"So, are eight barrels of oil enough for you?"
Fu Wan pointed to the oil on the nail plate. The two ships had similar drafts and the line of sight on the deck was basically the same.
Therefore, Xu Zhiwei and his group found the barrels of diesel fuel without any difficulty.
These diesel fuel drums are quite large; they should be more than enough to last until we return to port.
"That's enough. How do you want to trade?"
Xu Zhiwei asked, and Fu Wan smiled.
"Exchange your cargo for oil!"
"The cargo on the ship?!"
Xu Zhiwei was taken aback, and after realizing what was happening, he subconsciously shook his head.
"No, the cargo on the ship has been ordered by customers. If I give it to you, there will be less cargo."
"When I go back, I won't be able to explain myself!"
He was telling the truth, but Fu Wan smiled and said, "What are you thinking? I don't want anything else. You have fish on your boat, right? You can use the fish as payment."
After saying that, Fu Wan stared intently at Xu Zhiwei. She dared to propose such a deal because she knew that Xu Zhiwei's ship had good seafood.
"What...what kind of seafood do you want?"
Xu Zhiwei's face turned somewhat ugly. This was truly bizarre. How did the woman in front of him know that he had a shipment of seafood on his ship, and that he could actually decide to sell it?
Fu Wan smiled and said, "Anything valuable is fine, whether it's mantis shrimp or zebra mantis shrimp, I'm not picky."
As Fu Wan read out the names of the fish one by one, Xu Zhiwei's expression grew increasingly grim.
Good heavens! This mainland girl knows about high-end seafood. She even transported zebra prawns and mandarin shrimp all the way from Southeast Asia!
Fu Wan noticed the changes in Xu Zhiwei's expression, and a slight smile appeared on her lips as she felt overjoyed.
She guessed right.
Fu Wan has always had sharp eyes and exceptional attention.
One of the boatmen who came out of the cabin was carrying a medium-sized bucket.
The bucket looked ordinary, but it looked almost identical to the broken buckets that the "Riding the Waves" ship had previously hauled up in its trawl net. The only difference was that they were different sizes.
Therefore, Fu Wan boldly guessed that the large buckets pulled up before the trawling net was most likely from Xu Zhiwei's boat.
That explains why rare mantis shrimp and zebra mantis shrimp are found in the buckets pulled up by trawlers.
It is likely that the storm blew the barrels off the ship and into the sea, and then, by some twist of fate, they were pulled ashore by the trawl net of the "Riding the Waves".
Fortunately, the seawater quality in the area was good, which allowed the mantis shrimp to adapt and remain lively.
Seeing that Xu Zhiwei had not yet expressed his opinion, Fu Wan did not give him much time. She simply shrugged and turned to Fu Haishun and the others, saying, "Since Boss Xu is reluctant, then let's put away the diesel fuel!"
Just as Fu Haishun was about to nod, Xu Zhiwei changed his mind and stopped him.
"No, I agree to the deal!"
After saying that, he gritted his teeth and looked at Fu Wan.
“I agree to the deal, but in addition, you must give me your fresh water for free.”
Fu Wan turned around upon hearing this, "Boss, that's not very sincere. Why don't you come aboard our ship, comrade, and we'll take you back to Hong Kong from the mainland?"
Chen Jiaqiang was stunned and was about to speak when Fu Ming couldn't help but speak up.
"There's really no sincerity here, Jack. I used to hear that people from Hong Kong are all generous and wealthy bosses, but this guy looks like a poor beggar."
"Tsk, you still have the nerve to look down on us mainlanders? Bah! Don't pick up that bad habit, or you'll definitely get beaten up when you go abroad!"
Fu Ming revealed a disdainful expression; he was deliberately provoking the other side.
Jack nodded in agreement, while Robert wore a disdainful expression.
Tom went even further, giving Xu Zhiwei the middle finger.
He now understood why Fu Wan and the others had clashed with Xu Zhiwei; giving others insulting nicknames was a common practice even in the United States.
If anyone dared to call Tom a white pig, he would definitely blast that person with a bullet of truth and send them to God to beg for forgiveness.
"Boss, you can't do this!"
With the diesel fuel they were about to get away with, the other boatmen could no longer hold back.
"You shameless scoundrel, let me tell you, if there's no diesel fuel, you can expect to row your way back to the port!"
One of the boatmen shouted, "Damn it! I thought Chen Jiaqiang was lying, so I went to check the fuel tank, and it turns out the tank is really almost empty!"
If this continues, they really will have to row back to the port city.
"Hey Xu, do you have any conscience? We've all been loyal to you, and you're still thinking about making money at a time like this!"
"You have to trade today, whether you want to or not, otherwise none of us will be able to go back!"
"Yes, we're quitting too!"
The boatmen's anger terrified the woman next to Xu Zhiwei, turning her face pale.
They weren't stupid; they immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
“Darling, wake up! Don’t do business now. Getting diesel and water back is the most important thing.”
"Yes, I want to get back to Hong Kong as soon as possible. The storm last night was too terrible, and I don't want to go through it again."
"Call that female boss back right now! Pay for the water, pay up!"
"Yes, pay up! We can't take it for free!"
The boatmen chimed in with their own opinions, and with the encouragement of his two female companions, Xu Zhiwei felt his ears ringing.
Good heavens! These people are spineless. They don't realize that the worst thing in business is not having enough backbone.
But he didn't expect that the reason the boatmen forced him to agree was because they had encountered the fishing boat "Sailing Against the Wind" that morning.
Having hope and then being disappointed is more devastating than never having had any hope at all.
"Okay, I agree. Water and diesel will be charged together, and all transactions will be conducted using seafood!"
After Xu Zhiwei finished speaking through gritted teeth, Fu Wan turned around confidently.
"A boss should be magnanimous and understand the situation. If he had agreed earlier, things wouldn't have turned out so badly."
Actually, if he hadn't called her "Northern Girl" right away, Fu Wanzhen wouldn't have minded giving them water for free.
Xu Zhiwei is a typical example of someone who does a lot of work for no reward. If you give him something for free, he will most likely think that mainlanders are all people-pleasing, and then he will bully mainlanders even more.
For this kind of person, you have to let them suffer a loss and learn their lesson!
"Tell me, how much fresh water do you need?"
Xu Zhiwei was stumped by the question; he had no idea how much fresh water the ship would need.
Fortunately, Chen Jiaqiang was prepared. "At least a thousand liters, comrade, do you have any on your ship?"
"Yes, don't worry about that!"
Fu Wan nodded. Before the cargo ship left, it had replenished the "Riding the Waves" with a lot of fresh water.
At that time, we were worried that the large number of people on the "Riding the Waves" ship would lead to a large water consumption. We never expected that just one day later, we could even sell water for money!
"Okay, how much seafood do you want?"
Fu Wan thought for a moment, then held up her hand to demonstrate.
"I'm not greedy. Eight barrels of diesel and 1,000 liters of fresh water in exchange for 3,000 catties of mantis shrimp and zebra mantis shrimp. How about that? It's a good deal, isn't it?"
Is it worth it? Definitely not!
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