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

Chapter 1316 This is actually a good thing
"Correct!"

"If other people are specialized in fish farming, this is definitely worth doing and very cost-effective."

"These fish are more than one pound or even two or three pounds. This means we can save a lot of money and effort, but for us, it is really not necessary!"

Zhao Shi sighed. He and Shi Guangmin really hadn't thought this matter through clearly. They just thought that they could find a place to raise these fish and make more money after they grew bigger.

"We mainly fish, and we can make a lot of money by catching a lot of fish. Or we can take others out to sea to fish, and we earn the fishing fees. If we catch a lot of fish, we can earn a lot more money by selling the fish."

"There is no great need for us to raise fish."

"Don't think it's easy to raise fish, but it's not like that. If there are too many fish in the cages, they are likely to get sick or something else. We can't deal with that."

"One thing we have to consider is that we all go fishing at sea, and all the fish we have are natural fish caught and farmed fish. If someone thinks we are mixing farmed fish with this and selling it, it will have a huge impact on us!"

Ding Xiaoxiang considered things very carefully. She knew that this matter was not as simple as she had imagined.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming were silent for a while and were both shocked. They just wanted to raise fish and make more money by raising them bigger, but they really didn't expect what Ding Xiaoxiang just said.

"Sister Xiaoxiang."

“Does this incident really have such a big impact?”

"I think what Grandpa Zhao and Grandpa Shi said, finding a place to build a fish farm to raise fish is a good idea."

Ding Ailian's idea was similar to that of Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming. They thought that it would be best to catch these fish, raise them until they were bigger, and then sell them. However, Ding Xiaoxiang now clearly felt that this was not the right way to do it, and it was absolutely not something that could be done this way.

"It's not that we can't do this, but it's really not cost-effective for us to do it this way. The money we earn may not be as much as the money we lose."

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded very affirmatively. This really could not be done.

Ding Ailian was a little confused, but she didn't say anything more. She knew that when it came to doing business, let alone herself, even Shi Guangming, Ma Baozhu, or even Liu Lei might not be able to match him.

Ding Xiaoxiang said that this cannot be done, so it definitely cannot be done.

"What about the fish that are being caught in the fish farm? Are we going to sell them now?"

Ma Baozhu pointed to the fish farm next to him which was full of fish, and at this moment, more and more fish were caught in the net cage.

"Correct!"

"Sell all these fish, or rather sell most of them, leaving only a small portion!"

"Weren't these fish just caught? These are all natural fish."

"But then again, we don't need to rush now. Let's just catch these fish and put them away for a while."

"You can sell it in ten days or so!"

"In such a short period of time, these fish are still natural fish, not farmed fish, or we don't need to farm them at all."

"It will definitely be able to sell for the same price as a wild fish."

"Another thing is that we still have enough cages here at the fish farm."

"If there are too many fish to store, we will sell them in advance. Otherwise, we will sell them after about ten to fifteen days."

"We have a lot of cages in this fish farm."

"Although Zhao Dahai catches a lot of fish, it is impossible to fill these cages. Even the fish that Shi Jiehua and his uncle Shi catch on their ocean fishing boats cannot fill these cages."

“The fish caught in the net cage are just placed here.”

"We will sell them when there are enough, no matter if they are too big or too small."

Ding Xiaoxiang will not find another place to build another fish farm specifically for raising fish, but now there are many empty cages in this fish farm, and the caught fish are placed in the cages.

They never feed the fish, just the amount of fish that can be caught in the net cage.

In this case, these fish are basically wild fish and there will be no difference.

Shi Guangming and Zhao Shi both nodded. They understood Ding Xiaoxiang's idea as soon as they heard it.

There is only one fish farm and only so many net cages. The fish that should be sold should be sold, and the remaining ones can be kept, but they will not be fed anything else. They will eat as many fish as the net cages catch.

Raise the fish as big as you can and don't worry about anything else. Once the number of fish reaches a certain level, you can sell them.

One of the very important things about this approach is that it saves time, cost and labor.

There are also fish like this, which are natural wild fish, and the selling price will be very high.

"This matter can be handled like this!"

"There's really no need to keep these fish. It's really not worth it for us!"

Zhao Shi nodded. The matter was decided. There was absolutely no need to raise fish himself.

"These fish can't be sold in Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private restaurant, right?"

Shi Guangming thought of something.

Liu Gang, Liu Lei, or Wu Weimin all wanted to take the fish from the fish farm that night, but Ding Xiaoxiang had made it very clear to Yang Qin that this must not be done, or it was completely unnecessary to do so. In this case, if these fish were to be sold, they would definitely not be sold to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private restaurant.

"Correct!"

"There's no need to sell these fish in Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private restaurant."

"I won't sell this fish now. I'll sell it through my dad's channels when I'm ready to sell it in a few days."

"But I think there's no need to sell them to wholesalers at that time. Maybe I can sell these fish at the stall in my house or in the town, and the price should be very good."

"We have to wait and see how to sell it specifically." Ding Xiaoxiang nodded. If these fish are sold through the wholesale channels of her father Ding Chongshan, the price will definitely not be high. But if they are sold at her own stall in the town, that is the retail price. Although the retail price in the town may be lower than that in other cities, no matter what, the retail price will definitely be higher than the wholesale price, and much higher. In this way, she and people like Zhao Dahai can get more money.

