
"Awesome! One precious fish is enough to support my food supply for several months! If I can catch one, I will die with no regrets."
"If you catch him, the one who makes money will be the madam in the dark alley, hahahaha!"
The crowd was very lively. After all, it was very rare to catch two precious fish on the same day at the same pier, and everyone tried to get some joy. Liang Qu looked around and saw envy and naked desire in everyone's eyes. He never thought that the description in the novel was actually true and he could really see it.
"Ah Shui, I have an unmarried daughter at home. How about I marry her to you?"
"Uncle Chen Yi, your daughter is only nine years old, right?" Liang Qu was stunned when he saw that the person who spoke was Chen Yi, whom he had met last time.
"His family is not good enough for a handsome boy like you. Come to my house and let me show you my daughter."
"Come on, Shi Lao Er, your guy is already eighteen."
"Do you understand that a woman three years older than you can hold a lot of gold?"
Chen Qingjiang can support an entire family by himself. An orphan like Liang Qu, who is handsome and has strong fishing skills, is even more popular. Every family with a daughter would want to take a chance on him.
Thinking about the carriage that avoided him when he first arrived, Liang Qu realized what it meant to be in trouble every year in less than a month.
However, Liang Qu did not feel resentful. When one is poor, he would just take care of himself. This is the helplessness of the people at the bottom of society.
Surrounded by the crowd, the second tube squeezed back into the first tube.
Liang Qu met Chen Jiechang, who had caught the precious fish with him. He was about twenty years old, tall, and had dark skin like the other fishermen. None of the fishermen had white skin. He was also a famous fisherman at Shangrao Wharf, better than Uncle Chen, and earned more than a hundred coins a day.
When Chen Jiechang saw Liang Qu, he was naturally unhappy that his limelight was being shared by two people, but not too much, and he still kept smiling.
This is the joy of the villagers. If I live better than you, then I feel comfortable, otherwise I feel uncomfortable.
Liang Qu had an uncle in his previous life. After graduating from high school, he was admitted to a prestigious university. He had a sullen face all day long, just because he did better than his grandson in the exam. Whenever they met, he would say that majors were more important than universities. But after graduation, he was told that one had to have connections to enter the society.
The two looked at each other's treasure fish.
Chen Jiechang's fish is similar to the black fish, but the color is completely different. It is scarlet all over, as if cast in blood, which is a good color.
"The martial arts master is here, the martial arts master is here!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
"Master Wushi is here to see the precious fish!"
Everyone dispersed. Liang Qu and Chen Jiechang looked up and found that there were three people coming, all men. They were obviously taller than the people around them, and their backs were very straight.
Is this a martial artist? He should just be a warrior, right?
Only those who have broken through the four levels can be called martial masters, and those who have not broken through are just warriors. There are only a few martial masters in the whole Pingyang Town. Ordinary people have little knowledge, so they naturally confuse the two. Or maybe they know it, but they still call them that.
Among the three people, the leader introduced himself. His surname was Hu. He happened to be coming to Yixing City from Pingyang Town for business. He heard that there was a precious fish at the pier, so he came to take a look. If it was true, he would buy it.
Chen Jiechang quickly called out, "Master Wushi, take a look at mine."
Master Hu Wu came up to Chen Jiechang and took a look: "Red blood perch, how much does it weigh?"
Chen Jiechang said nervously: "Two catties, seven ounces and six cents!"
"Will you sell it for three taels of silver?"
"Sell, sell, sell!"
Chen Jiechang was beaming with joy. Three taels of silver was enough for more than a year's worth of rice. Last month, three jin and six taels of tiger grouper at the neighboring pier only cost three taels and five cents. In that sense, his own red blood perch was still more valuable!
Master Hu Wu paid for the fish without weighing it, apparently thinking that the other party would not dare to cheat him.
He came to Liangqu again and was surprised when he found that the pomfret had two horns on its head: "Ox-horn pomfret? It's rare. How much does it weigh?"
Liang Qu observed Master Hu Wu's expression, lowered his head slightly and replied, "Three catties, two ounces, and one coin."
Just now when everyone was watching the excitement, he had already asked someone to help weigh it, so there would be no mistake.
"Six taels and five cents, will you sell it?"
"Six taels?"
Chen Jiechang on the side paused, and the fishermen nearby fell silent.
(End of this chapter)
