Chapter 70 What's Wrong with Cats Eating Fish?
After learning about Zhang Daye's intention, Goodman said, "I'll take care of it!"
Afterwards, a professional inspection was conducted inside and outside the ship: "Old sailboat, 20 meters in length, the keel is slightly damaged but still within the repairable range, the mast is relatively intact, the hull has traces of impact and explosion, the sails are damaged and graffitied, the deck is severely corroded, and the cabin..."
"These bastard pirates, this is obviously a great ship , but they don't know how to cherish it!" Goodman, a ship worker, became angrier and angrier the more he inspected it. Obviously a lot of damage could have been avoided, but it was still ruined.
Zhang Da also became angrier and angrier as he listened. These bastard pirates don't know how to protect my ship! How much will they have to pay for all the damage?
Tom was also very angry. When he saw Zhang Da was angry, he became angry too.
Goodman said, "If the ship is intact, it can be sold for more than 100 million Baileys as a second-hand ship, but the current state requires us to overhaul it and put some wood on it to meet the standard for selling it. The price we will recycle it at the shipyard may be lower, probably 30 to 40 million."
The psychological gap is a bit big, but it is still acceptable. After all, it is just unexpected money. Zhang Da also thinks that with Goodman's character, he will not cheat him in such a matter: "Then just sell it like this."
"There is another option. You can pay a fee to have us repair your boat. We will recommend it to other customers who want to buy boats. We may be able to negotiate a higher price. Of course, the shipyard will take a commission from the transaction amount. The disadvantage is that you may not be able to sell it for a long time, or you may not be able to sell it at a higher price, so it is best to think carefully."
Zhang Da also understood that ship repair is risky and investment needs to be cautious. According to his principle that I don't manage money, but the money doesn't leave me, he waved his hand and said, "Don't bother, just sell it directly to the shipyard."
"Then I'll take you to see the boss." Goodman blinked, "I'll help you bargain."
Zhang Da also immediately remembered the scene when the uncle helped to argue for the purchase of the pub, but your tough face doesn't look cute at all when you blink.
Zhang Da also hugged Tom and rubbed him to heal his soul, and decided to go back and see Altria more to heal his eyes.
Goodman explained the situation to his boss truthfully. Even if he wanted to help Zhang Daye, he would not conceal the true situation of the ship. This was to be responsible for his identity as a sailor. At most, he would haggle with his boss when discussing the price.
Doc, the owner of the shipyard, originally planned to directly bargain down to the lowest price, but he couldn't stand Goodman pestering him, so he finally decided to give Zhang Daye 38 million, saying that he would go to the pub to have a drink later.
Zhang Da naturally patted his chest and told him to come as much as he wanted, and there would be enough good wine.
After saying goodbye to Goodman, Zhang Daye and his friends got back on their own bubble car. The goods they had purchased before were still in the car.
Rui Mengmeng was riding a bike, and Zhang Da was sitting in the back holding the cash box and calling Old Bob.
"Yes, the pirates have been dealt with and taken away by the navy."
"Yes, your fishing gear is still there, you can continue fishing."
"Hey, don't be polite. We're here for the bounty. Oh, and please tell your friend to save the elephant tuna for me. I'll go buy it right away."
"No, no, just sell it to me normally. You can't let them lose money, right?"
"OK."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Da also said, "Let's go, let's send the things back to the tavern first, and then go buy fish."
This time there were no problems and I got the strange fish smoothly.
It is nearly two meters long, with a black back with stripes, thick lips, a long trunk like an elephant, and even two tusks.
But this pair of short tusks is definitely not worth 900 million.
"Can this fish really be eaten?" Rui Mengmeng looked at the strange ingredients with some doubt.
Altria nodded with certainty and opened her notebook: "It is definitely edible. There is a report that says this kind of elephant tuna, which mainly lives in the South China Sea, can be steamed or fried. It has the firmness of beef and the tenderness of fish. The nose part, in particular, has an unforgettable unique taste..."
As she spoke, Altria's eyes almost lit up, and the ahoge on her head trembled in anticipation.
Her expectant tone was so contagious that Tom could hardly stop drooling.
After working for a long time, it was almost time for lunch. Zhang Da swallowed his saliva in anticipation: "Let's eat it for lunch. Let's steam some and fry some. Anyway, even if we want to steam the whole thing, we don't have a steamer that big, and it's troublesome to cut it up."
Tom rubbed his hands expectantly and asked Rui Mengmeng to help carry the fish in, as it was too big to be carried by one person.
After a while, the aroma came from the kitchen, and Tom and Rui Mengmeng came out with a serving cart and put the fish on the table.
Zhang Da also picked up the chopsticks: "Huh? Is this an illusion? Why does it feel like the trunk is shorter?"
Tom put his hands behind his back, looked dazed, whistled, and pretended to know nothing.
Witness Rui Mengmeng remained silent in awkward silence.
But there was no need for her to say anything, the truth was already clear. Zhang Daye and Altria both chose to forgive him. What's wrong with a cat eating fish?
A flash of silver light flashed, and a small knife cut the elephant's trunk into four parts, which flew into their respective plates.
While the others were stunned, Altria had already put a small piece of meat into her mouth with a fork and was chewing happily.
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After enjoying a delicious lunch, Zhang Da lazily opened the door of the tavern. He always felt sleepy after a full meal.
Zhang Da also sat behind the bar with his chin in one hand, listening to the guests chatting boredly, trying to extract useful information from the bunch of bragging and gossip.
Most of the time these people chat about trivial matters, like they are unhappy with the boss and want to fire him, so-and-so's child got beaten and is crying loudly today, what big meal they want to have in the evening, etc.
When there were not enough topics to talk about, they would just use the news they read in the newspapers to comment on Jiangshan. Except for saying bad things about the world's aristocrats, they dared to say a few words about everything. People who were drunk were especially good at this.
If these are not enough to talk about, I will bring up the incident of the house flying in the sky a few days ago and exaggerate how many possibilities there are...
It seems that the impact of this incident has not been completely eliminated. Zhang Da also reflected on the case and realized that he was inexperienced and set off too many firecrackers last time. He will be more careful next time.
After listening for a while, someone finally revealed some slightly more explosive news:
"I heard that there was a disturbance at the 'Employment Security Office' this morning."
"You must be kidding, right? That's the 'Employment Security Office'!"
