Chapter 56: Future Big Deal

Gao Qiangqi said: "At most fifteen minutes."

After hanging up the phone.

Gao Qiangqi then called the younger brother to set out; the younger brother said: "Brother Qi, handling the pickup, I can go myself."

Gao Qiangqi shook his head: "No."

"I'll go myself."

"Lao Mai called me over, that's treating me as a friend."

When treating a friend, one cannot be too casual.

Moreover, this is still business; he urgently needs to expand channels and market. Being able to obtain rare seafood for sale not only can make money, but can also use this to make a name, becoming a stepping stone for big business.

He values Wu An even more.

Lao Mai is a good judge of character; ordinary people don't catch his eye, but Wu An could get Lao Mai to introduce him as a sworn brother of different ages, and Gao Qiangqi then felt astonished.

I never expected that even Jinxiu Lobster could be caught.

Indeed, there's a bit of expertise.

Gao Qiangqi pondered, then had the younger brother drive straight to Zhen Dong Shuizha.

……

Lao Mai put down his phone, laughing heartily: "I said it, Boss Gao will be here shortly."

Wu An smiled: "Pretty good."

It seems he still underestimated the value of Jinxiu Lobster.

A Qing excitedly said: "Brother, maybe these big lobsters could sell for a sky-high price."

Wu An smiled but didn't respond.

Idle is idle, the three of them baited their hooks and started fishing again.

The fishing rod hadn't moved yet; hearing a car horn in the distance, Wu An immediately put down his rod, saying: "Maybe Boss Gao has arrived."

"I'll go check."

After walking just a few steps outward, he saw Boss Gao running over with the younger brother; upon seeing him, he eagerly asked: "Handsome guy, where's the big blue dragon?"

"Boss Gao, slow down, slow down." Wu An smiled and said: "There are three in total, all doing well."

Gao Qiangqi stared wide-eyed in surprise: "Three?"

Wu An nodded.

Arriving at the fishing spot, they exchanged greetings; A Qing opened the bait box lid, Gao Qiangqi crouched to look, and three Jinxiu Lobsters lay inside, their long antennae swaying in the water.

Gao Qiangqi pulled out the largest one, saying: "Not bad, not bad, this specimen is excellent."

Jinxiu Lobster is hard to catch; occasionally it gets hauled up by trawling nets, but usually it suffers some damage, and some are caught in deep diving; it depends on the catcher's skill, but generally it's difficult to seize a Jinxiu Lobster intact and complete.

Among lobsters, the Jinxiu Lobster's build is relatively large.

Their explosive strength and agility in water are also strong; sometimes trying to grab them inevitably injures them.

And Wu An caught them by fishing.

Gao Qiangqi turned it over and over, asking: "Where is the hook point?"

Although those caught by fishing have smaller wounds, they are usually deep; this Jinxiu Lobster easily dies, so it must be quickly released, letting the buyer prepare it for the table.

Wu An said: "No, the lobster is brought out of the water with pincers gripping the bait."

Gao Qiangqi was shocked: "This also works?"

"And you caught three?"

Lao Mai interjected: "All were caught by A An alone."

Gao Qiangqi hurriedly shook hands with Wu An, saying: "My goodness, how amazing is this?"

"Your luck is heaven-defying; hurry up and let me rub off some of it."

Seeing him so exaggerated, Wu An cheerfully said: "Boss Gao, you're bragging, you're bragging."

"It's still raining; we'd better hurry up and pack up to go back."

Gao Qiangqi nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, I got so excited I forgot the main point."

The few people hurriedly packed up.

Gao Qiangqi had his helpers pull the fish net together; seeing so many fish in the net, he couldn't help exclaim: "I'll be damned, again so many?"

"Are you guys here to fish, or to procure goods?"

A Qing smugly said: "Boss Gao, actually it's quite ordinary, far worse than last time."

Gao Qiangqi didn't say anything, just gave a thumbs up.

The angler nearby holding an umbrella almost wanted to punch A Qing, saying: "Is this even human talk? And this is still considered ordinary?"

Then what do their caught fish count as?

Wu An smiled, having let A Qing show off completely; he had nothing more to say.

Lao Mai also pulled out the fish net; Gao Qiangqi said: "Lao Mai, your haul today is not small either."

Lao Mai laughed heartily: "A An has great fortune; before he came, I kept catching Stone Nine Public, but after he arrived, I caught these fish."

The group talked while moving the fish into the vehicle; the vehicle had a water tank, specially used for transporting goods; upon reaching the market, the fish were still lively and jumping.

Gao Qiangqi first took Wu An to Lao Fang's stall; Lao Fang saw a water tank full of fish and was shocked: "Old brother, what's going on with you?"

"Caught by fishing?"

"Your luck is invincible; those who don't know might think you're farming."

Wu An smiled: "Boss Fang really knows how to joke."

"Has today's price fluctuated?"

Lao Fang shook his head.

Gao Qiangqi greeted him and let Wu An go over to his place after he finished his work.

Lao Fang quickly shouted, "Boss Gao, I didn't expect you to bring me a god of wealth, hahaha."

Gao Qiangqi said a couple of polite remarks and left.

Wu An said, "Let's quickly sort and weigh."

After working together for about half an hour, Lao Fang tapped the calculator, which had no voice output, and handed the screen to Wu An, saying, "Brother, check if this number is correct."

Wu An nodded.

He was still quite satisfied with the income of 8700.

This time they caught fewer fish than last time, but they hauled in a good number of groupers, and Lao Fang's price was decent at 170 per catty.

Lao Xie only gave 150, so this catty brings in 20 more.

If they sold these fish to Lao Xie, they'd earn about a thousand less.

He took the money.

Wu An thought it over; today he'll talk with the foreman of the renovation crew, and if he has money to spare, he'll buy a motorbike tricycle to ride around town—nothing too fancy, just something secondhand that runs.

As for a driver's license, he doesn't have one.

But driving around town, he doesn't need that.

After receiving the money, Wu An and A Qing went to Gao Qiangqi's stall.

Three Jinxiu lobsters were already in the pool, their claws opened, crawling about energetically, drawing a crowd of onlookers around the pool.

"A Great Azure Dragon—rare indeed."

"Boss Gao, pack one for me."

"Still 500 per catty—I'll take the smaller one."

"I want the larger one."

Boss Gao stood aside and quickly explained, "Sorry, folks, to be honest, I'm also helping someone else collect these Great Azure Dragons."

"There's already a buyer lined up."

"Next time I encounter any, I'll be sure to let you all know."

Hearing that, they grumbled while picking out other seafood; some weren't fond of the lobster, saying, "What's so great about shrimp meat? You should eat crab—last year I bought a Butter Crab, one bite and the roe filled my mouth, almost blowing my tongue away."

Boss Gao laughed and went along.

This is edible.

Butter crabs are rarer than Jinxiu lobsters; in all his years of business, he's hardly seen a few.

Wu An's mind stirred upon hearing this; he also knew that butter crabs are currently only wild, but farming may develop, with what seems to be a farm nearby, the market huge—each one would cost several thousand.

In the future, if he gets a chance, he could get in on it—a sure‑fire way to make big money.

Wu An pondered, then asked curiously, "Boss Gao, what's the price for butter crabs?"

Boss Gao replied, "It depends on the quality."

"Even the lowest‑grade butter crab costs twice as much as a Great Azure Dragon."

"Right, I won't differentiate sizes for your Jinxiu lobsters—I'll buy them at the retail price of 500 per catty."