211: Mom sells fish

Everyone arrived at Chen Tianming's shop. Yang Qi asked the fish-butchering master in the shop to help cut the large Manta Ray into four pieces, as it was too big to handle easily.

Yang Qi and Bai Lang carried down the boxes of Tuna innards and Manta Ray liver from the tricycles.

Then, they loaded all the other fish, including the large Manta Ray, onto the minivan.

Chen Lanxin drove the women to the The City to sell the fish. Bai Lang was also taken along, as he was free labor.

Yang Qi and Zhang Jun didn't stay long at Chen Tianming's place. After a few more discussions, they took the fish money and went home. Of course, Zhang Jun also received some Tuna innards and Manta Ray liver.

Excluding the Tuna, Yang Qi sold over 100,000 yuan worth of fish, while Zhang Jun, having caught a giant Grouper, surpassed him, selling over 130,000 yuan worth.

This was also thanks to them encountering a large school of fish, and of course, those Groupers were indispensable.

Yang Qi also had Lu Hua take a Yellowfin Tuna, valued at 80,000 yuan.

Yang Qi rode his tricycle home alone, put away the innards and fish liver.

After washing up, he took a nap.

He woke up at four o'clock. Going downstairs, he found that his mother hadn't returned yet. He called his mother and found out her exact location.

Yang Qi drove his BMW towards the The City. Arriving at the entrance of a high-end residential complex, he found his mother weighing fish for several elderly women.

He parked his car on the side and didn't get out, just sat in the car smoking.

Chen Lanxin was nearby, responsible for gutting fish for customers who needed it.

Seeing the two of them busy, Yang Qi walked over with a smile. He happened to hear his mother talking to a customer:

"Big sister, all these fish were caught by my son himself. He just returned from sea this afternoon. They are absolutely wild and fresh. The price is definitely cheap. Would you like to buy some to try?"

"Is that so! Little sister, if you make it a bit cheaper, I'll buy some and also call a few people over to buy," an auntie said.

"No problem, big sister, I'll give you a discount of one yuan per catty, and I'll even give you an extra fish. You must help me spread the word!" his mother said generously.

The auntie was delighted to hear this. She immediately squatted down to pick fish, choosing three. Finally, she saw that Zheng Jin also gave her a Skipjack Tuna.

She immediately took out her phone and heavily promoted it in the owner's group. Fearing others wouldn't see the message, she took out her phone and directly made a few calls.

She told those people that there was someone selling wild sea fish, caught by himself, very fresh, and cheap, opposite the main gate.

Yang Qi sighed upon hearing this: "This auntie is a straightforward person; she really takes things and really gets things done!"

His mother, Zheng Jin, saw her actions and immediately cut a seven to eight catty piece of Manta Ray meat, put it in a bag, and handed it to the auntie.

"Big sister, thank you for helping me promote. This is a big fish my son caught, over two hundred catties. I've cut a piece for you to take home and try, no charge."

The auntie firmly refused, but his mother insisted on giving it to her.

"Big sister, I'm from inland. My son fishes here, and I just came over to sell some small fish and shrimp. Today, seeing you help me promote the fish catch like this, I'm truly grateful to you. Please don't be modest; you must accept it."

After several rounds of back and forth, the auntie "reluctantly" had to accept.

"Alright! Since you've said so, little sister, I'll accept it. From now on, you're my little sister. Come, come, let's add each other on WeChat. If you come to sell fish or anything in the future, just tell me, and I'll help you promote it."

"To be honest! I'm not from here either; I'm from the Northeast. We should definitely visit each other more often in the future!"

It was clear that the auntie was also a talkative person.

At this moment, six or seven aunties and young wives came out of the residential complex entrance, looking around.

The auntie waved and greeted towards the main gate: "Over here, sister Dali."

When the group arrived in front of the stall, the auntie gave another round of recommendations.

First, she pried open the fish gills to show everyone the freshness of the fish, then gave a lengthy introduction.

She recounted everything his mother had just told her.

"What an enthusiastic auntie!" Yang Qi couldn't help but exclaim, watching the scene.

In the end, everyone who had just arrived bought six or seven catties of sea fish. Two of them were interested in the Manta Ray meat, each buying four or five catties to take home and taste.

While they were still gutting fish, another group of people came out of the residential complex entrance, all heading this way.

One of the aunties, who had probably eaten Manta Ray before, saw such a large Manta Ray and asked somewhat doubtfully:

"Boss, is this a Manta Ray?"

"Yes, big sister, my son just caught it; it's over two hundred catties. I'm selling it with my son, each of us selling half. How about it, would you like a piece to try?" his mother quickly replied.

"Ah! Over two hundred catties? I ate Manta Ray at my friend's house once. My friend said that fish was over fifty catties, but it tasted pretty good. How much per catty is your two-hundred-plus-catty Manta Ray?" the auntie asked.

"Big sister, my Manta Ray is over two hundred catties, very rare. If I sell it by the piece, I'll sell it for 60 yuan a catty. It's absolutely worth it." His mother replied.

The auntie thought about it. The price wasn't expensive. The last time she bought a fifty-catty Grouper at the wet market, cut into pieces, it cost several hundred yuan a catty.

"Okay, cut me ten catties. I'm starting to miss the taste of Manta Ray."

Several acquaintances, who probably hadn't eaten Manta Ray before, all asked:

"Sister, is this fish tasty?"

Upon hearing this, the auntie immediately raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself, "So you haven't eaten this before? You really haven't seen much, unlike my extensive experience. Hahahaha!"

"Ahem, ahem,"

"This is called Manta Ray. It tastes very good; I've had it once. A two-hundred-plus-catty one is not common. Who knows when we'll encounter it again," the auntie continued.

"Besides, 60 yuan a catty isn't expensive. Think about it, last time at the wet market, we bought those fifty-plus-catty fish pieces for several hundred a catty, right?"

Upon hearing this, several housewives who came with her immediately seemed to realize something and all requested pieces of Manta Ray, eight catties for this one, five catties for that one.

Later, another group of people arrived, heading straight for them. It seemed they had all seen the information in the owner's group and came to buy fish.

Many people saw others buying Manta Ray and, upon inquiring, learned that it was a two-hundred-plus-catty big fish sold in pieces.

No family would buy an entire two-hundred-plus-catty fish to eat.

However, selling it in pieces was different. As long as the price was reasonable, everyone wanted to buy some to try.

Upon inquiring, it was only 60 yuan a catty, completely affordable!

So, it was seven catties for you, eight catties for her, and ten catties for me, as they started buying.

Yang Qi hadn't expected that the Manta Ray meat would be the first to sell out.

By the time it was the turn of the last two aunties, there was no Manta Ray meat left, which really angered them.

"I should have known not to queue. You didn't even save a little for me."