Chapter 476: Jiang Xia's Calculations
Chapter 476: Jiang Xia's Calculations
After waiting for a few minutes, the boat docked.
Jiang Xia didn't immediately approach, but Li's two brothers hurried over.
They rushed to the boats, inspecting each one.
Goodness!
There were five boats, and each had at least five or six baskets of small tube squid, along with many horse mackerel.
Zhou Chenglei's boat had the most, with nearly ten baskets of small tube squid, and his boat was also filled with horse mackerel, covering the entire deck.
They must have been lucky to encounter a school of horse mackerel again; otherwise, how could every fishing boat have so many of them?
As Li's brothers stepped onto Zhou Chensen's boat, their eyes widened at the sight of the baskets filled with small tube squid and horse mackerel.
Li Qingmin exclaimed, "Ah Sen, did you encounter a school of horse mackerel?"
Just these few small tube squids here should be worth around two hundred, right? And with so many horse mackerels, there must be seven to eight hundred pounds.
Horse mackerel isn't as expensive as small squids, and they're only buying at six to seven cents per pound now, but how many small tube squids can a horse mackerel replace? So, this pile of horse mackerel should also fetch three to four hundred, maybe even four to five hundred!
If they had gone fishing last night, how much money could they have made by secretly selling half of this catch at the city wharf?
"Hmm," Zhou Chensen replied lazily, not wanting to say more.
Li Qingjie, estimating the value of the fish, asked, "How much do you think this boatload of fish will sell for?"
Zhou Chensen nodded, "It should fetch around six to seven hundred in total."
He watched Li Qingjie's expression closely.
Li Qingjie was speechless.
He gazed enviously at the deck full of fish, wishing it had been Li's brothers who went fishing last night. Even half of this catch would have earned them three to four hundred!
Zhou Chensen directly instructed, "Help me move the horse mackerel to the purchase point, and take the small tube squids to the wharf. Ah Lei wants these small tube squids. After you're done, you can go fishing. I need to get back to work, so take your time."
Li Qingmin immediately protested, "I need to buy diesel! I haven't bought any yet!"
They hadn't asked Li's brothers to go fishing for them, so why should they move the fish?
By buying the diesel, he could also make a profit of one or two yuan.
Zhou Chensen said, "No need, I'll buy it on my way. It's not too late to go to work after that. You move the fish!"
Li Qingmin was speechless.
So, Zhou Chensen went to buy diesel.
He didn't even glance at Li Qingmin.
For someone they paid ten yuan a day, was it too much to ask them to move the fish?
Li Qingmin and Li Qingjie resigned themselves to moving the fish.
Soon, Zhou Chensen returned with a bucket of diesel. He had only bought ten yuan worth, and he told Li's brothers, "Big Brother, come back early today, before six o'clock! I only bought ten yuan worth of diesel, so you don't need to go too far."
Li Qingmin was silent.
Zhou Chensen carried the diesel onto the boat, poured it into the fuel tank, and then asked Zhou Chenglei to collect the money from selling the fish before going home for breakfast and then to work.
With twenty yuan worth of diesel money per day, Zhou Chensen couldn't even imagine how far they had gone to fish.
Ah Lei usually went to more distant waters to trawl, and even then, he rarely used up twenty yuan worth of diesel.
Zhou Chenglei carried a basket of small tube squid and placed it next to Jiang Xia. "Why are you here alone? The wharf is bustling with people."
Jiang Xia explained, "I came with He Xinghuan. We collected a few dozen pounds of small tube squid, and she went back to cook them."
Hearing this, Zhou Chenglei didn't say anything further. "Wait here, I'll go sell the horse mackerel first."
"I'll come with you; I have something to discuss with Mr. Jin."
Zhou Chenglei knew exactly what Jiang Xia wanted to talk to Mr. Jin about.
"Sure, I'll accompany you first."
Zhou Chenglei helped Jiang Xia to the purchase point.
