Chapter 265: You guys aren't going to do something illegal, are you?

Sure, you're quite the expert. Wang Ke gave a thumbs up, then rubbed his hands, "The wild big yellow fish you mentioned—let me see it."

Here, they are all. Ye Cheng opened the four water tanks.

These precious things, give them some room if you can.

Seeing the big yellow fish, Wang Ke said nothing, rolled up his sleeves, scooped one out of the water tank, first holding it in his hand and examining it all around, then taking out a magnifying glass to inspect the scales, and finally pulling out a wet tissue and vigorously wiping the fish's body and fins.

Brother, your tools are quite complete. Ye Cheng teased.

Wang Ke smiled faintly, "Brother, it's not that I don't trust you; there are just too many fakes, and your quantity is a bit exaggerated—I need to be careful."

Though he called him brother on the surface, Wang Ke didn't relax his grip, checking at least two fish from each tank before stopping.

How is it? No problem, right? These are all I hauled up last night at midnight. Ye Cheng said.

Wang Ke nodded, "Indeed, they're wild big yellow fish; I'll take them all, but the price should be graded by size."

Sure. Ye Cheng nodded, already knowing big yellow fish are priced by weight.

Under one catty: 1000 per catty; one to three catties: 2000 per catty; over three catties: 5000 per catty—what do you think?

Wang Ke's quoted price wasn't low, Ye Cheng knew.

Especially those under one catty, they definitely wouldn't sell for 1000 per catty; as for the price of those over three catties, to be honest Ye Cheng didn't know—once quality improves, it's not just doubling, it grows exponentially.

For those over three catties, Ye Cheng glanced and thought maybe just one, and it was just over three catties, so 5000 per catty would be fine.

Sure, brother, take care of me from now on. Ye Cheng reached out and shook Wang Ke's hand.

Wang Ke shook his head, smiling, "It's actually you who should look after me—this kind of good stuff, if you have more next time just contact me; honestly this batch is a bit small yet also a bit much, and if you had wild big yellow fish over five catties, I could even set up an auction."

Ye Cheng nodded, he also wanted to go big, the problem is having the supply.

Just being able to catch some is good enough; who would dare demand over five catties?

After settling the price, things started to feel heavy.

Under one catty: 56 catties, yuan.

One to three catties: 24 catties, yuan.

Over three catties: 3 catties 3 taels, yuan.

Total: 120,500.

This was Ye Cheng's biggest haul since he started gathering from the sea; adding Xiao Hu's morning fish-selling money, it totals about 120,500.

After paying, Ye Cheng helped carry the stuff out.

The specialized transport vehicle Wang Ke mentioned is actually just a box truck, but the rear has been modified—there's a dedicated ventilation opening on the top of the cargo area, and it bears the words "Live Seafood Transport Vehicle."

From the outside it looks no different from a frozen-goods transport vehicle, so the villagers didn't pay much attention; seeing Ye Cheng hadn't seen one, Wang Ke specially brought him over to take a look.

The cargo compartment is still that steel-panel type, only the interior has been heavily modified.

The storage space inside isn't large—just two rows of water tanks, with many pipes attached to the tanks and a pump underneath for water circulation.

Inside the cargo compartment are two large gas cylinders, one for refrigeration and one for oxygen generation.

How about it, my vehicle is professional, right? Wang Ke proudly introduced.

No, brother, you run a restaurant—why would you need this vehicle? Ye Cheng was speechless; some seafood needs to be live, but a lot is frozen and doesn't require such a high-end transport vehicle at all.

Nonsense, this isn't mine—I borrowed it. You could buy one yourself: get a used car, have it modified, not expensive, maybe around a hundred thousand; the money you made selling yellow fish today would just about cover it.

Then forget it, I'm broke now.

Over ten thousand—right now I've just recovered a bit of vitality, where would I get that much money?

Besides, I wouldn't use it—most of the catch is sold at the dock; only this high-end goods need such transport.

You're broke? One haul brings in over ten thousand—if you did that every day you'd be the nation's richest person in no time. Wang Ke joked.

Alright, brother, you're mocking me—with your big restaurant, you should be comparing yourself to a village kid like me.

After seeing Wang Ke off, Ye Cheng went to Xiao Hu's place; the kid was still asleep, only Xiao Hu's mom was there.

A Cheng's here, Xiao Hu hasn't gotten up yet—I'll go wake him. Xiao Hu's mom said, about to shout.

Ye Cheng quickly stopped her, "Aunt, no need—I'm just here to deliver the money."

Upon hearing it was money, Madam Wang's face lit up with a smile, rubbing her hands she said, "Indeed, this child doesn't even take the money himself, he makes you run an errand—A Cheng, this kid following you is truly blessed."

Hearing that, Ye Cheng felt embarrassed, "Aunt, saying that, Xiao Hu has helped me a lot too, and besides, why would we brothers even talk about this?"

Saying that, Ye Cheng pulled out four stacks of red bills and placed them on the table.

Madam Wang glanced at it and was instantly stunned.

This thick stack—40,000?

"Forty... forty thousand?" Madam Wang looked at Ye Cheng, her face suddenly changing, she stared at him in panic and said,

"A Cheng, you came back so late last night and today you're bringing this much money—could you have done something illegal?"

Ye Cheng thought Madam Wang was about to say something else, he was speechless, took a deep breath and said, "Aunt, tell me what crime could earn this much in one night—if there were such a thing, everyone would already be doing it."

Ugh...

Madam Wang froze for a moment, half a day thinking in her head—fraud, robbery, theft—aside from robbing a bank, it seems nothing else could net that much in a single night.

"Then... then where did this money come from?" Madam Wang still didn't dare take it, it was simply too much.

Ye Cheng hadn't expected the money to bring such trouble; seeing Madam Wang wouldn't rest until she got answers, he could only tell the truth.

Even at home, Ye Cheng had to lower his voice, "Aunt, last night we hauled in a net of big yellow fish—wild big yellow fish."

Madam Wang's eyes lit up, she looked at Ye Cheng in astonishment, "Exactly that wild big yellow fish."

"Aunt, aside from that wild big yellow fish, what else could it be? Now you can rest easy."

Madam Wang was now relieved, but seeing forty thousand still made her a bit embarrassed; after pushing back and forth with Ye Cheng for a while, she finally accepted it, beaming, "A Cheng, now that you have money, you can find a wife for Xiao Hu."

Upon hearing that, Ye Cheng's spirits rose instantly, "Right, aunt, hurry up and find a famous matchmaker to set Xiao Hu up on a blind date—be sure to call me too; if I'm not at ease and it works out, I'll give the matchmaker a red envelope."