Chapter 197: Zhou Fu Wants a Starry Moon Surround
Chapter 197: Zhou Fu Wants a Starry Moon Surround
After making the call, Jiang Xia handed the phone to Zhou Chenglei, "Tell the boss that we want to order an additional five thousand, you're familiar with him."
Zhou Chenglei frowned, "Won't an additional five thousand be too much? It won't fit!"
"No, we need to order five thousand first, otherwise, if the remaining ones are all booked by others later, there won't be any left. By then, if you want to order more, you'll have to wait for a long time."
Zhou Li was reading the newspaper but perked up her ears to listen to their conversation.
Order what? Order an additional five thousand? Fish?
The call connected, and Zhou Li heard Zhou Chenglei speaking to the person on the other end, "Boss Jiang, I'm Zhou Chenglei, the one who visited your fish farm the other day. Yes, it's me. I want to order more of the fish fry I ordered from you that day. Today, I want to order an additional five thousand. Yes, an extra five thousand. Please send them together later. Okay, thank you! Yes, this is the address. See you then."
Zhou Chenglei hung up the phone, and Jiang Xia thanked Zhou Li before pulling Zhou Chenglei away.
Jiang Xia asked, "Did the boss agree?"
Zhou Chenglei nodded, "He agreed, but I'm worried that the current fish cages won't be enough. These fish fry are imported from an island nation, and they're a bit expensive. If they're too crowded, they might not survive, and it'll be a waste of money."
Jiang Xia said, "How can it not be enough? Those fish fry are only seven or eight centimeters long. They need to be raised for about a year and a half to grow bigger. For now, they can still be raised together in one cage, and then we can quickly make more cages to give them a larger space."
"Yes, it's a hassle."
"Don't worry about the hassle. As long as we make a profit! I've calculated that if we start raising them now and continue for a year and a half, we can sell them by next year's New Year."
"Think about it, everyone likes to have a fish for the New Year's Eve dinner, symbolizing surplus year after year. The name 'Add Luck Fish' is good. Which family doesn't want to have a fish with a nice name and auspicious meaning for their New Year's Eve dinner? Two days before the New Year's Eve, we can send them to the city pier. Are you worried that no one will buy them? I'm afraid even fifteen thousand won't be enough to sell!"
"The timid will starve, and the bold will prosper. Even if we only make a one yuan profit per catty, we can still earn tens of thousands. The money spent on renting the sea area and making the cages will be earned back, and who knows, there might be more..."
Jiang Xia's voice gradually reached Zhou Li's ears.
Zhou Li was shocked. Did Zhou Chenglei find a fish fry supplier?
No wonder they dared to rent two large sea areas!
Her brother foolishly followed them in renting the sea area to raise fish, thinking they were only collecting fish from the villagers to raise in cages.
But she didn't know they had already ordered an unknown number of fish fry!
No wonder she saw Zhou Yong Fu starting to hire villagers to make cages.
Fortunately, she had written down the phone number.
Zhou Li glanced at the clock on the wall; it was 5:30 pm, time to get off work. She hurried to the pier to check if Zhou Bingqiang had returned.
Zhou Bingqiang and Zhou Guohua had not returned yet, so Zhou Li decided to wait at the pier, anxiously gazing at the vast sea.
Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei also returned to the pier.
Zhou Chenglei was waiting for his family's fishing boat to return.
Jiang Xia intended to come to the pier to distribute photos. Seeing Zhou Li at the pier, she smiled, thinking the fish had taken the bait.
However, whether the fish would succumb to the temptation of the bait was up to them! Jiang Xia no longer paid attention; she didn't have the time or mood to focus on them. Seeing her family's boat returning, she quickly pulled Zhou Chenglei along.
Zhou Fu would surely enjoy the task of distributing photos, so Jiang Xia went to find him on the boat.
Zhou Fu was delighted to see Wangcai back.
Without Wangcai at home to guard the house, the catch from today's fishing trip was less than usual, and they could only sell for over fifty yuan.
Although he had already learned about Jiang Fu's situation from his eldest son, Zhou Fu still asked with a smile, "Xia, is your father alright?"
Jiang Xia smiled, "He's fine."
Zhou Fu happily said, "I knew my in-law would be fine!"
