Chapter 86: Boss Gao Gets Anxious Again

He directly contacts Gao Qiangqi.

Gao Qiangqi deals in this line of business, so perhaps he can just eat all these green crabs directly.

If that doesn't work, he'll also have Gao Qiangqi help make contact.

Anyway, he doesn't intend to sell at the dock.

Soon, Gao Qiangqi answered the phone and greeted, "A An, good morning."

"Boss Gao, good morning," Wu An replied, adding, "I never go to Sanbao Hall without business; today I went to the sea to harvest."

Boss Gao raised his voice a few degrees: "It's a typhoon day today!"

"You still went to the sea?"

"Money, not life?"

Wu An smiled and said, "I'm just having a good phone call with you; I'm already back, just lucky enough to catch some green crabs."

"You kid…" Boss Gao stopped before saying any more unpleasant words, fearing it might be too much, and said, "I'll take the green crabs."

"Looking at the sizes, they can be divided into three categories: under one jin, between one and two jin, and over two jin."

"How many do you have?"

Wu An, after hearing the quote, thought it reasonable—much higher than Lao Xie's—and said, "About three to four hundred jin, I guess."

"Oh, three to four hundred… wait, how many did you say?" Gao Qiangqi's voice rose again: "Three to four hundred jin?"

"Right, I don't have a scale here, but it should be roughly accurate." Wu An, seeing his strong reaction, couldn't help but feel nervous and tentatively asked, "Boss Gao, you should be able to eat that, right?"

Gao Qiangqi laughed heartily: "Yes, of course."

"How did you manage to catch so many green crabs? Did you perhaps poke a crab nest?"

Wu An said, "More or less, I've basically contracted the whole shoreline."

"Maybe it's because only we go to the sea on a typhoon day."

"No one competes, no one snatches."

"As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger."

"I get that; the bigger the wind and waves, the pricier the fish." Gao Qiangqi laughed heartily, then abruptly stopped: "With this typhoon, I can't receive the cargo."

Wu An said, "The green crabs are still fat; they won't die in a short time."

"This typhoon should pass in a day."

"Not much longer."

"A An, you speak so lightly." Gao Qiangqi, on his end, slapped his thigh: "If you had just said it was okay, now I know, but I can't get the cargo in time; it's like a beauty standing before me, all undressed, yet I'm told I can only watch."

"You say, who could stand that?"

"Uh…" Wu An, half laughing, half crying, said, "It's my lack of foresight."

"How can I blame you? You contacted me so early, showing trust in your brother; brother Gao is so happy he hasn't even had time." Gao Qiangqi paused, then said, "Alright, when the wind calms and we can set off, I'll immediately arrange a vehicle to fetch the cargo."

Wu An's eyes flashed, and he said, "How about this: you come to pick up the cargo, I deliver it, and we meet halfway."

"I'm storing it in a Snake Skin Bag; if it sits too long it may cause problems, better hand it to you early."

Gao Qiangqi didn't think much and cheerfully agreed.

He hung up.

Gao Qiangqi couldn't sit still, pacing the room, watching the raging storm outside, feeling anxious; his subordinate A Jin asked, "Brother, what's up?"

Gao Qiangqi briefly explained the situation; A Jin, startled and doubtful, said, "How could this be possible!"

"Three to four hundred jin of green crabs?"

"He couldn't be from a stolen farm, could he?"

Gao Qiangqi turned his head, eyes sharp, and said, "Shut up!"

"Do you think everyone else is a fool?"

"We can tell cultivated from wild at a glance."

A Jin quickly forced a laugh, "Right, right, Brother An doesn't look like that kind of person."

…

Watching Wu An put down his phone, Wu Ping asked, "Not selling at the dock?"

Wu An nodded and said, "The dock vendors' purchase price isn't high; better go to the town."

Actually, expanding channels within the county would be better, but thinking about it there's no real need; rather than exhausting ourselves to develop channels and risk being scammed, it's better to wait for Gao Qiangqi to grow big and strong.

Later, Gao Qiangqi's business becomes huge; he only needs to cling to this big leg, and he can ride the momentum upward.

Actually.

The reason he doesn't consider selling to Lao Xie involves more considerations; first, Father, who is in charge of the dock, in the afternoon also stopped the villagers from going to the sea.

As a result.

They secretly went to the sea and caught so many green crabs to make big money; some people inevitably gossip about Father, accusing him of using public affairs for private gain.

Of course, these might just be his own thoughts; perhaps he's overthinking.

Put another way, if the villagers found out, they'd surely be envious and hateful; making money quietly is naturally best.

He rides a bike to deliver the cargo, and meeting Gao Qiangqi halfway is also due to this consideration.

If Gao Qiangqi drove a truck into the village, villagers would surely be curious and follow to see what's happening, and his secret sea‑harvesting would be impossible to hide.

Wu Ping nodded and didn't say much.

He originally wanted to ask what the price was, but felt it was too urgent, so he held back.

Mei Yueqin was also curious about the price, but Wu An didn't say, so she didn't ask.

Wu An yawned openly; he was very sleepy.

He stared blankly at the doors and windows.

Now there's nothing to do but sit and wait.

Suddenly, the power went out.

A power outage in strong wind is completely normal.

It's estimated that even after the typhoon passes, the power may not be restored on time.

Wu An sighed and closed the game he had just opened.

He didn't dare to use the phone, wanting to save its battery.

He threw the phone onto the table.

He was completely idle.

When he was busy, he didn't notice anything, but now that he's suddenly idle, he wants to smoke a cigarette—not because he's addicted, but just because his mouth is bored.

He took a cigarette from the table, held it in his mouth without lighting it.

Mei Yueqin pushed him a little and said, "If you're sleepy, go to sleep; bobbing your head like that, I'm afraid your neck won't take it."

"I'll keep watch here."

"A Ping, you should go get some sleep too."

Wu An rubbed his neck; had he just fallen asleep?

Fortunately the bed is an old-style one, big enough that three people can sleep sideways on it.

……

"Second Son, wake up, wake up, your phone is ringing."

Hearing Mei Yueqin, his sister-in-law, call out, Wu An groggily opened his eyes, rubbed them with his hand, and asked, "Sister-in-law, what time is it?"

Mei Yueqin said, "It's 2 p. m."

After six hours of sleep, Wu An took a deep breath, tried to sit up but couldn't; this sleep left his whole body feeling more sore than when he first lay down that morning.

His waist felt like it was about to break.

He picked up his phone and saw it was Gao Qiangqi calling; just as he was about to call back, Gao Qiangqi called again, so he quickly answered: "A An, the typhoon has passed."

"I'll drive over right away."

"Send me your location."

Wu An replied, estimated the distance, and noted that there happened to be a Mazu Temple on the way; they agreed to meet there.