16: Selling fish, buying a car

Finally, one of the aunties, lost herself in Yang Qi's repeated calls of “Big Sister”.

“That’s it then! I think what this young man says makes sense. Pick me a big Black Seabream, my granddaughter loves Black Seabream.”

“Alright! Big Sister, how about this one, it looks pretty good, doesn't it?”

After some comparison, the Big Sister said, “This is the one!”

“Okay, I’ll weigh it for you. 3.4 jin, 3.4 x 70 = 238 yuan. Here you go!”

“Young man, do you clean the fish here?”

“Oh, Big Sister, isn't this my first time selling here? I didn't even bring any tools to clean fish! Besides, it's not convenient here, is it? How about I charge you 235 yuan, and you take the trouble to clean it yourself at home!”

“Alright! I'll scan your payment!”

The other two aunties also picked their fish, paid, and left.

The people living in such high-end communities are all wealthy.

People have a herd mentality and subconsciously compare themselves to others. Generally, the richer people are, the more this is true. They are all wealthy people in the same circle; if you can afford to spend a few extra yuan on wild fish, why should I settle for farmed fish for a few yuan less?

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if word got out!

So, once one person starts, more will follow.

So much so that when one of the aunties mentioned in their owner's group, “Someone is selling pure wild sea-caught fish at the main entrance,” a good number of aunties rushed out and bought all of Yang Qi's fish.

Later, several aunties even criticized Yang Qi for not catching more fish to sell.

Yang Qi repeatedly promised to catch more fish to sell in the future, and after adding them on WeChat, promising to notify them first when he came again, they finally let him leave.

Yang Qi couldn't help but sigh.

However, having witnessed these aunties' purchasing power, if he catches fish in the future, he can indeed come here to sell them. It can be considered a sales channel.

Returning home, he put away his fishing gear. After a simple wash, he began to calculate today's income.

His morning income was:

3500 yuan from Zhang Jun + 650 yuan from the fishing buddy.

3500 + 650 = 4150 yuan.

His afternoon income was:

14550 yuan from General Manager Yu + 1850 yuan from Golden Harbor Community.

14550 + 1850 = 16400 yuan.

Today's total income was:

4150 + 16400 = 20550 yuan.

He didn't know until he calculated it, and when he did, he was shocked!

An income of over twenty thousand yuan in one day was something Yang Qi couldn't even dream of before.

He recalled that he had only saved about ten thousand yuan in two years of work, and now he had earned twenty thousand yuan in a single day.

Just thinking about it made him excited, made him thrilled!

Suddenly, everything felt so unreal. He pinched his thigh, wincing in pain.

It turned out everything was real!

Thinking that he possessed the Golden Finger, he would earn even more in the future.

Yang Qi immediately felt his face flush, and a surge of excitement, like a tide, overwhelmed him, making him unable to control himself.

Clenching his trembling hands, he threw his arms up. Finally unable to suppress it, he let out a low shout: “Awesome!”

“So, if it's over 20,000 a day, that's over 600,000 a month, and over 7,200,000 a year.” Yang Qi couldn't help but fantasize!

He paced around his rented room several times, not knowing how to vent his Excited emotions! Yang Qi decided to go out for a walk and grab some dinner!

“I've made money,

Made money,

I don't even know how to spend it,

I'll buy a Nokia with my left hand,

And a Motorola with my right hand.

China Mobile, China Unicom, PHS,

I'll change my phone number every day!

I...”

Yang Qi hummed a tune as he walked downstairs.

Walking aimlessly on the road, the evening breeze brushed his cheeks, carrying away the day's hustle and fatigue.

In a great mood, Yang Qi felt that even the normally fishy sea breeze was sweet!

Suddenly, he looked up and saw an electric vehicle store. Yang Qi thought that he needed a tricycle anyway, so why not take the opportunity to buy one.

So he stopped to look at the vehicles.

“Handsome! Looking to buy a tricycle? Tell me your needs?” the owner asked in broken Mandarin.

“Yes, boss, I want to see a powerful tricycle with a long range, something I can use to haul goods.”

The boss rattled off a bunch of introductions, finally pointing to a vehicle and gesturing to Yang Qi.

Yang Qi didn't understand a single one of the technical terms.

When he asked the price, “7880.”

“That expensive!”

“Handsome! The cost alone is 7500, aren't I making any money?”

Oh, please!

With two years of 'ox and horse' experience, Yang Qi had been fed countless 'pie in the sky' promises.

He generally only believed half of what such 'creatures' as the boss said.

After a battle of wits,

the boss's final bottom price was 7480 yuan.

“This price is a bit high!” Yang Qi decided to consider it further and look elsewhere first!

“Handsome, how about a used one!”

Seeing that Yang Qi really didn't accept his price, the boss, not wanting to miss out on the sale, spoke up.

Yang Qi turned to look at the boss! He saw the boss pointing to a tricycle loaded with several cardboard boxes.

“This vehicle is on consignment from a customer, 80% new, with the exact same performance as that one, 4680. I've already fixed it up and was planning to use it myself!”

Yang Qi meticulously inspected the entire vehicle; apart from a few scratches, it was basically like new, and he was immediately tempted.

“I'll test drive it!”

After driving two hundred meters, Yang Qi was very satisfied.

Back in the store, another battle of wits ensued.

Finally, Yang Qi bought this used electric vehicle, with a cargo bed 2 meters long and 1.3 meters wide, for 4600 yuan.

The boss, making a tidy profit of 1500 yuan, also gave him a waterproof tarp, replaced the old battery with a new set, and even threw in a safety helmet that cost 10 yuan at wholesale price.

Win-win! Everyone was happy!

The boss, beaming, watched Yang Qi ride off.

“Now, hauling my fishing tackle box and equipment will be a breeze!”

Yang Qi drove his newly bought tricycle towards a less crowded area.

Since this tricycle was designed for hauling goods, it had plenty of power. It ran faster than a bus!

Yang Qi, who usually rode a two-wheeler with a speed of only twenty to thirty kilometers per hour, felt like he was flying.

Both stable and fast!

Yang Qi planned to drive around nearby to learn about the seafood market and the surrounding environment.

“My equipment is getting more and more! It's really inconvenient living on the third floor now. I should find a suitable place to live!”

“Might as well look around!”

Yang Qi's original rented studio apartment was in a suburban, urban-rural fringe area.

He now had clear standards for the house he most wanted to rent:

1. Close to the sea. He would rely on the sea for his livelihood in the future. Therefore, being close to the sea would be more convenient.

2. A safe and convenient place to park his electric tricycle, preferably with a yard. He had his takeout stolen when he was a delivery driver, and now he suspects everyone of being a thief.

3. Preferably on the first floor. Because he now has more and more equipment, he doesn't want to carry all that gear up and down several times a day.

In fact, these conditions were somewhat restrictive and demanding. It meant a villa or bungalow near the sea, or a house in a seaside fishing village.