As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up-Chapter 213 - 185 A Fortuitous Encounter with a Mine
Chapter 213: Chapter 185: A Fortuitous Encounter with a Mine
Chapter 213: Chapter 185: A Fortuitous Encounter with a Mine
Last night, Chu Mingcheng didn’t continue sailing, but instead took the boat to a secluded island’s Pepper Diao fishing spot to start night fishing.
He had fished for Pepper Diao here several times before and basically caught more than five each time.
In fact, he could have caught even more, but he let all the small ones go and didn’t spend too long fishing here.
He planned to fish for some Pepper Diao tonight, and tomorrow it would be just right to go ashore to refill diesel, and also sell the fish conveniently.
“Ah Cheng, look!” Chu Mingcheng was fishing when Jiang Luoluo suddenly patted his shoulder and then pointed behind him.
He turned around to see Little Sea Lion with a small silver fish in its mouth, which it was offering to Mimi, who was guarding the entrance to the cabin, as if to please her.
Chu Mingcheng laughed and said, “This little guy isn’t bad, understands the ways of the world.”
“Yeah, it’s like Mimi’s little brother,” Jiang Luoluo also found the scene amusing, so she quickly took out her phone and filmed it.
Then, as if she had thought of something, she put down her phone and asked, “By the way, Ah Cheng, are you planning to take this little guy back with us?”
“No, it would be too much trouble to take care of it. Let it live well here on its own! The resources near this isolated island are good enough, it won’t starve.”
“Also, no one lays nets around here, so as long as it doesn’t stray too far, it should be safe from danger.”
Jiang Luoluo nodded upon hearing this and then focused on fishing as well.
They didn’t fish late into the night, only until eleven o’clock, when they packed up their rods. Their catch included seven Pepper Diao, three Black Goldfish, and three regular Parrotfish, which was quite a good harvest.
When they returned to the cabin and closed the door, the sea breeze was completely blocked out.
Mimi and her family were lying on the sofa, and Little Sea Lion hadn’t left, now sprawled on the floor asleep.
It had stayed on the deck for most of the day earlier, and its wet fur had mostly been dried by the sea breeze, so the cabin wasn’t damp.
“Luoluo, cut some fruit for us, I’m going to take a shower first.”
Jiang Luoluo, taken aback, obediently went to cut fruit without suspecting anything, not noticing the mischief on Chu Mingcheng’s face.
It was only after she had freshened up and walked into the bedroom to see the man lying on the bed that she realized what was happening.
“Hey, you should go out now, didn’t you promise to sleep on the sofa earlier?”
Chu Mingcheng’s boat only had one bedroom and one bed. When he suggested taking the boat back, Jiang Luoluo knew what he intended.
As their relationship grew deeper, she could accept almost anything as long as it didn’t cross the line.
But she wasn’t about to easily agree to certain requests.
However, after some persistent persuasion from him and multiple assurances that he would sleep on the sofa and let her have the bedroom, she had “reluctantly” agreed.
If Chu Mingcheng had prepared to sleep on the sofa obediently, she would have called him into the bedroom willingly.
But the man had effectively demonstrated the old saying that a man’s promises are as unreliable as a ghost.
“Ah, I promise I’ll behave tonight, not crossing any lines,” he said.
“Heh…”
“You wouldn’t have the heart to let your boyfriend sleep on the sofa, right? Aren’t you afraid I’ll freeze? It’s winter now.”
“I can be very heartless, you know. I even prepared two blankets for you, so you won’t freeze.”
Seeing that she was unmoved, Chu Mingcheng could only laugh bitterly as he stood up and pretended to capitulate, moving to the bedroom doorway.
Jiang Luoluo thought she was blocking the way and went inside to make room.
She was planning to let the man, full of ghostly excuses, cool off outside for ten minutes before calling him in.
But unexpectedly, Chu Mingcheng suddenly closed the bedroom door, and in her startled gaze, he scooped her up and tossed her onto the bed.
Jiang Luoluo’s body bounced on the bed as she exclaimed in shock, “Hey, don’t mess around!”
“Hehehe, little girl, out here on the open sea, you can’t resist. Just give in!” he teased.
“Pah, as if I would!” she retorted.
Jiang Luoluo wasn’t the type to give in easily and “fiercely” resisted…
Half an hour later, her pajamas askew and her cheeks flushed, she lay in Chu Mingcheng’s arms, still not over what had just happened, her small hand hitting his chest with force.
“I would never actually kick you out, was all that really necessary?” she complained.
“Of course it was necessary. How could I know what you were thinking? With a fragrant girlfriend and a comfortable bed at hand, why would I put myself through the misery of sleeping on the sofa?” Chu Mingcheng justified confidently.
Jiang Luoluo sighed out of exhaustion, then looked down at her hand that still refused to leave his chest and said softly, “So attached?”
“Can one ever tire of this?” he retorted with equal confidence.
“I…” Jiang Luoluo was at a loss for words.
The man she chose, the stubbornness she embraced, the man she chose…
After silently repeating it three times in her heart, her originally gloomy mood indeed lightened significantly.
Then, feeling his cherished embrace, and considering that he had always respected her and not crossed any lines she had set, her lips curved into a smile once more.
…
The next day, when Jiang Luoluo awoke, she found the bed empty beside her.
However, movement in the bedroom indicated that the boat was underway.
Sitting up, she stretched her arms above her head, revealing a whispered expanse of her pale waist.
After slipping on her shoes, she didn’t go to the washroom to freshen up but went straight to the cabin.
Chu Mingcheng was sitting in the pilot’s seat. Seeing her appear with arms wide open, wanting to be held, he quickly went to embrace her, softly saying, “Did you not get enough sleep? Do you want to rest a bit more?”
