Start with the fisherman

Chapter 8 Being targeted
In the evening, Cao Ze ate three full bowls of rice, and he ate half of the braised pork, pig's trotters and yellow croaker.

He is indeed poor in literature but rich in martial arts. If it weren't for his huge improvement in fishing skills, an average family would not be able to afford such a glutton.

After dinner, they practiced for a while, and when it was completely dark, they returned to the bedroom.

After eating, the two men regained their strength and did some digestion activities.

It was another crazy night.

The next day, Cao Ze went out fishing again early.

However, he did not encounter any yellow croakers again today. Apparently, entry-level sea-watching alone was not enough to find the location of the yellow croaker school. It seemed that he was just lucky on the first day.

Cao Ze was not in a hurry. After catching a boatload of fish, he returned home early.

After last night's hard work, he now has 5 more love points. As long as he works harder today, he can take Wanghai to the next stage. Then it will be much easier to find the yellow croaker school.

After selling the fish, paying the taxes, and buying some vegetables and meat, Su Xiaozhi returned home and was still practicing martial arts in the yard.

This persistence made Cao Ze look at him with new eyes.

"Why did Brother Ze come back so early today?"

When Su Xiaozhi saw Cao Ze, she was happy but also a little annoyed.

"Why, you don't welcome me back?"

"I'm going to prepare dinner in advance!"

"Then you are really unvirtuous. Your husband works so hard outside, but when he comes home he can't even have a hot meal."

Seeing Su Xiaozhi's cute annoyed look, Cao Ze laughed, picked her up, and walked straight to the bedroom, "Then let your husband eat you first!"

After a fierce fight, Su Xiaozhi did not lie on the bed, but put on her clothes and walked out of the bedroom.

After a moment, there was a bamboo hat in his hand.

It is made of bamboo strips and rainproof oil paper, and a drooping black gauze is sewn on the outer edge of the hat.

"you try!"

Cao Ze smiled widely, took the bamboo hat, put it on his head, and was as happy as a child, but he still said, "In the future, just do what you like. We will buy these things."

"Can that be the same?"

“I made this myself!”

Su Xiaozhi pouted and said somewhat unhappily.

Cao Ze laughed and hugged Su Xiaozhi in his arms. How could he not know that the hat was made by Su Xiaozhi? The shoddy needlework did not look like a product that could be sold.

……

After breakfast, Cao Ze went out again wearing the hat made for him by Su Xiaozhi.

After another struggle last night, the love point has reached 13 o'clock.

The amount of love points gained is not fixed, and seems to fluctuate with the state of Cao Ze and his partner, but overall it is relatively stable at around 10 points a day.

With the increase in points and the improvement in martial arts strength these days, Cao Ze's physical strength is unquestionable, but Su Xiaozhi is becoming more and more overwhelmed. Although Cao Ze is eager to gain love points, he still pays attention to Su Xiaozhi's condition, pulls himself back from the brink, and does not blindly ask for it without considering Su Xiaozhi's feelings.

"Wang Hai, add some more!"

As soon as he walked out the door, Cao Ze added some points.

As Wang Hai's power improved, he felt that the world in his eyes became clearer. He could even see the fluttering wings of small insects on the leaves a few meters away.

Looking up at the East China Sea, even from a long distance, he could feel the sea leaping with joy.

Today is a great day for fishing!

"This time, we should be able to find a school of yellow croakers!"

Cao Ze confidently rowed the sloop towards the Coral Island. After walking around the area, he soon found a clue.

Looking at the ripples under the sea, he couldn't help but think of the yellow croaker he had seen before. Obviously, this was the mark left by the yellow croaker!
Following this trail, it took Cao Ze less than a quarter of an hour to successfully see the golden color underwater.

Get out your fishing rod, cast your line, and hook the hook!

Everything is so simple and logical.

Things that you have always dreamed of but could not get, when you have the ability to do so, you will find that it is actually so simple to try!
After putting the big yellow croaker into the storage room, Cao Ze rowed again.

Soon, he found another big yellow croaker.

But after looking at its size, Cao Ze did not take out his fishing rod, but continued searching until he saw another yellow croaker that was as long as an adult's arm and even bigger than the one Uncle Qiang had caught before. Only then did Cao Ze cast the hook again.

After getting the two large yellow croakers, Cao Ze did not continue searching for more large yellow croakers.

If too many yellow croakers appear at one time, it will inevitably arouse suspicion.

After catching another boatload of common sea fish, Cao Ze returned home.

"Yo!"

“Another great return!”

"Aze is already a mature old fisherman!"

While processing the catch, the boss looked at Cao Ze with some surprise, especially when he saw the big yellow croaker that was as long as Cao Ze's arm, his eyes became different.

Cao Ze's heart skipped a beat.

He had been careful enough, but now thinking about it, he was a small fellow who could only catch 30 kilograms of miscellaneous fish a day a few days ago, but he had been returning with a full load every time recently, which inevitably aroused suspicion.

Add to that the big yellow croaker, and it’s inevitable that people will think too much.

"Hehe, thanks to Uncle Qiang's guidance."

"And with good luck..."

Cao Ze acted like a fool, as happy as a fool who saw a string of copper coins when he went out.

The boss suddenly realized that the yellow croaker that Uncle Qiang had caught a few days ago was also given to him. He also heard the story about the yellow croaker school from Uncle Qiang, and he didn't expect it to be true.

But looking at Cao Ze's leaving back, his eyes were still filled with curiosity.

He took the fifty-four coins and paid two coins in taxes. The tax in Daqian Kingdom was a poll tax, one coin per person per day. Su Xiaozhi was his wife, so naturally he should pay the tax.

This was also the reason why he was so calm about Su Xiaozhi before. He could barely support himself, so where would he get the money to support one more person and pay one more person's tax?
Bang!
As they were walking, suddenly a sturdy man came jogging with his head down and bumped into Cao Ze, almost knocking him to the ground. But now that he had learned martial arts, and had the strength and basic skills to cast a net, he quickly stabilized his body with just a sway.

However, the things in his hands were not so lucky. The bag in his hand fell to the ground, and the yellow croaker that was in the opaque bag and was ready to be taken home to eat also slipped out and lay on the street in the fish market.

The sturdy man's eyes were obviously fixed. With that collision he had just made, not to mention a skinny guy, even a sturdy man like him would have been knocked to the ground if he was caught off guard.

But this is not important. Even if this kid is in good health and has some skills, he is not on the same level as him.

The strong man was proud, so he grinned and said to Cao Ze, "I'm sorry, I didn't look at the road just now."

"It's ok!"

Cao Ze smiled back, but his heart sank. He could notice that the eyes of the villagers around him had changed.

Especially the boss who buys the fish!

One big yellow croaker can be considered luck, but two is a bit hard to explain.

He picked up the big yellow croaker on the ground and put it into the bag, then turned around and bought some vegetables at the fish market before heading home.

Originally, he was planning to sell the yellow croaker and bring Xiaozhi out to make some clothes.

But now, he suddenly changed his mind.

Now he was obviously being targeted, and Uncle Wu was not in the village due to some business, so he dared not go out to sea casually again. It would be better for him to rest at home for a few days. He had just sold the yellow croaker and had a small sum of money in his hands, so he did not have to worry about not being able to pay the tax.

(End of this chapter)