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

Chapter 1545 Business is here!

Sun Tie and Ma Ping were at a loss for words.

Yang Dashan was absolutely right. If it were anyone else, they would really have to consider whether they would get their money back, but it's impossible for Ding Chongshan to do such a thing.

One reason is that Ding Chongshan is originally from a village or town in the surrounding area, so he can't escape here no matter what. In addition, he has been doing business for many years and has made a lot of money.

Secondly, these businesses don't just belong to Ding Chongshan alone; they also belong to Zhao Dahai, Liu Lei, Liu Gang, and Shi Guangming. Especially considering Zhao Dahai's connections, it's even more impossible that they don't have money.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping were well aware that bringing up this matter was completely meaningless and utterly useless; there was absolutely no way they would fail to receive the money.

"Yang Dashan".

"No matter what, they'll definitely let us know when the fish, shrimp, and crabs come back, so we can see how much we can offer. If the price we offer isn't lower than Ding Chongshan's, then they'll definitely have to sell to us."

"There shouldn't be any problem with that, right?"

Sun Tie had no better solution than to bring up this issue.

"Sun Tie".

"We've been doing business together for over ten years, so we're very familiar with each other and can definitely say things directly."

“If the price you offer is no different from the price Ding Chongshan offers, then I will definitely sell to you, no problem. However, there is one thing I need to mention in advance: if the price you offer is lower than the price Ding Chongshan offers, I will definitely sell to Ding Chongshan. And if I sell to Ding Chongshan, and the next time you offer the exact same price as Ding Chongshan, I will definitely sell to Ding Chongshan instead of you.”

“A fishing boat goes out to sea and there are many people who need to eat, and there are many costs involved, not to mention the hard work involved. No matter who it is, including myself, we must try our best to make as much money as possible.”

“I think you should understand this very well. It’s impossible for you all to make money while I, who work at sea, could make more money but can’t. That’s just not fair.”

Yang Dashan simply explained the whole thing to Sun Tie and Ma Ping directly.

If the offered price is higher than Ding Chongshan's, he will definitely sell to Sun Tie and Ma Ping to make more money. However, if the offered price is lower than Ding Chongshan's, he has no reason to sell to Sun Tie and Ma Ping instead of Ding Chongshan.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping had no choice but to nod.

"correct!"

"What kind of fish, shrimp, and crabs did you catch on your fishing boat today?"

"Ding Chongshan didn't offer you a price, did he? Then it must have been sold to us."

Sun Tie thought for a moment and decided to put everything else aside for now. The most important thing right now was to get the fish, shrimp, and crabs for today.

We can talk about the other things another day.

Yang Dashan hesitated for a moment.

Their fishing boat is very large, and they use trawl nets.

This was the first trip out to sea after the fishing moratorium ended, and the catch was excellent.

In previous years, there was nothing to think about. We would just negotiate the price of the fish, shrimp, and crabs we caught with Sun Tie and Ma Ping, and sell them immediately if the price was right.

However, recently Ding Chongshan has been hinting that he wants to compete with Sun Tie and Ma Ping, and he will definitely offer a high price.

Originally, I was thinking of finding out what price Ding Chongshan was offering for the seventh item before deciding whether to sell it to Sun Tie and Ma Ping.

But now his fishing boat has just returned to the dock.
If it were just Sun Tie and Ma Ping's men, he wouldn't need to pay them any attention. But Sun Tie and Ma Ping are right in front of him, and they've spoken directly to him. He didn't even have time to see what kind of price Ding Chongshan was offering.

Yang Dashan hesitated for a moment, and just as I was about to nod and agree, Yang Xiaoshan's shout came from the dock.

"dad!"

"Why are you back so early?"

"What are you grabbing?"

As he spoke, Yang Xiaoshan boarded the fishing boat and quickly walked up to Yang Dashan.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping sensed something was wrong and wanted to speak. "I feel like something is about to happen, but I don't know what it is. I don't know what to say for a moment."

"All we caught on this trip were crabs, and they were all big crabs."

