Chapter 951: Oilfish Impersonating Chum Salmon

Although the local dishes were not delicious and a bit too sweet, no one wasted them.

Meat or vegetable, the five grown men swept everything away, implementing a clean-plate policy, almost mixing the sauce with rice, but the sauce was too sweet, and no one wanted to.

Full and satisfied, each of them let out a burp and walked out.

The current state-run restaurant requires payment before the meal; there is no reason to pay after the meal.

They still had luggage, so they sent the luggage and Uncle Zhou back to the tractor first, and then the few of them went to find a guesthouse.

Carrying the suitcase and walking on the street, they couldn't help but hold their heads high, feeling a lot of self-confidence, always feeling that the passing pedestrians couldn't help but look at them a few more times.

"If I had known, I would have brought my toad glasses too. Many people dancing in the park just now were wearing them."

"Forget it, you look like a boss, it's not guaranteed that you'll be robbed in an instant."

"Crow mouth."

Ye Yaodong was scolded by his father and immediately shut up.

Leaving Uncle Zhou to watch the luggage again, taking advantage of the fact that there were less than two hours before the sun set, they couldn't care about strolling around anymore and started asking for directions.

Must solve the problem of staying at night first, otherwise, no one would be in the mood to stroll.

After asking three people in a row, they bypassed two streets and walked one or two thousand meters before finding a guesthouse.

And on the road of finding and asking, they also strolled about two streets. Every street was full of people, coming and going with baskets in their hands, looking prosperous, a scene of prosperity and liveliness.

They showed their introduction letters and booked a large dormitory. There were really no single rooms left. The number of people coming and going to the provincial capital was unexpectedly large. If they had come later, they might not even have a dormitory to sleep in and would have to look again.

After booking, Ye Yaodong let Ye Fu and Pei Fu wait in the guesthouse first, and he and A Guang went out to find Uncle Zhou and lead him to drive the tractor over.

However, at a turning intersection, the two encountered an unexpected acquaintance and were a bit stunned.

And the other party was also a bit panicked when seeing them, immediately packed things into the canvas bag behind him, picked up the small stool, and ran.

When they came just now, they saw someone polishing leather shoes, so they didn't pay attention. Walking the same way back, they saw it.

After all, shoe polishers can be seen everywhere on the street, especially at bridges, intersections, etc. Polishing leather shoes doesn't require any technology.

Seeing the person turn and disappear, Ye Yaodong and A Guang looked at each other.

"Haven't seen him for more than a year, didn't expect him to run to the provincial capital. Heard he didn't go back for the New Year. If he hadn't made one or two calls back, his family would have thought he died outside."

Ye Yaodong shook his head, "Looks like he hasn't made a decent living either."

"Going out, it's not that easy, and he's not clever."

"It could also be that he encountered difficulties and is transitioning for the time being, just making a living."

"If it were me, I'd rather pull a rickshaw than polish leather shoes there."

"You're also stupid. If it were me, I'd go sell tea eggs. They are all low-cost. When you save enough money, look for a way to resell some electronic products, maybe you can get rich faster."

Hmm... he actually just has a mouth.

Never done it, only heard of it, just talking on paper.

For two lifetimes, he has only been a fisherman, and he is most familiar with this line.

Really asking him to resell electronic products, although it is very likely to succeed, he has to leave his hometown, stay outside alone, what's the point.

He doesn't expect to become the richest tycoon, and he is afraid of being sold and still counting money for others. Heard that some people expanded, and as a result, they were set up, and there were people who lost money and jumped off the building.

It's safer to be in his familiar field. Anyway, he doesn't have any big ambitions. He is just an ordinary commoner. If he comes back again, he will be rich and safe, and his family will be safe.

Anyway, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, they can't bring it when they are born, and they can't take it when they die. Just leave a little family property so that the three children can have a better life in the future.

No dynasty can continue forever.

"Are tea eggs easy to sell?"

"Easy to sell, right? Otherwise, why are there tea eggs sold everywhere on the street?"

"There are all kinds of things sold on the street."

"Whatever, let's walk our sunny road, he walks his single-plank bridge. Don't talk too much when we go back, lest it spread to his ears, and he feels he has no face and hates us."

"Afraid of him?" A Guang curled his lips, "People with small bellies are like this. Why didn't I find out this person had such a small heart before?"

"Before, no one was better than anyone, everyone had no money."

