Chapter 553 Accident at the Station Gate

The smell of dried fish is strong, fishy and salty, and the smell is very unique. Passersby stopped involuntarily, shrugged their noses, and then smelled towards the source of the smell, only to find a bag of dried salted fish there.

Some people who were not interested stretched their heads to take a look and left directly, while others reached out and looked through it without any courtesy.

Ye Yaodong frowned. Are these people's hands clean? This way?

I originally thought of just sitting on the ground for a while and not piercing the hole at all. Anyway, I had to get up and put the bag in soon.

Moreover, he also thought about whether he could attract people around him and save a few more pounds to reduce the weight, so as not to have to carry it all the way back. If he could save a few pounds, the passenger flow at the station would also be huge.

Just when he wanted to tell these people not to buy or touch it, someone asked aloud.

"Hey, this dried fish belongs to you, right? Do you want to sell it? Did you dry it at home?"

"How to sell it?"

"Is the fish fresh?"

"Yes, they are dried at home. The fish are all caught at sea. They are all killed alive. They are absolutely fresh. You can tell by smelling them. The stale ones will smell different and not fragrant."

"Dried toad fish costs 45 cents per pound, and dried fish costs 40 cents per pound. These fish cost only 1 or 2 pounds per 10 pounds. Fresh wholesale prices are 5 cents per pound, and retail prices are 70 to 80 cents. I don't think this is the case. I didn’t make any money, it’s just because the fish I caught didn’t go through many fish dealers, so I sold it cheaply.”

When Ye Yaodong saw someone interested in asking, he quickly stood up and spat out an explanation, saying some true or false words to sell.

Father Ye also stood up and laughed with him. He couldn't speak Mandarin, he could only listen.

Some of these people who asked questions could not speak Mandarin, and they used the local dialect. Ye Yaodong could barely understand it. He could only guess if he didn't understand. Anyway, after asking again and again, those were the meanings. .

Just like in the early hours of the morning, it was a chicken-and-duck conversation. Anyway, if everyone could understand the Mandarin he spoke.

Some people shook their heads and left when they heard the price, while others nodded while listening.

Most people are familiar with these common fish, and think they are cheap. After all, many fresh fish cost 50 or 60 cents per pound. In winter, there are fewer fishing boats, and the goods are less and more expensive. Buy some dried fish and keep it at home. Eating slowly is also good.

Everyone gathered there and didn't know each other, but it didn't stop them from discussing. Those who were interested said it was not expensive, not bad, and that it would be new and so on.

Then one person said he wanted to weigh five pounds, and other interested people also shouted how many pounds they wanted.

His small business of dried fish suddenly opened up sales again, but it was a pity that he did not have a small scale. This was his big mistake and failure today.

However, when he sat down before, he noticed that there was a scale in the basket next to him, but there was no need for him to borrow it.

"I have a scale here, use mine, I will weigh it first, I will weigh it first...weigh it first, I have a scale..."

One of the people in the crowd who wanted to buy dried fish happened to have a scale. That person also came to the market with a load to sell things. When he was returning, he happened to pass by and saw his dried fish. Borrowing someone else's scale instantly became a matter of course.

After Ye Yaodong weighed him in a very polite way, he gave him two more slices of dried eel. The buyer was also very happy and happily accepted it.

After a person took the dried fish tied with a rope from Ye's father's hand, the crowd started shouting again, "This one wants two, that one wants five pounds." Ye Yaodong suddenly became confused and kept placating.

"Everyone has it, don't worry, there are 100 pounds here, everyone has it..."

"Take your time one by one, don't be in a hurry, prepare the money first, give the fish with one hand and money with the other..."

Chinese people like to join in the fun. When they see people gathering in places, they also like to come over and take a look. In just a few minutes, the father and son have already gathered a crowd of people watching the fun, and there are others behind them. Stand on tiptoes and look this way.

People who couldn't see it looked at the dried fish from the hands of the people who came out with it, touched it, smelled it, and asked a few questions about the price. They thought it was OK, so they squeezed in with banknotes and wanted to buy it too.

The father and son were so busy that they were sweating in such a cold weather. All they saw were hands holding banknotes. This looked much more exciting than setting up a stall at the entrance of the market. They were both happy and anxious. Father Ye was afraid that people would wait. If you can't stay, leave.

And Ye Yaodong was worried that there were so many people around here. If they attracted all the gangsters, it would be troublesome. He didn't want to cause trouble. This was in other people's territory, but he had to huddle up. He couldn't beat four hands with his fists, and the station was crowded. A confusing place.

