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

Chapter 390 Trading with the Fishing Village

This side of the harbor.

Su Tai and Shen Yi's fishing boat alerted three nearby fishing villages. In such a place with inconvenient transportation and great communication barriers, it was already quite remarkable that the news could reach three villages.

The couple stood on the deck and asked, "Can anyone understand what we're saying?"

They asked questions for half an hour before finally someone appeared who they could talk to.

"Greetings, esteemed guests. I am Yu Xinghai, the village chief of Xiaogang Village. I can understand what you are saying." Yu Xinghai was very humble, unconsciously bowing his back as he spoke to Shen Yi and Su Tai.

This posture looks somewhat familiar.

Su Tai pondered for a moment, then asked absentmindedly, "Village Chief Yu, if I may ask, are you from Langya Kingdom?"

Yu Xinghai quickly shook his head, "I am from Qiongzi. However, my family was too poor when I was young, and my parents died early. I was taken in by my aunt who married into the Langya Kingdom. My aunt worked for a wealthy family, and I followed her as a servant for a few years. I can speak a little bit of the Langya Kingdom dialect."

Su Tai nodded knowingly, smiled kindly, and exchanged a glance with Shen Yi.

Shen Yi cleared his throat and said, "We came to Qiongzi mainly to do business."

"Trading?" Yu Xinghai was a little confused. "Qiongzi is nothing but sea. What kind of business can a distinguished person do here?"

He returned to Qiongzi because he had a wife he was betrothed to since childhood in the village, and because he still had some things left to him by his parents. Over the years, he has learned what the situation is like here and who would do business here.
Shen Yi smiled and said, "We came here for the sea! Village Chief Yu should have seen our fishing boat by now! This boat can withstand the wind and waves at sea while fishing."

Su Tai added, "There are also life jackets on the boat, so you won't sink if you accidentally fall into the water, unless an accident occurs."

Shen Yi looked at Su Tai with affection and continued, "In addition, there are fishing nets on the ship specifically for catching sea fish."

Yu Xinghai was stunned and couldn't come to his senses for a long time.

Su Tai added, "The village chief could find a few villagers who are good swimmers to go out to sea with us and see if we can catch any fish."

Yu Xinghai swallowed hard. Seeing that the villagers around him were urging him to translate, he had no choice but to tell everyone what Shen Yi and Su Tai meant.

That's it, everyone's in an uproar.

Many young and middle-aged people are eager to try.

Yu Xinghai was at his wits' end looking at the swarm of men surrounding him. In the end, he chose five men, making a total of six including himself.

The six of them boarded the ship together.

He was also gambling on the situation. There was no other way; the villagers' lives were just too difficult. He had been back in Qiongzi for over a decade and this was the only opportunity he had encountered. If they didn't seize it, they might never have a chance to turn their lives around.

The villagers who had boarded the boat gradually calmed down and clung to Yu Xinghai in fear.

"Village chief, do you think these two might trick us into being sold off? The more I think about it, the more panicked I get."

"Yes, yes, thinking about it calmly, these two appeared too suddenly."

"Oh dear, are we really going to die? No! I still have an elderly mother, a wife, and children to support, waaaaah!"

Shen Yi walked onto the deck and heard their crying. He was very puzzled. "What are you doing?"

The group of people looked like startled rabbits, embarrassed and scared, their laughter more like crying.

Shen Yi couldn't understand it at all, so he went up to the second floor of the cabin, took a basket of food, and approached them.

"Here we have braised beef, bread, cakes, and snow pear and white fungus soup. Have something to eat first, to fill your stomachs." Shen Yi turned the tables, pointed to the sea, and asked Yu Xinghai, "Which area has the most fish?"

"I'll ask them," Yu Xinghai whispered to the five people as he ran over.

They quickly returned to Shen Yi's side, saying, "My lord, they said they haven't been to the far seas, but large schools of fish occasionally appear in the nearshore waters."

Saying this is the same as not saying it.

Shen Yi returned empty-handed.

Upon learning this, Su Tai decisively entered the portal and bought a fish location device from the medium tool vending machine. With the help of the cheating tool, the fishing boat stopped in the waters just outside the coast.

Shen Yi went out again and called on everyone to cast the net.

Shen Yi knows how to fish, he just hasn't tried it at sea yet.

He threw a net on one side, and several people on the other side followed suit.

When it was time to pull the net in, Shen Yi had a lot of trouble.

Yu Xinghai and another fisherman quickly came over to help.

Everyone shouted with all their might and finally managed to pull the fishing net up.

When Yu Xinghai and the others saw the big fish in the fishing net, they were so excited that they shouted and cheered.

Shen Yi took a closer look and found that the fish in this net were not big, but there were many of them, probably four or five hundred catties.

Yu Xinghai exclaimed with ecstasy, "It's mackerel! So many mackerel!"

Several other villagers saw this and quickly went over to collect the net.

They were clearly luckier, catching not only four or five hundred catties of mackerel, but also dozens of large blue crabs.

This was absolutely the most glorious moment of their lives.

The group was so excited by the catch that they didn't dare to delay and immediately cast their second net.

Shen Yi then brought over a wicker basket. "Village Chief Yu, shall we tidy up together?"

"Okay, okay!" Yu Xinghai quickly grabbed a small stool, sat down, and started working diligently.

Taking the opportunity, Shen Yi chatted with him, "Village Chief Yu, you also see the beauty of this fishing boat, do you have any thoughts?"

"Sir, please speak frankly." Yu Xinghai stopped what he was doing and looked at Shen Yi cautiously.

Having witnessed the extraordinary nature of the fishing boat, he became even more convinced that Shen Yi was no ordinary person.

Shen Yi smiled and said, "Then I'll say it. I want to cooperate with you. I'll provide the fishing boats and nets, and you can use them. I'll take 10% of the catch you make using the fishing boats."

"That's it?" Yu Xinghai was dumbfounded, wondering if there was such a good thing in the world?
Shen Yi nodded. "I am a ship merchant and only sell ships. Unfortunately, you can't afford this price, so we have to find another way to cooperate. If we find other treasures at sea, I hope you can reserve them for me first. I can afford the price. Is that alright?"

"Yes, yes, definitely!" Yu Xinghai immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Shen Yi.

The five villagers were puzzled.

After Yu Xinghai finished speaking, they all knelt down and kowtowed.

Shen Yi finally managed to escape and return to the cockpit.

“Everything has been settled. They have agreed to our cooperation plan, and they will give us 10% of the annual profits from the fishing boats.”

Su Tai's lips curled up slightly. "Ask them again later how many fishing boats they need, and we'll arrange it together."

Shen Yi agreed.

Fishing boats operated in this area until evening.

Seeing that it was getting late, Shen Yi turned the disc and hurried back.

Many fishermen were still waiting for news at the harbor. When they saw the fishing boats return, they all stood up as if they had been injected with chicken blood, craning their necks to look.

When they finally saw the cargo on the boat, everyone was dumbfounded.

After the five fishermen came ashore, they vividly described the scene of fishing at sea, which captivated everyone's imagination.

The seafood was also carried into the village by dozens of villagers.