"After this Mid-Autumn Festival, it will be New Year in a few months. I don't know if he will go back this year. After going back, seeing the brothers develop several boats in just over a year, I don't know if he will be more uncomfortable."

"Don't worry, we earn our money, and I also wish him to get rich early."

There is no hatred, and he never thought that as long as others are unlucky, he will be happy.

It is what he likes to see that everyone can smoothly earn big money within their ability.

In this day and age, the New Year flavor is still very heavy. There is a saying that whether you have money or not, go home for the New Year. Not going home for the New Year and having to be alone in a foreign land makes people feel too pitiful and too miserable.

"Anyway, we are going back early tomorrow morning."

"It's not easy to come to the provincial capital once. My butt is sore from sitting, and I haven't walked a few steps, and the sun is going to set again. I haven't strolled properly, only walked two streets. Later, before the department store closes, hurry in and take a quick stroll. It's rare to come once, so I have to bring something back."

"Hmm, see if there are any different good things in the provincial capital."

"You remember to take the camera out of the suitcase and bring it together. Take a picture for me at the door of the department store later."

"Why don't you buy a camera yourself?"

"Look later, buy it if you don't need industrial stamps."

The two walked quickly, chatting while walking.

Uncle Zhou held the two suitcases tightly in his arms. After seeing them, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"You guys finally came back. People walking past kept staring at me, and I was afraid that they would all rush up to rob me later."

"Just found the guesthouse to stay. Now drive the tractor over. Get settled early, and you can have some time to run to the department store for a stroll."

"Then you guys hurry up."

Uncle Zhou hurriedly returned their luggage. These two suitcases were too flashy. Young people dancing disco passed by and stopped to look.

Both of them found it too.

At this time, the sun was slanting west, and there were more people near the park. People coming and going looked at the suitcases in their hands a few more times. Although it was the provincial capital, there were not many people holding suitcases on the road.

If they stayed here any longer, it was hard to guarantee that someone wouldn't rob them directly and run away.

This thing still has to be put at home, or it can only be used to show off when returning home and getting off the car. It can't be flashy when brought out.

Fortunately, they were driving a tractor. After getting on, they left directly.

Ye Fu and Pei Fu had been waiting at the door of the guesthouse. They were not as bold as the two boys, running around, and they were not at ease without waiting for people.

Until everyone was together, they put down their luggage, and then prepared to return to the department store two streets away.

It was quite a toss, back and forth several times.

And the department store got off work when it was time, and they didn't stroll for long, so they could only come out.

Ye Yaodong held several small books in his hand. He didn't buy toys. The toys for the children at home were enough. These two days, he ordered them not to play with toys. He couldn't break this rule.

But coming to the provincial capital, it wouldn't be right not to bring them some small gadgets, so he had to buy books. Reading books grows the brain. It's a pity that he didn't see any practice questions, otherwise, he would have bought more practice questions to take back for them to do.

There was also one bought for A Qing to knit sweaters. Seeing her unraveling sweaters every year and knitting sweaters in different patterns.

She must like this kind of pattern knitting book. Heard it just started to become popular, and their small place didn't have it yet.

The most critical thing is that he bought a black wig for the old lady!

Ye Yaodong held the wig and gestured on his father's head. Ye Fu couldn't help but dodge.

"What are you doing? Who are you buying it for? I don't need it."

"For Grandma. If she wears this, she will definitely be ten years younger. It's fine to say she is your sister."

"No proper behavior, what wig to wear? At this age, isn't it normal to have a full head of white hair?"

"You don't understand this. Everyone loves beauty, from three-year-old girls to eighty-year-old ladies, no one doesn't love beauty. If this is taken back, the old lady will be so happy that she will look in the mirror every day."

Ye Fu looked at him with disgust, "Seventy or eighty, and still looking in the mirror every day... I think you have nothing to buy, and you want to buy one..."

Right, his father is really the roundworm in his stomach.

There is indeed everything at home, what should have and shouldn't have, all have it. It seems that there is nothing missing in big and small items. Besides, the things in the market are very fresh to many people, but to him, they are ordinary and can't be ordinary.

After looking, there is no desire to buy.

What he most wants to add is some small appliances, but there is basically everything at home. Just now he saw a semi-automatic single-barrel washing machine, actually he really wanted to buy it, it only costs four hundred yuan, but it needs industrial stamps, and he doesn't have industrial stamps.

