Around 1:30 a.m., several tractors stopped one after another in an open space in front of a one-story building.
This is the county's seafood market, marked with a sign that reads "Donglin County Seafood Trading Market".
This is a market that integrates wholesale and retail.
From 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., it's mainly wholesale. After 6 a.m., it closes for an hour and reopens at 7 a.m., which is basically retail.
Feng Ye had been to this market in his previous life, but back then it was already dilapidated.
Now, it has only been built for less than two years and still looks very new.
I remember that it was to be demolished and rebuilt around 2013, becoming a five-story building above ground and two stories below ground.
The sign will also be changed to "Donglin Seafood (International) Trading Center".
At this time, many carts and tractors were parked on the surrounding open ground, all loaded with all kinds of seafood.
The area was packed with people, bustling with activity, all eagerly awaiting the market's opening.
Feng Ye and eight others jumped off the tractor and unloaded all the goods, placing them on the ground.
There was nothing we could do; the tractor was only hired temporarily and wouldn't stay here waiting for the market to open.
Furthermore, tractors are also prohibited from entering the market.
They hired a tractor by themselves, while the others shared one tractor among several boats.
The large fish that they unloaded attracted a lot of attention, with people pointing and whispering about them.
No one took it seriously, as they had expected it.
Since it was their first time here, they were all unfamiliar with the place and were curiously looking around.
Feng Ye also looked around with some curiosity, after all, it was his first time here in his life.
As the time drew near, more and more people came to sell their goods, pulling carts, and the number of tractors also increased significantly.
A queue began to form, with everyone waiting to draw their booth numbers.
This market has two entrances: one for people and one for goods.
They are currently located outside the cargo entrance/exit.
Everyone knows that the closer a stall is to the entrance or exit of people, the better, as it has the highest chance of making a sale.
Therefore, to avoid unnecessary disputes, a lottery system was adopted, relying entirely on luck.
In addition, this stall is not free to use; you need to pay.
There are two ways to collect the money: if the transaction amount is less than 100 yuan, a fixed fee of 5 yuan will be charged; if it exceeds 100 yuan, 5% of the transaction amount will be charged.
Moreover, this is a two-way fee, meaning both the buyer and seller have to pay.
Feng Ye had found out all of this at the dock.
In reality, it's similar to the previous life, the only difference being the amount of money involved.
Of course, this only applies to the early morning hours; there is a different set of rules for daytime.
When the time came, the building's roller shutter was pulled up, revealing the brightly lit interior.
Everyone in line began drawing lots to select their own booth, a hard metal card with a number written on it.
"Brother Wen, which stall number?"
Upon seeing Xiao Guowen return from queuing to draw a stall, A-Can couldn't wait to ask.
"Number 22."
Xiao Guowen smiled and held up the hard metal card in his hand, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
Actually, he didn't really understand whether the stall was good or not; he simply assumed it was a good stall because the number was small.
“Not bad, number 22, it sounds pretty auspicious,” Feng Ye said with a smile.
If the stall number hasn't changed, this stall, while not the best prime location, is still acceptable.
"Now that we've drawn up a stall, let's go borrow a cart," Xiao Zhaojun urged. "We need to hurry up, move the fish inside, and sell them while they're still fresh."
With a stall number, you can borrow a cart or a basket from the market.
As they slowly pulled their carts full of large fish into the market, an even richer aroma of seafood wafted through the air.
The market is very large, with rows of neat stalls in the middle and shops all around, most of which are already open.
Feng Ye and his team quickly found stall number 22.
This place is located in the middle of the market; it's not very far forward, but it's not remote either.
They quickly arranged the fish, making sure each one was displayed at its freshest to attract the attention of passing buyers.
At this point, everyone also saw what was being sold at the nearby stalls.
A dazzling array of seafood products are on display, making it difficult to choose.
All sorts of fish, including golden pomfret, silver pomfret, white pomfret, green and red amberjack, sea bream, various sea bream, grouper, and other marine fish, as well as various shrimp, crabs, lobsters, shellfish, snails, etc., are displayed in baskets on the stall.
Valuable items and worthless items alike are all available.
With a large enough number of fishermen, they can naturally catch all kinds of seafood.
Of course, the most valuable ones, such as grouper, large yellow croaker, and yellow croaker, are not available.
These rare items are usually delivered directly to wealthy people through various connections and are generally difficult to find on the market.
The vendors haven't arrived yet; they'll be let in half an hour later.
Everyone was looking around, chatting, or even wandering around to see what other people were selling.
Feng Ye and his group's stall also attracted many people to stop and watch, especially Feng Ye and A Can's big red badge.
After arranging the large fish one by one, Xiao Zhaojun, the oldest among them, was left to watch over them, while the others went out for a stroll to check out the market prices for various large fish.
"Damn, sardines are selling for 34 cents in the market, that's 3 cents more expensive, what a loss."
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