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

Chapter 1554 They've already established a foothold!
Yang Qin couldn't help but roll her eyes.

This sounds very nice, or rather, it sounds very reasonable, but in reality, it's just that Ding Xiaoxiang wants to make more money.

If something like that really happens, the price of crabs will definitely keep rising, and the price will keep increasing. If people like me or Wu Weimin want to buy crabs, the price will change every day.

While it's possible that prices might fall, the likelihood is extremely small, practically impossible.

The price for these crabs is one today, but the price will be different tomorrow.

Ding Xiaoxiang is definitely making money, and a lot of money at that. Either she or Wu Weimin will definitely have to spend more money.

"Come on, come on!"

"You're just doing this to make more money, what can I do about it?"

Yang Qin was at a loss. In matters like this, once Ding Xiaoxiang had thought of it, she would never sell it to her in advance. She couldn't persuade Ding Xiaoxiang, and Ding Xiaoxiang's desire to take the risk was even stronger than hers. Even knowing the risk of price reduction, she would never sell it to her or Wu Weimin in advance.

Zhang Li and Chen Miaomiao couldn't help but laugh. Neither of them had thought of this at first, but now that Ding Xiaoxiang had mentioned it, they immediately realized that these crabs absolutely could not be sold to Wu Weimin or Hongyun Restaurant at this time; they had to be sold one at a time.

Only in this way can we sell at a higher price and make more money.

Chen Miaomiao glanced at Ding Xiaoxiang, full of admiration; she hadn't thought of that at all.

It's even possible that if Yang Qin offered to buy all the crabs, she would immediately agree, as she was worried that the crabs wouldn't sell.

Ding Xiaoxiang reacted very quickly, immediately realizing that this was actually a very good business opportunity, and an opportunity to make more money.

Despite being older than Ding Xiaoxiang, there is a real gap between them in business acumen, and it seems quite significant now.

After Ding Xiaoxiang, Yang Qin, Zhang Li, and Chen Miaomiao finished their meal, it wasn't until four o'clock in the afternoon that Ding Chongshan and Ding Jie returned with their men.

"How many crabs did you collect?"

Upon seeing Ding Chongshan, Zhang Li immediately asked, "This matter is extremely important."

"It must be 20,000 jin!"

As Ding Chongshan spoke, he held up two fingers.

Ding Chongshan was extremely excited. He really didn't know, or rather, he never expected things to go so smoothly. This far exceeded his expectations.

"dad!"

"We saved food for you and your brother! Hurry up and eat, we'll talk about other things later!"

Ding Xiaoxiang pointed to the leftover food on the table, which had been delivered from the surrounding food stalls.

"We collected a total of over 40,000 to nearly 50,000 catties of crabs in one day."

"Who would have thought we'd be able to harvest so many crabs?"

Ding Chongshan was very excited. He had been busy all day and was only now able to relax. The situation before him was far beyond his expectations. All the crabs he had collected were taken back to the fish raft and kept in the fish raft.

"We need to send enough people here tomorrow, otherwise we really won't be able to keep up. If it takes too long, both the boat captains and the people who come here to sell crabs will have complaints, which is not a good thing."

Zhang Li reminded Ding Chongshan that he must pay attention to this matter and that enough manpower must be arranged to do the work tomorrow.

Ding Chongshan ate his meal in big mouthfuls, nodding repeatedly. He knew he definitely needed to arrange for enough manpower. He just hadn't expected this to happen today. He had always thought that even if he opened a business here, he would have achieved his goal by receiving a few hundred catties of crabs. He never expected to receive so many at once.

Seeing that everything had been taken care of and that the shop no longer needed two people, Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin decided to leave and take their speedboat back to the fish farm to check on the condition of the harvested crabs.

"Ding Chongshan."

"This has gone by way too smoothly!"

"I'm wondering if we should raise the price a little more tomorrow to buy these crabs?"

Zhang Li looked at Ding Chongshan; this matter needed to be discussed properly.

Today's price has attracted a large number of crabs, but tomorrow, other buyers will likely raise their prices to buy crabs as well.

Although those people may not raise the price very high, there is still a chance. Ding Chongshan and I must now decide whether to raise the price tomorrow, or if so, to what extent.

Ding Chongshan shook his head.

"what?"

"dad!"

"Shouldn't we raise the price even higher tomorrow to buy more crabs? That way, with more crabs on hand, we can basically control the price."

Ding Jie found it a bit strange, wondering why Ding Chongshan didn't plan to raise the price for crabs tomorrow.

"The first day the fishing boats returned with the most fish, shrimp and crabs. In other words, the 40,000 to 50,000 catties of crabs we have collected now is basically the largest batch in the past week."

"Even if there are crabs tomorrow, there won't be a lot of them. The number of crabs will gradually decrease every day after that."

“We’ve already eaten meat, and a very big piece of meat at that, so we should give some soup to others.”

“If we don’t raise prices today, or rather, we basically won’t raise prices, tomorrow other buyers will offer almost the same prices as us.”

"We've already collected so many crabs here today. Once the word gets out, the vast majority of people will still come here to sell crabs tomorrow."

"Although we haven't raised prices, we'll still be the ones buying the most crabs at the entire dock tomorrow."

Ding Chongshan has been collecting fish, shrimp, and crabs for many years and knows very well what this is all about.

If we continue to raise the price for these crabs tomorrow, the other buyers will definitely have a lot of complaints.

Is it unimportant?
This matter does seem unimportant, or rather, many people believe that doing business necessarily involves competing with others.

But that's not actually the case at all, or rather, it really depends on the specific circumstances.

Our family has already gained a huge advantage today, and we can't keep taking advantage of others like this.

