He has been in the limelight enough and now just wants to keep a low profile. Besides, the sea monster doesn't look useless. It doesn't smell like money and it doesn't look valuable at all.
It's so ugly that it's just a curiosity at most.
If they are really collected for research or made into specimens, then should we notify the Fisheries Bureau or the Marine Biology Bureau? Is there such a unit now? I guess they won't give much money.
Compare with bronze ware!
50 yuan, plus a banner, and at most some daily necessities. It’s not that the government is stingy. This is the current market situation.
After all, antiques from prosperous times are not yet in their heyday, and have not been hyped up yet. Although most officials know the value of antiques, the common people do not.
Moreover, for the people, it is a very honorable thing to receive a banner of commendation from the government. When they go out, they will feel proud.
Ye Yaodong pursed his lips and said indifferently: "Why do I need fame? People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being fat. I am a fisherman, why do I need so much fame? It's not like I want to be an official and compete for the village chief."
"Ah? You still have this idea?" Ah Guang was surprised for a moment, then said seriously, "It's not impossible, you can read..."
"I don't know you at all. I just said it casually. I know nothing. How can I be a village leader or village cadre who knows nothing?"
"Oh, it would be nice to have a better reputation."
Ye Yaodong snorted and retorted, "Why do you need such a good reputation? That would only be moral blackmail. If I had a bad reputation, and I did a few good things occasionally, everyone would definitely praise me; if it were someone with a good reputation, everyone would definitely take it for granted."
Ah Guang nodded, thinking that what he said was very reasonable. Although he didn't know what moral kidnapping was, he could roughly understand its meaning.
"Besides, haven't I become a celebrity? Aren't there legends about me everywhere in the village? When the Mazu temple is completed early next year and my name is engraved on the monument of merit, I will be even more famous! Mazu is the first to bless me with good luck, isn't this more practical than picking up a sea monster?"
"That's right. You will be engraved as the first place on the monument of merit. So, how much money should the second place donate?"
"Hmm? You still want to donate money? Then you have to go to the village committee and ask."
"If you have money, donate more; if you don't have money, donate less; it's good to donate more and accumulate virtue."
"Then you have to ask for yourself."
…
The two of them rode side by side on two bicycles, chatting as they went and ringing the bell from time to time. If the road wasn't so bad and there were so many people on the road, they would have arrived in two minutes.
By the time they rode to the outside of the dock, quite a few people were already standing outside, chatting around the sea monster and waiting to watch the fun.
After Ye Yaodong parked his bicycle in the corner, he took A Guang into the crowd.
Zhou Da was seen holding an aluminum lunch box, squatting beside the sea monster's corpse and eating. It was probably his brother who packed the lunch box and sent it to him.
Acai knew how to enjoy himself better. He moved a stool to the side and sat on it, crossing his legs, wearing a hat on his head, and sitting with his back to the wind.
A bunch of people gathered around him, automatically blocking the wind for him. If he didn't face the wind, the wind couldn't blow him.
Fatty, everyone was standing and he was sitting alone.
"No one has arrived yet?" Ye Yaodong asked.
"How can it be so fast? Only twenty minutes have passed. We have to wait at least half an hour, right? It takes time to ride a bike from town. Who knows if they will leave right after answering the phone? Wait, or let's all go back, so as not to be blown by the wind here. It's so cold. I want to go back."
"Hey, you can't leave. Anyone can leave, but you can't leave." Zhou Laoer said with his eyes wide open.
Ah Cai gathered the scarf around his neck and said unhappily, "If you don't come, will I still sit with you until dawn?"
"Then...then you shouldn't not come, right? We already agreed to come and take a look."
"Who can say for sure? What if they're not interested? Or they're delayed by something?"
"Well, wait and see."
The crowd was also discussing, "No one wants it, right?"
"It looks like no one wants it?"
"It's not easy to drag this big guy ashore..."
"Let's wait and see. It's only six o'clock, so it's still early for bed. Let's stay here for a while..."
The villagers are very gossipy and they are reluctant to leave without seeing the result. Anyway, they are already here and there is nothing else to do except sleeping at night, so there is nothing wrong with going to bed a little later.
Ye Yaodong raised his wrist to look at his watch. It was 6:30, still early. He waited patiently and chatted with A Guang.
It was not until ten minutes later that the sound of bicycle bells was heard and there was some commotion among the crowd behind that everyone became alert.
"People are coming, people are coming..."
Ye Yaodong also looked at the person who came. It was a middle-aged man with a mustache. He didn't recognize him...
Ah Cai went up to greet them with a smile, and after listening to them talking, everyone realized that this was also a receiver, but he was receiving large cargoes at the dock in town.
