Chapter 98: Chapter 98: The Treasure Grandma

The cargo bed of the tricycle wasn’t very big—there was no way it could fit so many buckets and basins.

Xu Shuhua directed Yu Hai and the others to gather all the big fish into one basin. When the basin was full, they filled two more buckets. Finally, they loaded the big basin and the two buckets onto the tricycle.

There were still quite a few fish left, both big and small—definitely enough for the family to eat.

The onlookers, seeing this, all started asking Xu Shuhua what she was planning to do.

When they found out she was taking the fish to the county town to sell, their eyes lit up with envy.

So many fish! She could make a lot of money!

Why couldn’t they have such good luck?

Life in the countryside was tough and frugal; it was common to go a whole year without eating any meat.

If you didn’t see it, you didn’t crave it.

But now, seeing so many fresh fish, everyone present started to feel a bit greedy.

Someone quick-witted asked Xu Shuhua, “Granny Yu, there are still so many fish left. Your family can’t finish them all. Wouldn’t it be a shame if they died? How about trading some to me?”

Xu Shuhua glanced at the speaker. “What will you trade?”

The person thought for a moment. “Grain. Or fruits and vegetables if you prefer!”

Xu Shuhua thought to herself, We already have more fruits and vegetables than we can eat—why would I want yours?

But if it was grain, that was acceptable.

“Alright, then grain it is. One jin of wheat for two jin of fish. If it’s coarse grains, then two jin for one jin of fish.”

The price Xu Shuhua set was quite reasonable. The person immediately agreed, “Deal! I’ll go home and get the grain. Should I bring it here or to your house?”

“To my house! There’s no scale here anyway. And don’t rush off—help us carry things first. Anyone else who wants to trade for fish, come help carry too. I’ll give you all a better deal later!”

With Xu Shuhua’s call, the bystanders stopped just watching and came forward to help.

Yu Nuannuan looked at Xu Shuhua with admiration. What a treasure of a grandma!

How could she be so clever?

With so many people helping, they managed to carry all the fish to the Yu family’s courtyard in one trip.

Since Xu Shuhua needed to stay home to oversee the fish trading, she had Yu Hai and his three brothers go to the county to sell fish.

“Fourth, you’re used to doing business. I trust you with this!” she said to Yu Hai.

Then she turned to Yu Jiang and the other two. “Fourth is young. You three, as his older brothers, keep an eye out for him. Don’t let anyone take advantage of him. We don’t go looking for trouble, but we’re not afraid of it either. If anyone tries anything, deal with them first and talk later!”

After giving her instructions, Xu Shuhua urged the four to hurry up.

By her calculations, they’d arrive in the county just as people were getting off work.

People heading home would see the fresh fish and buy some for dinner… Their fish would definitely sell well.

As soon as the four brothers left, villagers started arriving at the Yu house with grain to trade for fish.

Xu Shuhua didn’t do the work herself. She held Yu Nuannuan and watched from the side, letting Chen Qiaoqin and the other sisters-in-law weigh the fish and the grain.

Of course, Xu Shuhua didn’t forget to set aside a bucket of fish for the kitchen—for their own family to eat.

Some people were willing to trade grain for fish, while others were reluctant.

Old Lady Wang was one of the reluctant ones.

Watching the lively scene in the Yu family’s courtyard, Old Lady Wang was filled with envy and jealousy.

“Showing off! It’s just a few fish, what’s the big deal?”

She said she was leaving, but Wang Dabao clung to her leg.

“Grandma, I want to eat fish!”

Wang Dabao looked at Old Lady Wang with pleading eyes. If he couldn’t have chicken, was he not even allowed to have fish?

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