Chapter 39 Another Rich Man Comes

The middle-aged man walked forward a few dozen meters.

Seeing that all the onlookers had left, he slowed down and chatted with Chen Hui: "Brother, where did you get this fish?"

"This is a sea fish, of course it comes from the sea." Chen Hui remained cautious.

“Are you from Dasha Village?”

"No, I'm from Chenjia Village."

"Oh, Chenjia Village. There's no beach in Chenjia Village, right? I remember?"

"If you have to say there are some, there are some, but they are basically rocky beaches."

"Yeah!" The middle-aged man nodded and said with a smile:

"I can see that you are indeed from Chenjia Village. My name is Chen Yaozu, and I am in charge of purchasing for the state-owned restaurant."

"Chen Yaozu, brother, are you also from Chenjia Village?" Chen Hui thought about it.

Chenjia Village is not big. Even if you don’t know it, you should have heard of its name.

In his impression, there really is no one named Chen Yaozu.

"My father is from Chenjia Village, but he came to live in Chengguan a long time ago."

"You caught this fish this morning, didn't you?"

Chen Yaozu observed the crowd for a long time.

When Chen Hui first arrived, the fish was still shaking its tail slightly from time to time, and it looked very fresh.

"I caught them in the morning when the tide was receding. After catching them, I rode my bike to the vegetable market." said Chen Hui.

"Well, it's rare to see such a big fish."

"But three hundred dollars is a bit..."

Chen Yaozu pondered and looked at Chen Hui.

We have important guests coming from the province today. Putting such a big fish on the table best reflects the prosperous life of the people.

The price is a bit beyond the budget.

"We are all from the same village, so the price can be negotiated." Chen Hui immediately stated.

"One hundred?" Chen Yaozu asked tentatively.

Chen Hui smiled and shook his head, "Brother, should we give at least 200? 100 is too harsh. It's rare to catch such a big fish, let alone see it once."

One hundred, I might as well sell it to a rich woman.

Although eggs cannot be put in one basket, you cannot put them into other baskets with holes in order to diversify the risk.

"Two hundred?" Chen Yaozu hesitated.

Go ahead and buy it. You can buy a basket of it at the market at this price.

But let alone half a basket, even a whole basket of fish would not be as impressive as the one in Chen Hui's hand.

"Or, I'll go to the market again and come back to you if I don't find anything else?" Chen Yaozu said.

"Okay, I'll go back to the market entrance and wait for you!"

Chen Hui's words sounded nice, and he also thought about it in his mind.

Go to the entrance of the vegetable market and set up your stall for another hour. If no one is willing to take over, go find a rich woman.

This fish is indeed a bit big.

But if it only costs two hundred bucks, the rich woman will definitely buy it.

"Forget it, it's not new anymore."

"Two hundred is two hundred!"

Chen Yaozu originally just wanted to cheat Chen Hui, but seeing that he didn't care at all, he took out his briefcase from his pocket, counted out twenty bills and gave them to Chen Hui.

"This handbag is really nice. It's not cheap, is it?" Chen Hui took it and praised casually.

"It looks good, doesn't it? It's from the provincial capital!"

Chen Yaozu showed off for a while and put his wallet away.

He dropped the blue snapper from Chen Hui's shoulder and lowered his arm.

"Oh my, this fish is really solid."

"Brother, do you often go fishing?"

Chen Yaozu shook his numb arms and picked up the fish.

Because I was concerned about my image, I didn't carry him on my back.

It seems a bit difficult to carry more than 20 kilograms just by using the strength of your arms.

"Please give tea to Brother Yaozu."

"I have a bicycle. Can I help you deliver the fish?"

Chen Hui took out a piece of money and stuffed it into Chen Yaozu's pocket, then put the fish on his shoulder. "Okay, it's not that I can't carry it, but I think you can do it, so I'll give you a chance."

"I don't want the money, but can I still enjoy the benefits of being a fellow villager?"

Chen Yaozu stuffed the money back into Chen Hui's pocket.

Chen Hui ran back to the parking lot carrying the fish, put the fish back in the basket on the back of the bicycle, and followed Chen Yaozu while pushing the bicycle.

Along the way, the two chatted and naturally talked about the situation in the village.

When talking about the location of Chen Hui's home, Chen Yaozu stopped and looked at Chen Hui in surprise, "Are you Brother Afa's son?"

"You know my dad?" Chen Hui was also a little surprised.

"I went to your house a few times with my dad when I was a kid. At that time, Brother Afa had just gotten married and you weren't even here yet."

"I didn't expect you to be his son. You should call me uncle."

Chen Yaozu patted Chen Hui on the shoulder and asked, "How is Brother Afa doing lately?"

“My parents went there a few years ago.”

"Oh, I'm sorry!"

Chen Yaozu withdrew his hand somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's fine."

"I'm living a good life now and I'm getting married in a few days." Chen Hui said with a smile.

"Okay, live a good life and have two more fat boys, then your dad will be relieved."

Chen Hui looked at Chen Yaozu carefully.

He seems to be only a few years older than me.

It felt strange to hear him speak in such an old-fashioned way.

The two chatted until they reached the entrance of the hotel.

Chen Yaozu asked Chen Hui to wait for him at the door.

He took the fish in, came out with a piece of paper with numbers on it and handed it to Chen Hui.

I told him to call me if he catches seafood like this next time, and I would buy it from any restaurant that needs it.

Chen Hui looked at the phone number feeling a little helpless.

There is still a big gap in living standards between the village and the county town.

Every household in the county already has electricity, but it will take another two years for the village to have it.

"Looking at you, do you not have a phone at home?"

"You don't have any at home, but there are some in the village. I'll teach you."

"Forget it. If you catch another particularly large one like this, or one that's particularly expensive, you can bring it to me. I'll keep it if you need it."

Chen Yaozu pointed at the number paper and said.

"Okay, I've got that in mind. Next time I send something over, I'll also send some fresh seafood to Brother Yaozu." Chen Hui said happily.

In addition to selling the fish at an ideal price.

The most important thing is that I successfully found a second way out other than becoming a rich woman.

"Next time, bring some oyster snails. I haven't eaten snails from the village for a long time."

"Also, next time you come over, you have to call me uncle, Uncle Yaozu, remember?"

After Chen Yaozu finished speaking, he waved his hand and turned away.

I don’t know if it was intentional, but his back was very straight and his posture was very cool.

An Wenjing didn't come along, and Chen Hui didn't feel like going shopping in the county town by himself.

After reinforcing the loose basket, he rode his bike back to the village to find An Wenjing.

When I got home, no one was at An Wenjing's house.

Chen Hui called out in the front hall and the back hill, but he didn't see An Wenjing or Lin Jiao.

"Chen Hui, right?"

"Stop shouting, they are all at your house. There are so many people here!"

The old lady who lived next door to Lin Jiao heard the noise and came to her window and spoke loudly.

so many people?!

Who are they?
"Thank you, grandma. I understand."

Chen Hui responded and rode back to his home, full of doubts.

As soon as I reached the open space outside the house, I heard voices coming from inside.

Judging from the sounds, there seemed to be at least five or six people.

(End of this chapter)