Upon hearing this, Fishmonger No. 3 became extremely nervous. He had come with a mission, and if he didn't sell any fish, how would he explain himself?
Fishmonger #3: Sister Xi, you have no idea how much I admire you! As soon as I heard you wanted fish, I immediately went to catch some. How can you not want these fish? I don't want any money! I'll give them to you for free!
Gu Xi could sense the other person's panic from the words. She suppressed a laugh and continued to put on an act.
Gu Xi: Oh, is that so? That's not a good idea. How can I take other people's things! No, no, absolutely not!
Fishmonger No. 3 became even more anxious when he saw Gu Xi decline.
Fishmonger No. 3: What's wrong with that? I survived just a few days ago thanks to your wooden bucket.
When Gu Xi saw that the other person had made a wooden bucket, she immediately rolled her eyes at them in her mind.
What kind of person is she? She doesn't even bother to investigate before lying. She's clearly making plastic tanks, not wooden buckets.
Gu Xi: Is that so? Well, okay, but I won't take your things for free. Give me the fish first. If they are all kinds I don't have, I'll accept them and give you each kind of fish for 30 wood.
Fishmonger No. 3 didn't even bother to think about the loopholes in Gu Xi's words. Seeing that Gu Xi agreed to buy the fish, he happily agreed as well.
In this way, Gu Xi "tricked" three kinds of poisonous fish from fishmonger No. 3.
Fishmonger No. 3 ran off to claim credit, while Fishmonger No. 2 was contacting Yu Ming.
Yu Ming: "You're saying that Gu Xi hasn't transferred the money to you as agreed, and might have already been poisoned to death?"
Fishmonger #2: "Yes, yes, she said she was bitten by a fish she bought before. The fish I sold must have poisoned her too. I even waited a while before sending her a message, but she didn't reply. She must have already died."
Yu Ming: "Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get busy."
Fishmonger #2 hung up the voice call and went off to do his busy work.
Fishmonger No. 3 was unaware of what had happened and also made a voice call to Yu Ming.
Before Yu Ming could even speak, Fishmonger No. 3 launched into a rapid-fire explanation of his fish-selling experience.
Yu Ming: "You mean, you gave all the fish to Gu Xi, and she said she wanted to buy your fish for 30 units of wood?"
Fishmonger #3: "Yes, yes, she didn't want to buy it at first, but luckily I was quick-witted and kept saying I was her admirer, so she bought it. Sigh, I never thought that woman would like being fawned over so much!"
The fishmonger sighed at the end, only to be scolded by Yu Ming.
Yu Ming's forehead creased with a tic-tac-toe expression: "You keep trying to contact her and see if she replies."
Yu Ming believes that if Gu Xi really was poisoned to death, she definitely wouldn't reply, so it's better to have another person confirm it.
Meanwhile, Gu Xi is talking to Fishmonger No. 4.
Gu Xi: You're the last one today, so if you accept me, I won't accept any more.
When fishmonger number 4 saw that the other party wanted to buy fish, he was overjoyed.
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