Chapter 29 Sold to a Grand Hotel
Seeing Chen Wenjun's cautious look, Lin Qin didn't worry at all. After a while, he caught another big carp weighing about two kilograms.
Chen Wenjun helped her take it down, and she cast the rod quickly again.
This time it’s carp again.
There were four or five carps in total. Just when Lin Qin suspected that they had disturbed the carp's nest, the next ones to come up were silver carp.
The largest one weighs four or five kilograms.
The speed of taking the bait was so fast that they had almost no chance to breathe.
Fortunately, it was late at night and no one saw their feat, otherwise their family would have become famous.
Because she had been gaining things, Lin Qin didn't want to stop at all, until Chen Wenjun said that there were too many things to take out the next day.
Lin Qin got up around five o'clock the next day.
I was thinking of setting off early, preferably arriving at Caishi Street at six o'clock. If I start setting up the stall at that time, I will definitely be able to sell out my products early.
Because there were too many fish, Chen Wenjun did not collect the traps and planned to sell them first.
There were not many people on the streets in the early morning.
The two of them could push things on the street without restraint.
When they arrived at Xiatian Vegetable Market Road, they found that the aunties and grandmas who were setting up stalls had already arrived.
There are quite a few people rushing to the morning market.
With yesterday's experience, Lin Qin was more relaxed this time. As soon as she put the things on the table, she imitated Chen Wenjun's yesterday and shouted, "Today we have big fathead carp, big silver carp, and big carp. They are all fresh. Auntie, do you want to buy some fish? Today we have all fresh big fish!"
Lin Qin squatted there and pointed at the bucket.
People passing by took a few glances and found that the fish was indeed quite large, so they immediately gathered around.
"Can I just have half a fish head?" a beautiful young woman asked shyly, seeming to think her request was a bit excessive, and hurriedly explained, "It's just me and my kids at home, so I can't finish one."
"It's okay! Half one is fine. If we can't sell it, we can take it back and eat it ourselves!" Lin Qin was stunned for a moment, then immediately agreed.
The woman selected a fish and Chen Wenjun slaughtered it on the spot.
The people nearby knew at a glance that the fish was fresh, and the other half of the fish head was quickly bought.
The fish buyer had just paid when someone else came over to ask about the price.
One of them was responsible for killing and selling the fish, while the other was responsible for bagging and collecting money for the business.
Before they knew it, the sun was shining on them.
Chen Wenjun was just about to change his position when the fat man Zhang Youren appeared again.
"Are there any river shrimps today?"
Chen Wenjun smiled innocently and shook his head, "Unfortunately, I didn't have time to collect them today, and I don't know if there are any goods. Today, they are all big fish."
"Why are there none?" Zhang Youren was extremely disappointed. He looked around and set his sights on the carps. "How are they selling?"
"It was selling for 1.5 yuan yesterday. Today's head is much bigger than yesterday's. I still sell it at the same price, how about it?" Lin Qin asked.
Zhang Youren wanted to bargain, but after hearing what Lin Qin said, he decided not to lower the price any further. "That's it. Pack them all up for me! And the giant turtle! How much do you want?"
"The same price as the supply and marketing cooperative, 2.2 yuan, just for this one." Chen Wenjun replied quickly.
Zhang Youren frowned, "Order less! I've already bought so many carps!"
Chen Wenjun immediately looked miserable, "Boss, it's not that we don't want a bargain, but it's hard to catch turtles. There's only one, so you can't expect to find one by chance!"
"What did you call me?" Zhang Youren's eyes lit up.
Because of the word "boss", he stopped bargaining and asked Chen Wenjun to pack the turtle as well.
At almost eight o'clock, there were still a few big fathead and silver carp that had not been sold, but the others were all sold out.
Chen Wenjun was unwilling to give up, so he packed up his things and said to Lin Qin, "I'll go to the restaurant and ask if they will accept it."
The famous hotels in the city are Guoxing Hotel and Aiguo Hotel. Both hotels are located in the city center, and it takes half an hour to walk from here.
Lin Qin followed Chen Wenjun, pushing the empty bucket and the scale weight. Sweat drops rolled down her face, but she did not feel the slightest bit sad or tired. She only had endless expectations for life.
The two talked as they walked, and the first place they arrived at was the Guoxing Hotel.
People are very hardworking nowadays, especially private business owners. They would like to open their doors at dawn and close them when night falls and no one is around.
The restaurant is also open in the morning, mainly selling white porridge and side dishes.
The two men carried buckets of water in, and the boss Zheng Guoxing thought they were here to eat, so he quickly asked, "What do you want to eat?"
Chen Wenjun bravely asked, "Boss, would you like to buy some fish? Fresh big silver carp and big fathead carp."
Zheng Guoxing walked forward to take a look out of curiosity, and even reached down to grab it. The fish struggled hard, splashing water.
Zheng Guoxing was delighted. "Not bad, not bad. How much are they selling for?"
"One dollar and fifty cents a pound."
Zheng Guoxing nodded, "Can it be cheaper?"
Chen Wenjun quickly replied, "Boss, the supply and marketing cooperative sells it for 1.6 yuan per pound, which is already 1 cent cheaper. Look, the fish are all fresh!"
Zheng Guoxing did not deny it. "Okay! I want them all. Please send them to the kitchen for me."
After Zheng Guoxing paid the bill, Chen Wenjun casually asked, "Boss, do you accept river shrimps in your restaurant?"
"Yes! But if it's too little, we won't buy it. We'll buy at least five kilograms! If you have this amount, just send it to me. As for the price, we'll give you whatever the supply and marketing cooperative gives you! If there are bamboo shoot shells, we'll take them too."
Zheng Guoxing simply reported all the things their restaurant needed in one breath, and then muttered, "In fact, as long as it's a big fish, we will take it. Recently, many people have said that the dishes made by the National Hotel are not delicious. I do have skills, but good ingredients are hard to buy. If you have any rare goods, you can send them to me, I will take them all!"
"Okay, okay! Then I'll go back and see. If I can collect five kilograms of river shrimps in the afternoon, I'll send them over, okay?" Chen Wenjun was overjoyed.
Zheng Guoxing nodded, "Then you have to deliver it earlier, preferably before three o'clock."
Chen Wenjun agreed.
After the two came out of Guoxing Hotel, they immediately rushed home.
This time it was Chen Wenjun who pushed the cart. All the other things were thrown on the cart, and Lin Qin just had to walk with empty hands.
Passing by a stall selling steamed buns on the way, Lin Qin saw that the stall was about to close, so she asked hurriedly, "Boss, do you have any more steamed buns?"
"Yes! How many do you want?"
"Fill me ten."
"Okay! Ten and seventy cents."
Lin Qin paid and took a large bag of steamed buns from the boss. She couldn't help but sigh, "Look, these steamed buns are big and fragrant, and only cost a few bucks each! Who would have thought that 20 or 30 years later, each would cost more than 70 cents!"
Chen Wenjun thought the same thing, "If you like it, eat more and buy more next time you go to the street!"
"Spending money recklessly!" Lin Qin glanced at him in a reproachful manner, feeling sweet in her heart.
The first thing the two men did when they returned to the fishing boat was to settle the accounts.
"Today we sold all the fish for 1.5 yuan. The carp was 24 yuan, the silver carp was 60 yuan, the bighead carp was 55 yuan, the bamboo shoots were 9.36 yuan, the turtle was 4.5 yuan, and there were other scattered black fish, eels and crucian carp. All together, it's 7.8 yuan. I spent 70 yuan on that bag of steamed buns, so I still have 159.96 yuan."
(End of this chapter)
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