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

Chapter 1549 will definitely not result in a loss.
"dad!"

"My brother arrived with his men in half an hour!"

After finishing her phone call, Ding Xiaoxiang turned around, walked out of the shop, and stood in front of Ding Chongshan.

"What's going on? Why did you agree to the deal?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was very strange.

Ding Chongshan went to the dock only to show himself to Sun Tie, Ma Ping, or the other boat captains. He didn't actually intend to buy fish, shrimp, or crabs. His main purpose was to make an appearance so that the boat captains who went out to fish would know to start buying fish, shrimp, and crabs.

I never expected to actually make a sale, and judging by the quantity of crabs I received, it must be quite a lot. It must weigh at least several hundred kilograms.

"I don't know what happened, we were just too lucky this time."

Ding Chongshan pointed to the words written on the signboard at the entrance of the shop.

"Today is our first day doing business properly. I put up this sign simply to let others know that I'm starting to buy fish, shrimp, and crabs here."

"In order not to offend the other colleagues besides Sun Tie and Ma Ping, we are only buying crabs here today, and only crabs weighing more than one jin."

"Unexpectedly, the main catches on these fishing boats returning from the sea are crabs."

"Moreover, most of them weigh more than a pound each. There's really no way to reason with this. We can only say that we were incredibly lucky."

Ding Chongshan quickly recounted the events in detail, admitting that he truly hadn't expected things to turn out this way; it was completely beyond his expectations.

“When your older brother brings his men over, go to the dock to find me. I have to go to Yang Dashan's place now. I have to keep an eye on this matter. And I have a feeling that there will be more crabs this year. The fishing boats that return to the dock will have even more crabs.”

"We offer good prices, and if they catch a relatively large crab, they will definitely sell it to us."

"You'll likely get very busy here all of a sudden."

"When the fish stall is almost done for business, call your mom over here quickly."

"Why don't you just call your mom now and ask her to come over and add another person? Whether it's your eldest sister-in-law or your second sister-in-law, you absolutely have to add another person here. I reckon it won't be long before we get busy!"

After saying this, Ding Chongshan turned around and strode towards the dock, running at a brisk pace.

This situation is truly unexpected.

I need to keep Yang Dashan calm and prevent the other fish buyers from taking away the crabs.

This deal was actually very important to me; it wasn't about whether I made money or not, but about taking this opportunity to instantly establish my reputation.

Ding Xiaoxiang watched Ding Chongshan turn and leave in a hurry, then immediately returned to the shop and made another phone call to her mother, Zhang Li.

"Xiao Xiang".

"What exactly happened? Why were you in such a hurry? You came back one minute and went to the dock the next. You made one phone call and then another."

When Zhong Cuihua saw that Ding Xiaoxiang had finally finished her work, she was very curious about what had happened.

Ding Chongshan's voice wasn't very loud, so it was a little hard to hear.

"grandmother."

“My dad went to the dock and negotiated a deal with a fishing boat that was going out to sea to buy crabs.”

"I just called my older brother and asked him to bring people over here to count these crabs and weigh them. It's more reliable to do this with our own people."

"Another reason is that this time when the fishing season opens, most of the fishing boats are likely to catch large crabs."

Ding Xiaoxiang walked up to Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao and told them the whole story.

"Oh?"

"Is that how it is? Doesn't that mean we'll be able to collect a lot of crabs today and make money?!"

Golden Peach immediately asked.

"Whether we can make money or not is still hard to say. This time we have to compete for business, and the prices we've offered are quite high, but I don't think we'll lose money."

"The point is to make a name for yourself right here. As long as you can achieve that goal, whether you make money or not is really not important."

Ding Xiaoxiang laughed.

Grandma Zhong Cuihua and Second Grandma Huang Jintao were always thinking about making money, but this time the price of the crabs they bought was relatively high.

Making money is really not easy, but even if you lose money, you won't lose much.

"Grandma, Second Grandma."

"The purpose of doing business here recently is not really to make money, but just to grab business and make a name for myself."

"It's already pretty good as long as you don't lose money, and even if you lose a little, it's not a problem at all."

Upon hearing Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao's words, Yang Qin couldn't help but laugh. Doing business depends on the situation. In the current situation, as long as they can get fish, shrimp, and crabs, that's enough. They don't even think about making a profit.

"Row!"

"We'll leave those things alone."

"At my age, how could I possibly understand such things!"

Zhong Cuihua simply waved her hand dismissively.

I didn't understand doing business when I was young, let alone now that I'm older.

Let's just stop thinking about these things.

"Correct!"

"Grandma, Second Grandma!"

"You two can just sit here and wait. We might get very busy later, and Yang Qin and I won't have time to take care of you."

"It's too hot here at the entrance, or you're tired of sitting, so go back inside the store."

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded.

There's really no need to worry about these things; Yang Qin and I will handle them perfectly well.

"Row!"

"You two can go about your own business; we'll take care of ourselves."

……

"Correct!"

"Although we are both old, we can take care of ourselves. Surely we can do that?"

……

Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao smiled.

Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin stood at the shop entrance.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

"Why do I feel like this is going so smoothly? We finalized a deal for a fishing boat in no time."

"The situation has suddenly opened up!" Yang Qin looked at the dock right in front of her and was really surprised. She never expected things to go so smoothly.

"Everyone knows what really happened in this situation; all I can say is that they were incredibly lucky."

"Who could have imagined that among the fish, shrimp and crabs caught after the fishing season opened, the most abundant ones would be these crabs that weigh about one pound each."

