As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 112: Chapter 110 Selling Fish at the Scenic Area Entrance_2

[Range: 20 cubic meters]

[Tastiness: +2%]

[Size: +2%]

The range is now 20 cubic meters, still need to step it up!

Chu Mingcheng packed up his fishing rod, slung it on his back, carried the tackle box with his left hand and the fish box with his right.

With seawater, the fish box weighed at least sixty kilograms, and the rocky path on his side was in rough condition, with many steep areas.

Chu Mingcheng, holding it unsteadily, put the fish box down for safety, returned to his car to drop off other items first, and then came back to retrieve the fish box.

After he had put everything away, he noticed that the old man seemed ready to stop fishing and was preparing to carry his own fish box ashore.

The old man had quite a few items, including the somewhat heavy fish box, which seemed inconvenient for him to carry.

Since Chu Mingcheng saw this, he offered to help, “Grandpa, let me carry the fish box for you, it’s not easy to walk on these rocks.”

The old man didn’t insist on carrying it himself and handed the fish box to him with a word of thanks.

Having taken the items ashore, the old man also came by car, a black Volkswagen, and Chu Mingcheng stepped forward to help put the fish box in the trunk.

“Thank you, young man.”

“No need to mention it, Grandpa,” Chu Mingcheng waved his hand and smiled, just about to head back when he suddenly thought to ask the old man, who often went fishing, where he would recommend selling the fish for a good price.

Chu Mingcheng quickly turned back and asked, “Grandpa, I caught quite a few fish this afternoon. Where would you suggest I go to sell them so they sell quickly and at a higher price?”

“Selling fish?” The old man looked startled, and cast a skeptical glance at the Q3, not looking like someone short of money. Could it be bought on finance?

Still, he told him a few good places to sell fish.

Chu Mingcheng thanked him and returned to his car. After buying a digital scale and some bags, he headed to a beach scenic area.

According to what the old man said, Xia City was busy with tourists and selling fish outside those scenic areas would work well given his limited catch.

The fish, fresh and just caught, would be bought by some to be cooked at restaurants, providing a good sales channel.

Chu Mingcheng arrived at the entrance of the scenic spot and saw many small stalls.

Some sold grilled sausages and kebabs, some sold cool jelly, and others sold swimwear and various kinds of water toys.

Seeing that these places allowed for setting up stalls, Chu Mingcheng took the fish box and digital scale out of his car and found a spot to set up.

Thinking it over, he also took out his fishing rod and placed it beside, making it clear without saying that the fish were caught.

A young and handsome guy with a fish box and fishing rod combined attracted more attention than the average stall holder.

Especially among men, many were somewhat interested in fishing, and a small part were even veteran Fishing Men.

Seeing the fish in the box aerated, particularly the Stone Fish, they immediately gathered around, some bringing their wives and children along.

“So many fish, handsome, did you catch them all yourself?”

“Brother, where did you fish these? There must be at least twenty to thirty pounds of fish here, where are these resources so abundant, share the fishing spot, will you?”

“Are all these fish freshly caught? How are you selling them?”

Chu Mingcheng hadn’t expected so many people to gather around just as he had set up.

“The fish are all freshly caught today, full of life, at fair market prices.”

Hearing this, a man with his wife and children asked, “Handsome, how much for that green spot?”

“Green spot is eighty per pound, I’ll weigh it for you if you want,” Chu Mingcheng replied.

The man nodded at the price, which was indeed the market rate, and agreed, “Okay, I’ll take that one, please weigh it.”

“Alright!” The moment he opened for business, Chu Mingcheng was quite happy.

He reached out to grab a fish, but the fish was so lively that it frantically shook its tail when caught, and managed to break free in a few seconds, splashing water around and causing the crowd to step back several steps.

However, this scene reassured the man buying the fish that such a lively fish must have been freshly caught.

Chu Mingcheng decided to lift it up with a fish controller and then showed the man the numbers, “1823 grams, which is over three and a half pounds, 288, let’s round it to 280!”

As he spoke, he bagged the fish and placed it on his digital scale for a double check; the numbers remained the same, adding a lot of credibility.

Seeing that it also weighed over three and a half pounds, the man paid him promptly.

With one fish sold, the remaining fish became easier to sell.

The tourists nearby had seen it all, the fish in the coolers were all jumping lively, definitely fresh!

People who frequently buy groceries would know that buying seafood is harder than buying meat.

The prices are really steep, even experienced people sometimes end up buying less fresh or water-injected tasteless seafood, which is really challenging.

“How much for the Stone Fish?”

“Thirty-five per pound.”

“I’ll take a pound.”

“Alright!”

“Handsome, what about the Black Sea Bream? And this one, why are the fins yellow, what’s the difference from the Black Sea Bream?”

“This is Yellowfin Snapper, above one pound it’s quite expensive, hundred per pound. These few pieces between seven or eight taels are sixty per pound. All of my Black Sea Bream are above one pound and all priced at sixty.”

Seeing the customer had inquired about all the fish, Chu Mingcheng straightforwardly discussed the prices of all the fish upfront.

The customer picked a Black Sea Bream and two Yellowfin Snappers between seven and eight taels, “Just these three!”

Chu Mingcheng deftly grabbed the fish and put them in a bag, saw that there was too much water inside, lifted it up to pour it out, which also garnered even more praise from the customers, attracting a few more people wanting to buy fish.

“Black Sea Bream one pound two, Yellowfin Snappers two amounting to one pound five, in total 162, let’s make it 160.”

Compared to freshwater fish, most people actually prefer sea fish, especially those with children.

Sea fish not only have higher nutritional value but also, except for a few kinds, mostly have fewer bones.

All of Chu Mingcheng’s fish were genuinely wild-caught and naturally highly sought after.

Buy two, have a restaurant cook them, and you get a delicious plate of seafood.

In just about twenty minutes, Chu Mingcheng had sold all his fish, the tourists who hadn’t managed to buy were left disappointed.

He calculated his earnings for the day, one green spot sold for 280.

He had quite a few Stone Fish, adding up to five and a half pounds altogether, rounding off some loose change came exactly to 200.

There were nine Black Sea Bream, totaling ten and a quarter pounds, selling for 602.

Five Yellowfin Snappers under one pound, totaling three and a half pounds, sold for 225.

Four Yellowfin Snappers over one pound, totaling around six and quarter pounds mainly because there was one weighing two pounds providing a lot of mass, sold for 602.

The total weight of the fish was close to Chu Mingcheng’s estimates, just short by two taels to thirty pounds, and today’s income reached just over one thousand nine hundred.

He took the fishing rod and digital scale back to the car, then carrying the coolers to a drainage ditch, opened the drainage spout at the bottom letting the seawater flow out.

Once the water was drained, Chu Mingcheng set off for home.

With earnings secured during the day, he wouldn’t go night fishing; instead, he decided to head home and study thoroughly.