They were all in the seafood business, so they naturally knew how good the quality of these crayfish was.
Crayfish of this size could be said to be rare in the world. Not only could they sell for 25 yuan a jin, but they could probably sell for 30 yuan a jin and still be snapped up.
"Now that you've seen the crayfish, you won't blame me for not discussing it with you, right?" Du Ziheng asked the two brothers.
"Big brother, you're the smart one. You booked them right away. I believe the crayfish will fly off the shelves as soon as they hit the market," said the second brother, Du Zili, with a smile. He was no longer unhappy. He had already planned to try to get the deposit back from the crayfish seller if they weren't as good as his brother had said. Now, it seemed completely unnecessary.
The group worked until 6:10 PM before all the captured crayfish were loaded into baskets, a total of twelve baskets. Du Ziheng's truck had a scale, and after they carried all the crayfish to the roadside, they weighed them basket by basket. The total weight of all the crayfish was 1,320 jin, averaging about 110 jin per basket. Normally, they would load about sixty to seventy jin of crayfish per basket. The fact that this batch, with the same basket size, weighed over a hundred jin showed that these crayfish were truly substantial.
"Mr. Liu, when would you like the remaining crayfish? I'll call you. But if everything goes as expected, we should be restocking tomorrow." Du Ziheng could only continue to place orders after selling this batch of crayfish. Otherwise, if they piled up and couldn't be sold, the crayfish would die.
Liu Yifeng nodded. "Alright, Boss Du, feel free to contact me anytime."
"The total price for these lobsters is 26,400 yuan. After deducting the 5,000 yuan deposit from yesterday, it's 21,400 yuan. Mr. Liu, please count." Du Ziheng took out over ten thousand yuan in cash from his black handbag, then counted out another 1,600 yuan in cash and handed it to Liu Yifeng. Although he knew Du Ziheng wouldn't shortchange him or try to cheat him with fake money, it was still better to settle the accounts face-to-face. Otherwise, if there were any problems later, who knew what would happen.
Liu Chunsheng spent nearly ten minutes just counting the money before he finished.
"Since everything is confirmed, we'll be going now. We still need to get to the market!" Du Ziheng said.
"Alright, please take care," Liu Yifeng waved his hand.
"I'm done here, so I'll head back now. I need to grab some breakfast before going to work!" Qiangzi said, seeing that the work was finished.
"You've worked hard. Come to my place for dinner tonight, and I'll personally cook you some spicy crayfish," Liu Yifeng said, putting his arm on Qiangzi's shoulder.
"Why not keep these crayfish to sell? They're twenty yuan a jin, enough to buy two jin outside. I've had a taste, that's enough. There's no need to eat them every day," Qiangzi immediately said.
Liu Yifeng knew that Qiangzi was reluctant to eat such expensive crayfish and said with a smile, "Once they're sold, we can raise more. It's not like this is the only batch of crayfish to sell. I'll be responsible for all your crayfish this summer."
"Really? You can continue to raise them, and raise them so well?" Qiangzi asked in surprise. He had thought that Liu Yifeng only had this one batch of crayfish to sell!
"Of course. If this batch can be raised well, then the subsequent crayfish can naturally be raised well. Isn't experience gained through practice?" Liu Yifeng raised an eyebrow.
Seeing Liu Yifeng's confidence, Qiangzi felt his worries were a bit excessive. "Since you say so, I won't be polite. Besides spicy crayfish, I want garlic-flavored ones too."
"You're really not polite. Don't worry, I'll arrange everything for you tonight. Remember to get off work early," Liu Yifeng said with a smile. He was very generous to his friend Qiangzi. Having a brother like him in this lifetime was worth it.
After making their arrangements, Qiangzi went home. He hadn't even washed up that morning and had come straight to help. It was already 6:30 AM, and the sun had risen.
Liu Chunsheng looked at the large amount of money in his hand and felt a little nervous. "Yifeng, take this money to the bank and deposit it. It's not safe to keep it at home." Although their village had never experienced any theft, they couldn't rule out the possibility.
"Okay, I'll deposit it at the bank today. I'll also buy Tongtong a Transformer, as I promised him yesterday." He earned so much money from 1,500 yuan thanks to Tongtong. He'd gladly buy ten Transformers if he had to.
"I always thought you were like a child who never grew up. Now that I see you as a father, and you always remember what your son says, you've truly become sensible," Liu Chunsheng said with a look of relief. It was only after becoming a father that Liu Yifeng understood how much a father worried about his child. From now on, he had to be a good son to his father.
The father and son walked home, talking as they went.
"Chunsheng, I just saw someone buying your family's crayfish. They loaded them into a small truck. That's impressive! How much money did you make?" Old Man Liu asked. He was an early riser, going out to tend to his cattle at six o'clock every day. While leading his cow to graze in the field, he saw someone buying Liu Chunsheng's crayfish, loading them into the truck basket by basket. Later, he saw a lot of money being given to Liu Yifeng, at least twenty thousand yuan.
"It's just enough to make a living," Liu Chunsheng was reluctant to deal with people like Old Man Liu. Not only was this man a gossip, but he also liked to do petty thievery. Whenever someone's home was missing pots, pans, or even worn clothes, it was likely him who had "borrowed" them. He also liked to put on a good person persona in front of others, but in reality, everyone avoided him. Now that he saw they had sold crayfish, he had certainly seen the transaction. It was even more important not to keep the money at home.
"Why so modest? Are you afraid I'll steal your money? I saw them give you two stacks of money, at least twenty thousand. Do crayfish really make that much money?" He was even thinking about raising crayfish himself. As for stealing money, he had the desire but not the courage. Unlike pots and pans, money was not worthless items. If stolen, no one would call the police. But with money, if it was stolen, someone would immediately call the police, and if caught, he would go to jail.
"Crayfish are not that easy to raise. It's all thanks to my son's intelligence that he could raise such valuable crayfish. People like you with no breeding experience should definitely not touch it," Liu Chunsheng kindly warned. However, Old Man Liu saw it as him being afraid of losing business to him. He had seen that after Liu Yifeng bought the crayfish, he only fed them water plants and didn't spend money on any food. He figured if he raised them the same way, his crayfish would also grow big and good.
That day, the news that Liu Yifeng's crayfish sold for twenty thousand yuan spread throughout the village. Many people specifically went to Liu Yifeng's breeding pond to see the crayfish. When they saw how large Liu Yifeng's crayfish were, they were all stunned.