Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 858: Chapter 226 Chen Jie: Killing Yelu is as easy as taking something out of a bag_3

”Master Tu, you’ve arrived?”

At this moment, on the pier, the manager of the fish market came forward with a welcoming smile.

The buyer, noticing this, quipped with a wide mouth, ”Haha, what kinds of fish do you have today?”

”Master Tu, today’s fish are really good, I’ve seen the fishermen haul in a bumper crop. Why don’t I accompany Master Tu to check out the fish market?”

The fish market is a small market set up on the pier, where fishermen can sell their catch directly, making it very convenient. The major restaurants in the city, the wealthy families, and visiting merchants must rush to the fish market to purchase fresh fish if they want the freshest catch.

Upon hearing this, the procurement officer said, ”Alright, let’s take a look today. The fish we’ve been getting these past few days have been too ordinary, my Lord hasn’t been eating much lately, and there’s nothing delicious.”

Upon hearing this, the manager said, ”Yes, yes, nothing can be done, there are indeed rare fish in Mianshui, but they are difficult to catch!”

The buyer sighed upon hearing this, ”Ah, well, it can’t be helped.”

With these thoughts in mind, the two headed directly into the fish market. The fishermen setting up stalls exchanged glances upon seeing this, and quickly said, ”They’re coming, they’re coming.”

Upon hearing this, someone inside immediately said, ”Yeah, got it, got it.”

”Be meticulous, don’t let anyone spot any flaws.”

”Don’t worry, we’ve rehearsed over twenty times, nothing will go wrong.”

”Good, stay sharp, do this well, and it will be a great accomplishment. Wealth and fame await, don’t waste it!”

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and immediately entered performance mode.

At this moment, Yelu Mansion’s buyer, Master Tu, also walked over.

And just as Master Tu was walking closer, suddenly there came a shout from the fish market: ”Oh my God, this, this is a Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish. Boss, I want it, I’ll pay one hundred taels!”

”One hundred taels, you’re treating us like beggars! For such a treasure fish, I’ll offer two hundred taels!”

”Two hundred taels, haha, a bunch of beggars, I’ll offer five hundred taels, we from the Zhaozhou Chamber of Commerce offer five hundred taels, anyone else want it? If not, it’ll be mine...”

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The noise of the dispute immediately reached the ears of the buyer. The buyer, widening his eyes, turned to the fish market manager, saying, ”Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish? There’s a Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish landed today?”

The manager said, ”This, I don’t know, I just arrived.”

Upon hearing this, the buyer said, ”Then hurry up and take a look!”

Saying this, he sprinted over. The Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish, he knew all too well, as a buyer, how could he not know that what Lord Yelu most wanted to eat in his lifetime was the Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish. Once when Commander Qimu Ge was alive, he had said that whoever saw the Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish, no matter the cost, must secure the fish.

He recalls it vividly, unable to forget, this Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish is the real treasure!

With this in mind, the buyer hastened his pace, for someone like him, how could he climb to a high position in Yelu Mansion if not by winning the favor of his lord.

As long as Lord Yelu could favor him, promote him, he would become the new darling of Yelu Mansion, the path to prosperity was in sight, how could he not seize, not grasp, this Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish is his path to the top.

So he must secure it no matter what.

With this thought, he rushed into the crowd and saw what appeared to be an out-of-town merchant saying, ”Five hundred taels, five hundred taels, boss, sell it to me, sell it to me.”

”I pay cash, I pay cash.”

At this moment, the fisherman was puzzled, how come so many people were vying to buy his fish today, upon seeing someone offer five hundred taels, he felt a bit stunned.

”One thousand taels!”

At this point, the buyer shouted, fearing others wouldn’t know, directly shouting, ”Our Yelu Mansion offers one thousand taels to purchase this fish!”

This shout from the buyer startled everyone around, one thousand taels for a fish, that was crazy.

Moreover, Yelu Mansion was well known in Mianshui County, at this time, people consciously made way for the buyer, who went straight up to the boss and said, ”One thousand taels, I offer one thousand taels to buy this fish.”

The fisherman was also startled, simultaneously recognizing the buyer as someone from Yelu Mansion.

The buyer also recognized this fisherman, for he often bought fish from him.

This fisherman looked quite old, appearing to be forty or fifty, when in fact he was only thirty, just weather-beaten. His name was Yang Laoshi, an old local fisherman.

Upon seeing Yang Laoshi, the buyer said, ”Yang Laoshi, you recognize me, right? This Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish, one thousand taels, I’m buying it.”

Saying this, the buyer looked at the pufferfish in the bucket. The pufferfish indeed looked very special, its blue skin adorned with golden dragon patterns, and even had flesh horns on its head, resembling dragon horns.

The buyer gazed at this Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish, admiration evident in his eyes, yes, this was the Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish.

Yelu had once described this Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish, because Yelu had once tasted it at a very high-end banquet where he was given a sliver of this pufferfish meat, just one bite and unforgettable for life.

And he had sought it for many years, always in vain.

Therefore, Yelu had almost described all the characteristics of the Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish, just to facilitate his subordinates in finding this fish.

The buyer had been trained, and recognized at a glance that this indeed was the Dragon Pattern River Puffer Fish.

The buyer said, ”This pufferfish, our Yelu Mansion wants it, one thousand taels, anyone want to contest?”