He bought a brooch for his mother. It won't be long before the weather cools down. It's just right for her to show off. Just pin it on her chest, she will definitely like it.

Of course, his wife must have one too.

His father also has a few pairs of cashmere socks and two towels in his hand. Although he doesn't want to buy anything, he can't really not bring anything. Since he is here, he can say when he goes back that this was bought in the provincial capital, and he has face.

Ye Yaodong also has some in his hand. His towel already has several holes.

Heard that the old lady's towel is more broken than his, all in strips, but she puts them in her room and doesn't let people see...

The five of them go in and out together, and the things they buy are mostly the same.

You think it's good, I think it's good, everyone buys together.

He and A Guang also bought a calculator each. They have to calculate accounts every three days. Just happened to see it, so they bought one, which is convenient.

Mainly, he doesn't know how to use an abacus. For powerful people, they might feel that the abacus is easier to use.

"It's a pity, it was too late today, and I didn't stroll for long before getting off work. It's really getting off work when it's time."

"Anyway, I've been here and seen it, it's good. Next time there is a chance, go to other streets and stroll around."

"I still want to go to the agricultural trade market to stroll around, see if there are many people, and if there are many people selling vegetables and things."

"That has to be early in the morning. Before dawn, the agricultural trade market should be full of people."

"Shall we get up early in the morning? Go take a look around three o'clock, and when we finish watching the excitement, it should be dawn. Shall we just set off and go back?"

"Sure, anyway, we're here, so get up early and go take a look."

They walked to the guesthouse, discussing tomorrow's arrangements. Anyway, they didn't plan to go anywhere at night. After going back, they would take a bath, rest for a while, and sleep early.

In this day and age, the daytime is chaotic, not to mention the night. For the sake of personal safety, it is best not to go out after dark. Generally, those who go out after dark are not good people.

The sun has also set. Walking on the road, their shadows are all stretched very long.

Ye Yaodong held a handful of things in one hand, and held the wig in the other, constantly rotating it on his hand.

Ye Fu couldn't help but say, "Can you not rotate it? Those who don't know will think you are rotating a human head."

"Ah? Do you have to say it so horrifyingly?"

Pei Fu also smiled and said, "It really looks like it. Didn't you see the people around staring wide-eyed, and then breathed a sigh of relief."

"Who has so much money to buy this thing? Isn't it rare?" Ye Fu continued with a bad temper.

"Fine."

Ye Yaodong directly put the wig on his head, regardless of the eyes of passersby, and walked swaggeringly, which was at least one less thing to hold.

Other companions couldn't help but shake their heads when they saw it.

Even the front desk of the guesthouse opened her mouth in surprise after seeing him, and then looked at him a few more times.

It was also convenient for the five of them to have a large dormitory, no need to squeeze with others, and sleeping together had a mutual care.

After arriving at the room, they dragged out the luggage and suitcases lying under the bed, opened them, and organized the things they bought back.

Ye Yaodong bought the most. He didn't know what to buy. Seeing what others bought, he felt it was suitable and followed them to buy.

Originally, a suitcase only contained a set of his clothes, and it was light and empty, but it was instantly filled with the things he bought, just enough to hold.

The five people got up at three o'clock in the morning, sat on the tractor for a whole day, their butts were about to crack from bumping, their bones were about to fall apart, and they hadn't rested today, just supported by an excitement until now.

Each spent two cents, hit a basin of hot water, washed simply, and lay down, and there was a snoring sound one after another.

Even walking back and forth in the corridor and the sound of talking didn't affect them.

The sun had just set, and there was probably no one else in the guesthouse who went to sleep so early. Fortunately, they were full, and didn't need to eat after the meal.

At three o'clock in the morning, they all woke up automatically with full energy.

They are all people who are used to working, each can sleep when they say sleep, and can wake up immediately when it is time to wake up.

However, it was still dark outside, and they didn't say to take their luggage and leave immediately, just planned to follow the tractor to the agricultural trade market to take a look, and then leave after watching.

In the pitch-black night, the moonlight illuminated the street. The street lights were only available on the current street. On the road to the agricultural trade market, half of them had no street lights and could only rely on flashlights to illuminate the road ahead.

There was not even a ghost shadow on the road. Until they were close to the agricultural trade market, they saw some rural farmers carrying loads and pushing flatbed carts from some small roads.

