Yang Zheng finally fell asleep around 3 a.m. last night.
Because he was in a hurry to sell the giant turtle in his rented room, he set an alarm clock to go off at seven in the morning.
When the alarm clock rang, it was already daylight outside.
Although he was still very tired, he was anxious because he thought about how many fish were waiting to be sold.
No matter how many fish you have, if you can't convert them into cash, they're all a burden.
The first thing I did after getting up was to carry the giant soft-shelled turtle to the Lion Mountain Farmers Market.
I'm getting ready to sell them at a stall.
Before leaving, he even went online to check, fearing that this giant turtle might be a protected animal on Earth.
After some searching, and then comparing the images...
The final conclusion was that it was a giant Chinese softshell turtle.
The most common type of soft-shelled turtle is the Chinese soft-shelled turtle, which is currently sold in the market as an artificially farmed turtle.
This isn't a protected animal, but it's still quite a rare sight to grow this big.
The Lion Farmers Market was packed with mobile vendors in the early morning.
Yang Zheng also found a spot nearby to squat down, where a giant turtle was placed in front of him.
The appearance of this turtle quickly attracted a crowd and caused a sensation.
Many people inquired, but none of them were genuinely interested in buying.
You know, this turtle is so big, even at 100 yuan per kilogram, it's worth three or four thousand yuan.
With such an exorbitant price, how can ordinary people afford it?
They were all just there to watch the excitement and see something unusual.
I waited outside the market for less than an hour before a black car arrived.
Several people came down from above, some in uniform and some in plainclothes. Judging from their serious expressions and the special aura they exuded, they should be personnel from relevant departments.
Upon seeing these people arrive, Yang Zheng immediately understood what was going on; someone must have reported him.
Those people came up to Yang Zheng, asked him a few questions casually, and then started snapping photos of the giant turtle lying on the ground.
After a moment, one of the young men wearing glasses shook his head and said, "This is a Chinese softshell turtle, not a giant softshell turtle..."
These people come quickly and leave just as quickly.
However, before leaving, the young man gave a special reminder, "Although this wild Chinese softshell turtle is not a protected animal, it is quite rare for it to grow to such a size. I suggest you let it return to nature..."
Clearly, Yang Zheng did not accept his advice and continued to set up his stall and sell his wares.
After this commotion, news spread that a wild Chinese soft-shelled turtle weighing several tens of kilograms had appeared outside Lion Mountain.
Around 8:10, a black Maybach appeared in front of Yang Zheng's stall.
Two people got out of the car.
An elderly woman with a full head of silver hair, who looked kind and noble, and a middle-aged man with a dzi bead bracelet on his wrist, presumably her son.
The silver-haired old woman had obviously received the news and came specifically for it.
She walked directly up to Yang Zheng, looked at the giant turtle on the ground, and sighed, "What a tragedy..."
At this moment, her son asked from the side, "My mom wants to buy it to release into the wild, how much do you sell it for?"
Yang Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Five thousand yuan!"
The old woman's son paid without saying a word.
Watching her son carefully place the turtle into the car, Yang Zheng got up and left.
Anyway, I've already got the five thousand yuan.
Whether you release this giant turtle back into the wild or take it home to worship, it's none of his business.
After having breakfast, it was almost 9:30 in the morning when I got back to my rented room.
On his way back, he bought three more fishing nets.
It's the same fishing net as last time.
After Lu Jiacheng returned home last night, he sent over the phone numbers of seven contacts not long afterward.
These seven people are all owners of giant fish fishing grounds, and some of them are located in neighboring provinces and cities, where they regularly buy back giant fish at high prices.
They especially like large carp and grass carp weighing over 20 pounds.
Yang Zheng didn't waste any time and called each of them one by one to inquire.
After some research, it was found that the buyback price for large carp weighing over 20 jin (approximately 10 kg) is 15 yuan per jin, while grass carp is 20 yuan per jin.
Upon learning the price, Yang Zheng was overjoyed and extremely satisfied.
If nothing unexpected happens, the carp and grass carp he temporarily kept in the small world will all weigh over thirty pounds.
If you sell it at their buyback price, wouldn't you make a profit of nearly 200,000?
The buyer has been contacted, and we're just waiting for him to deliver the fish.