Yang Dashan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yang Xiaoshan. He had told Yang Xiaoshan when he went out to sea that he should pay attention to what price Ding Chongshan would offer.

Yang Xiaoshan is rushing over from the dock now, so he must know what kind of price Ding Chongshan is asking for.

"dad!"

Are all of them large crabs? Are there any that weigh over a pound?

"Didn't Ding Chongshan run a business? The price he offered was thirty yuan per catty, but he only accepted crabs weighing more than one catty; he wouldn't accept the smaller ones."

Yang Xiaoshan saw Sun Tie and Ma Ping beside him, but ignored them. His family worked very hard fishing at sea, exposed to the wind and sun. No matter what kind of fish, shrimp, or crab they caught, they had to sell it for a high price. The higher the price, the better. They would sell to whoever offered the highest price.

"what!"

"This price is quite good!"

"How could we not catch crabs weighing over a pound? This is the first trip out to sea after the fishing moratorium ended, and most of the crabs we caught are this size!"

Yang Dashan was very happy to hear Yang Xiaoshan say that.

Crabs weighing over a pound are generally not very common, but this time, all the crabs caught were over seven or eight ounces, and most of them weighed over a pound.

Ding Chongshan's offer of 30 yuan per kilogram is really quite good.

Generally speaking, the purchase price at the dock is only around 25 yuan.

Sometimes it can even be twenty-four yuan.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping's expressions immediately turned extremely ugly.

The two had no idea that Yang Dashan had caught crabs on this trip to sea, and judging from his words, the vast majority of the catch was crabs.

"Sun Tie! Ma Ping!"

“You two just came from the dock, you must have seen the price Ding Chongshan offered.”

"What do you think? If your offer is high enough, we'll sell these crabs from our fishing boat to you. If your offer is less than thirty yuan per jin, I'll have to go and negotiate a good deal with Ding Chongshan." Yang Dashan said with a smile.

Ding Chongshan had already offered thirty yuan, so if Sun Tie and Ma Ping wanted to buy the crabs from their fishing boat, they would definitely have to offer an even higher price.

If Sun Tie and Ma Ping really offer a higher price, it would be the best thing for them, as they could make more money.

If Sun Tie and Ma Ping's offer is lower than Ding Chongshan's, then they will sell the crabs on their fishing boat to Ding Chongshan, which will earn them more money than usual.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping's expressions grew increasingly grim.

Thirty yuan per pound.

Such prices are really high. Generally speaking, when the fishing moratorium just ends, there will be a lot of fish, shrimp and crabs coming back here, and the prices will be a little lower than usual.

The usual price is 24 or 25 yuan, but now the price should be 21 yuan at most, or 22 yuan.

When Sun Tie and Ma Ping arrived at the dock, they didn't take Ding Chongshan's offer seriously at all. They thought it was just Ding Chongshan who wanted to buy fish, shrimp, and crabs here to start a business and didn't want to offend his competitors, so he offered such a high price. Moreover, he had a condition that he would only buy fish weighing more than one jin (500 grams).

Unexpectedly, this trip to sea, especially the fishing boat belonging to Yang Dashan and Yang Xiaoshan, caught not only crabs, but most of them weighed over a pound each.

"Yang Dashan".

"You know why it costs thirty yuan per kilogram."

"We two definitely wouldn't offer that price!"

"You can't make money!"

"If you really want to sell, then sell it to Ding Chongshan. No one else could possibly offer such a high price."

Sun Tie was at a loss. It wasn't that he didn't want to buy the crabs, but the price Ding Chongshan offered was simply too high. At that price, even if he and Ma Ping bought the crabs, they wouldn't make any money.

"Yang Dashan".

"You'd better think this through. If you decide to sell to Ding Chongshan now, and you can't reach an agreement with him on the price or something else, we won't want the crabs on your fishing boat anymore."

Ma Ping gritted his teeth.

"Hehehe!"

"Boss Ma."

“I understand what you mean. Isn’t this how it is now when fish, shrimp, and crabs are sold at this dock?”

