Chapter 69: The Great Mahi Fish

"There are fish and crabs left on the beach after the tide goes out. I’ll go pick some up."

"Do you know how to cook them?" Yang Chuxia looked at him curiously.

Ye Zi’an smiled faintly, "I’ve spent these days working as an accountant in a tavern, and I’ve seen the chefs there cook them before, so I wanted to give it a try."

"Oh? You are so young and already working as an accountant. Congratulations!" Nowadays, shop accountants were generally members of the family. On the one hand, financial matters required caution. On the other hand, accountants had higher salaries. Since people had to be hired anyway, there was no need to give the job to outsiders if a family member could do it well.

So, the common jobs people looked for in the town were either low-level helpers or carrying loads at the pier like Yang Dachuan.

Ye Zi’an was just fourteen years old, yet he managed to find such a decent job, which was indeed worth congratulating.

"Well, it’s better than writing letters for people."

Ye Zi’an spoke indifferently, without any excessive joy or disgust. Yang Chuxia turned her head to look at him and found the young man even more remarkable. He used to be a Cultivated Talent, and even became one at the age of nine. If not for his misfortune, he could have easily made a name for himself. Yet, such a young man had no resistance to working in a shop. Wasn’t it said that scholars in the past had a sour air, feeling that doing business was beneath their dignity as scholars?

"What’s the matter?" Yang Chuxia’s gaze was too obvious, and Ye Zi’an found it hard to ignore.

Caught staring, Yang Chuxia showed no embarrassment. Instead, she boldly looked at Ye Zi’an and said, "You’re a good kid, without that sour and rotting air of the literati. You’re great as an accountant!"

"Hmm"

Ye Zi’an smiled faintly, saying little.

So, along the way, only the chatter of the three Yang children could be heard, with Ye Zi’an occasionally saying a word or two.

It didn’t take long for them to arrive at the small beach on the west side. The tide hadn’t gone out yet, so they found a place to sit and wait.

Luckily, they didn’t have to wait long as the water receded, leaving various small crabs and fish on the beach.

"Wow..." Yang Qingtong had never seen such a scene before, so she cheered and ran straight down when she saw the fish bouncing around on the beach.

"Wow, big sis, there’s a big fish here! It’s so big!" Yang Qingtong dragged the fish up by its tail but seemed to have trouble moving it.

Yang Chuxia followed the sound and saw what did indeed look like a large fish. Its head and half its body were still in the water, with only the tail exposed on the beach.

Goodness! Just by looking at that half-exposed tail, one could tell that the fish was huge. Yang Chuxia hurriedly went forward to help.

"Damn!" Seeing the fish’s full length, Yang Chuxia’s eyes widened in surprise, "This fish really is huge!"

The fish’s body was a full meter long, round and plump. This large fish must weigh at least forty to fifty pounds. And on closer examination, it turned out to be a big mahi-mahi, a valuable, export-quality fish in modern times. It remained to be seen how it was regarded in ancient times.

"Big sis, what kind of fish is this?" Yang Qingtong walked happily around the fish.

"It should be a mahi-mahi."

"Can we eat it?"

Yang Chuxia glared at Yang Qingtong and gave her a smack, "All you think about is eating! We’re not eating this fish. We’ll sell it in the town."