Chapter 427 - 367: Popping Up in the Foodie Group to Sell a Soft-shelled Turtle

Chapter 427: Chapter 367: Popping Up in the Foodie Group to Sell a Soft-shelled Turtle

The two of them chatted while waiting for customers to arrive.

Time slowly passed. Shortly after five in the afternoon, the first wave of customers arrived, a group of five or six people.

They had run into each other on the way and decided to come together.

Soon, the group all noticed the softshell turtles in the basin.

These softshell turtles were not small.

"Boss, what are these softshell turtles here for?" a customer asked.

Li You smiled faintly and said, "They’re for sale. Would you like one?"

The customers all understood.

’These must be this uncle’s turtles. He brought them here to ask the boss for help selling them.’

"Are these wild softshell turtles?"

Li You nodded. "Wild softshell turtles. Just caught from the river this afternoon."

"Wild softshell turtles this big must be a bit expensive, right?"

"A little, yes. 600 yuan a jin."

"That’s..."

The customers were all a bit taken aback. This wasn’t just a bit expensive; this was very expensive.

Of course, they weren’t saying that Li You was overcharging. They knew he would never jack up the price. It only went to show that wild softshell turtles this large were genuinely expensive.

They also knew that with wild softshell turtles, the bigger they were, the more expensive they got.

This one must be four or five jin, right?

At 600 yuan a jin, wouldn’t that be over two thousand, maybe around three thousand yuan?

That’s so expensive! We can’t afford that!

The customers all shook their heads, indicating they couldn’t afford it.

Li You wasn’t surprised. It wasn’t that they couldn’t afford it, but that they were unwilling to spend the money.

It was perfectly normal to be unwilling to buy a softshell turtle that expensive. Most people definitely wouldn’t be willing to.

If it were him in the past, he definitely wouldn’t have been willing to spend that much either. ’What couldn’t you do with 3000 yuan? How could I possibly spend it on a single softshell turtle?’

However, there were surely people who would be willing to buy one.

He would just have to wait.

Although the group wasn’t buying, they were all very interested in the two softshell turtles and stood in front of the basin watching them.

Someone even went to find a short branch, planning to poke at the turtles.

As soon as the branch got close, one of the turtles stretched its neck out far to bite it.

As expected of wild softshell turtles, they’re extremely aggressive.

Softshell turtles are naturally very aggressive animals, much more so than tortoises, with a few exceptions among the latter.

"By the way, Boss, you just said these two turtles were caught from the river. How were they caught? Was it with one of those Turtle Spears, the kind you cast out a line with?" another customer asked.

Li You nodded. "That’s right! It was this Uncle Haibo who caught them."

After hearing this, the customers all turned to look at Liu Haibo, their faces filled with admiration.

’This uncle is pretty damn amazing!’

They knew about the technique of using a Turtle Spear to catch softshell turtles. Although they had never seen it in person, they knew that it required exceptional eyesight, arm strength, technique, and experience.

It was definitely not something an ordinary person could do.

Anyone who could master such a technique was incredibly impressive.

For a moment, the customers showered him with all sorts of praise, saying things like, "Uncle, you’re too amazing!" and "So badass!"

Liu Haibo burst into laughter, clearly delighted. At the same time, he repeatedly offered modest replies, "Not at all, not at all. It was just good luck, good luck."

Soon, a few more customers arrived.

Wang Ge Fei was among them.

Wang Ge Fei was the champion of the last ’King of Fighters ’97’ tournament and also ran an aquatic products store in town.

Seeing the softshell turtles, Wang Ge Fei’s eyes lit up. "Two big wild softshell turtles."

"Boss Wang, are you going to buy one?" This wasn’t asked by Li You, but by another customer.

Wang Ge Fei thought for a moment, then said, "I could buy one. It’s not easy to come across wild softshell turtles this big. I’ll buy one to take home and make soup. It’s good for the elderly and children in the family. It’s a top-tier nourishing food."

Li You was delighted. ’Isn’t this a buyer right here?’

Liu Haibo was even more excited. ’Could it be? Is he really going to sell one just like that?’

’A full three thousand yuan. Is this boss really willing to spend that much?’

Li You said with a chuckle, "Boss Wang, would you like to have one?"

Wang Ge Fei also smiled. "I’ll take one. How are you selling them, Boss Li?"

"600 yuan a jin. Does that seem fair, Boss Wang?" Li You said.

Wang Ge Fei nodded. "600 yuan a jin for a wild softshell turtle this big isn’t expensive. To be honest with you, Boss Li, if you took this to the city to sell, you could get seven or eight hundred a jin, maybe even a thousand."

"But it would be hard to sell," Li You said. "For one, not many people are willing to spend that much money. For two, people who don’t know enough about softshell turtles to judge for themselves if they’re wild would have a hard time believing it. They’d think you were trying to pass off a farmed one as wild."

Wang Ge Fei said, "That’s true. And you can’t blame people for not believing you. Because the fact is, there really are a lot of people who sell farmed softshell turtles and claim they’re wild."

Li You nodded. "Yeah. It’s because of people like that, and because so many have been tricked, that everyone has to be so careful."

Li You’s words made all the customers present nod in agreement.

Those people with crooked intentions are truly detestable and vile. ’Hopefully, one day they’ll reap what they sow.’

Li You was also feeling emotional. ’Thankfully, my customers trust me completely. If I say it’s a wild softshell turtle, even someone who knows nothing about them wouldn’t have the slightest doubt.’

’It’s the same with everything else.’

’No matter what it is, my customers have absolute faith in me.’

Li You was extremely grateful for this trust from his customers.

Of course, Li You was also very grateful that Wang Ge Fei was planning to buy one. He said, "Thanks for the business, Boss Wang. Which one would you like?"

Wang Ge Fei picked one.

Li You said, "Alright, I’ll go get a scale and weigh it."

Liu Haibo hadn’t brought a scale. However, Li You had one in his shop.