Chapter 165: Sky-high Price
"Fuck, this is so awesome, how big is yours?"
"Bigger than the two of you combined!"
When these words were spoken, for some reason, Tong Yuanhang and Zhang Qinghe felt offended but couldn't find the reason.
But this thought only flashed through their minds. They didn't quite believe that Zhang Ze could be so lucky that he caught a big fish in the evening just after making a bet.
And unlike them who had big fish in stock, he just arrived here today and there was no fish on the boat.
So the two of them immediately sailed over. Even though they could find out the details by returning to the shore, they couldn't wait any longer.
When the two boats came to Zhang Ze's side, a group of people ran to his boat and saw the giant yellow croaker on the deck. They were all shocked and speechless.
After working as a fisherman for a while, everyone knows the value of yellow croaker.
This is a fish that is much more expensive than grouper. I didn’t expect to have the chance to see one today, and it’s this big.
"How much can this be sold for?" Zhang Qinghe stuttered a little.
Tong Yuanhang shook his head: "How should I know, Aze, do you know it yourself?"
Zhang Ze touched his chin and said, "I can't say how much it will cost. I'll ask the owner of Weiyou when the time comes. He's quite generous and might give a sky-high price."
He knew that he might be able to sell it at a higher price in Nanguan, but he wouldn't get the money so quickly if he sold it in Nanguan. He needed to understand the Nanguan market first, and also make friends with some big bosses like Zhao Xianghua before he could get a good price.
This all takes time, and requires slowly building up your network of contacts.
If he rashly went to an unfamiliar place to sell fish and failed to handle it properly, he would be exposed. He was afraid that robbers, third-hand gangs, or even gangs would target him, and the troubles would continue and might even affect his family.
Since Zhang Ze has met Zhao Xianghua in Wenshui City who is generous and quick with money and can sell the boat immediately, there is no reason for him to spend time going to Nanfang when he currently needs a lot of money to buy a good boat.
When he bought the boat this time, he not only wanted it to have long battery life, he also wanted a refrigerated cabin, and it would be best if it had some kind of fresh water converter or something.
These cannot be produced domestically and all need to be imported from abroad, so even if it is a ship of the same size, the price is estimated to be several times or even ten times that of the original one.
There are also yellow croakers in the waters over there, and the number may be more than here. If he is lucky, he still has a chance to catch one.
So after thinking about it for a while, Zhang Ze decided to sell the fish directly in Wenshui City this time.
"What a sky-high price! Even higher than the grouper you bought last time?" Zhang Qinghe looked indescribably envious.
He was also planning to buy Zhang Ze's second-hand boat. If he was lucky enough to catch such a big king fish, wouldn't he have enough money to buy the boat?
Tong Yuanhang touched his chin and suddenly thought of something he had heard before: "I heard before that at the end of last year, a yellow croaker weighing more than 160 kilograms was sold for nearly 10,000 yuan."
Hearing that a fish weighing more than 160 kilograms was sold for 10,000 yuan, everyone present, except him and Zhang Ze, gasped and looked at the golden and silvery yellow croaker as if they were looking at a pile of gold.
"Aze, how heavy is yours?" Zhang Qinghe asked curiously.
"I didn't weigh it, but I estimated the weight when I caught it. It should be over 250 kilograms." There was no suitable weighing equipment on such a large fishing boat, so Zhang Ze couldn't tell the truth.
But hearing that it was over 250 kilograms was enough to make everyone envious. Zhang Qinghe even said, "The one that weighed 160 kilograms sold for 10,000 yuan. Can't yours be 20,000 yuan?"
However, Tong Yuanhang, who is more knowledgeable, shook his head and said, "More than 20,000. The expensive part of the yellow croaker is its fish maw. The best fish maw is really comparable to gold, so the bigger the fish, the higher the price. Since this one weighs more than 250 kilograms, the price must be more than doubled."
"Hearing what you said, Aze is more than a ten thousand yuan household!" Zhang Qinghu had been listening for a while and now he couldn't help but sigh.
"There must be more than that!" Tong Yuanhang nodded affirmatively.
Money can move people's hearts. When everyone knew the value of this yellow croaker, Zhang Ze had been secretly observing their expressions.
On the sea, let alone a yellow croaker that could be worth tens of thousands, even one or two thousand could arouse malice in people's hearts, and then they would kill people to feed the fish and destroy the bodies.
When the time comes, they will come back and say they encountered a shipwreck or something like that, but there is nothing we can do about these people in this age without surveillance.
