Chapter 60: Gooseneck Barnacle
The big green crab instantly attracted the attention of everyone around as soon as it came out.
“What a big green crab!”
“Is that a green crab? How can a green crab grow this big!”
Boss Lin and his friends, whom Awang brought, were clearly also interested.
“Interesting, this can be considered the king of green crabs. Let’s weigh it to see how heavy it is.”
Awang brought over the scale.
“Three jin and two liang!”
The people around immediately widened their eyes and began to discuss enthusiastically.
“A three-jin green crab, I’ve never seen one this big in all my years!”
Yun Linhe slightly lifted his chin: “How about it, Boss Lin, do you want this green crab? It’s still alive, I guarantee it’s fresh.”
Lin Kuang laughed heartily: “Of course I want it, I’ll pay thirty for this green crab.”
Thirty yuan, the people around were all red with envy and jealousy.
Selling a green crab for thirty yuan was something they wouldn’t even dare to dream of.
If it were a normal purchase, Awang’s place wouldn’t offer such a high price, ten-odd yuan at most.
“Boss Lin is straightforward.”
Yun Linhai and the others were also straightforward, directly handing over the large green crab.
Those foreigners surrounded the big green crab, chattering in a language they couldn’t understand.
“Are there any other items?”
“Do you want abalone? But there isn’t much, just over two jin.”
“Yes.”
However, this abalone would be bought at market price. Although this Boss Lin was generous, he wasn’t a fool.
“We also have a Three-Knife Fish here, it’s quite large.”
Seeing the Three-Knife Fish, Boss Lin became excited.
“I’ll buy this. Such a large Three-Knife Fish is not common. I’ll give you a price of nine yuan per jin.”
The Three-Knife Fish is also called the King of Fish by people in Taiwan, and it has always sold for a high price, fluctuating around eight yuan per jin.
This Three-Knife Fish of theirs was large, and it didn’t die even after being held by that sea eagle and flown for so long.
This Three-Knife Fish weighed two jin and eight liang.
Boss Lin was already very satisfied after purchasing these two rare items, when suddenly his good friend James excitedly shouted.
“Lin, gooseneck barnacles, there are gooseneck barnacles here.”
Boss Lin went over and took a look, and it was indeed true.
Yun Chendong: ???
Why is that foreigner so excited about gooseneck barnacles?
The other two foreigners also walked over, looking at the gooseneck barnacles in Yun Chendong’s bucket, chattering about who knows what.
“I’ll buy these gooseneck barnacles too, at a price of twenty yuan per jin.”
“Pfft…”
Yun Linhai, who was drinking water and catching his breath, immediately spat out water upon hearing this price.
Awang was also astonished and squeezed through to see what was so expensive.
The other people around also quickly exclaimed and rushed over.
“What’s so expensive? What gooseneck?”
“Isn’t this just gooseneck barnacles? The purchase station only buys them for a little over a yuan per jin, so why twenty yuan per jin?”
This boss must be an idiot.
Boss Lin picked up a gooseneck barnacle from inside.
“This thing is called a gooseneck barnacle. Although it’s a similar species to gooseneck barnacles, its appearance is different. Are the gooseneck barnacles you usually see this long?”
They really hadn’t, but apart from the length, it seemed… it seemed like there was no other difference.
Boss Lin looked very satisfied with the gooseneck barnacles, the meat looked plump and full.
“Let’s weigh it.”
It was exactly three jin.
Just by selling these three items to Boss Lin, they made 131 yuan!
Both sides were very satisfied. Yun Linhe and the others looked at Boss Lin and those foreigners as if they were looking at the God of Wealth.
Such a generous boss was rare.
Yun Linhe patted Awang’s shoulder: “Good brother, you introduced us to such a generous boss.”
Awang chuckled: “You’re welcome, welcome. My business also relies on the care of my good brothers.”
Yun Linhai: “Stop chatting, quickly weigh the fish.”
Awang went to the wooden boat’s deck and exclaimed, “Brother, you guys are really lucky to have encountered a school of Red Three Fish!”
He was envious.
Such a large green crab king, the Three-Knife Fish, the gooseneck barnacles, and now they’ve also caught so many Red Three Fish, what incredible luck!
Many people were around their boat at this moment. Old Master Yun and the others also rushed over upon hearing the news, just in time to help unload the fish.
Someone sneakily went up to Yun Jiao and asked.
“Jiaojiao, Auntie will give you candy. Where did you find those gooseneck barnacles?”
Yun Jiao: Do I look like an idiot?
She innocently and simply took the candy, then turned and shouted.
“Dad, this auntie is asking us where we found the gooseneck barnacles.”
She spoke quickly, and the auntie couldn’t even react to cover her mouth in time.
Instantly, all eyes were drawn to that auntie.
Wang Mei put her hands on her hips and cursed angrily: “You shameless old hag, you think our family is easy to bully! If you have anything to ask, ask me, and I’ll tell you. What ability do you have to trick a child?
Hmph, let alone that we found the place ourselves, it’s also our family’s luck and ability. Which family would reveal their good fishing spots? You’re so old, yet instead of doing good deeds, you’re doing crooked things. If everyone was like you, how could we even go fishing?!”
Wang Mei’s scolding was loud and clear, making the person flee in shame.
Those with ulterior motives no longer dared to step forward.
Yun Linhai’s family is large, and they couldn’t out-scold or out-fight her.
After all the fish were weighed and Awang paid them, the family finally went home.
They also left behind a lot of small shrimp, a few Red Three Fish, and some small mixed fish.
Yun Jiao was eating a piece of candy.
Shen Yunlian asked her where it came from.
She said in a sweet voice: “The auntie who was just scolded by Little Auntie gave it to me.”
Shen Yunlian and the others were left speechless, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
That auntie really lost the battle and the war.
Old Master Yun frowned: “But be careful when you go to sea in the future. Those gooseneck barnacles are so expensive, some people will definitely have ideas.”
“Yes, we know.”
Yun Linhe sighed: “Those gooseneck barnacles just look longer than what we usually see, right? Why are the prices so much higher.”
Yun Chendong: “I overheard something over there. Those foreigners call this thing gooseneck barnacles in their hometown. They say it’s very delicious and rare, so it has always been sold at a relatively high price.”
“However, even if someone goes looking for it, we don’t need to worry. Boss Lin and his foreign friends are just here for a visit and should be leaving soon. Few people know about this thing, and who around here would pay so much money to buy it?”
Yun Linhai nodded: “Right. Awang told me that unless someone contacts them specifically to buy those long-necked gooseneck barnacles, they won’t purchase them at such a high price.”
Therefore, although this item has high value, it’s estimated to be a one-time deal.
Unless they can find someone who will buy it long-term, it’s simply not worth the risk to go looking for these gooseneck barnacles.
Yun Chendong himself knew how dangerous the places where gooseneck barnacles grew were.
