Chapter 4: Selling goods
Li Changle strode towards the pier with long legs and long steps, but it took him more than half an hour to reach the noisy pier.
The fishermen are busy unloading the goods, the carts of the supply and marketing cooperatives and the fishmongers are busy grabbing fish, and everyone is working hard to make a living!
There are two or three seafood purchase points at the pier, namely Lin Ji, Chen Ji, and Wang Ji. Today he does not plan to sell goods at the pier. Anyway, he has to go to Tuxiaqiao to pay the hospitalization fee and send it to the seafood shop in Chenji Town for a reasonable price. Be a little higher.
Li Changle made up his mind and looked around. He didn't see the tractor taking people to the town on the way. There was a small boat in front of him. The owner of the boat shouted loudly, "Is there anyone else going to the town? Come up quickly, we are leaving!" "
There were not many people going to the town to sell seafood at this time, and there were only a few people on the boat going to the town to sell their goods.
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"Wait a minute, there's another one!" Li Changle stepped on the gangplank and walked to the boat. As soon as he got on the boat, someone grabbed him from behind and held the basket on his back.
"Fish seller, have you found any good stuff?"
Li Changle looked back and saw at a glance the two hemp seeds on the bulbous nose of the short winter melon that was holding the basket on his back, "Wang Mazi, it turns out to be your tablet (bá yǘ)!"
This guy's nickname is Wang Mazi, and his real name is Wang Jiawang, and he is also one of his bad friends. The Wangji Seafood Buying Shop at the pier belongs to his family.
This guy is just like his father, Wang Laolu, who is an iron rooster who is greedy for profit. The father and son are best at killing people. If they can't kill them, they will play tricks on the scales. He has also suffered losses several times.
When Wang Mazi saw it was him, he was stunned for a moment and twitched his lips: "You also went shopping in the sea? Did you get anything good? Put it down quickly, let me go and I will help you sell it!"
As he spoke, he lifted the backpack down, as if as long as he spoke, Li Changle would definitely not refuse.
In the previous life, Li Changle was indeed like this before anything happened at home, because he always wanted Wang Mazi to take him to help his brother-in-law, because his brother-in-law made a lot of money by selling goods.
Little did he know that Wang Mazi took advantage of his desire to make a lot of money, not only took advantage of him, but also laughed at him outside afterwards saying he was a pig.
Ever since he saw Wang Mazi's face clearly, he had never given him a chance to take advantage of him, and he would never give him a chance in this life.
Li Changle immediately lifted up the backpack and put it away, opened a hole in the net bag and net covering the backpack, showed it to him, and said: "I got a few strips of green bamboo, about ten kilograms of horse mackerel, and a few more Jinpipi shrimp.
You also know that my father was bitten by a five-step snake, and he is still waiting for me to send money to the hospital. You give me two to three hundred yuan first, and I will sell it to you. When I come back, how about refunding more or less?"
"Oh yo yo, I'll give you more but less reimbursement!" Wang Mazi seemed to have heard some ridiculous joke, "Ah Le, it's a good thing that you grew up by the sea.
Qingzhan is three-thirds a catty, Pipi shrimps are given away and no one wants them, and the price of horse mackerel is better, only two cents a catty, two or three hundred, you really dare to say that."
His helper curled his lips and said, "Awang, Ah Le's fish is going to be sold in the town. There are many rich people in the town, so I'm sure the shrimp and mackerel can be sold for ten yuan a catty!"
Wang Mazi nodded sarcastically, "Yes, yes, hurry up, don't delay Ale from going to town to sell fish!"
Seeing how he was avoiding him, Li Changle thought of the past and wanted to disgust him, so he shouted at him: "Wang Mazi, we are the best of buddies. Now my father's hospital bill is still more than 300 yuan short. You Lend me the emergency loan first, and I will pay you back when I have the money."
"Where did I get the money to lend you? You go to the town and have a look. There are many rich people in the town..." Wang Mazi ran away without looking back, as if there was a ghost chasing after him.
"It's okay, buddy, what the hell!" Li Changle spat at his back and sat down.
Several women sitting next to him also stretched their necks to look into the basket on his back. When they saw that what was placed on it was indeed Qingzhan and Pipi shrimp, they curled their lips and sat back, whispering to each other.
"A second-rate guy can also go fishing? I think he can't even tell the difference between Qing Qingzhan and Ma Ju?"
"I can't tell what I'm afraid of. There are a lot of rich people in this town, so just be sweet-mouthed and good-looking!"
"Yes! Look at him, he has thin skin and tender flesh, and he looks as good-looking as a young boy on the stage!"
"If you and I were just eating idle meals at home and doing nothing every day, we would definitely be as tender-skinned and tender as him."
Although Li Changle could not hear clearly what these women were chewing in a low voice, he was used to it in his previous life and did not want to be acquainted with them. He just held the basket on his back steady with both hands to prevent it from being knocked over by the rocking boat.
Unexpectedly, his cautious look aroused a burst of contempt from several women, who felt that it was useless for a grown man to treat a few rotten fish and shrimps as treasures.
