I was so shocked when I heard the number that I almost dropped my phone. "He asked for 80,000. If a fish has three more spots, the total price will increase fivefold? He definitely won't accept this."

"Don't worry about him. Just give me an offer. If it's less than 400,000, don't do it."

"Uncle San, I have to earn this money. I 've already spent all my money on the ritual of ferrying the fetus. What if the deal doesn't go through..."

"How can I let you do something that I'm not sure of? Call him first, and then I'll tell you the reason." Uncle San was a little impatient.

I quickly hung up the phone and called Bai Yezi anxiously, cold sweat breaking out on my head.

"Mr. Yu, you are really fast." He said happily.

I secretly encouraged myself before I dared to speak out loud: "Mr. Bai, there are indeed fish, but one of them has seven spots."

Who knew that upon hearing this, he became excited, and laughed heartily on the other end of the phone, saying, "You really do have a way. Great, great. Price is not a problem. I'll give you 500,000. Is that okay with you?"

I shuddered and this time I really threw my phone away.

Fortunately, I reacted quickly and lifted my foot to cushion the phone, preventing it from breaking. I quickly picked up the phone, took a deep breath, and calmed down for a moment before saying, "I'm not after this deal. Five hundred thousand is five hundred thousand. Whatever you think is worth it is fine."

He laughed and said, "It's worth it, absolutely worth it."

I already thought the price Uncle San mentioned was ridiculously high, but I didn't expect Bai Yezi to add another 100,000 yuan. It seems I was too timid.

So we agreed to meet at a certain intersection. He gave me a deposit of 30,000 yuan first, and I would hand over the money and the fish to him tomorrow afternoon.

After hanging up the phone, I called my third uncle with great excitement. My voice was shaking so much that I even thought it was excessive, but I couldn't control it.

"Uncle San, the deal has been settled. The other party offered 500,000 yuan, which is 100,000 yuan more than the price you quoted."

"Right, so whether something is worth the price depends on whether the other party has a strong demand for it. If Bai Yezi is in a hurry, the price won't be low. Items like Feng Shui instruments don't have a clear price."

"Now I understand the trick. Uncle San, what exactly does this silver-spotted angelfish do? Why would someone be willing to spend so much money to raise it?"

Uncle San laughed and said, "Five hundred thousand is just the price Bai Yezi gave you. Who knows how much he'd sell it to someone else for, possibly millions. This fish is a Feng Shui fish that brings good fortune. The person who feeds it must be rich, but they're definitely doing something shady, like working in casinos or brothels."

"I see. No wonder they were willing to spend so much money on four fish. It's easy money for people in this business."

"That's the truth. Money from side channels comes quickly and goes just as quickly. The real reason to keep it isn't because it's hard to make, but because the person making it needs to be clear-headed. It's said that those who offer sacrifices to the Silver-spotted Immortal will become extremely stingy. Therefore, this is a Feng Shui fish that carries an evil aura. Once you get it, sell it as soon as possible. Don't bring it home , as it will affect your family's yin and yang energy."

"So it's dangerous to touch Feng Shui tools?" I said.

"Of course, since Feng Shui instruments can affect Feng Shui, they can't be casually brought into a Yang or Yin house. You must remember this. If you have business in the future, you must conduct it outside."

"I'll definitely remember that. By the way, Third Uncle, it's not that I'm being polite to you, but you have to accept this money no matter what. I'll definitely be bothering you in the future, and I'd be embarrassed if it was all in vain every time."

Uncle San chuckled and said, "Okay, then I'll take a 20,000 yuan referral fee this time. Is that okay?"

This is the good thing about Shanghai men. Although they are not very generous, they will never take advantage of others. So I called a taxi and went to Longhua Village to ask for help from the Silver Spot God.

Four fish were placed in a fiberglass case. Each fish was the size of an adult's palm. The angelfish's body was triangular, with a long barbel at the upper and lower ends of its tail. Three of the fish had three silver spots on their backs, and one had seven silver spots.

Uncle San said, "Look carefully, or I won't recognize you after you leave."

I smiled and said, "Do I need to worry about working with Uncle San?"

"Two different things, because Uncle San may also be wrong. It's not that I'm trying to trick you."

