Chapter 525 This wave is really profitable
Today is the happiest day for Yang Shuo since he arrived in Zixi, and the problem of building a house for Ran Qingxuan and others has also been solved, so everyone is happy.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ran Qingxuan and Gu Yanchen said goodbye to Yang Shuo and agreed to go to Yongfeng Village together tomorrow.
As soon as the two reached the intersection of Baicun and Jinsha Village, they looked up and saw several people standing at the intersection.
Ran Qingxuan looked carefully and found that it was an acquaintance, so he greeted him.
"Uncle Jin, what are you doing here? Didn't you go home to cook?"
Jin Ermao waved at Ran Qingxuan, signaling them to stop.
Gu Yanchen tightened the reins to stop the horse, and the two of them got off the carriage.
"What's wrong, Uncle Jin? Is there something wrong?"
Jin Ermao asked: "I just want to ask if you found the person?"
"Found it. If I hadn't met you today, it would have taken us several days to find it."
“No, no…” Jin Ermao smiled embarrassedly and pointed at several men carrying fish baskets beside him.
"Girl, my neighbors caught a lot of long crabs and claw crabs today. I heard that I sold them to you, so I wanted to ask if you want some more."
When he heard that there were still a lot of mantis shrimps and lobsters, Ran Qingxuan's eyes lit up instantly.
In her previous life, her favorite food was seafood, but in this life, she has never had seafood.
What she just bought was not enough for the whole family, and she had originally planned to buy some from the mall when she returned.
But a lobster in the mall costs three or four thousand, not to mention the others.
The gold coins in the mall don’t come from the wind. If there are newer and cheaper ones in front of you, you’d be a fool not to buy them.
But she doesn't buy everything she sees. She always has to check whether it is new or not.
"Look, girl. This is what we caught when we came back from the sea. We originally planned to keep it overnight and bring it to the city to sell it tomorrow."
"If you want, I'll sell it to you at a lower price."
Upon hearing this, she wanted to see how cheap it was...
Ran Qingxuan took a few steps forward and looked at the fish basket. The man picked up the lobster's whiskers and gestured to her.
"No matter how big or small these crabs are, they're all 25 cents each."
After putting it down, he shook the frame again, and the mantis shrimps underneath jumped around and splashed water out.
"This long strip costs five cents a pound."
The fishermen in the Northern Qi Dynasty named the shrimps according to their shapes. The mantis shrimp is flat and long, so it is quite appropriate to call it "long strips".
There are also lobsters. Calling a fish a dragon is a bit taboo for them, but the claw crab does fit the appearance of a lobster.
Here, one tael of silver is equivalent to one thousand copper coins, which is equivalent to one thousand yuan in modern times.
Lobsters of all sizes can be bought for twenty-five dollars, while lively mantis shrimps are only five dollars per pound.
The lobsters in the man’s box weigh two or three pounds each, and the mantis shrimps are as long as his arms.
If you buy this in the mall, the money you spend on one lobster might be enough to buy all the seafood that everyone has caught.
Four fishermen came, and each of their fish baskets was almost full of lobsters and mantis shrimps. Two of them contained sea urchins, which were just enough for the family to eat if they bought them.
"I want all of these in your fish basket."
Several people were stunned at the same time, and asked in surprise: "Miss, do you want them all?"
Not only did she want everything, she didn't even ask for the price.
You have to know that these long crabs and claw crabs with shells are not more valuable than shrimps and sea fish.
Because the shells are too big to weigh, people in the city only buy sea fish and shrimp.
They often either throw away the leftovers or cook them for themselves.
When a few people came back together, they saw Jin Ermao smiling happily. After asking, they found out that someone actually bought these seafood that no one wanted.
Thinking that any money she could make would be good, she begged him to bring her over to try her luck.
Fortunately, after waiting for a long time, the person finally came. The girl in front of him not only took all the things, but also didn't even bargain.
Ran Qingxuan realized it belatedly from their expressions and instantly felt that he had been taken advantage of.
She had a lot of money in her space, but she didn't want to spend it like this. She paused and said quickly, "I want it all, but can you guys give me a discount?"
There was no reason for them not to seize the opportunity when business came to them, the man asked tentatively at the beginning.
"Girl, do you really want them all?"
Ran Qingxuan nodded: "The price is reasonable, I will take them all."
When they heard this, they became excited.
"I have sixteen crabs here. If you want all of them, they'll cost you 350 coins.
There are also these long shrimps, at least 40 kilograms, plus other miscellaneous sea fish, the total cost is 600 coins. What do you think? ”
There were about 20 sea urchins in the basket, so it was not a loss. Seeing that she was about to take out the money, Gu Yanchen hurriedly stopped her.
Although he had never eaten seafood, he knew that almost no one wanted these shelled sea fish.
Even if they took these seafood to the city to sell, I don't think they could get such a high price.
It is obvious that these people saw that others had sold their products and wanted to come and find a sucker to pay for them.
"600 wen is too expensive. Why don't you take it to the city and try your luck?"
Gu Yanchen was quite direct about this; he didn't want to be a sucker.
When the man saw that his little trick had been discovered, he suddenly became anxious.
Jin Ermao was also a little angry. After all, it was he who brought this person to life, but something like this happened.
"You're not that greedy for a small bargain. Let's be fair, can this thing be sold at such a high price?"
"Then you can sell it for one or two taels, why can't we sell it at this price?"
"Uncle Jin showed us the way and helped us find the person we were looking for. I also bought the item for him, so I gave him one or two taels of silver."
Hearing this, the man felt a little embarrassed and thought that the deal could not be done, so he wanted to leave with his things.
Considering that these people also want to make more money, Ran Qingxuan immediately said after explaining.
"I didn't say I won't buy it, but you have to give me a fair price."
The man felt relieved after hearing this.
"So how much do you think is appropriate?"
In fact, the two of them didn’t quite understand the price of seafood, they just knew that these things were not worth that much money.
"Just name a realistic price and don't try to rip people off."
In the end, it was Jin Ermao who smoothed things over. The people who came with him were all neighbors, and he didn't want to end things in a bad way.
The man took advantage of the situation and said, "A crab costs 15 wen each, and a pound of long shrimp costs 3 wen. Add the odds and ends, and the total will be... 380 wen."
The price was cut in half. Ran Qingxuan was instantly delighted.
Who knew that the next second Gu Yanchen directly said: "300 Wen, if it works, put it in the car, if not, just take it to the city and sell it!"
Seeing that the man did not answer, Gu Yanchen pulled Ran Qingxuan and walked towards the carriage. The man gritted his teeth and quickly agreed.
"Okay, 300 wen is 300 wen."
Ran Qingxuan didn't plan to bargain and readily took out three strings of cash and handed them to the man.
"Here's 300 coins, keep it."
With the previous experience as a lesson, the fish in the boxes of the other three people were also sold according to the standards of the first person.
She spent less than two taels of silver and bought seafood worth twenty or thirty thousand yuan at a price of two thousand yuan. This was really a good deal for her.
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