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

Chapter 1556: The price has gone up!

"What should we do then?"

Huang Jintao was a little worried when she heard this. The problem wasn't that the produce couldn't be sold, but that there simply weren't enough crabs to sell, which meant she would earn less money.

"Second Grandma."

"What can we do if something like this happens? No matter how hard we try, we can't keep getting a lot of crabs all the time, can we?"

"We'll buy as much as we can. Once we've sold out, we'll just buy other fish, shrimp, and crabs to make more money."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled. Huang Jintao's idea was exactly the same as Yang Qin's: the more crabs they could get, the better. But in reality, no matter how much the price was raised or how many crabs they received, there was still a limit to the quantity.

"There are not only crabs in the sea, but also other fish and shrimp."

"Right now, fishing boats that have been out at sea for one, two, or three days are mostly catching crabs. This doesn't mean that they can only catch crabs all the time."

"It won't be long before these fishing boats that go out to sea catch almost no crabs!"

Ding Xiaoxiang knew very well that it was impossible to always receive a lot of crabs.

"Correct!"

"Xiao Xiang is absolutely right. We can't keep getting a lot of crabs all the time."

"There will always be an end to this. Right now, we should just collect as much as we can, sell as much as we can, and make as much money as we can."

Zhong Cuihua smiled.

That's really how it is. No matter how much the price is increased, the final number of crabs received is fixed; it's impossible to keep receiving them indefinitely.

"Golden peaches".

"We don't need your expertise in business. Just eat and drink as you please."

Zhong Cuihua waved her hand.

There's really no need to concern ourselves with this. As for business matters, Huang Jintao and I aren't really familiar with each other.

"Row."

"We don't need to worry about this!"

Huang Jintao smiled and nodded, saying that there was really no need to meddle in such matters.

Zhong Cuihua called to Ding Xiaoxiang, telling her to go to her room and get some rest, as she had been busy all day.

Ding Xiaoxiang thought for a moment and nodded. She was indeed a little tired, and she didn't know if she would have anything to do tonight.

It's definitely a good idea to take some time to get a good night's sleep now.

"There's just too much going on right now, and we don't have enough manpower!"

Huang Jintao felt a pang of heartache when she saw Ding Xiaoxiang go back to her room, close the door, and go to sleep.

Ding Xiaoxiang has so many things to do; she's been busy since early morning until now.

"We don't need to worry about this!"

"Xiao Xiang definitely won't bother with the fish, shrimp, and crab business at the dock tomorrow!"

Zhong Cuihua smiled and shook her head. Ding Xiaoxiang went to help out today, mainly because Ding Chongshan and the others hadn't expected to receive so many crabs, and they were short-handed.

Ding Chongshan, a seasoned businessman, knew very well that he would definitely need to arrange for a sufficient number of people tomorrow.

Although Ding Xiaoxiang is his daughter, she basically no longer cares about the family business.

The business at Shijiao Village Wharf is not Zhao Dahai and Ding Xiaoxiang's business.

This business belongs to Ding Chongshan. Helping out for a day, two days, or three days is certainly no problem, but it's impossible for him to help indefinitely.
Ding Chongshan and Zhang Li were very clear about the difference, and they certainly wouldn't let Ding Xiaoxiang keep busy with this matter.

"How could I have forgotten about that!"

Huang Jintao really forgot about this.

"Come on!"

"After we finish dinner, we'll sit for a while and then go to sleep."

As Zhong Cuihua spoke, she continued eating the crab in her hand. This was a delicacy, and it was a truly fresh crab that could only be eaten once a year when the fishing season opened.

Hongyun Restaurant.

Bright lights.

Liu Gang stood at the door, constantly greeting the people who came to eat. The place was bustling with activity.

"uncle!"

"I see that these 5,000 jin of crabs will be sold out in no time. Why do all these people come here wanting to eat crabs?"

"We boil and eat a hundred or two hundred catties of food like this!"

Yang Qin quickly walked to Liu Gang's side. There were less than 800 jin of crabs left. Judging from the current situation, it wouldn't be long before these 800 jin of crabs were sold.

"This is how we crab eaters, especially those who love crab, have our first meal of the season when the fishing season opens!"

"There are twelve people at a table, and sometimes twenty people cook a hundred or eighty catties of crabs or two hundred catties of crabs."

"They're all whole crabs!"

Liu Gang smiled. This is how everyone around him eats crabs. When they wait for the first crab meal after the fishing season opens, they all gather around a group of people, cook the whole crab, and dump it all onto a table to eat in big mouthfuls.

