As agreed, Lin Xiao Tian pulled the cart and left the village.
Lin Xiao Tian did not ask Li Er Guai to join him. Although Li Er Guai could help secure the goods on the cart, his leg had just healed, and the bumps along the way could easily worsen his condition.
This time, it took Lin Xiao Tian nearly an hour to get out of the mountain road.
At the end of the mountain road, a truck was already waiting for Lin Xiao Tian.
Lin Xiao Tian helped move the goods onto the truck. Since they were live fish, weighing them on the spot would damage them, so they took Lin Xiao Tian back to the restaurant with them.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Lin Xiao Tian followed them to the back kitchen.
"Yo! It's Brother Xiao Tian, you're finally here."
"The customers are clamoring to eat your fish. If you didn't come any sooner, we wouldn't be able to start working."
The่ chef Zeng Yue's face was filled with smiles.
Ever since they had eaten the fish brought by Lin Xiao Tian last time, customers couldn't get used to any other fish. They had received a large number of orders that morning, specifically requesting the fish they had eaten yesterday.
Those repeat customers had also brought many new ones. To cope with the demand, Zeng Yue had even tried to substitute with ordinary fish, but it was discovered by the customers, causing a ruckus in the hotel.
When Xue Zi Yan found out about this incident, she directly stated that if the situation today was not handled well, Zeng Yue would be fired.
It could be said that Lin Xiao Tian was Zeng Yue's only hope. As long as he could cook with Lin Xiao Tian's fish, he believed he could quell the customers' anger.
Facing Zeng Yue's flattery, Lin Xiao Tian smiled slightly, without putting on an air of superiority.
This made Zeng Yue admire Lin Xiao Tian's character even more.
The procurement department began weighing the fish, and almost every fish that was weighed was immediately taken by the chefs to be cooked.
This showed how popular Lin Xiao Tian's fish were here!
Xue Zi Yan also rushed to the back kitchen at this time. Seeing Lin Xiao Tian appear, her eyes immediately lit up.
"Xiao Tian, you're finally here," Xue Zi Yan said with a sweet smile.
Today, Xue Zi Yan was still dressed sexily, with a deep V-neckline paired with a short skirt, completely embodying the look of a modern urban beauty.
"By the way, do you still have the soft-shelled turtles from yesterday? We have a big client who specifically asked for them," Xue Zi Yan looked at Lin Xiao Tian.
"Of course, I do. I'll go get them after they're weighed."
"That's great!" Xue Zi Yan jumped up excitedly, acting like a young girl.
About half an hour later, the weighing was completed.
This time, there were two hundred pounds of fish, mainly black carp and grass carp. According to the contract, Lin Xiao Tian was entitled to ten thousand yuan.
"Here's twelve thousand, Xiao Tian, take it." Xue Zi Yan personally handed the money to Lin Xiao Tian.
"Twelve thousand? According to the contract, shouldn't it be ten thousand?" Lin Xiao Tian asked, confused.
"That was yesterday's price. Today, the restaurant is almost exclusively selling your fish, so I've set the price at sixty yuan per pound."
"I can't accept this. The contract states fifty yuan. Wouldn't you be losing money then?" Lin Xiao Tian said, preparing to return the extra two thousand to Xue Zi Yan.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian's honest attitude, Xue Zi Yan's good impression of him grew even stronger.
"Xiao Tian, don't feel any burden. Your fish are truly excellent and have brought many customers to our hotel. Furthermore, when your fish are cooked, they sell for nearly two hundred yuan per pound. This is a mutually beneficial arrangement."
Two hundred yuan?
Lin Xiao Tian was slightly surprised!
No wonder they say restaurants make money!
With a difference of nearly four times between purchase and sale, the restaurant would never lose money.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao Tian couldn't help but feel tempted. His own Jinsha Village was scenic. If he developed tourism and later opened a farm stay there, operating it similarly to the hotel, wouldn't he earn even more?
After all, he would be skipping the procurement step!
