Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 1056 The Problem is Where the Fish Are Farmed
"This year's fishing moratorium will begin soon!"

"You and Ding Xiaoxiang must pay attention to this matter and make adequate preparations in advance!"

Ding Chongshan reminded Zhao Dahai that he must pay attention to the fishing moratorium and not just focus on fishing.

Zhao Dahai was shocked. He had been thinking about fishing more recently and had really forgotten about this matter.

"Uncle Ding."

"I really forgot! Not only did I forget, everyone forgot about it."

Zhao Dahai really forgot that this matter seemed not too important on the surface, but in fact it was very important. During the fishing moratorium, other fishing boats that set out fish nets to catch fish were not allowed to go out to sea. Only fishing boats that were fishing were allowed to go out to sea.

The number of fish, shrimp and crabs in the market has dropped drastically.

The prices of fish, shrimp and crabs have risen sharply.

If you have enough hot fish, shrimps and crabs, this period is definitely a good opportunity to make money.

Zhao Dahai reminded himself very clearly, otherwise he might miss such a good opportunity. Although there is still a lot of time, he really has to start preparing now.

"I need to discuss this matter carefully with Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhong Shizhu and others."

Zhao Dahai pondered for a while, but couldn't make up his mind about what to do next. He had to discuss it with Ding Xiaoxiang, Zhong Shizhu and others.

Ding Chongshan nodded without saying anything else. He just needed to remind Zhao Dahai and his daughter Ding Xiaoxiang, who were both smart people. Zhong Shizhu and especially Zhao Shi, all had very rich experience and would definitely handle the matter well and make more money during the fishing moratorium.

Zhao Dahai immediately walked towards Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin.

"Yo!"

"I really forgot about this!"

"Zhao Dahai, you guys have to handle this matter properly. Otherwise, during such a long fishing moratorium, won't the supply of fish to Hongyun Restaurant be in trouble?"

Yang Qin became anxious when she heard this.

"What are you doing? You're so nervous. It's understandable that others are anxious, but why are you so anxious?"

"What's wrong with the fishing moratorium? It's just that the prices of fish, shrimp and crabs are a little higher. Others are short of fish, shrimp and crabs. Is it possible that Hongyun Restaurant is short of fish, shrimp and crabs?"

"Don't forget that the fishing moratorium only means that fishing boats cannot go out to sea, not that people cannot go out to sea."

"If fishing boats or speedboats can't go out, it's unreasonable for the Hai Hua Hong Yun Restaurant to have no fish. As long as fishing boats or speedboats can go out to sea, why should we worry about such things?"

Ding Xiaoxiang found it a little funny.

Other people might worry about whether there are fish, shrimps and crabs to sell. For example, if your mother runs a fish stall in the town, she would definitely have to worry about this matter. But for Hongyun Restaurant, for Wu Weimin's private restaurant, there is really no need to worry about this matter.

"If you want to worry about other fish, shrimps and crabs, then there is definitely no way. But one thing is certain, the fish you bought from Zhao Dahai will definitely not be in short supply even if the fishing moratorium begins."

Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the surrounding sea.

During the entire fishing moratorium period, fishing boats that use fish balls to catch fish are not allowed to go out to sea, but fishing boats that use angling as a bait can go out to sea.

Zhao Dahai’s speedboat will always go out to sea for fishing, and the number of fish caught during such a period of time will only be more, not less.

You should know that speedboat fishing is greatly affected by fishing boats setting fishing nets. During the fishing moratorium, no fishing boats can go out to sea to catch fish with fishing nets. This is the time for Zhao Dahai to fish and make money.

Yang Qin then realized that this was indeed the case.

The restaurant will definitely be affected, but what will be affected are not the fish bought by Zhao Dahai, but the fish, shrimps and crabs bought from other places.

When Yang Qin thought of this, she immediately waved her hand vigorously at Liu Lei who was not far away, and then shouted.

