Not only was Li the Cripple surprised, but Xiao Hu and Widow Zhang were also startled.
"No, brother, we have blankets on the ship, why do you need to buy bedding? There's no room for it."
"I said I can let it go, so I can. Hurry up, we're in a rush," Ye Cheng said mysteriously.
Seeing that Ye Cheng insisted, Li the Cripple was happy to sell him his goods and loaded them all onto his tricycle.
Looking at the huge pile of things in the car, Xiao Hu looked at Ye Cheng with a puzzled expression.
"Brother, are you sure?"
"Nonsense, hurry up, let's do something big today."
Xiao Hu nodded helplessly.
"Okay, it's big, so big that there's no room to put anything else in it."
The three rode their tricycles to the dock. Although it was already past 7 p.m., they could see from afar that the dock was bustling with activity, and everyone was gathered in a group.
"Brother, look, there's probably going to be some excitement," Xiao Hu said excitedly, kicking his feet a few times.
As soon as the three arrived, Duan Chunsheng pushed his way out of the crowd, his face beaming with excitement.
"Come quick, come quick, a big ship has arrived at the dock."
"Huh? A big ship? Our little dock has big ships?" Xiao Hu said in surprise, ignoring his belongings and squeezing into the crowd.
A 24-meter medium-sized fishing boat was docked at the pier. Although it was only medium-sized, its steel hull and its length, which was twice that of a regular fishing boat, instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"Holy crap! This is a 24-meter fishing boat. They said they were here to deliver goods."
"What? People in our village are buying this?"
“I’ve inquired about it; a new one of these costs 800,000 yuan, 800,000 yuan!”
"Damn, that's really impressive! Looking at it from this angle, our fishing boat looks like a small sampan."
"If we went out to sea, it would be so exciting."
"Who in our village is so rich?"
"Who knows? Aren't we all just waiting?"
"I guess it's from Shangling Village. They've developed tourism and are the richest there."
A group of people were discussing it, but no one knew whose it was.
"Brother, look, isn't this the big ship you saw yesterday?" Xiao Hu exclaimed in surprise. "You just mentioned it yesterday, and someone bought it today. That's amazing."
"That's awesome, really awesome. Hurry up and load the stuff onto the ship. You don't need to do any work," Ye Cheng said speechlessly.
This guy only remembers to watch the fun; he doesn't even take anything.
"Second brother, this is what you were talking about yesterday, right? It really is great. I reckon you're the only one in our village who can afford it. You have to work harder, so that other villages don't surpass us by too much." Duan Chunsheng looked at the big ship with great emotion.
Several business owners nearby were also filled with envy. Boss He tugged at Ye Cheng,
"Second brother, next time you should get a big one like this, so we can make more money too."
“That’s right, that’s right. This one boat is equivalent to five boats. If we have more cargo, we can get more customers.” Boss Zhou chimed in.
As they were talking, Wang Defa squeezed in, his face full of obsequiousness.
"Second brother, didn't you want to buy a boat? I went to ask around, and we'll have news in a couple of days."
"Oh, it's nothing, no need to ask."
"Huh? Why?" Wang Defa was completely bewildered. He had hoped to use this opportunity to ease the tension with Ye Cheng.
"Xiao Hu, did you bring your things?" Ye Cheng ignored him and turned around to call out.
"Here it comes, here it comes, bro. This net is too heavy, I can't lift it up by myself. Why did you make such a big net? Are you planning to enclose the sea?" Xiao Hu rode his bike to Ye Cheng's old fishing boat.
"Let me help you." Duan Chunsheng walked over quickly, and the two of them worked together to lift the net and head towards the boat.
"Hey! Over here, over here!" Ye Cheng shouted, pointing in the direction of the large ship.
"Huh? Over there? Isn't the ship right here?"
"Just come with me."
After saying that, Ye Cheng shouted loudly.
"Come on, everyone, make way! We're going out to sea! We're going out to sea!"
Then he squeezed through the crowd and walked straight to the large ship.
"Oh, Mr. Ye, you've finally arrived." Xiao Fang stepped off the boat, holding a piece of paper—an acceptance form.
"If you don't come soon, I'll start to think I'm a monkey in a zoo."
"Sorry, there are a few more things to prepare for the new ship. Here, let me sign for you." Ye Cheng quickly signed the paper.
Turning around, he saw that the entire room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was staring at Ye Cheng with their mouths agape and their eyes wide open.
Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng stopped abruptly, their eyes filled with surprise.
"What are you still looking at? Hurry up and get on the boat, it's getting late," Ye Cheng shouted.
Is it really necessary to be so strange?
Buying a boat is a normal thing for a guy, isn't it?
Later I'll buy another ocean-going vessel, damn it, to go and steal fish from the Russians.
Seeing Ye Chengzhen walk up, Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng finally realized what was happening.
Holy crap!
It really is their ship.
No wonder they need such a big net.
No wonder Ye Cheng said he wanted to go out to sea with him tonight.
Damn it, this huge ship has lost four people.
Wang Defa looked bitter and muttered to himself.
"Oh no, I even asked someone to help me. You're going to buy it now?"
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the crowd on the dock finally came to their senses.
"It's Ye Cheng, from Baiyun Village!"
"My goodness, it's not from Shangling Village, it's from Baiyun Village."
"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Ye Cheng was just a country bumpkin, how did he suddenly become so rich?"
"Am I seeing things? Is this for real?"
"I heard that Ye Cheng is involved in aquaculture and sells crayfish. I didn't expect him to be so rich."
Some busybodies also pulled Xiao Fang over.
"Hey bro, how much is this boat?"
Xiao Fang smiled slightly and held up three fingers.
"Three hundred thousand?" the man guessed cautiously.
Xiao Fang nodded slightly.
"This is a second-hand one; a new one would cost 800,000."
Upon hearing the price, the crowd erupted in excitement once again.
"Even a second-hand one costs 300,000! Ye Cheng is so rich."
"He just bought a used small trawl net from Old Chen a while ago. How long has it been, and he's already upgraded to such a big one?"
"He's richer than the country's printing presses."
Wang Defa, being from Baiyun Village, was instantly surrounded by people.
"Old Wang, you're from Baiyun Village? Is your village really that rich?"
"Yeah, yeah, Lao Wang, did you strike it rich too?"
"Is there any way you can guide us?"
Wang Defa was initially a little flustered, but after being flattered like that, he suddenly became a bit vain and waved his hand dismissively.
"Oh my, our village is doing so well now! We have clam farms and crayfish farms. Let me tell you, those things, they make hundreds of thousands of yuan each time. Do you think that's not lucrative?"
"What? Clam farming is so profitable? People in our village used to farm clams, and they only made enough to cover their food expenses."
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