After selling myself, I became the head of the family

Chapter 46 The Gu family’s fisherman

After walking around the market, she didn't see any fish sellers. Just as Su Yueyue was about to turn around and go back, she saw a shirtless young man carrying two buckets and walking towards him with water all over his body.

The young man looked taller, and the bulging muscles on his arms were beating with his movements. Some young women in the market were already blushing at the sight, while the older ladies were joking and laughing.

"Gu Jiaerlang, why are you late today?"

The lady next to her was holding a vegetable basket and teased.

"The eldest lady is joking. There were big waves in the river today. I was busy guarding the boat, so I came a little late."

As Gu Erlang spoke, he put the wooden bucket filled with fish on the ground, then took the handkerchief hanging around his neck and wiped the water drops on his body.

The fish in the bucket were very active. As soon as Gu Erlang wiped off the water stains on his body, he was soaked by the water droplets splashed from the fish's tail.

After going back and forth, Gu Erlang simply didn't bother to care anymore, just set up the barrels and started selling fish.

The ladies and daughters-in-law who gathered around asked about the price, and in less than half a quarter of an hour, they had already bought up a bucket of river fish.

By the time Su Yueyue realized what she was doing, she could no longer squeeze into the crowd.

Whether it was fish buyers or people watching the excitement, Gu Erlang's stall was completely surrounded, leaving no gaps at all.

"Thank you ladies for coming."

Gu Erlang is very handsome. He does not look like a handsome young man, but has a strong body and an upright face, which makes people feel very safe.

"It's not a compliment, it's clearly the anchovy you sell, Erlang, that tastes good. The meat is fresh and firm, and everyone in the family loves it."

A lady covered her mouth and laughed.

The reason why people are like this is not entirely because Gu Erlang is born with a good skin, but because all his fish are caught fresh every morning and then picked out for sale in the town.

The price of fresh river fish is almost the same as that sold by other stores, and sometimes it can even be cheaper. Who wouldn’t want to come here often?

Coupled with a young man with such a sign, everyone will naturally take care of more business.

Thinking about buying a sea bass and going back, Su Yueyue waited aside for two quarters of an hour before seeing the crowd gradually disperse.

When he squeezed in happily, he saw Gu Erlang holding the last bass in his hand and preparing to hand it to a girl in front of him.

The girl was wearing a light pink dress and had some makeup on her face. It was obvious that she had been specially dressed up.

“Any more bass?”

Su Yueyue stretched her neck and looked into the bucket, but she only saw the river water with fish scales rippled in the bucket.

"Today's fish are all sold out, and only this last one is left." Gu Erlang explained awkwardly.

"Ah...okay."

Unavoidably a little disappointed, Su Yueyue thanked her and was about to turn around and leave, but Gu Erlang suddenly stopped her, and then looked at the girl in front of her, "Miss Qin, you have bought three fish today, this one Just leave it to this girl.”

It wasn't that Gu Erlang was meddling because of Miss Qin's feelings for him, it was just that he felt a little helpless when he saw Miss Qin casually giving it to others after buying fish.

Ever since he started selling fish in Qingshui Town last year, Miss Qin has been coming here to patronize him.

It would be fine if she liked to eat the river fish, but every time she bought the fish, she would either give it to others or throw it away to beggars.

Some of the regular customers who originally wanted to buy fish from him just to eat fish were unable to buy a fish several times in a row, and simply stopped coming.

Although he should be happy if someone buys the fish, if he loses his real customer and Miss Qin leaves, who will he sell his fish to?
  Miss Qin was a little dissatisfied when she heard that he asked her to give up the fish to others. She glanced sideways at Su Yueyue and then agreed.

"Okay then, just sell the fish to her."

Miss Qin raised her chin proudly, as if giving alms.

This little girl is so ugly. I don't believe that Gu Erlang has fallen in love with her. He probably wants to save some money for himself.

Thinking of this, Miss Qin looked at Gu Erlang with more intense eyes. She is the only daughter in her family, and her father has told her to find a son to marry into the Qin family as soon as possible, so that she can collect all the family property in the future.

There were only a few hundred households in Qingshui Town, and she didn't think anyone was good to her. However, it was Gu Erlang who suited her best.

It's a pity that I have been blocking him for almost a year, and Gu Erlang still doesn't seem to understand.

"Thank you very much, young lady." Su Yueyue happily took the fish, thanked Miss Qin very seriously, and then asked about the price.

"How much money is this fish?"

"Perch costs ten cents per catty, and this fish costs sixty cents per catty. Just give me sixteen cents."

Gu Erlang quickly pulled a palm leaf through the gills of the bass and tied a knot before handing the bass over.

"Thank you."

After taking out sixteen coins and handing them over, Su Yueyue happily left the market with the seabass, leaving only Miss Qin and her maid to stop Gu Erlang from leaving.

"Please give way to Miss Qin."

Gu Erlang said helplessly.

"You can even show a nice face to a little maid, but why do you always have such a cold face towards me?"

Miss Qin is sixteen this year, and she is a good-looking girl who was pampered by her family. However, when it comes to Gu Erlang, he is as uncivilized as a piece of wood, leaving this charming young lady helpless.

"Ms. Qin, I have to go home to ferry you, please give way."

Gu Erlang's father fell into the river while ferrying in his early years, leaving only his mother to raise two children.

But fate was unforgiving. His little sister was seriously ill and burned her eyes when she was a child, and his mother-in-law has also been weakened over the years.

Therefore, since he turned fourteen, Gu Erlang followed other fishermen in the village and learned how to fish on a ferry to support his family.

Three consecutive years have passed, and now the situation at home has improved a lot. He crosses the river every morning, catches fish, sells them in the town, and then returns to the river to ferry, just to save more money so that he can show his sister. sick.

At first, some people advised him to marry into the Qin family, so that he could get money early to take his sister to see a doctor.

But he couldn't abandon his mother and sister to live together and marry into the Qin family.

"Miss Qin, I have said it a long time ago. I fish and sell fish just to support my family. If you buy them all, my customers will not be able to buy river fish in the future. How will I support my family?"

"Then why don't you just marry into my Qin family? I have five shops in my house to support you, so why do you have to work so hard all day long?"

Miss Qin frowned, her eyes full of disapproval.

With such good conditions in his family, why does he always want to sell fish?

Not to mention two barrels of fish every day, even four or five barrels, she could buy them all.

"I have no intention of marrying Miss Qin, and I can't marry into any family. Miss Qin should find another husband as soon as possible."

Gu Erlang shook his head, picked up two wooden barrels and left.

Miss Qin still wanted to stop her, but when she saw that the river water in the bucket was about to splash out and stain her dress, she took a few steps back and pulled the little maid aside to block her.

Unexpectedly, the river water that was about to splash out suddenly fell back into the bucket. Gu Erlang just nodded towards them, and then quickly left the market.

The people watching the excitement burst into laughter, and finally they shook their heads and left, leaving only the livid-faced Miss Qin.

"Miss, let's go back..."

The little maid asked timidly, but was glared at by Miss Qin.

　It’s getting cold, babies, keep warm!
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)