The closer they got to the agricultural trade market, the more people carrying loads and pushing carts, dense, all coming from the countryside early in the morning. Some were sweating profusely. It was early in the morning, the temperature was still low, and I don't know how many miles they walked.

When they parked the car on the side of the road and got off, Ye Yaodong happened to see a tractor driving past them, and the water on the tractor kept flowing all the way.

He sniffed the residual smell in the air, "Is that car seafood? Smelled the smell of raw fresh."

"Don't know where it was pulled from, so much water, the ice must have melted."

"It's fresh."

"There are many people around, more and more, the morning market has started?"

"Let's walk and stroll, go home after strolling, anyway, it's considered a person who has inspected the market."

The two walked with their shoulders hooked.

Ye Fu called the two to stroll for a while and come back, don't be too involved, and pay attention to the time.

Ye Yaodong stretched out his hand and waved behind them.

The tractor that just drove past didn't go far, because there were people in front, so they found an empty space on the side of the road and stopped directly, and kept moving baskets from the car, shouting in their mouths.

"Sell fish, sell fish, chum salmon cheap sale..."

"Sell chum salmon... don't miss it when you pass by."

"Take a look, it doesn't cost money, guaranteed fresh, the ice hasn't melted yet..."

Many people had already been attracted by the shouting. The attraction of the tractor was still very strong. It was really rare to drive a tractor to sell fish. At most, there were a few pushing flatbed carts and shouting there.

These baskets were placed all over the ground, and the quantity was so large, which was quite attractive.

In the thinking of ordinary people, the more quantity, the cheaper it must be sold, just like wholesale.

"Such a big fish, three cents a jin?" A local asked curiously.

In this era, no matter where it is, as long as it is a worker, the hands are loose, not to mention that there are many units in the provincial capital, and there are many workers, and the purchasing power is strong, just afraid that there is nothing to buy.

The woman who asked was wearing dacron, and her face was painted with fat and powder, and she knew at a glance that her family conditions were not bad.

"Right, it's three cents a jin. If you miss this village, there will be no such shop. This is deep-sea fish, the taste is very good. You can look at the eyes, look at the gills, they are all very fresh."

"Looks very fresh..."

"It's also very cheap, only three cents a jin. In the past, such big fish cost seven or eight cents."

"Yes, yes, there are too many goods, so it's cheap to handle, selling at a loss, if you miss this village, there will be no such shop. Everyone hurry up and grab it, just these, sold out and gone."

"Weigh me a smaller one..."

"I want a smaller one too..."

Ye Yaodong listened to the conversation and grabbing of the people around, standing behind without seeing the baskets on the ground, but he saw the ones that hadn't been moved down on the tractor.

Where is this chum salmon? This is clearly oilfish.

Always heard that some people take oilfish to impersonate chum salmon, impersonate cod, didn't expect to really run into it once.

He just said, where does chum salmon come from in the south in this era?

Damn chum salmon.

A Guang also followed and echoed without knowing why, "It's really cheap, three cents a jin is retail, and it's driven by tractor to sell, don't know if it can earn oil money."

"Cheap a wool, this is oilfish, you can't recognize it? Just cheat these city people who don't know the goods."

"Is it oilfish?"

A Guang was surprised.

"Of course, you look carefully."

There are no street lights around, all relying on the masses themselves to shine flashlights around. The light is a bit dim, and the flashlights are constantly shaking. In the dark night, it is really not easy to identify from a distance.

"It really looks a bit like it, then isn't this harming people? Taking advantage of the dark night, everyone can't see clearly, just listen to the price and hurry to buy."

He knew the harm of oilfish, and the more he looked, the more he felt it looked like it.

"What to do? Everyone is grabbing there, afraid that it will be gone if it is late."

Ye Yaodong was also a bit hesitant. He was an outsider opening his mouth to shout, maybe no one believed it, and people would hit back, saying he was jealous of their good business, and probably would get a beating.

"Breaking people's wealth is like killing their parents, I'm afraid of being beaten."

"Uh... then forget it, one is willing to hit and one is willing to suffer, just leak oil for two days, this taste is still very good."

"Have you eaten it?"

"Didn't know when I was a child, ate it once."

"Ate oilfish once?"

A Guang: "!?!"

"I'm talking about oilfish!"

"What oilfish? Don't talk nonsense? Here to smash the field, right? An outsider is so bold, dare to run here and talk nonsense."

