The reason there are only four is that, besides Fu Wan keeping one for herself, the other one was reserved by Sun Youcai.
After all, he helped take Boss Fu's family to the shipyard to buy a ship. It might not seem like he helped much, but it saved Fu Wan and the others a lot of trouble.
After Fu San announced that there were only four yellow croakers, everyone's expressions changed repeatedly.
Aside from Fu Wan and the others, the only one still smiling was Sun Youcai.
Ah, the feeling of buying a yellow croaker without having to compete is something no one else can understand!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought gifts to their door so early in the morning, just to express his gratitude to Fu San and Fu Wan.
After all, although Fu San gave him the opportunity to buy fish, he knew very well that if Fu Wan's family didn't agree, no matter how many opportunities Fu San gave him, he wouldn't be able to buy the fish.
So he and his wife discussed it for most of the night before preparing two big gifts.
With the time running out, Fu San began organizing the auction.
"Ah Wan, do you think we should auction them one by one, or all four at once?"
Fu San was a little undecided, so he asked Fu Wan, who was sitting next to him, in a low voice.
"Third Uncle, if you want to make more money, you should sell them one by one!"
There are only about four fish, and the four rounds of bidding will only take an hour or two.
Fu San thought about it and agreed, so he simply moved a table out of the main house.
"Amin and Liang, move all these chairs to the middle."
"Awan, go inside with your aunt and get some paper and pen."
Lacking the necessary facilities in the countryside, Fu San could only set up a makeshift auction house at home, focusing on quick and efficient transactions.
Fu, the boss, quickly invited the other bosses to sit down. Zhang Gui was initially indignant, but seeing Fu's muscular physique, he didn't dare say anything more.
This guy looks like someone who does manual labor all year round. If you mess with him, one punch from him would be terrible!
Once everything was ready, the auction began.
The first yellow croaker to be auctioned was the one that Fu Liang and the others had just brought out.
Fu San instructed Fu Liang and Fu Ming to take the fish out of the ice-filled basket and weigh it in front of everyone.
"Nine pounds and six ounces!"
The person most excited about this weight was Mr. Ho. He was born in Hong Kong and was very particular about such auspicious numbers.
And because this was the first yellow croaker to be auctioned, he didn't even have time to sit down before shouting to Fu Wan to signal.
"Fifty thousand! Fifty thousand!"
This number surprised not only Fu Wan, but also Sun Youjin, who was sitting next to her.
These Hong Kongers are so insincere; they think mainlanders are fools!
While 50,000 is a high-value sum at this time, it is far from enough to justify the price of a yellow croaker.
"Comrade, 100,000!"
Sun Youjin calmly raised his hand, leaving Mr. He, who was standing next to him, dumbfounded.
Aren't mainlanders supposed to be poor? How come they can export 100,000?
However, now was not the time to dwell on that, he immediately realized.
"110,000!"
After they finished discussing the price, Fu Wan wrote it down on a piece of paper. After several rounds of discussion, when the price was increased from 10,000 to 180,000, Fu Wan became too lazy to write it down anymore.
I'm numb, let's just wait until the amount is confirmed before writing it!
Fu San also had a headache watching this. This auction was indeed not suitable for him. His group was just a makeshift operation.
Next time, we'll have to send it to the county or city for auction.
"Two hundred thousand? You handsome guy, don't try to take it from me!"
Boss He immediately called out a price of 200,000, and then glared at Sun Youjin.
Not to be outdone, Sun Youjin was about to raise his hand again when Boss Liu next to him nudged his arm with his elbow.
"Mr. Sun, there are three more to come!"
Sun Youjin thought about it and agreed, but he couldn't swallow his anger. Just then, Sun Youcai gave him a look, and he put his hand down, letting Boss He cheer.
Forget it, let's keep the peace and not bother with this idiot.
"Ah Wan, make a note of this: Boss He bought these yellow croakers for 200,000!"
"Mr. He, do you have any money with you? By bank transfer or cash?"
"A check, I'll write you a check!"
After saying that, he hurriedly took a notebook out of his bag.
Seeing that he had money to pay, Fu San told Fu Ming and the others to bring out a second yellow croaker.
This yellow croaker is a bit heavier than the previous one, weighing 12.2 jin (6.6 catties).
Without exception, without the competition from the well-funded Mr. He, the fish was ultimately acquired by Sun Youjin for 160,000 yuan.
This made Mr. He, who had just made a sale for 200,000, extremely envious. However, he knew the rules of the auction, so he didn't say anything to cause trouble.
The remaining two yellow croakers weighed 13.8 jin and 15.5 jin respectively, and were sold to Boss Liu and Sun Youjin for 180,000 and 220,000 yuan respectively.
The reason why the prices were not low was that Zhang Gui and Boss He were also bidding. Boss He originally wanted to buy two fish to take back to the port city, but he did not expect that Sun Youjin would raise the price without hesitation.
"Alright, everyone, please pay your money. Once the funds arrive in my account, you can take your fish away!"
Zhang Gui, who had been running alongside the team the whole time, was furious. He wanted to buy the yellow croaker too, but he only had 150,000 yuan with him, which was all his savings.
The result was that it wasn't even enough to buy a single fish!
He originally wanted to borrow some money from Boss He, but the guy pretended to be stupid and insisted that he didn't have enough checks!
Who would believe that?!
However, the person he was most jealous of was Sun Youjin.
One guy just spent 400,000 yuan on two yellow croakers without batting an eye. Damn it, he's going to fight these rich people to the death!
There's no use in regretting it now. Apart from Boss Liu, everyone else who bought the yellow croaker paid by check. And because Boss Liu was familiar with Fu San, he planned to transfer the money directly to the account Fu San had given him.
The account Fu San gave him naturally belonged to Boss Fu. He was too lazy to transfer money to his own account. He would be satisfied as long as Boss Fu gave him a cut later.
Once the fish were sold out, everyone dispersed. Boss He and Boss Liu arranged for someone to come and pick up some more yellow croaker in the afternoon, so Fu San and Boss Fu escorted them to the door.
"Fu San, how do you plan to calculate the price of my fish?"
The fishmongers had all left, leaving only Sun Youcai and Sun Youjin present.
Fu San looked at Fu Wan, who understood and gave him a price.
"Let's take 120,000. We'll give Mr. Sun a friendly price!"
"Friendly price"—Sun Youcai liked to hear that.
Compared to the others, his fish was a much better deal!
Sun Youcai immediately dragged a snakeskin bag off the tractor and handed it to Fu Wan.
Fu Wan took it without understanding why, and was instantly shocked when she opened it.
Sun Youcai is really clever; he actually brought over a snakeskin bag filled with 100 yuan bills, looking so fresh and clean!
This is outrageous! This is the first time she has ever met such a ruthless businessman.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, count the money and see if it's correct. If it's okay, you can have my brother haul away my yellow croaker later."
Brother? Where did this brother come from?
Fu San was somewhat confused. Sun Youjin stood up, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"I was too embarrassed to say it outright just now, but his brother is me."
Everyone then realized what had happened. Good heavens, so these two brothers bought a whole three yellow croakers!
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Sun Youcai and his brother said goodbye and left. However, while Fu Wan and the others were packing their things, Boss Fu, who had just gone out on business, walked in from outside with a big smile on his face.
"Ah Wan, I just ran into the guys who repair boats. Our boat should be fixed in the next couple of days!"
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