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

Chapter 1526 No rush to sell!

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming sat for a while, then realized it was almost time. They had to go fishing with Zhao Dahai early the next morning, so they decided to go to bed early.

Three o'clock in the morning.

Liu Lei yawned as he walked out of the cabin, and the sea breeze immediately refreshed him.

I've been going out to sea fishing with Zhao Dahai for a while now, and I've gotten used to this kind of life where I go to bed early and get up early.

Liu Lei glanced around and saw that Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, and the others had already gotten up and were sitting under the canopy on the aft deck.

Liu Lei quickly walked over, sat down, and started eating.

"Brother Dahai!"

"I've noticed that I seem to be eating faster than before!"

Liu Lei filled his stomach in less than ten minutes, and he ate quite a lot.

"What's so strange about that?"

"Whenever you're working, you have to be like this. Sometimes you don't even have time to eat."

"Now that we have time to eat, we definitely have to make the most of it, otherwise we'll go hungry."

Zhao Dahai smiled.

Those who have to work certainly don't have that much time, so they definitely need to make the most of their time when eating.

Gradually, I've gotten used to it, and it's very likely that I'll eat faster and faster.

"Correct!"

"Going out to sea to fish is a little different from what you do in a restaurant."

"Although there are many things to do in a restaurant, you can eat whenever you want in a place like that."

"Not to mention you're the boss, you can do whatever you want. You're definitely very busy when you're busy, but you'll definitely have free time."

"We definitely can't do this when we go deep-sea fishing!"

"There's plenty of time for breakfast, so we definitely need to eat and drink as much as possible!"

"Once you go out to sea and start fishing, you never know when you'll be able to stop and eat!"

"Most of the time, it's already a blessing to have time to drink some water."

Lei Dayou filled a bowl with fish soup and drank several large mouthfuls.

There's plenty of time for breakfast before heading out to sea this morning, so we must make sure to fill our stomachs as much as possible.

When he, Zhong Shizhu, and Liu Bin went out to sea with Zhao Dahai, their goal was to catch as much fish as possible and make as much money as possible.

Zhao Dahai found the school of fish, so he had to start fishing immediately, and he would fish for several hours at a time.

Sometimes they even fish until three or four in the afternoon.

Being able to smoke and drink a few sips of water during this time is already quite good; as for food, that's out of the question.

"That being said, Liu Lei's idea is perfectly reasonable."

"Fishing for black sea bream or grouper is really very enjoyable."

"One is that it saves energy, and the other is that you have time to smoke a cigarette, drink some water, or eat something if you're hungry."

"When fishing for sea bass or threadfin, there's absolutely no free time."

Lei Dayou suddenly remembered what Liu Lei had said yesterday.

"Uncle Dayou!"

"That's not what I meant when I said that!"

Liu Lei was both amused and exasperated.

He said he liked fishing for grouper and black sea bream mainly because he used an electric reel and a rod holder, and that he wouldn't interfere with Zhao Dahai and the others' fishing.

Lei Dayou's words imply that he feels he has time to drink water, smoke, and even eat while fishing for grouper.

"Isn't it essentially the same thing?"

Lei Da was delighted.

The meaning behind my words is definitely different from Liu Lei's, but in fact, the situation is the same.

When fishing for grouper, you can always spare a hand to drink some water, but when fishing for sea bass or threadfin, there's really no time.

Zhao Dahai, Zhong Shizhu, Liu Bin, Lei Dayou, Liu Lei, Shi Guangming, and Zhao Shi finished breakfast, rested for about half an hour, packed their things, and left the large fishing boat for a speedboat.

"Liu Lei!"

"What are you doing on our speedboat that only has two people?"

"If you want to go fishing, you definitely have to get on Zhao Dahai's speedboat!"

Lei Dayou was a little surprised to see Liu Lei wanting to be on this topic.

"what?"

"How could I forget about that? Luckily you reminded me, otherwise if I had actually gone out to sea on your speedboat, I might not have caught any fish today!"

Liu Lei was stunned for a moment. He really hadn't noticed. It was only after Lei Dayou reminded him that he realized he had almost gotten on Lei Dayou's speedboat. He definitely had to stick with Zhao Dahai's speedboat.