"Right, this is genuine deep-sea chum salmon, what oilfish, don't talk nonsense, watch your mouth."

Didn't expect to meet someone who knows the goods. The two fish vendors were panicked when they heard it, and immediately opened their mouths to spray them.

Fine, the firepower has been attracted. Ye Yaodong thought he could only bite the bullet.

"We didn't say wrong, this is oilfish, poisonous, eating it will make the anus leak oil, and it is unstoppable, you two are too black-hearted, taking oilfish as chum salmon, fooling the masses, earning black-hearted money is going to the eighteenth floor of hell."

The masses who were picking fish were instantly scared and didn't dare to pick anymore, and took a step back.

"This fish is poisonous?"

"Really? This fish is poisonous?"

"How dare they, and take poisonous fish out to sell?"

"Ah! Then I don't want it, refund, I don't want fish, you are too black-hearted, poisonous fish are taken out to sell, sincerely want to poison us?"

The two fish vendors were instantly anxious, "You shut up, don't talk nonsense, I sell chum salmon, why do you slander people with empty words?"

"Right, everyone don't listen to him, what do outsiders know? Just jealous that our business is good, so come to make trouble, everyone don't listen to him, who dares to sell poisonous fish to people, not afraid of being shot."

"Right, our two faces are exposed here, everyone can see, where dare to sell poisonous fish."

Everyone heard it and felt it made sense.

Compared with outsiders, they naturally choose to believe locals.

"Not enough to be shot, this fish is said to be poisonous, actually it is not really poisonous, it is just that some people can't absorb the wax fat, and after eating it, the anus will keep spraying oil. You can imagine, walking on the road, the anus keeps leaking oil..."

"Nonsense, everyone don't listen to his nonsense, they must be fish vendors, deliberately coming to destroy, how can such good deep-sea fish leak oil after eating."

"You two, if you are sensible, hurry up and get out, everyone does their own business, don't interfere with each other."

A Guang said, "You two black-hearted fish vendors, met us who know the goods and got anxious? You can cheat others, but don't think about fish goods. I have a pair of fiery eyes, and I know what fish it is at a glance."

Ye Yaodong also said calmly, "This fish mainly causes stomach cramps after eating, and the oil will flow out from the anus continuously... If you eat more, it will also cause it to flow out with the feces in the intestines, and it cannot be controlled. You can imagine."

"We are not locals either, and we don't sell fish. We have no hatred with him, and we just happened to come to buy vegetables, heard the shouting, and curiously came to take a look."

"If this is really chum salmon, how can it be so cheap? There is an old saying that is particularly good, good goods are not cheap, cheap goods are not good, who will sell fish at a loss."

"Hurry up and return my money, I don't want fish..."

"I don't want it either... refund..."

"Everyone don't listen to them cheating, they are coming to make trouble..." ===== CHAPTER 952 =====

Compared to outsiders, locals would naturally choose to believe the locals.

"It's not enough to get you shot. This fish, while people say it's poisonous, isn't actually poisonous. It's just that it contains a wax ester that the human body can't absorb. Once you eat it, your anus will spray oil uncontrollably. You can imagine it—walking down the street, and your anus is leaking oil non-stop..."

"Nonsense! Everyone, don't listen to his gibberish. They must be fishmongers too, deliberately here to sabotage us. How could such good deep-sea fish cause oil leakage when eaten?"

"You two had better be sensible and get lost. Everyone is just doing their own business, so don't interfere with each other."

Ah Guang spoke up, "You two black-hearted fishmongers, did you get anxious when you ran into us, who know our stuff? You can fool others, but don't even think about fooling us with fish. I have a pair of sharp eyes; I know what kind of fish it is at a glance."

Ye Yaodong also said calmly, "This fish mainly causes stomach cramps after being eaten, and the oil will flow out from the anus continuously... If you eat a lot, it will even cause it to flow out along with the feces in the intestines, and it's uncontrollable. You can imagine it."

"We aren't locals either, and we don't sell fish. We have no grudge against him; we just happened to come here to buy groceries and heard the shouting, so we came over out of curiosity to take a look."

"If this were really chum salmon, how could it be so cheap? There's an old saying that's particularly true: good goods aren't cheap, and cheap goods aren't good. Who would sell fish at a loss?"

"Give me my money back quickly, I don't want the fish anymore..."

"I don't want it either... Refund my money..."

"Everyone, don't listen to their lies, they're just here to make trouble..."