While Mr. Qian was there, Ye Cheng called Xiao Hu out, and the two of them walked towards the beach together, hoping to find the fish trap from yesterday.
The storm has passed, and the tide has receded, only rising slightly above what it was before.
What was seawater last night is now completely dry; you can see the bottom now, a thick layer of mudflats, and you can see many small creatures jumping around on it.
After the great tide, life is so vibrant.
The two walked forward for a while, until they reached the spot where they had set the traps the day before. There was no trace of traps on the flat beach.
"Brother, it must have been washed ashore."
"Yeah, I think Yuan Mazi is gone too. He suffered a big loss this time."
There was nothing left, but Ye Cheng didn't pay much attention to it, since last night's harvest was already quite good.
The two went into the water and put the remaining five fish traps in. Although their luck wasn't great today, it was better than nothing.
Just as I finished setting it up, Mr. Qian called to say he had arrived.
Ye Cheng asked him to drive to his older brother's house, and then he and Xiao Hu went there together.
Upon meeting, President Qian was incredibly enthusiastic, immediately putting his arm around Ye Cheng.
"Xiao Ye, you haven't contacted me in a long time. Have you forgotten about your brother?"
"No, I haven't been busy with much lately."
"Haha, it's good that you haven't forgotten. Here, I brought you a pack of cigarettes, Hua Zi." Boss Qian casually took out a pack of Hua Zi cigarettes from his bag and handed it to Ye Cheng.
"No, Mr. Qian, you're here to collect my goods, and you're giving me cigarettes? I should be the one giving them to you," Ye Cheng said with a smile, holding the cigarettes.
"Why should we brothers bother with these things? Come on, quickly show me what good stuff you have. I know you wouldn't call me if you didn't have something good."
"Yes, there was a big tide last night, and we caught quite a lot. Come in and take a look."
Ye Guowei went to work, leaving Jiang Yunxiang and Dou Dou at home.
Ye Cheng couldn't do anything about his older brother's rigid and old-fashioned ways.
Jiang Yunxiang poured tea for the group, but President Qian had no interest in drinking it; he was focused on looking at the things.
Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu carried the items out one box after another from inside.
Every time a box of money was carried, Mr. Qian would exclaim "Wow!" Ye Cheng was getting a little fed up with it.
"Mr. Qian, there's no need to go to such lengths."
Mr. Qian chuckled, "Brother, you're exaggerating. I'm not the one exaggerating. With so much going on, you expect me to stay calm? No way."
Ye Cheng pursed his lips. He didn't take out his big red spot, otherwise Qian Zong would probably have pounced on it.
With so many items, Mr. Qian had no choice but to start calculating the cost of each item one by one.
There are 12 conch shells in total. The large ones cost 1000, and the small ones cost 800. The total price is [amount missing].
The crabs are all regular mud crabs, not mud crabs with roe. They cost 100 yuan each for crabs weighing 7 or 8 taels, 50 yuan each for crabs weighing 5 taels, and 30 yuan each for crabs weighing 3 taels, for a total of 1760 yuan.
Sea cucumbers, the thicker ones are 120 yuan per jin, the thinner ones are 80 yuan per jin, totaling 4300 yuan.
Large tiger prawns cost 150 yuan per jin, small ones cost 100 yuan per jin, and even smaller ones cost 80 yuan per jin, totaling 4100 yuan.
Larger squid cost 40 yuan per jin (500g), smaller ones cost 30 yuan per jin, totaling 1200 yuan.
The swimming crabs were all about the same size. President Qian bought them at 40 yuan per jin, so it cost 900 yuan.
As for the miscellaneous fish, shrimp, octopus, and the like, Mr. Qian originally wanted to take them all, but Ye Cheng thought it best to leave them for his sister-in-law to eat herself.
This little bit of stuff won't fetch much money; it's better to use it to improve our meals.
Jiang Yunxiang felt sorry for him and kept complaining that Ye Cheng was not making money.
Mr. Qian didn't care about these small items; he could easily buy them from wholesalers. What was hard to buy were the large items, especially the wild ones.
So, the total comes to [amount] yuan.
Upon hearing the amount of over 20,000 yuan, Jiang Yunxiang's eyes widened suddenly, and her breathing became rapid.
That's over 20,000 yuan a night, which is more than Ye Guowei's annual income.
Xiao Hu was also excitedly rubbing his hands together, and whispered to Ye Cheng, "Brother, do you think I can buy a computer with this money?"
Ye Cheng rolled his eyes at him, "Why don't you save your money to get married instead of buying a computer?"
"Then why did you still buy it?"
"I am a brother, I am a legend. You can't compare to me. Besides, you're the one who plays on my computer all day long."
The two exchanged a few words, and then Mr. Qian took out two stacks of intact bills from his wallet, counted out 3460 and gave it to Ye Cheng before driving home satisfied.
"Hey bro, remember to call me again next time you have stock."
Watching Mr. Qian's car drive away, Ye Cheng waved his hand, thinking, "That guy is quite a talent."
According to Mr. Qian's store, this much seafood should be enough for him to use for a while.
Ye Cheng felt a little uncomfortable holding so much money in his hands.
Jiang Yunxiang politely declined the money given to her sister-in-law and Xiao Hu, but Xiao Hu was not polite at all.
Why not take Ye Cheng's money if it's free?
Next, it was time to deal with the red-spotted fish. Ye Cheng sent Xiao Hu back.
Looking at the time, it was already 10:30. Wang Ke should have already started working. He took out his phone and called Wang Ke.
The call was quickly connected, and Wang Ke's composed yet firm voice came through.
"Brother Ye, is there something you need from me?"
This was Ye Cheng's second time dealing with Wang Ke, and to be honest, they weren't really close. Ye Cheng could tell that Wang Ke didn't really want to talk to him; he was just being polite because of Zhao Zhiming.
However, if you want to sell such high-end goods, you still have to go through other people.
"Mr. Wang, you must be very busy."
"Well, it's alright. The guests haven't arrived yet; we're just getting ready." Wang Ke said casually, without any intention of asking any further questions.
Then Ye Cheng could only tell the truth himself.
"Um, Mr. Wang, I've got my hands on a red-spotted fish. I was wondering if you'd be interested."
"Red-spotted fish, right? I can take these, but it depends on the quality. We don't want the ones that are too small."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, this one is big, over eleven pounds." Ye Cheng quickly reported the weight.
"Then send it over. I'll have someone receive it. I have guests coming over now, so I'll hang up now." After saying that, Mr. Wang hung up the phone.
Ye Cheng was slightly annoyed, but he had to admire them. High-end places are high-end places; they didn't even blink at the eleven-pound erythema.
Ye Cheng went back and rode his motorcycle over, intending to deliver the red-spotted fish there.
As soon as I got back to my older brother's house, I saw a woman walking towards me, carrying a bunch of things.
"Aunt Yuan?"
This is Yuan Mazi's wife; I don't know what she's doing here.
Upon seeing Ye Cheng, Aunt Yuan quickened her pace, her expression somewhat embarrassed.
"Second brother, you're here too! Perfect timing, I'm here to thank you all," Aunt Yuan said loudly.
Ye Cheng snorted coldly; he had come to thank the three of them for saving Yuan Mazi.
However, the person expressing gratitude didn't actually come to thank the recipient, which showed a lack of sincerity.
You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Ye Cheng opened the door and gestured for him to enter.
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