Chapter 7

On the beach, Su Liang, Shi Yun, and others returned before Su Jing did.

Su Liang, Su Xiaolin, and others had broad smiles on their faces as they dragged the net bag onto the shore. The lively fish immediately drew exclamations of surprise from everyone. There were yellow croakers, blackhead fish, and pomfrets, along with various other fish, totaling over a hundred pounds, a bountiful catch. Even without Mr. Zhao's high price, it would have been a profitable haul, considering they hadn't ventured into the open sea but only fished in the near shore with small boats.

Shi Yun's family's fishing boat had slightly worse luck, catching another batch of miscellaneous fish. However, when Shi Yun came ashore, everyone was amazed. He had only one bamboo basket, but it contained several sea crabs, a few abalones, and three lobsters, all high-end goods. The total value, while not surpassing the entire catch of Su's family, was not far off.

"Hehe, you all have quite a haul," Mr. Zhao, with a large belly, walked over, holding a fiery-figured beauty.

"Mr. Zhao, these are all fresh. Are you satisfied?" Su Liang smiled.

"Very satisfied. I'll buy all the large yellow croakers, pomfrets, sea crabs, and lobsters at the highest market price. As for the other miscellaneous fish, I don't want them," Mr. Zhao said.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao." Su Liang and Su Xiaolin were very happy; today's earnings were equivalent to several days of hard labor. The Shi family was also pleased, as Mr. Zhao's appetite was clearly huge, and he had bought all the higher-quality fish they had caught.

"Look, that young man is finally coming ashore." Suddenly, a voice rang out in the crowd.

Everyone looked out to sea and saw Su Jing stumbling ashore, his panicked and anxious appearance as if he had encountered a shark. In fact, Su Jing should be grateful that the monster meat attracted yellowfin tuna rather than sharks; otherwise, he might not have made it back alive. He resolved to never use monster meat so recklessly again.

As Su Jing approached the shore, and everyone saw the fish in the net bag, they all drew in sharp breaths.

"Wow, are those over a dozen lobsters? I can't be seeing things, right?"

"So many swimming crabs, and they're so big."

"That big fish, could it be a yellowfin tuna? Can you really catch a yellowfin tuna with a net bag in the sea?"

Su Liang, Shi Yun, Shi Qing, Zhao Mengxiang, and others were almost speechless, their jaws nearly hitting the ground.

Shi Yun, who had previously called Su Jing a pretty boy, was completely speechless.

It's important to note that the sea crabs Shi Yun caught were no bigger than a fist, and the largest lobster was no more than five ounces. In contrast, the dozen or so swimming crabs in Su Jing's net bag were at least palm-sized, and the dozen lobsters weighed over one or two pounds each. The most unbelievable was the yellowfin tuna, one of the fastest-swimming creatures in the sea, which had somehow been caught directly in the sea.

"Jing, how did you catch this yellowfin tuna? My goodness, it must weigh around sixty to seventy pounds," Su Liang and Su Xiaolin helped drag the net bag ashore, their shock at the sight of the yellowfin tuna lasting a long time.

"Hehe, just lucky, a whole school of yellowfin tuna came, and one of them accidentally swam into my net bag," Su Jing smiled.

"This luck is too outrageous." Su Liang and Su Xiaolin were envious; their haul was also bountiful, but it paled in comparison to Su Jing's. What they didn't know was that if it weren't for the monster meat attracting a large number of fish to the area, making the fish more concentrated, they wouldn't have had such a good catch.

"Uncle, you're so amazing, the fish you caught are the biggest," Su Yan clapped her hands and laughed, but the yellowfin tuna was too big for her to touch or even approach. She pushed Zhao Mengxiang forward and peeked from behind.

"Young man, will you sell me this yellowfin tuna?" Mr. Zhao approached, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

"What price will you offer?" Su Jing asked.

"Hmm... 12,000 yuan." Mr. Zhao sized up the yellowfin tuna for a moment and then said, causing everyone around to draw in sharp breaths. A single fish selling for over 10,000 yuan meant that Su Jing had earned over 10,000 yuan from this one trip to the sea, like picking up money.

"Alright, deal. I'll sell you the other lobsters, sea crabs, and yellow croakers too," Su Jing nodded. If it were a bluefin tuna, Su Jing wouldn't have sold it for 12,000 yuan, but for a yellowfin, this price was quite high.

"Great, I'll take them all," Mr. Zhao smiled. Su Jing's swimming crabs and lobsters were so large; there was no reason not to take them. He also handed Su Jing a business card, "I'm the owner of Jin Yu Hotel. If you catch good fish in the future, please remember to contact me. This time I'm buying them for myself and a few friends, so I offered a high price. In the future, I won't offer such a high price, but it won't be lower than the market price."

Everyone suddenly understood; he was the owner of a high-end hotel, no wonder he was so generous.

After the transaction, Mr. Zhao paid and had the fish transported away, most of which were chosen to be kept fresh, as some might die before being sent back. A few with stronger vitality were kept in seawater.

"Jing, let's go back. Your uncle should have already steamed the lobster," Zhao Mengxiang said.

"Let's go to my place first. I need to take a shower and change clothes," Su Jing picked up the bucket of fish, a few pounds of miscellaneous fish that Mr. Zhao didn't want, and had to take back.

"Sure, it's on the way anyway." Zhao Mengxiang picked up Su Jing's clothes and held Su Yan's hand.

Su Jing turned to look at Shi Qing, who was talking to a girl from the village.

Su Jing looked down at his wet clothes, hesitated for a moment, and then didn't go over, returning to the village with Zhao Mengxiang, Su Liang, and Su Xiaolin. What he didn't know was that as soon as he turned to leave, Shi Qing turned to look at him.

On the way home, they encountered villagers who all praised Su Jing.

"Jing, I heard you caught fish worth over 10,000 yuan."

"Good boy, impressive."

"Next time, go out to sea with us so we can see your skills."

Su Jing could only humbly say that it was just luck this time.

After walking a bit further, they parted ways with Su Liang and Su Xiaolin. As they neared home, they heard two loud barks and saw several people standing at the gate. Two dogs were fighting, one of which was the stray dog Su Jing had taken in, and the other was a majestic Tibetan Mastiff, looking like a small lion.

Facing a Tibetan Mastiff, which is twice its size and known as the "Eastern Divine Dog," the stray dog was undaunted. Despite being covered in wounds, it fought more fiercely and began to gain the upper hand. Suddenly, it pinned the Tibetan Mastiff to the ground and bit into its neck with sharp teeth.

"Da Huang, stop!" Su Jing shouted and quickly walked over. He didn't know the situation yet, but he couldn't let Da Huang kill someone else's dog, which would be troublesome. Hearing Su Jing's voice, Da Huang immediately let go but still firmly pinned the Tibetan Mastiff.

"Come here." Su Jing called again, and the stray dog released the Tibetan Mastiff, running to Su Jing's feet, rubbing its head against his leg and sticking out its tongue, looking obedient, with no trace of its previous ferocity.

"You... you... what kind of dog is this?" The few people seemed stunned by the stray dog's fighting ability, speaking in stammering voices.

"What kind of dog? A stray dog, of course," Su Jing shrugged, acting as if it was completely normal, seemingly unaware that a stray dog defeating a Tibetan Mastiff was a strange occurrence. He asked, "Who are you, and what are you doing at my doorstep?"

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