Old Man Liu couldn't believe it and counted them again.
"Are there any missing?" Qin Yuxiang looked at him coldly.
"No... none."
"Then give me the IOU!"
Old Man Liu had no choice but to hand the IOU to Qin Yuxiang.
"Fellow villagers, if there's nothing else, please disperse," Qin Yuxiang said to the surrounding villagers.
Afterward, she took the IOU back into the house.
Outside, seeing that Qin Yuxiang had indeed produced fifty thousand yuan, the onlookers were stunned.
"Where did Yuxiang get so much money? Didn't she just spend a hundred thousand yesterday?"
"Could this be Lin Xiao Tian's fish-selling money? I heard he only started a few days ago, could he have made one hundred and fifty thousand in just five days?"
"That's impossible, right? Is selling fish this profitable? To earn one hundred and fifty thousand in five days, that's thirty thousand a day, how much fish would he have to sell?"
For a moment, the crowd buzzed with discussion.
But no matter how much they doubted, the fact was undeniable: Qin Yuxiang had indeed produced fifty thousand yuan.
Qin Yuxiang had been staying with the villagers these past few days, and only Lin Xiao Tian had been going out. This sum of over one hundred thousand yuan must have been earned by Lin Xiao Tian selling fish.
"I didn't expect selling fish to be so profitable. I'll try my luck too." A villager, covetous, immediately wanted to imitate Lin Xiao Tian and go fishing.
"Forget it! You know the situation at Bishui Lake, you might go but not come back alive!" another retorted immediately.
"Alas, fools have blessings!"
"Li Er Niu, I think you're just jealous. Xiao Tian is capable. I always thought this kid was destined for wealth since he was young. Even now that he's a bit slow, he can still make money."
Although the villagers were envious, they also knew they lacked the ability.
Listening to the villagers' chatter, Old Man Liu felt worse than ever.
Although he had received the fifty thousand yuan, he couldn't be happy at all.
He cast another deep glance behind him, and Old Man Liu left dejectedly.
In the evening, Li Er Guai returned with fish fry and the remaining money.
Because they had to repay Old Man Liu, Lin Xiao Tian had Li Er Guai bring back fifty thousand yuan first, and then had Li Er Guai use the rest of the money to buy fish fry.
Lin Xiao Tian calculated that after deducting the wages of Huang Mao and the others, only a few thousand yuan would be left for the day.
However, Lin Xiao Tian was not discouraged.
With this, the total income for the day reached over fifty thousand yuan, and he would be able to consistently earn that much money from then on.
The fish fry brought back by Li Er Guai were yellow catfish fry. Yellow catfish have a short growth cycle, usually maturing into fish in twelve to thirteen months, and their market price is good. Coupled with the unique environment of Bishui Lake, their price would at least double.
Moreover, raising fish in Bishui Lake not only resulted in delicious meat but also significantly shortened the growth cycle. Lin Xiao Tian only needed to harvest reasonably while steadily stocking fish fry to achieve stable mass production.
In addition to yellow catfish, Lin Xiao Tian also planned to buy fry of grass carp, bream, silver carp, crucian carp, soft-shelled turtle, and other fish in the future. Especially soft-shelled turtles, they sold very well in the market!
After bidding farewell to Li Er Guai, Lin Xiao Tian handed the money to Qin Yuxiang and then returned to his room to rest.
Lying on the bed, Lin Xiao Tian boredly picked up his phone and found another friend request, with the remark "Fang Wen Hua."
Lin Xiao Tian directly accepted it and prepared to go back to sleep.
*Beep beep...*
His phone vibrated.
Fang Wen Hua, seeing that Lin Xiao Tian had accepted his friend request, immediately sent a message.
"Xiao Tian, when would it be convenient for us to talk about cooperation?"
Immediately after, Fang Wen Hua looked at his phone nervously.
"Director Fang, do you have any comments on this proposal?" a young man in a suit politely inquired.
It was currently a high-level meeting, discussing an investment project worth billions, with an expected return rate of ten times. This was an extremely important meeting, presided over by Chairman Fang Wen Hua himself.
All the high-level executives had finished their reports and were waiting for Fang Wen Hua's decision. Unexpectedly, Fang Wen Hua suddenly looked at his phone and said nothing.
"Director Fang?" the young man called out again when Fang Wen Hua didn't respond.
But Fang Wen Hua completely ignored him, focusing intently on his phone.
After a while, the phone vibrated.
The melodious vibration sound made the executives present immediately understand that the chairman was chatting with someone.
Who could it be? Someone who could make the chairman so engrossed?
Even when facing a multi-billion project, he was indifferent!
As everyone was guessing, Fang Wen Hua suddenly excitedly slapped the table.
"Good! Excellent!"
"Director Fang?" the young man next to him reminded him again.
Fang Wen Hua then realized that he was in a meeting.
However, he had no intention of continuing the meeting!
Lin Xiao Tian had just sent him a message; they would meet in three days to discuss cooperation.
"I have important matters to attend to, let's adjourn the meeting!" Fang Wen Hua coughed dryly, then, disregarding his image, he jogged out of the conference room.
In the conference room, the executives exchanged glances.
"Could it be that Director Fang was chatting with his wife just now?" one executive speculated.
"It's possible, Director Fang dotes on his wife so much." Someone agreed.
"I don't think so. I know Director Fang well; he would never chat with his wife during such a meeting, and with such a strong reaction!" someone disagreed.
"Yes, I agree. Mrs. Lin also never disturbs Director Fang during work hours."
"Then who could it be? I've never seen anyone make Director Fang lose his composure like this!"
...
On the other side, after agreeing on a time with Fang Wen Hua, Lin Xiao Tian prepared to go back to sleep.
But as soon as he lay down, another message popped up.
Lin Xiao Tian glanced at it; it was from the class group chat, and someone had specifically @ him.
"@Lin Xiao Tian, the party is set for Saturday, remember to come! We're waiting for you to take us to a fancy restaurant to broaden our horizons."
The sender was named Tian Qian Xing, one of Xu You's many sycophants, and the most sycophantic among them.
Lin Xiao Tian skimmed Tian Qian Xing's reply and ignored him.
There were plenty of people like Tian Qian Xing in society who looked down on others. Arguing with such people was the most unnecessary thing; it would only make them more smug.
Moreover, given his future development, his status and position would definitely be above theirs. Arguing with them would only be a waste of time!
"@Tian Qian Xing, what do you mean? Didn't Xiao Tian say he would come?" Wei Long immediately stepped forward to speak for Lin Xiao Tian.
"I don't mean anything, I just want Brother Tian to let us broaden our horizons. Fatty, don't you understand? No wonder you can't even get into college!"
"You..."
Seeing that the two were about to argue, Lin Xiao Tian didn't want Wei Long to be put in a difficult position and quickly stopped him.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be there," Lin Xiao Tian replied.
"Heh heh, remember to come! The brothers are all waiting for you!" Tian Qian Xing replied feigning sincerity...