Without hesitation, Liu Lei turned around and boarded Zhao Dahai's speedboat.

"Lei Dayou!"

"Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

"Wouldn't it be better if Liu Lei came up on your speedboat? He could catch just as many fish there. But now that you've said that, Liu Lei is already complaining."

Seeing this, Zhong Shizhu couldn't help but laugh. If Lei Dayou hadn't said anything, Liu Lei would definitely have boarded the speedboat and gone out to sea with them. Now that he said that, Liu Lei immediately turned around and boarded Zhao Dahai's speedboat and his own.

"What's the big deal? I just need to tell Liu Lei that I'm getting on my speedboat, so he won't blame me if he can't catch any fish later."

Lei Dayou smiled and shook his head. He had deliberately reminded Liu Lei not to get on his speedboat. If Liu Lei did get on, and then couldn't catch any fish, he would say that his speedboat was in the wrong position, which was why he wasn't catching any fish.

If we get on Zhao Dahai's speedboat now and fail to catch any fish, it's definitely not Zhao Dahai's problem, it's definitely Liu Lei's own problem.
"what!"

"That's right, that's right! Isn't that exactly how it is?"

"We absolutely cannot let Liu Lei get on our speedboat. If he does get on our speedboat and we don't catch any fish, he'll blame us."

Liu Bin strongly agreed with Lei Dayou's approach.

No matter what, Liu Lei cannot get on the speedboat that has two people, himself and Lei Da.

If he catches a fish, there's nothing to say; if he doesn't, Liu Lei will definitely blame himself and Lei Dayou.

Zhao Shi and Shi Guangming both nodded when they heard what Lei Dayou and Liu Bin said.

"Second Grandfather, Grandpa Shi, how could you do this? You don't really think I'm that kind of person, do you?"

Even if I don't catch any fish, I would never bring this up.

Liu Lei shook his head as he spoke.

"what!"

"Liu Lei."

"Do you think we'd believe that?" "In fact, even you don't believe what you're saying."

"Like I just said, if you catch fish, there's nothing to say, but if you don't catch fish, you'll definitely say that my speedboat is no good."

"It's either that I'm bad at driving the speedboat, or that Liu Bin is affecting you or something!"

"Anyway, you absolutely cannot get on our speedboat!"

"If you can't catch any fish on Zhao Dahai's speedboat, then it can only be your own problem, and it can't be anyone else's problem."

Lei Dayou spoke as he untied the speedboat's mooring ropes.

Liu Lei initially wanted to refute it, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he really had to admit it, because even he himself didn't believe it.

"Let's go, let's go!"

"Let's go check out the artificial islands now!"

Seeing that Zhong Shizhu had untied the mooring rope, Zhao Dahai immediately drove the speedboat away, heading directly towards the artificial reef.

Lei Dayou followed closely behind in another speedboat.

Ding Dawen stood on the deck of the large fishing boat, watching Zhao Dahai and Lei Dayou's two speedboats leave, disappearing almost in the blink of an eye. He then stowed up the ladder, yawned, and turned back to the wheelhouse.

Ding Dawen picked up his teacup and took a few sips of strong tea.

"The weather is nice today. There are some waves on the sea, but they are not big."

"Judging from the looks of it, there seem to be quite a lot of speedboats going out to sea!"

Ding Dawen looked around at the sea, where lights were scattered everywhere.

Ding Dawen was stunned for a moment.

The weather is great, and there must be a lot of speedboats coming to the reef foam area to fish, but there are just too many lights on the sea around here, and they are not all concentrated in the direction of the reef foam area.

"How strange! What's going on? Why are there so many lights? And they're everywhere!"

Ding Dawen stepped out of the wheelhouse and onto the deck of the fishing boat. He looked around in a 360-degree circle and found that there were indeed a lot of lights, both near and far, on the surrounding sea.

"How could I forget? The fishing moratorium is over now."

It took Ding Dawen a while to realize what was going on.

These on the surrounding sea are not just speedboats for fishing, but also many fishing boats that go out to sea to cast their nets.

The fishing moratorium has ended, and all the fishing boats that used to cast nets can now go out to sea to fish. As a result, they all flocked out to sea at once.

It's not surprising at all that there are so many lights on the surrounding sea.

