On this trip, he had only brought a little over 1,000 jin in total. After all, there were miscellaneous things and the two elders' luggage to load, and three people had to stand on the vehicle, so he hadn't dared load too much.
He hadn't expected a buyer to turn up just as they finished unloading, let alone ask for half of it outright. What a lucky start! Today really was a good day!
Ye Yaodong looked at him in delighted surprise. "Five hundred jin, right? I'll weigh it right away. You've got a good eye, boss. We caught all of this on our own fishing boat, then gutted and dried it fresh before the New Year. It looks beautiful and smells wonderful. Otherwise, with all the rainy weather since the New Year, there wouldn't be any dried fish to sell."
"I've stored it very well, too. It hasn't gotten damp at all or been affected by the rainy weather. You can see the quality for yourself."
"Yes, it looks quite good. That's why I'll take some back first and see how well it sells."
Resources were scarce these days, and almost anything sold well. Besides, people inland couldn't get sea fish at all, and even dried seafood was hard to come by. The buyer knew that perfectly well, too, but he still had to test the waters first.
Ye Yaodong motioned for his father-in-law to find the large scale. He had brought both a large and a small steelyard scale with him, since both could come in handy. He didn't want a repeat of his first time setting up a stall, when he hadn't brought a scale. That would be a nuisance.
With his father-in-law helping him look, he was free to greet the buyer with a broad smile.