No Exceptions Next Time

Chapter 724: No Exceptions Next Time

This time, Jiang Xia caught an Emperor Red Snapper!

Father Zhou: "My heavens! My God of Wealth! You caught an Emperor Red Snapper!"

An extremely rare grouper.

It was beautiful, too.

This fish was even rarer than an East Star Grouper.

He could catch several East Star Groupers every year, but Emperor Red Snappers were truly uncommon! He might see one or two at the dock in an entire year.

Things were precious because they were rare, and this fish sold for even more than an East Star Grouper.

Father Zhou had heard that this fish tasted even better than an East Star Grouper.

He had never eaten one, but many years ago, he had caught one and sold it for over a yuan. He and his wife had secretly rejoiced for an entire month.

Back then, raising so many children had left them dirt-poor. Whenever they caught a slightly better fish, they sold it, leaving only the cheapest, least desirable fish for their own table. It was nothing like now, when they could eat three or four different meat dishes every day and stuff themselves with meat, without having to pick only the fish heads, tails, and fins, claiming that they liked those parts while saving the meat for the children.

Old Xu shamelessly said, "See? I may have had to wait a little longer, but I caught an Emperor Grouper and crushed all of you!"

Old Mai mercilessly put him in his place. "Stop gilding your own face. Did you catch it? Xia Xia caught it."

Old Xu said without the slightest shame, "I think the fish had just taken the hook, and Xia Xia only took over afterward!"

Old Mai: "Do you have any shame?"

Old Xu: "I've never had such