Dinner was ready soon. Today's dinner was particularly sumptuous, with not only braised fish fillets, but also fish stewed with tofu.

In addition, we had wild boar meat stewed with radish and two stir-fried vegetarian dishes.

Several large bowls of food were brought to the table. Everyone ate until their mouths were greasy. After the meal, everyone left with satisfaction.

But seeing that there was a whole live fish, I felt very embarrassed.

They caught five fish in total. Originally, Su Laosan planned to share the five fish equally with everyone else, but everyone refused to agree.

The final result was that four of them were divided equally, and Su Laosan took the other one back himself.

In fact, these people feel that they have already taken advantage.

They only used a little bit of fish for this meal, and there were still more than ten pounds left, which the family planned to keep for themselves.

But there is still such a fresh big guy.

Finally, Old Man Su slammed the table and decided, "Let's take this fish to the market to sell it early tomorrow morning."

Su Lao San asked: "How much should we sell it for?"

Mrs. Su looked at the rain and thought for a while: "We don't need to sell it too expensively, just a little higher than ordinary fish.

I'll sell it for six coins a pound."

Su Sanlang felt his mouth twitch. "Mother, six cents a pound is not expensive! This ordinary big fish only sells for four cents."

"What do you know, you bastard? Fish this big are hard to come by once in decades. Selling it for only six cents a pound is already a very cheap price."

Old Man Su also agreed. "Listen to your mother. Let's sell the big fish for six coins. The meat is so good. Don't people say that things are valuable because they are rare? We will definitely sell out."

The head of the family has been decided, what else can Su Sanlang say?

Nothing in the night

Early the next morning, the three brothers went to the village chief's house to borrow a cart and pulled the big fish to the town.

It was still dark when we set out, but it was already bright when we arrived in town.

Many people had already arrived at the market and found a suitable place to park the cart.

Su Sanlang quickly started shouting.

"Come, come, come and take a look if you pass by. This is a big fish that is rarely seen in a century. The fish meat is tender and delicious."

"It's cheap, it's cheap, six cents a pound. If you come too late, they will be gone."

Su Dalang looked at his second and third brothers, who were shouting loudly.

Su Dalang was a shy person and he refused to open his mouth no matter what.

Su Sanlang looked at his elder brother, who was such a small family, and nudged his elder brother with his elbow, "Brother, you have to shout when you sell things. If you don't shout, others won't know what you are selling. Look, this guy is coming!"

Su Dalang looked up and saw that there was indeed a man walking towards them with his cart in his eyes.

"This fish is so big, how do you sell it?"

The person asking the question was a slightly plump man in his 30s.

Judging from the thick cotton robe he was wearing and the leather boots on his feet, he was obviously from a wealthy family.

"Nine coins per pound"

Good boy! Su Dalang and Su Erlang's eyes widened.

At home, he said six coins per catty, why did he complain that it was too expensive? Now, when others asked, it became nine coins.

One of the two brothers pretended not to know his third brother, while the other wanted to bury his head in his feet.

Seeing that the man in front of him did not say anything after asking the price, Su Sanlang continued, "Sir, look at this fish, it's so big, how long does it take to grow?

Fish that can grow this big must be spiritual creatures. If you eat this, you can live for hundreds of years, or at least it can prolong your life!"

The slightly plump man looked at the fish and saw that it was indeed fresh and should taste good, so he nodded.

"Then weigh ten pounds for me."

Su Sanlang quickly took the knife and was about to cut, but the slightly plump man quickly stopped him.

"I want another fin here and cut deeper down."

"Okay, sir, I can tell from the look of it that you know how to eat fish."

The piece of fish meat under the fin is the most delicious, especially the fin meat of big fish, which is very delicious when stewed.

Su Sanlang raised his knife and cut off the part the customer wanted in one go. He then tied it up with a hemp rope and hooked it onto the scale.

After weighing it, I found that it was more than two pounds. "12 pounds and four ounces minus the hemp rope is about 12 pounds and three ounces. I'll calculate it as 12 pounds for you. Is that okay?"

The man nodded, took out two strings of money from the purse on his waist, counted out another eight coins, and handed them to Su Sanlang.

Su Sanlang took it, counted a string of 50 wen, and added eight wen, which was exactly 108 wen.

"Sir, please take care"

Su Sanlang handed over the fish and smiled as he saw his first guest off.

After Su Dalang saw everyone leave, he asked his third brother in a low voice.

"Third brother, didn't you say six cents was too much? Why are you selling it to others for nine cents?"

Su Sanlang looked at his silly elder brother and said, "Brother, look at what he is wearing. He must be a rich man. Rich people don't care about money, but they care about quality. Of course, the price will be higher.

Think about it, our fish meat is not sold anywhere else on this street, and he can enjoy a different taste by spending a few more coins, do you think these rich people would not want it?"

Seeing that Su Sanlang's words made sense, the two of them stopped talking.

More and more people came to the market, and the three brothers of the Su family sold a lot of fish and meat on their carts, and they were almost sold out.

At this time, several men who collected taxes surrounded them.

A few people looked at the cart and asked for 20 cents. Su Dalang was a man, although honest, he was not one to suffer a loss, so he immediately started arguing with the other person unwillingly.

Su Sanlang quickly pulled his brother over, counted out 20 coins from his pocket, and handed them over respectfully.

He cut another piece of fish and handed it over.

"Brother, I'm sorry, we are brothers and have just returned to town to set up a stall. Don't take it personally if he doesn't understand the rules. This is just a small token of my appreciation, so don't think it's too little."

When the leader saw that the boy was so sensible, he looked him up and down and then took the fish.

"Not bad, not bad. Which village are you from? Will you come again next time?"

Su Sanlang quickly replied respectfully: "I'm from Taoliu Village. Come back next time if you have something else to sell."

"Okay, next time you come, you can set up your stall here. I will calculate the long-term stall fee for you. You only need to pay eight cents each time."

Su Sanlang thanked them repeatedly and then they left.

Su Dalang then asked indignantly: "Third brother, I saw other people selling vegetables with baskets, and they only charged one or two coins from each family, why do they charge us 20 coins? Why did you give it to them so easily?"

"Brother, they must have asked us for 20 cents because we sold a lot. If we don't pay them, I'm afraid we won't be able to keep the few cents in our pockets today."

Su Lao Er also echoed:

"Brother, you see, they are outnumbered and there are only three of us. We might suffer a loss in front of them."

"Yes, a powerful dragon cannot defeat a local snake. Our village is far away, and we don't have any acquaintances here, so this is the only way."

Su Dalang ordered something, and then two more people came and bought up all the remaining fish. They packed up and prepared to go back.

Only then did Boss Su remember, "Third brother, what do you say? Will you come back to sell other things in the future?"

"Brother, with our Fubao's energy, I'm afraid he will have to sell things in the future.

That magical bait was given to me by my precious daughter."

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