I didn't expect this result. I came here with high hopes, but ended up disappointed.
Ye Yaopeng looked depressed, and Ye Yaodong didn't know what to say.
A person's luck is so damn important!
The fat man listened to the whole thing, and only said after the people had left: "See, I told you I wouldn't take it again. Dongzi was lucky, the young master was not there that day, and Manager Wang thought he still wanted it, so he took it. If it was a day later, he would have to take it back. He got a great bargain that day."
Ye Yaopeng looked at the bucket in his hand and said helplessly: "Dongzi has always had good luck since he was a child."
Ye Yaodong said nothing, just pursed his lips.
The fat man felt that the atmosphere was not good, so he changed the subject and said, "The manta ray we brought over a few days ago..."
"It's a black-backed ray..."
"Well, they all look the same anyway, so calling it manta ray is more catchy. That fish tastes pretty good, and the cartilage on the edge is quite smooth and chewy..."
Ye Yaodong glared, "You stole the food!"
"What do you mean by stealing food? To put it nicely, I just tried it. What chef doesn't try to taste the food before cooking?"
"Tsk, aren't you the one who just took over the knife? When did it become your turn to take over the cooking so soon?"
"Whether I am in charge of the knife or not doesn't affect my taste. Everyone's taste buds are different, right? Good things must be evaluated by everyone to avoid any deviation in the taste."
"If you talk about cheating seriously, I will admit defeat to you!" Ye Yaodong repeated what he had just said to him.
"Haha, same here! That fish is worth 50 yuan, how can I not try it?"
"It's just big in size. It's rare to see one weighing over 100 kilograms. It looks a little rare, but it's all due to weight and size. Otherwise, it tastes no different from the smaller ones."
"You talk as if you've eaten it before! Stop bragging, the big one is much more delicious than the small one, and the bones on the edge are even chewier."
"This is purely psychological..."
The two chatted for a while, and Ye Yaopeng recovered from his lost mood.
"Dongzi, if there's nothing else, let's go back. There's still a lot of work waiting to be done at home."
"OK."
The fat man also waved at them with the clapper, "Go ahead, my food is getting cold."
Ye Yaodong also waved at him and climbed onto the bicycle.
It was just like what the fat guy said, they went back the same way they came.
Just smelling the aroma of fried cakes wafting by on the road, he really wanted to stop his bike to buy a few to take back. However, thinking that his elder brother would probably be eager to go home and would not be in the mood to stay, he decided to hold his mouth shut and go back directly.
My two sisters-in-law and second brother at home would stretch their necks from time to time, looking towards the intersection, and occasionally discussing how much it could be sold for.
Everyone had a smile on their face. The harvest was really good recently. We could pick up some valuable stuff every day. Things that could be sold were really valuable.
What a pity, they are destined to be disappointed.
As soon as Ye Yaodong's bicycle appeared in their sight, they all looked over with smiles on their faces.
As soon as the car stopped in front of the house, they all came over.
"How much did it sell for?"
"It came back pretty quickly. How much did you sell it for? Hey? Why did you bring it back?"
"Oh? Yeah? Why are you bringing it up again?"
"No one's here?"
"No way, I have to go again tomorrow, and I might not be free tomorrow..."
"No," Ye Yaopeng said depressedly, "They didn't want it. They said that was then and now is now. Now they don't want it anymore. Dongzi was lucky a few days ago. It happened that the young master was not at home, so the others took it on their own initiative."
"ah?"
The others opened their mouths in surprise, unable to believe it.
"No more?"
"No?"
"This is very difficult to dig. It got stuck in the gap and our hands were almost scratched. Fortunately, we were wearing gloves."
"That's right. At the time we said no wonder it was expensive. It's hard to dig, isn't it expensive? Now you suddenly say you don't want it? What's going on?"
The two women asked anxiously, and Ye Yaohua looked at them with a frown.
Ye Yaopeng explained it and they were also disappointed. It turned out that Adong/Dongzi was just lucky in the past few days.
Pity.
These three words popped up in everyone's mind.
"This... this is a bit cheaper for us, but they don't want it?" Mrs. Ye asked unwillingly.
"No, I firmly said I don't want it anymore, and I won't want it anymore in the future."
"What should I do? I can only eat it myself?"
Ye Yaopeng nodded, "Give each of you some, and fry it up to eat in the evening. It's only about four or five pounds anyway, just enough to share."
Along the way, he calmed down and was not so disappointed. They didn't recognize this thing anyway, so they just ate it as Buddha's hand.
Who made me not have this fortune
"Is it really true that I can only share it among myself?"
Mrs. Ye felt so heartbroken when she thought about it. It would have been fine if she didn't know whether she could sell it at a high price, but it was too late to sell it at a high price, and she was rejected again. She missed the opportunity. This feeling was too painful.
"Let's divide it up. No one wants it. It's better to eat it yourself than to sell it as Buddha's Hand."