With Wangcai watching over him, how could her father possibly be in trouble? Moreover, with Alei also returning, this couple could go and show off their love, harmoniously. Jiang Fu might even turn misfortune into fortune and get promoted and become wealthy!
Trouble?
This life, it's impossible!
Only with good fortune and rising luck can it be possible.
Jiang Xia smiled and handed over a stack of photos she had carefully selected from the boat to Zhou Fu, "Dad, all the photos we took have been developed. These are group photos from the production team and our large ship. I've developed one for each household or person. You can distribute them to everyone, either by household or individually. Thank you all for helping us sell the dried fish and seafood during this time."
Zhou Fu's eyes lit up at her words. As expected, Xia knew how to handle things!
Distributing photos? Better than any other gift!
These photos can be hung on the wall and kept for a lifetime!
In the future, when the villagers see these photos, won't they remember that it was Zhou Yong Fu who gave them? And they'll also remember that the village's first camera belonged to his family, and so did the first large ship!
Hahaha... Just thinking about it is wonderful!
Zhou Fu quickly scanned the pier, checking if there were enough returning fishing boats and people. The effect wouldn't be as good with fewer people.
No, there aren't enough people yet.
He wanted the villagers to surround him like stars surrounding the moon!
Moreover, Zhou Bing Qiang's boat hadn't returned yet, so the photos couldn't be distributed.
Damn, someone dared to anonymously report his in-laws? He wanted to make him pay!
Zhou Fu smiled and took the photos, "Alright, I'll sell the fish first, and then I'll distribute the photos to everyone."
Jiang Xia laughed and said, "Okay, then I'll give the photos to the village aunties who paid for the group family photos first."
Zhou Fu smiled and said, "Go ahead, hurry!"
Wangcai was born with a clever mind, clearly knowing which photos her father liked to distribute and which ones he didn't want to bother with. She took the initiative to distribute the photos accordingly.
So smart! If she didn't become prosperous and wealthy, it would be a disservice to the heavens for blessing her with both beauty and wisdom.
Jiang Xia walked under a big tree and called out to the village women, "Ladies, the photos have been developed. If your family took photos, come and get them!"
Upon hearing this, the villagers immediately surrounded Jiang Xia.
"The photos are ready? Do they look good?"
"Xia, where's my family's photo? Let me see it first!"
"Xia, I took two photos! Did mine turn out?"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll call out the names, and you can come and get them one by one."
For the group photo taken at the production team, Jiang Xia also developed one for each person and distributed them to the village women.
In fact, most of the villagers were quite enthusiastic. Knowing that their mixed fish jerky needed sorting, many of them helped by pre-sorting the fish before selling it to them, reducing the workload for Zhou Fu's family.
The women who received an extra photo were so delighted that their eyes lit up, "Are these for us? One for each person? Oh, Xia, you're so kind! Thank you! Thank you!"
"Thank you, thank you! Xia, you're so kind! I was regretting not taking more group photos, but I didn't expect you to give them to us! Truly grateful!"
"Thank you so much, you developed photos for so many of us, it must have cost a lot?"
"Of course, there are three to four dozen people in the group photo! It must have cost three to four dozen yuan!"
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "I thought these group photos were precious, so I developed one for everyone. It didn't cost much, and group photos should be shared by all."
Zhou Li also came to take her photo and took the opportunity to flatter her, "Xia, you're so generous. Spending so much money on us, not many people would be willing to do that! Oh, these photos are so well taken! Xia, you're the prettiest!"
"Xia is naturally pretty, and in the photos, she's like a celestial being."
...
So when Wen Wan returned, she once again witnessed the scene of Jiang Xia being surrounded by the villagers like stars surrounding the moon.
It seemed that Jiang Xia's father was in the clear.
Indeed, his younger brother hadn't married Ye yet, so this minor incident wouldn't have much impact on him.
Wen Wan didn't mind, as she knew that Jiang Fu's downfall was only a matter of time.
Jiang Xia, in her previous life, died early and was unaware of her family's situation afterward.
Zhou Li saw Zhou Bing Qiang's boat returning and stopped flattering Jiang Xia. She hurried over, but Zhou Fu was quicker and caught Zhou Bing Qiang first.
(End of Chapter)
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