Half an hour later, the boat stopped at the boat dock next to the road bridge. Li Changle paid the boat owner the fare, carried the basket on his back, went ashore and walked straight to Chen's house.
The Chen family's shop is right at the entrance of the vegetable market. When I walked in, I saw Chen Dong, Chen's buck-toothed son, holding a basin and throwing ice cubes into the seafood basket. "A Dong, how much does a pound of rice and fish cost?"
"It depends on how heavy it is. The heavier it is, the more valuable it is." Chen Dong put the basin on the bamboo basket, "Did you really find rice and fish? Put it down and let me take a look."
"Why are you lying to me?" Li Changle took two steps inside. "Not only are there rice fish, but there are also a pair of large flower dragons. If the price is right, I will sell it to you. If it is not suitable, I will go to another shop to look."
Chen Dong smiled politely, came out to help him take the basket, opened the net bag and the net, and at a glance he saw the rice fish curled up in the basket.
"Ale, where did you get such a big rice fish? Did you go out to sea with some fishing boat?"
It's not that he doesn't believe it, it's mainly because A Le has been too messy these years. On second thought, no one has said that his hands and feet are unclean in these years. On the contrary, that guy Wang Mazi dares to do anything.
Li Changle glanced at him and said quietly: "Don't worry, I found it on the sea. If I have any questions, I won't come to you."
After hearing this, Chen Dong hurriedly smiled and said: "I didn't mean that, I just thought you were lucky enough to be able to find such a big item while searching the sea."
Li Changle also smiled and pushed the shrimp away, "Take a closer look."
When Chen Dong saw the big flower dragon, his eyes showed surprise. He looked as if he had seen the little girl he liked. He hurriedly took out a cigarette and handed it to Li Changle, lighting it for him diligently.
"A Le, you can rest assured about the price. Rice fish over 35 kilograms costs 3 yuan per catty, giant flower dragon over 30 centimeters costs 12 yuan, seabass costs 5 cents, conger eels 3 cents, green zhan, pippi shrimps cost 5 cents. , Small 3 points, Mackerel 3 points..."
Several passers-by turned their heads and looked over, and exclaimed when they saw the big fish and the big flower dragon.
"Ouch! What a big, beautiful dragon!"
"Of course, why not call it Big Flower Dragon!"
"Wow! Look, the tail of this rice fish is still moving. It looks like it weighs at least more than 40 kilograms. You can find such a big fish by sea. No one can compare with this sea transport!"
Li Changle looked at the fish and shrimp in his basket with a disappointed look on his face. He had not yet recovered from the shock that the rice and fish were only 3 yuan a pound and the flower dragon was only 12.
At this time, women from the same village who went fishing also came. When they saw the fish and shrimps in Li Changle's basket, their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide enough to fit a big egg.
"Didn't he just tell Wang Mazi that he only found Qingzhan, Mackerel, and Pipi shrimp?"
"We also saw it." A woman winked, "Most probably she knows that Wang Mazi took advantage of him in the past."
Another person looked at Li Changle who was unconscious, and whispered to several women.
"Ah Qing's wife said that his father was bitten by a five-step snake and it was very serious. He was sent to the hospital early this morning."
At this time, those who were originally envious and jealous sighed, and felt balanced in their hearts, "So that's it! It's time to be more careful. It costs a lot to go to the hospital now, and the money may not be enough."
"Yes! Yes! Spending money in the hospital is like running water."
A woman looked at Chen Dong and said, "A Dong, do you want to accept the garlic?"
"Collect it, please wait a moment."
The bosses of the seafood shops next door also came over and said, "It's really a big deal! A rice fish and a pair of giant dragons are worth more than a boatload of mackerel."
Chen Dong saw that Li Changle was silent after hearing his quotation, and he was in a state of confusion. Seeing the people next door coming to make trouble again, he hurriedly explained to him, "Ale, the price I gave you is really high, don't believe it." Just ask these colleagues."
"Young man, if you are not satisfied with the price given by A Dong, you can send it to my house to have a look." A bald boss grabbed business openly.
Li Changle didn't believe in these bosses. He had experienced this in his previous life. When these people grabbed business, they raised the prices very high. When you delivered the fresh goods, they used various excuses to lower the prices. In the end, they were not even sold at the Chen family's price. good.
"A Dong!" Li Changle said to Chen Dong: "It's not easy to buy such big and fresh rice fish. So, the rice fish is 3.5 yuan, the big flower dragon is 15 yuan, and the sea bass is the price you said. I'll pay for the rest. Take it home and eat it yourself. If you think it works, just weigh it. If it doesn't work, I'll go to another place to check."
After hearing this, several other seafood shops looked at Chen Dong and said, "A Dong, even charging this price is in vain!"
Chen Dong also hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said: "Okay, they are from the same village. Your family is in urgent need of money now, so you have to collect it even if you don't make any money."
Li Changle knew in his heart that it was a lie not to make money, it was just to make less, but people could talk and it was pleasant to listen to. No wonder the business would grow bigger and bigger.
Seeing that there was no hope, the bosses also dispersed.
Chapter completed!