Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Unqualified Yue Family Compensates
Hearing Village Chief Zhang say so, Lin Chunju fell silent.
Yue Jiandong took a deep breath and made his decision.
“Forget it, no matter what happens in the end, we’ve got to first pull it up and take a look,”
“I’ve already notified several people in the village with ox carts or donkey carts. If there’s really too much left over, we’ll haul it to the city and try our luck. Maybe the restaurants there will want it.”
Village Chief Zhang worried about the Yue Family in his heart; only the best products from all the villages were sent to the city.
If even the villagers didn’t want to buy Yue Family’s fish, how could the city folks possibly want them?
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This was nothing but a pipe dream.
A few monts later, the fish pond was surrounded by people.
After the farming lull, the village barely had any excitent, and now there was finally sothing interesting to watch. Almost every household had soone co to see.
People from the neighboring village who had agreed to co and buy the fish arrived with horse carts or ox carts, piled high with empty baskets ready to hold the fish.
Wang Jinshun and his wife He Zhenzhen also stood among the crowd, both watching the fish pond with cold eyes.
In the past two months, because of the poor harvest, their family had been solidly ridiculed by others for a long ti.
Now that the joke was about to be on the Yue Family’s head, they felt a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Yue Jiandong checked the ti, feeling it was about right, “Today, we’ll fish out one net to see the quality.”
He had originally planned to fish out everything today, but the villagers ordered too little, so they could only net one portion first and then slowly find more buyers for the rest.
Jin Aijun squatted nearby, inspecting his homade cart for anything that needed fixing, and upon hearing this, tried to reassure, “I just saw several fish jumping out of the water, and they’re all pretty big. There should be a good catch.”
Yue Jiandong was just about to respond with a smile when He Zhenzhen raised her voice loudly, “What are you dreaming about in broad daylight? This pond used to be a stinking ditch; do you really think you can raise big fish just by putting so fingerlings in? Ha, who knows how dirty it is; even thinking about it makes feel sick.”
With her saying that, many people started to rember what the pond used to be like and involuntarily covered their mouths and took a few steps back.
“I rember before when soone had rubbish, they’d just dump it directly in there… The fish in here won’t be diseased, will they?”
“Although it looks pretty clean now, this place was so dirty a year ago that even using it as a latrine was considered too filthy.”
The villagers discussed among themselves, and the individuals from outside the village who had co to buy the fish also didn’t look too happy.
They glanced at each other, and one man with a frown walked over to Yue Jiandong.
The man’s na was Wang Pengfei, a supplier for many big restaurants in the city. He specialized in collecting agricultural products and poultry from several nearby villages and was the one who wanted the largest supply this ti.
With winter imminent, fish was an impressive item for the New Year’s goods, but there were few fish farrs in the surrounding villages, making it hard for him to collect enough.
Thus, when Yue Jiandong approached him, saying that the family’s fish pond was due for fishing, Wang Pengfei ca in the hope of luck.
But now, after listening to what the villagers said, he started to doubt the fish pond.
“Yue Jiandong, why didn’t you tell us about this situation before?”
Yue Jiandong did not offer an extensive explanation but told him the truth, “Previously, this place was indeed abandoned, but we’ve put a lot of effort into cleaning it up after leasing it. We also conduct regular checks, and the fish inside definitely won’t be diseased.”
Wang Pengfei said with a stern face, “But I just found out that your fish pond was only leased this year, the fish inside may not be well fed, and if they’re small, I won’t want them.”
Yue Jiandong gritted his teeth, “ saying more now is worthless. Let’s fish out one net for you to see, and if it’s not up to the standard, you can turn around and leave, okay?”
Wang Pengfei grunted, and a short man behind him was not letting it go.
“That’s it? We ca all the way here, and you expect us to leave empty-handed if your stuff isn’t up to par? That’s not how business is done.”
Yue Jiandong felt both anger and frustration, knowing this person probably also saw that the fish might not have many buyers and was deliberately trying to take advantage of the Yue Family, hoping to extort a large sum.
Yet, at this mont, if he didn’t say sothing, these people would walk away and spread unpleasant rumors afterward.
The Yue Family fish pond had a ten-year lease, and the business naturally needed to continue for the long term. If their reputation was ruined, all the efforts in the future would be in vain.
However, just then, Yue Jiannan, who had been silent until this point, suddenly spoke up.
“If the fish caught today don’t et your expectations, our Yue Family will compensate each of you five yuan.”
“But if the catch ets the standard, then the price you pay must be increased beyond what was agreed upon. Is that acceptable?”
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