Setting People Up

As night fell, the River Dam was crowded with people out for a stroll. Children's laughter mingled with the conversations of adults.

The roadside stalls were even livelier. Carrying his bucket, Jiang Ning climbed onto the River Dam and happened to pass a fish stall.

Ever since Jiang Ning had boasted so boldly, the stall owner had kept a closer eye on him.

There were no customers at his stall now. Seeing Jiang Ning, the owner grinned. "Hey, kid, why aren't you fishing anymore? Just here to enjoy the scenery by the river?"

Jiang Ning set the bucket down in front of the stall with a clang. The black fish flicked its tail, thumping against the sides of the bucket.

He asked, "Boss, how much for wild black fish?"

The fish stall owner took one look and saw that the black fish was as long as a forearm, weighing at least two pounds!

His eyes nearly popped out of his head. It was as if he'd seen a ghost, his face full of disbelief. "You caught that?"

Jiang Ning said, "Got lucky. Name a price."

The fish stall owner's eyes shifted as he deliberately lowballed him. "Ten yuan a pound?"

Jiang Ning picked up the bucket and turned to leave.

"Hey, hey, don't go!" The fish stall owner hurriedly tried to stop him. Wild black fish could easily sell for thirty yuan a pound.

Jiang Ning had only come to show off, so once he was done showing off, naturally he had no reason to stay.

Downtown, Commercial Plaza.

The weekend crowds were especially large. Bright Eyes was expensive, far beyond what ordinary people could afford. Unlike phones and other electronics, Evergreen Liquid could even be called an everyday necessity.

But that didn't stop plenty of Yuzhou locals from