Chapter 163 You think you are selling gold?

Chapter 163 You think you are selling gold?

Chapter 163 You think you are selling gold?
Li Changle nodded thankfully, "We fishmongers still have to rely on the big bosses for support, and harmony brings wealth." He then added, "I plan to ask for 420 yuan, do you think this price is high?"

Chen Dong thought for a moment and nodded, "Four hundred and twenty yuan per piece of rice fish weighing more than 60 kilograms is not expensive, let's set this price." He looked at the rice noodles in his bowl and said, "They are still waiting, shall we leave now?"

"Let's go." Li Changle wiped his mouth, "Let's go to the dock to sell fish first."

"Yes, sell the fish first, and then ask Auntie to make you something delicious to eat."

"Absolutely."

Li Changle walked with him to the courtyard, and suddenly remembered that Li's father said he wanted to go see the rice fish, so he hurriedly pushed the tricycle out, put a chair on the car, and helped Li's father sit on the car.

As soon as he left the yard, Li Xiaoyang and his siblings caught up with him, "Uncle San, we want to watch you sell fish too."

Li Changle stopped the car and said, "You can go and watch, but don't make noise or it will affect Uncle Dong's fish sales."

Li Xiaoqing nodded, "We promise to be quiet and not make any noise."

"Come up quickly."

Li Changle asked the younger ones to ride the tricycle and Chen Dong's bicycle, and the older ones followed the tricycles. When they met villagers along the way, they all asked him about the big rice fish he caught yesterday.

The father and son laughed and followed Chen Dong to the dock, where they saw a van and a Yamaha parked outside Chen's shop.

Ah Kun, a middle-aged man, a greasy man with a big belly, and a young man were standing at the dock watching the boats. Lao Chen, Wang Laokou, and Lao Li from Li's were there talking to them.

He parked the tricycle and helped Li's father out of the car. A Kun and the three bosses were also invited over by Chen Dong.

Lao Li and Wang Laokou stood there looking at them with complicated expressions.

"Uncle Kun, rare guest! Rare guest!" Li Changle walked forward with a smile, took out cigarettes for guests and handed them to the four people. The young man took a look and waved his hand without taking them.

Ah Kun took the cigarette with a smile, "When I woke up this morning and saw the wind had died down, I drove over here. Boss Xu, Boss Liu, and Boss Xiao Yang are all here. We've already seen the rice fish. Boy, you're really lucky!"

He felt that the wind came at a very inappropriate time, otherwise, there would be no need to make this trip.

"Uncle Kun, you know that my family has had a hard time. We have been lucky recently and our life has become a little better. I plan to earn some money to build a house so that the house won't be filled with pots and pans when it rains."

Boss Xiao Yang sneered, "It's cheap to build a house in the countryside, but you're just a 60-pound fish. Even if we bid the sky-high price, it won't be enough for you to build a new house!"

After hearing this, Father Li looked at Li Changle worriedly, fearing that Li Changle could not stand the ridicule of others and would confront them.

Li Changle replied in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Boss Yang, one rice fish is certainly not enough. The sea is a great treasure. As long as you are lucky and hardworking, it is only a matter of time before you can build a house."

On the way, Chen Dong told him the situation of the three bosses. This boss, Xiao Yang, was the one who regretted asking too high a price last time. He sold the fish after making a little profit after buying it, and he regretted it again this year when the price of fish maw increased.

"That's right!" A Kun patted Li Changle on the shoulder. "We are lucky, A Le. Maybe next time we go sailing, we can get a big yellow gan back. Building a house will be a piece of cake."

"You are lucky, young man. It is rare to see rice fish weighing more than 60 kilograms in a year. You are lucky, young man. We are waiting for you to get the big cargo!" Seeing that A Kun was speaking for him, Boss Liu also helped to smooth things over.

Li Changle knew that Ah Kun was helping him to hold the place together, and said gratefully, "Thank you Uncle Kun, and thank you Boss Liu for your kind words."

"It's also good for us that you got a large quantity of goods." A Kun smiled at Boss Liu and the other two, "My new store is opening, and we need big fish to keep the place in check. Everyone, please be careful when you guys are bidding!"

"Uncle Kun is right. Take it easy when bidding. Don't raise the price too high!" Xiao Yang glanced at Li Changle and said to Lao Chen, "We have seen the fish. What do you plan to call it?"

Chen Dong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Manager A Kun, all the bosses, let's change the name this time. Please go to the shop to discuss it."

"Okay, let's talk in the shop." The group walked towards the shop.

"Lao Wang, let's go and see the rice fish too." Lao Li pulled Wang Laokou in with him.

After Chen Dong entered the shop, he and Asan carried out the fish in the foam box. Li Changle helped Li's father to look at the fish. Several children also went to watch the fun. After exclaiming "Wow" in surprise, they quietly squatted down to look at the fish.

Li Xiaomei even quietly reached out and poked the fish's belly, but perhaps it was too cold, so she quickly retracted her hand.

Chen Dong looked at Wang Laokou and Lao Li with pride, and said to A Kun and the others, "Inspect the goods first, and I'll tell you what to call it this time."

Wang Laokou took a look, turned around and left with a sullen face. Lao Li stood aside, waiting to see how they would sell the fish.

Old Liu smiled and said, "I just watched it. What else is there to watch? Tell me quickly. What do you call it?"

