The two chatted while drinking tea.
Ah Xin also inquired about Feng Ye and his group's voyage.
When he learned that Feng Ye and his crew had caught more than 100 tons of mandarin fish using two nets each, his shock deepened, and he almost cried out.
Such a catch is nothing short of miraculous.
Not long after, Xiao Zhaojun rushed over, followed by a middle-aged man.
As soon as he entered the shop, he couldn't wait to ask, "Ah Ye, what's the purchase price here?"
"Eight and a half cents."
"I asked about 85 cents earlier, and then I found a place that was willing to pay 88 cents."
"Yeah?"
Feng Ye was overjoyed and quickly stood up, "That's wonderful!"
The middle-aged man who followed Xiao Zhaojun in said with a smile, "Now you believe me, right? I told you I was the fairest and offered the highest price."
Upon hearing this, Ah Xin flew into a rage.
"Old Liu, this is really unfair of you! You're messing around again."
We agreed to stick to the price together, so why did you secretly raise it?
“Ah Xin, you’re not right about that.”
Old Liu chuckled, "What do you mean by secretly raising the price? Their volume is so large, it's normal to raise the price a little."
Ah Xin said angrily, "But you're disrupting market prices. By raising prices like this, aren't you making things difficult for others?"
Old Liu didn't care: "What does it matter to me if others have a hard time? They won't share any of their profits with me."
Besides, the seller didn't say they wanted to sell to you; they also need to compare prices, right?
In business, the highest bidder wins.
"You offered a low price, so why can't others offer a higher one?"
Ah Xin was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to refute it, so he could only glare angrily at Lao Liu.
Old Liu, however, didn't care about Ah Xin's gaze. He looked at Feng Ye and Xiao Zhaojun and asked with a smile, "What do you two think? Do you think my price is acceptable?"
Just as Xiao Zhaojun was about to speak, Feng Ye stopped him with a look.
This price is indeed quite good, at least it's a bit higher than what Ah Xin asked for.
However, Feng Ye didn't believe that Old Liu could possibly take all of their goods.
Moreover, he wanted to see if he could negotiate an even higher price.
So he smiled slightly and said to Ah Xin, "This Mr. Liu has already offered 88 cents, do you want to add a little more?"
Ah Xin glared at Boss Liu again before saying, "I'll go and call my father out to talk to you."
After saying that, he turned around and ran away, shouting as he ran, "Dad, Dad, come out quickly, there's a big deal!"
A short while later, the boss whom Feng Ye had met twice came out from behind and looked at Ah Xin with a puzzled expression: "What big deal is it that makes you so anxious?"
Ah Xin took a breath and pointed at Feng Ye, saying, "Dad, it's him. He has over a hundred tons of mandarin fish to sell..."
"How much? More than a hundred tons?"
Mr. Liu exclaimed in surprise, interrupting Ah Xin's words.
Ah Xin looked at him in surprise: "Old Liu, you didn't know they had so much stock?"
Boss Liu pointed at Xiao Zhaojun: "He only told me there were 50 tons."
Xiao Zhaojun explained, "I only have 50 tons on my side, but we have two ships in total, which together have more than 100 tons."
Feng Ye added, "To be precise, it's about 120 to 130 tons."
"so much?"
Mr. Liu's expression turned serious, and his eyes flickered, as if he was plotting something.
He then chuckled and said to Ah Xin's father, who had just come out, "Old He, how about we split the goods between our two families, half and half each?"
"Turns out you don't have such a big appetite after all. I thought you were something special."
Ah Xin sneered, "That's all the skill you have."
Feng Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he thought to himself, "This is bad."
What will happen to the rest of the goods if Boss Liu can't handle so much?
It's fine if Boss He raises the price, but if he doesn't, that would be a disaster; he'd lose a lot of money.
However, his worries were clearly unnecessary.
"We have to eat, even if we can't. We can't just let others make this money, can we?"
Mr. Liu gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't want it, I can eat it all myself. I'll just borrow money and not accept any other goods today."
"What happened?"
Mr. He had just come out and was still a little confused about the situation.
Ah Xin quickly explained the situation to his father: "...Old Liu is acting recklessly, raising the price to 88 cents. I don't dare to make the decision myself, so I can only call you out."
"You're too petty and narrow-minded. With such a large quantity, it's normal to pay a little extra."
Boss He glared at Ah Xin and reprimanded him.
Then he looked at Feng Ye, his face full of smiles: "Haha, it's only been a few days, and we meet again."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Yes, we meet again. Look at this price..."
"No problem, how about 88 cents per pound?"
Mr. He readily gave his answer.
Feng Ye thought to himself, "This boss is indeed much more experienced than my son, and he's also much more magnanimous in his actions."
It's a pity; it looks like we can't get a higher price.
He could only nod in agreement and say, "Okay, it's settled then."
When Boss He saw that Feng Ye agreed so readily, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes: "Haha, that's great, I like doing business with straightforward people."
Afterwards, they discussed the prices of other goods and settled on them before heading to the dock together.
On the dock, everyone was getting a little impatient.
Upon seeing Feng Ye arrive, the remaining people on the boat quickly gathered around him.
Ah Can couldn't wait any longer and asked, "Brother Ye, how's it going? What's the price for the Plum Fish? Have you agreed on it?"
"It's settled, 88 cents a pound."
"Oh, only 88 cents? Didn't it come for 90 cents last time?"
"...That's how it is. 88 cents is pretty good. Okay, let's unload the goods quickly."
"Okay."
Everyone sprang into action and began busily unloading the goods.
Not only were they busy, but the helpers that Boss He and Boss Liu brought were also helping out.
Baskets of mandarin fish were unloaded from the boat and then transported to Mr. He's shop.
The cargo from the two ships was not collected separately; it was collected jointly by the two bosses. Feng Ye had no idea how they allocated the cargo, nor would he inquire about it.
There were just too many goods, and even though there were a lot, it took almost two hours just to move them.
The open space in front of Mr. He's shop was also filled with baskets of goods, so densely packed that there was almost no open space left.
The crowd of onlookers never dwindled; one wave left, and another arrived.
Even at noon, they showed no sign of leaving, remaining gathered there pointing and discussing amongst themselves.
Some people were amazed by the sheer quantity of the shipment, while others were speculating about how much the fish would fetch...
Amidst the discussions, there were also expressions of envy and jealousy, even...
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