Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 260 - 120 Strange Trinket_1

Chapter 260: Chapter 120 Strange Trinket_1

The matter that Ma Yongming wanted to discuss with Yan Fei was neither big nor small.

It was small in the sense that they were expecting some guests for dinner at their house tomorrow, but big because of the identity of those guests - they were the family of Ma Yongming’s peculiar daughter-in-law.

In this day and age, not holding a wedding banquet and taking someone else’s daughter to live at home is considered quite a breach of convention. However, Ma Yongming was pretty influential in town, so no one criticized him for this, and everyone accepted that she was his daughter-in-law.

But it was wrong in name and in principle, especially when the child was about to be born. The family of his daughter-in-law couldn’t sit tight. The matter was settled, but they couldn’t just abandon their daughter.

This daughter-in-law’s name was Wang Yue. So, a while ago, under Ma Yongming’s ’sincerity’ of visiting them three times, the Wang family agreed to their marriage.

Since the girl’s family had consented, Ma Yongming and his family also breathed a sigh of relief. A couple of days ago, his old father took the family to the girl’s house to discuss the matter.

Tomorrow, the girl’s family would visit to ’inspect’ the Ma family’s situation.

In reality, this was just a formality since the next generation was about to be introduced to the world, and discussing wedding matters seemed ridiculous.

The Wang family, regardless of how angry they were, wouldn’t abandon their daughter. Wancheng City wasn’t far from Sancha River town, and wasn’t it easy to find someone familiar? They had certainly gotten hold of Ma Yongming’s background information.

Even if everyone knew it was just a formality, the problem lay in the formality itself.

Although the girl’s family knew that the Ma family wasn’t doing badly, and was, at least, a prominent family in the small town. They still reluctantly allowed their daughter to marry into the small town, feeling that it was too late to change anything.

Therefore, inevitably, when dealing with the Ma family, they carried an air of superiority typical of people from the city.

It was said that when Old Ma took his family to Wancheng City for that meal, it wasn’t very pleasant. It didn’t need Ma Yongming to say it, Yan Fei could imagine it was the sense of superiority of the city folks showing off.

Old Ma, for the sake of his son, of course, didn’t say anything. Actually, now that the other side had consented to his son’s marriage, both parents were thrilled. As for feeling upset, they didn’t care. It’s parental love after all!

But Ma Yongming couldn’t stand it, he had to restore the lost face of his family.

How to do that? Naturally, restore the face lost at the dining table.

Looking at Wang Yue’s behavior, it was obvious that Wang family’s living conditions were pretty good in Wancheng City. Hence the meal that day consisted of so-called high-end food.

That’s why people say, life is but a breath!

Ma Yongming was holding a grudge, thinking that something purchased with money was nothing. He wanted to serve something that you couldn’t typically buy, something money can’t buy.

He asked Yan Fei for this very reason, hoping Yan Fei could help get some rare items for the dinner table.

Like wild rabbits, wild chickens, or giant salamander, for instance.

"Don’t eat this big fish. I owe it to you. Bring it tomorrow to add a bit of grandness to the occasion. Brother Fa has probably been in the water for a while now, and I told him not to catch fish. Just sneak out a few Yellow Eels. Have a look if he managed to catch Old Turtle. Apart from this big fish, what else can you get?" After Ma Yongming explained the situation, he asked Yan Fei.

"Do you want a giant salamander, too?" Yan Fei chuckled. "I will stroll around at night to catch a few wild rabbits or chickens if I encounter any. If you dare to serve them a giant salamander, I can help you get it."

He glanced at Xu Xiaoyan, who was watching the big fish in the pond, and said to Ma Yongming, "But don’t spill the beans to my wife. When I feed her, I always tell her it’s a catfish."

"Fine!" Ma Yongming was too busy to laugh at him, grinding his teeth and nodding his head. "As long as they dare to eat, I dare to catch, and let them watch it being killed live."

He then worried, "It’s getting late now, can you even catch a giant salamander at this hour? If not, forget it. It’s just not worth the risk. Anyway, we’ve got enough already."

"Relax! I promise you won’t lose face in front of them!" Yan Fei patted his chest guaranteeing. Ma Yongming thought Yan Fei caught giant salamanders in the mountains. Little did he know that Yan Fei could catch them anytime and it was pretty easy.

"You cheeky boy, is it that serious?" Ma Yongming chuckled, still somewhat worried. He said, "Are you sure? If not, I’ll have Brother Fa come and help you. I don’t feel comfortable with you going alone. Alternatively, you can bring Heizi, company is always more convenient."

"No need. Just relax, it’s a piece of cake." The truth is, having company would be less convenient! To be honest, Yan Fei really didn’t know where to find a giant salamander around Wancheng City.

"Alright, be careful. Don’t be stubborn, if you can’t catch one then forget it. I’m sure the sight of such a big fish will impress our city-folk guests. We’ll ask if they’ve ever seen one. Just because they live in a suburban town, if they moved to a Provincial City or the Capital, they’d think they’d gone to heaven!" Ma Yongming was still unsatisfied.

"Don’t worry, just go if you have things to do! Don’t let Brother Fa wait in the muddy water, I promise to get things done by tomorrow morning." Yan Fei reassured Ma Yongming again. This promise cost nothing and was very cheap.

Ma Yongming was very grateful, "Thank you, Uncle. Xiao Fei, I have to leave now. Don’t overdo it."

After sending off Ma Yongming, Yan Fei waved to Xu Xiaoyan, who was coming towards him, "Come on, let’s clean the fish."

While descaling the fish, Xu Xiaoyan asked him, "What did he want?"

"He’s entertaining his daughter-in-law’s family tomorrow. He asked me to save the fish!" While Yan Fei spoke, his hands didn’t stop working.

"Then why did you kill it?" Xu Xiaoyan was surprised. "What are you going to give him tomorrow? Are you going to catch another one from the river?"

"Just wait and see!" Yan Fei replied with a mysterious smile and went back to work.

The great thing about larger fish is that there are fewer bones. After dinner, Yan Fei took Xu Xiaoyan to the river to show her how he caught another large fish about the same size.

Xu Xiaoyan was too excited for words.

"I don’t know where these big fishes come from. I hadn’t seen them before. This afternoon, I saw several, all in this area of water. I’ll catch them all when I have time." Yan Fei explained to her while also finding an excuse for catching large fish in the future.

Anyway, no one else could wander around in the water to see if there were any big fish. If others couldn’t see it, it’s because they were not as good swimmers as Yan. It has nothing to do with him.

After throwing the big fish into the pond, Yan Fei practiced his writing under the supervision of Xu Xiaoyan. She didn’t hear from Teacher Chang today and was a little preoccupied, so she went to bed early.

With her asleep, Yan Fei went to catch wild rabbits and chickens.

Though he spent a long time hunting, he only managed to catch a few rabbits but not a single chicken feather.

Considering how late it was, he decided to go to the sea island and catch a small giant salamander.

Catching a giant salamander was more difficult than he had imagined. They were so big that it would scare people. After a long wait, he finally caught a small one, about a meter long. He threw it into the pool on Vegetable Garden Island. Suddenly, an idea flashed into his mind.

He couldn’t wait to deliver the ’surprise’ to Ma Yongming tomorrow.