A 50-year-old man is reborn and becomes a complete slacker, leaving his scumbag children completely

Hu Dahai was dumbfounded. Three cents a pound? You didn't even ask how much I wanted to buy, and you just quoted three cents a pound? Three cents a pound? What am I supposed to do with that? And what kind of attitude is that?

From Du Wu's words, Hu Dahai understood that this guy was probably just the son of the captain of the Lingdong Brigade, and the kind of son who was determined to prove that he was better than his father.

“I need to buy a large quantity. I hope you can talk to your father about it. I really want to buy it.” Hu Dahai thought that transportation to Lingdong Village was relatively convenient, so he spoke again.

"Hmph." Du Wu scoffed dismissively, "You? How many fish could you possibly buy? Is someone in your family getting married or having a funeral?"

"I, Du Wu, can say that we have the final say when it comes to fish in Lingdong. Today I can tell you clearly that if you want to buy our fish, you have to pay three cents a pound!"

"Never mind then." Hu Dahai shook his head, turned and left: "I hope you won't regret it."

If the other party isn't sincere about selling fish, there's no point in saying anything more.

"Heh, still regretting it? Who do you think you are? If you were a leader of some supply and marketing cooperative, I'd beg you to take the fish away on my knees today," Du Wu said with a sneer.

"He's from a poor family, yet he acts all high and mighty. I wonder which brigade's idiot he is."

Hu Dahai was about to leave when he heard Du Wu's foul language and stopped in his tracks.

"Say it again and see?" He turned around and said sternly to Du Wu.

"Are you afraid of me? You idiot! You old man, nobody will care if you die." Du Wu cursed rudely.

"Clap!"

No sooner had Du Wu finished speaking than two loud slaps echoed through the captain's office.

"Your mouth smells so bad, did you not have parents to teach you? Then I'll teach you properly on behalf of your parents!" After slapping him, Hu Dahai didn't forget to wipe his hands.

"You, you actually dared to hit me?!" Du Wu said in disbelief, clutching his instantly swollen face. He even forgot how to fight back.

After a long while, he finally reacted: "You beast, how dare you hit me! I'll beat you to death today, or I'll change my name!"

Du Wu lunged at Hu Dahai, trying to use his weight advantage to pin Hu Dahai to the ground.

However, Du Wu's hand seemed to have pushed against a huge rock. No matter how hard Du Wu tried, Hu Dahai in front of him remained motionless.

"Is that all the strength you have?"

Hu Dahai said leisurely, then with a backhand, he threw Du Wu back into his seat.

"Those two slaps were already me holding back. If you dare to lay a hand on me again, I can make you crawl out of here today!" Hu Dahai glanced at Du Wu, who was slumped in his seat, and said with a sneer.

Du Wu stared wide-eyed at Hu Dahai, his face filled with disbelief.

Although Du Wu wasn't tall and strong, he was quite muscular because he had been well-fed since childhood, and there weren't many people in the village as strong as him.

But with Hu Dahai, he actually felt like a child, especially with Hu Dahai's hands, which were like iron clamps, capable of breaking his thigh bone in a matter of minutes if he wanted to.

Even when Hu Dahai left in a carefree manner, Du Wu tried several times to call out to him, but found that he couldn't make a sound.

He was scared. He worried that if he really called for help, Hu Dahai could break his legs with a single turn of his head.

A long time passed before Du Wu finally recovered from the shock. Touching his face, he said with a hint of resentment, "Hmph, don't let me see you in the Lingdong Brigade! Otherwise, every time I see you, I'll have someone beat you up!"

At this moment, Hu Dahai, who had left the Lingdong Brigade, was hurrying with Bao Yuanshan toward the more distant Fengsheng Brigade.

There was no other way; since he hadn't found anything at Lingdong Brigade, Fengsheng Brigade would be his next choice.

In Fengsheng Brigade, Hu Dahai received treatment that was practically VIP level.

When Hu Dahai said he wanted to buy fish, the villagers of Fengsheng Brigade called the brigade leader back and negotiated with Hu Dahai in person.

The captain of Fengsheng Brigade was named Chen Wen, and as his name suggested, he was a very scholarly person.

When he saw Hu Dahai, he asked, "Comrade, how many fish do you want to buy? We will definitely give you a satisfactory price. The more you buy, the cheaper the price."

Hu Dahai couldn't decide for a moment whether he meant 500 jin a day or 1000 jin a day.

Seeing that Hu Dahai hesitated, Chen Wen assumed that Hu Dahai was embarrassed because he was not buying a large quantity, so he continued, "Comrade, even if you only sell 5 or 10 jin, we can give you a discount price, selling it to you for 2 mao per jin. After you go back, please help spread the word and let your relatives and friends come to our Fengsheng Brigade to buy fish."

Chen Wen's face was full of sincerity; he was willing to do even a small business that only cost one yuan.

Here, it's 2 mao for 5 jin or 10 jin, while at the Lingdong brigade, it's 3 mao no matter the quantity. The difference between the two is obvious.

It was Chen Wen's offer that made Hu Dahai finally decide: "Okay, if I buy 1000 jin every day, what price can you give me?"

“Oh, if it’s 1000 jin…” Chen Wen started to say, but suddenly his voice rose sharply: “What, how much did you say? 1000 jin a day?!”

He spoke so loudly that his voice became distorted.

“Yes, 1000 jin a day.” Hu Dahai laughed, “What, is it difficult for your Fengsheng Brigade to handle this quantity?”

“It’s not difficult to do, it’s not difficult to do!” Chen Wen waved his hand repeatedly: “Comrade, if you really need to purchase 1000 catties of fish every day, then you have really helped me, Chen Wen, and our Fengsheng Brigade a lot.”

As he spoke, he sighed and said, "To be honest, it was my own Chen Wen who was too eager for quick success. I saw that the other brigades all had their own industries developing, and I was also eager to create our own industry."

"As a result, we took too big a step and pooled the funds of the whole village to build a lot of fish ponds in our brigade. We originally thought we could sell these fish for a good price, but because our fish are farmed, they are far less active than wild fish, so they are not as popular with city people as wild fish."

“They would rather buy fish that everyone catches from the river themselves than buy our farmed fish. Even if they do buy them, the price is relatively low. So in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for us to sell our fish. People in the village no longer want to go to the city to sell their fish because it is hard work to transport them there and some of them will die. They can't sell them for a high price, and there aren't many buyers. So our fish are piling up more and more.”

Chen Wen also kindly reminded him: "If you're thinking of taking our fish to the city to sell, I advise you to give up on that idea. You'd be better off making some other money with that kind of free time."

Hearing Chen Wen's words, Hu Dahai became somewhat interested: "You're quite honest. Aren't you worried that if you say that, I won't buy your fish?"

Chen Wen smiled bitterly and explained, "It's not like no one has done this before. They buy fish from us and then sell them in the city, but in the end, the sales of these fish are not satisfactory. So they lost money and stopped coming to buy from us."

"I can tell you're not from a wealthy family, and it wasn't easy for you to save any money. Don't waste it. Although we can make a little money selling it to you, I still won't make money that's against my conscience."