Baskets were weighed one by one, and people around stretched their necks, wanting to see if there were any other good stuff.
They were just disappointed, as the next few catches were all common and ordinary goods, but the big sturgeon weighing more than 55 kilograms was also worth talking about for a long time.
After collecting the documents, the family of three happily walked home. They would go to the dock later when Acai made a call and a buyer came.
Along the way they were also discussing the appropriate selling price.
Ye Yaodong was not sure how much this fish could be sold for at the moment, so he would just have to wait and see.
"We are just negotiating now. When the time comes and we see how much they offer, we can ask them to increase the price accordingly."
"That's right, we don't know how much it will sell for."
"This fish depends on its maw."
The family talked as they walked home in the drizzle...
When they were almost at the door of their house, the rain stopped, and the originally dark sky suddenly became clear again. The sky washed by the rain looked especially blue and clean, as if all the haze had been washed away.
Because of the heavy rain, the work at the homestead was temporarily stopped to avoid the rain. It was only a little past 4 o'clock at this time. After the weather cleared up, everyone started working again.
After Ye's mother prepared some food for the father and son, she headed back to the homestead without even touching the ground.
Ye Yaodong and his father had just finished taking a shower and having their meal. Before they had even had a moment to rest, Acai's eldest son came running over and asked them to go to the dock.
Ye Yaodong came out lazily with his upper body naked and clothes in his hand. "That's really fast!"
"After all, it's quite rare. When we sold yellow croaker before, people came very quickly. Let's go and take a look."
They hurried out to the dock again.
What Ye Yaodong didn't expect was that the person who came was his old acquaintance Hong Wenle. Looking at the rubbed-off motorcycle with muddy tires parked next to him, it was no wonder he came so quickly.
Hong Wenle also recognized him and raised his eyebrows at him, "Huh? Is it you?"
"Haha~ Boss Hong, are you here to buy big sturgeon?"
"Well, someone just told me that someone here caught a 55-pound giant sturgeon. I happened to be free, so I came over to take a look out of curiosity."
Ah Cai also stepped forward with a smile and said, "So Ah Dong knows Mr. Hong."
“Yes.”
"Is this fish yours?" Hong Wenle said to Ye Yaodong. He had just come over and had already seen the fish.
Ye Yaodong said with a smile: "We caught it this afternoon. It's very rare for a sturgeon to grow this big. The big fish maw in its stomach is a good thing. It's delicious for the elderly, children, pregnant women and new mothers. Especially this big one, it's very rare. Boss Hong, buy it back to eat yourself, make a whole fish feast, or give it as a gift to others, it will be very face-saving!"
"How much do you plan to sell it for?"
“Haha, Boss Hong is a connoisseur of goods. We fishermen make a living by the sea and risk our lives. You will definitely not let me suffer a loss, right? This afternoon, a strong man in our village fell into the sea and disappeared…” When he said this, the smile on Ye Yaodong’s face faded a little, and he stopped talking.
"When I first entered the village, I heard it at the entrance. It's really not easy for fishermen. How about this, sell this fish to me for 500 yuan."
Father Ye's eyes widened in surprise, "Five...five hundred?"
"Yes, it's a lot. It's also because the fish maw inside is valuable and it's rare to find such a big fish. Otherwise, the fish wouldn't be worth the price."
In fact, the bigger the big sturgeon is, the more valuable it is.
Ye Yaodong also agreed with a smile, the young master of a wealthy family was indeed straightforward and not short of money.
Several pairs of eyes narrowed in joy and looked at Hong Wenle at the same time, waiting for him to take out money, but he put his hands in his pockets and did not react. Instead, they looked puzzled
"what?"
"Uh... give me money!"
Hong Wenle suddenly realized, "Oh, wait a minute, wait for Wang Maoquan to come and ask him to give it to you. He is riding a bicycle and is lagging behind. He hasn't arrived yet."
"oh."
Speak of Cao Cao and he will appear.
After a while, Ye Yaodong saw the well-dressed middle-aged man he had seen at the entrance of Hongsheng Hotel. He came over on a 28-inch bicycle with a young man sitting behind him.
The young man jumped off the back seat without waiting for the bike to stop, and stalked over to Hong Wenle to flatter him, "Brother Le, your motorcycle is really fast, and the way it whizzes by is so cool..."
His jump was not a big deal for himself, but Wang Maoquan, who was riding a bicycle, was affected by the shaking of the bicycle body and the front of the bicycle was unstable. The road was gravel, so he braked suddenly and wanted to get off the 28-inch bicycle, but the big bar in front of the bicycle caught his crotch.
Hiss~
He gasped, covered his crotch with his hands, and without even releasing the bicycle brake, he fell directly onto the dirt road covered with stones and yellow soil.
Seeing Ye's father's heart twitching, he felt so distressed. It was such a good bicycle, but it was wasted by throwing it on the ground like this.
Hong Wenle laughed out loud, "Wang Maoquan, why are you panicking? Aren't you afraid that it might break and become unusable?"
Ye Yaodong was also very happy, jumping up and down like that was so funny.
