Chapter 431 - 368: Discussing the Outdoor Banquet

Chapter 431: Chapter 368: Discussing the Outdoor Banquet

After thanking Jiang Caidong again, Li You turned to Liu Haibo and said, "Uncle Haibo, it’s sold. The money has already been transferred."

Liu Haibo was completely taken aback. "That fast?"

Ling Xiaoru and the other customers were just as surprised. It was indeed a little too fast.

What’s more, the buyer had already transferred the money.

They didn’t seem worried about being scammed in the slightest.

Li You added, "Boss Jiang from Mianwei Jia Noodle House in Changxi County Town bought it."

Ah, so it was Boss Jiang.

Some of the customers knew Jiang Caidong; a few had even met him.

No wonder he transferred the money right away. Jiang Caidong had absolute trust in the boss.

His noodle house was now the number one in Changxi County Town, all thanks to the boss giving some pointers to his head chef, Liang Heng.

That was what had made the Yangchun Noodles and beef noodles at his restaurant the best in the entire county town.

In fact, they far surpassed any other restaurant.

Whether it was the Yangchun Noodles or the beef noodles, their flavor was about sixty to seventy percent as good as the boss’s.

While that was about the limit of what they could achieve, it was more than enough.

With sixty to seventy percent of the boss’s flavor, their noodles weren’t just the best in a small place like Changxi County Town—they were top-tier anywhere in the country.

So, Boss Jiang was doing very well for himself now. Rumor had it he was already preparing to open a new branch.

Ling Xiaoru also knew Jiang Caidong, having met him a few times.

Liu Haibo didn’t know him.

But now that the man had bought his turtle, he certainly had to show his gratitude. So, he said, "Xiaoyou, please thank Boss Jiang on my behalf."

Li You nodded. "Alright."

The last turtle was sold, so Liu Haibo was naturally thrilled.

It was just that he’d just offered to give it to Li You, and now he’d sold it. He felt a little bad about it.

So, Liu Haibo felt a bit conflicted.

Li You spoke again. "Uncle Haibo, I’ll go get the money for you now. The food you ordered is packed up too."

Liu Haibo said, "Xiaoyou, how about you just give me 5,000?"

Li You waved his hand. "There’s no need for that, Uncle Haibo. We had an agreement, so you’ll get the full amount. Please wait a moment."

After speaking, Li You turned and walked into the shop.

"Xiaoyou, I’m serious..." Liu Haibo said, following him inside.

"Xiaoyou, 5,000 is really enough. This is already far more than I expected."

Li You handed 6,000 yuan in cash to Liu Haibo and smiled. "Really, Uncle Haibo, it’s fine. Please, take it."

For Li You, the gesture was more than enough; he certainly wasn’t going to take a cut.

"Well..."

Liu Haibo hesitated for a moment, then finally took the money and said, "Then thank you so much, Xiaoyou. By the way, how much for the food?"

"128 yuan."

Liu Haibo took out 130 yuan and handed it to Li You. "Let me pay for the food, then."

Li You took the money and nodded. "I’ll take the payment for the food. Let me get you two yuan in change."

"Xiaoyou, you..." Liu Haibo started. "How could I possibly ask you for two yuan in change?"

Li You laughed. "Alright, then. I’ll keep it."

Liu Haibo nodded, picked up the packed food, and said, "Then I’ll be heading out."

Li You nodded. "If you head back now, you’ll be just in time for dinner."

Even though it was a little past seven in the evening, the sun was still in the sky. The day was far from over.

...

「Changle Village.」

At the entrance to the village, several villagers were sitting on a stone bench, chatting.

Among them was Li Donghai.

They were chatting there partly for the company and partly because they were waiting for Liu Haibo to come back.

They were all eager to find out if Liu Haibo had sold his two turtles, and if so, for how much.

Although they could have just called and asked, they preferred to wait there.

They often gathered like this to chat and shoot the breeze.

They’d wait until dark. If Liu Haibo wasn’t back by then, they would head home.

As it turned out, they didn’t have to wait until dark. They soon saw Liu Haibo returning on his tricycle.

Li Donghai and the others were delighted to see him.

When Liu Haibo saw them, he pulled his tricycle to a stop right in front of them.

"Did you sell them?" Li Donghai and the others all asked.

Liu Haibo beamed. "Of course I sold them! And for a very good price!"

"How good?" Li Donghai and the others asked again.

Liu Haibo made a "6" gesture with his hand and said, "A full 6,000 yuan."

"6,000?" Li Donghai and the others were dumbfounded. "That much? How could it be that much?"

"600 yuan a jin," Liu Haibo said. "My two turtles weighed a combined ten jin. You do the math."

"600 yuan a jin? The price was that good?" Li Donghai and the others were once again astonished.

Liu Haibo said, "With wild soft-shelled turtles, the bigger they are, the more they’re worth per jin. A small one, maybe a little over one jin, is only worth a bit more than 100 yuan a jin. To be honest, I was planning to sell them for 200 yuan a jin at first, but Xiaoyou said wild turtles this large should go for at least 600 yuan a jin."

Ah, so that’s why.

Li Donghai and the others nodded. It looked like they had Xiaoyou to thank for this.

Still, at that price, a single turtle cost 3,000 yuan. It was hard to believe someone would actually buy something so expensive. That was a lot of money to spend on a whim.

"Most people certainly wouldn’t be willing to spend that much," Liu Haibo said. "But there are always some who will. The two buyers were Boss Wang, who runs the aquatic shop in our town, and Boss Jiang, who has the noodle house in Changxi County Town."

Li Donghai and the others nodded again. That did make sense.

It was just that buyers like that were hard to find.

"Lao Liu," Li Donghai said, "you really have Xiaoyou to thank for this one. If it weren’t for him, where would you have found two bosses like that to buy your turtles?"

"Definitely," said Liu Haibo. "In fact, Boss Jiang wasn’t even there in person. Xiaoyou just took a photo of the turtle and sent it to some kind of foodie group chat, and Boss Jiang bought it right then and there. If it wasn’t for Xiaoyou, how would I ever have found Boss Jiang? Besides, if I had tried to sell them myself, even if I managed to, I would never have gotten such a good price. I probably would’ve gotten a little over a hundred, maybe two hundred yuan a jin at most. In fact, I was originally planning to sell them for 200 yuan a jin."