"Alright, then I'll accept it." Lin Xiao Tian no longer insisted.
After receiving the money, Lin Xiao Tian took a ride back with the restaurant's vehicle to the edge of the mountain road.
It had only been a little over two hours, so at this rate, he could probably make two more trips today.
There were still many precious fish in the pond, such as yellow catfish and soft-shelled turtles, even some large ones. If he brought them all, he could earn fifty thousand yuan in a day!
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao Tian couldn't help but quicken his pace.
Half an hour later, Lin Xiao Tian returned to the pond.
But as soon as he reached the pond, he realized something was wrong.
The buckets on the bank were kicked over haphazardly, and the fish inside had all been sun-dried to death. The fence that he had asked Li Er Guai to build was also not in place.
"Where's Brother Er Guai?" Lin Xiao Tian had a premonition of something ominous.
Just then, a sinister voice sounded from behind.
"You stinky fool, you're finally here."
"Li Hu?" Lin Xiao Tian stared fiercely at the man in front of him.
Li Hu, the village bully, a notorious thug in Jinsha Village. Relying on Li De Ping's backing, he had often committed acts of bullying in the village.
In a sense, he was Li De Ping's henchman.
Whenever Li De Ping was inconvenient to appear, Li Hu would help to settle matters.
"Xiao Tian... quickly... run, Li Hu... is going to attack you."
At this moment, a groan came from a bush next to Li Hu.
"Brother Er Guai?" Lin Xiao Tian saw that Li Er Guai was lying there.
Li Er Guai had blood at the corner of his mouth and many bruises on his face. Seeing that Li Er Guai couldn't even crawl up, it was clear he was seriously injured.
"Li Hu, you did this?" Lin Xiao Tian's gaze immediately turned cold.
"Damn it, it was me. What are you going to do about it?" Li Hu sneered contemptuously.
The next moment, he lifted Li Er Guai from the ground as if he were grabbing a chick.
"Speak properly, why are you lying down? We didn't beat you to death?" Li Hu grabbed Li Er Guai's hair.
"Ah... Li Hu... you, you beat me... alone... is fine, don't trouble... Xiao Tian." Li Er Guai could barely speak, but he was still pleading for Lin Xiao Tian.
"Heh, who I want to beat, when is it your turn, you cripple, to interfere?"
"Big brother, this guy was walking fine just now, he doesn't seem crippled?" Li Hu's subordinate next to him chuckled slyly.
Upon hearing this, Li Hu began to kick Li Er Guai's left leg fiercely.
"Impossible, Li Er Guai is clearly a cripple. If I say he's a cripple, then he's a cripple. Don't you agree? Er Guai!"
Li Er Guai let out a heart-wrenching scream.
"Li Hu, you're here for me, right? Don't trouble Brother Er Guai." Lin Xiao Tian shouted.
"Fine, then I'm here for you." Li Hu then gave a look to a few of his subordinates.
The subordinates immediately understood and discreetly took out weapons from behind.
Lin Xiao Tian glanced at them; they were holding iron pipes!
"You beat my person, and you expect to get away with it? Today, I'll beat you into the same state as Li Er Guai." Li Hu said with a sinister smile.
"Oh, and Qin Yu Xiang, she also has to atone for you. Tonight, I'll sleep with her in front of you. Then, who else will dare to touch my people, Li Hu!"
"You guys, put in some effort, you'll have a share tonight too!"
"Hahaha, thank you, big brother!" The subordinates grinned lewdly.
"Stinky fool, I advise you not to move, or I'll kill Li Er Guai!" Li Hu taunted, while not forgetting to threaten Lin Xiao Tian.
Seeing Lin Xiao Tian surrounded, Li Er Guai was extremely anxious.
"Li Hu, you beast! If you dare to lay a hand on Xiao Tian and Yu Xiang, I, Li Er Guai, would rather die than not fight you!"
"Heh, you? Are you worthy?" Li Hu laughed heartily.