"Alright, you're quite the expert." Wang Ke gave a thumbs up, then rubbed his hands together. "Where's the wild yellow croaker you mentioned? Let me see it."

“Here they are.” Ye Cheng opened the four water tanks.

These precious things should be given more leeway if possible.

Upon seeing the large yellow croaker, Wang Ke remained silent. He rolled up his sleeves, scooped one out of the tank, examined it closely, then took out a magnifying glass to examine its scales. Finally, he took out a wet tissue and vigorously wiped the fish's body and fins.

"Brother, you have quite a complete set of tools," Ye Cheng teased.

Wang Ke smiled calmly, "Brother, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that there are too many fakes out there, and your number is a bit exaggerated. I have to be careful."

Although he called them brothers, Wang Ke didn't let up at all. He checked at least two items from each of the several water tanks before stopping.

"How is it? No problem, right? I dialed all of these at midnight last night," Ye Cheng said.

Wang Ke nodded, "They are indeed wild large yellow croakers. I'll take them all. The price will be determined by size."

“Okay.” Ye Cheng nodded, already knowing that the price of large yellow croaker was calculated by weight.

"1000 per jin for less than one jin, 2000 per jin for 1 to 3 jin, and 5000 per jin for more than 3 jin. Is that okay?"

Ye Cheng knew that Wang Ke's quoted price was not low.

Especially those weighing less than one jin, they definitely won't sell for 1,000 per jin. As for the price of more than three jin, to be honest, Ye Cheng didn't know. Once the quality of some things improves, the price doesn't just double, it increases exponentially.

Ye Cheng looked at the ones weighing over 3 jin (1.5 catties), and there was probably only one, and it was just over 3 jin. 5,000 yuan per jin would be acceptable.

"Okay, brother, please take care of me from now on." Ye Cheng extended his hand and shook hands with Wang Ke.

Wang Ke shook his head and said with a smile, "If anyone should be taking care of someone, it's you taking care of me. If you have any good stuff next time, just contact me. To be honest, this batch is a little too small and there are too many of them. If I had any wild yellow croaker weighing more than 5 pounds, I could put on an auction."

Ye Cheng nodded. He also wanted to make it big, but the problem was having the resources.

It's good enough if you can find one; who would dare to ask for more than 5 kilograms?

The negotiation on the price has become quite serious.

Less than one jin: 56 jin, yuan.

1-3 jin: 24 jin, yuan.

More than 3 jin: 3 jin 3 liang, yuan.

A total of 125,000.

This was Ye Cheng's biggest catch since he started beachcombing, and with the money Xiao Hu made from selling fish that morning, it totaled around 125,000 yuan.

After paying, Ye Cheng helped carry the items out.

The special transport vehicle that Wang Ke mentioned was actually a van, but it had been modified. There was a special ventilation opening on the top of the rear compartment, and the words "Fresh Seafood Transport Vehicle" were written on it.

It looks no different from a refrigerated transport vehicle, so the villagers didn't pay much attention to it. Seeing that Ye Cheng had never seen one before, Wang Ke even took Ye Cheng up to take a look.

The carriages are still the same old metal carriages, but the interiors have been modified a lot.

The storage space inside is not large, with only two rows of water tanks. Many pipes are connected to the water tanks, and there is a water pump below for water circulation.

Inside the carriage were two large gas cylinders, one for refrigeration and the other for oxygen production.

"How about it? Isn't my car professional?" Wang Ke proudly introduced.

"No, brother, you run a restaurant, do you really need this kind of vehicle?" Ye Cheng was speechless. Some seafood needs to be fresh, but a lot of it is frozen, so there's no need for such a high-end transport vehicle.

"Nonsense, of course this isn't mine, I borrowed it. You could buy one of these, just a used car, and get someone to modify it. It's not expensive, only around 100,000 yuan. With the money you made selling yellow croaker today, that should be enough."

"Never mind, I'm poor right now."

It's over ten thousand yuan! I've only just recovered some of my losses, where am I going to get that much money?

Besides, it's not needed. Most of the docks sell them off. Only high-end goods like these need to be transported this way.

“You’re still poor. You’ve already lost over 100,000 yuan in one go. If you did this every day, you’d be the richest person in the country in no time,” Wang Ke joked.

"Alright, bro, you're just making fun of me. Your restaurant is so big, you should be comparing it to a country bumpkin like me."

After seeing Wang Ke off, Ye Cheng went to see Xiao Hu. The boy was still asleep, and only Xiao Hu's mother was there.

"Ah Cheng's here! Xiao Hu hasn't gotten up yet. I'll go wake him up," Xiao Hu's mom said, about to call out.

Ye Cheng quickly stopped her, "Auntie, no need, I just brought the money."

When Aunt Wang heard that it was money, she immediately beamed and rubbed her hands together, saying, "That's right, this child, he doesn't even carry the money himself, making you come all the way here. Ah Cheng, this child is truly blessed to have you by his side."

Ye Cheng felt embarrassed by these words. "Auntie, what are you saying? Xiao Hu has helped me a lot too. Besides, why are we talking about this between brothers?"

As he spoke, Ye Cheng took out four stacks of red bills and placed them on the table.

Aunt Wang was stunned when she took one look.

This thick stack, 40,000?

"4...40,000?" Aunt Wang looked at Ye Cheng, her expression suddenly changing, and she looked at Ye Cheng in panic as she spoke.

"Ah Cheng, you guys came back so late last night, and brought back so much money today. You didn't go and do something illegal, did you?"

Ye Cheng was speechless, thinking that Aunt Wang was going to say something. He took a deep breath and said, "Auntie, tell me, what law can you break to earn so much money in one night? If there were, everyone would have done it long ago."

Forehead...

Aunt Wang was stunned for a moment, thinking for a long time. Scamming, cheating, stealing, and robbing—it seemed that apart from robbing a bank, there was no other way to earn so much in one night.

"Then...then all this money is..." Aunt Wang was still hesitant to take it; it was simply too much.

Ye Cheng never expected that having more money would cause such trouble. Seeing that Aunt Wang wouldn't give up until she got to the bottom of things, Ye Cheng had no choice but to tell the truth.

Even at home, Ye Cheng had to lower his voice, "Auntie, we caught a net full of big yellow croakers last night, wild big yellow croakers."

Aunt Wang's eyes lit up as she looked at Ye Cheng in surprise, "It's that wild yellow croaker."

"Auntie, besides that wild yellow croaker, what else could it be? Now you can rest assured about your subordinates."

Aunt Wang was relieved, but she felt a little embarrassed looking at the 40,000 yuan. She declined Ye Cheng's offer for a long time before finally accepting it, beaming with joy. "Cheng, now that you have money, you can find Xiao Hu a wife."

Upon hearing this, Ye Cheng immediately perked up, "That's right, Auntie, you should quickly find a famous matchmaker to arrange a blind date for Xiao Hu. Remember to invite me along, okay? If it goes well, I'll give the matchmaker a red envelope."