He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Boss Liao nodded immediately and said without any room for doubt, "That's right, eight yuan a duck. That's a very high price. Don't you think about it? The same domestic ducks, even fatter and bigger ones, only cost four or five yuan."

"Young man, you've struck it rich! At 8 yuan each, even if you only have 300, that's over 2,000 yuan."

Niu Bayi asked, "Boss Liao, could you raise the price a bit?"

Boss Liao immediately shook his head.

"I can't add any more, young man. I bought so many of your ducks in one go, and you're still haggling with me? How can you live with yourself? Looking around the whole county, I'm afraid you're the only one who can do that—"

"No one else could take in so many of your upturned-nosed ducks all at once."

"After all, the meat doesn't taste good; only the down is worth something, right?"

Niu Bayi gave an "oh," then suddenly looked towards the dock and asked loudly, "Everyone, how much did Boss Liao offer for that Muscovy duck?"

He's just trying his luck.

Since Boss Liao wants these fishermen to go out to sea to hunt spotted ducks, he must have set a price.

Mr. Liao's face turned pale instantly, and he panicked. He quickly turned his head to stop the fishermen from responding.

He Zhenzhen, being a clever and mischievous person, immediately said, "Oh dear, Boss Liao, your zipper is down."

That's a very embarrassing thing!

Boss Liao quickly looked down.

It's all working perfectly, not a drop leaked.

At this moment, the fishermen on the dock started to clamor, saying that Boss Liao had initially offered 10 yuan per duck for them to go out to sea to hunt mandarin ducks, but they thought it was too much trouble and they couldn't find any, so they didn't agree.

So he set the price at 11 yuan.

The price has increased to 12 yuan.

But still no one agreed.

Upon hearing this, Boss Liao wished he could punch a hole in the deck so he could crawl inside.

He Zhenzhen snorted.

"My goodness, all businessmen are unscrupulous!"

Niu Bayi withdrew his gaze and looked at Boss Liao with a smile.

"Boss Liao, what's going on? You were offering 12 yuan a duck for each Mandarin duck, but when it came to me, you only offered 8 yuan a duck. That's a difference of 4 yuan."

Boss Liao coughed twice, trying his best to appear completely nonchalant.

"The situation is different now. Before, at the dock, I would ask someone to help me catch Muscovy ducks, and the price I would pay would definitely be higher. But now that you have brought the Muscovy ducks back, my price will naturally be lower."

"Different circumstances mean different prices, right?"

Niu Bayi responded with an "oh".

"Since these spotted ducks can sell for 12 yuan each, I'll ask around and see if anyone is willing to buy them. Mr. Liao, you can go now, I'm not selling these spotted ducks to you."

Boss Liao was taken aback, then became somewhat embarrassed and angry.

"Young man, this isn't how you do business. I guarantee you, in this big county, no one can swallow up your three or four hundred Muscovy ducks in one go, except me!"

"If you don't sell them to me, your ducks will just rot and stink."

Niu Bayi shook his head and gave him a detailed analysis.

"Boss Liao, you're in such a hurry, willing to pay a high price for these upturned-nosed ducks. I reckon someone urgently needs this batch of goods and has come to you."

"Since that person is looking for you, they will definitely look for others as well; it's impossible that they only let you look for them."

"So, although the county town is big, I can always find out who wants to buy it by asking around. I can either sell it directly to him or sell it to someone else he finds."

"I believe I can sell them for 12 yuan each."

Upon hearing this, Boss Liao's face turned ashen, and he stared incredulously at the young fisherman in front of him.

He looks honest and simple, but how come he's so cunning and clever?

He was right!

He Zhenzhen looked at Niu Bayi with admiration on her face.

This man is really something else; it seems he hit the nail on the head!

Niu Bayi continued slowly, "Boss Liao, I really think it's the same thing. After all, you're offering 12 yuan per duck for a Muscovy duck, whether you send someone to catch them or I bring them to you, it should be that price."

"Instead of what you just said, 8 yuan each! Everyone agrees, right?"

He spoke quite loudly, and everyone on the dock heard him.

Then it dawned on us that Boss Liao wanted us to go out to sea to hunt ducks, offering 12 yuan per duck.

Now, people come to him willingly, and he buys them for 8 yuan each.

That won't do.

Wouldn't that just make them unscrupulous merchants?

So everyone started cursing, and the cursing made Boss Liao's face turn pale and then red.

He suddenly stomped his foot.

"Alright, alright, 12 yuan each, 12 yuan each, I... I'll take it from you."

He had no choice. It wasn't that the fishermen's curses had a big effect, but rather that if he didn't accept the money, the kid might actually go around asking for it.

The big boss who was going to do business in Russia did not only contact him, but also asked many other people to inquire about him.

This kid is easy to ask.

There was no other way but to buy them for 12 yuan each, since he could still make a profit anyway.

Niu Bayi smiled with satisfaction.

"That's right, that's the spirit of a boss. Okay, 12 yuan each, let's count how many there are now."

Boss Liao was still lecturing him.

"Young man, I see that all your Muscovy ducks are dead. I don't really care if they're dead, as long as they're still fresh enough. After all, if they're not fresh enough, the quality of the down will be affected."

"Then it won't be 12 yuan a piece, it won't even be 8 yuan a piece."

Niu Bayi calmly said, "Boss Liao, these upturned-nosed ducks of mine were just caught. They haven't been dead for long, so they're still soft and warm. If any of them are bad, I'll give them to you for free."

That's generous enough, making Boss Liao beam with joy.

They were determined to pick out a few bad Muscovy ducks with upturned noses to reduce their workload.

In the end, every single Muscovy duck was in excellent condition, as if it had just died.

In fact, many of them still had a heartbeat, but simply passed out.

There are a total of three hundred and fifty!

Niu Bayi and He Zhenzhen were both somewhat surprised.

I originally thought there were only a little over three hundred.

He Zhenzhen muttered, "My goodness, we actually caught so many Muscovy ducks. There should have been 351, but Boss Xiong ate one."

"Or we could earn an extra 12 yuan."

Niu Bayi sighed, "That's right, it caused us a loss. We'll go find Boss Xiong tomorrow and make him pay us 12 yuan!"

"screw you!"

He Zhenzhen laughed, raised her little hand, and hit him hard on the shoulder.

Next, we moved on to the accounting process.

One duck costs 12 yuan, so 350 ducks would cost a total of 4200 yuan.

This profit was truly beyond Niu Bayi's expectations.

After setting the price, this Mr. Liao was quite generous.

He opened his satchel, took out four stacks of ten-yuan notes, and then pulled out twenty more and handed them over.

"Young man, congratulations! This trip to the sea has made you practically a millionaire!"