Chapter 25 , Entering the capital for the first time.(2/3)
"You're too small. Do you weigh five or six pounds?"
While thinking, a woman in her thirties asked the fish seller.
Yang Xiaole heard the sound and looked over, only to see the other party looking at the three carp weighing two to three kilograms in the fish seller's hand and asking.
All three fish are dead.
The fish seller is an aunt!
Hearing this, the aunt wiped her sweat and said with a smile: "Wouldn't it be five or six kilograms if you buy three of them? If you want them all, I think it's cheaper. If you buy such a big fish, they are first-class fish.
It’s 4.6 cents per pound! It’s so cheap to buy this.”
The woman hesitated there.
While thinking, a middle-aged fat man appeared in the alley, followed by two young men.
All three people covered their faces tightly with something.
The young man followed behind, carrying a handbag and a sack.
I came to the egg seller and asked about the price. In the end, I paid 5 cents each.
A young man was left here picking things, and the fat man led another person inside.
I came to the fish seller and took a look at the fish.
After looking at the fish, I asked about the price.
He said grandly: "Give me all three! But your fish has been dead for a long time. I want 2 cents."
The aunt happily agreed upon hearing this.
How could this fish survive in the city?
If it can't be sold, it will become smelly over time, so we have to go back and pickle the salted fish.
Upon seeing this, the fat man took the fish and picked up the scale brought by his little apprentice. He pulled it skillfully twice and said: "7 catties and 1 tael, so let's calculate it as 7 catties. A total of 1 yuan and 40 cents is okay, right?"
Auntie didn't pay attention either.
The straw rope still has weight!
He happily agreed, took the money and left the alley.
The fat man glanced at Yang Xiaole next to him, handed the fish to the young apprentice behind him, and walked inside without paying attention.
Along the way, I swept around as if I didn't need any money.
Yang Xiaole took a look and saw that this guy was either a purchaser for a certain hotel or factory, or a logistics worker for a special unit.
Watched it for a while.
He struggled for a while, and finally made a decision and went out through other small alleys.
Fortunately, no one is guarding here.
After exiting the alley, I looked around.
I found my way to the back of a restaurant and quietly entered the space.
When I came to the slope, I pulled a few grass vines, got two large carps of about five kilograms from the puddle, and tied their mouths with ropes.
He took off his clothes and covered his face before leaving the space.
However, he still brought out a large eel weighing about 2 kilograms, stuck it in his mouth with a branch, and carried it.
Try it first and then tell me, if you are robbed, just rob it!
Then he struggled to carry the two big fish and walked towards the alley.
When they came here, everyone just looked at it in surprise and stopped paying attention.
All kinds of people come here, including children.
Yang Xiaole was not in a hurry to find Fatty.
But wait there.
After all, buying and selling on the pole is worthless.
The woman who had not bought any fish before saw him coming with the fish, and she felt happy for a while.
He glanced at Yang Xiaole.
No matter how old he was, he asked: "How much does this fish cost?"
"It's 2 yuan a piece."
He also estimated that it was about five kilograms in gross, and calculated that it was about 4 cents per kilogram, which was cheaper than in the wet market, but not cheap either.
The woman hesitated, "Can I try?"
"Can!"
Yang Xiaole handed her one fish.
The woman took it and weighed it. She saw that it was alive and she had already made up her mind.
But she still asked: "I want 1 yuan and 5 yuan."
Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this and stretched out his hand: "Forget it, give it back to me, and you can go look elsewhere."
Seeing that he was not even willing to grind the mill, the woman thought about it for a moment.
Finally, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket, opened it, took out two dollars and handed it to him.
"Look!"
Yang Xiaole took two one-dollar bills and looked at them in the dim light.
Then he nodded: "Yeah, no problem."
When the woman saw this, she took the fish and left.
Looking at the other person's back as he left, Yang Xiaole smiled.
Maybe it's because I arrived late. There are a lot of people here, but there aren't many things left.
He probably sold the items and ran away.
I didn't care anymore, but stayed there for a while.
Many people came to ask about the price, but when they heard it was close to 40 cents per pound, they left one after another.
"Scream, it's so big? Is it still alive?"
At this time, the fat man swept around inside and came back. He was surprised when he saw the fish in his hand.
After taking a closer look, I was surprised again: "Oh, there is also a giant eel!"
Then he looked at him and said with a smile: "Kid, you just went back to get fish, right? Why don't you wait here for me?"
Hearing this, Yang Xiaole was shocked.
Good guy.
With such dim lighting, the other party just took one look at him and remembered it.
And he was still shirtless at this time!
Maybe it’s a matter of height!
Without saying anything, he looked at him with a smile and said with a smile: "Uncle, my father just asked me to bring the fish to see if I can exchange it for something! I don't know you!"
When the fat man heard this, he looked around.
He didn't see anything, then he turned around and said with a smile: "Boy, you're just playing tricks on me! You're a little too young."
Then he said: "Okay, make a price and I'll take it all. I'll have to go back soon!"
Yang Xiaole thought for a while and finally quoted a price: "The carp is 2 yuan a piece, and you can give it to the eel! After all, I have never sold such a big one before."
He also played a trick and said that he had never sold such a big one before.
It's not that it has never been sold.
The fat man didn't say anything and just stretched out his hand.
Yang Xiaole directly handed over the two things, knowing that the other party was going to weigh them.
The fat man took the fish and weighed it with his hands, then gave it to the young man behind him, and then weighed the big eel in his hand.
Then I fell into thinking.
It’s really hard to give a price for this thing. Generally, it’s only 50 cents per catty for more than half a catty.
But one this big is rare!
After hesitating for a while, he still asked: "This is two yuan, a total of 4 yuan, what do you think?"
"Okay! This is the price."
After Yang Xiaole finished speaking, he stretched out his hand.
To be continued...