Qin Suyun had a dream, dreaming that she was betrayed by her husband and friend, ending up lonely and miserable. In her dream, she witnessed a global natural disaster, with the entire world devasta...
The two brothers of the Fan family were quick-eyed and quick-handed. When they heard someone calling them, they immediately smiled and parked the pickup truck next to Qin Suyun's car.
"You want to buy fish? What kind of fish? We have carp, grass carp, crucian carp, black carp, catfish and crayfish here. Whatever you want, I will ask my brother to help you catch the freshest one!" The eldest son of the Fan family jumped out of the car and said to Qin Suyun with a smile.
I didn't expect that after all that commotion at the market, this guy would actually dare to buy fish at their stall? Boss Fan thought to himself, but deep down he was still very happy. After all, the fact that someone didn't mind what happened before and came to buy fish from their stall showed that at least someone still recognized the two brothers.
"Can I go up and take a look? By the way, ask how much these fish cost?" Qin Suyun pointed at the other party's truck and said with a smile.
The other party's vehicle is just a small truck, so it's easy to climb up.
"No problem, if you want to catch two yourself, that's fine, but I'm afraid your clothes will get dirty and stained with water, which would be bad." Fan Lao Er nodded. Although he didn't smile because of the previous incident, he still reminded
Both brothers were wearing professional waterproof fishing suits, but the man in front of them was wearing ordinary clothes from head to toe, and it would be uncomfortable to get wet in such a cold weather.
"It's okay, I'll just take a look." After a few words, Qin Suyun felt that the two brothers in front of her were quite good people. Although they were tall and strong and looked intimidating, they had good personalities.
Without needing help, Qin Suyun got directly onto the other party's truck. She didn't know where the six large blue buckets came from, but they were obviously much larger than the 200-liter gasoline barrels she bought online. She looked down and saw that the buckets were densely packed with fish, obviously weighing hundreds of kilograms. Each bucket was equipped with an oxygen pump to ensure the safety of the fish in the buckets.
"Look at our fish, they are good and cheap. Carp is 10 yuan per catty, grass carp is 10 yuan per catty, crucian carp is 12... and the other black carp, catfish and crayfish are 20, 6 and 38 respectively. Which one do you want to pick?" The eldest brother of the Fan family introduced to Qin Suyun while standing under the car.
These days, the price of food has risen a lot, but the price of fish has increased slightly less than that of other meats. However, this price is still not cheap. Qin Suyun estimated in her mind that the price has increased by about 50%.
This is probably because fewer people like to eat fish than those who like to eat meat, and some people dislike the strong fishy smell of fish, so they are unwilling to take it home.
"I want all your carp and crucian carp. Give me ten grass carp as well... and also five pounds of lobster." Qin Suyun carefully estimated the number of carp and crucian carp in the fish bucket and felt that the number was still a little insufficient. However, she would buy some bighead carp and whitebait to put into the fish pond later.
After all, without the silver carp as a scavenger to eliminate the excrement of other fish, she would have to change the water in her fish pond frequently.
With these fish species raised together, the entire fish pond will become easier and more convenient to cultivate.
"Okay! I'll get it up for you right away!" Seeing that it was a big deal, Fan Laoer, who was originally not very happy, was in a good mood. He looked at Qin Suyun with a smile as if he was looking at a big god of wealth.
"Are you planning to buy some fish back to hold a banquet in the village? Or are you planning to buy some smoked and dried fish? If these fish are scarce, we still have a lot at home... They were all shipped back from other places in a batch. If the quantity needed is large, we two brothers can deliver them to your door!" Seeing his younger brother catching fish, Boss Fan smiled and chatted with Qin Suyun.
In their countryside, few families would buy so many fish at one time, unless there was a wedding or funeral at home, or they were smoking and drying fish. Otherwise, ordinary people would only buy two or three fish at most at one time.
"Yes, I'm planning to smoke some dried fish. Isn't winter coming? It's a good season for smoking bacon and fish... In addition to these varieties, do you have shrimps and bighead carp at home? Whitebait will also be fine. I like to eat these." Qin Suyun didn't intend to tell others about her fish farming, so she used the excuse of smoking bacon and fish to go along with the other party.
These crayfish are not suitable for breeding in her folding fish pond because their skin is too thick and the meat yield is low. It is also not cost-effective to raise them at home. They are okay to eat as snacks occasionally, but it is too luxurious to keep them in the end times.
Of course, the most important reason is that Qin Suyun’s favorite freshwater shrimp is the mud shrimp, which has delicate and thick meat. How could she not like it?
She only planned to take these five pounds of crayfish to satisfy her craving for food at home for the next two days.
