EBE Chapter 225: Collective Apprenticeship
Chapter 225: Collective Apprenticeship
"I can't hold it back, wuwuwu..."
"..."
Song Anning looked up at the sky speechlessly. About half of the people on the boat gathered around him, including Sun Qi.
He heard that Chen Guanghui had caught a big fish and wanted to come over to mock him. No matter what fish he caught, he would not get first place, so what was there to be happy about?
Seeing the golden color rolling in the water, I held back the words that were about to come out.
What kind of luck did Chen Guanghui have? He actually caught a large yellow croaker. His ambergris was certainly valuable, but this large yellow croaker was not bad either.
So there was a scene like this on the boat. More and more people gathered around to watch the excitement, quietly watching Chen Guanghui, a grown man, crying like a dog.
"Control it first and pull the fish up first.
The fish is yours only when you catch it."
After Song Anning's reminder, Chen Guanghui's excitement eased a little. The two of them worked together to pull the fish up with a scoop net.
"Wow, it's golden yellow, so beautiful..."
"Tsk tsk, worthy of being called the gold of the sea, what a lucky life the Second Master of the Chen family has..."
Looking at the big yellow croaker jumping around in front of me, I couldn't bear to take my eyes off it.
As we all know, due to the huge pressure difference between the deep sea and the water surface, such a large yellow croaker will have its internal organs rupture and die shortly after being out of the water.
Moreover, small yellow croakers are common in this sea area, but large yellow croakers weighing dozens of kilograms are very rare.
"Why is that? Logically speaking, there should be a lot of large yellow croaker in this world. After all, there's no overfishing..."
Song Anning was a little puzzled after hearing what the crowd said. In her previous life, yellow croaker was expensive because there were not many wild yellow croakers in the world she lived in due to overfishing and sea water pollution. Is this world still like this?
So he asked Xiangxiang a question with his mind.
"Because ordinary fishing boats can't reach this far, stupid master.
Wild yellow croaker generally lives in waters about 60 meters deep. In your previous world, it was easy to go to such sea areas, but it is difficult in this world.
The weather at sea is unpredictable, and small fishing boats dare not sail in shallow waters. Even large boats like this have limited ability to withstand risks."
"Alright alright……"
And just now, after listening to Xiangxiang's popular science explanation, Song An Ning learned that large yellow croakers weighing dozens of kilograms like these had to be offered to the royal family. The reason was that the color of the large yellow croaker was a bright yellow color that only the royal family could use, and ordinary people did not dare to eat it at all.
Generally, they are collected by people in high positions and then presented as gifts, so they are extremely precious.
"Master, you should also work hard and try to catch a big yellow croaker. Xiangxiang will buy it back at a high price."
"Haha, I'll try my best. But I'll have to wait until I go out to sea on my own. There are so many people on the boat, and if we catch a big yellow croaker, we, the master and the disciple, will be too conspicuous."
"That's true. In this crappy dynasty, if you come across something good, you have to hand it over. Once the master goes out to sea alone, everything will be ours, hehe..."
After the master and disciple exchanged a few words, the life of the big yellow croaker soon came to an end. Chen Guanghui's eyes were still red, and he felt like he was dreaming.
All the ridicule and contempt he had suffered before vanished into thin air with the appearance of this fish.
Seeing this, Song Anning did not forget to encourage him: "See, you are no worse than anyone else. Many people can't catch a big yellow croaker in their entire lives, but you did it in one try."
"Thank you for your teaching, Master."
Chen Guanghui's voice was a little muffled. The afternoon sun was very bright, and the golden light of the yellow croaker was reflected on his face. He said thank you very solemnly, and the confidence that he had not had for many years broke out at this moment.
"You call me Master, that's what I should do."
Song Anning waved his hand casually. When the people on the boat heard the conversation between the two, many of them began to have other thoughts.
There were even two younger gentlemen who shamelessly came up to him regardless of the large number of people present.
"That Miss Song, right? Are you still in need of an apprentice?"
"My family is also very rich, not worse than the Chen family. Would you like to take me in as well? Hehe..."
"..."
Before Song An Ning could speak, Chen Guanghui immediately became nervous, his face showing a bit of anxiety, and he shouted at them:
"Hey, do you have any shame? Why are you trying to rob the master? This is not okay!"
"Why not? Miss Song accepted you even though you're such a bad fisherman. If I were to become your disciple, I'd definitely be better than you!"
"That's right, Miss Song, I'm not married yet, so I have no worries. I can concentrate on learning fishing from you, you see..."
"Don't worry, Miss Song, this apprenticeship gift will definitely not be bad."
"..."
"Master, you can't agree to this!"
Chen Guanghui was so anxious that he almost cried. These bastards! He finally met such a good master, and they still want to snatch him away? Dream on...
He was afraid that Song An Ning would agree, so he pulled Xiao Yao, who was standing nearby, over to plead for him.
Those involved are often confused, while bystanders can see things more clearly. Xiao Yao saw it clearly from the side. Song An Ning was not interested in any of this at all. Only her silly husband took it seriously and was very nervous.
But this is not the end yet. These people seemed to not give Song An Ning any chance to speak. After arguing for a few sentences, they started to expose each other's shortcomings.
Chen Guanghui: Master, these guys aren't good people. They spend their days in brothels, living a life of drunkenness and debauchery. If you accept them as your disciples, your good reputation will be ruined by them.
When their secrets were exposed in public, the expressions of those people changed. They were obviously well-known figures in the town, but now they were like children, talking without thinking.
"Chen Lao Er, what you said is too much.
I don’t know who went to a brothel a few years ago, saw the girls taking off their clothes, and immediately ran away in fear, hahahaha…”
"Miss Song, you don't know this, but two years ago, Chen Guanghui gave a sesame bun to a woman on the street, and immediately got entangled with her. The woman also fell in love with the second master of the Chen family, hahahaha, and even wanted to be his concubine..."
"..."
Chen Guanghui blushed at what they said and secretly glanced at Xiao Yao. These were all real things that happened. After hearing people say that, he really wanted to find a hole to crawl into.
Xiao Yao put her hands on her hips and shouted at him angrily, "Chen Guanghui! You dare to go to a brothel?"
"No, I, I just want to take a look..."
"Hahaha……"
His cowardly look made the young men on the boat laugh heartily. Song An Ning also laughed a few times before speaking:
"The children are here, so we should be careful with our words.
Besides, my family lives in Tongchuan Prefecture and I don't come here often, so you should look for someone else. My acquaintance with Brother Chen and his wife is due to business dealings.
But I still wish you all a happy family, successful business, safe sailing, and a big fish every time you cast your line."
"it is good!"
"Miss Song said it well!"
After Song An Ning's explanation, everyone realized that it was just a business transaction. They were all idle people and had no say in the family business. There were only eternal interests, but no eternal friends. So they gave up the idea.
But the little girl's words were so sweet that even though she was rejected, she felt much better after hearing them. Remembering how few fish she had caught, everyone congratulated Chen Guanghui a few more times before dispersing.
Only Sun Qi stood at the back of the crowd, staring at Master and Disciple Song An Ning with a stern expression. "Haha, so what if we caught a big yellow croaker?" "That also depends on whether these people can still make it back alive."
At this moment, several ships were inadvertently getting closer and closer to the island...