As Wu An spoke, he pushed open the door and came in.
Wu Yingwei said, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid others won't hear you?"
Wu An laughed and said, "The lights are all off on both sides, yet there are still quite a few people going beachcombing at this hour."
Sister Duan must not be home, which is why he dares to speak so recklessly.
After saying that, he locked the door behind him.
Wu Ping and A Qing walked over and were overjoyed to see the pile of yellow crabs.
The more I look at it, the happier I become.
This is all money.
Wu Ping said, "No wonder it's so expensive. It looks so delicious, all golden."
Wu An said, "It will look even better when it's steamed."
Wu Ping shook his head: "How can we eat this? It's too expensive, it hurts to eat it."
The others also shook their heads.
A crab this big costs around a thousand yuan; taking a bite would be like getting a banknote.
Even if they caught it themselves, they felt they couldn't afford to eat it.
Looking at everyone's reactions, Wu An suddenly thought of an old saying: "The salt seller drinks bland soup, and the mat weaver sleeps on a bare bed."
He squatted down, picked through the crabs, and found a few smaller and thinner ones.
"Ah An, don't pick it up anymore."
"Sell them all."
"Yes, we're having blue crabs today. Actually, I think the taste should be about the same."
Everyone tried to persuade him.
Wu An said, "I don't care what you think, I care what I think."
"This matter doesn't need discussion, just listen to me."
"I'm in charge."
overbearing.
Quite domineering.
Huang Xiaoming's famous quote is still very effective; his words stunned everyone.
After Wu An finished speaking, he laughed to himself, leaving everyone else completely baffled.
What's so funny about that?
Wu An said, "This one has a missing claw. Boss Gao said that the most important thing about butter crabs is that they are intact. If they are not intact, the price will be greatly reduced."
"We might as well eat it ourselves than sell it."
Wu Ping asked suspiciously, "Could it be that you secretly broke it just now?"
Wu An stared wide-eyed: "Brother, I'm the kind of person..."
Depend on.
He's been working so hard lately that he almost forgot he used to be that kind of person.
He's willing to eat a lot.
First it was mud crabs, and now it's yellow oil crabs. If he sells them, he'll probably have over 100,000 yuan.
He said little, but not too little either.
If he were to spend that money on something, like a thousand-dollar crab at a restaurant, he might be reluctant to do so.
However, these yellow crabs were all caught by them themselves, so the cost was mainly their labor and time.
It is approximately equal to zero.
Then what is there to be reluctant to eat?
It's not like before when we were owing high-interest loans and struggling to make ends meet; now it's just a matter of earning a few thousand yuan less.
It wasn't him who drifted away.
It's not that my mindset is completely different.
Everyone still tried to persuade him.
Wu An immediately played his trump card: "We only have two or three yellow crabs to eat."
“I’m not doing this for myself, but for Dad and Uncle Meng.”
"They are getting old, and every meal they eat is one less they may have to eat."
"Now that we have the chance, we must let them try it."
Hearing him say that, his brother and sister-in-law fell silent.
They had no argument with the reason given.
Wu Yingwei snorted coldly, and Lao Meng grinned and said, "Alright, I'll listen to A'an."
Although he knew Wu An was just making excuses, he still felt relieved to hear it.
Wu Yingwei said, "Let's eat first, the food is all ready."
Wu An said, "No rush, let's sort them first."
"Boss Gao is already on his way, and we'll meet at the Mazu Temple, just like at noon."
"It's not too late to come back and eat after we've sold it and made some money."
"It's only comfortable when you don't feel like eating or drinking."
Everyone nodded in agreement; that made sense.
Butter crabs are too precious to delay, and most importantly, everyone is curious about how much they can sell for.
With this on your mind, you definitely can't eat in peace.
Everyone pitched in to sort the materials.
They were quickly separated into several sizes and were no longer put into the burlap sack. Old Meng went back to his house and brought over several plastic boxes.
One after another, the yellow crabs were placed on top of each other without being pressed down, and finally covered with a plastic sheet to conceal them.
Mei Yueqin instructed, "Ride slowly."
Wu An responded and rode the bicycle, with A Qing following behind as a pallbearer.
We arrived at the Mazu Temple.
From afar, several red lights could be seen flashing in the darkness. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Boss Gao and a few others smoking.
Ah Jin shouted, "A car is coming!"
"Is that Brother An?"
"Boss, it's Brother An."
"Here I am, here I am."
Gao Qiangqi and his henchmen quickly came forward to greet them.
Gao Qiangqi didn't even bother to greet them. Before Wu An could even park the car properly, he reached out and pulled on the plastic sheet, saying, "Let me see quickly."
Wu An quickly braked.
Ah Jin greeted him, "Brother An, you've finally arrived! If you hadn't come, my boss would have been so worried he would have gone to the village to look for you."
Gao Qiangqi picked up a yellow butter crab, and A Jin quickly shone a flashlight on it to help him.
Gao Qiangqi exclaimed excitedly, "It's a butter crab!"
"Holy crap, he's the leader!"
Wu An asked curiously, "Is there a difference?"
Gao Qiangqi said, "Of course there is."
"Look at this one, even the joints are a bright yellow color. This is a top-quality one."
"This price can reach 2000 per kilogram!"
"These are second-hand butter crabs. There are also third-hand ones, which are not as expensive. The price per unit is 1,000 to 1,500 yuan per catty."
Looking at the carriage full of yellow crabs, Ah Jin gasped and couldn't help but exclaim, "Terrifying! Terrifying!"
Wu An was taken aback.
Then he chuckled. Ah Jin must like reading novels. It seems that Battle Through the Heavens has become popular, and the "terrifyingly so" meme has already emerged.
The other henchmen and helpers were also shocked.
“I’ve been in this business for over ten years and I’ve never seen so many butter crabs.”
"Who can argue with that? Anyone who doesn't know better would think these are all farmed."
"Other possibilities exist, but these butter crabs are only found in the wild."
"I heard that some people are already researching the farming of butter crabs."
They whispered among themselves.
Gao Qiangqi's eyes flickered: "Ah, tell me the truth, bro, are you secretly raising yellow crabs?"
Wu An was both amused and exasperated: "Brother, do you really think that's possible?"
"I don't have that ability."
"I caught these while beachcombing."
Gao Qiangqi, smoking a cigarette, said, "Your luck is pretty incredible."
"I can't even imagine how big a sensation it would cause if so many butter crabs were put on the market."
Whether my business can grow bigger and stronger might depend on you.
Wu An humbly replied, "You flatter me, you flatter me."
Gao Qiangqi said, "I'm not exaggerating."
"I won't hide it from you, I'm definitely going to create hype and publicity, and then..."
Wu An quickly called out, "Brother, you do your promotion, don't drag me into it."
"You know I don't want to be famous."
"Living in this village, where the water is shallow and there are many turtles, I have to keep a low profile and make my fortune quietly. It's not the time to be high-profile yet."
Gao Qiangqi was taken aback for a moment, then gave him a thumbs up: "A'an, among young people, you're quite different."
"Alright, then I'll keep this opportunity to make a name for myself."
"I'll buy first-hand crabs for 2000 each, and all other crabs, whether second-hand or third-hand, for 1500 each. Consider it compensation from you, brother."
Wu An was quite happy and nodded with a smile.
He didn't want to be famous because he felt that fame was meaningless and brought no benefits. Not only would it breed jealousy, but it might also attract relatives who wanted to borrow money from him.
As a result, Gao Qiangqi felt bad about it, but Gao Qiangqi ended up benefiting from it.
It was a pleasant surprise.
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