Over the next few days, Yang Zheng was extremely busy.
He spent some time renting a fully equipped fish-collecting truck, and then divided the fish into several batches, collecting all the small fish from the miniature world.
During this period, he would habitually set up a net every day when he entered the small world.
The result wasn't very good.
Aside from catching the most fish on the first day, the number of fish decreased over the next two days.
Upon closer reflection, it makes sense.
After all, the number of large fish in this lake is limited.
It is a non-renewable resource in the short term.
He spends all day casting nets, catching almost all the big fish weighing over 20 or 30 pounds. Where will there be any left?
Fishing is a one-off business and cannot last.
The only thing that frustrated him was that he cast his net for four more days, but still didn't catch a single grass carp.
It seems there's something wrong with the fishing net he bought; it's not suitable for catching bighead carp.
Four days later, in the evening, Yang Zheng drove more than 200 kilometers to a giant fish fishing ground. After selling the last batch of big fish, he returned the fish-collecting truck.
Back in his rented room that evening, he sat in front of his computer and carefully calculated the accounts.
In just four days, a total of more than 20,000 catties of large fish were sold, averaging about 18 yuan per catty.
More than 390,000 yuan has been realized here alone.
Adding to the 110,000+ yuan he earned from selling the mandarin fish and giant soft-shelled turtle, and after deducting the money he spent in the past few days, he now has a total of about 500,000 yuan in his hands.
Five hundred thousand!
In the past, this would have been an enormous sum of money.
For someone like him who has always relied on working to earn a meager living, he probably wouldn't have this much cash in his entire life.
But now that we have the ability to enter the small world and make money, all of this is nothing.
The days of making big money are yet to come.
With nearly 500,000 yuan in hand, I won't have to worry about anything in the future.
The costs of my father's subsequent treatment are more than enough.
As for the nearly 200,000 yuan in debt, he plans to go back early next month, bring some gifts, and personally pay off all the debts.
I also took this opportunity to spend some time with my father.
More importantly, he had been thinking about what kind of plausible reason he could come up with to fool his parents.
Otherwise, if you suddenly have so much money, your parents won't be happy; they'll only be worried and afraid, thinking you've done something illegal.
Now that he has so much money on hand, Yang Zheng has never dared to tell anyone.
Right now, the most important thing is to keep making money, the more the better.
Yang Zheng had already planned it out: he needed to have at least a few million yuan in his pocket, and then he would figure out a way to lie to his parents and say that he had won the lottery...
This reason is a bit far-fetched, but it should be enough to fool them and put their minds at ease.
I checked the date; it was already July 24th.
His resignation expires on the 2nd of next month.
Okay, I'll go back to the company on the 2nd of next month to settle my salary.
Behind the door of the rented room, there were many express delivery boxes.
I've received quite a few packages these past few days; they're all things I ordered online before, and they've all arrived.
Weapons and equipment such as telescopes, protective suits, slingshots, and long protective boots have all been prepared.
Two days ago, he even went online to buy a telescopic ladder, which arrived today.
The retractable ladder is fourteen meters long and cost him nearly five thousand yuan.
The main purpose of buying this ladder is to climb to the top of the cliff and see what that giant tree full of red fruit is.
Why is that white tiger always guarding it?
More importantly, he had a feeling that the fruits on the giant tree must possess some magical properties.
Otherwise, why would the White Tiger always get injured, and then recover so quickly?
In the past few days, besides entering the small world to catch and sell fish, he has also frequently explored the surrounding area.
Especially the cliff face where the white tiger is said to be hidden, I pass by it almost every day.
The more times he went there, the more he realized something was wrong.
Each time I went there, I saw that the white tiger was covered in wounds and on the verge of death.
However, when it returned, the white tiger had returned to normal and was very fierce.
Therefore, he was filled with curiosity about the cliff and had to go up and investigate.
The 14-meter-long retractable ladder has now arrived.
He has already planned to enter the small world tomorrow morning.
With the help of the retractable ladder, we climbed directly to the top of the cliff.
I checked the time on my phone, and it was already past 11 p.m.
"I need to get some sleep. I've been traveling back and forth between several provinces and cities these past few days trying to sell those big fish. I'm exhausted. I definitely need to get a good night's sleep tonight..."
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