A-Cai looked up at him. "Well, well, Dongzi, you know quite a bit! You even know that a fish over a meter long and a hundred jin should fetch a higher price!"
Ye Yaodong puffed out smoke too, saying casually, "Hey, I grew up by the sea, after all. I went into town plenty over the last couple of years, so I know a little."
"Then let's keep things simple. How about twenty-eight fen? Eight, eight, eight-prosper, prosper, prosper! We'll prosper together. Lucky and nice-sounding."
"Oh, come on, sounding nice isn't as important as getting a fair deal. We've done business so many times that we're old acquaintances now, with a longstanding friendship. Look how lucky I've been lately. It must be the good feng shui at our new house-a real treasure spot. Our family will definitely catch more and better fish in the future, and we'll sell them all to you. Wouldn't it be better if we both won? Right?"
"Mm-hmm!" A-Cai thought he had a point and nodded repeatedly.
"Good for you, good for me, good for everyone. Then thirty fen a jin it is. No backing out!"
"Mm-hmm-huh? What? What thirty fen a jin? I never agreed to that! Don't you go leading me along!" His eyes widened as he stared at Ye Yaodong in disbelief. That price was a long way from his offer!
Two fen made a difference of... of... apparently just over two yuan. A-Cai did the arithmetic in his head. It didn't seem to be many yuan, but it was a long way from his initial offer. He was a businessman!
"You can't just throw prices around. At thirty fen a jin, I'll be stuck with it..."
"Oh, why are you being so indecisive? We were getting along fine a moment ago. Why