As they were talking, the Rising Sun gradually approached the shore.
The water where the three cardboard boxes were located was too shallow for the Rising Sun to pass.
Ah-chan had no choice but to first sail the boat to the deeper water on the other side and dock, and then the two of them crossed from the shore.
Because they had to wade through the water, both of them wore onesie waders.
The water wasn't very deep, only up to knee level.
The two quickly arrived at the location of the cardboard box.
Feng Ye bent down, grabbed the edge of a cardboard box with both hands, and lifted it up forcefully.
Unexpectedly, the cardboard box had already been soaked and ruined by the seawater. With a forceful pull, he tore the box apart, and the contents spilled out with a clatter.
There were dozens of long, narrow objects floating on the water's surface.
They recognized this thing so well; they already had it in their pockets.
"Ah, it's cigarettes!"
"A carton of cigarettes..."
The two were instantly overjoyed.
Cigarettes are waterproof as they are protected from water.
Each one has a waterproof membrane on the outside, and each pack inside has another layer.
"What kind of cigarette is this? I've never seen it before."
Ah-chan scooped one up and examined it closely in his hand.
He recognized every single English letter printed on the outer packaging.
However, once they were connected, he was completely lost.
"This is an American cigarette, called Marlboro."
Feng Ye recognized him at a glance.
During the years he spent aimlessly wandering around the city in his previous life, he smoked a lot of foreign cigarettes, Marlboro being one of them.
Marlboro? Is that cigarette expensive?
"Seven yuan a pack, do you think that's expensive or not?"
"So expensive?"
Ah-Can's eyes widened.
Just think about the Daqianmen cigarettes he had in his pocket; they only cost 35 cents a pack.
This is already considered a relatively expensive cigarette.
In rural areas, most people smoke cigarettes that cost only a few cents a pack and are reluctant to buy more expensive ones.
It's not that he can't afford better cigarettes, but that he feels it's unnecessary.
"Foreigners' cigarettes are never cheap."
Feng Ye shook his head. "When foreign cigarettes are imported into China, a lot of taxes are levied, so naturally they are more expensive."
Ah-Can said excitedly, "Then we're going to be rich! There must be dozens of them, right?"
"About right, we'll count the exact number later."
Feng Ye said with a smile, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
Although they can't sell these cigarettes openly, they can sell them secretly!
Besides, even if they don't sell them, they can keep them for themselves.
The two of them quickly gathered up the scattered cigarettes and moved them to the shore.
I counted them, there are 50 in total.
This may have been repackaged, because a box of Marlboro cigarettes should contain 250 packs.
But Feng Ye didn't dwell on it. No matter how many there were originally, it was now confirmed to be 50.
"50 of them, how much would that cost?"
"A pack costs 7 yuan, and even if a single pack is cheaper, it's still over 60 yuan. If you have 50 packs, it would conservatively cost 3,000 yuan."
Feng Ye did a simple calculation.
"Great! There are two more boxes, they look the same size, they should also be cigarettes. We're rich, we're rich..."
Ah-chan laughed uncontrollably.
"It should be, but I don't know if it's Marlboro or not."
Feng Ye patted A-Can on the shoulder, "Alright, stop being so happy, go and bring those two boxes up first."
"Yes, yes, bring it up first."
The two continued wading through the water, each walking to a cardboard box.
This time, Feng Ye was much more careful, afraid of breaking the box again, and deliberately put his hand to the bottom of the cardboard box.
He lifted the entire box by holding the bottom with both hands and walked towards the shore.
On the other side, Ah-Can also followed Feng Ye's example and carefully lifted up another box.
As soon as he reached the shore, he couldn't wait to open the box, which was filled with long, narrow items.
I picked one out and saw that it had the exact same English letters.
"Haha, another case of Marlboro!"
Ah-chan was so excited that he danced with joy.
Feng Ye also opened the box in his hand. It contained cigarettes, but the brand was different; it was no longer Marlboro.
Looking at the pack of cigarettes he pulled out, Ah-Can asked curiously, "What kind of cigarettes are these? Are they also from foreigners?"
"Yes, this is a British cigarette. You see the three numbers 5 printed on it, so it's called '55'."
"Oh, so which is more expensive, this cigarette or Marlboro?"
"Three or five is a bit more expensive, but not by much, it should be around eight or nine yuan."
Upon hearing this, Ah-Can couldn't help but gasp, thinking to himself that these foreign cigarettes were ridiculously expensive, each one more expensive than the last.
"So, these three boxes of cigarettes must be worth over ten thousand?"
"Theoretically, that's correct, but if we were to sell it, we definitely wouldn't be able to get that much, but eight or nine thousand yuan is still possible."
Feng Ye paused for a moment, then continued, "After all, these are smuggled cigarettes. We can't sell them openly; we can only do it secretly, so the price will naturally be lower."
"I see."
Ah-Can nodded, "Hehe, it wasn't for nothing that I got up early this morning to worship Mazu. It really gave us a great start."
"The tide is still coming in. Let's get the cigarettes on the boat first, otherwise it will be difficult to get them on when the tide comes in later."
The two men quickly got to work, first carrying the two boxes of cigarettes onto the boat.
Then he took a basket, went back, and put the other 50 cartons of cigarettes into the basket.
After everything was moved onto the boat, Feng Ye took out a pack of Marlboro cigarettes, tore off the outer waterproof film, opened the packaging, and took out a packet.
He skillfully opened the cigarette pack, took out a cigarette, and handed it to Ah-Can.
"Come on, let's try this foreigner's cigarette."
Ah-Can took the cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and exclaimed, "This foreigner's cigarette is really something else, it's powerful."
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