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

Wang Daquan had already walked up to them, his face quite grim, and he lowered his voice even further.

"Just leave when we tell you to. Why all the fuss? Come back to sell fish tomorrow morning. Now is not the time to sell fish; something's up!"

Niu Bayi was also a little stunned.

"Huh? What's going on? We're not allowed to sell fish anymore?"

Wang Daquan said, "It's not that selling fish is not allowed, it's just..."

Before he could finish speaking, a hoarse, arrogant voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Old Wang, what's going on? Are you letting them leave? Why are you doing that?"

Wang Daquan was immediately startled, and a look of fear appeared on his face.

Niu Bayi noticed this expression and was slightly taken aback.

Then, looking behind him, he immediately frowned.

A person wearing a dark blue uniform and a cap was walking towards them.

However, the brim of his hat was askew to one side, and a few buttons on his collar were undone, revealing some chest hair.

He looks like an employee of some organization, but he looks more like a hoodlum from the underworld.

He was around forty years old, followed by a dozen or so men, all of them burly and strong, wearing the same dark blue uniforms.

As soon as the guy walked over, he put his arm around Wang Daquan's shoulder and said with a grin, "Old Wang, come on, tell me, what's going on here?"

Wang Daquan was quite wary of him, so he quickly put on a smiling face.

"Station Chief Li, you must have misheard me. I didn't let them leave. I just told these people that they need to park their boats properly so that other fishing boats can easily enter."

"Look, that fishing boat just stopped. Isn't it not quite right? It's a bit crooked and taking up another boat's spot."

He even pointed in that direction.

Station Chief Li laughed and patted him on the shoulder.

"Oh, I see. Okay, whatever you say, I trust you."

He glanced at He Zhenzhen again, a greedy glint in his eyes, and let out a very frivolous whistle.

"Wow, this pretty girl has a great figure, with a curvy figure. Everyone who sees her will like her. What did you just say? You have a boatload of fish to sell? Okay, let me take a look."

He waved his hand and led a dozen or so men toward the True Bull.

He Zhenzhen quickly turned around and shouted.

"Hey, that's our fishing boat. You can't get on without my permission!"

The dozen or so burly men let out arrogant laughter, completely disregarding He Zhenzhen's words.

They all jumped onto the fishing boat with a series of splashes.

Then, some people went to lift the lid of the live water tank, while others went to open the door of the refrigerated tank.

Niu Bayi's face darkened, and he strode over.

Wang Daquan quickly reached out and pulled her back.

Wang Daquan said with a hint of resentment, "You guys, if you had just listened to me and left quickly, that would have been fine. But never mind, they've been watching us for a while now, it's too late to leave anyway."

"Bayi, we can't afford to mess with this guy, so you absolutely mustn't get into a conflict with him."

Su Puyue said unhappily, "Uncle, who is this? You are a manager at the dock, how dare he yell at you like that, and you act like a little brother? I'm underestimating you."

Wang Daquan could only manage a wry smile.

"Puyu, I really can't afford to offend this person. He is Li Dezhi, the head of the purchasing station of the Municipal Aquatic Products Company. To some extent, whether my dock can accept fish depends on their attitude."

"After all, it's a state-owned enterprise, and it holds a portion of our supervisory power."

As he spoke, he lowered his voice again.

"Why are there no fishmongers? They've all been driven away. They said there's a purchasing quota for today, and they're not allowing fishmongers to buy any fish from the docks. They have to go through the seafood company's purchasing station first."

"They take what they want themselves, and only let the fishmongers take what they don't want."

Niu Bayi understood immediately upon hearing this.

1984 was still a sensitive period.

Before this, fishermen sold their catch to state-owned entities under a system called "unified purchase and sale."

But now this policy has been relaxed, and with the existence of a free market, fishermen can sell their catch to fishmongers.

However, the aquatic product company's bulk purchasing needs must be met first, which means fulfilling the purchase assignment tasks.

Of course, the price sold to seafood companies will be much lower.

But if you sell it to a fishmonger, you'll get a much higher price.

Therefore, if people from the seafood company go to the docks under this guise and try to buy fish from the fishermen, the fishmongers have no choice but to run away first and satisfy the fishmongers' needs first.

He Zhenzhen didn't quite understand.

"Why should we go through their eyes? This is practically forced buying and selling! I won't agree to it. We can sell our catch to whomever we want."

Su Puyue had no choice but to explain the situation to her.

After listening, He Zhenzhen stared wide-eyed at Niu Bayi, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Niu Bayi shrugged.

"Let's see how things go first."

He turned and walked toward the True Bull, then jumped aboard.

The two girls followed and jumped onto the boat.

On the fishing boat, Chen Liuqi and his group tried to stop them, but were immediately blocked by a group of staff members.

Chen Liuqi knew that these people who were paid by the state were not easy to mess with, so he could only wait for Niu Bayi to come up and resolve the matter.

Li Dezhi, the station manager, was already standing at the door of the refrigerated compartment, and the door was open.

He stared intently inside, his face filled with greed.

Then, he took a deep breath, clapped his hands, and shouted.

"Hahaha, God, this is wonderful, truly wonderful! I've never seen so many flounders before, and each one weighs two or three pounds or more."

"Adding all that together, it must weigh at least five thousand jin, right?"

"Oh, there are also big crabs and groupers. Although there aren't many, they're still quite good. Okay! I'll take them all."

He turned his head and asked.

Whose ship is this?

Niu Bayi walked over and said casually, "Mine."

Li Dezhi pointed to the live water tank next to him, and then pointed to the cryogenic tank behind him.

"Did you catch all these large flounders?"

Niu Bayi didn't say anything, he just nodded.

"Impressive, young people are really impressive."

Li Dezhi raised his hand and slapped Niu Bayi hard on the shoulder.

"Okay, I have some good news for you now. I'll buy all the flounder, crabs, and groupers you have here."

Niu Bayi said calmly, "It was meant to be sold anyway. If Station Master Li is willing to buy it, that's naturally the best outcome. So, how much will you pay?"

Li Dezhi pinched his nose, and his smile became somewhat sinister.

"I will definitely not treat you unfairly. Old Wang should have told you who I am just now. That's right, I am Li Dezhi, the station manager of the seafood purchasing station of the seafood company. I will buy all the seafood on your boat for 8 cents a pound."

Upon hearing this, He Zhenzhen was so angry that her cute little nose crooked.

She suddenly took two steps forward and swung her hands violently.

"I won't sell it. I won't sell you even a fish tail, let alone a pound. What do you mean 8 cents a pound? You're just ripping people off. Let's not even talk about crabs and groupers. Just these flounders alone can sell for at least 3 yuan a pound."

"Why are you offering us 8 cents a pound? What gives you the right?"