The wealthy families in Qingyang City were well known to these fishermen who worked in the canal transport.
If the first class in Qingyang City is the wealthy and prominent families, then the second class is the owners of some of the city’s prosperous shops and large stores.
The second class is the one they can contact. If they want to sell these strange-looking seafood to wealthy and prestigious families, they are not qualified based on their identities and cannot even walk through the door.
The Fenglai Restaurant in Qingyang City is owned by a wealthy man named Chen Bin. This wealthy man has considerable wealth, comparable to several prominent families in the city. If it weren't for his lack of qualifications, he would have been ranked higher up long ago. Ever since the Jiang family was destroyed, many wealthy men in the city have been eager to try their best to get the title.
The first thing that came to the head of the fishermen, Zhao Dali, was to set his sights on Mr. Chen, because as far as he knew, this man was extremely fond of rare items, such as foreign gems and beauties, and famous trees and paintings from Western Shu. As long as it was rare and uncommon, he would be willing to collect it and treasure it as if it were a treasure.
Zhao Dali has a friend who salvaged half a bronze statue from the East China Sea half a year ago. The surface of the statue is as smooth as jade, and it will start to heat up if you touch it for a long time. In winter, it is a very useful hand warmer and can be regarded as a rare treasure.
Mr. Chen had spent sixty taels of silver to buy this thing. For these fishermen, it was like becoming rich overnight. They felt wonderful.
In this case, these exotic seafood that Zhao Dali brought from the East China Sea can naturally only find a market to sell them here with Chen Yuanwai.
When Zhao Dali and his men arrived outside Mr. Chen's house carrying the bamboo baskets, the two guards standing outside the gate immediately covered their noses and shouted, "Who are you, you blind bastards? Do you know where this place is? You've made it stink! If it disturbs Mr. Chen's trip, we'll definitely beat you up."
Zhao Dali quickly said, "Brother, please calm down. We are here to present Mr. Chen with something interesting. Please inform Mr. Chen that we will not disappoint him with what we have brought."
Mr. Chen likes to buy rare things, which the servants in his house naturally know. So they did not dare to neglect him and turned around and walked into the house, intending to notify Mr. Chen to come and have a look. In case Mr. Chen is really happy and buys something good, then he will have to reward them, the guards. It is a business that everyone makes money from.
Soon, Mr. Chen came out of the yard accompanied by several servants. He was fat, with big ears, small eyes, a mustache, and was dressed in a very noble manner.
He wore an exquisite purple gold crown on his head, a robe made of famous Jiangnan silk, and a large emerald ring on each of his ten fingers. He was so luxurious and wealthy that one could tell at a glance that he was a wealthy man from a wealthy family.
Zhao Dali quickly went over and said, "Master Chen, I know you like those strange and unusual things. The things we brothers have sent this time are just what you like. We will definitely not disappoint you. Please come and take a look."
"It's better to do as you say." Mr. Chen narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhao Dali, then touched the ring on his thumb, and walked to the bamboo basket with the help of a maid.
Although these bamboo baskets emitted a pungent fishy smell, Mr. Chen did not seem to be affected at all. Not only did he not cover his nose, but he looked at the sea fish in the bamboo baskets with interest, trying to see what the interesting thing Zhao Dali was talking about was.
Zhao Dali didn't keep the secret and directly reached into the bamboo basket, then picked up a bighead carp that was golden all over and looked like it was carved out of gold.
"Mr. Chen, please look! These fish were caught from the East China Sea, then placed in our nets and carried aboard the boats in the river. We brought them to Qingyang City that very day. Although I've been fishing in the East China Sea for many years, I've never seen fish like these. They're truly rare. Look at them! Whether they're for cooking or for breeding, they're absolutely eye-catching and top-notch." Zhao Dali touched the scales of the golden pufferfish. "Look! This is the only one, nothing else. It's absolutely the best of the best."
Sure enough, the moment he saw the golden bighead carp, Mr. Chen's eyes lit up, and he even stroked his thumb faster, smiling happily, "Not bad! Not bad, it's a good thing. I'll take it. Five taels of silver."
A fish can be sold for five taels, which is already an extremely high price.
Zhao Dali was delighted and said, "Mr. Chen, please come and take a look at this..."
As he spoke, he took out the ghost-faced crab from the bamboo basket on his waist.
As soon as this thing appeared, Mr. Chen's eyes widened instantly. It was a crab made up of black, white and green colors, with a ghost face on its shell. This was the first time he had seen such a thing in his entire life.
No one had ever seen such a thing, not only Mr. Chen, but even the other servants in the Chen Mansion were stunned by the sight.
The rarer something is, the more useful it is to the rich.
When there is no need to compare money, comparing the rare things you have on hand is a new means of comparison.
Without any hesitation, Mr. Chen nodded and slammed the table, saying, "Okay, okay, this is a really good thing. I'll buy it, twenty taels. I just don't know if these things caught from the sea can be kept in my pond. If they can, I'll see them and it will definitely earn me a lot of face."
"Mr. Chen, if we use these sea fish to entertain relatives and friends, it will be a unique and face-earning thing." Zhao Dali agreed.
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