Chapter 78: Sky-High Price
When they got close to the restaurant, Sisi said, “A-Ci, don't follow me anymore. Your dad is someone important. If your are recognized by someone who eats at the restaurant, it will cause trouble.”
“He doesn't have many friends who know me. Besides, I'm wearing a hat and mask. I'm not noticeable.” Qin Yanci insisted on following her.
There were thirty or forty catties of snails in the bucket.
It was heavy to carry.
Sisi couldn't argue with him. “Okay.”
She waited in the backyard for a while, and a kitchen worker called Old Zhao.
Old Zhao greeted her enthusiastically. “Girl, I was just thinking about you. I'll take your fish. Just as you said, I'll take three hundred catties first. And these snails, I need them. Bring as many as you have. The price is the same as the fish.” He had given the fish to a picky customer.
The customer's evaluation was especially high.
The texture was dense and delicious.
It could become a signature dish.
Not to mention the snails.
They were plump and delicate, and they were so tempting when paired with chili peppers.
Because they were out of season.
People loved them.
The price doubled, and people were still scrambling to order them.
Sisi said, “That's all the snails I have. I have more fish.” She didn't want to completely deplete the snails and disrupt their reproduction.
“Okay.” Old Zhao instructed a worker to weigh them.
There were thirty-five catties of snails.
When he was about to take the fish from Qin Yanci's hands, he was stopped. “I'm not selling these fish.”
Sisi added, “We'll keep them to eat.”
The worker looked at Old Zhao, and Old Zhao waved his hand. “It's a willing buyer and a willing seller. We can't force them if they don't want to sell. Go to the accountant and make an account. Two and a half yuan per catty. Settle the snail money.”
“Okay.” As soon as the worker left,
Old Zhao said, “Who is this?”
“My partner. Just call him Xiao Yan.” Sisi deliberately used his middle name to introduce Qin Yanci.
When you're out and about, you have to be cautious.
There are many ways to pronounce “Yan.”
Old Zhao couldn't tell.
“Your partner? You don't look very old. How old is your partner?” Old Zhao looked at Qin Yanci. “He's only showing his eyes. I can't tell what he looks like. But he's quite tall.”
Sisi said, “He's extremely handsome. He's just at the peak of his youth.”
Qin Yanci's heart skipped a beat. He's 25. When people around him found out that he was going back to take the university exam, they would question him, look down on him, and make snarky remarks. Those who didn't know the reason even asked him why he didn't take the exam last year. Was he a failure?
When that news spread to the farm,
He was the first to sign up.
He also studied for a while.
But the night before the exam, he was locked in the farm's underground grain storage facility.
That door weighed several hundred catties. Even with a key, it took two people to open it.
He wasn't discovered and released until two days later.
The exam was over.
Later, he asked someone to get him the test papers.
Those questions weren't difficult. If he had taken the exam, he would have definitely passed if he performed normally.
But there were no ifs, ands, or buts.
He was depressed for a long time because of it.
At this moment, the worker came back with the money and the bucket. “Miss, count it.”
Sisi took it and counted. “Ten, twenty, twenty-eight, twenty-eight and a half. Right, thank you.” She said goodbye to Old Zhao and left with Qin Yanci.
After walking for a while, she happily jogged in place. “The city is so good. Snails can sell for two and a half yuan a catty. In our village, no one wants them for a penny.” The city is so good. People are rich and stupid.
Qin Yanci was also excited. A bucket of snails could actually sell for such a high price.
He pondered for a moment. “Rarer things are more expensive. This is what you deserve. Three hundred catties of fish. That's at least forty or fifty fish. It would be suspicious to transport them back and forth. Let's go fishing tonight. We'll transport them to the restaurant tomorrow morning before dawn. What do you think?”
“Good! That's exactly what I want. Let's take the fish to the family housing complex first? Then I'll take you to the movies.” Sisi had money now. She was willing to take the initiative to pay for their shared expenses.
Qin Yanci said, “I have the tickets. The movie starts in half an hour. We need to hurry.”
“Okay.”
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