Having calmed down, Jiang Hu went straight to buy half a pound of salt, spending over a dozen copper coins, and then turned around to go home.
Sure enough, as soon as he returned to Fuan Village, villagers who saw him from afar sprinted over.
"Jiang Hu, how much did you sell it for? I heard from the village chief that you caught a big fish." Liu Yang shouted loudly, asking even before he got close.
Jiang Hu didn't hide his excitement, his face full of smiles: "Sold for more than twenty copper coins! I bought half a pound of salt; there was no salt at home."
"Oh my, that's a lot!" Liu Yang was immediately shocked. He stepped in closer and peeked into Jiang Hu's basket, which aside from a wooden bucket, only contained a small bag of salt.
Even so, Liu Yang couldn't help but feel envious.
"Are fish that expensive? Can we all go sell fish tomorrow?" someone else walked over.
