Chapter 601: Ye Yaodong's Suggestion

He had already been in the limelight enough. Now he just wanted to be a bit more low-key. Besides, that sea monster didn't look like it had any use. It didn't smell like the scent of money, and he couldn't see where it was valuable.

It was so ugly; at most, it was just rare.

If it was really taken for research, or made into a specimen, what should he do? Should he notify the Fisheries Bureau or the Marine Biology Bureau? Do these units exist now? I guess they wouldn't give much money.

Compare it to bronze ware!

50 yuan plus a silk banner, at most give a little bit of daily necessities. It's not that the government is stingy; this is just the market rate now.

After all, antiques in a prosperous age—it hasn't reached the prosperous age yet, and it hasn't been hyped up. Although most of those officials know the goods, the masses don't understand.

And for the masses, being able to get a silk banner commendation from the government is a very glorious thing. Walking out, there is light on the face.

Ye Yaodong pursed his lips and said indifferently: "What do I need reputation for? People fear fame, pigs fear being fat. I'm a fisherman, what's the use of having so much reputation? I'm not going to be an official, competing for village chief?"

"Ah? You still have this idea?" A-Guang was surprised for a moment, then said seriously, "Actually, it's not impossible. You know how to read..."

"Know your ghost. I was just saying it casually. I don't know anything. Can a person like me who knows nothing be a village chief or village cadre?"

"Oh, then it's not bad to have a better reputation."

Ye Yaodong gave a light hum and retorted, "What's the use of such a good reputation? That will only lead to moral kidnapping. If my reputation is bad, and I occasionally do a few good deeds, everyone will definitely scramble to praise me; if it were someone with a good reputation, everyone would definitely take it for granted."

A-Guang nodded, feeling that what he said was too reasonable. Although he didn't know what moral kidnapping was, he could roughly understand the meaning.

"What's more, am I not already a celebrity? Isn't there my legend everywhere in the village? When the Mazu Temple is built early next year, and my name is engraved on the merit monument, I'll be even more famous! Mazu will be the first to bless me with good luck. Isn't this more practical than picking up a sea monster?"

"That's right, you're the one who will be engraved first on the merit monument. By the way, how much money do you have to donate to be second?"

"Hmm? You still want to donate money? Then you have to go to the village committee to ask."

"Donate more if you have money, donate less if you don't have money. It's good to donate more money to accumulate virtue."

"Then you have to go ask yourself."

The two of them rode their bicycles side by side, chatting as they went, pressing the bells from time to time. If it weren't for the bad road and the many people on the road, they could have arrived in two minutes.

By the time they rode outside the pier, quite a few people were already standing outside, chatting around the big sea monster, waiting to watch the excitement.

After Ye Yaodong parked the bicycle in the corner, he took A-Guang and squeezed into the crowd.

He saw Zhou Da holding an aluminum lunch box, squatting by the sea monster's corpse to eat. It was estimated that his brother had packed it and sent it to him.

Acai knew how to enjoy himself. He specially moved a stool and sat on the side, crossing his legs, wearing a hat, and sitting with his back to the wind.

A bunch of people gathered around, automatically blocking the wind for him. If he didn't sit with his back to the wind, the wind wouldn't blow on him.

Fat guy, everyone else was standing, and he was the only one sitting.

"People haven't come yet?" Ye Yaodong asked.

"How could it be so fast? Only twenty minutes have passed. How can we wait at least half an hour? It takes time to ride from the town. Who knows if they set off immediately after receiving the call? Just wait, otherwise everyone go back, so as not to blow the wind here, it's quite cold, I want to go back."

"Hey, you can't leave. Anyone can leave, but you can't leave." The second Zhou brother widened his eyes and said.

Acai gathered the scarf tied around his neck and said with annoyance, "If people don't come, am I supposed to sit with you until dawn?"

"That... that shouldn't be that they won't come, right? It was agreed to come and take a look."

"Who can say for sure? What if they aren't interested? Or are delayed by something?"

"Sigh~ then let's wait and see."

The crowd was also discussing, "Won't no one want it?"

"It looks like no one wants it?"

"This... it wasn't easy to drag this big guy ashore..."

"Let's watch first. Anyway, it's only past six, it's still early before sleeping, let's stay here for a while..."

The gossip attribute of the fellow villagers was still very strong. Without seeing the result, no one was willing to leave. Anyway, since they were already here, there were no other activities at night besides sleeping. It didn't matter if they slept a little later.

Ye Yaodong raised his wrist to look at his watch. 6:30, still early. He waited patiently and chatted with A-Guang for a few words.

Until ten minutes later, the sound of bicycle bells rang, and the crowd behind was a bit restless. Everyone then perked up.

"People are here, people are here..."

Ye Yaodong also looked at the people coming. A middle-aged man with two mustaches, didn't recognize him...

