Happy Shennong

Chapter 223

Linley was not angry either, and returned to the car.

But Ma Kui was so angry that he couldn't help complaining: "Brother Lei, that kid is too arrogant, how can you hold back your anger?"

"Small indifference can lead to big plans." Linley smiled and said, "Let's go to the next house."

Ma Kui couldn't figure it out, but Linley was still smiling like a normal person.He couldn't figure out what Linley was thinking, so he didn't ask any further questions. He found the route to the next house on the navigation, and then started the car.

When they arrived at another aquatic product market, they adopted a similar strategy, which was to inquire about herring from the side.The result is the same: if you want to eat herring, go to the restaurant, and the fry will not be sold!

Moreover, the attitude of this clerk is even worse than the previous one.As soon as Linley and the others mentioned the blue-headed fish fry, they lowered their faces, didn't say a word, and went directly to the part of seeing off the guests.

After touching the gray of the nose twice in a row, the attitude of the other party was worse than the other. Ma Kui couldn't bear it anymore, his temper came up, and he "argued" with the clerk.If it wasn't for Linley's pull, Ma Kui and the clerk would have escalated from a literary fight to an armed one.

Back in the car, Ma Kui said sullenly, "Brother Lei, why don't you just forget about it. Although there is another one, I guess the attitude of that one will not be better than the two I have already visited!"

"That's for sure. But I still have to go and see, let's go!"

For Linley, the result of visiting the two aquatic product stores was not just two rejections, but also something to analyze.

From the clerk's narration, he learned that the herring bred in those shops were all directly supplied to big restaurants, and almost never sold in the market.Ordinary consumers, not to mention fry, can't even buy big fish.Moreover, the blue-headed fish fry seemed to be a taboo for those people, and they turned their faces when they mentioned it.

Of course, because there is no shortage of business, the people in those stores usually don't give customers a good face.

The clerks of the two stores that have been visited have shown similar attitudes.Perhaps, they have colluded for a long time, have the same goal, and resolutely prevent the emergence of competitors.In order to protect the interests of their family, they did not give even the slightest chance to those who had thoughts about herring.

However, it is useless to analyze these things.

Linley was relaxed on the surface, but in fact he was just reassuring Ma Kui.In his heart, he was still a little anxious.Before visiting the aquatic product store, he knew that he would hit a wall, but he didn't expect that the store's attitude would be so bad.He originally thought that even if he couldn't buy fry, he could at least find out the source of the fry.Is it cultivated by the store itself, or bought from other places?
As a result, although he also got some information, it was far from the expected level.

However, since we are here, and we have already visited two of them, and there is only the last one left, we must still visit.Otherwise, my heart is not at ease.In addition, he felt that the three stores that belonged to competitors, even if they reached an agreement on the surface, they may not be monolithic behind the scenes.

The reason why he wanted to visit all three stores was to find out the inconsistencies between the three stores beyond the superficial consistency, that is, loopholes.As long as he finds a loophole, that is his breakthrough...

Soon, Ma Kui parked his car at the entrance of an aquatic product market again.This is also the largest aquatic product market in the city, and there is an entire street selling aquatic products.On the side of the road at the entrance of the street, there is also a sign erected, with the words "Qingyun Aquatic Products Trading Market" written in nine characters.

From this point of view, this market is the most authentic.The passenger flow is also higher than that of the other two markets. At noon, there are still groups of pedestrians on the street.

Linley walked leisurely all the way to the destination: Liu Laosan's live fish shop.

There was only one clerk in the store, and he was still greeting other customers, so no one paid attention to Linley and the others.Linley wandered around the store on his own, and he didn't find any trace of the herring.

At this time, the guy who had already sent another customer away ran over with a smile, nodded at Linley and the others and said, "Gentlemen, what do you want? We have fresh grass carp and silver carp..."

The guy enthusiastically introduced a lot, and his attitude was not bad.

Linley and Ma Kui were also very pleased. After visiting several shops, they finally met a polite shop assistant.

"Ahem..." Linley's mood improved a lot when he met the polite clerk, and he asked with a smile, "I heard that your family sells herring, may I ask if you still have them?"

"I'm sorry, sir, because the production of herring is very limited, and even the old customers who have reached an agreement cannot be satisfied, so the herring in our store is not for retail sale."

After getting the same answer as the clerks from the previous two stores, although Linley was a little disappointed, he still kept smiling and continued to ask: "Then I would like to ask, do you breed the herring yourself or buy it wholesale?" ? If it is wholesale, can you tell me where it is wholesale? Because I am in urgent need of herring."

The man waved his hand and replied, "Sir, you don't know. At present, there is no wholesale herring in this city or even in the whole country. There are three shops selling herring in this city, all of which are self-raised."

