Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Casting the Net
Not only the few buyers but even the spectators were stunned.
Where did Yue Jiannan get such confidence from? After all, he was just a naive young man, truly fearless because of his ignorance.
The short man’s eyes darted about, “You mean if you don’t meet our requirements, you’re willing to compensate us?”
This time, Yue Jiannan didn’t look at his brother or mother and nodded directly.
“That’s right!”
The short man raised his eyebrows, calculating in his mind.
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Probably this guy hadn’t considered that whether they met the standard or not was still up to them, huh?
How was this any different from just handing over the money to them?
Five yuan wasn’t much to them, but earning that by just making a trip back and forth was something they were happy to do.
Only Wang Pengfei still kept a straight face without speaking. Unlike these small traders, his own business was already fairly large, and he didn’t care about the money at all. He just thought about not making a trip for nothing.
But since the others weren’t speaking, he simply kept his mouth shut too, just waiting to see how the Yue Family would wrap things up.
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Wang Jinshun sneered, “He must be out of his mind.” Even he sensed something was off.
He Zhenzhen thought she could trick the Yue Family badly with just a few words and felt very pleased with herself.
“Mom, today I made a decision on my own,” Yue Jiannan said, hanging his head in apology.
Lin Chunju patted his arm, “Go pull the net.”
She didn’t say anything more.
Yue Jiannan, holding back frustration, rolled up his trouser legs and walked towards the fish pond.
Yue Jiandong and Yue Jianxi, the two brothers, also went down with him.
“Little bro, your brother believes in you.”
Yue Jianxi wasn’t great at comforting people, but a simple sentence made Yue Jiannan’s eyes slightly red.
Yue Jiandong, strong, stood alone at the other end of the net.
“3, 2, 1, lift!”
Shouting the chant, they both pulled hard, and the first net of fish splashed out of the water.
For a moment, water splashed everywhere, and the fish trapped in the net struggled desperately.
The fish tails slapped the water, making a cracking sound.
The three dragged the net toward the shore, and as they approached, the people on the shore could see clearly what was in the net.
“How is this possible, weren’t they just raised for one year? How could Yue Family’s fish be so big!”
“What were these fish fed?”
Everyone was shocked. Even if most people in Daye Village didn’t raise fish, occasionally some in the nearby villages did rent ponds.
Ponds usually breed grass carp, bighead carp, and crucian carp, generally feeding them things like water grass. From the beginning to the end of the year, they only weigh about three or four jin.
Some, wanting to sell at a better price, would raise them through another winter and only fish them out the following year to reach the right weight.
But by just one look, the smaller fish in Yue Family’s catch weighed at least five jin, and the larger ones, needless to say, might weigh over seven or eight jin.
Moreover, these fish were lively and still flapping after being pulled ashore, looking very spirited and certainly not sick.
Wang Pengfei, who had been listless by the side, suddenly rushed forward, his face brimming with an eager smile.
“Jiandong, I had no idea your family’s fish were this big. Let’s weigh them, I’ll take them all!”
The appearance of these fish was too appealing; full-bodied, just what distinguished restaurants nowadays were lacking.
The rest of the buyers were not pleased, “How is this fair? We all agreed beforehand, and now you want to take everything for yourself?”
Wang Pengfei snorted, “Just now you were saying they wouldn’t meet the standard and Yue Family would have to compensate you. Isn’t it better if I take them all? I’ll even cover those five yuan for the Yue Family.”
The short man was both angry and anxious, “I… I’ll raise my price.”
“I’ll also raise the price, by thirty percent!” Wang Pengfei, all smiles, “Yue brothers, when you mentioned it to me earlier, I hurried here immediately. You wouldn’t disappoint me, would you?”
These days, many sharp-minded people in various villages were collecting quality poultry and seafood to send to the city, and it wasn’t just Wang Pengfei’s business.
But if he could buy all the Yue Family’s fish, then the restaurants would have to beg him to sell to them.
Having good sources was most important.
Wang Pengfei knew the ropes well and was willing to raise the price just to secure this batch of fish.
“Why should it be you? I’ll increase my price too,” protested the owner of the smoked fish business.
The fish were really too big; if they could buy them for New Year goods, they surely wouldn’t earn any less.
The same people who had just been making things difficult for the Yue Family quickly began arguing fiercely over who should get more and who less, almost wishing they could take all of it for themselves.
The spectators from Daye Village watched from the side, completely dumbfounded.