Fu Wan's quick agreement left Qian Haiyang stunned and speechless for a long time.
In fact, he was prepared to be pressured to lower the price, but he never expected that this woman would agree so readily.
He's practically a different person than when he faced Qian Jiawang.
Qian Jiawang was equally shocked; his face turned red with anger.
"Comrade, you clearly came to see my ship, how could you turn around and buy this crippled ship?"
Damn, that's over a thousand! I wish I could give it to him!
"shut up!"
Old Village Chief Qian glared at him, and instantly swung his cane out.
"You better behave yourself. I'll settle accounts with you after these comrades leave!"
Unbeknownst to him, Qian Jiawang had someone buy an old diesel engine last night and replaced it overnight.
If the price were right, he wouldn't have shown up. But this guy is asking for an exorbitant price. If word gets out, what will become of Qianjia Village's reputation?
Seeing that Village Chief Qian had lost his temper, Qian Jiawang, no matter how angry he was, could only shut his mouth.
Fu Wan ignored him and reached out to Fang Min next to her, who handed her the bag without her noticing.
“Village Chief Qian, you’re here too. I always respect my elders. We’ll do a cash-on-delivery transaction. Once the contract is signed, I’ll give you the money, and then I’ll just sail away.”
Upon hearing his name, Village Chief Qian straightened his back. Seeing Fu Wan's straightforwardness, he also laughed heartily.
"Haha, great! Then we who are here will be your witnesses."
"Haiyang, count this money, and let me see this contract!"
After saying that, the old village chief squinted and began to look at the contract that Fu Wan had brought.
On the other side, Qian Haiyang took the money with trembling hands.
A thousand yuan is equivalent to a hundred ten-yuan bills, which would be a thick stack in your hand.
The boat was his brother for the first half of his life; now, converted into money, it will be the starting capital for the second half.
He plans to use the money to lease a hilltop to plant fruit trees and start a new way to make money.
It was inconvenient for Qian Haiyang to count money with one hand, so the accountant from Qianjia Village happened to be there and simply helped him count it.
"That's right, it really is one thousand yuan."
After the money and goods were exchanged and the documents were signed, Qian Haiyang also gave Fu Wan the keys to the ship.
Fu Wan turned around and gave the key to Fu San.
With the boat already purchased, there was no need to leave it behind. To ensure the boat was in good condition, Qian Haiyang decided to personally sail it to Fu Family Village with Fu San and Fu Shi.
Fu Wan didn't stop her, but said to Fu San, "Third Uncle, you guys go back by boat, I have to go to the county town."
"Okay, then I'll go back and find someone to take a look at the ship conversion. I'll let you know later."
"Hmm, that works too."
Fu Wan readily agreed and then gestured for Fang Min to get into the car.
Before she left, she put all the bird's nests she had harvested yesterday into the trunk, and now she was going to find Sun Youcai.
Since her last visit to the shipyard, Fu Wan had not seen Sun Youcai for a long time. Following her memory, she drove to the entrance of Sun Youcai's shop, where Sun Youcai was sitting behind the counter eating sunflower seeds.
Not only that, but a radio nearby was playing traditional Chinese opera.
"Eating sunflower seeds and listening to music, Mr. Sun is in quite a good mood!"
As Fu Wan entered the store, Sun Youcai looked up upon hearing the sound and immediately beamed with joy.
"Oh my, what brings Comrade Fu here today!"
"Haha, it's definitely a wind that brings wealth!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Youcai was even happier and hurriedly made a cup of tea for Fu Wan and Fang Min.
Fu Wan took the tea and slowly sipped it. Although she didn't know much about tea, she could still taste its fresh and fragrant flavor.
"Excellent tea!"
"Haha, Comrade Fu likes it, I'll give you one later!"
Fu Wan waved her hand. Sun Youcai looked around but couldn't find anything Fu Wan and Fang Min had brought. He immediately became anxious.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, you can't have come to see me just for tea, can you?"
"Hehe, of course not, Fang Min, go and get the things down!"
Fang Min responded and went out to open the trunk and unload the things.
Sun Youcai rubbed his hands together, eagerly anticipating what was to come. When the two snakeskin bags were opened, his mouth stretched into a wide grin.
"Haha, bird's nest! Golden bird's nest, Comrade Xiao Fu, I knew you wouldn't come looking for me for no reason!"
Fu Wan smiled and said, "Hurry up and inspect the goods, Mr. Sun. I'm in a hurry to get back!"
Sun Youcai didn't hesitate. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly went to the back to call his wife. The couple weighed the bird's nest. The two sacks of bird's nest were actually not heavy, only forty-nine jin.
But this was a wet bird's nest, with a lot of swallow feathers still stuck to it. Last time, Fu Wan had picked through it a bit, but now that everyone was so familiar with each other, she simply didn't want her mother and aunt to go through the trouble.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, there are still quite a few swallow feathers on this bird's nest, so I may not be able to offer such a high price."
“It’s alright, we’re old friends, I trust you won’t cheat me. But let’s make this clear first, I won’t sell all of these bird’s nests. After you’ve cleaned them, please leave me about five pounds, my family needs them.”
Before leaving, Fu Ming told her that Qin Anning usually worked very hard at the camp, and he wanted to save some of these bird's nests to stew for her later to help her recover.
Fu Wan naturally appreciated her brother's thoughtfulness. Three to five catties of bird's nest was quite a lot, and Fu Wan was thinking of steaming some for Ye Xiaocui later.
As for herself, she'll try some more when she's no longer averse to the taste.
Upon hearing this, Sun Youcai readily agreed, "Okay, then I'll calculate the price for you. The current market price for dried bird's nest is ten yuan per gram, and I'll buy these wet ones at six yuan per gram. As for the five jin you want, it would take about seven jin of wet bird's nest to dry."
That leaves forty-two jin, at six yuan per gram, totaling…
Sun Youcai quickly flipped the abacus a few times, "126,000 yuan!"
Fu Wan was quite good at mental arithmetic; after calculating, she confirmed that it was indeed the correct number.
"Alright, then let's talk about the cost of cleaning the bird's nest..."
"What fees? Comrade Xiao Fu, why are you being so polite with me? We have regular partners for processing bird's nests, so you can rest assured about this!"
But if there's another good thing like this next time, don't forget about your bro!
Sun Youcai said with a smile that his wife was the same; the yellow croaker maw that his family bought last time was a great help to her.
"That's right, girl, cleaning bird's nest is no big deal. I'll have Old Sun deliver it to your village when it's done!"
"Oh, it's only a few hours until dinner. Why don't you stay tonight, little sister? I'll treat you to a meal!"
"Haha, thank you so much, sister-in-law! Maybe next time. I was in a rush today, let's meet up again next time!"
Fu Wan waved her hand in refusal, and Sun Youcai's wife could only regretfully say that she would come again next time.
Before the bank closed, Sun Youcai rode in Fu Wan's car to the bank to make a remittance.
Another hundred thousand yuan came in, and Fu Wan divided the money into three parts, transferring one part to each of Fu Laoda and Fu Ming's accounts.
After finishing all that, Fu Wan went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some snacks before driving back with Fang Min.
She's had another busy day, so she needs to eat and rest early. She has to go to the train station to pick up Jiang Wanghai tomorrow!
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