Jiang Luoluo hugged his waist, her head buried in his chest as she shook her head slightly.
She was just a little groggy from just waking up, merely wanting to act spoiled when she saw the person she liked.
“Alright, go wash up and have some breakfast first. It’s not good to have an empty stomach in the morning,” Chu Mingcheng felt Jiang Luoluo’s dependency on him, and after hugging her for a bit, he then rubbed her head indulgently.
“Mm~” Jiang Luoluo made a nasal sound, but still held the hug for quite a while longer before letting go.
A morning passed, and the time reached ten in the morning, when Chu Mingcheng arrived in another city.
This city was famous for selling imitation shoes, but he didn’t come ashore to buy shoes.
Chu Mingcheng contacted the local petrol tricycle, then filled the boat with water, scooped the fish out of the live fish tank into a container, and carried them ashore to sell.
However, he kept the largest Pepper Diao and Black Goldfish, as these two types of fish were decent and could be taken home by Jiang Luoluo.
When he went ashore, Jiang Luoluo locked the cat in the cockpit, and then also followed with a scale and bags.
There were quite a few people coming to the dock to buy fish, and Chu Mingcheng targeted this fact to sell his fish.
Pepper Diao and Black Goldfish were both considered very good fish, and basically, everyone who came to the dock to buy seafood knew their stuff.
But before others came over to ask, Chu Mingcheng was surrounded by a bunch of fishmongers.
He naturally rejected the prices they offered, which were too low.
Cutting the market price by half, he might as well keep them and sell to his customers in Wen City, believing they would be very happy even without the shipping costs.
After the fishmongers left, some regular customers shopping for groceries crowded around.
However, upon hearing that the prices were the same as in the vegetable market, most were reluctant to buy, and only three cheaper Parrotfish were sold.
At forty yuan per jin, fish that looked lively were easily sold; he sold three hundred and seventy yuan in total, which covered the money for lunch.
It’s just that the Pepper Diao and Black Goldfish attracted only inquiries from the people around, and some wanted him to lower the price.
This made Chu Mingcheng lose interest in selling. It would take at most twelve hours to sail from there to Wen City, and these fish wouldn’t die, so he decided to sell these fish to his customers in the group.
Just then, an honest-looking old man with a short haircut squeezed through the crowd.
He asked in Mandarin with the local accent, “How much are you selling these fish for?”
Chu Mingcheng and Jiang Luoluo exchanged a look, both a little surprised in their expressions.
“Uncle Mines, what a coincidence, I didn’t expect to meet you just as I landed ashore today.”
When Ah Kuangshan saw that these two overly good-looking young people knew him, he was also surprised, “Have you seen my videos?”
Chu Mingcheng nodded, “Of course, actually my girlfriend and I are also UP Masters. I usually make videos about fishing and hunting.”
“Fishing and hunting?” Ah Kuangshan was stunned for a moment. His son often went fishing in Qiongzhou, so although he hadn’t seen hunting, he had heard of it, “Impressive, young man!”
“Not bad, by the way, Uncle Mines, are you here to buy fish?”
“Yes, are these your Bao Gong fish? Why are they so much bigger than the Bao Gong fish?” Ah Kuangshan reached out and touched the Pepper Diao in the fish box, asking.
Chu Mingcheng explained, “They belong to the Stonebass family, the same as Bao Gong fish, called Pepper Diao or Hua Shilu. I used to sell these fish in Xia City for over a hundred yuan per jin, for you Uncle Mines, you can take them for one hundred!”
“Meeting is fate, I’ll give you a discount since it’s our first meeting.”
Ah Kuangshan was a man of few words, and he smiled somewhat bashfully when he heard Chu Mingcheng offering him a deal.
But nobody turns away from money, and he was naturally happy if someone was willing to give him a discount.
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So with a wave of his big hand, he took all six Pepper Diao.
Unlike Brother Haiwang, he had a lot of people in his household, and these fish could be properly used up.
Six Pepper Diao, totaling thirty-one jin and three taels, Chu Mingcheng received 3,100 yuan.
“Have you two had lunch yet? If not, would you like to come to my house and try my cooking?”
Ah Kuangshan, holding the fish, intended to leave, but since the two knew him and they had made the fish cheaper for him,
He didn’t feel right just leaving, so he invited them.
“No thanks, we are on a special trip to sail back to our hometown, and we’re quite tight on time,” Chu Mingcheng declined with a smile.
Uncle Mines clearly made a polite offer, and he was not going to intrude.
However, while they might not join him for lunch, exchanging contact information was possible.
“Uncle Mines, how about we exchange contact information?”
“You see that boat over there? That’s mine. I’ve been quite lucky and often come across some rare fish. Sea King has bought fish from me twice and also collaborated with me for two videos.”
“If I get any good stuff, I can send you a video to check it out, and if you’re satisfied, I can send them to you.”
Ah Kuangshan didn’t know Chu Mingcheng, but he definitely knew Sea King from the gourmet section.
Both their videos had their own unique features, with Sea King specializing in the seafood category, and many of the seafood items wouldn’t appear on the market, sparking people’s curiosity.
Ah Kuangshan’s approach was extravagant, just one word—lavish!
He was taken aback when he heard that Chu Mingcheng had collaborated with Sea King, and he was impressed.
Moreover, he felt that the other party made sense; if the seafood was suitable and not too expensive, it indeed made sense to buy from him.
Xia City was not far from there, and the transportation cost wouldn’t be too expensive.
So he exchanged contact information with him and then left with his fish.
After Ah Kuangshan left, Chu Mingcheng took back the two remaining Black Goldfish.
Clearly, they were not easy to sell at the market price here, and he didn’t feel like waiting for more customers.
After putting the fish back to be raised again, they fed the cat and then took a walk around the city together, handling the afternoon meal as well.
