After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Master Pu was overjoyed to find that Shen Yi had actually brought back fresh seafood so soon after asking him about it.

"Shen Yi, tell me honestly, besides these blue crabs, what other good stuff do you have?"

Meeting Master Pu's wise eyes, Shen Yi couldn't bring himself to say anything against his conscience, so he leaned forward and lowered his voice, saying, "There really are some: a large yellow croaker weighing seven or eight pounds, a pomfret weighing three or four pounds, a large prawn weighing several ounces, and quite a few octopuses and squids. There's a large squid that's as wide as my shoulder when it's spread out. Good stuff! I'm going to take it to the capital."

Old Master Pu couldn't sit still any longer. "Come on, come on, I'll go with you to take a look. We can't miss out on such good stuff!"

Shen Yi was both amused and exasperated. "Do you still want these blue crabs? If not, I'll ask someone else."

"Yes, yes, yes! You brought them all here, you can't take them away from me, how much are they?"

Shen Yi opened the lid and showed it to him, "Look at this, this blue crab is almost bigger than your face, and it's alive! For the sake of our old acquaintance, two taels of silver each, how about it?"

"Only two taels! This is a gift from the purchasing agent! If I were to do this business, I would sell each one for at least four or five taels!" Master Pu said magnanimously, pulling out his money bag.

After careful counting, I found that there were still six large blue crabs and a dozen or so smaller ones left in the bucket.

Shen Yi received a total of twenty-five taels from him.

Master Pu seemed to have gotten a great deal, grinning from ear to ear, and eagerly urged Shen Yi to take him to see the seafood.

Shen Yi had a headache. "Look, it's already dark. It's not convenient for us to go there now. Tomorrow! Tomorrow morning, go to that villa by the river. They just got a batch of fresh seafood. You can pick whatever you want, okay?"

"No problem, remember that, I'll pick first!"

Only after Shen Yi repeatedly assured him did Master Pu let him go.

At the same time, Shen Mu and Shen Zhuang also returned to the village.

When Xu saw that Shen Zhuang had brought back a bunch of seafood she had never seen before, she looked puzzled and asked, "What did you do today? What business did Shen Yi do this time?"

“This is it.” Shen Zhuang pointed to the seafood and described the large yellow croaker, pomfret, and prawns he saw to his family.

Everyone was stunned.

Shen Liang glanced at the small fish and shrimp on the table and scoffed, "Dad, stop bragging! What kind of place is Qiongzi? I've never even heard of it! Where would you find fish that big!"

Shen Wen's companion wholeheartedly agreed, "Dad, although my eldest cousin is very capable, you don't have to exaggerate it so much. Isn't it seafood? How do you eat it? Let's try it and see how it differs from the fish and shrimp in the Daxun River."

Seeing his two sons' ignorant manners, Shen Zhuang shook his head and carried his things to the kitchen.

"Honey, do as I say, and teach them a lesson!"

Upon hearing that it involved scallions, ginger, and oil, Madam Xu couldn't help but shake her head. "You grown man have had too many good days and have forgotten how to manage your money. What's the point of going through all this trouble to eat this?"

"Oh, just listen to me, you can't go wrong with me!"

The couple was arguing in the kitchen.

After the food was made, everyone took a bite and frowned in unison.

"Dad, is this really how you eat it? Why does it taste so strange?" Shen Wen frowned.

The situation in Shen Mu's family is similar.

Neither Xu nor Huang Xinghua wanted to waste the good stuff, so they had no choice but to swallow their pride and ask Su Tai for help.

Su Tai looked at it and laughed, "Okay! I'll go to my second aunt's house and cook you a seafood meal. The best way to cook seafood is with soy sauce. Let's go!"

She bought this soy sauce at Huoshikong Food Street for personal use without making a fuss, but she made an exception and took it out today.

Huang Xinghua eagerly followed Su Tai to the Xu family's house. Su Tai started by teaching them how to kill fish, and then taught them how to clean crabs and small octopuses.

After preparing the ingredients, the next step is to steam the yellow croaker.

The steps were the same as Shen Yi's, but the fish she made tasted exceptionally delicious, while Xu's version was completely different.

The Shen family's eyes lit up when they tasted the truly delicious seafood.

Su Tai also prepared a pot of crab porridge for them. After putting the ingredients into the clay pot, she reminded Xu Shi, Wei Daya, and Qi Yan to keep an eye on the porridge.

Make another pot of boiled octopus, and you're all set.

Huang Xinghua looked on in amazement and said with a forced smile, "I don't know if I can do it well with such meticulous attention to detail. I have to go back and try it out quickly."

After leaving the Xu family's house, Su Tai turned back and told the four children to stay home obediently before locking the door and driving the donkey cart to Dahe Town.

After making some trouble at Xu's place, it was already dark by the time she arrived at the riverside villa. After handing over to Shen Yi, she locked the gate and immediately went into the water space to continue her work.

The fishing boat is rented for three days. The cargo from yesterday was estimated to be worth 20,000 taels. We can break even by guaranteeing that amount over the next two days.

Su Tai was full of confidence. She entered the cockpit of the fishing boat, immediately turned on the screen, and searched for the target.

Yesterday we caught large yellow croaker and pomfret; today we can try searching for mackerel.

The phrase "pomfret mouth, mackerel tail" refers to the mackerel.

Spanish mackerel has few bones and a lot of meat and fat. When cooked with pickled mustard greens, it is exceptionally delicious. It can also be smoked or pickled with salt, making it a great dish to eat with rice.

Different varieties of mackerel vary in size, ranging from three or four pounds to tens of pounds.

The fishing boat started operating according to the target she entered, and then entered automatic navigation mode, giving her time to think about the next target.

More than an hour passed and she still hadn't finished looking at the seafood catalog when she noticed movement on the fishing boat.

The first one is here!

She quickly got off the sofa, put on her shoes, and went outside.

The fishing net was untied from above, and a swarm of fish poured down, filling all the wicker baskets she had set out. Su Tai took a closer look and was delighted to find that the baskets were almost entirely filled with mackerel weighing twenty or thirty pounds each. Had she managed to find a mackerel nest?
Before she could react, the fishing net began to haul in the bait a second time. Her face changed drastically—oh no! She'd forgotten to press the pause button!
There was no time to press it now, so she quickly used a shovel to divide the fish evenly into the wicker baskets, then started the crane to lift the baskets one by one and pile them aside.

Before the crane finished its operation, the second net came in. Su Tai hurriedly threw the empty wicker basket down and ran back to the cab to press the pause fishing button.

When they returned, they found the boat had become a mackerel nest.

She was terrified by the mountain of mackerel piled up before her.

First, let the fishing boats dock and move the mackerel to the open space in the yard.

It's snowing right now, and the outdoor temperature is below minus twenty degrees Celsius.

Just throw the fish into the snow and it'll freeze instantly!

By the time she had thrown half a boatload of mackerel out, the wicker baskets underneath had been flattened. She hoisted out the ones that could be hoisted out first, and then used her hands to catch the ones that couldn't be hoisted out.

She worked alone until the early hours of the morning to move all the fish out, and was so exhausted that she saw stars.

Hurry up and order a hot bowl of beef noodles to fill your stomach before coming back to continue your work.

Her third target was the red snapper. (End of Chapter)