Acai went up to greet him with a smile. Listening to their conversation, everyone knew that this was also a fish buyer, but one who bought big goods at the town pier.

As soon as the person came over, he exclaimed repeatedly, circled around the sea monster a few times, and casually picked up a stick, poked it, and then squatted down to look carefully.

Everyone also pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what they were saying.

"This comrade... do you want..."

Ye Yaodong patted the eldest Zhou brother's shoulder, "Call him boss..."

Who doesn't like being called boss?

When he sets up a stall at the market entrance, he likes to hear people call him boss!

"Uh, right, this boss, do you want this rare sea monster?"

Ye Yaodong heard him ask a sentence and then wait there, and couldn't help shaking his head. He really didn't know how to talk.

Thinking that everyone was a neighbor and the relationship was good, he helped, "Boss, thank you for running over in the middle of the night. Take a good look at this goods and see how much it's worth?"

"This was dragged back by these brothers with great effort today. We have never seen this kind of marine creature here. It looks quite rare and strange."

"Although it's a bit ugly, if it's lifted to the market in the city, it will definitely attract a large crowd. I just don't know how much it's worth?"

Acai also helped speak, "Yeah, such a big one, I've never seen it before. It counts as a live signboard. Take a look and see if you want to collect it? It's still very fresh. Although it's ugly, maybe the meat quality will be good."

Whether it's good or not, you have to sell it to know.

"I made several phone calls just now and made appointments with several people, but they haven't arrived yet. You arrived first. First come, first served. Take a look..."

The merchant with two mustaches frowned, stroked his two mustaches, and shook his head, "Can't collect it. Although this thing I've never seen is rare, it looks useless. No one knows if it can be eaten. And it's so big, I don't know how many years old it is. Even if it can be eaten, the meat quality must be very old, very dry, and very bad to eat."

"It's not good to look at, and it's not useful. It looks rare, but collecting it is like a chicken rib; it can only be used to join in the fun for others."

"Ah?"

The Zhou brothers were extremely disappointed. They had dragged it back with great effort.

The fellow villagers were also discussing there, saying hindsight words one after another.

Saying, I said no one would want it...

Saying, it looks so ugly, it definitely can't be eaten. Who would be a sucker to buy this thing back?

Saying, it's over now, dragged back for nothing, and still have to throw it back into the sea. How much effort will it take?

And so on...

The eldest Zhou brother's face didn't look good. He was uncomfortable and worked in vain, happy for nothing. He thought he could sell it for a good price under the name of being rare, just like Ye Yaodong did before.

Even if it couldn't be sold for a price, it should be able to sell for a little bit. It was such a big size.

Who knew, they didn't want it?

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

He said flatteringly: "Otherwise, you can just give a little bit, don't let us work in vain..."

The man still shook his head, "It's useless for me to take it. Such a big guy, there's no place to put it even if I transport it back, and it's strenuous."

Sigh~

The Zhou brothers' faces didn't look good.

At this time, two more people came.

Acai greeted the newcomers with a smile again.

The two were also attracted by the big sea monster on the ground. The flashlights shone back and forth to look carefully. But when Acai asked them if they wanted to collect it, they also refused flatly, just like the merchant just now.

"It looks too ugly, and it looks like it has no value. I don't know what it is. Just looking at it is rare, I dare not want it. If I want it, I guess it will be smashed in my hands."

It was almost the same rhetoric.

And after finishing speaking, the three people discussed it and criticized some shortcomings.

Now the Zhou brothers' hearts were cold, and they were done for.

Acai was also disappointed. He also worked in vain!

"Then... then does the Hongsheng Hotel want it? Adong's big guys before were all sold to that hotel, right? That big oarfish and big squid..."

Ye Yaodong nodded, "Don't hold too much hope. The two big guys I picked up could at least be seen what they were. You can't see what this is at all. Maybe they aren't interested."

"I don't know if they will come. Why don't you drag it home first?" Acai asked with a frown.

This is too big and too difficult to handle. It's in the way wherever it's put.

"This... this thing is so big, how to drag it? It takes more than a dozen people to lift it."

"And there's no place to put it after lifting it back..."

"What should we do?"

They didn't earn money and were tossed around for nothing. They felt very uncomfortable.

Seeing that they really had no way, Ye Yaodong thought of his previous idea and patted the brothers.

"Do you want to hear a suggestion from me?"

"Ah? Do you have a way to sell it?"

"You say, you say..."

"Tell me quickly? What should we do? How to sell it?"

Others also pricked up their ears, wanting to know what method he had? What was the suggestion? Is it to sell it or what?

Acai and the other merchants also looked at him curiously.

"This thing is too ugly, and I don't know what it is. It's normal that no one wants it. I think you might as well call the Fisheries Bureau to see?"

"If a strange creature appears in the sea, let's report it to the Fisheries Bureau to see if this unit has any regulations? Maybe it will be better?" ===== CHAPTER 602 =====