Qiao Qingqing nodded silently, pulled a piece of straw rope from her cloth bag, and reached into the water bucket. Before the man could clearly see what was inside, she pulled out a sea bass weighing two or three jin.
She deftly tied the fish and handed it to the man, then took the money he offered. The man was overjoyed, but he didn't dare linger and hurried away. Soon, more people arrived. Some wanted sea shrimp, some wanted razor clams, and others wanted fish.
After selling for an hour, Qiao Qingqing announced that she was sold out and began packing up to leave. Just then, the young man who had been acting as a lookout hurried over with another man in tow.
Chapter 52