章 104: Get Lost, You're Way Too Deceptive
Others chimed in, saying, "Unless it's an exceptionally rare fish, otherwise, we'll also sell one for a point."
Alice, feeling exasperated, looked at them. Did they really think she was naive? Just renting a boat for fishing cost tens to hundreds of points. Even if they caught two to three hundred fish at most per trip, considering the cost of renting the boat, fuel, and labor, they probably wouldn't even earn a hundred points.
It was evident that the market value of a fish was definitely more than just one point.
"Get lost, you're way too deceptive," Maverick, the old fisherman who sold the boat to Alice, came out and said, "Young lady, don't let them fool you. The cheapest fish would still be two points, and that's for ones not so fresh. For lively fish like yours, selling them for three points for smaller ones wouldn't be a problem, and for larger ones, even ten points."
Seeing Maverick disrupt their little scheme, the others rolled their eyes at him.
Alice then pulled out a big fish from the cabin and handed it to Maverick, saying, "Thank you for your advice. This fish is for you."
Maverick waved his hand, "No need, no need. I've been living here all my life, tired of eating fish. You two young folks went out and came back safely. Keep it for yourselves."Seeing them safely return meant their luck was decent this time. Not only did they not encounter pirates, but they also caught fish.
Seeing Maverick refusing to accept, Alice didn't insist. She looked at the others and asked, "Small fish for three points, medium for five points, and big ones for ten points. Anyone interested in buying?"Weighing the fish would be too troublesome, so they decided to sell them this way.
Upon hearing the prices, many who were initially interested in buying fish backed off, but there were still some who were tempted.
Because their fish were very fresh, some people didn't want to use oxygen tanks. When they returned to shore, half of the fish died. Therefore, they could only sell them for one point each, and some even sold two fish for one point.
Those not well-off in points were willing to buy, given the choice, they preferred live fish.
As a result, many people willingly spent points to buy fish. Maverick had a trading machine where points could be transferred to the corresponding card.Seeing that they were overwhelmed, Maverick decided to lend a hand in selling fish, just for the fun of it. As an old fisherman, he loved nothing more than seeing a boat full of fish, symbolizing a "bumper harvest." Since the apocalypse began, it had been a long time since he'd seen such a sight.
There were many people clamoring to buy fish, particularly live ones. Some thought the prices were too high, while others found them reasonable. Some meticulously examined each fish's size, while others didn't even bother and bought ten fish at once.
An hour later, they finally finished. All the medium and small fish on the boat were sold out, leaving behind dozens of large fish weighing several dozen pounds, which nobody wanted.
"It's hard to sell large fish. If you're willing to cut them into several big pieces, you could sell them. Tomorrow morning, set up a stall at the vegetable market; there'll surely be many people eager to buy," Maverick suggested.
With each fish weighing several dozen pounds, they would cost tens or even twenty points each, which few people could afford.
Alice thought this was a good idea. As a token of gratitude for Maverick's help and advice, she pretended to enter the boat's cockpit and then took out a bunch of bananas and a few apples from the space.
When she came back out, she handed them to Maverick. "Thank you for your help earlier. We wouldn't have managed without you."
Maverick was about to refuse, but when he saw it was fruit, he hesitated. Seafood was easy to come by in their area, but fruit was scarce. Previously, they could bring some from other places to sell, but now even getting a decent meal was difficult, let alone fruit. Having some dried fruit was considered a luxury.
Alice could tell he was tempted, so she pushed the fruits into his hands. "Take it. I don't like owing favors to others."
Owing favors meant potential future trouble.
In the end, Maverick accepted them, thanking Alice repeatedly. He happily took them home to share with his family.
Maverick's grandson, who was six years old this year, was ecstatic to see his grandfather return with fruit. When Maverick's son, Murphy, came out of the house and saw the fruit, he was amazed. "Dad, where did you get the bananas?"
In this day and age, fruit was still being sold?
Maverick explained what had happened, and finally muttered to himself, "These bananas look fresh. Could they be from some island?""It's quite possible. I might go look for them another day. Maybe I can dig up a banana tree and plant it. Then we won't have to worry about fruit in the future," Murphy said wistfully. He had never craved fruit before, but now he wanted whatever was lacking.
Maverick glared at him. "What do you mean 'go look'? There are so many pirates out there. Be careful not to lose your life. Just because they were lucky doesn't mean you'll be too. I'd rather spend money and buy from ."
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They couldn't bring back dozens of large fish, so they rented a water tank and temporarily kept the fish in it. They planned to take them to the vegetable market tomorrow to sell.
"These are two fish I specifically left for us. Each of us takes one back and we'll have an extra meal tonight," Alice said, handing two fish weighing about ten pounds each to Hurley. She continued, "We'll split the money after selling all the fish."
Since they jointly purchased the boat and caught the fish together, it was only fair to split the points from selling the fish equally.
"Okay," Hurley nodded. It wasn't that he needed those points; even if he said he didn't want them, Alice would definitely give them to him given her personality.
After taking the fish, the two parted ways.
Hurley carried the fish back home, and Ignatius happened to return from work.
"You caught just one fish?" Ignatius looked him over, relieved to see him fine. "Well, one is enough. You know how hard it is to catch fish. Don't go again next time. Talk to Alice about renting out the boat."
Hurley looked at him speechlessly. "It's not just one fish. We almost sold out as soon as we got back. We'll have to take the dozens of large fish to the vegetable market and sell them in pieces."
Ignatius looked at him incredulously. These two really had good luck. They returned with a full load on their first sea voyage.
He took the fish from Hurley's hand and handed it to the housekeeper to cook. Then, he patted Hurley on the shoulder and asked, "Did you encounter any trouble this time?"
"We found a fishing boat on the way back, but everyone inside was dead. Probably ran into pirates," Hurley recalled the scene he had witnessed, frowning. "What kind of people were those pirates?"
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