The Legend of the Fishermen of Sicily

Chapter 150 is getting in the way again!

Enzo, a straightforward man, asked directly, "Bianchi said you've got your eye on my ship?"

Leo shook his head: "I don't want to buy your ship."

"Why wouldn't you want to?" The big man raised his eyebrows. "My ship is in very good condition. You've been on it, so you should know the situation."

Leo looked up at him: "Enzo, are you really willing to abandon the sea... to abandon Malzamemi?"

Enzo's raised eyebrows drooped, but quickly rose again, looking even fiercer: "There are so many people in Malzamemi who go out to work, they don't need me, and they don't need one more. Solberto is doing just fine outside too."

Leo leaned forward, repeating his previous question: "Are you willing to leave the sea...leave Malzamemi?"

Enzo refused to look Leo in the eye, touching his head and beard intermittently: "It's not like I'm not coming back."

'

Leo raised his voice: "Answer the question first."

Enzo was startled by Leo's suddenly raised voice. This kid was usually very amiable. When had he ever spoken like this before?

When Enzo turned his head to meet Leo's self-sunlight, he was startled again.

He saw a strange quality in Leo, a complex feeling that he, with little education, couldn't quite describe. It seemed as if his agitated heart suddenly calmed down, and at that moment, he could listen attentively to whatever the young man opposite him said.

Enzo's fierce eyebrows drooped again, but Leo didn't see his expression after that... because Enzo stood up.

"I hope the ship can be handed over to you; that would put my mind at ease." Enzo stretched and yawned. "I'll be staying with Solberto in Palermo this time. He helped me find a place to stay, so I'll have someone to look after me."

The big guy suddenly smiled憨厚ly: "If you want that ship, just name your price. Don't be shy. It's okay if you can't raise the money right away. I'll give you whatever amount I have when I leave. There's no rush for the rest. If you run away, I'll go find Solberto to get it."

Leo didn't reply, so Enzo looked down.

He discovered that Leo was staring at him with an expression he had never seen before—a gaze that seemed to tear through his massive frame and reveal his truest self.

Enzo fled in panic: "I'm going home to sleep. You can think about it slowly. I'll leave as soon as Sandro's ship leaves port. That's roughly the timeline."

Leo doesn't have many friends in Malzamemi, but Enzo is definitely one of them.

Although Enzo's mind was made up, Leo didn't want to accept the reality until the very last moment. He still felt there was a chance; he, Enzo, and the Bianchi brothers would still have a chance to go mussel hunting together, to fish with stones in the mountain stream, and to discuss childish questions like which grip on a harpoon—forehand or backhand—is better for generating power...

So Leo didn't push forward with buying Enzo's fishing boat, but instead asked Bianchi to inquire about secondhand fishing boats in the surrounding villages.

But no matter whose ship you buy, you must continue to save money; the pursuit of making money must never stop.

Leo's recent performance has been too eye-catching. Merchants and villagers all know that this kid is a money-making maniac, especially in making money from sponges... He's far ahead of everyone else.

High-priced sponges can be used to make premium bath and cleaning products, and some famous artists also seek out cleaning products made from high-priced sponges.

Natural sponges from the Mediterranean have always fetched high prices.

Led by Leo, a sponge-hunting frenzy swept through Marzamemi, with more and more fishermen throwing themselves into the nearshore diving business to try their luck.

But in the past week, only Leo has found the sponge again and again, while no one else has seen a single thing.

Just when everyone thought Leo was about to become the "Sicilian Sponge Warrior," he actually went back to harvest sea urchins...

That's right. After resting for a day and taking a diving course in Syracuse, Leo returned to the nearshore waters to resume his old profession.

After this happened, everyone who met him asked, "Why didn't you go find Sponge anymore?"

As more and more people asked, Leo became increasingly impatient in answering.

But when faced with this person's question, Leo showed more enthusiasm and patience than he did with others: "Because collecting sponges is too dangerous, it's unimaginable danger. I was so obsessed with finding sponges before... for some special reasons. Now, sponges are just an ordinary high-value marine creature to me. But there are many high-value marine creatures, and other creatures are easy to find and safe. I don't need to take the risk anymore. Don't you think that makes sense?"

That cave is too dangerous.

Now that it's been determined that the sponge isn't what the mission is about, and the true treasure remains unknown, Leo resumes his "safety first" approach.

Lucia, sitting opposite Leo, nodded frantically, her face serious: "That makes sense, don't do dangerous things."

Time flies, and it's time for Lucia to deliver goods to Marzamemi again.

When Leo returned to the village to rest at noon, he happened to pass by Lucia's delivery shop.

Lucia happened to see Leo.

The two of them happened to be hungry, so they decided to have lunch together.

This time, Rukia insisted on treating Leo herself, and the little glutton didn't hold back when ordering food.

After ordering, Leo asked her, "But how did you know I'd been collecting sponges lately?"

When Lucia last came to Marzamémi, Leo was still harvesting mussel beds with Enzo and Bianchi.

Lucia said cryptically, "I have 'informants' in Malzamemi."

Leo jokingly asked, "What do you want to spy on?"

Lucia picked up the menu and fanned herself: "Just kidding, Nicholas told me."

Previously, Nicholas would call Lucia every day or two to urge her to find the seafood buyer for the afternoon.

A few days ago, Nicholas suddenly stopped making phone calls.

Rukia couldn't help but let her imagination run wild, so she called Nicholas to ask what was going on.

Nicholas said that recently Leo has stopped harvesting sea urchins and started harvesting sponges instead.

Sponges are more valuable than sea urchins, and there are high-end acquisition channels... The afternoon delivery can be put on hold for now.

After listening to Rukia's explanation, Leo told the little glutton, "I'm going to catch regular fish now."

Rukia, biting her straw, asked, "So you still need a merchant who can pick up the goods this afternoon?"

Leo nodded: "If it's possible, that would be best."

Rukia flashed a big smile: "I found it for you."

Leo leaned forward: "How did you find it? Where was it sent?"

Finding seafood buyers for Leo was a side job, and since it involved taking advantage of his position, it was also a secret that couldn't be told to others.

So Rukia picked up the menu again to cover her mouth, worried that someone might overhear.

Rukia spoke in a low voice, and Leo had to lean in to hear her clearly, both heads hiding behind the menu at the same time.

Seeing this, Monica, who was quietly painting, hid in the kitchen.

Elena, who was cooking, said to her daughter, "Go and draw. There's nothing you can do here."

Monica obediently helped tidy up the table: "I'm getting in the way again."

Elena glanced back, a smile playing on her lips.

>