Mr. Jin, at the purchase point, saw Zhou Chenglei and smiled. "Do you have small tube squid today? If they're fresh, I'll buy them at yesterday's price."
Zhou Chenglei shook his head, "I'm not selling the small tube squid. My wife wants to make them into snacks."
A thunderous bolt of lightning struck Mr. Jin's mind!
This was like a bolt from the blue!
Here comes the competition again! Mr. Jin exclaimed, "You're not planning to buy the villagers' small tube squid, are you?"
If they bought all the small tube squid, what would he earn in these two months? Now, the villagers were catching fish like golden pomfret, red-braised fish, and skinned fish, but they weren't selling them. Instead, they were drying them to make dried fish and selling them to Zhou Chenglei.
"Let me talk to my wife about this, and I'll go and get the fish first."
Then, Zhou Chenglei went back to the boat to get the Ma Jiao fish.
Jiang Xia smiled at Mr. Jin, "Mr. Jin, can I have a word with you?"
A single mistake, a shot, an inner content, a 169 book, a bar, a look!
Mr. Jin walked aside with Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia got straight to the point, "Mr. Jin, let's work together!"
Mr. Jin was taken aback, seemingly in disbelief, "How can we work together?"
Jiang Xia explained, "You sell the small tube squid you've bought to me, and I'll process them into various flavors. We..."
Mr. Jin interrupted her, "That won't work. You know that the fish bought by the purchase point is mainly sent to the food station or the supply and marketing cooperative, right?"
Jiang Xia smiled, "I know, but there's no rule that the fish you send to the cooperative has to be fresh. It can also be processed and ready-to-eat, just like how the cooperative sells fresh fruit and processed canned yellow peaches."
Mr. Jin understood!
He looked at Jiang Xia in disbelief, this woman was incredibly bold! No wonder Zhou Chenglei was among the first to become wealthy!
She must have married a capable wife!
Her business acumen, courage, and determination were truly exceptional. How dare she target the cooperative?
"How dare you?" Mr. Jin asked in a low voice, "Do you know that the cooperative's products come from food factories and the people all over the country?"
Jiang Xia proudly replied, "First, I am one of the people. Second, I have the proper certification. Third, I am responding to the nation's call! Why shouldn't we dare? The prosperity and strength of our motherland are inseparable from the efforts of people like us who are the first to respond to the nation's call. It is because of people like us, the pioneers who dare to try and challenge, that countless others have followed in our footsteps, becoming pioneers and trendsetters of the era, contributing to the prosperity of our motherland."
Mr. Jin was so inspired by this young woman's words that his blood boiled with enthusiasm!
She spoke with such eloquence and precision, her words were like beads on an abacus, clicking "papa" loudly, and it all made perfect sense!
Jiang Xia then showed Mr. Jin her food processing license.
Mr. Jin: "..."
"You carry this license with you?"
Jiang Xia smiled, "Of course, I wanted to show it to you."
Mr. Jin took a glance, "Are you the first person to get this kind of license?"
Jiang Xia smiled, "I don't know about that."
Mr. Jin thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask."
This should be feasible.
But he didn't dare to guarantee it right away, so he decided to ask first.
Jiang Xia smiled, "Okay. Then, I'll start buying small squid from the villagers and prepare in advance. When you go to ask, you can also mention the benefits of processing the small tube squid before selling them. For example, they can be stored for a longer time, and you won't have to worry about them spoiling during sales. They can be transported to distant places, and you can become the first cooperative to respond to the call."
Jiang Xia looked at Mr. Jin's bald head with a smile, "Mr. Jin, you're a smart one. I'm sure you can think of even more benefits!"
Mr. Jin glared at her but didn't refuse again, "I'm not as good at talking as you."
Her mouth was like a little sparrow chirping on a branch, chattering non-stop!
When Zhou Chenglei arrived with a load of Ma Jiao fish, Mr. Jin said to him, "You've married a formidable wife!"
Zhou Chenglei smiled.
(End of Chapter)
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