"If Third Uncle is mistaken, what can I see with my eyes?"

Hearing what I said, Uncle San laughed and said, "That's true. In short, you have to be very careful in this business, otherwise you will get into trouble."

So I carefully took the silver-spotted angelfish into a taxi. The driver said, "These fish are not cheap, are they?"

I said, "You also know fish?"

He laughed and said, "People like us are as busy as the old men all day long. How can we have the time to play with fish? I saw you took a taxi so far to get four fish. They must be good fish."

I said, "It's indeed not cheap, but this fish is not mine. I got it for someone else."

"What a beautiful fish," he praised.

But I felt a little strange looking at these fish, because fish always swim around in the tank, but these four fish floated in the water without moving, and they were all facing me, as if they were looking at me.

This made me feel a little creepy , so I deliberately turned the fish tank around. Unexpectedly, the fish slowly turned their bodies and still looked at me straight.

"Be careful not to get the seat wet," he said.

"I'll give you an extra hundred. Stop thinking about your seat and be careful not to scare my fish." I knew that these old fish that I had raised for at least six or seven years were intelligent, so I didn't dare to talk nonsense.

When the driver heard that I'd add a hundred yuan, he drove smoothly, steadily, and quickly. We arrived in Shanghai in no time. I asked him to park directly in front of a motel. I took out my wallet and was about to give him the money when a pang of pain suddenly hit me. I wanted to slap myself. Why did he ask for an extra hundred yuan for no apparent reason? It's nice to give money, but it's so hard to earn it back.

Am I just being bored? Why should I just give him the normal fare? Why should I try to be a hero and give him an extra hundred? Thinking of this, I counted out the actual price and gave it to him.

The driver didn't save any trouble and said, "Boss, didn't you say you would give me an extra hundred?"

"Isn't it enough to just give you the full fare? You didn't even have to walk that much, so why should I pay more?"

"That's not right. You were the one who said you would give it to me. Why are you so reluctant to give it to me and pretending to be rich? You're really stupid."

"Thirteen o'clock" is not "One o'clock Beijing time". It is an insult in Shanghai dialect. He said it in a loud voice and I heard it clearly. If it were any other time, I would definitely not count it out, and I shouldn't insult people under any circumstances. But today, not only am I not angry, but I am quite happy. The reason is that since you insulted me, I can justifiably not give you the hundred yuan.

So I happily got out of the car holding the fish tank, and I actually felt as happy as if I had picked up a hundred yuan.

Holding the fish tank, I originally wanted to go to a motel and book a room to temporarily store the fish tank, because it was still early for the transaction and I couldn’t take the fish tank home. But when I learned that the lowest special price for a room was one hundred and fifty, my heart inevitably "hurt". It’s not easy to make a hundred dollars, let alone one hundred and fifty. Besides, I don’t really want to live in the room. I just want to temporarily store the fish tank. Is it necessary to spend so much money?

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed not worth it, so I simply found a public chair on the left side of the fish tank and sat down on it on my right side. This made me feel like I had earned 150 yuan, and in a short while I had made 250 yuan. The more I thought about it, the happier I became, and I sat there alone with a silly smile.

But after a while I felt that this method could not be maintained for too long, because the transaction was in the afternoon of the next day. Not to mention whether I had to sleep at night, I couldn't hold my urine for 24 hours, right?

But it's not convenient to carry such a large fish tank into the bathroom. After thinking it over, I just can't find the courage to spend 150 yuan to book a room. In the end, I really thought of a "shameful method". I called Chu Sen and asked him to help take turns to watch the fish tank. When he heard that it would take until tomorrow afternoon, he immediately refused and asked me to go to the hotel to book a room. I pretended to be helpless and said, "You know I have no money."

"I'm convinced by you." Chu Sen reluctantly took out two hundred yuan and handed it to me, saying, "Go ahead. This money doesn't count towards the two thousand miles, so you don't have to pay it back."

Not only did I not spend a penny, I even made fifty. I was really pleased with my own "cleverness".

But when I reached the hotel entrance, I hesitated again. If I didn't book a room, wouldn't I still have to pay 200 yuan? Looking at the banknotes that had been tightly clenched in my hand, I finally didn't step into the hotel lobby.