Chapter 40 Show
When he got home, he pulled out the drawer containing the big yellow croaker in the refrigerator, covered it with newspapers and took a taxi to the fishing gear store. In a while, there were five more cars at the entrance of the fishing gear store, and they were all good cars. They opened the parking spaces outside the door in a row. If someone drove over, he had to find another location to park.
As soon as they entered the door, six or seven people gathered around. "The fish is here?" "Can such a small box be filled?"
"I'll come, I'll come!" One of the people shouted, which was Liu Deyi's voice. The owner of the not-high-bellied seafood restaurant walked to Quan Hao a few steps, opened the newspaper in the drawer and looked at it, and immediately made a dissatisfied blame. "Hey, brother. How could you be so uneasy? Look at the aggrieved fish, it was almost twisted." He didn't care how much effort Quan Hao took to stuff the fish into the refrigerator, he only cared whether the value of the fish was destroyed.
After pinching the fish back, Boss Liu's expression became much more relaxed. He patted the small ice particles on his hand. "It's okay, it can be stretched out if it's not completely frozen." He turned to the shop and raised his voice. "Hao Gao, are you freezing? Put it in your freezer quickly."
"Okay, take it over." Gao Youlin replied. "Yu Xing Laowan comes here to help. Let's carry the freezer to the middle." The fishing umbrella in the center of the fishing gear shop was put away, and a piece of space was empty. The freezer was moved over to make it easier for everyone to watch.
The big yellow croaker was placed in the freezer, but it was still not good-looking when rolled into a ball. Boss Liu sighed and told Quan Hao again. "Brother, please hold the fish head and don't use too much force. Let's straighten it." He began along the big yellow croaker's gills and made it right bit by bit. After his hands moved to the tail, the big yellow croaker finally stretched out and lay horizontally in the freezer.
This makes the big fish more powerful. After all, it is more than one meter long, with golden fins and scales all over the body, and its bulges are glaring at the eyes. The momentum still remains undispersed after death.
The onlookers commented. "It's really not short, it must be over one meter." "The tail is so long." "I'm lucky, why can't I catch a small fish as big as a palm." "Can the big yellow croaker grow so big?"
These people were discussing, but they stood consciously on the periphery. Seeing Liu Deyi getting started alone. Boss Liu carefully checked the fish's fins, abdomen, head, and tail. He took out a ruler to measure the length and nodded with satisfaction.
"How long is it, Lao Liu, please report it quickly." A fishing friend couldn't help asking questions when he saw that he didn't speak.
"107!" Boss Liu replied with a smile.
Someone asked again: "Is it a real big yellow flower?"
Another person spoke in front of Boss Liu: "It should be that if the color is not fading, it means that other yellow croakers are not pretending to be." Yellow croakers are divided into many types, among which the big yellow croakers are of relatively high value. Therefore, there are often examples of similar-looking yellow croakers pretending to be yellow croakers. Some businesses simply call other yellow croakers big yellow croakers to achieve the purpose of mixing beads with fish. Therefore, when checking the authenticity of the big yellow croakers, we usually check whether the underside of the fish belly is yellow, and whether it will fade when touching it. If the color fades, it means that it is a fake.
Some people also have a skeptical attitude. "I'm still not optimistic, the big yellow croaker does not grow so big."
At this time, Boss Liu spoke, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Quan Hao was shocked. "This fish is indeed not the big yellow croaker we often call it, but it cannot be wrong to call it that way."
Everyone was uproared, and the skeptics suddenly became angry. "I'll just say it! How can the yellow flowers be so big?"
Others also shouted, "It's also pretending to be a fake? I really can't tell." "Lao Liu, why are you pretending to be a master?"
Boss Liu smiled mysteriously. He did not directly answer everyone's questions, but turned to a person who stood a little farther away and said nothing. "Lao Wan, you have seen it long ago. Why don't you speak?"
There were only two people in the fishing gear shop that didn't say anything. The owner Gao Youlin kept watching everyone argue happily, but he didn't interrupt no matter who said anything. Also, this person called Lao Wan, basically only looked at the big yellow croaker and ran to the counter to drink tea.
He put the teacup on the counter and said slowly: "Isn't this afraid of blocking Boss Liu's business?"
Boss Liu knew why the other party had such an expression. His family also had a seafood business, but it was only one step late. The good thing was taken first by the opponent. How could he not be depressed? He did not hide his compliment at all. "How can you do it? If you don't say it, I will definitely say it. I plan to set up a fish in a restaurant for the guests. If someone asks me, I'm cheating, it's not good to say it, right?"
A trace of disappointment flashed in Lao Wan's eyes. His idea was to see if Boss Liu would tell the truth. If Boss Liu was greedy and tried to fool others, he would pretend to say something unintentionally and expose the scam. However, his wish was about to fail, and Boss Liu was also an old man and would not leave him a handle.
The other people were dissatisfied. "What are you fighting for? Let me tell you clearly in person and don't be confused." "That's right, what about treating us as fools?"
"I'll tell me." Boss Liu hurriedly raised his hand to beg for mercy. After waiting for the dissatisfaction to suppress, he gave a reminder: "I'll tell you first, you're not here for nothing. This fish is really rare." After that, he turned his head to Quan Hao. "Brother, I'm shocked. It's okay, it's a good thing."
Quan Hao didn't know what to say. Just now when Boss Liu said that his fish was not a big yellow croaker, a fisherman was already staring at him, a fake guy who cheated people with his eyes. Sometimes human experience is really unreliable. He was considering whether he should issue a declaration of "I just discovered a new species of fish". As a result, Boss Liu told him that it was a good thing. His mood was really ups and downs. He had to pretend to be serious.
Boss Liu revealed the answer. "This is a yellow-lipped croaker, and it is also a genus of yellow croaker. It is indeed true that it is a big yellow croaker. It is big enough. This one is still small, and the big one can be two meters long, one or two hundred kilograms. However, it is much rarer than wild big yellow croaker. It is difficult for ordinary fishermen to see one in their lifetime. Brother, if you can catch the hook for the first time you can fish in the sea, I won't say you're lucky." He directly stretched out his thumb.
Some fishing friend suddenly realized. "It turns out that this is a yellow-lipped croaker, I have never seen it before."
Boss Liu was also happy to see the hunt and gestured to introduce him. "Look, the fish's eyes are like copper bells, and its mouth is pouted. The scales on its head are round, the scales on its body are like ingots. It's golden and under its pectoral fins. Are you seeing this? A small black spot. The back is arched upwards, and its tail is wedge-shaped."
A fisherman nodded. "Well, I remember. I will also fish for strips next time."
Someone immediately broke the situation. "Are you fishing for a strip? Do you have that luck?"
Someone asked in confusion: "Can the yellow-lipped croaker come to our beach?"
Chapter completed!