167: Huge fish

“Let me ask you, have you ever seen a school of thousands of Large Yellow Croaker swim beneath your feet?”

“Good heavens, that sight, tsk tsk tsk.”

“I have. I checked my phone very carefully at 5:23 AM...”

“You haven't seen it, so you wouldn't know...”

“You haven't seen it, so you wouldn't understand...”

Yang Qi stood before them, speaking fluently and endlessly.

Everyone was speechless, thinking to themselves:

“Damn it, where would I have seen something so rare? A school of thousands of Large Yellow Croaker.”

“If I encountered that, I’d jump in and grab a few, even if I had to.”

This show-off, he really managed to pull it off this time.

“At that moment, a thought flashed through my mind. I took out my cast net, and just like that, I raised my hand, turned, and cast the net. It was like this, then like that, all in one smooth motion. The entire net entered the water in a perfect circle.”

Yang Qi gestured as he spoke, while Zhang Jun and the others rolled their eyes repeatedly, helplessly watching him perform his solo act.

“Even with my Herculean arm, I couldn't pull it up. I had to use a crane to lift it. When it was finally on the deck, do you know what happened to me?”

Yang Qi suddenly stopped, his eyes scanning everyone, a look of 'guess, just guess' on his face.

A million grass-mud horses flew through everyone's minds:

“Damn it, how would I know what happened to you?!”

Yang Qi paused for a few seconds, then, with a 'let me tell you the correct answer' expression, he said:

“At that moment, I felt like I was looking at a mountain of gold, a mountain built from golden bricks, one after another. It was so beautiful, shimmering golden.”

“You weren't there, so you wouldn't know...”

Just as their ears were about to grow calluses, Bai Xue pushed over the cart carrying the box with over twenty slightly flawed Large Yellow Croaker.

The others had had enough of Yang Qi's bragging, like a chatterbox.

As soon as they saw Bai Xue and the two mothers approach, they rushed to greet them. Chen Tianming took the trolley and arranged for two workers to watch over it.

Then he said to Yang Qi, “The Large Yellow Croaker will be kept in the live fish tank for now. I’ll arrange for two people to watch them here. We’ll unload them tonight when there’s no light, to avoid affecting their skin.”

Yang Qi thought about it and agreed. It would be a waste if their skin was damaged when they were finally taken out of the tank.

Two people were left to watch the fishing boat, and there were several cameras on the dock pointed this way, so nothing should happen.

Zhang Jun called Zhang Fei, telling the people watching the cameras on their end to pay extra attention to the setting sail.

“Okay! Let’s do that then,” Yang Qi replied.

So Chen Tianming led everyone back to the trading company to sit down and drink tea. Zhang Jun then said to Chen Tianming:

“If the acquisition money isn’t enough, I can lend it to you, but the price of the Large Yellow Croaker must be fair.”

Chen Tianming was also very happy. He quoted Yang Qi an acquisition price that was basically the same as last time.

Yang Qi was also very satisfied. In fact, after the fishing season began, seafood acquisition prices had dropped by about 10%.

“If the money really isn’t convenient, you can pay me back after you sell them. I trust you, don’t I?”

Yang Qi said very generously.

After discussing business, Yang Qi gave Zhang Jun three Large Yellow Croaker, each weighing about three jin. He took one for his own family and one for Bai Xue's family. Chen Lanying declined, saying they would all eat together that evening, and one would be enough.

The other fresh Large Yellow Croaker were weighed and then stored in Chen Tianming’s freezer warehouse, and the money would be settled that evening.

Afterward, Yang Qi went with Zhang Jun to the city to replenish some fishing gear for tomorrow’s outing. After all, they were going deep-sea fishing for Bluefin Tuna, and if they caught a big one, their current line setup might not be quite enough.

It was better to be prepared, as it should be.

Everyone first returned to Yang Qi’s house. Yang Qi drove his BMW, following Zhang Jun to the city. He claimed it was to avoid Zhang Jun having to drive him back later.

In reality, he just wanted to drive his own car. Zhang Jun was already planning to come over to see him sell the Large Yellow Croaker.

There was no need to buy new fishing rods; their existing ones were perfectly fine, especially the two professional-grade Tuna fishing rods.

The two each bought a more powerful big drum reel, thicker line sets, and larger Tuna hooks, which were almost palm-sized.

They also prepared 2000 meters of spare main line, several Tuna hooks, and several reinforced leader lines.

By the time the two had hastily eaten dinner nearby and rushed back to Chen Tianming’s trading company in Qingshan Town, it was already dark.

Bai Xue and Mother Yang were busy with the accounts, and the Large Yellow Croaker were being weighed one by one. Yang Qi didn't go over to disturb them.

He and Zhang Jun went to a nearby supermarket to buy some daily necessities, as well as some cigarettes and snacks.

By the time the two returned, almost all the Large Yellow Croaker had been weighed.

After a short wait, Yang Qi and Chen Tianming both received the accounts, and after checking them, they began to calculate the money.

The final total was 436 Large Yellow Croaker, including: 25 fish weighing ten to twelve jin.

26 fish weighing nine to ten jin.

20 fish weighing eight to nine jin.

38 fish weighing seven to eight jin.

42 fish weighing six to seven jin.

62 fish weighing five to six jin... The final calculation totaled 15,247,800 yuan.

Oh my goodness!!

Yang Qi was greatly surprised. He knew it would sell for a lot of money, but he didn't expect it to sell for over ten million.

It was ridiculously exaggerated!

Looking at the bill, Yang Qi could hardly believe it. He widened his eyes, looking at the bill, then at Chen Tianming and Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun was a little puzzled. What was with that expression? He leaned over to look.

“Hiss... This~”

“This is too incredible!”

The commotion here still caught the attention of Bai Xue and the others, and they all looked over. Yang Qi and the others gave an awkward smile.

Chen Tianming checked his account and saw a shortfall of 4 million yuan, so he said to Zhang Jun:

“Cousin, please lend me some money for now. I’ll pay you back once the fish are sold. I’m still short 4 million.”

“Alright, no problem.”

Zhang Jun, after all, was someone who had seen many big waves. Although he was surprised and exclaimed at the sight of ten or twenty million in fish money, he quickly returned to normal.

“Brother Jun, maybe you don’t need to lend it for now! It’s the same if he owes me,” Yang Qi said.

“What are you talking about? Is that the same? If he settles all the money with you, isn’t that a clear transaction? Your deal will be complete.”

“As for him borrowing money from me, that’s another matter. Besides, he wouldn’t dare to default on me, ha ha ha,” Zhang Jun said with a chuckle.

Yang Qi nodded gratefully, saying nothing.

“Why would I default on you? I’m not that kind of person, okay?” Chen Tianming grumbled unhappily.

Zhang Jun didn’t say anything more and directly transferred 4 million yuan to Chen Tianming’s account.

A short while later, Yang Qi received a transfer of 15,247,800 yuan. He didn’t know how Chen Tianming managed to transfer so much money at once.

He only knew that not long after, he received an inquiry call from the bank. It was the same bank manager Zhang Jun had introduced him to last time.

When the call came, Zhang Jun even took it and spoke a few words, hoping the bank could offer Yang Qi the greatest convenience. The manager naturally hoped for another big client and courteously agreed to Zhang Jun’s suggestion.