Fortunately, although everyone present was envious and jealous, and wished they could catch a yellow croaker themselves, he did not notice anything unusual at the moment.
"Ahang, Qinghe, mine is bigger than yours, are you willing to admit defeat?" Zhang Ze said with a smile.
"What do you mean yours is bigger than ours? It's because your fish is bigger than the ones we caught." Tong Yuanhang finally sensed something was wrong and quickly corrected him.
Zhang Qinghe agreed repeatedly: "That's right, next time don't always say things that will cause others to misunderstand, I am not a small person at all."
As a man, even if it is a golden needle mushroom, you can't admit it! This represents a man's dignity and self-esteem. No one wants to be called a toothpick or an acorn.
Zhang Ze did not continue to take advantage of the two in this regard. He looked at Zhang Qinghe, and when he was evasive, he turned to his brother-in-law and said, "You two lost this time, I can let one of you treat me to a meal. Qinghe is short of money recently, so I will let him go for now. Brother-in-law, you have never treated me before, so you treat me this time!"
Zhang Qinghe was indeed relieved when he heard this. He still needed to save money to buy a boat, and now he would have to spend at least two hundred yuan to treat guests, which would definitely hurt his mood.
Tong Yuanhang didn't react much to this and agreed readily.
It was fate that brought them together. Their family was about to leave Wenshui City, so it was nothing to treat them to a meal.
Moreover, compared with Zhang Qinghe, Zhang Zhenghong and others, although they brothers did not earn as much as Zhang Ze, they were not short of money.
The shock of the yellow croaker made the group no longer so surprised by the smaller red friend fish next to it.
After admiring the two king fish, everyone hurried back to their work. They knew that Zhang Ze would go back to sell fish tomorrow, so they all wanted to go with him to take a look.
See how much this giant yellow croaker can be sold for, so you can have something to brag about in the future.
After Zhang Ze waited for them to go back, he collected all the longlines. It was already past four in the morning when he finished.
There is no need to sleep at this time. He sorted the fish in the space, put them on ice, etc. It will probably be five or six o'clock. He can have breakfast and go back then.
So he simply went to the fish hold and took out all the fresh fish.
After finishing the work, he selected two small fish, took out a few prawns and a small green dragon, and cooked himself a bowl of seafood noodles for breakfast.
After breakfast, Zhang Ze came to the cab and picked up the radio to ask: "Are you all done? I'm going back."
"So early today?" Tong Yuanhang, who had just finished pulling up the last net, happened to come to the cockpit and heard Zhang Ze's voice.
"Yes, it will be morning once we reel in a few longlines. I didn't feel sleepy after taking a nap last night, so I might as well go back first."
"Okay, let's go back with you! We have to see how much your yellow croaker can sell for today. We can't miss it."
Zhang Qinghe did not hear the conversation between the two people, but saw two fishing boats heading towards home from a distance, so he immediately went over and caught up with them. They had finished their work and were currently sorting the fish.
But this can be done slowly by yourself, or you can go back and do it later.
We set off early this time and returned to the pier at 9:30.
Because Tong Yuanhang and others came back together, since there were more people, they directly arranged two people, one to go to Weiyou Restaurant to notify Zhao Xianghua, and the other to notify Ou Shuxiang to come and collect the grouper.
Zhang Ze also kept his promise and informed him as soon as good goods were available.
If the price meets your psychological expectation, sell it to him. If not, find more bosses to auction it.
He personally wanted to keep the matter low-key, so the fish were wrapped in a quilt to prevent the matter from being spread and attracting public attention, leading to an incident like before where he was being followed.
Zhang Ze now somewhat understands the truth that the richer you are, the more low-key you should be. If you are not low-key, there will be too many people who will keep an eye on you. If you encounter a vicious person who breaks into your house and robs you, you will be doomed.
It is much more dangerous now than in later times. Guns and ammunition are not completely banned and anyone with the connections can get them.
He didn't want to open his eyes at night and eat a peanut.
Before Zhao Xianghua came over, Zhang Ze sold the rest of the fish.
The harvest this time was similar to that of the day before. Except for some space left for themselves to eat or sell next time, the rest, including the grouper collected by Zhang Qinghe and Tong Yuanhang, made a total of more than 1,500 points after selling them.
After he sold all his catch, the sound of motorcycle engines could be heard at the dock.
Zhang Ze turned his head and saw Zhao Xianghua coming with his large army on a motorcycle.
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Their speed should be quite fast, as the following tricycles are still on the way.
"Aze, I heard from your friend that you caught a yellow croaker?" Zhao Xianghua seemed to attach great importance to this yellow croaker. As soon as he arrived, he grabbed Zhang Ze tightly and asked.