"The green-headed fish fry were also cultivated by you?"

"This one……"

The man frowned, hesitated to speak, and stared at Linley.

"Beep beep..."

Just then, a horn sounded from outside the door.A silver-gray van slowly stopped at the door.The car door opened, and a middle-aged man with a big belly got out, shouting at the shop: "Come and help!"

"okay!"

The man hurried out and helped two other people who got out of the car, together with the man with a big belly, move out a large fish tank about 1.5 meters long from the back of the van.

In the fish tank, there are two colorful and beautiful big fish, which look like goldfish raised in the park pond.But it is an enlarged version, because these two fish are half a meter long.Moreover, the two fish were very quiet during the moving process, swinging back and forth in the water with the swaying of the water, without the liveliness of a goldfish at all.

As soon as they put the fish tank on the table, a middle-aged man with a mustache rushed in and shouted excitedly: "Liu Laosan, I am finally willing to move your koi out to let you go!" Have we opened our eyes? Haha, I have been looking forward to it for several days, let me see..."

Upon hearing this, Linley realized that the man with the big belly was actually Liu Laosan, the owner of this store.And the fish tank contained the koi he had just heard about from Zhong Wanlong!
According to Zhong Wanlong, koi is a high-end ornamental fish that is popular in the world today, and has even been dubbed the "king of ornamental fish", as well as "living gems in water" and "artwork that can swim".Just these names can make people have a strong curiosity about koi.

Linley couldn't help but want to get closer and take a closer look.

But the two young men who came in with Liu Laosan kept frowning and looking at him.As for Liu Laosan himself, after seeing the mustache, he frowned, then smiled proudly and said, "I'll give you a chance to take a good look, many people can't even see such a beautiful fish! "

"Well, it's really beautiful. Liu Laosan, how much did you pay for it?"

"50! I still asked a friend to help me negotiate, and they gave me a friendly price. Originally, these two fish were going to be auctioned, and I heard that they could fetch at least 70 to [-]."

"Not bad, then you made money. You play with it first, and when you get tired of playing and want to sell it, you must sell it to me."

"Hiss...do you really want to buy? Yes, you can move them out now. I moved them to the store just to sell them!"

"No, Liu Laosan, I remember that you like to raise fish, especially koi. Now you have bought such a good koi, and it is still a pair. It has only been a few days since you bought it, why are you selling it again? Could it be... this Is there a problem with the fish?"

Liu Laosan curled his lips and said, "Forget it if you don't buy it, and don't bury my fish. What's the problem with the excellent species I just bought? It's okay, it's almost done, get out of the way, and don't block the light of the fish." ..."

"Yoyo, are you really a baby? Hey... No, Liu Laosan, I have been watching them for so long, why haven't I seen them move? This is not the nature of koi. To be honest, is there something wrong with them? ? If something goes wrong, maybe I can help you find a solution. After all, I have been dealing with fish for decades..."

Liu Laosan hesitated for a few seconds with a gloomy face, then suddenly raised his head, stared at Bazihu ​​and said, "Don't talk nonsense, there is nothing wrong with my koi at all. He is not moving now, but he was shaking too much when he moved it just now. , plus it has only been transported back from the capital for a few days, and it is still a little acclimatized, so it will be fine in a few days."

"Just brag about it, anyway, I won't buy it. Let's go." Mustache shrugged, turned around and left.

Liu Laosan looked at the back of the mustache, hesitant to speak.Standing there for a few seconds, he turned around and walked into the back room.

Linley's eyeballs rolled around a few times, then he suddenly took a step towards the fish tank, and sighed at the same time: "Hey, what a beautiful koi, it's a pity that it won't live for three days..."

"Hiss..." Liu Laosan frowned and turned to stare at Linley, "Who are you? What kind of enmity do I have with you? Why did you curse my fish?"

"I have no grievances with you. But... Boss Liu, don't deceive yourself. If the koi is really ok, would you be willing to sell it?"

"Whether I sell koi or not, what does it have to do with you? Who are you?"

"Boss Liu, I originally wanted to help you and save the koi. But your attitude is really chilling. Farewell!"

After Linley finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, called Ma Kui, and strode away without looking back.

From the chat between Liu Laosan and Bazihu ​​just now, he learned a lot.Liu Laosan likes koi very much, so he spent money to buy two koi from other places.As for whether it cost 50 yuan, it is not known.But what is certain is that something is wrong with the koi, and its life is not long.

Otherwise, Liu Laosan would not have moved the treasure that he bought back with great difficulty and only admired it for a few days to the shelf...

(End of this chapter)