Boss Xu pulled up a chair and sat down. "No need to look. You can't come up with another one. Let's talk business first." A Kun and Xiao Yang also pulled up bamboo chairs and sat down to listen to Chen Dong's bidding method.
"Well, we think..." Chen Dong repeated what he and Li Changle had agreed on, "The base price for the rice fish is four hundred and twenty..."

"The reserve price is four hundred and twenty!" Xiao Yang interrupted Chen Dong with a sneer, "A Dong, I heard that you bought that big fish last time for only three dollars and a half per catty. This one is only a dozen catties heavier than that one, so it should be three hundred or four hundred at most. Do you think you are selling gold?"

Father Li also felt that it was a bit expensive, but A Le and A Dong both said it was worth the price. They quietly sat on the chair that Li Chang Le brought to him, waiting for them to make an offer.

Chen Dongshen felt that he should not have been notified. He took a breath and said, "Boss Xiao Yang, you should know better than me how rare it is to have rice fish weighing more than 60 kilograms."

He looked at A Kun and the others and said, "Boss, the prices of good goods have been rising steadily in the past two years. You may not be able to buy them even for 420 next time. I believe you will never regret buying them."

Ah Kun smiled and said, "Xiao Chen, your idea this time is very good. It saves everyone from shouting prices and damaging the atmosphere. Everyone is busy, so quickly bring the paper and pen so that we can get down to business."

"Okay, I'll get them for everyone right away." Chen Dong took out a few receipts from the drawer and handed them to the four people with a ballpoint pen. "Every boss, please write down your ideal price on the receipts. Whoever offers the highest price will get the rice and fish."

A Kun took the receipt and wrote down a number without hesitation. Lao Liu and Lao Xu also hesitated for a long time before they picked up the pen and started writing down their ideal price.

Boss Xiao Yang took the receipt and the ballpoint pen and thought for a while before he started writing.

Chen Dong waited for them to finish writing, then stepped forward to collect the receipts, and after looking through them one by one, he pointed at the rice fish and said, "Everyone, rice fish, Phoenix Restaurant is offering 618 for it."

Li Changle originally thought that five hundred and twelve was the maximum, but he didn't expect it to be sold for more than six hundred. He looked at Li's father in great joy, and saw that he was also holding the walking stick tightly with a happy look on his face, and the corners of his lips twitched involuntarily.

Old Li looked at him enviously, then turned and left the shop.

Boss Yang and Boss Xu's faces suddenly darkened, and they secretly cursed the Phoenix Restaurant for being so wealthy and raising the prices too high.

Ah Kun clasped his fists towards them and said with a smile, "Thank you! Thank you!"

Boss Xiao Yang and Boss Xu smiled faintly. One of them gave 460 and the other 480. They didn't expect that someone would give more than 600.

Boss Liu laughed and said, "I had already offered 588, thinking the big rice fish would definitely be mine, but I didn't expect that A Kun still offered a higher price."

"Boss Liu, thank you for your concession." A Kun thought it was better to bid like this, to avoid getting angry and making everyone's faces red and necks thick.

"You're welcome!" Old Liu smiled at him, "Let's go. The wind and waves were strong yesterday. Let's go to other seafood stores to see if there are any good products."

"Boss Liu, Boss Xu, Boss Xiao Yang, take care!" Lao Chen and Chen Dong happily saw them off.

Li Changle said to A Kun, "Uncle Kun, come to my house and have a meal before leaving."

"The restaurant in Haimen will open tomorrow, and everyone is very busy. I'll come back when you get some good fish." A Kun said as he took out a business card from his bag and gave it to him. "It has the phone numbers of Tuxiaqiao Restaurant and Haimen. If it's inconvenient to send fish over there in the future, just call me."

"Yeah!" Li Changle introduced Li's father to him again, and Li's father politely thanked him and Boss Gu for taking care of their family.

After a few pleasantries, Chen Dong and his son came back. A Kun took out some money from his bag and gave it to him. "A Dong, pack the fish for me quickly. Put some ice in it. I'll send it to Haimen right away."

"Okay!" Chen Dong handed the money to Lao Chen and went with Asan to get ice cubes to pack the fish.

After the fish were loaded and put into the van, Li Changle and Adong watched him drive out of the dock before returning to the shop.

Lao Chen took the money out of the drawer and put it on the counter, "Ah Le, here is six hundred and eighteen, please count it."

Li Xiaoyang and the others looked at the brand new banknotes on the table with shining eyes. Li Xiaomei, who was nestled in Li's father's arms, held her grandfather's hand and said, "Grandpa, my third uncle has a lot of money."

"Keep it to yourself, don't tell anyone!" Father Li's eyes were so happy that the fine lines on his face were squeezed together.

Li Changle counted the money, took out thirty yuan from the last bundle of banknotes, took out a handful of banknotes from his pocket, counted out nine cents, and handed it to Chen Dong, "Excuse me, five percent, thirty yuan and nine cents as the agency fee, please count it."

"No problem!" Chen Dong took it and said with a smile, "I heard that Boss Gu's family has just opened a restaurant in Haimen, and the decoration is extremely luxurious. You won't have any trouble selling good goods in the future!"

"You're not bad either. You're the boss of the three seafood shops at the pier. If you keep going like this, you'll take over the Tuxiaqiao seafood shop sooner or later."

"Brother Ale, please stop teasing me. I want to go out to sea with you."

The two of them complimented each other for a few words, and then Li Changle helped Li's father outside, helped him onto the tricycle, and went home happily.

(End of this chapter)