139: My uncle's dream

Yang Qi also sighed, there were simply too many wild soft-shell turtles in this reservoir.

After releasing the three soft-shell turtles that weighed less than half a catty back into the reservoir, the two of them carried the 26 soft-shell turtles home.

The family was speechless with surprise when they saw the soft-shell turtles poured into the large basin. There were just too many!

Uncle and the Second Uncle first sorted the soft-shell turtles. The largest 3 each weighed over three catties. There were 8 that weighed between two and three catties, 11 that weighed between one and two catties, and 4 that weighed between half a catty and one catty.

Everyone urged Uncle and Yang Qi to go sell the soft-shell turtles immediately. It was best to convert all of them into cash as soon as possible, as delays could lead to complications!

The two no longer hesitated, saying that there was no need to wait for them to eat, and just to leave some dishes for them.

On the way, the two discussed and decided to drive directly to a restaurant in the county town.

More than half an hour later, the two arrived in the county town, found a seemingly grand restaurant, and went in to promote their goods.

The boss was an expert; he knew these soft-shell turtles were wild just by looking at them.

Before they even started to bargain, two tables of customers happened to come in, saw these vibrant wild soft-shell turtles, and immediately asked the boss to get them a portion each.

The boss was also straightforward; he bought all the soft-shell turtles. He also said that as long as they had good quality goods in the future, they should send them over.

Finally, after some bargaining, those weighing over three catties were bought at 500 yuan per catty, those between two and three catties at 400 yuan per catty, those between one and two catties at 260 yuan per catty, and those between half a catty and one catty at 180 yuan per catty.

All the soft-shell turtles added up to 18,700 yuan. The boss saw them off at the door, repeatedly emphasizing that if they had good goods in the future, they must send them to him.

Yang Qi agreed, then pulled the somewhat dazed Uncle into the car to go home. The restaurant owner, standing at the door watching them leave, saw Yang Qi driving a Tiguan.

He secretly admired them, thinking that catching soft-shell turtles could even allow one to drive a Tiguan, which further proved that the two had a knack for catching soft-shell turtles.

On the way home, Uncle Zheng Tie was still in a daze,

"Xiao Qi, catching soft-shell turtles is really profitable! I've been catching fish and shrimp for so many years, and I've never sold so much money at once."

"It's usually one or two hundred, two or three hundred a day is considered a lot. You're so smart! No wonder you can earn so much money in the sea."

"Hehehe, isn't it because there are so many soft-shell turtle resources in the reservoir? Tomorrow, let's go check out nearby reservoirs, if there are indeed many soft-shell turtles, then we'll buy some more soft-shell turtle hooks outside and call Big Uncle and Second Uncle to go fishing together."

Yang Qi said to Uncle while driving and watching the road.

"Okay, you're right, it's best to let Big Brother and Second Brother earn some too."

Uncle agreed to his nephew's suggestion.

When they got home, they found that everyone was still waiting for them to have dinner together, and even their cousins were watching TV, waiting for them to return.

Big Uncle and Second Uncle both had two children, a boy and a girl each, except that Big Uncle's eldest was a son, and Second Uncle's eldest was a daughter. Both were studying at universities in other cities and hadn't returned for the summer vacation, working part-time locally to earn living expenses.

The two younger ones who stayed at home were both in junior high school.

As for Uncle, sorry, he was a single dog.

"Uncle and Cousin are back! We can eat now!"

The cousin had sharp eyes and spotted Uncle and Yang Qi entering the door at a glance.

Seeing the two smiling people come in, everyone gathered around, looking at them with questioning eyes.

Uncle chuckled, held up one finger, "Over eighteen thousand."

"Ah! That much!"

Uncle turned to Yang Qi and said, "Xiao Qi is really amazing, he caught much more than I did, and he also said to go to other places tomorrow to see if there are any soft-shell turtles to catch, and to take you two along to make money."

"That's great! Hahahaha!"

The other two uncles were naturally happy too; who wouldn't want to make money!

"Tomorrow morning, Second Uncle will take me to check out the surrounding reservoirs, and Uncle and Big Uncle will go to the village reservoir to collect soft-shell turtles."

"Oh, by the way, Uncle, I'll send you the money for the soft-shell turtles today, I almost forgot. Hehehe!"

Yang Qi said a little sheepishly.

"Okay! I won't be polite with you, my big boss nephew. You caught much more than I did, give me five thousand!"

Uncle said very straightforwardly.

"Don't say that, we agreed to split it fifty-fifty from the beginning, besides, didn't you buy these ground hooks and pig liver?"

Yang Qi interrupted Uncle and said.

"Did we? Did we say that at the beginning? How did I forget? All I remember is that I lost the bet."

Uncle also couldn't quite remember if they had said such a thing. But he still didn't want to accept so much money.

"You lost the bet, you buy the ground hooks tomorrow! Take this money for now."

Yang Qi said, glancing at his mother.

His mother immediately understood and said, "Since you lost the bet, you'll buy them tomorrow. Let's eat now, everyone is hungry."

During dinner, Uncle mentioned what Yang Qi had said about going to sea with a ship. And also his dilemma.

Among the three brothers, only Uncle had loved catching fish and shrimp since childhood, and his income was unstable. In the countryside, this was considered not doing proper work.

Yang Qi estimated that this was also one of the reasons why Uncle had never found a girlfriend.

But going to coastal areas to be a fisherman, going out to sea to fish, that was a legitimate profession. To turn a hobby into a profession was a beautiful dream that many people could only dream of.

Finally, his maternal grandfather made the decision to let Uncle go to the coast with his eldest sister and brother-in-law to be a fisherman.

He emphasized that the old couple could still take care of themselves, and besides, weren't the eldest and second eldest still at home? If something really happened, wouldn't they take care of it?

The eldest and second eldest immediately expressed their commitment, saying they would take good care of the elderly parents, or take turns caring for them for a month each. They encouraged Uncle to go and do what he loved.

The brothers understood each other; their younger brother had loved catching fish and shrimp since childhood. For a while after growing up, he accidentally discovered an advertisement for sailors. He had always had a dream of going to sea on an ocean-going vessel.

It was just that at the time, no one in the family had experience with this profession. After inquiring, they learned that one would be at sea for three years, constantly drifting on the ocean. The whole family then firmly opposed him becoming a sailor, and he gave up on the idea.

His mother also fanned the flames, saying that she would deduct one thousand yuan from his monthly salary and give it to the brother who was taking care of the elderly parents that month.

Uncle, with tears in his eyes, stood up and respectfully toasted his parents, thanking them for forgiving him for not being able to fulfill his filial duties at home and enjoy their company for a long time.

Then he toasted his Big Brother and Second Brother, thanking them for fulfilling his filial duties on his behalf and allowing him to pursue his dream.

Only then did Yang Qi realize that this Uncle, who had always seemed a bit carefree, also had a sensitive side.

He had also never known that Uncle had a dream of being a sailor.

Now, through an unintentional act, he had helped him realize a long-held dream, which was also a kind of coincidence, a wonderful destiny.