"If I can't sell it to Ding Chongshan, then I can only sell it to someone else!"

Yang Dashan sneered. How could he not know or understand the meaning behind Ma Ping and Sun Tie's words? They were clearly threatening him.

Yang Dashan wasn't new to fishing; he'd been in this business his whole life. How could he possibly tolerate Sun Tie and Ma Ping's words? He immediately retorted with a blunt retort.

Sun Tie gave a wry smile.

There was really no need for Ma Ping to say those words. Saying them would have had absolutely no effect, and it would likely have made Yang Dashan very angry, at least leaving a grudge in his heart.

Ma Ping has been in business all his life, so it's impossible that he doesn't understand this principle. The fact that he's saying such things now shows that he's anxious.

Sun Tie shook his head and said nothing. The words had already been spoken, and saying anything more would not make much difference, so he might as well keep quiet.

"Boss Ding!"

Yang Dashan ignored Sun Tie and Ma Ping. Just as he was about to tell Yang Xiaoshan to guard the fishing boat while he went to find Ding Chongshan, he looked up and saw Ding Chongshan walking in his direction.

Liang Dashan was a little puzzled, wondering why Ding Chongshan was coming to the dock at this time. But this was a good thing for him, saving him the trouble of going to the shop to find Ding Chongshan. He immediately shouted loudly.

Ding Chongshan strolled slowly along the dock. His purpose in coming here wasn't necessarily to compete with Sun Tiema Ping for fish or anything like that. He was just here to take a look around, partly to put some pressure on Sun Tiema Ping, and partly to let the boat captains know that he had officially started doing business and collecting fish, shrimp, and crabs. He would wait until tonight or some other time to find an opportunity to deal with the boat captains.

Ding Chongshan didn't expect that just as he arrived at the dock and walked up to a large fishing boat, just as he was about to see who was on board, he heard someone on the boat calling his name.

Ding Chongshan looked up and saw Yang Dashan, and Sun Tie and Ma Ping were standing on the fishing boat, which made things even stranger.

"Yang Dashan".

"Just got back from the sea? How many fish, shrimp, and crabs did you catch? You must be rich!"

Ding Chongshan really couldn't quite understand what was going on with the current situation.

I've been staying at the dock for a while now and have already figured out the situation here.

Yang Dashan had been doing business with Sun Tie and Ma Ping for many years, selling all the fish, shrimp and crabs he caught to them.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping are currently on the fishing boat. Under normal circumstances, they wouldn't call out to him, but Yang Dashan is calling out to him right in front of Sun Tie and Ma Ping.

Is the reason they couldn't reach an agreement on the price?

Ding Chongshan immediately thought of this matter.

Ding Chongshan carefully looked at Sun Tie and Ma Ping standing next to Yang Dashan. The two men looked extremely grim, making him even more certain that it was very likely true.

Sun Tie glanced at Ma Ping. He had originally wanted to leave, but now he didn't want to leave, so he simply pretended that nothing had happened and stood aside.

Yang Dashan glanced at Sun Tie, then at Ma Ping, and found it somewhat amusing. It was clear that Sun Tie wanted to watch how he and Ding Chongshan discussed business.

"Ding Chongshan."

"I heard you buy crabs weighing over a pound, is that right? And you're offering thirty yuan per pound!"

Yang Dashan ignored Sun Tie and Ma Ping and simply asked Ding Zhongshan if such a thing was true.

"How could this be fake? I'm open for business! And the sign is right there in front of my shop!"

"You don't mean that all the crabs caught on the fishing boat this time were these big ones, do you?"

Ding Chongshan was stunned for a moment; he really hadn't expected this.

The fishing moratorium has just ended, so it's certain that we can catch crabs weighing over a pound, but the quantity will definitely not be large, and it's even possible that no one will sell crabs of that size to me. Unexpectedly, Yang Dashan called me to ask about this, which only proves that the fishing boat caught quite a few large crabs weighing over a pound on this trip.

(End of this chapter)