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

"I think your idea is not wrong. It really needs to be viewed this way."

"These black sea bream are neither big nor small. If they are sold wholesale, the price will definitely be very low."

"After the fishing moratorium begins, there will be fewer fish, shrimps and crabs. Black porgy of this size, or other fish we may catch in the future, can be sold at a good price in the town's vegetable market."

"There's no need to talk about the price. The question is whether we can sell so many fish."

"It's the same thing, there's no need to worry."

"This town may not look big, but there are a lot of people who eat fish. Especially after the fishing moratorium begins, this kind of fresh black sea bream will definitely be very popular. I estimate that even if we can't sell all of them, we will definitely be able to sell a lot."

"For the remaining fish, we have plenty of fish cages here, so we can just keep them there and sell them whenever we want. Or even if we want to sell them wholesale, we can sell them to people in other towns around us. There is no need to sell them to other counties or other places through wholesale channels."

"If you can sell it wholesale to other places for a higher price, then it's definitely okay. Otherwise, your approach is the best!"

Shi Guangming knew very well that no matter what kind of fish, shrimp or crab it was, as long as it was sold wholesale, the price would definitely be lower, and if it was sold retail, the price would definitely be higher.

The prices in places like this cannot be compared with those in big cities, but in terms of retail prices, sometimes the difference is not that big.

Not to mention that if you compare the wholesale price with the retail price, there will definitely be a huge difference.

These black sea breams weighing one or two kilograms may only be sold at two yuan per kilogram if sold at wholesale price, for example.

But if the vegetable can be sold at four yuan per pound in the town's vegetable market, Ding Xiaoxiang can discuss with her family to take three yuan, and the remaining one yuan is the profit from the sale by her family.

In this way, people in my family can make money by selling fish, and I can make even more money, which is good for everyone.

On the contrary, if you have to go through the wholesale channel, you can only make two dollars, which means you earn less and no one in your family makes any money.

The loss is quite huge.

"Correct!"

"We definitely need to do some calculations to see which one can make more money."

"Even if I want to make money, I have to let my family members make it. I can't let others make it."

Zhao Shi nodded.

When Ding Xiaoxiang sold these fish, she had to think carefully about these things and see how she could make more money, not only for herself but also for her family members.

Normally, Ding Chongshan receives enough fish, shrimps and crabs, so that even the stalls in the town’s fish market have enough to sell. However, when the fishing moratorium comes, all the fishing boats that set out their fishing nets return to the dock.

Suddenly, the number of fish, shrimps and crabs became very small, and only the fish that had been stored in the cold storage were left.

At such times, the fish farms where these fresh fish are caught will become very popular.

"The fishing ban has a really big impact on fishermen."

"There are too many fishing boats fishing on the sea around our fish farm. Even if many people can't catch any fish, they will just stay here and fish if they can. If they can't, forget it."

Shi Guangming pointed to the large and small speedboats and fishing boats surrounding the fish farm.

Today, the number of fishing boats and speedboats surrounding the fish farms has decreased significantly, and most of them are farther away. They have discovered or felt that they cannot catch any fish if they crowd too close to the fish farms.

"The impact really shouldn't be too great, but then again there's nothing we can do about it, otherwise there will be no fish in the sea!"

"Xiaoxiang."

"The prices of fish, shrimp and crabs have started to rise, right?"

Shi Guangming glanced at Ding Xiaoxiang.

During the fishing moratorium every year, the prices of fish, shrimp and crabs will rise to a certain level, and sometimes even rise very sharply.

"Correct!"

"The prices of fish, shrimp and crabs have started to rise, but the increase is not too much now. After all, the fishing moratorium has just begun. Another reason is that most of the fish sold in the market now are frozen fish."

"I went to the vegetable market this morning and took a look at the stalls at home."

“Business has been affected to a certain extent.”

Ding Xiaoxiang frowned.

After the fishing moratorium begins, all fishing boats that go out to sea to set fishing nets have to go to the pier. Fish, shrimps and crabs suddenly become very scarce. This refers to the fresh and lively fish, shrimps and crabs, not the frozen ones.

There are plenty of fish and shrimps out of the refrigerator, but for people who are used to eating raw seafood at the seaside, it is really hard to accept such things for a while.

"Why is it like this? Either the fishing moratorium has begun, or there are no fresh fish to eat. Could it be that everyone is not eating it anymore?"

Ding Ailian found it very strange. The fishing moratorium had begun, so there must be a lot less fresh seafood.

"It will definitely be like this in the first few days."

"If you eat fresh seafood all day long, you won't want to buy anything if you suddenly find that all the fish on the stall are frozen. But after a while, especially after ten or eight days, you can't stand it anymore and will eat even frozen fish."

Ding Xiaoxiang has been selling fish with her mother at the town's fish stall in the past few years and she knows exactly what's going on. It's like this at the beginning of every fishing moratorium. When everyone has run out of fish to eat and starts to feel greedy, even fresh fish will be considered delicious, and business will slowly pick up.

"If that's the case, then if there are fresh black sea breams to sell on the stall in ten days or so, wouldn't it be possible to sell them at a good price and be in great demand?"

Ding Ailian's eyes suddenly lit up. For other fish stalls, this might not be a good thing, but for Ding Xiaoxiang's family, having these fish here at the fish farm is actually a good thing. Maybe they can make more money.

(End of this chapter)