Zhou Xiaozheng was secretly impressed. This guy is really good. This rice is really fresh. There's not a grain of sand in the rice. With this quality, the city only sells premium and first-grade rice, which costs at least 0.18 yuan. The flour also has a wheaty aroma.
"Brother, I see everything is good, shall we just load it into the car?"
Liu Sanyuan nodded and said to Captain Liu, "Brother, have someone help load it. My brother Zhou's car is loaded with 400 kilograms of rice and flour. I have 200 kilograms on my car. You should give the payment to the accountant, right?"
Captain Liu called two people in and told them to load all the inspected rice and flour onto the cart. "Remember, the cart holds 400 kilograms, and the rice and flour each hold 200 kilograms. Don't make any mistakes."
Liu Sanyuan suddenly slapped his forehead and shouted, "Brother, ask the villagers to send 100 kilograms of vermicelli noodles. I want them. My brother also wants 100 kilograms. Give me 200 kilograms." Seeing Zhou Xiaozheng gesturing with his fingers, he quickly continued. "Brother, what else do you have? Buy less and save some money. I'll take you to the fishing village to buy more. You can't buy much on your own normally."
Zhou Xiaozheng smiled and nodded. He had met a kind person. With his skills, he was not worried that Liu Sanyuan would cheat him. Without Liu Sanyuan from the aquatic products company, he would not be able to buy good things alone. "I'll bring another 100 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes."
Liu Sanyuan quickly winked and whispered to Captain Liu outside, "Don't buy any. Captain Liu will give some away later. I'll give you 200 kilograms, and you might only get 50 kilograms for 400 kilograms. Let's take a look first. There's no shortage of dried sweet potatoes in this area. They're terrible. Their dried sweet potatoes aren't sweet. Only those grown in the mountains are delicious."
Zhou Xiaozheng laughed heartily. This Liu Sanyuan was truly remarkable. "I'll follow you today, as you say."
Liu Sanyuan said proudly, "You were right to follow me this time. Usually I have colleagues with me, so it's not convenient. When we're ready here, I'll take you to the fish farm cafeteria. Everything is free. Aside from the yuwotou (steamed buns), there are a lot of good things there. Let's take some live crabs and prawns back home. Since we're from a seafood company, the prices are very low, almost like picking them up. We'll buy more then, and also some dried fish and shrimp from the fishermen. During the Chinese New Year, yellow croaker cost 35 cents a pound in the provincial capital with a ticket, and each family could only buy two. But when we go to the fishing village, it's only 15 cents a pound, and all kinds of other fish are only 5 cents a pound, and those dried sea vegetables are 33 cents a pound. I buy a lot every time."
Captain Liu came in and laughed out loud, "We caught a boatload of yellow croaker yesterday, and you can catch some if you go over there. It's not worth buying those dried goods. In the middle of winter, if you take your wives with you, you can catch them for free, and you don't have to worry about the goods spoiling."
Liu Sanyuan asked curiously, "Brother, can anyone go fishing? They are all from the village. I don't see any strangers going in."
"You guys from other places are definitely not allowed to go fishing. Even in our village, only those whose wives' families are in the fishing village are allowed to go. You're just going there once, and since everyone knows you, no one will mind. Okay, we've already packed up here. The vermicelli noodles are outside. You can go take a look and then go to the accountant to settle the bill. It won't delay your trip to the fishing village."
Zhou Xiaozheng and the other two went outside. The vermicelli noodles had already been bundled and placed in a bamboo basket. 100 kilograms of vermicelli noodles looked very scary. Zhou Xiaozheng took a look and said, "This is too much vermicelli noodles. I need two ropes to connect the bamboo basket to the roof of the car. Otherwise, I won't be able to take all 100 kilograms of vermicelli noodles back."
Liu Sanyuan laughed heartily. "Brother, I really didn't consider the size of your cart just now. Brother, can you find some ropes so we can put the handles on them and put some straw on the bamboo basket so it doesn't get dirty?"
By the time Zhou Xiaozheng and Liu Sanyuan finished paying and said goodbye, it was almost 12 o'clock. Liu Sanyuan directly suggested that they rush to the fishing village just in time for dinner. The two of them drove quickly to the fishing village, one in front and the other behind.
They arrived at the fishery in less than twenty minutes. Liu Sanyuan handed in a form requesting the quantity of food supplied by the aquatic product company and brought Zhou Xiaozheng to the cafeteria. "Brother, look, aren't there a lot of food? We just happened to be here in time today. If we're late, we won't have any good food. Don't be polite with them later. Just order whatever you want."
Zhou Xiaozheng looked around and saw that several people who were not from the fishery like them were all carrying large plates of seafood. "Let's go together. The fried crabs and prawns are running low, so hurry up."
Liu Sanyuan looked inside and hurriedly pulled Zhou Xiaozheng forward to line up. After waiting for a while, the two ordered the dishes, took three steamed buns, and found a seat.
Liu Sanyuan whispered, "Brother, I won't drink anymore. After we're full here, we'll go directly to the warehouse to buy rare things like yellow croaker and prawns. They're common in the villages outside, so we'll go there later. I know all the staff in the warehouse, so we'll buy prawns and yellow croaker from them directly. Don't buy too much, there are a lot of tricks here. The price we get is the same as the public one, and they'll give us a lot of scattered goods as a heads-up. If you see a broken carton, the things inside are consumables, and we'll give you a whole carton for two or three yuan privately. It's too hot to carry them in the summer, so we'll just buy a lot this time and keep them for later. We won't be so lucky next month, as they all have to be delivered to the city for the New Year and Spring Festival. The best deals are in last month and this month of the year. Forget it, you'll still buy two copies for us later. I think you'll buy a lot."
Zhou Xiaozheng was eating delicious food, nodding with a smile, motioning Liu Sanyuan to eat quickly, and then went to get more dishes. He didn't see that the people at the next table had already ordered three dishes, all of which were prawns. They were so full that they couldn't even stand up.
"Haha, eat quickly. This guy is so cruel that he doesn't even leave any chance for people to survive." Liu Sanyuan lowered his head and laughed.
The two of them finished their meal for a full hour. Zhou Xiaozheng sighed and said, "I finally understand why you said you were full. It's so delicious."
Liu Sanyuan said with a smile: "Every time I come here on business, the children at home are the happiest and wait for me to bring back seafood. We have done a good job here. Let's go to the village to see if there are any live crabs. It's November now, and the crab shells are full of red crab roe. Last time I bought 20 kilograms and it cost me 15 cents. This time I'll buy more and see if 10 cents is okay. We should leave early. Those people from other places are probably going to the warehouse too, so don't let them get there first."
Zhou Xiaozheng nodded. He could tell Liu Sanyuan wasn't short of money and had a particular fondness for delicious food. His eyes lit up when he talked about delicious food. He even knew where to find the best dried sweet potatoes. He had simply tossed the 50 kilograms of dried sweet potatoes Captain Liu had given him without even a glance. But when he talked about live crabs, his saliva began to water.
Liu Sanyuan took Zhou Xiaozheng and went straight into the warehouse through the back door. He lit a cigarette and handed it to the warehouse keeper. "Uncle, this time it's you again. Can you tell me when my goods will be ready? This time I want to buy some prawns, yellow croaker, and hairtail. Is that okay?"
The custodian took the cigarette and took two puffs. "Okay, come with me later. There are some broken boxes in there that are falling apart. See if you want anything. Usually, no one wants to take them back for us to eat. They are all consumables."
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