Chapter 341 - 339: Generous Little Rich Girl

Qin He had indeed brought quite a bit of gold with him.

He preferred gold to paper currency and the string of digits sitting in a bank account.

And what a coincidence—Yun Jiao also preferred gold.

"Gold!"

"Alright. But the gold I brought is only worth about five hundred thousand. I’ll wire the rest from the bank."

No one else had any objections.

As soon as Qin He’s man arrived, a space was immediately cleared in the backyard for the chef.

The chef was a seasoned master, and his eyes practically lit up at the sight of the three fish.

"Fish of this quality... I’ve only seen something like this once, twenty years ago. To think there are two such prime specimens of Yellowlip Fish here."

But of course. Yun Jiao had specially selected these two Yellowlip Fish; they were even better than the one she had sold to her godfather.

Wild Yellowlip Fish had not yet been subjected to rampant overfishing, so there were still quite a few large, long-lived, top-quality specimens to be found.

However, the longer they lived, the more cunning they became. If it weren’t for Yun Jiao, an ordinary person could never so easily discover and catch them.

Because removing the fish maws required extreme care, the process took several hours. It was already one o’clock in the morning by the time the maws from all three fish had been carefully and completely extracted.

Staring at the three fish maws, the chef exclaimed excitedly.

"This has to be over three pounds! Good heavens, this is incredibly rare."

A three-pound fish maw might not sound like much, but they are difficult to grow. For a typical Yellowlip Fish, a maw weighing around one pound is already considered excellent.

A fish maw weighing over three pounds was truly a rare sight.

Sure enough, when they were weighed, one came in at 3.6 pounds, and the other at 3.4.

The maw from the Mao Changyu weighed exactly 3.3 pounds.

Qin He’s face instantly broke into a smile.

This trip had been more than worth it.

The Yellowlip Fish maw that Qin He chose was the heaviest one, totaling 495,000 yuan based on the price he had quoted earlier.

The Mao Changyu’s was 225,000 yuan.

A total of 720,000 yuan.

He also bought the fish meat. The bill for the meat came to just over eight hundred yuan, but in his excitement, he rounded it up to an even one thousand.

The man was truly wealthy and generous. The magnanimous way he paid completely captivated Yun Xiaoqi.

He began to fantasize about being super-rich himself one day and acting just as extravagantly.

’Oh, wait, no. That’s a huge loss. My money should be spent when necessary. Don’t even think about getting an extra cent out of me!’

Qin He left half of the Mao Changyu meat for the Yun family and took the rest with him.

As he was leaving, he couldn’t help but ask one last time, "That other fish maw..."

Yun Jiao replied, "Not for sale."

"Tsk. Fine."

’I was being greedy,’ he thought. ’But then again, aren’t people always greedy?’

After Qin He left, the Yun family beamed with joy as they looked at the small case of gold.

"Jiaojiao, you should keep this for yourself."

After feasting his eyes on it long enough, Yun Linhai pushed the gold toward Yun Jiao.

Yun Jiao took out a few pieces and handed them to her mother and uncle.

"Take these. Have some golden bracelets made."

Her childish, sweet voice held an imperious air that belied her age.

The very image of a generous little heiress.

"And these are for my brothers. Have Peace Locks made for them."

The gold from Qin He had come through legitimate channels, so it could, of course, be spent openly.

The whole family stared with wide eyes.

"Jiaojiao, you... you’re a little too open-handed with this."

She was giving away so much of the gold they had just received.

Hugging the rest of the gold, Yun Jiao said, "Dad, have one made for me, too. I want a Peace Lock with a little monkey on it."

The monkey was her zodiac sign.

Yun Xiaowu was ecstatic. "Hahaha, I get one too! In that case, I want... no, wait. I was born in the year of the Rabbit, and rabbits aren’t impressive at all. I want a Peace Lock with a dragon!"

Yun Linhai immediately smacked him on the back of the head.

"Why not get a bug-shaped one? I think you’re just like a bug."

Yun Xiaowu retorted, "Dad, you’re so mean! How can you talk about yourself like that? Me saying I’m a dragon brings you honor. After all, if I’m a bug, doesn’t that make you a big bug?"

"You little brat, get back here!"

It was a recurring show in the Yun household: Yun Xiaowu’s daily beating.

The whole family watched with delighted chuckles.

’All that’s missing is some popcorn,’ Yun Jiao thought.

Yun Jiao had no intention of taking back the gold she’d given away. She already had plenty.

As for the money needed to purchase the rights to the island, she was still a long way off, so that small amount wouldn’t have made much difference anyway.

’Making money from fishing is still too slow. The fastest way... is still the sunken ships in the sea.’

It was very late, so after tidying up, everyone went to bed.

When Yun Jiao woke up the next day, she found her father and uncle looking worried.

She ran to the kitchen and grabbed an egg pancake from her Little Aunt.

"Ah, Jiaojiao."

Yun Linhai frowned. "We have more and more valuables in the house. I always feel uneasy when we’re all out."

Yun Linhe nodded in agreement.

He was more aware of the potential danger.

Everyone knew their family wasn’t short on money now. Although most of the villagers wouldn’t resort to theft—and had become quite friendly toward the family because of Yun Jiao—there were always a few bad apples in any village.

With two dogs at home, they weren’t worried on days when someone was around.

But what about when no one was home?

It would be all too easy for someone to deal with two dogs.

Yun Jiao tilted her head in thought. "Dad, we can take our treasures to the island."

Yun Jiao had already decided she was going to buy that island, so she was already treating it as her own territory.

Besides, it was far away, and teeming with poisonous insects and dangerous wild animals. No one would ever go there.

’The more I think about it, the more perfect it seems,’ she thought.

Yun Linhai and Yun Linhe stroked their chins, considering the idea.

Yun Linhe clapped his hands. "She’s right! We can find a place on the island to hide everything. Who would ever find it?"

"That’s a great idea, Jiaojiao."

Yun Linhai affectionately ruffled his daughter’s slightly messy hair.

Even the treasure vault Yun Jiao had mentioned before... if they really managed to secure the island, they could build the underground vault right there.

"First, let’s go to your master’s place and deliver the fish maw and meat."

Yun Linhe said, "Let’s go. It just so happens Little Eight needs to go to his master’s place today, too."

So after breakfast, the group headed for the county town with bustling energy.

Elder Xu was busy with a patient, but as soon as he was done, he had his apprentice take over and hurried to the back courtyard.

He was stunned when he saw what Yun Jiao had brought.

"Is this... a Yellowlip Fish maw?!"

He looked at Yun Jiao. "My dear apprentice, you actually went and got one for me?"

Yun Jiao nodded. "Do you want it, Master?"

Elder Xu laughed heartily. "Yes, of course I want it! And I’ll take the fish meat too, old man that I am. I’ll go wire you the money for everything in a bit."

Yun Jiao nodded, not offering it as a gift.

If it were her master’s birthday, she might have given it as a gift.

But giving away something so valuable on a normal day was out of the question. Even close relatives should keep clear accounts.

Elder Xu wouldn’t have accepted it as a gift anyway, and the ensuing back-and-forth would just be awkward.

"Does your family want to keep some of this meat?"

After carefully examining the fish maw from all angles, Elder Xu could tell that whoever extracted it was definitely an expert.

"No need. We have some at home—Mao Changyu meat."

"You caught a Mao Changyu, too?"

Yun Jiao nodded. "A client wanted the maw, so I went and caught one."

Elder Xu nodded and didn’t press for details.

"I haven’t seen you in a few days. Have you been keeping up with your studies?"

Yun Jiao: "..."