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

Immediately, the people in the mangrove forest rushed out in droves.

They worked so hard catching crabs, not to eat them, but to earn some money.

He Zhenzhen excitedly grabbed Niu Bayi's wrist.

"Bayi, let's go sell yellow crabs and see how much they're willing to pay."

Niu Bayi smiled and nodded, saying okay.

The two then walked outside.

On the seawall outside, there was a dilapidated bread truck parked.

The car's back door was open, and the back seats inside had been removed, leaving only two large plastic buckets filled with seawater.

A short, thin, middle-aged man with a small mustache was lifting a large scale out of the car.

Soon, the fishermen who came over were weighed and given blue crabs.

He was weighing it while shouting.

"Everyone, please don't cut in line! Don't push! Line up one by one! Don't worry, as long as your crabs are alive, I'll definitely buy them. If they're dead, you can take them home and eat them yourself!"

This immediately sparked a burst of laughter.

People kept shouting that their blue crabs were definitely alive, incredibly alive.

The man with the small mustache had a broad smile on his face.

"It's good that they're alive. I promise I'll take them. Okay, these five blue crabs of yours are all over a pound each. Together they make a total of seven pounds. One yuan per pound, seven yuan in total. Here you go."

The fisherman at the front of the line happily accepted a 5-yuan note and two 1-yuan notes.

He held up a few thin banknotes and waved them in the air.

"I made 7 yuan! I made 7 yuan! Hahaha, I worked hard all day, my back aches and my legs are too tired to move, but making 7 yuan is worth it!"

That's right, it takes the average person three or four days to earn 7 yuan.

These fishermen earned their money through hard work.

Then came the second, the third...

The man with the small mustache was clearly very skilled at catching blue crabs.

Buying a crab from one person, including paying for it, takes less than two minutes.

Full of hope, He Zhenzhen ran to Little Beard's side, holding a bamboo basket.

"Boss, how much do you charge for these exceptionally good, special mud crabs?"

Everyone looked over.

When they saw the yellow crabs in the basket, they couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Little Mustache looked down as well, his face initially full of hope, but upon seeing this, his expression changed.

He said irritably, "Are you trying to make fun of me, woman? This bunch of diseased and rotten crabs will give you diarrhea even if they don't kill you. And you want me to pay for them? If you gave them to me, I'd just stomp them all."

"Get out of here, don't join in the fun, do you think I'm a sucker?"

This reprimand immediately made He Zhenzhen blush.

She stood there, frozen, not knowing what to do.

Meanwhile, the long line of fishermen, including their aunts and grandmothers, burst into laughter.

The laughter was also full of sarcasm:

"Young man, and this young lady, I told you long ago, sick or bad crabs are worthless. Trying to sell them is just asking for trouble!"

"How naive! Where did these two little cuties come from!"

"Get out of the way, don't sell crabs in front of us!"

"They told me from the beginning that it was a sick or bad crab that nobody wanted, but I didn't believe them. I picked it up like a treasure and spent the whole afternoon catching it, just wasting my time!"

……

He Zhenzhen turned her head and pouted at Niu Bayi with a wronged expression.

"Bayi, what do we do? The crab buyer also says these are diseased or bad crabs. He doesn't know what's good! These are yellow butter crabs, really good crabs. They sell for a lot of money!"

"In Hong Kong Island, it sells for several hundred dollars per pound."

This remark amused everyone around.

The man with the small mustache kept waving his hand.

"Fine, fine, fine. They sell for several hundred dollars a pound in Hong Kong. Go ahead and sell them there. Has this woman lost her mind? Did you just pick up a random rock on the beach?"

"Everyone thinks it can sell for a few hundred dollars, but your family makes money so easily!"

Everyone burst into laughter again.

However, all of this was within Niu Bayi's expectations.

He calmly said, "Zhenzhen, don't bother with them. These people don't know their stuff. Don't worry, I can find a buyer for these yellow crabs. He'll definitely pay a high price."

Niu Bayi was referring to Yang Qianjin from the county town.

Upon hearing this, the man with the mustache looked even more mocking.

"Young man, your brain has been fried too. Whoever pays a high price for your diseased and rotten crab must have a fried brain as well. However, I think there are no other people in the world whose brains have been fried as badly as yours."

The group of fishermen in line laughed even harder.

Niu Bayi remained calm.

"You don't know its value. When you realize how valuable these yellow oil crabs are, you'll be eager to buy them, willing to pay a high price, dozens or even hundreds of times higher than that of mud crabs."

"Oh my goodness!"

Suddenly, the little mustache burst into a thunderous laugh.

"I've been collecting all kinds of crabs for decades, and I've never heard of this kind of yellow oil crab. It's dozens or even hundreds of times more expensive than mud crab. You're crazy for money, daydreaming. Get out of here and don't bother me while I'm collecting mud crabs."

Just then, a jeep drove up and stopped right next to us.

Then, a middle-aged man with a large belly, wearing a floral shirt and sunglasses, jumped down.

The man with the small mustache turned his head and was taken aback, his tone becoming somewhat respectful.

"Boss Cui, why did you come here in person? I'll go to the county town to find you and sell you the crabs after I've collected them. You're so delicate, you shouldn't be in this lousy place."

It turns out that the man with the small mustache bought the crabs and then resold them to this Mr. Cui.

At this moment, he was worried that the wealthy and powerful Boss Cui would personally intervene, preventing him from making money as a middleman.

Boss Cui waved his hand: "You keep collecting yours, I just came here to take a look."

At this point, he suddenly looked up, glanced around, and shouted, "Everyone, have you dug up any yellow crabs? If so, bring them over quickly, I'll pay a high price for them!"

The group of fishermen, including Little Mustache, were somewhat stunned.

We look at each other.

The man with the mustache asked, puzzled, "Boss Cui, what exactly is this yellow oil crab? Is it a mud crab? Why did you come all the way here to buy it yourself, and at such a high price? You could have just told me, and I would have bought it for you."

Boss Cui glared at him.

"What do you know? You think you can just accept it? Don't mess it up!"

"This yellow butter crab is a very precious item. It was personally requested by a big boss in Hong Kong. They can't find yellow butter crab there, so they had to come to the mainland and ask me to try my luck and see if I could find any."

"So, does anyone have any butter crabs?"

The group of fishermen shook their heads, indicating they didn't know what a butter crab was.

Although Niu Bayi had mentioned the butter crab to them before, none of them took it to heart, assuming it was a sick or bad crab.

A big boss like him, whom even the bearded man treats with utmost respect, would he possibly accept sick or bad crabs?

He Zhenzhen, whose eyes had been dull and lifeless, was now excited.

It's like someone offering you a perfect pillow when you're about to doze off.

She immediately raised her hand high.

"Boss Cui, right? I have some yellow oil crabs here, a whole fifteen of them. Are you interested?"

Boss Cui lowered his head and gave her a disgruntled look.

"Young lady, don't joke around. Butter crabs are very rare. You can only find a few out of a thousand blue crabs. I'm already very happy if I can find two or three here."

"You still have fifteen? You don't have fifteen, you..."

He fell silent before he could finish speaking.

He was dumbfounded...