Most of the villagers are elderly, and there are also some octopuses and red snapper, but not many. They can be found for tens or hundreds of yuan. This is extra income, and the price they pay is higher than at the dock. The villagers who receive the money are overjoyed.
Widow Zhang sold her 5 jin of king clams for 120 yuan, which made her very happy.
Now for the main event.
"Xiao Ye, it's up to you now. Show me what big shipment you've managed to get your hands on."
"This time, the second brother has some good stuff." Before Xiao Hu could even make a move, Widow Zhang helped Ye Cheng carry over two red-spotted fish and carefully poured them into the tank.
The villagers who hadn't left yet were all shocked when they saw the red-spotted fish.
Wow! A red-spotted fish!
"With such a big size, the second son is going to be rich."
"I haven't seen this in many years. It feels novel to catch a clam at sea. I can't believe I actually managed to catch one. The second brother is really amazing."
"When I get home, I'll pray to the Dragon King of the Sea, hoping he'll bless me so I can find one, even a dead one."
Even Mr. Qian couldn't help but swallow hard; he rarely saw anything like this.
"Brother, you really are..." Boss Qian gave Ye Cheng a thumbs up.
"Look at the price, it was quite a hassle for me to get these two."
"Okay, I'll give you 800 yuan per catty for fresh red-spotted fish, how about that?"
Although everyone knew that red-spotted fish were expensive, the price quoted by Mr. Qian still made everyone gasp, and the scene immediately fell silent.
Everyone looked at Ye Cheng with envy.
To be honest, Ye Cheng himself was also a little excited. Damn, how come he was more excited than when a big company signed a 10 million yuan order?
"Okay." Ye Cheng managed to squeeze out a single, distorted "okay."
The two fish were weighed; one weighed 4.8 jin and the other 5.6 jin, totaling 10.4 jin and 8320 yuan.
More than 8,000 yuan for two fish? That's amazing! Ye Cheng's eyes lit up.
Forcing himself to calm down, Ye Cheng waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.
The next one was the moray eel. Little Tiger poured it into the tank, which elicited another gasp.
"Such a big eel, it's so fat."
"Damn it, we're all from the same village, but the difference is just too big."
"Little Tiger, you guys managed to catch that? That's amazing!"
Hearing the crowd's praise, Xiao Hu got a little cocky. "There were originally two, but one ran away. It was even bigger than this one. I caught them both."
"Wow, Xiaohu is so amazing too."
"Little Tiger, you're not married yet, are you? We have a niece on my family's side. How about we bring her over so everyone can meet her?"
“My niece is strong and capable, and she can endure hardship. Xiao Hu, you’ve definitely made the right choice by choosing my niece.”
Several older women on the spot tried to set Xiaohu up with a marriage proposal, making him blush bright red.
"Um, um, I'm still young."
“Yes, he’s young,” Ye Cheng added cheekily, eliciting a burst of laughter.
"Xiao Ye, this conger eel is 40 yuan per catty. This one weighs 4 catties and 2 liang, so it's 168 yuan."
"Okay, sure."
To be honest, after hearing the price of over 8,000, Ye Cheng felt nothing about the extra 100 yuan.
"Little Tiger, get the Red Ridge Fish out first." Sell the cheap ones first, then the expensive ones. That's how you feel a sense of accomplishment. That damned Widow Zhang sold the Red Spotted Fish right away, making Ye Cheng feel a bit bored selling the others.
Xiao Hu did as he was told and brought out a bag of Red Ridge Fish. There was a whole bunch of them, some dead and some alive. Everyone could accept that, since they often saw them. It was just that Ye Cheng and his group had gotten a bit too many.
"This is good. I don't have much of a habit of eating this. My regular customers like it, but it's not very common. This will give them enough to eat for two days." Mr. Qian was quite satisfied with this.
Sometimes not every customer wants to eat such expensive seafood; after all, the wealthy are a minority.
"I price the Chiling fish at 10 yuan per jin, but this is 42 jin, which is 420 yuan."
After calculating the money, Xiao Hu took out the last bag of red nine-pronged needles, dozens of them densely packed together.
"Damn, Xiao Ye, where did you get so many Red Nine Thorns?" Boss Qian was a little shocked.
"It fell from the sky."
A group of villagers rolled their eyes at Ye Cheng, saying, "Why does everything just fall from the sky onto your head?"
“These red thorns are quite big, so I'll charge you 140 yuan per jin. This is 24 jin, so the total is 3360 yuan.”
After finishing calculating the money, Qian looked at Ye Cheng's empty bag and rummaged through it again.
Is there any more?
"That's all, it's all here."
"Impossible. Don't you like to hoard big stuff? Do you still have the golden conch shell or something?"
Mr. Qian still vividly remembered the scene when Ye Cheng pulled out the conch shell last time. This guy likes to play this trick. Maybe he has some good stuff he has saved up, waiting to take it out and blow himself up.
Ye Cheng looked speechless, shook his head, and said helplessly.
"The conch is gone, but there's a geoduck, which I was planning to eat myself."
As he spoke, Ye Cheng took the lone geoduck clam out of his pocket.
Mr. Qian snatched it away without any hesitation, saying, "What are you going to eat? My guests are waiting, so I'll take this too."
"I won't give you this heavy one, just give me 200 yuan, okay?"
"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say."
Damn it, next time I'll have to put what I want to eat at Xiao Hu's place; that old Qian really has a keen sense of smell.
"Is it really over this time?" Mr. Qian asked again to confirm.
"That's all, really all. There are still a few elderly men left, you can have them all."
"Alright."
"..."
"You're such a big boss, you're really not picky at all."
"Nonsense, the boss needs to eat too. Of course he'll make a profit if there's something to earn."
Without any hesitation, Mr. Qian also snatched more than a dozen elderly men from Xiao Hu.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and calculate the money, it's getting late."
Mr. Qian took out his calculator and started pressing the keys.
"168 + 8320 + 420 + 3360 + 200, that's a total of [amount] yuan."
Wow! Over 10,000!
A chorus of exclamations erupted from the surrounding area.
You can earn over ten thousand yuan by beachcombing, order two bowls of noodles, eat one and throw the other away, and enjoy endless luxury cars and beautiful women.
Several older women exchanged glances, then swarmed around Ye Cheng, grabbing him and starting to act as matchmakers.
"Second brother, I have a relative whose daughter is a college student. She's still in college, with fair skin, a beautiful face, and legs that seem longer than her life. Do you like her? I'll bring her over for you to see next time."
"What's the use of college students? There's a girl in my hometown who can chop firewood on the mountain, grow vegetables in the field, build chicken coops during the day, and warm the bed at night. She's the perfect wife."
"Second brother, none of them are suitable for you. I have a girl here. Look, I have photos. Her mouth is just like Joey Wong's, her smile is just like Maggie Cheung's, and her face is even better than Brigitte Lin's."
A group of old women were chattering away, giving Ye Cheng a real headache.
He stretched out his hand, squeezed out a little space, and shouted.
"I have no car, no house, and I'm from a rural area. I require prenuptial agreements, and the maximum bride price is 800 yuan. Anyone who smokes or drinks must stand at attention!"
The moment he uttered those words, the entire room fell silent.
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