538 Accepting Cooperation
Ten percent was not much, but it was actually not little either.
Speaking of which, he actually did not need to put in much effort. As long as he followed them to the sea, he would get ten percent of the gains. He did not have to worry about his life. To him, he was getting it for free.
What kind of treasure was an arowana? With this, he could completely turn the An family upside down with this level of harvest. It was enough.
Su Xiaolu’s answer was much better than he had expected, but he was not stupid. He hid the joy in his heart and gritted his teeth.
An Cheng desperately needed arowana, he hoped that his leg could really grow back miraculously.
Su Xiaolu looked at An Lie and said, “An Lie, do you have any objections?”
An Lie, whose name was called, looked up and shook his head rapidly. “I have no objections.”
He had already gotten what he wanted. The arowana was rare, but he was not that greedy.
He knew very well how strong the arowana was. The reason why he could catch it so smoothly this time was because the arowana had lost its offensive power, and he owed it to Su Xiaolu. He was a man of his word. For the next five years, he would be Su Xiaolu’s. How could he have any objections?
His uncle tried his best to get ten percent. He was also happy for him. If only… his uncle’s leg could really grow back.
After all, no amount of wealth could compare to a healthy body.
When they returned to the port, An Lie docked the ship.
Many people looked over. When they saw Su Xiaolu and An Cheng, their expressions were mocking.
An Lie’s family was ostracized. While the other families who ate the white fish were enjoying their wealth, An Lie’s family had nothing. If not for An Lie’s protection, even the ship would have been snatched away.
An Cheng held his walking stick and said to Su Xiaolu, “Young Master, see you in two days.”
Su Xiaolu nodded and asked An Lie to send her box of fish to her house.
After sending them home, Su Xiaolu gave An Lie another ten catties of arowana meat.
An Lie was so excited that his eyes turned red. He bowed and thanked her. “Su Lu, thank you. Thank you so much.”
Su Xiaolu waved her hand, indicating that An Lie could leave.
An Lie carried the fish back home.
When Mother An saw that he had returned safely, the worry in her heart disappeared. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she could only sigh helplessly.
“Little Ou, take this and steam it. Let’s eat this fish today. Little Ou, eat the heart. Mother, eat the eyes.”
An Lie distributed it happily. If eating the arowana helped his uncle’s leg, his mother and sister would definitely recover after eating it.
An Xiaoou went to deal with it obediently.
An Cheng sat quietly at home. Mother An trembled as she took out the money bag and passed it to An Cheng. “Little Cheng, you weren’t at home these few days. Listen to your sister-in-law. Go get some medicine and take a good look at your leg.”
She had not touched these 50 taels.
She couldn’t bear to use it. Her and her daughter’s illnesses were old illnesses, but An Cheng’s illness was different. He should take some good medicine.
An Cheng smiled and said in a relaxed tone, “Sister-in-law, keep this money. My leg is fine now. You and Little Ou will recover too.”
His eyes were no longer gloomy and he was no longer dispirited.
Mother An felt that the current An Cheng was like a pool of stagnant water that had come back to life. Mother An didn’t know what had happened, but she also smiled gently and said, “Alright, we’ll all be fine. Take this money first and use it when you need it. Little Ou and I are fine. Little Lie has earned enough.”
An Cheng touched the money bag. He held Mother An’s old hands and said sternly, “Sister-in-law, you don’t believe me. Forget it, you’ll believe me after tonight.”
An Cheng did not explain further, arowana could change a person completely, this change could only be known by experiencing it themselves.
An Cheng kept the money bag. He looked at Mother An, who finally smiled in relief.
An Xiaoou and An Lie steamed the fish.
An Lie brought Mother An a big bowl.
Inside were two huge fish eyes.
Mother An’s eyes were almost blinded. She only touched it a few times with her chopsticks before she exclaimed in surprise, “What kind of fish is this? How can it have such big eyes?”
An Xiaoou carried a large basin and whispered, “Its heart is also very big.”
She didn’t even know if she could finish such a big one.
An Cheng smiled and said, “Eat quickly. We’ll deal with it if you can’t finish it.”
The meat of the arowana was fresh and delicious, there were not many bones, it was delicious no matter how it was cooked, and it was not greasy.
Mother An and An Xiaoou were stunned after taking a few bites. They couldn’t bear to eat it, but seeing that An Cheng and An Lie had a big bowl too, they were relieved.
That night, the few of them were stuffed.
After eating their fill, Mother An and An Xiaoou started to feel sleepy.
An Cheng and An Lie were also sleepy. The family went to bed early.
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Su Xiaolu worked until late at night.
She boiled all the arowana meat with spiritual spring water and added some medicinal herbs to produce spiritual liquid.
In the end, only two catties of spiritual liquid were produced from the 500 catties of dragon meat. It was stored in a small bottle and stored in the space.
The fish scraps had already turned black and dried. They could not be eaten. All the essence had been extracted. Su Xiaolu sprinkled them in the flowerbed in the courtyard.
By the time she was done, the sky was already bright.
Su Xiaolu was sleeping soundly.
She was in a daze when she was woken up by some movements.
“Damn it, I want to bring this and that. What should I do? I’m so worried. Gui You, why don’t we bring everything? You’re strong enough to carry them.”
Old Wu was very conflicted and did not want to leave anything behind.
Gui You’s voice was cold. “You want this and that too. How can we run like this? I’m not running anymore.”
“If we don’t run, we’ll be caught. I’m so worried.”
Old Wu paced back and forth.
He suddenly stopped in his tracks. “Wait, someone has entered our house…”
“You only noticed now, heh…”
Gui You mocked coldly.
Su Xiaolu woke up in a daze and came to the main house. “Master, Master Gui You, what are you talking about?”
“Aye—the girl is here. When did you come?”
When Old Wu saw Su Xiaolu, he forgot his troubles. It had been a long time since he last saw her. His precious disciple had grown taller again.
She was dressed like a young master and looked like a handsome man.
“Master, I’ve been here for a long time. It’s been more than half a month, but you guys haven’t returned. I heard that Master is leaving. Why?”
Su Xiaolu woke up a little and asked with concern.
Old Wu sighed. “We encountered some trouble. The kid from the capital was injured and the poison acted up. His people somehow found out about me and insisted that I detoxify him. I don’t want to care about this, so I have to leave first. I’ve collected enough good things during this period of time.”
“Girl, come, Master will give you a treasure. Drink it and see. This is extremely good for your health. I don’t know how many more there will be in the future.”
Old Wu took out a bottle of spiritual liquid for Su Xiaolu to drink. He looked at Su Xiaolu kindly. He had extracted these from the white fish. Of course, such a good thing had to be given to his precious disciple.
