She got so many crabs and yellow croakers last night that she planned to take them to the county town to sell some and get a ticket for a private train at the black market.
While it was still dark, she took out an electric car from the space for transportation.
It usually takes more than an hour to walk to the county town, but this day I only took twenty minutes by riding an electric bike.
Arriving near the black market in the county town, Lin Qingmei put the electric bike into the space, and then took out the cart from her home. There were two bamboo baskets on the cart, one basket was filled with crabs, and the other basket was filled with large yellow croakers. In order to conceal her presence, she also covered the two bamboo baskets with a piece of cloth.
"The seller pays the money."
When Lin Qingmei walked to the intersection of the black market, she saw two young men looking for prostitutes. She took out some money from her pocket and gave it to them.
You have to pay a fee to enter the black market. When the original owner came here before, she only bought things so it only cost two cents. This time she was selling things, so they charged her three cents more. Compared with the things she had to sell every day, the one cent was not much, so she was not reluctant to spend this little money.
Walking in from the entrance of the black market and going around several alleys, we finally arrived at a large courtyard.
There are now many small stalls in the yard, and many people are talking in low voices.
In this remote area, the black market is not strictly controlled. The officials all turn a blind eye to it. This black market is open in Nancheng County, so people don't have to cover their faces when they come to the black market.
"Girl, how much do you sell your yellow croaker for?" Lin Qingmei had just set up her stall when a middle-aged man who looked like he came from a well-off family came over to ask for the price.
"10 yuan per pound, these yellow croakers are freshly caught from the sea."
Lin Qingmei was not lying. The yellow croaker she had just taken out of the space was indeed fresher than the yellow croaker caught by other fishermen.
"10 yuan is a bit expensive, how about 1 yuan per pound? If possible, I'll take two."
The man who asked the price was actually quite excited, but he didn't show it on his face.
Today their guesthouse was going to entertain a few distinguished guests, all of whom were wealthy guests, and they liked to eat some rarer seafood.
We were so lucky to encounter this big yellow croaker today. The dishes made with this fresh big yellow croaker will surely satisfy those distinguished guests.
"One dollar is too little, how about a little more? This yellow croaker is not hard to find, but it is not common. I only got a few of them. A few days ago, the manager of the state-owned restaurant asked me to find him when I caught a yellow croaker. I came to the black market because I wanted to sell it for a good price. You offered one dollar, which is not as high as the state-owned restaurant. Then my risky trip is in vain!"
The Nanfeng State-Owned Restaurant did want to purchase large yellow croakers recently, and Lin Qingmei happened to overhear his conversation with the restaurant's purchasing staff when she was packing boiled chicken at the restaurant yesterday.
"The highest I can offer is $6.80. Any more is beyond my means. If you're willing to sell, I'll buy your basket of crabs as well."
"Hello, I have a large yellow croaker here, weighing 32 jin. 6.8 yuan per jin, 32 jin is 217.60 yuan, I'll charge you 217 yuan. As for crabs, they're 20 cents each. My basket is full of flower crabs and swimming crabs, each weighing more than 3 liang. There are 100 crabs in this basket, so the total is 237 yuan."
In coastal areas, this seafood is really hard to sell at a high price. For example, the purchasing station only charges 10 cents per head for swimming crabs, and 8 cents per head for crabs over 300 grams. Flower crabs are 10 cents per head, and they will only be accepted if they are over 300 grams.
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