Old Mai walked over and asked, "Old Fang, how much are the wild three-knife fish?"
Old Fang smiled wryly: "Hey, Mr. Mai, you ask me three times a day. If I ever manage to get my hands on some wild three-knife fish, I guarantee I'll contact you first."
Old Mai said, "Just name your price."
Old Fang said, "It'll cost at least 1,300 yuan per jin."
"I haven't seen wild three-knife fish for a long time; they're expensive but unavailable."
"well."
He was quite frustrated. If he could get wild three-knife fish, he could make money like water. Not to mention 1,300, people would definitely be scrambling to buy them for 1,500.
Ah Qing's face lit up with joy. Wouldn't that fish sell for more than two thousand?
He can earn more than 200 yuan without doing anything, which is equivalent to a day's wages for an ordinary worker!
Wu An was also very happy. He didn't expect the fish to sell for such a high price. One fish was worth more than twenty red snapper or black sea bream.
Old Mai laughed heartily, opened the fishing box hidden behind him, and showed off, "You don't have one, but I do."
"Come and take a look."
"Let me show you something."
Upon hearing this, Lao Fang quickly ran over to take a look, squatted down, and almost pressed his face against the water's surface: "It's a three-knife fish, is it really wild?"
Old Mai smugly said, "Nonsense, what good would it do me to fool you with farmed animals?"
"this……"
At this point, he looked at Wu An.
Wu An shook his head, indicating that he should not be mentioned.
Old Mai then said, "To be honest, my friend caught it."
Upon hearing this, Lao Fang joked, "Lao Fang, are you making friends out of thin air?"
"I'm not going to steal from you, what are you afraid of?"
A bystander chimed in, "Old Fang, you come to the market every day wanting to buy three-knife fish, and you actually caught one!"
"This one must weigh about two pounds."
"It was caught by fishing, and it looks amazing."
"Look how lively and energetic he is. If he were sent to a restaurant in Hong Kong, all the diners would be excited and shouting with joy."
"Excuse me, let me see too."
Other vendors also came over to watch, and the commotion grew louder and louder, with a crowd of onlookers forming three or four layers deep.
This is the angler's shining moment!
He would have been doing a disservice to the wild three-knife fish if he hadn't taken his fishing box and circled the market twice.
The marine environment is poor nowadays, and these fish are becoming increasingly rare.
Wu An didn't want to be in the limelight.
He could say he caught it himself, but he felt he shouldn't claim the honor for himself.
"Old Mai, are you selling or not?"
"Old Mai, you're so good at this, go catch two more, and I'll definitely buy them at a high price."
Old Mai closed the lid of the fishing box and said, "You can look, but don't touch it."
"Selling is out of the question."
"I already said that my friend caught it, so I'm definitely keeping it to eat."
With nothing to watch, everyone murmured amongst themselves and dispersed; everyone was busy preparing for business.
Wu An and A Qing weighed the fish one by one with Lao Fang. Lao Fang tapped on the calculator for a while and said, "Come on, let's go to the back to pay."
Old Fang wrote out the invoice, which clearly stated the weight, unit price, and total price of 6650. Smartphones are more common now, and QR code payments are available, but they haven't become widespread in their area yet.
It will probably be 13 years before mobile payment becomes fully widespread.
We'll see.
Even if he had the money, Wu An could only accept cash.
He doesn't even have a cell phone yet. Now that he's paid off the loan sharks and is debt-free, it's really inconvenient not having a cell phone. He'll go buy one with Aqing after he gets the money.
Wu An accepted Qian and Lao Fang's business cards.
Old Fang said, "If you catch this many again next time, just give me a call and I can arrange for someone to pick you up."
"If it's a live fish, the price can be even higher."
Wu An thanked him and left.
He didn't leave immediately, but followed Lao Mai to Boss Gao's stall. Boss Gao had several stalls in the market, mainly selling shrimp, crabs and shellfish.
Compared to sea fish, these are easier to process and transport.
Upon meeting Boss Gao, who was browsing Taobao, Wu An could only admire him secretly. No wonder Boss Gao was able to reach the pinnacle of his life.
While others are still haggling over a few dollars' profit in the market, Boss Gao has already moved beyond the town and county and has consciously started to move online.
Could he rely on his "foresight" to catch Boss Gao's fast train and make money while lying down?
Boss Gao asked with a smile, "You and Lao Mai are friends, so I'll call you A'an too. How about it, are you satisfied with the price?"
Wu An thanked him and said, "Boss Gao's business is very large."
Mr. Gao said, "It's just so-so."
"The main problem is that we don't have any good products to make a name for ourselves."
"It's too difficult to get out."
Wu An seemed to be deep in thought. Perhaps he could help Boss Gao. The "crab crossing" was coming soon, but he couldn't recall the exact time.
But he knew it was on mudflats, and he could easily lie in wait and seize the initiative.
He didn't say much at the moment. Making a boast, even if he could deliver, would leave people with a frivolous impression.
Do not speak too much to people you do not know well.
After a brief chat, Wu An followed Lao Mai out of the market.
Passing through the poultry section.
I saw a middle-aged woman selling chickens at a stall. While other people sell chickens in cages, this woman tied the chickens' legs and put them directly in her cart to sell.
It looks unprofessional.
"These are free-range chickens raised at home."
"I grew up eating vegetables."
"Come on, take a look."
A customer stopped and looked at her, saying, "Auntie, you're not lying. Others might not know, but we're from the same village. How come I didn't know you raised chickens?"
The middle-aged woman quickly explained, "I brought the chicken from Xiaoxi Village."
“That family owes my family, I’ll pay the debt with chickens.”
"When I caught them on the spot, the family was still chopping vegetables to feed their chickens."
Wu An paused in his steps.
He looked over and saw that the middle-aged woman was not someone else, but the mother of the person he had beaten so badly that he was hospitalized. These chickens... were raised by his sister-in-law little by little!
The customer suddenly realized, "Is it true that Ah Long was beaten up and sent to the ICU?"
The middle-aged woman exclaimed, "Of course...it's true!"
"Why are you asking so many questions? Are you buying chicken or not?"
"If you're not buying chickens, go play somewhere else."
The customer, purely out of curiosity, stood up and said, "I just want to go see Ah Long."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman said, "Then go see a doctor. It's in our hospital."
"His uncle is a senior director at the hospital, and he arranged a private room for him. You can find out if you ask."
Don't forget to bring a gift when you go!
The customer got up, responded, and left. After walking a little further away, he muttered under his breath, "His family is so rich, yet he still likes to take advantage of others. Ugh, what kind of person is he?"
"It's bad luck for that family in Xiaoxi Village to be extorted by this kind of person."
"Those chickens are really well raised."
Wu An looked at the middle-aged woman, who noticed him and cheerfully greeted him, "Handsome young man, selling chickens?"
Wu An shook his head.
She doesn't know him!
She didn't even recognize him!
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