From the time travel, I became extraordinary

Chapter 19: The Soldier Arrives
The next day, noon.

Riding a bicycle with a basket tied to the back frame, swaying along the way, it was only at this time that Jiang Yao returned from selling fish on the street.

My mother, Yuan Xiuhua, sells vegetables in a big vegetable market in the county town.

Jiang Yao didn't run that far. The place where he sold fish was in a small vegetable market not far after crossing the bridge.

The two fish he brought home last night were already dead. They had been left at home for another night, and so when he took them out to sell early in the morning, they were a little stale.

It is indeed no problem to sell the fresh big grass carp caught in Yuanjiang River at four yuan per catty, but Jiang Yao’s two fish are a bit hard to sell at the price.

He only asked for a price of three yuan per pound, but it took him a whole morning to finally sell the two fish successfully.

Of course, the reason why this fish is so difficult to sell is not only because it is not fresh, but also because it is too big.

After all, when ordinary people buy fish to eat, they would never buy a fish weighing more than ten kilograms. Only restaurants, hotels, or some canteens would need such a big fish.

The two fish together sold for less than sixty yuan.

In addition to the fact that the fish had shrunk a little after being put down overnight, when he sold the last big fish, he asked for three yuan per pound, but others were only willing to pay two yuan and eighty cents.

There was no other choice, Jiang Yao had to sell it.

After all, it was such a hot day and he couldn't afford to delay. If the fish couldn't be sold and started to smell, it would be even less valuable.

Although this amount of money is not much, it is already a considerable fortune for Jiang Yao today.

After selling the fish, he immediately went to the fishing tackle shop and spent a few dollars to buy a large net bag to hold the fish after he caught them.

The scoop nets, fishing rods and other items in the fishing tackle shop were all things that Jiang Yao needed. He was a little envious when he saw them, but he didn't buy anything in the end.

After all, even though he sold the fish, he only had this little money in his pocket for the time being.

Tonight, he promised the soldier Wang Dahai and his gang that he would treat them to a meal.

Jiang Yao cannot save this money.

If they hadn't been there last night, it would have been difficult for him to catch both fish.

Next, if they really follow him to go fishing every day, Jiang Yao will have many more uses for them!
In addition, when he had a little more money, he also planned to spend some money to buy some good gifts and visit Carpenter Xu.

Since Jiang Yao already knew that Carpenter Xu was truly capable and an expert, he naturally wanted to establish a good relationship with him.

With this trump card in hand, Jiang Yao would feel much more at ease if he wanted to do something or provoke someone.

After all, the golden finger he obtained was a reward only after he survived the disaster.

What kind of disaster would be displayed on the light curtain panel?

Jiang Yao still couldn't figure it out for the time being. Based on his last experience, he only knew that if he provoked those things, there was a high possibility that he would encounter disaster again.

It's just a secret technique that has possessed him. He has only developed a few functions to date, but it has already brought him considerable benefits.

Jiang Yao was really looking forward to the other possible rewards he might get after surviving the disaster.

Since he has such a plan, then Carpenter Xu must be the key.

He didn't want to bring disaster upon himself and then be unable to resolve it, ending up with his unexpected death.

If you think about it this way, it seems that Jiang Yao has a lot of places to spend money.

The few sets of crude fishing gear he made could be used as a makeshift service, so he just had to make do with them for now.

Anyway, as long as he could catch fish every day, even if the price of the fish was a little cheaper, he would be able to upgrade his muskets to big ones sooner or later in a few days.

"Uncle Yao..."

Jiang Yao had just returned home and sat there for less than half an hour when Bingzi came to his door. That guy had known that Jiang Yao had gone to sell fish, so he must have been keeping an eye out for when Jiang Yao would come back.

"Come sit down, are you here to ask me to help you with your fishing gear? Don't be in a hurry, come, have a cigarette first!"

Smilingly, Jiang Yao asked the soldier to sit down, then he took out a handful of soft white sand that he had just bought on the way back, took out a cigarette and handed it to him.

"Yeah!" The soldier nodded. "I went to the street this morning and bought the fishing line and hooks, but the little bell was hard to find."

"The fishing tackle store didn't have any. Later I found an accessories store and bought a few."

Taking the cigarette handed over by Jiang Yao, he took out his lighter, lit it, and took a puff: "This Baisha cigarette is different, much better than Dahonghua."

"I exchanged all of them for these cigarettes. You should have made a lot of money from those two fish yesterday, Uncle Yao, right?"

As he spoke, Bingzai opened the plastic bag he was carrying and took out the fishing gear he had prepared one by one.

"The fish is dead and not fresh, so it's hard to sell. It weighed about 20 kilograms, but it only sold for less than 60 yuan."

Jiang Yao was slightly dissatisfied. While complaining, his eyes looked at the things that Bingzai took out.

No. 5 nylon line, No. 9 hook, and a few small bells...

"It's pretty good to be able to sell it for almost 60 yuan!"

"One of my buddies is a bricklayer, working as a laborer on a construction site. He is exhausted after a day's work, and the wages are only eight yuan."

"If I had Uncle Yao's luck every day, I would earn one or two thousand a month, which is much better than any other job."

There was a hint of envy in his tone, and Bingzai immediately took over the conversation.

Seeing Jiang Yao picking up the fishing gear he had prepared and looking through it, his eyes also began to become a little heated.

After all, in his opinion, these fishing gears are his hope of getting rich.

"Plastic bottles are easy to pick up, and I have plenty of tire lines for hooks."

"However, your No. 5 line seems a little thin."

"After all, the way we fish is not very good at fishing. If the line is not strong, the fish will exert force and it may break directly!"

With a frown on his face, Jiang Yao put down the fishing line in his hand and told Bingzai what had happened.

"Ah... No. 5 wire is still thin? What size did you use, Uncle Yao?"

"I stole the coins my mom saved to buy these things. If the thread doesn't work, won't I have to buy new ones?"

With a bitter face and looking unhappy, the soldier quickly opened his mouth to ask.

"I used a No. 10 line. If it wasn't strong enough, the big grass carp I caught last night might have broken the line and escaped!"

Jiang Yao smiled and said again: "Although your thread is a little thin, it doesn't matter if you don't change it. It can still be used as is."

"At least, you should have no problem pulling up a fish that weighs a few kilograms with this line. It's just that it's not easy to pull up a big fish that weighs over ten kilograms."

Hearing Jiang Yao say this, Bingzi was obviously relieved: "That's good, that's good, I will be satisfied if I can catch a big fish weighing several kilograms."

"If I really encounter a big one like that and it breaks my fishing line, I will accept it and just replace it with a thicker fishing line."

After he said that, Jiang Yao didn't say anything more.

After all, if he could catch big fish, it was by cheating. When the soldier went to the river, let alone a fish weighing ten kilograms, even if he wanted to catch one weighing several kilograms, it all depended on luck.

In this case, the No. 5 fishing line he used seemed to be sufficient.

(End of this chapter)