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Liang Shengdi started to count the total price of the two eels on her fingers again. The woman on the shore was faster.
"Four dollars and eighty, I've bought from you several times, four dollars and fifty cents is enough!"
Liang Shengdi didn't question the amount, thinking it was about right, so she handed the basket over and said, "Four dollars and fifty cents then. Here, carry it."
"Okay!" The woman squatted down quickly, took out the money to take the basket, but another fat woman who was waiting to buy fish exclaimed,
"Eels are so expensive now? 1.5 yuan per pound? I remember the last time I bought them, they were only 70 or 80 cents!"
The woman who bought the eel gave Liang Shengdi a whole five-yuan note. She was busy making change and was speechless when she heard this.
"Oh, sister, when was the last time you were there? Seventy or eighty cents is old news. Nowadays, fish are not even available for less than one dollar."
Since the opening of free trade, for some reason, the price of seafood here has started to rise wildly, even faster than meat. Pork is now only 80 cents per pound, and crucian carp costs 1.5 yuan, not to mention eels, which are considered to be very nutritious.
To be honest, the fish Liang Shengdi sells are relatively cheap, because they are easy to catch in the fields and there are plenty of them, so she just wants to sell them quickly and go home.
The fat woman was not very happy to be refuted. She curled her lips and raised her chin to ask, "Is your fish fresh? You can't ask for 1.5 yuan per pound, can you?"
"The price of crucian carp and grass carp is one yuan and four cents per pound."
"That's so expensive!" the fat woman exclaimed. "You're making more money than robbing people!"
When she said this, not only Liang Shengdi, but everyone around her frowned when they heard it. The woman who had just bought the eels stood up with the basket, looked her up and down,
"Why don't you try to rob them on the street? They're running a legitimate business, and you're treating them like a scam. Be careful, or they'll sue you for defamation!"
The woman was dressed neatly and in this small town, she looked like a wealthy intellectual who was not easy to mess with. When she said this, the fat woman's face changed. Although she was not very clear about what defamation was, she only knew that the police had been cracking down on it recently, and any slight offense would result in a heavy sentence.
"You're going to sue me for everything I say! I can't even complain that she's selling it too expensive!"
"You go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy fish and it costs 1.7 yuan. Mrs. Liang's is 1.4 yuan and you think it's too expensive. Then you'd better not eat it."
On the boat next to it was piled with large and small rattan woven items, including rattan chairs, rattan baskets, and rattan baskets. A middle-aged man wearing a black felt hat stood at the bow of the boat, with his hands on his waist and his trouser legs rolled up, watching the fun.
"My brother just came back from Shanghai a few days ago, and he said crucian carp are two yuan a pound over there. You're accusing me of robbery for one yuan and fourty cents. Why don't you offer to give me a few?"
"That's right!" Liang Shengdi became more confident after someone helped her speak up. She rolled her eyes at the woman and said unhappily,
"These are all genuine rice fish. I just caught them at noon. They only come in during the two harvests a year. 1.4 cents is already charity, okay? If you don't want them, just leave. Why are you causing trouble?"
The fat woman was even more angry at being surrounded. "I think it's expensive, so what?! At 1.4 yuan a pound, I might as well buy some meat! Who wants your rotten fish? It stinks!"
As she said this, she turned her butt and walked away quickly, fearing that Liang Shengdi would climb up and hit her the next second.
Liang Shengdi didn't bother to pay attention to them. There would be people like this coming every few days. She nodded to the woman who bought the eels and sent her away. Then she became more interested in another thing.
"Hey, Lao Lu, did your brother row a boat to Shanghai?" Lao Lu is the middle-aged man who sells wicker weaving.
Old Lu nodded. "Ah, that's right. My two uncles have a fish pond and they want to sell it for more money. They say it's the best price in Shanghai, so they rowed their boat there. There are a lot of rich people there, and fish are two yuan a pound. I heard crabs are even more expensive. I don't know what they are eating..."
Liang Shengdi's focus wasn't on the price of the fish, but rather, "How long will it take to get there?"
Lao Lu held up three fingers.
Liang Shengdi: "Three hours?" Impossible? It only takes about that long to get from the city to the center of the provincial capital.
As expected, Old Lu sighed, "It took them three days and three nights to get out of the city in three hours! They took turns rowing for three days and three nights to get here!"
There were sighs from the boats that were listening to the gossip.
"It takes so long! I might as well spend some money and take a boat or train!"
"They also need to bring fish with them! Live fish can only be sold at a high price. You can't hang fish on the back of a ship! Not to mention a train. It will stink when it reaches its destination!"
"Oh my, this money is so hard to earn..."
"Who says it's not true? It costs money to rent a fish pond. Being called the boss is actually very stressful..."
Old Lu and the people around him immediately started chatting about how difficult it is to make money. Liang Shengdi had another customer coming to buy fish, so she didn't continue to participate.
My original idea of taking my earned money and grandchildren out for some fun when I have free time was instantly shattered.
Three days and three nights? Once we get there, I'll have to ask a few kids to carry my coffin back. Forget it.
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There were a lot of fish today and she didn't sell them all, so she took some of the leftovers back home to eat.
By the time we reached Sihe Village, it was completely dark and we had to rely on the rechargeable lamp on the bow for lighting.
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