"I wonder if these fishing boats will be able to catch any fish? And how many fish will they catch?"

Ding Dawen was a little curious, wondering if these fishing boats, especially since the fishing moratorium had just ended, could catch a lot of fish.

"If more fish are caught, won't the price have to go down?"

"This is not a good thing!"

Ding Dawen suddenly realized that this was not good news for the fish that Zhao Dahai had caught. During the fishing moratorium, the prices were very high. Now that the moratorium was over, other fishing boats were going out to sea to fish, and the prices of fish, shrimp, and crabs would definitely drop, and possibly drop drastically.

Ding Dawen pondered for a while and realized that he really had no idea what to do. He could only ask Zhao Dahai or his cousin Ding Xiaoxiang to handle the matter.

Shijiao Village Wharf.

Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin stood on the fish raft, looking at the brightly lit dock in the distance.

"The fishing moratorium is over, and all these fishing boats have gone out to sea to fish. In a day or two, a lot of fish, shrimp and crabs will return to the dock."

Yang Qin's brows were furrowed tightly.

"What's wrong with you? The fishing ban is over, shouldn't you be happier? Hongyun Restaurant will get more fish, shrimp and crabs! And business will be better, right?"

Ding Xiaoxiang glanced at Yang Qin, whose brows were tightly furrowed, and found it somewhat amusing.

"Was this done on purpose? Knowing perfectly well what was going on, why did they have to say it like that?"

"If I can get more fish, shrimp, and crabs, aren't my competitors also able to get more fish, shrimp, and crabs?"

“During the fishing moratorium, I can catch more fish, shrimp and crabs than others, especially Zhao Dahai who catches these kinds of fish and things.”

"Competitors don't have those kinds of conditions."

"The fishing season is over, and Hongyun Restaurant's competitors will have to come back to life!"

Yang Qin was deeply worried.

Throughout the fishing moratorium, Hongyun Restaurant was able to get more fish, shrimp, and crabs than others, especially Zhao Dahai, who caught sea bass, black sea bream, threadfin bream, and even grouper.

Other restaurants, especially their direct competitors, did not have such conditions.

Now that the old fishing season is over, their advantage has not only not increased but has actually decreased.

Ding Xiaoxiang is a businesswoman, and a seasoned one at that. How could she not understand this principle? She said that on purpose.

"Correct!"

"Actually, for Hongyun Restaurant, the end of the fishing moratorium is not a big deal, but no one can avoid such things."

"On another note, whether there's a fishing moratorium or not, Hongyun Restaurant's business is still very good, isn't it?"

"No matter when, other restaurants can't get those big groupers that Zhao Dahai catches. It's just that you don't have much of a competitive advantage in other fish, shrimp and crabs."

"It has an impact, but it's not as big as you think."

Ding Xiaoxiang knew what Yang Qin was worried about, but in fact there was no need to worry at all, or rather, there was no need to worry so much.

Even before the fishing moratorium began, Hongyun Restaurant was already doing very well.

"When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it!"

"There's no need to pay attention to this!"

"The fishing moratorium has begun, and the fishing boats have already gone out to sea. Some fishing boats will be returning tomorrow or the day after, and the prices of fish, shrimp, and crabs will definitely drop."

What are you planning to do?

Yang Qin glanced at Ding Xiaoxiang, then at the fish cages on the fish raft right next to her.

The end of the fishing moratorium not only affects Hongyun Restaurant, but also the fish at Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai Fish Shop.

With more fishing boats going out to sea, more fish, shrimp, and crabs are being caught.

Prices will definitely fall, and the same fish won't sell for the same price as during the fishing moratorium.

"Most of the fish have already been sold, so the remaining small portion doesn't matter."

"I don't plan to sell much fish recently; I'll just keep them here at the fish farm."

Ding Xiaoxiang shook her head.

In the first ten days or so after the fishing moratorium ends, there will be a large quantity of fish, shrimp, and crabs on the market, and their prices will definitely drop. This is definitely not a good time to sell fish.

Others don't have many good solutions; they have to sell when prices drop. But the fish at my own fish farm are all raised alive, so I don't have to worry about that at all.

Ding Xiaoxiang's idea was very simple: not to sell the fish yet, but to wait until the price stabilized.

(End of this chapter)