When people came over, they were amazed and walked around the sea monster for several times. They picked up a stick, poked it, and then squatted down to take a closer look.
Everyone pricked up their ears to hear what they had to say.
"Comrade... you want to..."
Ye Yaodong patted the Zhou family boss on the shoulder and said, "Call me boss..."
Who doesn't like being called the boss
He sets up a stall at the entrance of the market and likes to hear people call him boss!
"Yes, sir, would you like to take a look at this rare sea monster?"
Ye Yaodong heard him waiting there after asking a question and couldn't help but shook his head. He really didn't know how to speak.
Thinking that they were neighbors and had a good relationship, he helped out by saying, "Boss, thank you for coming here so late at night. Can you take a closer look at this thing and see how much it is worth?"
"It took a lot of effort for the brothers to drag this back today. We have never seen this kind of marine life here. It looks quite rare and strange."
"Although it's a little ugly, if it's carried to the market in the city, it will definitely attract a lot of people. I just wonder how much it is worth?"
Ah Cai also helped to speak up, "Yes, this is such a big one, I've never seen one before, it's like a living sign, take a look at it and see if you want to take it? It's still very fresh, even though it looks a bit ugly, but the meat may be good."
Whether it is good or not, you won’t know until you sell it.
"I just made several phone calls and made appointments with several people. No one has arrived yet, but you arrived first. First come, first served. Take a look..."
The businessman with the mustache frowned, stroked his mustache, and shook his head. "I can't take it. This thing is rare, but it looks useless. No one knows if it can be eaten. Besides, the head is so big, and I don't know how many years it is. Even if it can be eaten, the meat must be very old and tough, and it won't taste good."
"It's not good-looking, nor useful. It looks rare, but it's useless. It can only make people happy."
"ah?"
The Zhou brothers were extremely disappointed; they had taken a lot of effort to drag it back.
The villagers were also discussing there, speaking out of hindsight.
What? No one wants it...
What? It looks so ugly, it must be inedible. Who would be so stupid as to buy this
What? It’s all over now. I carried it back for nothing and now I have to throw it back into the sea. How much effort will it take
etc…
The eldest son of the Zhou family looked unhappy, and felt uncomfortable after doing all the work in vain. He was happy for nothing, and thought that he could get a good price by selling the item with the reputation of being rare, just like Ye Yaodong did before.
Even if I can't sell it at a high price, I should be able to get a small amount since it's so big.
Who knew that he didn’t want it
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
He said flatteringly: "Otherwise, just give us whatever you think is best, and don't let us work for nothing..."
The man still shook his head, "It's useless for me to bring this thing. It's so big, I don't even have a place to put it when I bring it back, and it's also a hassle."
Alas~
The Zhou brothers all looked unhappy immediately.
At this time, two more people came.
Ah Cai greeted the visitor with a smile again.
The two were also attracted by the sea monster on the ground. They shone the flashlight back and forth and looked at it carefully. But when Ah Cai asked them if they wanted to buy it, they refused just like the businessman just now.
"It's really ugly, and it doesn't look worth much. I don't know what it is. I just think it's rare, so I don't dare to take it. I guess I'll end up wasting my money if I take it."
It's pretty much the same argument.
After they finished speaking, the three of them started discussing it and criticized some of the shortcomings.
Now the Zhou brothers felt very disappointed and gave up the job.
Acai was also disappointed, and all his work was in vain!
"Then...do you want the Hongsheng Hotel? Did Adong sell all the big fish to the hotel? The big hairtail and the big mullet..."
Ye Yaodong nodded, "Don't get your hopes up. I picked up two big ones and at least I could tell what they were. But you can't tell what these are at all? Maybe you're not interested."
"I don't know if it will come. Why don't you drag it home first?" Acai asked with a frown.
This is too big and difficult to handle. It will be in the way wherever you put it.
"This... this thing is so big, how can we drag it? It would take more than a dozen people to lift it."
"Besides, we have nowhere to put it when we carry it back..."
"What can I do?"
They didn't make any money and it was all in vain, so they felt very upset.
Seeing that they were really at a loss, Ye Yaodong thought of his previous idea and patted his brothers on the shoulder.
"Would you like to hear a piece of advice from me?"
"Ah? Do you have a way to sell it?"
"You said, you said..."
"Tell me quickly? What should we do with this? How should we sell it?"
Others pricked up their ears, wondering what he had to say, what his suggestion was, whether to sell it or what
Acai and several other businessmen also looked at him curiously.
"This thing is so ugly, and I don't know what it is. It's normal that no one wants it. I think you might as well call the Fisheries Bureau to have a look."
"There are strange creatures in the sea. Let's report it to the Fisheries Bureau and see if this unit has any regulations? Maybe it will be better?"