Most people glanced at the sign, turned around, and left without saying a word.
Ye Cheng looked at the ice in the water tank; most of it had already melted. If they waited any longer, it would be dangerous.
Just then, the woman who had bought the sea urchin earlier came out, glanced at Ye Cheng and the tuna, shook her head and said, "They can't sell them."
"Yes, ma'am, do you know anyone? If you can introduce me to a buyer, I'll give you 200 yuan."
The older woman had only casually mentioned it while out shopping, but she never expected Ye Cheng to offer her such a condition.
The woman suddenly became agitated, abandoning her salt purchase, and pointed at Ye Cheng with a serious expression, saying...
"really?"
Ye Cheng was definitely serious. If giving up a small profit could sell the goods, why wouldn't Ye Cheng take it seriously?
"Beautiful lady, I'm standing right here. We'll make the deal on the spot. What are you afraid of?"
Seeing Ye Cheng's sincere expression, the older woman took out her phone and started calling for help.
"Ah Mei, didn't you say last time that your son was like giving gifts to the boss?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I don't want it to be too expensive but I want my boss to remember it. Let me tell you, there's a place selling tuna near the entrance of our neighborhood. It costs 3,000 yuan. It's a huge piece of tuna, and if you give it to your boss, he'll definitely remember it."
"Moreover, it has ice in it to keep it fresh."
"Oh dear, it's not a relative of mine. I just saw this stuff and thought of you. Ah Hong and I even bought some sea urchins, they're really good."
"Let me tell you, this young man is very honest. You'll know once you come and see for yourself."
"Ah, yes, yes, right at the entrance of the residential area."
The old lady actually managed to find someone with just one phone call; Ye Cheng really hadn't expected it to be so effective.
Ye Cheng quickly took out two hundred yuan and put it on the table, "If it works out later, you can take this money directly."
"Don't worry, it'll definitely work. I know her." The woman said confidently.
Taking advantage of the moment, Ye Cheng pointed to the neighborhood and asked, "This neighborhood must be very expensive, right?"
"Oh, what's so expensive about it? It's not like it's a villa. It's only six or seven thousand." The aunt was very happy to hear someone praising her neighborhood.
Six or seven thousand, Ye Cheng nodded secretly; this price should be about right.
After all, Donghai City isn't a first-tier city, so a price of six or seven thousand is about right.
The current housing market doesn't follow the trend of large, single-level apartments; it's more like houses around 100-120 square meters, which would probably cost between 600,000 and 800,000 yuan.
The down payment for this price would be tens or hundreds of thousands, which Ye Cheng doesn't have enough money for right now.
But he doesn't need to buy in such a nice neighborhood; as long as it's in a good school district, that's fine.
After chatting for a few minutes, a thin, middle-aged woman hurried out of the neighborhood. I could see her from afar, and the two greeted each other.
"Sister Lan, is it true?"
"Oh, isn't it right here? Would I lie to you? Look for yourself, isn't this fish delicious?"
The woman at the door, whose real name was Sister Lan, was introducing him to business, and Ye Cheng cooperated by explaining in return.
"Beautiful lady, look at this fish. It was washed ashore by the waves yesterday. It's quite a rare sight."
When the old lady named Amei heard the word "beautiful woman," her face flushed slightly. "What beautiful woman? That was all in my youth."
"Amei, I told you, this young man is very honest." Sister Lan pressed her advantage.
The woman named Amei looked at the tuna in Ye Cheng's tank, pressed the fish's body, and found that the flesh was firm and did not have the smell of a dead fish.
"Don't worry, it was just fished out yesterday afternoon. I've been keeping it fresh with ice, so it's absolutely fine. If you want to buy it, I can give you the water tank and ice together."
The water tank wasn't expensive, and the ice was from his own refrigerator anyway, so Ye Cheng didn't feel bad about giving it away. It would be a real shame if the tuna rotted in his hands.
Amei was tempted. She glanced at Sister Lan, gave her a wink, and called Sister Lan aside to whisper something to her.
A minute later, the two walked over, and Sister Lan spoke first.
"Hey handsome, how about you lower the price a bit? 2900, and we'll take it?"
Ye Cheng's face showed reluctance. Damn it, he still had to put on this act.
With a determined look and a stomp of his foot, Ye Cheng let out a deep sigh. "Fine, I'll give in only for Sister Lan's sake."
Upon hearing this, Sister Lan felt incredibly proud and gratified, and she kept giving Ye Cheng a thumbs up.
Finally, Ye Cheng helped carry the fish upstairs and gave the water tank and ice to someone else.
As Ye Cheng left the residential area, he gave a wry smile. "Damn it, selling fish is really hard work."
You lousy system, it's a system, why can't you add a recycling function?
I just throw the fish I catch into the system every day, and then you pay me back, and we're even. Isn't that great?
They're forcing me to come out and sell fish every day, it's like when big factories used to run projects, they're using all sorts of tricks and deceptions.
It was already past ten o'clock, and Ye Cheng found a place to start counting the money.
I got 1500 from Mr. Qian, 2700 from the tuna, and 3000 from the sea urchin, for a total of 6200.
After deducting the 1500 given to Xiaohu, my savings are about 17,000.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.
After resting for a while and having a cigarette, Ye Cheng started looking for a place to have lunch.
Since he was alone, it was impossible for him to eat seafood, so he found a roadside stall selling boxed lunches and paid six yuan for two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.
Ye Cheng ordered a braised pork, a deep-fried fish, a stir-fried dried tofu with chili peppers, and a smashed cucumber.
To be honest, food safety is relatively good these days; there isn't that much technology or rudimentary procedures involved.
The most important thing is that nowadays all restaurants are physical stores and there is no delivery service, so if you have technology and ruthless skills, everyone can see them.
The woman selling boxed lunches is a woman in her thirties. She has a pretty face and doesn't look like a rural woman.
"Big sister, did you cook all this yourself?" Ye Cheng bought another bottle of beer and was honored to have a seat at the only small dining table.
Although drunk driving regulations were established a long time ago, strict enforcement of drunk driving only began around 2011. Now, neither law enforcement agencies nor drivers themselves seem to have this concept; they think that as long as they don't get drunk, it's fine.
"Yes, it's all homemade. Don't worry, eat as much as you want."
"You're not from around here, are you?"
“It’s not in the city, it’s in the county. My child comes here to study, and I’m here to accompany him.” The older woman couldn’t help but smile as she spoke of her child.
"Going to school in the city, that's impressive. Did you buy a house?"
"Yes, I bought a small house and then started paying off the loan."
Hearing that this woman was also buying a house, Ye Cheng became a little interested and bought another bottle of beer to at least find out more about the situation.
This woman bought a school district property for Donghai No. 3 Primary School, while the most famous school district property used to be No. 1 Primary School.
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