70: Good fish is worth money

In the middle, Zhang Jun, fearing the fish would die, sold them twice, for a total of about five thousand yuan worth of fish.

He decided not to sell the remaining half-box of fish he caught later, plus his 5-jin Sesame Grouper.

It would be good to take them home to show off, and he could also give some away as gifts.

Chang Jianqiang's harvest was also good. The two had basically similar hauls.

The three bid farewell to Boss Wang, boarded the fishing boat that brought them earlier, and returned to the pier.

"Brother Jun, I'm going to Tianming's place first to sell these 40-odd jin of Tiger Grouper," Yang Qi said.

"Hmm! Let's go together! I'll go to his place to get some crushed ice. Old Wang's supply is a bit insufficient," Zhang Jun said.

"Then you two go! I'm heading home first! I have some things to do; I just got a call."

Chang Jianqiang bid farewell to the two and drove away.

Yang Qi and Zhang Jun entered "Tianming Seafood Store" together, with Zhang Jun going to get crushed ice.

Yang Qi then opened his live fish tank: "Tianming, I have a big live Tiger Grouper here. Take a look and give me an estimate."

Chen Tianming leaned over to look into the live fish tank: "Oh my! Wow! Such a big Tiger Grouper! This is rare."

"You guys, take this Tiger Grouper out and weigh it. Be careful, this is good stuff!"

Several employees picked up the large Tiger Grouper, preparing to weigh it.

"Oh, wait, aren't those a few Sesame Grouper down there? Weigh them all."

Chen Tianming saw those Sesame Grouper. These were good catches! He had to get them.

"Hey, hey, hey! Tianming, I wasn't planning on selling the Sesame Grouper! I was going to send them to my parents so they could taste them!" Yang Qi quickly said.

"Oh, my! These Sesame Grouper are still alive? Is it really necessary to send them back home?" Chen Tianming immediately declared:

"Next time, when Uncle and Auntie come over, I'll arrange a seafood feast. Don't worry, I guarantee they'll be satisfied."

"For now, give these to me. I have customers who love these rare goods! Cousin, cousin, you convince Yang Qi."

Chen Tianming then spoke to Zhang Jun, who had just returned with the crushed ice.

"Hehe!" Zhang Jun just smiled and said nothing, not taking the bait.

"Oh! Let go first! Alright, alright! I'll give them to you for now! Can you please let go first? I can't stand you!"

Yang Qi was a bit speechless, rolling his eyes at Chen Tianming.

"You're treating tonight; arrange a table!" Zhang Jun spoke up.

Chen Tianming beamed with joy and readily agreed:

"No problem, let's weigh the fish first! Or, how about we weigh the other Green Grouper too?"

"Alright, alright! I'm giving them all to you; I'll just go home empty-handed then! Sigh!"

Yang Qi almost didn't want to deal with him anymore.

In fact, after so many transactions, the relationship between the two had become quite good.

Yang Qi simply said:

"Those Black Sea Bream and Yellowfin Seabream, let's have them for dinner tonight! I'll just go home empty-handed!"

After the final weighing, the 42-jin Tiger Grouper was priced at 280 yuan per jin. The four Sesame Grouper, each over 5 jin, were priced at 450 yuan per jin. The five Green Grouper, each five or six jin, were priced at 120 yuan per jin.

In the end, all the Grouper sold for a total of 24,300 yuan.

"Good fish are indeed valuable!"

Adding the more than fourteen thousand yuan sold at the oyster farm.

This meant that in one afternoon, Yang Qi earned over thirty-nine thousand yuan.

Indeed, when the fishing is good, money comes quickly.

"Yang Qi, you're really amazing! You're practically a money printing machine. Others go out to sea for days and don't earn as much as you do."

Zhang Jun also sighed.

"I've never seen a fisherman as skilled as you. You truly belong to the sea!"

"Hehehe! Luck, it's all luck!"

"Hehehe! Cousin! The legendary 'Air Force Commander'! When you encountered the school of fish, how much did you catch?" Chen Tianming asked with a sly smile.

"What are you laughing at?! I've long shed the title of 'Air Force Commander'."

"I sold about six or seven thousand yuan at the oyster farm today! The rest are here, see for yourself!" Zhang Jun said, kicking the live fish tank at his feet with a hint of pride.

Yang Qi stood by, smiling, quietly watching Zhang Jun brag.

"Oh my! Cousin, there's also a Sesame Grouper and a Green Grouper! There are also tens of jin of other fish! This must be over ten thousand!"

Chen Tianming opened the live fish tank and was also surprised.

"Amazing, amazing! Indeed, three days apart, one should look at a scholar with new eyes. Impressive, impressive!"

"From now on, let's see who dares to call you 'Air Force Commander'. This, these two..."

"Get lost! Go play somewhere else, no way I'm giving them to you."

Zhang Jun interrupted Chen Tianming, as if knowing what he was about to say.

"I didn't say I wanted them!" Chen Tianming replied somewhat awkwardly.

"Take my fish tank to the cold storage; let's go eat first!"

The three found a nearby seafood restaurant, got a private room, and ordered four or five dishes. They ate and chatted, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

"A Ming, let me ask, how much did you pay for that fish delivery truck at your store?" Yang Qi suddenly thought, as his fishing gear and other equipment were accumulating.

Especially after returning from sea, he and Bai Xue sometimes brought back fish, and the tricycle was becoming a bit insufficient.

So he thought of buying a car that could transport fish.

"I have several cars for transporting fish. You must be asking about that Wuling 'God Car', right?" Chen Tianming said.

"I only bought that car in the second half of last year; it cost 67,000 yuan. Do you want to buy one?"

"Yes, my current tricycle feels a bit small. I want to buy something with a large space that can fit a big fish tank and such," Yang Qi replied.

"I think that minivan is quite suitable."

Chen Tianming nodded and asked, "Then aren't you considering a Jinbei van? Isn't its cargo space even larger?"

Yang Qi shook his head and said:

"The Jinbei van has a large cargo space, but for me, it's not necessary; I don't need it to be that big. A minivan for fishing gear and a large live fish tank would be just right."

Zhang Jun and Chen Tianming both nodded in agreement.

"Then do you mind a used car?" Chen Tianming asked.

Yang Qi shook his head: "What's there to mind? As long as the car has no problems, it's fine. I just want to buy a car to transport fish."

"Then that's really a coincidence; I was just about to trade up to a larger Jinbei! I'll give you mine; let's say ten thousand yuan!" Chen Tianming said straightforwardly.

"You only bought it in the second half of last year; ten thousand yuan, isn't that a bit low?" Yang Qi felt a little embarrassed.

Zhang Jun spoke up: "Just do it that way! Anyway, he was planning to get a bigger one. Besides, let alone last year, even if he bought it yesterday, it's still a used car now."

Chen Tianming rolled his eyes at his cousin and said to Yang Qi:

"Tomorrow morning, let's go to the vehicle administration office to complete the transfer procedures. Remember to bring your ID card!"

"Okay, I'll come find you tomorrow morning," Yang Qi replied.

"Oh, right! Brother Jun, A Ming, at the end of this month, on the 28th, I'd like to invite you both to dinner."

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