Like Yang Qin, Ding Xiaoxiang felt that things were going very smoothly.

"Who cares what's going on here! The current situation is absolutely perfect for us!"

"I reckon this is more than just the crabs caught on one fishing boat."

“If all the crabs caught by the fishing boats that Sun Tie and Ma Ping usually do business with are these big, they will definitely sell them to us.”

Yang Qin was very excited.

"Correct!"

"That's very likely the case. If other fishing boats catch these big crabs, most of them will be sold to us."

"This is truly an unexpected and wonderful outcome!"

Ding Xiaoxiang found this whole thing incredibly amazing; she never imagined such a thing could happen.

"Ding Xiaoxiang!"

"The price your dad quoted is really high."

"One reason is that the market price is usually much lower than this, and the other is that the fishing moratorium has just ended."

"There are a lot of fish, shrimp and crabs in the sea. The price of fish, shrimp and crabs is actually going down. Even if it is relatively high on the first day, it will still fall on the second day, and it will fall a lot."

"At this price, you can't make much money buying crabs, right? You might even lose money."

Yang Qin's smile vanished instantly.

Looking at what Huang Jintao had just said to Zhong Cuihua, it didn't matter if they lost money.

One reason is that they're really stealing business from others, so even if they lose money, it's not a big deal. The other reason is that they don't want Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao to worry.

Now, there's nothing to hide from Ding Xiaoxiang.

I simply said it outright.

"If we receive a lot of crabs today, we will have crabs of this size and in large quantities for the next three to five days."

"If we have to lose money by buying these crabs, then we will lose money every day, and we will lose money on every pound of crabs."

Yang Qin was very worried.

After the fishing moratorium ends, the fish, shrimp, and crabs in the sea will generally concentrate on one or two species.

If the fishing boats returning today caught a lot of crabs, it's safe to say that for the next few days, the vast majority of crabs caught by the fishing boats at the dock will be around one pound each.

If you've already bought crabs from one fishing boat, you can't just leave out another, and you can only buy them at a price of thirty yuan per kilogram.

The more you collect, the greater the losses will be.

This is a good thing, but it could turn into a bad thing.

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled, knowing what Yang Qin was worried about.

"All the crabs weighing over one pound or over seven ounces were alive and very plump."

“Crabs of this size are sold to your Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin’s private kitchen.”

Do you want some or not?

Ding Xiaoxiang asked Yang Qin directly.

"want!"

"How could I possibly not want it?"

"As much as you want!"

Yang Qin has been involved in a lot of business with Hongyun Restaurant lately and knows the prices of the crabs they sell there.

Forget about the selling price; even getting the goods from someone else would cost more than that.

With the end of the fishing moratorium, there will be more fish, shrimp, and crabs available, and prices will drop slightly, but not by much.

Even if prices do drop, it will only be for a short week. Once that period is over, the prices of fish, shrimp, and crab will rise again until they return to normal.

"Isn't this settled? I'll sell it to you at this price. I guess with this in mind, there's no need to worry about losing money."

Ding Xiaoxiang immediately laughed. Thirty yuan per jin is definitely a high price, higher than the price other people at the dock pay when they buy it. But how could she possibly lose money?
If I were to buy these crabs and resell them to Yang Qin, the price would definitely be higher than this; it would definitely be higher. I would never sell them to Yang Qin or Wu Weimin for 30 yuan per kilogram.

Yang Qin couldn't help but roll her eyes.

But there was nothing that could be done; that was just how things were. If Ding Xiaoxiang had accepted these crabs and resold them to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen, they certainly wouldn't have gotten them for only thirty yuan per pound.

If it really is thirty yuan per kilogram, both Wu Weimin and I will be very happy.

“You’re right, it definitely can’t be thirty yuan a pound. But if we collect a lot of crabs here, Wu Weimin and I won’t be able to sell them all in a short time.”

At this point, Yang Qin understood what kind of idea Ding Xiaoxiang or Ding Chongshan was planning.

It's really just a matter of sales channels. If these crabs are bought and then resold to other upstream buyers who also buy fish, shrimp and crabs, you definitely won't make any money at this price. But if you sell them directly to the end consumer, like Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen, the price of thirty yuan per jin is really not high at all.

These are crabs weighing around one pound each, all of them are really big. They belong to a very common type of seafood, but their size is unusual.

Some fish become less tasty the bigger they are, but crabs are tastier the bigger they are.

Seriously, let alone thirty yuan a pound, even if it were fifty yuan a pound, people would be overjoyed to sell it to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen.

These crabs can sometimes sell for 80 or 90 jin per jin, and if the quantity is relatively small, it is not unusual for them to sell for 100 yuan per jin.

Sun Tie and Ma Ping couldn't offer such a price, mainly because they needed to resell the crabs to a higher-level buyer.

"What's there to worry about?"

"Have you forgotten that we have a fish farm? We have such a big fish farm, and we can keep all the crabs we collect alive there!"

"If these crabs were kept in an oxygenated environment elsewhere, they would definitely lose weight, but if they are kept on the fish raft, there will be no problem at all!"

Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the fish rafts not far away.

No matter what kind of crabs they are, or even shrimp, they all need to be kept alive in order to fetch a high price.

The price will plummet as soon as it dies.

Other buyers took in large quantities of crabs.

They couldn't keep the crabs to themselves and had to sell them quickly, which is one of the main reasons why Sun Tie and Ma Ping couldn't offer 30 yuan per kilogram to buy them.

No one else has such a large space to support the large number of crabs they harvest.

But what problem could there be for me in this kind of thing?
(End of this chapter)