"Look, the quilt is covering it! Oh, and arrange for someone to help watch the boarding gate. Except for my friends, don't let any strangers who come to watch the fun get on board."
Hearing what Zhang Ze said, Zhao Xianghua turned around and waved, and two people stood guard in front of the stairs leading to the stern of the ship.
Then he hurried to the front deck and immediately saw two quilts.
Zhao Xianghua knew there were two, so he stepped forward and lifted the smaller quilt. When he saw the big red fish under the quilt, he was stunned.
The fish looked smaller, and he thought it was a yellow croaker, but it turned out to be a red unknown big fish. Although it looked familiar, he did not recognize it.
Originally, he would definitely ask out of curiosity, but now the yellow croaker is important, so he immediately went over and lifted the second quilt.
Suddenly, a yellow croaker that was not as golden as last night appeared in front of him.
Seeing the giant in front of him that was longer than his height, even the experienced Zhao Xianghua felt dizzy for a moment.
It's so shocking, yellow croaker fish maw is very popular among the rich.
No, it should be said that all natural supplements that are effective are very popular with them.
His grandfather will be turning 80 in the second half of the year, and although he is already preparing a gift, one more thing won’t be a bad thing. Now, as long as he gets this yellow croaker, he can show his filial piety in the second half of the year.
The fish maw of yellow croaker not only has the effect of stopping bleeding for women, it also has many benefits and can be consumed by men as well.
His grandparents are both here, and sending them such high-quality fish maw is enough to show his filial piety.
"Aze, just name a number. I want any price!" Zhao Xianghua looked very generous, as if he was letting you name any price you want.
Seeing this, Zhang Ze couldn't help but make a joke: "Brother Zhao is so generous, then give him 100,000 yuan to spend on Huabei!"
"Cough cough cough" Zhao Xianghua was slapped in the face and felt a little embarrassed.
It's not that he can't afford 100,000 yuan, but it would be a real waste to buy only one fish. Even this yellow croaker weighing more than 300 kilograms is not worth the price.
"Wait for your employees to come over first, and then we can discuss the price after we weigh it."
"That's fine."
After a while, several employees riding tricycles arrived behind Zhao Xianghua.
At that time, Zhang Qinghu went to inform them that there were two big fish, so they prepared two large tricycles.
There were several boxes on the tricycle, all filled with crushed ice.
Their restaurant does seafood business, so naturally they have an ice storage.
Ever since they purchased several big fish from Zhang Ze, they have specially prepared some ice cubes for use at any time.
When everyone arrived, they weighed the two fish. Because they had bled, they were lighter than when Zhang Ze took them out of the space.
But it doesn't matter, neither of these two fish are sold at a unit price.
The yellow croaker has never appeared this big on the market. In the end, the price increased five times even though its weight was only nearly twice that of the one at the end of last year.
Zhao Xianghua bought the yellow croaker for 50,000 yuan, and Zhang Ze was completely satisfied with this price.
In his estimation, this yellow croaker could only be sold for around 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.
The red friend fish was just a bargain, and five hundred yuan was taken away.
This time, Zhao Xianghua did not bring the fish back in a high-profile manner. Several people worked together to wrap it in a quilt and lifted it onto the tricycle. They covered it with ice and took it back like that. It was obvious that he also wanted to hide the fish and prepare to make a big move on his grandfather's birthday.
After everyone left, Tong Yuanhang approached Zhang Ze and said sourly, "Aze, you make so much money, you should be the one to treat us this time."
Zhang Ze laughed: "What does my earning have to do with my treating? And even if I treat, it doesn't stop you from treating first!"
Zhang Qinghe immediately agreed: "Yes, yes, this meal is the bet after you lose, don't cheat!"
Tong Yuanhang was just talking. Since he promised to treat us, he would definitely do it: "Okay, see you tonight. I'll go to Weiyou Restaurant to make a reservation later."
Zhang Ze: "Book a few more tables. I want to bring my whole family over."
Zhang Qinghu: "My family's food has not been good recently. Since Ah Hang is treating us, I will bring my wife and children over for a good meal."
The brothers Tong Guoqi and Tong Junqiang also laughed and said, "Brother, you won't be so partial to one and disparage the other, right?"
Tong Yuanhang smiled wryly: "They all brought their wives and children with them, how can I not let you bring them?"
Zhang Ze: "By the way, I have to make arrangements for my cousins as well."
Tong Yuanhang: “.”
(End of this chapter)
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