Since the arrival of this batch of goods, the boss has not been idle, inspecting the goods with the invoice in his hand, checking the quantity and type one by one, and at the same time taking pictures of each coral with his mobile phone, muttering so-and-so The coral is a bit small, and the color of a certain coral is not as good as the picture... After all, he and the shipper are also in contact with the shipper through the Internet, and there are still some differences between the picture, video and the real thing.
Hearing Zhang Zian calling him, he walked over quickly, "Which ones do you want?"
"These forked branches, torches, air bubbles, gem anemones, octopus feet..." Zhang Zian pointed to the corals he had chosen, and the boss hummed down the numbers.
"Is this handsome guy playing with coral for the first time?" The boss raised his eyes and asked.
Zhang Zian was taken aback, he had tried his best to hide the fact that he was a coral rookie, but he didn't know how the other party could see it
"It's very simple. What you mentioned are all the scientific names of corals, but those who often play with corals in the local area usually don't call them so formally." The boss laughed.
"Huh, I was a little confused when I heard the word 'forked branch stem star', and I thought it was a new coral species that was branched brain."
At some point, the female customer also came over, with disdain for the novice in her tone. She might have picked out her favorite coral and wanted to come over to see what Zhang Zian had picked.
Being yelled at by the other party, Zhang Zian's face became slightly feverish. He had only seen these corals in books on paper, but the book only wrote the scientific names of these corals, not their nicknames, and he was immediately seen through by the veterans.
"If it's the first time to raise corals, the ones you choose are not very easy to grow..." the boss reminded.
"It's okay, just pay the tuition." Zhang Zian replied.
His self-confidence comes from the fact that he has top-notch equipment, because playing aquarium is playing with equipment, and the higher-end equipment can reduce the difficulty of breeding.
"Well, I really appreciate this sentence." The female customer nodded, "It's so boring to raise it step by step from easy to difficult."
"Okay." Of course the boss will not object, whoever pays has the final say.
He turned around and fetched the calculator, "Let me calculate the price..."
"Wait, there's this one too. I want this too. How much is it?" Zhang Zian pointed at the coral attached to the living rock fragments.
In order to highlight the color of the landscaping tank and the coral tank, the lights on the second floor are relatively dim. Neither the boss nor the female customers noticed that there is a coral hidden there, and they all got closer to it in doubt, only to find that it was not surprising. little guy.
"Huh? Strange."
The boss has clearly checked the purchase order just now, and the corals on the purchase order correspond to the current corals one by one. How can there be an extra coral out of thin air
He frowned and counted the quantity again. If the coral was not counted, the quantity was just right.
In other words, the sender sent an extra coral.
In order to import corals, he has dealt with Indonesian farms many times. He knows that those mercenary guys can’t be so kind. The only explanation is that this coral is epiphytic next to other corals, and it was merged because it was too inconspicuous. It was mined and shipped in containers without even being noticed by customs.
It's a pity that this coral is not a rare species. A precious coral must be beautiful, but this coral is small and ugly.
But... He took a closer look, and based on his experience, he didn't recognize what kind of coral it was.
"This thing is..."
He pondered, pretending to be thinking, ashamed to admit that he was not sure.
The female customer next to her glanced at it, and said with a firm smile, "This is rose coral, right? Boss, you don't even know this?"
Although Rose Coral has a nice and romantic name, in fact, this species is relatively ugly among corals, and its color is also dull. Most aquarists are not interested in this kind of coral.
In addition, the appearance of rose corals is notoriously unrestrained and loves freedom. In the category of "rose corals", some rose corals look similar to other types of corals, while some rose corals are obviously the same species, but their shapes are very different. , often cause problems for the classification and definition of coral researchers, it can be called the chameleon of the coral world.
"Well… "
The boss's heart moved. He only had a very weak impression of Rose Coral. He had introduced it individually before, but he couldn't sell it at all. In the end, he even forgot how to deal with it.
Some corals are easier to distinguish species only after they gather in colonies, and rose corals are one of them.
"The light is too dim, I didn't see it clearly just now, it is indeed rose coral." He smiled calmly.
Rose coral
Zhang Zian murmured a little in his heart.
He also suspected it before, thinking that this coral is quite similar to rose coral, it may be one of its subspecies, but it looks a bit specious, but he has never seen the real thing after all, and rose coral is notoriously difficult to distinguish, So he didn't dare to make a judgment.
Since both the boss and the female customer said it was Rose Coral, it probably was. They were more experienced, while he was just a rookie.
"Okay, how much is this rose coral?" he asked.
"...give me 50 yuan and take it away." The boss said.
"Huh." The female customer smiled half-smile, with a slight sneer from her nose, because such a small rose coral is not worth much at all, Zhang Zian bought other corals, and he can ask for them as extras, otherwise it will be rotten by the boss hands.
A rookie is a rookie, so just treat it as paying tuition fees, she does.
"Rose coral doesn't look very good, but it's easy to raise. It's good to practice with it." The boss smiled, quickly pressed the calculator, and quoted the total price.
Zhang Zian didn't make a counter-offer, he exposed himself as a rookie, there was no way to counter-offer, it was nothing but humiliation.
Netizens in the live broadcast room sympathized with him.
"The shop manager, the dickless iron cock, is probably going to be cheated this time."
"I heard that the store manager was very eloquent before, and I thought he was also an expert in aquarium... he pretended to be quite like it!"
"50 yuan is still money, don't treat mosquito legs as meat! It's also good to reward Xiaoxue!"
After Zhang Zian paid the money, the boss prepared another small incubator for him, put the coral he selected in it, and then gave him oxygen, and told him: "It's still cold now, and the water temperature drops quickly. They keep warm, or they die easily."
"Got it, thank you."
Zhang Zian picked up the incubator and left the coral store with Xiaoxue.
The female customer also checked out and left.
"I don't have time to accompany you on the first floor." Zhang Zian said to Xiaoxue apologetically, "I have to bring the coral back as soon as possible. I paid a lot of money to buy it. If it dies, I will lose a lot."
The first floor is full of various fish, shrimps, crabs, octopuses and other marine organisms. It was originally planned to finish shopping in one go today, but the plan could not keep up with the changes, and the time was delayed due to some minor accidents.
In fact, the aquarium in his shop has not been customized yet, and he is not in a hurry to introduce these creatures for the time being, but the imported corals that have just been shipped are hard to come by. How can they return empty after entering Baoshan
"Ah, it doesn't matter, it's getting late anyway." Xiaoxue looked at the time, she went out to play wildly for a long time today, she can't get too complacent, otherwise she will be scolded again.
When the netizens in the live broadcast room heard that they were about to say goodbye to Xiaoxue, they played around and blamed Zhang Zian.
"Okay, that's all for today's live broadcast. Newcomers, remember to pay attention to Xiaoxue's live broadcast room and Weibo. The next live broadcast time will be announced in advance on Weibo. If there is no accident, next time I will lead Everyone, go visit the Qiyuan Aquarium! Also, everyone, don’t forget about the statue of the cat god, if you see it, please let us know, the store manager has offered a big reward!” Xiaoxue made a signature closing ceremony to the camera , "seeyounexttime!"
As the voice fell, she also quit the app, ending today's live broadcast.
Zhang Zian and Xiaoxue said goodbye to each other, and each took a taxi home.