The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Fu San returned from delivering fish to town, followed by several business owners who had come to snatch the bluefin tuna.
"Fu San, the roads here are really difficult to travel. If you don't give me the key to that tuna today, I'm not leaving your village!"
The speaker was Mr. Liu, who owned a restaurant in the county. Although he couldn't stomach the bluefin tuna, his older brother owned a restaurant in the city. Bluefin tuna was a rare sight in Longhai City, and if he could bring it back, it might attract many customers.
"Old Liu, what are you saying? Everyone who came in this car is after that golden gun. If you take the whole thing and leave us empty-handed, can your conscience bear it?"
Mr. Zhang, who also owns a restaurant in the same county, rolled his eyes. Liu Jincai chuckled slyly. "Conscience? What's conscience? You do business with conscience?"
These people were all shrewd, and if they continued to take this seriously, the atmosphere would become disharmonious. Fu San quickly spoke up to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, you're all my regular customers, so I've informed you all about the good stuff this time."
"We'll stick to the old rules: highest bidder wins. Besides, I have plenty of other good stuff in my cold storage. Everyone should take a look later; you definitely won't leave empty-handed!"
After he said that, the bosses sitting on the tricycle stopped arguing and secretly thought that Fu San was indeed a kind-hearted guy.
This kid loaded a three-wheeled cart with six-banded trevally and drove to the county overnight. His old friends were wondering why the cart was full of six-banded trevally, but the next second Fu San mysteriously told them that he also had a cold storage of fish at home, including a rare bluefin tuna!
What else is there to say? Because there were no cars going to Fujia Village early in the morning, and their tricycle drivers had already gone home after get off work, the bosses couldn't wait any longer. They didn't mind that Fu San's tricycle still smelled fishy, so they shamelessly moved a small stool, sat on the tricycle, and went back to the village with Fu San.
"Three, so early! Didn't you go to the dock to collect goods today?"
"Uncle, I just came back from delivering goods in the county. You can just deliver them to my house; my wife is home!"
On the way, they encountered several villagers returning from the dock. They all greeted Fu San warmly, and even the bosses sitting in the back of the car enjoyed this simple and unpretentious rural greeting.
Soon, the tricycle arrived at Fu San's house. Lin Qiuju was already showing signs of pregnancy, and her mother had come to take care of her. She was just bringing out breakfast.
"Hey, Third Brother, you're back just in time! Quickly wash your hands and eat!"
Fu San smiled and waved his hand, "Mother, you guys eat, I have something to do!"
After saying that, he led the other bosses behind him toward his own cold storage.
Mr. Liu and his men nodded kindly to Fu San's mother-in-law and wife, but their eyes did not miss the neatly stacked crab baskets on the side.
Mr. Liu's eyes lit up; these crabs looked plump and meaty, top-quality goods.
"Fu San, I'll take all these crabs. When my young assistant arrives, I'll have him take them all away!"
Mr. Zhang's smile vanished instantly. "Old Liu, that's enough. Do you think you're so rich with your run-down restaurant? If you take it all, what are we supposed to do here?"
Boss Liu snorted coldly, "If you insist on coming, my brother and I can take all these goods!"
These words were sure to provoke resentment, and Fu San was really having a headache. Both of these bosses, Liu and Zhang, were his big customers. One restaurant was in the east of the county, and the other was in the west. Every time he delivered goods, he could only choose a location in the middle of the county for them to pick up themselves. If he favored one side, he would be nagged about it for ages!
The two of them are almost a hundred years old combined, yet they are more childish than his older brother's daughter, Lingling.
They started fighting like two cocks the moment they met, and they just couldn't stop!
"Alright, alright, you can divide these crabs equally later. If you keep arguing, I won't call you next time there are good ones!"
Immediately, Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhang fell silent, as if someone had grabbed them by the throat.
Fu San nodded in satisfaction. There were several other business owners from the town and county standing nearby. Look how harmonious they all are!
The cold storage in Fu San's house was built on top of the old cellar. Before, a cellar plus ice was enough, but ever since Fu Lao's daughter, Awan, came back, the shipping was so good that he immediately spent a lot of money to renovate a small cold storage.
"Look, that's the tuna!"
The bosses didn't mind the low temperature in the cold storage. They got excited when they saw the tuna. Boss Liu was so fond of it that he wanted to pick it up and run away, afraid that if he was too slow, these beasts would take it all.
"Fu San, you still have so many Plum Blossom Fish?!"
Mr. Qian, the town's boss, turned his head and saw the basket of pufferfish next to the tuna. The basket full of pufferfish immediately caught his eye.
He couldn't compete with the tuna from those counties, but he was determined to take at least two baskets of these mackerel with him.
That's his favorite!
Fu San nodded, but before he could say anything, Boss Zhang next to him exclaimed in surprise again.
"Wow, there's such a big triggerfish! I'll take it!"
"Oh my god, there's also a Napoleon wrasse! It'll be perfect for making sashimi at my shop!"
The experienced business owners were now like country bumpkins visiting a grand garden for the first time in this cold storage room. They didn't mind the coldness caused by the piles of ice, but instead started selecting items for themselves as if they were shopping in a supermarket.
"Brothers, do you think you can all eat all this? If you can, I'll have someone move it out for you to choose from. Don't get sick from freezing in this cold storage!"
Fu San rubbed the goosebumps that had formed on his arms and then shivered violently.
He put several truckloads of ice in here, so why aren't these people cold?
As soon as Fu Sanyi spoke, the crowd stopped enjoying the fun of choosing fish and started to feel cold.
"We can eat it all, we can eat it all! This is nothing! Fu San, move everything out!"
Mr. Liu waved his hand, touched the tuna again, and then reluctantly walked out of the cold storage.
This fish is really good!
Fu San was all smiles. They bought up so many fish, and he didn't have to make several trips to the county. He was going to make a fortune!
Fu Ming and Ye Lin happened to be passing by during their morning stroll when Fu San grabbed them and pulled them out to work as laborers. He also called on Fu Shi, and the group of young men quickly moved all the fish out.
At this moment, several of the bosses' employees arrived at Fu San's door in their tricycles. Fu San went to ask Fu Wan to help with the registration.
Fu Ming and Fu Shi weighed the fish, Ye Lin reported the numbers, and Fu Wan kept the accounts. Before long, the fish piled up in the yard were completely divided up by the bosses.
As for that tuna, it still ended up in Mr. Liu's hands. There was nothing he could do about it; he had spent a huge sum of two thousand yuan on it!
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