"We don't have shrimp, but we do have bighead carp. We brought some back with us this time, but our truck is small, so we didn't bring any out this time..."
"If you want whitebait, we can go to Shangtang Village and get some and bring it over to you. There's a family in Shangtang Village that specializes in raising whitebait. Since they're raised locally, the whitebait here is quite cheap. If you buy a lot of fish from us, I won't charge you for the delivery fee. If you buy a small amount of fish from us, we'll deliver it to your door and give you some of the delivery fee, how about that?"
Boss Fan was obviously an accustomed businessman, and he told Qin Suyun everything in one breath. Perhaps because he was afraid that they were trying to rip her off, he also quoted the prices of other fish. "Bighead carp also sells for 10 yuan per catty. Whitebait is cheaper at 8 yuan per catty. Grass carp, crucian carp, and carp still sell for the same price. If you buy 100 catties directly from me, we will help you transport them all to your village. How about that?"
The price of food has been rising these days, but the price of gasoline and oil has remained at the same level, so Boss Fan thinks it is quite cost-effective to deliver a trip to the other village.
"Your price is fair. In that case, could you help me get some carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and whitebait tomorrow? They're all priced the same. Get me 180 kilograms (60 kilograms) of each, and 20 kilograms (20 kilograms) of whitebait. Just deliver it here. I'll meet you here at 10 a.m. tomorrow. What do you think?" Qin Suyun thought seriously for a moment and decided she couldn't skip the hassle. Buying so many fish, if anyone saw her, who knew what they would say. It would be terrible if she got into trouble over such a small matter.
"Okay! Then let's exchange phone numbers. When the two of us brothers receive the fish in Shangtang Village, I will call you. Since you bought so many fish from me at one time today, I won't charge you the deposit. I believe you won't stand us up." Boss Fan exchanged his mobile phone number with Qin Suyun and said with a smile.
Over there, Fan Lao Er's fish had all been neatly collected and weighed. They were packed into several thick plastic bags, each weighing an average of two to three pounds, for a total of 178.6 pounds. Seeing this, Fan Lao Da said to Qin Suyun, "These and I will charge you 1,800 yuan in total. I'll give you the extra money. I'll just give you 200 yuan for the lobster. Give me 2,000 yuan for both."
As he said that, Boss Fan looked at the scale and asked his brother to pick a few more lobsters and put them in the bag. Five pounds of lobsters cost a total of 190, so it would be better to just round it up.
"Just as you say." Ten dollars more for lobster, ten dollars less for lobster, it was no big deal to Qin Suyun. She took out 20 hundred-dollar bills from her wallet and handed them to the other party.
Scanning codes with mobile phones isn't popular in this rural town; cash is more reliable. She withdrew a lot of money in advance and kept it with her, so it would be more convenient when she needed to buy something.
Looking at the large plastic bags of fish, Qin Suyun frowned, took out a hundred-dollar bill from her wallet and handed it to Boss Fan.
"Hmm?" Boss Fan looked at Qin Suyun with some confusion.
"Can you please sell me one of those big buckets... help me put the fish in it... and buy me a new one? I can't handle so many fish by myself. If they all die, they won't be fresh anymore." It takes about 50 minutes to drive from this town to Wanxi Village. If most of these fish die from dehydration and lack of oxygen, it will not be worth it.
"That's no problem." They had many blue plastic buckets like this at home. Boss Fan nodded and took the hundred yuan from Qin Suyun's hand. "I didn't buy this bucket myself. A friend made it for me. I don't know the exact price. Plus, my two brothers have used this bucket for a while, so I won't take advantage of you... Second Brother, get this young lady another pound of lobster."
"Okay, big brother!" In just a short while, he made a business of 2,100 yuan. Fan Laoer felt full of strength. He poured all the fish that had been caught from the net bag into the fish bucket that originally contained carp, and hurriedly took out a pound of crayfish from the shrimp bucket next to it.
After everything was done here, Big Boss Fan and Second Boss Fan helped carry the full fish barrel into Qin Suyun's truck.
Seeing the dozens of large bags of neatly chopped fish heads, ribs, and pork elbows in the truck, the two brothers couldn't help but sigh in agreement, "This customer must really love smoked vegetables! No wonder he bought so much fish at once!"
Not many people in their area like smoked fish. Generally, a family only smokes four or five fish a year, and at most ten or so. But the person in front of them actually wants so many fish.
Thinking that the man in front of them was planning to smoke the cigarettes and sell them, or give them to someone else, the two brothers put the matter out of their minds.
After the payment and goods were settled, both parties said goodbye. The two brothers of the Fan family drove to the nearest village in the east, while Qin Suyun went in the opposite direction to the west. She had a great harvest today and was going home.