When a valuable thing is forced to be sold at a low price, it is better to eat it yourself. At least it is yours to eat, you can comfort yourself and know that you have not suffered any loss.
The two sisters were like eggplants hit by frost. They thought each of them could get more money, but now their hopes were dashed.
Ye Yaohua was disappointed for a moment before he recovered. "Forget it. If it can't be sold, then it can't be sold. Your harvest today is not bad. We also caught two blue crabs, a big eel, and a few stranded water carp. It's not bad. We have earned back our wages."
"That's all I can think of."
"Well, there are still a lot of them in shells, which are also profitable, so we don't have much loss." Ye Yaopeng also said.
"I haven't eaten this thing before. Even if I have eaten it mixed in Buddha's hand, I don't know what it tastes like. It's a good opportunity for each of us to have a taste. This is something that foreigners like to eat, so it must taste good." Ye Yaohua comforted with a smile.
Ye Yaodong suddenly felt that his second brother had a pretty good mentality. If I get it, I’m lucky, and if I lose it, it’s my fate. He wouldn’t keep worrying about it.
"Second brother, what you said is not right. Who says that the food that foreigners like to eat will taste good? We are all different in different places, and our tastes vary, not to mention that foreign countries are so far away. However, this thing is definitely a good dish to go with alcohol."
"Haha, that's right, this kind of shelled food is best eaten with wine."
"Then there's nothing for me to do. I'm going back to get busy."
"Okay, then go ahead. Ask your sister-in-law to fill a bowl for you and bring it over. Call us if you need anything. Dad just came over and we helped you move all the dried fish out of the house. If you need someone to carry it when you weigh it, just stand over the wall and shout, and we'll come over to help."
"It's okay, dad and I will carry it together, and Aqing just needs to watch the scale. You guys go about your business." Ye Yaodong said without turning his head while pushing his bicycle.
After moving the dried fish, Ye's father did not leave. He helped him carry away the manure that needed to be carried and applied the manure fertilizer that needed to be applied.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw his father holding a long dung shovel, which was longer than his body, and scooping dung to fertilize the field.
"No wonder I smelled such a stinky smell as soon as I got close. I thought someone just passed by carrying manure. They didn't apply fertilizer at night, but it stinks during the day."
"Save it for you to do at night?"
"Forget it, I'll let you do it during the day."
His father did all the work for him, so he couldn't be too picky.
"Didn't your brother sell the chicken feet of the sea?"
"No, didn't you hear it?"
"I've heard a little bit. You're just lucky. Otherwise, it's something that no one would want. It's very cheap."
"Yeah, I think so too."
When he first dug it up, he was just trying his luck, maybe he was really blessed by God.
"Push the car in first and get the scale ready. I'll be right back after I finish applying the fertilizer."
Ye Yaodong nodded and quickly pushed the bicycle into the house. He could hardly hold his breath and his nose turned red.
As soon as he entered the room, he quickly closed the door to prevent the smell from coming in.
Lin Xiuqing waited for him to come back and asked him, "Brother, how much do they sell the things for?"
Ye Yaodong said angrily: "Ask again, everyone has to ask again, I have to answer dozens of times, and I haven't sold it!"
"ah?"
"Come on, why are you asking so many questions? Go get your pen and paper and take notes. I'll get the scale. After all the dried fish in the house are moved out, it will be brighter and more comfortable."
"Of course, it looks spacious. I have prepared paper and pen, and I am waiting for you to come back."
"Well, get to work."
3,000 kilograms of dried fish is a lot, and it will take a while to weigh them all. There are more than 30 bags piled at the door, and I don’t know if there are 3,000 kilograms.
Ye Yaodong and his father carried the scale, while Ah Qing fiddled with the weight and recorded the weight.
They weighed the bags two at a time and then piled them neatly in the corner of the wall in another direction.
It took more than an hour to weigh all the dried fish and stack them up.
While Ah Qing was counting the total weight, the father and son went back to their hometown and got a small bundle of nylon bags. They planned to cover the dried fish and pile them in the yard. They would move them away tomorrow morning anyway, and it would only be one night. It would be too troublesome to move them into the house again.
I've also checked the weather. As long as it doesn't rain tomorrow, it shouldn't be a problem to just pile them up in the yard overnight.
After Lin Xiuqing added the total weight, she told him that there was a shortfall of more than 200 kilograms. Ye Yaodong then immediately went to the next door and carried three bags over for weighing. He also told his two sisters-in-law to take out the shellfish meat.
He planned to collect all the meat from the shells first, give some to Boss Zhou to try, and send the rest to the city tomorrow night, which would surely sell well.
Of course the two sisters had no objection and they hoped that he would take the things away and exchange them for money directly.
After sunbathing for many days, they can finally see some money coming in and dividing it among themselves, which means all their hard work for several days is worth it.
The two men's faces immediately brightened up and smiled, which healed the pain of not being able to sell their chicken feet.