Shijiao Village Wharf is a very large wharf, and the profits from fish, shrimp, and crabs here are enormous. If one person tries to take all the profits, all sorts of unexpected things can easily happen, especially for someone like me who is just starting out in business here.

We need to tone it down a bit.

The price for crabs tomorrow should be exactly the same as today's; there's no need to raise the price significantly.

One reason is to receive enough crabs, and the other is to shut others up.

Ding Jie, Chen Miaomiao, and Zhang Li listened and nodded repeatedly. This was indeed the case, and it was a more prudent approach to handle it.

"Row!"

"That's settled then. Tomorrow we'll buy these crabs at today's price, and we won't buy any other fish or anything like that!"

"If someone brings fish or shrimp to our door, we'll buy them at roughly the same price as everyone else here, and we definitely won't charge more than others."

Zhang Li smiled, and that was how the matter was settled.

After finishing their meal, Ding Chongshan and Ding Jie rested for half an hour before leaving immediately. They needed to arrange enough manpower here tomorrow, so they had to get this matter resolved as soon as possible.

"mom!"

"Our family's business here at the dock has finally established itself!"

Chen Miaomiao watched Ding Chongshan and Ding Jie leave in a hurry, then turned around and spoke to Zhang Li with great joy.

"That's right!"

"I really didn't expect things to go so smoothly."

Zhang Li was overjoyed; she truly hadn't expected things to go so smoothly. She had thought it would take at least two or three months to establish herself here, but this unexpected turn of events had suddenly opened up new possibilities.

“There are plenty of fish, shrimp and crabs at the Shijiao Village Wharf. After our family established ourselves here…”

"I can make a lot of money here every year from now on."

Zhang Li knew all too well how many fish, shrimp, and crabs were at the Shijiao Village Wharf.

"How much money can our family make from our business here?"

Chen Miaomiao was very curious about this.

"I wouldn't dare say more, but if we want to earn a million here this year, that's no problem at all."

"You can earn even more if you wait longer!"

Zhang Li thought about it carefully. It was hard to say how much money she could make at the moment, but she could earn at least a million, and if it was more, she could earn even more.

Chen Miaomiao's eyes widened in surprise. She knew this place was very profitable, but she never expected it to be this profitable. This million wasn't the money earned from doing business properly, but the money she could earn when she first established herself here.

"And when we truly establish ourselves here and start collecting all sorts of fish, shrimp, and crabs, wouldn't we be able to earn two or three million a year?"

Chen Miaomiao has been involved in the business recently. Although she doesn't know much about the situation, as soon as she heard that she could earn a million at the beginning, she roughly knew that after a year or two, she would definitely be able to earn two or three million every year.

"Correct!"

"That's still an understatement!"

Zhang Li nodded.

Two or three million is definitely no problem, and if things go well, you can earn even more. The business at Shek Kok Village Wharf is far more impressive than people imagine.

"Chen Miaomiao, you and Zhang Qi need to know one thing: the business here at the dock was actually given up by Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang. Otherwise, our family shouldn't even think about getting a big share of this business."

Zhang Li realized that she needed to clarify this matter with Chen Miaomiao.

Without the support of Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang, it would have been very difficult for Ding Chongshan and me to gain a foothold in this place.

Another issue is the business here. Originally, it should have been handled by Xiao Xiang, but Zhao Dahai persuaded Ding Xiao Xiang not to do this business here.

"mom!"

“How could Zhang Qi and I not know the truth about this? If it weren’t for Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai, our family definitely wouldn’t have this business.”

Chen Miaomiao nodded vigorously. He knew that this was indeed the case. Without Ding Xiaoxiang's support and Zhao Dahai's support, and even without giving up the business, it would have been impossible to do this.

"The biggest and most crucial aspect of this business is that it means your descendants will have an extra business."

“Now that you and Zhang Qi have joined the family, we definitely need to arrange for you to each have a business.”

“That way you will each have your own way of making a living, and both businesses will be quite profitable.”

"This matter is still undecided; it's unclear which of you two brothers will receive which share."

"One reason is that your father and I are still young, so these businesses are definitely still in our hands."

"The second issue is your business acumen. To be honest, it's still a bit lacking. If you were to handle this business alone, you definitely wouldn't be able to manage it."

"The three businesses are waiting for your father and me to divide the family property when we get old, and we'll see who gets which part of the business."

"The money earned from each business is definitely different, so how do we balance that?"

“Your father and I need to figure this out. Another thing is that Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai, especially Zhao Dahai, may not speak up on this matter, but once they do, they will keep their word.”

Zhang Li was well aware that these matters were not easy to handle, but at this point, the deal was basically settled.

Ding Jie and Ding Weijun are from two different families, as are Chen Miaomiao and Zhang Qi, especially as Ding Jie and Ding Chongshan get older.

Sooner or later, the family business will definitely have to be divided. As to how it will be divided and who will be able to take a share of which business, one thing is that Ding Chongshan and I must decide, and the other is that Zhao Dahai or Ding Xiaoxiang might not speak up. But once they do speak up, we must listen to Ding Xiaoxiang and Zhao Dahai's opinions.

Ultimately, the business at Shijiao Village Wharf was given up by Zhao Dahai.

The reasons behind this must be clearly explained.

"mom!"

"I understand what you're saying, and Zhang Qi and I will keep it in mind."

Chen Miaomiao nodded immediately. Actually, Zhang Li didn't need to tell her; she and Zhang Qi already knew what was going on.

"Row!"

"Let's leave it at that. I'll talk about this with Zhang Qi, Ding Jie, and Ding Weijun another day."

Zhang Li smiled and stopped talking about it; such things only need to be said once.

(End of this chapter)