I just don’t know whether the city’s crackdown is severe or whether there are many local ruffians?

While he was worried and selling goods, he wished he could grow three heads and six arms.

Father Ye was also worried about the crowds and the thief hiding around him. He would hold all the money he received in his hands and did not dare to put it in his pocket. After all, Dongzi had just been stolen for more than a dollar, so he still had to remember the lessons learned from the past.

The father and son were weighing and binding, while the other was collecting and changing money. They were so busy that they sweatdropped and had no time to wipe it off. People in front of them also came and went.

A large bag of dried fish gradually bottomed out at a speed visible to the naked eye. Then Ye Yaodong dragged another bag and opened it to continue selling. He checked the time on his watch and saw that it was still less than two o'clock, so there was still time.

There are so many people around here, and the vendors on the side are smart enough to come over, and more and more people are coming to watch the excitement.

After he sold all the dried fish, there were still people in front of him holding banknotes but not buying anything. They all cursed in frustration and said that after waiting for a long time, they were gone.

Being friendly brings wealth, Ye Yaodong could only laugh and coax, "Sorry, no more, no more, come back tomorrow!"

"Will it still be like this tomorrow?"

"Not necessarily, I may not be here tomorrow, but if it doesn't rain, I will definitely be at the entrance of the aquatic products wholesale market in the morning."

"The entrance to the aquatic product wholesale market? It's so far..."

After all the goods were sold, the father and son also breathed a sigh of relief. Father Ye immediately put a large amount of banknotes in Ye Yaodong's hand and asked him to turn around first and put it away behind his back.

While they were sorting things, someone came over with banknotes and asked, "Is the dried fish gone? Is there any more?"

"Sold out so quickly?"

"No more, no more..."

Father Ye finished speaking in his poor Mandarin, which he had just learned, while folding the bags and putting them away, tying them all together with a straw rope, and then tied the rope tightly. Tie it to the pole and lift it over your shoulder.

After collecting the money, Ye Yaodong turned around and said, "I will sell it at the aquatic product wholesale market tomorrow morning. If you want to buy it, go there tomorrow."

After speaking, seeing that his father had already finished everything, Ye Yaodong couldn't care less about being happy, so he took his father and left quickly to avoid being stared at.

He also didn't expect that it would be so easy to sell at the station, much better than at the entrance of the wholesale market. Now there would be many more people coming and going at the station than at the market. After all, the location of the market is still a bit remote, unlike the station, it is right in the city. .

However, it won’t work if the market is not opened in a more remote location, because most of the traffic is tractors, and the local streets in the city are not big and cannot be used. However, in the future, it will no longer be remote, and even suburban villages will be included in the city.

As soon as the father and son ran to the door of the station, Ye Yaodong planned to take out his ticket so that he could board the train later, but when he touched his pocket, it was empty again...

Not far away, there were several scalpers asking passers-by, where are they going? Do you want a ticket?

He opened his eyes wide and was speechless. He didn't know when it would stop. The thief was too efficient.

"Dad, the ticket was stolen."

"Huh? Was it stolen again?"

He took out his empty pocket and showed it to his father, "I didn't expect that even the tickets were stolen. Please wait here while I buy two more."

"Then go quickly, I'll wait here."

Ye Yaodong hurriedly left and returned. Fortunately, their small county town was a small place with little population circulation, and the tickets were not tight, so it was relatively easy to buy.

But when he came out, he saw a group of gangsters troubling an old man pushing a cart selling vegetables next to where they were selling dried fish.

The old man was there making excuses and begging for mercy. The vendors around him were so frightened that they all ran away carrying their burdens and pushing their carts.

Father Ye also patted his chest with lingering fear, "Fortunately, we sold out and left first. Why is the public security in this city so bad?"

Ye Yaodong was also a little lucky. Fortunately, they ran away first after selling. At that time, when selling, he was worried that a few gangsters would pop up to collect protection money.

Now it seems that the worries at that time were not unreasonable. There is really some chaos these days. Even if we crack down hard and kill chickens to scare monkeys, it will be published nationwide, but it still cannot be avoided at the local level.

Although the old man looked a little pitiful, he was helpless.

People who come and go around are also afraid and stay away from each other. In this situation, unless there is someone to rely on, ordinary people will stay away from it and hide if they can.

The reason for this situation is also related to the large number of educated youth returning to the city in the 1980s.

There are not enough jobs in the city, and these young people have become unemployed youth.

The number of unemployed people is increasing, and young people with nothing to do gather together, and it is easy for them to get into trouble, get into fights, and even some mentally ill people are proud to go to jail.