Liu Lei walked over quickly, and Yang Qin immediately talked about the fishing moratorium.

"Don't worry about it. This is not the first year we've opened a restaurant. In fact, we've been running it for several years. Every year the fishing moratorium is affected to a certain extent, but if we're prepared, the impact won't be that big. If we're affected, others will definitely be affected as well, and the impact on others will definitely be greater than ours."

"what!"

"Actually, the fishing moratorium is more beneficial to our Hongyun Restaurant. You know, Brother Dahai can catch a lot of fish."

"During the fishing moratorium, the number of fish, shrimp and crabs in our Hongyun Restaurant and other seafood restaurants will drop significantly. However, we have the fish that Brother Dahai catches when he goes out to sea. Others don't have these fish. Our competitiveness will become stronger, and more people will come to eat fish here."

When Liu Lei heard Yang Qin talking about the fishing moratorium, he immediately smiled and shook his head. It would definitely have an impact, there was nothing he could do about it, but in fact, the annual fishing moratorium was the best time for his own Hongyun Restaurant to surpass others. No matter what, Zhao Dahai caught a lot of fish, and they were all groupers and other valuable fish. Other restaurants, especially those in the town, could not get these good fish.

"Brother Dahai."

"I remember you caught a lot of fish during last year's fishing moratorium. You will definitely be able to catch more fish during this year's fishing moratorium."

Liu Lei recalled that Zhao Dahai caught a lot of fish last year and made a lot of money during the fishing moratorium.

"That's for sure. We will definitely catch more fish this year than last year. Apart from other things, this year's speedboat is bigger and can go to more places, including artificial islands and reefs, as well as other more distant places. Another more important thing is that I am not fishing alone this year. Zhong Shizhu, Shizhu and the other three are also fishing with me."

Zhao Dahai was not worried at all that he would not be able to catch fish during the fishing moratorium. The fish he caught this year would definitely be much more than last year, but now he was facing another problem, which was what he had just come to discuss with Ding Xiaoxiang. "Isn't the fishing moratorium coming soon? When the fishing moratorium is about to come, we must seize the time to fish more. This way, we can catch enough fish in advance and be prepared."

"Another thing is that during the fishing moratorium, we still have to go out to sea to fish with all our might."

"Another thing to consider is that when you have enough fish, you won't sell them all at once. You should keep them in your hands as much as possible and wait until the price is good before selling them."

"We will be able to catch a lot of fish this way. This fishing boat alone cannot support so many fish."

Zhao Dahai didn't think about this at first, but as soon as Ding Chongshan reminded him, he immediately knew what he should do next.

There is no need to worry about fishing. If I go out to sea with Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin and Lei Da, I will definitely catch some fish. But what to do with the fish I catch? Most of the fish I catch are alive. The dead ones can be put directly in the refrigerator and the cold storage and wait to be taken out and sold when the equipment is repaired. The living fish caught must be kept as much as possible so that they can be sold at a higher price during the fishing moratorium. Although my fishing boat is large, it is definitely not able to feed so many fish. In fact, the fish I caught before the fishing moratorium had already filled the entire fishing boat.

Buy one or even several new fishing boats of the same type or even larger ones?

This is the simplest and most direct method, but you only need so many fishing boats to feed the fish you catch at this time of year. You won’t need them the rest of the time, so there is no need to spend so much money to buy these fishing boats.

Ding Xiaoxiang frowned. It was definitely unrealistic to buy a new fishing boat. There was no need for this. Even if she had money, she would not spend it like this.

"Brother Dahai."

"What's so troublesome about this matter?"

"Don't some people raise fish in cages? We just want to raise the fish we caught temporarily. Can't we just rent a few cages?"

"If someone wants to sell it, we can just buy it. It won't cost much."

Liu Lei suddenly had an idea.

Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang couldn't help but look at each other, they found that this was really a very good idea. It is definitely unrealistic to buy a fishing boat, which will cost a lot of money, but if you just rent a few cages, or even a piece of cages, there will be no difficulty in renting dozens of cages. It doesn't cost much money and there are really people willing to buy them. If you get them, they can be used not only this year, but also next year and even every year thereafter. It is definitely not possible to use fish cages for a long time. The water quality is not so good near the shore, which has a great impact on the quality, but if it is just a fishing moratorium, there is no big problem.

"what!"

"Liu Lei."

"I really didn't expect you to come up with such a solution. We don't need to buy fishing boats. We only need to rent 10 or 8 net cages or more. If someone is willing to sell them, we will take them."

"In the future, there is no need to keep the fish we catch on the boats. We can only keep some very valuable or very large fish on the boats. The rest, such as sea bass or black porgy, can be kept directly on the fish rafts. Or if there are too many fish to keep on the boats, we can temporarily transfer them to the fish rafts."

After Zhao Dahai thought about it for a while, he realized that Liu Lei's idea was very good.

Whether you rent a fish rack or buy one, you don’t actually spend too much money. The key is that this is just a place that can be used temporarily. If you want to continue using it after this period of time, you can use it. If you don’t want to continue using it, there is no problem leaving it there.

"Correct!"

"Liu Lei's method is really good. When I go back tomorrow, I will go see where I can rent a fish raft. If I can buy it, that would be even better."

Ding Xiaoxiang strongly agreed with Liu Lei's idea. For her and Zhao Dahai, it was a way to do the biggest thing with the least amount of money. This was just a solution they came up with to deal with the fishing moratorium, and it was very effective.

"What kind of things are you discussing?"

Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang looked back and saw that Second Grandpa Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming had walked over with hookahs in their hands and were smoking. It seemed that they had just heard the last sentence Ding Xiaoxiang had just said.

Zhao Dahai immediately spoke up and looked at what he and the others were discussing.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming were more experienced and nodded immediately. It was not cost-effective to buy another fishing boat now. It would definitely be more cost-effective to buy fish rafts. The valuable fish caught by Zhao Dahai were kept on the fishing boat or if the fishing boat could not hold them, they would be pulled back and kept in the fish rafts. This was just a temporary thing. He could find someone to watch over the fish rafts. It was a typical way of doing big things with little money. The key was that it really worked.

"Zhao Dahai!"

"Did you just say you wanted to buy fish fillets?"

"In other places, in other villages, if people specialize in fish farming, they will definitely not sell it. For them, this is a tool to make money and it is something that their descendants can make money from."

Zhao Shi reminded Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxia that buying a fish fillet is not an easy matter. Relatively speaking, buying a fish fillet is a relatively simple matter.

"There is one good thing about renting a fish raft, which is that it can be used temporarily, which is very cost-effective. However, there are also major disadvantages. One is that the fish raft is not ours, and there may be various problems with management. It is even possible that our fish rafts are filled with valuable fish, and some undesirable things may happen."

Zhao Dahai frowned. The biggest advantage of renting a fish farm is definitely saving money. However, such a fish farm is not your own. There will be many troubles and it is very difficult to manage. Unless you have no choice, you still want to buy a fish farm.

"Zhao Dahai."

"This kind of thing is very troublesome for other people, but for you, it is actually a very simple thing. If other villages want to take over a fish farm like this, it is definitely not an easy task, but has anyone in your Langtou Village already built a fish farm? If so, see if you can take it down. If you really can't take it down, consider coming to our Shijiao Village. We actually have fish farms there. Although the number is small, we still have some. See if you can buy one."

Shi Guangming came up with an idea.

Zhao Dahai shook his head. As far as he could remember, no one in the village had fish farms.

"Second Grandpa."

"No one in our village has fish fillets, right?"

Zhao Dahai was a little unsure, so he could only ask Zhao Shi about this matter.

(End of this chapter)