The shopkeeper leaned out from behind the counter and looked. He was not too surprised. He just nodded calmly. "Such a big fish is indeed rare."
However, before Jiang Hu could be happy, the shopkeeper shook his head.
"It's just that, Brother, fish are not rare these days. Besides, someone has already sent a bucket of fish over before you."
Jiang Hu instantly despaired, but he still forced a smile and nodded. "I see. Sorry to disturb you, Shopkeeper."
At least he didn't chase me away immediately, right?
Just as Jiang Hu was dejected and about to carry the fish home, a little guy rushed out and bumped into his leg. Then he sat on the ground.
The little fellow was fair and chubby, as cute as his Xiaomi. It immediately evoked Jiang Hu's love for children.
He quickly reached down and pulled the little guy to his feet. "Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?"
The little guy, who was about to cry, immediately saw the big fish in the wooden bucket. He immediately stopped crying and did not feel the pain in his butt. He clapped and shouted, "Daddy, big fish, big fish!"
Jiang Hu was stunned for a moment before he remembered that the child was not calling him. He hurriedly looked around and saw a beautiful madam walking out of the restaurant in a hurry.
"What big fish? Xiaobao, don't run around. Daddy will beat you up if he finds out."
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the little guy lying beside a large bucket. A farmer was supporting him and looking at her blankly.
When Jiang Hu saw the Madam, he quickly lowered his head. "Madam, Young Master accidentally fell just now."
This madam was dressed gorgeously and looked rich and noble. However, he did not know why such a person would come to such a small town.
"Mother, look at the big fish. It's a big fish. Xiaobao wants to eat big fish. I don't want small fish. I want a big, big fish!"
The little guy's excitement did not decrease at all when he did not see his father. He had never seen such a big fish!
Jiang Hu's originally depressed mood instantly lifted and he was full of expectations again. He looked down at this young master and felt that there was still a chance.
The lady approached, and Jiang Hu hurriedly bent down and took a step back.
The madam was also surprised to see the big fish in the bucket. "It's such a big fish."
The wooden bucket could not even hold the big fish. Half of its tail was bent under it. Even the fish head was almost the size of a palm. It opened and closed its mouth and gills. It looked a little scary.
"What big fish? What is my wife talking about?" A handsome young man walked out. When the two of them heard this voice, they turned around.
"Darling, look, what a big fish."
"Daddy, big fish. Xiaobao wants to eat big fish!"
The young man strode over and picked Xiaobao up. Then he looked down at the fish. "Oh, it's indeed not small. It's rare to see such a big fish."
Then he looked at Jiang Hu. "Did you bring it here?"
Jiang Hu glanced at the young man and quickly looked away. Hearing his question, he nodded repeatedly. "I brought it over. I caught it last night. I wanted to sell it, but the restaurant already has fish."
The young man was not surprised. "This fish is indeed not easy to sell. If you set your mind to it, you might as well think of a way to go to the mountain to catch wild rabbits and pheasants. They're much more valuable than this fish."
Jiang Hu nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes. I'm just preparing to go to the mountain in the afternoon to take a look."
The young man did not say anything else. Instead, he smiled and asked his son in his arms, "Xiaobao, do you want to eat big fish?"
Xiaobao nodded repeatedly. "I want to eat it. It's a very, very big fish. Daddy, Mommy, and Xiaobao will eat it together!"
"Alright, we'll make sweet and sour fish for lunch. Daddy, Mommy, and Xiaobao will eat it together." As he spoke, he took out half a tael of silver from his money bag. "We want this fish. Shopkeeper, let the chef make it for lunch."
The silver pieces were given to Jiang Hu immediately, scaring him so much that he waved his hand repeatedly. "It's too much, too much. It doesn't cost so much money!"
The young man raised his eyebrows in surprise, but he still threw the silver pieces into Jiang Hu's hands. "Just take it. It's rare for my son to like fish so much."
Then he smiled and asked Xiaobao in his arms, "Is that right, Xiaobao?"
Xiaobao nodded repeatedly and gestured with his hands. "Yes, Xiaobao wants to eat big fish, not small fish."
Jiang Hu did not expect his luck to be so good. He bowed and thanked him repeatedly, but the young man had already waved his hand. He carried his son and led his wife out to stroll around.
The shopkeeper called the waiter over to carry the bucket. He smiled at Jiang Hu. "Your luck is not bad."
Jiang Hu nodded repeatedly and carefully placed the silver pieces into his lapel. "Yes, yes, yes. That master is so kind. I was intending to bring the fish home."
Seeing that Jiang Hu kept touching his chest, the shopkeeper put down the brush pen in his hand. "Brother, you can't do this. You'll be easily targeted."
"Ah?" Jiang Hu was stunned for a moment before he reacted and quickly put down his hand. "Thank you for your reminder, Shopkeeper. I was too excited and overlooked that."
With this half a tael of silver, he could buy a lot of things. Not only could he buy salt, but he could also buy a few feet of cloth. Dawa and Erni had outgrown their clothes which had patches sewn on them.
From the moment Sanni and Bruiser were born until now, they did not even have proper clothes. Both of them were wrapped in old blankets and placed on the bed.
The more Jiang Hu thought about it, the happier he became. He was grateful to that master from the bottom of his heart.
The shopkeeper could tell and thought of how the surrounding villages had accepted some refugees one after another.
He thought for a moment. "Why don't I change them to copper coins for you? You can use some to buy things and keep the rest carefully."
Jiang Hu hurriedly took out the silver pieces and handed them to the shopkeeper with both hands. "Thank you, shopkeeper."
The shopkeeper shook his head to show that there was no need to stand on ceremony. He first weighed the silver pieces and counted 472 copper coins for Jiang Hu. They were even strung together with a hemp rope.
Jiang Hu kept bending over to thank him. Then he counted more than 20 copper coins and stuffed the rest into his inner pocket.
At this moment, the waiter took out the empty bucket. Jiang Hu took the bucket and was about to leave when the shopkeeper stopped him.
"Brother, I heard you say that you're going to the mountain to catch wild animals in the afternoon? If you catch them, you can bring them to me. Fish are not worth much but pheasants and hares are not cheap."
Jiang Hu was instantly overjoyed. "Alright, thank you, shopkeeper. If I have any goods, I'll send them to you tomorrow."
The shopkeeper nodded and left him to his tasks.
Jiang Hu was so excited that he walked lightly, as if he was stepping on clouds.
However, a cold breeze successfully calmed him down. There were not many people in town, but there were more than a few. He held more than 20 copper coins in his palm. Coupled with his silly smile, he attracted a lot of attention.
The passers-by were simply wondering why this person looked so excited as if he had never seen money.
However, those gazes also successfully reminded Jiang Hu of something—money moved people's hearts!
He had clearly only carried one fish out, but he had exchanged it for nearly half a tael of silver!
This was undoubtedly a huge sum of money for someone who did not have a single copper coin on him!
Jiang Hu took a deep breath. He had to calm down. He would not buy anything but salt today!