My fishing raft will ask for help.

"Who are you? What do you want with Zhou Miao?"

Zhou Miao instantly became alert. He was certain he didn't know this fat man, but why did he know his name?

Pang Hao's eyes lit up when he saw his reaction. Judging from the other person's wary expression, he knew he hadn't asked the wrong person.

He knew Zhou Miao's name thanks to Yu Muzhou's note.

So I rushed to the dock early in the morning, ready to intercept eleven pounds of sea buckthorn in advance.

The fish was bought by Yu Muzhou. At most, it was kept in a fish tank until it died before being taken out to eat.

But the fish is more valuable to him than that; it's a great way to promote his Japanese restaurant.

Red-spotted grouper is considered one of the finest ingredients in Japanese cuisine, and his restaurant offers dishes featuring it.

Pang Hao had originally intended to ask Yu Muzhou to give him the fish last night, but this wasn't the first time something like this had happened.

Yu Muzhou, a fisherman and stamp collector, wouldn't give him a second thought, so he had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure and intercept the fish in advance.

At most, I'll get a few scoldings afterward, but I can just treat myself to a meal and a few drinks and that'll be the end of it.

"I'm Yu Muzhou's good brother. He had an emergency this morning and couldn't come to pick up the fish, so he asked me to help him get it."

Upon hearing the name Yu Muzhou, Zhou Miao's vigilance lessened considerably. He took out his phone and checked it, but didn't see any message from the other party asking a friend to help him pick it up. His brows furrowed again.

"Why didn't he text me? And the time we agreed on was wrong too."

"Oh, so you're Zhou Miao." Pang Hao stepped forward enthusiastically and explained, "He was worried that you might not be awake yet and he didn't want to disturb you, so he told you when it was almost time to get ready."

"You agreed to pick up the fish at nine o'clock, and the price was twenty thousand, right? Don't worry, he personally asked me to do it this morning."

"I was so surprised that a sea buckthorn could weigh more than ten pounds, so I came early and couldn't wait to see it."

"I was too embarrassed to contact you, just like Ah-zhou, I was afraid of disturbing your rest. I just saw you and felt a connection with you, so I asked casually, and I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I asked the right person."

Knowing even the transaction time and price, it seems he is truly a close confidant of Yu Muzhou.

Now Zhou Miao had no more doubts. Since this was a major client, he also showed the same enthusiastic smile: "I see. Shall I go and bring the fish over?"

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you here." Pang Hao nodded repeatedly, wishing the fish would be right in front of him.

Zhou Miao hurriedly boarded the boat back to the fishing raft; he was in a hurry to get the 20,000 yuan.

In less than five minutes, he drove the small sampan back to the dock.

Before they could even get the fish ashore, Pang Hao eagerly came over. When he saw the fish, his eyes widened as if he were looking at a stunning beauty.

"Absolutely top-notch, truly top-notch!"

"Quick, quick, move the fish to my fish tank. This tank is too small, it's too much of a waste for it."

Pang Hao first admired the beautiful figure of the red-spotted sea bream, then noticed that it was squeezed and unable to move, so he immediately called his employees.

But Zhou Miao stepped forward, blocking the two young men who were about to move the plastic water tank. His smile was less enthusiastic and more wary than before: "How about we transfer the money first? On WeChat or...?"

"Oh right, I'll transfer the money to you right away." Pang Hao immediately realized what he meant and quickly took out his phone to transfer the money to him. "Or how about we... use WeChat instead? I'll transfer it to you via WeChat."

I almost said, "Add him on WeChat, I'll contact him if I find any good deals."

Pang Hao broke out in a cold sweat. Luckily, he reacted quickly, or he would have been exposed.

If Zhou Miao refuses to give me the fish and contacts Yu Muzhou, I'll have nowhere to turn to for help.

Zhou Miao didn't notice anything wrong. Seeing that the 20,000 yuan had been successfully deposited into his account, he smiled and stepped aside, watching Pang Hao's employees carry the fish away.

After retrieving his plastic water tank and watching them leave, he returned to his boat to clean the fish rafts.

The abandoned fish raft on my property is about 1,000 square meters, but the area that actually needs cleaning isn't that big.

Apart from the approximately 100-square-meter area where the house is located, the rest of the space consists of narrow walkways.

Zhou Miao took a bucket and used seawater to wet the floor, then used the long-handled floor brush he had just bought to scrub it.

A back rub, that must feel really good!

To avoid causing pollution, he didn't use detergent to wash clothes or anything like that; he just scrubbed them hard.

I don't know if it will work, but I'll do it anyway.

The sewage from the fish rafts here is prohibited from being discharged directly into the sea; it is collected in a special tank, just like on large ships.

When it's almost full, a sewage-draining boat will come and empty it, which is much more convenient than Zhou Miao's small buckets.

Because the fishing rafts here need to obtain the relevant permits to operate, they are legitimate fishing rafts, unlike some privately run fishing rafts in other places.

Zhou Miao's fishing raft has not yet been renovated and officially opened for business, so he only has the old fishing raft aquaculture certificate. If he wants to operate a fishing raft in the future, he will have to take this certificate to the Fisheries Bureau to apply for a license.

The problem is that the breeding license is with Lu Xingyu, and now that he has disappeared, the whereabouts of the license are unknown. Zhou Miao is also quite troubled.

Fortunately, the information is registered with the Fisheries Bureau, so he can go and reissue it if necessary.

However, he'll only consider it after he's made enough money, and then there will probably be news about Lu Xingyu.

After washing and scrubbing, it quickly became nine o'clock.

The phone rang, and Zhou Miao picked it up to find that it was Yu Muzhou.

Feeling a little strange, I swiped my finger to answer the phone.

"Hey, Miao, I'm already at the dock. When are you coming?"

"???"

"What? When will I come?"

"Fish, didn't we agree to trade at nine o'clock last night?"

"Hiss~"

Zhou Miao gasped, her first thought being that the fish had been snatched away, and by someone else's friend no less.

He quickly told Yu Muzhou what had happened that morning, and then apologized: "I'm sorry, Brother Zhou, I should have contacted you first this morning."

Yu Muzhou was silent for a moment, then laughed helplessly, "This fat guy... my top-quality sea red spot is gone just like that!"

"This isn't your fault. That fat guy is indeed my friend. Besides, he saw our chat history from last night. He was lying in wait, so it's no wonder you got tricked. It's mainly my carelessness. I didn't realize he was already eyeing that fish last night."

"That's really not a fair thing to do, Brother Zhou, you should go find him right away! The fish was only taken away recently, so he's probably still keeping it."

"Okay, let's go fishing together sometime."

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Zhou Miao was both amused and exasperated. He doubted that Yu Muzhou would be able to contact that fat man anytime soon.

After all, brothers are brothers in the heart, and if something happens, you can't get through on the phone!

No wonder Yu Muzhou and I hit it off immediately; we both have a good brother!

He probably won't be able to get the fish back, but luckily he didn't suffer any loss; the 20,000 yuan is quietly lying in his bank account.

Putting away his phone, Zhou Miao continued scrubbing the fish raft with great effort.

First brush it, then rinse it with clean water, and finally mop it clean.

After finishing his work, it was already noon, and his back was almost too sore to straighten up, but the system finally gave him feedback.

This relieved him; he didn't need laundry detergent or cleaning products, and he didn't need to clean the walls and roof of the house.

[Congratulations, host, for completing the request for help from the fish farm and receiving a reward from them. Would you like to view it?]