The young man held back his laughter and hurried forward to apologize: "I'm sorry, Uncle Quan, are you okay? Let me take you back when we get home."
"Roll, roll, roll~"
He squeezed his crotch tightly, still covering it with his hands, and slowly moved to Hong Wenle's side with a painful expression, "Young Master, did you see the fish?"
"Look, buy, pay for it."
"Okay, how much?" He half-knelt there with his legs folded, and took out his wallet from his pocket...
"500 yuan."
The hand that was counting the money trembled a little, and he looked up in surprise and looked at Hong Wenle in disbelief, "Ah? 500?"
"Yes, 500. Give me the money."
"Did they get ripped off? No matter how valuable the big sturgeon is, how can it be worth 500 yuan?"
Ye Yaodong smiled as he opened the foam box again, pointing at the big sturgeon and said, "It's 55 jin, and the fish maw is 6 liang. If one jin of sturgeon fish maw is 1,000 yuan, the fish maw alone is worth 600 yuan. And this is not just small fish maw, this is a 6 liang sturgeon fish maw, which is of higher quality and definitely more expensive, boss."
"Well, give me the money. The fish maw is a good thing."
The young master asked him again and again to give him money, and Wang Maoquan did not dare to refuse him. He could only take out all the money in his wallet with a painful heart, dipped his finger in saliva, counted it, counted out a stack of 50 Great Unity banknotes, glanced at Ye Yaodong, and then reluctantly handed it to him.
Ye Yaodong narrowed his eyes with a smile, took it and tapped it gently, only giving it to his father after confirming that it was correct.
"Okay, let's have them deliver it to the hotel tonight. It will be perfect for entertaining important guests. Do you have any other good stuff here? Bring them out so I can see them."
Ah Cai quickly apologized with a smile, "No more, they are all worthless goods, you definitely won't like them, so they have been shipped away."
"Then let's go back. The road is so dirty after the rain, and there's mud everywhere..." Hong Wenle rubbed the soles of his leather shoes in disgust, then rode away on his motorcycle.
Wang Maoquan told Acai to deliver the fish to their hotel immediately, and then asked the young man to take him on a bicycle and left.
Ah Cai looked at Ye Yaodong and his son with a smile, "Congratulations on making a fortune again. Prince Hongsheng is really generous."
Father Ye took out another piece of money from his pocket, handed it to Ah Cai, and said with a smile: "Thank you too."
He accepted it without hesitation. "No problem. We are old friends. I heard that Hong Wenle brought a lot of friends back to play recently and treated them all with delicious food and drinks. That's why I thought of contacting Hongsheng to ask. If I sell it to someone who usually buys fish, the price will definitely not be so high."
"Okay, go ahead and do your thing, we're going back." Ye Yaodong was exhausted and didn't want to say any more polite words. He just wanted to go home and lie down.
By this time, Ye's mother and her family had finished work and went home to cook dinner. When they learned that the big sturgeon was sold for 500 yuan, the whole family was excited.
A group of people were making a lot of noise, talking to each other, and with a bunch of children at home, Ye Yaodong was so overwhelmed that he simply went back to his room and lay down.
However, he fell into a deep sleep and did not wake up until Lin Xiuqing called him.
He opened his heavy eyelids and asked in a hoarse voice, "Is it dark?"
"It's almost time. Mom called me to eat. Why are you so hot?" Lin Xiuqing didn't know until she touched his arm. It was scalding hot. She reached out and touched his forehead. "You have a fever! It must have been because you got caught in the rain this afternoon."
"Well, no wonder I felt so tired and groggy when I went to bed, and my head felt heavy."
"Let's go to the clinic after dinner and get some medicine."
After the couple came out of the house, they heard Ye's mother say that Ye's father also had a fever. She was still scolding him, "It must be because he was caught in the rain for too long this afternoon. In addition, he has been out to sea every day recently. He can't sleep well and can't eat well. How can his body bear it? I told him to rest for two days, but he didn't listen. Now he has to use the money he earned to buy medicine."
Seeing Ye Yaodong coming out listlessly, Ye's mother asked him again, "How are you? Do you have a fever or a cold?"
"I have a fever, too."
"One by one... Then it's a good opportunity for you to rest at home for a few days, and ask your father to pick out some wood to make the beams."
Ye Yaodong was curious about what happened to the man who fell into the sea, so he asked.
Ye's mother sighed, "What else can we do? It has already fallen into the sea and sunk. How can we rescue it? We can only build a cenotaph and hold a funeral. But it will be difficult for the widow and orphan to live in the future. His family used to live a good life, but now a bunch of relatives will target their boat."
"Ah? How could this happen? Are they so inhumane? The person just died, it shouldn't be that serious, right?" Lin Xiuqing couldn't believe it.
"I didn't say now. We have to wait until the funeral is over. But it's certain that some relatives will be jealous of their boat. Their two sons are still young, and it will take several years for them to be able to stand up on their own..."
Once something happens in the village, it spreads very quickly. Within half a day, the women in the village have already started talking about it.
Ye Yaodong was also a little envious, but unfortunately he couldn't afford it. Besides, he already had a small wooden boat, and by the time he could afford it, the boat would probably be gone.