Ah Qing explained, "Old Xie, there was no way, there wasn't enough time. You don't know, there were crabs everywhere back then, my brother and I were too busy picking them up to tie them up."
Old Xie suddenly realized.
After carefully examining the crabs, he noticed that very few were missing limbs, and breathed a sigh of relief, saying cheerfully, "Is it really true?"
Aqing pointed to several large basins of still-crawling blue crabs and said, "How could this be fake?"
Old Xie gave a thumbs up.
The two of them burst into laughter.
This is more about mutual benefit than pretense.
Old Chen and the other vendors were no longer laughing. They didn't have that many razor clams, and it was fair to say they were just filling up the numbers, but the other vendor also had a whole sack of crabs.
They're so envious they're practically dying of jealousy.
Especially Old Chen.
That was so painful, so heartbreaking.
If he hadn't fallen out with Wu An yesterday, then the King of Razor Clams and all these crabs should be his now.
Thinking about this, his heart was bleeding.
Oh my god, oh my god, it should all be my god!
Seeing that some crabs were still crawling, Wu An said, "Stop talking nonsense, lend me some rubber bands, I'll tie them up now."
Old Xie hesitated.
As we all know, rubber bands also need to be weighed.
The current load-bearing method is actually the most cost-effective for him, but Lao Chen and others are still watching him closely, and he doesn't want to create a rift with Wu An because of this.
They found some rubber bands, and the three of them squatted down and tied up the blue crabs together.
Old Chen and the others dispersed.
There were no bargains to be found, and nothing much to see.
As he left, the other vendors joked with Old Chen, "Old Chen, these goods should have been yours."
“Yeah, we used to refuse the stuff from those two scoundrels, but you were the one who took it.”
"After collecting 'stolen goods' for so long, when someone else gets good stuff, you just don't want it."
"Old Chen, you're amazing. You can still laugh even in this situation. I admire you."
We are all competitors.
Who would pass up a good opportunity to ruin Old Chen's reputation?
If Old Chen buys less seafood, they can buy more.
Old Chen was indeed laughing, but his laughter was more unsightly than crying. What could he do? He could only pretend to be strong!
These people's words were like salt, rubbing harshly into his wounds.
He still had to stubbornly insist, "What's wrong with that?"
"I don't think this business will last long."
"Just wait and see."
...
After working for more than half an hour, mainly Wu An and A Qing were busy. Old Xie opened the shop to do business, and from time to time, villagers came to sell seafood, and customers came to buy seafood.
But everyone who comes mentions Wu An.
"Boss, is it that you can't find anyone to help you?"
"How could you hire these two scoundrels?"
"I'll tell you a secret, these two are notorious in the village for petty theft..."
Wu An's face darkened.
Grass!
Didn't we agree to keep it quiet?
What do you mean by speaking so loudly that I can hear you even with my ears plugged?!
After tying up all the blue and blue crabs, Wu An felt his fingers cramping.
He suddenly stood up.
Suddenly everything went black, and I quickly sat down again.
After a while, Ah Qing and I helped each other to stand up. We supported our waists with our hands and turned our upper bodies around a few times before we felt a little better.
Old Xie came over and handed over two bottles of water and a bag of steaming buns: "Thank you for your hard work."
"You guys have been working all night, you probably haven't eaten yet."
"Have a couple of bites first."
Aqing didn't even have time to say thank you; she just picked up the bun and stuffed it into her mouth.
I was indeed hungry.
Wu An told him to go wash his hands.
With her mouth full of steamed buns, Aqing quickly ran to wash her hands.
Wu An didn't eat it; he felt obligated to accept a gift and said, "Old Xie, give us a price first."
Old Xie said, "I already said, the king razor clams are 20 yuan per jin."
"This kind of mantis shrimp costs 24 yuan per jin, and this kind of zebra mantis shrimp costs 48 yuan per jin."
"The market price for mud crabs is so-so right now, it's not the best time to eat them yet, the price is 115 yuan per catty."
"I can offer it for 180 yuan per jin during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"The price of orchid crabs fluctuates more, and right now I can only offer 70 yuan per catty."
Wu An was completely at a loss; he had no reference point regarding prices.
He didn't agree immediately, but said, "Old Xie, to be honest, I don't really know much about this market."
"This isn't a one-time transaction; we'll be doing business together for a long time to come."
"As long as you don't cheat me."
"I can sell you all the seafood I catch from the beach in the future."
Upon hearing this, Lao Xie slapped his thigh and said, "Since you've said that, I, your older brother, have to open my heart to you too."
"In that case, I'll add 5 yuan to all the prices I just quoted."
"If it goes any higher, I won't make any profit."
Wu An nodded and said, "Okay, I believe you."
"We'll keep each other's secrets."
"I won't reveal the price you quoted me, and you shouldn't reveal how much I sold it to you for."
Old Xie nodded.
He couldn't have asked for it more.
Weigh.
As the process unfolded, some passing customers were drawn to the mud crabs and zebra mantis shrimp, and with the added appeal of wild, freshly caught seafood, customers were already asking about the price before Lao Xie had even calculated the total cost.
Retailers will definitely raise prices, which is only natural, but in front of Wu An, Lao Xie could only make excuses and say to wait a moment.
Old Xie used the calculator rhythmically and finally calculated the total price to be 9848 yuan.
When Lao Xie saw the total price, he couldn't help but click his tongue and say, "Impressive!"
"make persistent efforts."
"Don't take the money and then do something reckless."
In less than 24 hours, these two had already sold over 10,000 yuan worth of seafood. If the fishermen who go out to sea knew about this income, they would be green with envy.
He went back inside to get the money.
Wu An and A Qing followed them into the shop and waited through the inner door. After a while, Lao Xie finally came out, and A Qing exclaimed, "Why are you so slow?"
Old Xie said, "I have to count out all that money."
Aqing complained, "You can't even count money properly, how do you run a business?"
"..." Old Xie was speechless and handed over the counted money to him.
Aqing exclaimed upon seeing such a thick wad of money, "How come there's so much!"
Old Xie: "Let's count."
Aqing quickly shook her head: "I can't count so much money."
Old Xie laughed heartily.
Wu An took the money and started counting it.
There were ninety-nine bills in total, which amounted to 9,900 yuan. Old Xie offered to make up the difference, and the customer didn't stand on ceremony. He stuffed the money into his pocket, said goodbye to Old Xie who was arguing with the customer, and left.
Aqing was still not happy and said she wanted to hear what price Lao Xie quoted to his customers.
Wu An told him to leave quickly.
Knowing so much is just adding to your own troubles.
Ah Qing eagerly pulled the cart, saying as they walked, "Brother, he deliberately waited until we left before giving us a price quote; he definitely tricked us."
"Next time, let's set up a stall at the dock and sell our own food."
Wu An yawned and said, "Aren't you tired?"
Aqing: "I'm so tired."
Wu An: "That would be terrible."
“Setting up a stall is easy, but it also has costs. What if these shrimp and crabs die? They all need to be chilled.”
"What if we can't sell them?"
"It would be better to sell it to Lao Xie and his group. Although they would profit from the difference, it would save us a lot of trouble."
"If you feel you've been ripped off, we can buy it in town next time."
Aqing was taken aback: "Brother, didn't you tell Lao Xie that you would sell seafood at Lao Xie's place from now on?"
Wu An coughed and said, "I did say that."
"But Lao Xie tricked us first."
“Then I won’t sell it to him; that’s only right.”
Aqing suddenly realized: "I understand, I understand."
The two brothers walked forward chatting and laughing, but before they had taken two steps, Wu An was scolded.
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