"It's still early. I estimate that we should be able to sell at least 2,000 catties of crabs. Even if we can't sell them all, we can keep them here and sell them again tomorrow."

Liu Gang thought for a moment.

Although he has already sold more than 4,000 jin of crabs, judging from the time it takes, he will definitely be able to sell another 1,000 to 2,000 jin of crabs.

"Row!"

"I'm going to the fish farm now to bring back another two thousand catties of crabs."

"When Xiao Xiang first said there weren't many crabs, I was a little skeptical. I never expected that we could actually sell so many!"

As Yang Qin spoke, she turned and left, saying that she really needed to hurry up.

Liu Gang watched as Yang Qin practically jogged to the seafood truck that was already parked nearby, and immediately went into Hongyun Restaurant to continue serving the customers.

Business here tonight is not just good, it's excellent. Let's make the most of this time to do more business and earn more money.

The dock was brightly lit.

The fish rafts were brightly lit.

"Yang Qin".

"I must say, Hongyun Restaurant's business is just too good! How come selling 5,000 catties isn't enough? They still need to take another 2,000 catties!"

Ding Xiaoxiang was eating dinner with a plate in her hand. She had taken a nap early in the afternoon and had only woken up less than ten minutes ago. She immediately saw Yang Qin. "Why all the nonsense? Good business means you're selling a lot. If I sell a lot, doesn't that mean you're selling a lot too?"

"Isn't the money I make also the money you make?"

Yang Qin didn't stand on ceremony at all, reaching out and taking a chicken leg from the bowl Ding Xiaoxiang was holding, taking a bite.

After a busy day, Ding Xiaoxiang went back to the fish farm and took a nap. She then returned to Hongyun Restaurant and has been busy ever since. She drank some water and ate something, but she is still very hungry.

"If you want to eat, you can just go to the kitchen and get it yourself, right? These crabs are being weighed right now, it'll take at least half an hour, isn't that enough time for you to eat?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was a little helpless; Yang Qin was really like a starving ghost reincarnated.

"Correct!"

"How could I have forgotten about that!"

Yang Qin quickly finished the chicken leg she was holding, and casually threw the remaining bones into the net cage next to her. Just as the bones hit the water, a huge sea bass rushed out and bit off the bones.

Seawater was splashing everywhere.

"Yo!"

"How can this sea bass be so vigorous?"

Yang Qin was stunned. She never expected the sea bass in the net cage to be so ferocious. She had only thrown in a bone, and it had rushed up immediately.

"Isn't that obvious? We don't feed the fish in these net cages. We only release small fish that we catch in the net cages sometimes."

"With so many fish crammed in here, if they weren't lively and aggressive, where would we find food?"

"Even the smaller sea bass in these net cages might not survive!"

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled.

All the sea bass and grouper that Zhao Dahai caught were kept in net cages. He basically didn't feed them anything, and even when he did, he fed them very little, sometimes only occasionally. These fish were starving.

Don't even mention throwing in a bone; even if you just throw anything in, a whole school of fish will rush up to bite.

Yang Qin strode into the kitchen, grabbed a bowl, filled it with lunchbox food, and took chopsticks. While eating, she walked back to Ding Xiaoxiang's side, glanced at the sea bass cage that had just been pulled out, and noticed that the seawater was very clear. Under the light, the sea bass swam around very fast.

He looks like he's starving.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

"I feel like sea bass raised this way are more vigorous."

Yang Qin shoveled food into her mouth while talking to Ding Xiaoxiang.

"Isn't that obvious? It's definitely more ferocious or more brutal."

"Such a large sea bass would definitely have plenty of food in the ocean, and even if there wasn't enough food, it would still be more plentiful than here."

"Now all these fish are kept here, and they are all extremely hungry. It's no wonder they are so lively. You know, the number of small fish put into this place every day is very small, sometimes not even for three or five days."

"How can the creatures you see not be fierce? Those that aren't fierce won't be able to compete for food and might starve to death, or they might be too weak and become food for other, stronger sea bass."

Ding Xiaoxiang looked at the sea bass in the net cages; each one weighed twenty or thirty pounds, and they were getting more and more ferocious as they were raised.

"Fish raised for a long time will definitely become a bit thinner, but their flesh will definitely be firmer and tastier."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled at Yang Qin.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

What are you trying to say?

Yang Qin had a bad feeling, and she had a feeling that Ding Xiaoxiang was going to say something next.

"I just want to tell you that the price of sea bass, black sea bream, or grouper here will be going up in the future."

"The price of the first catches is slightly lower, but the price of sea bass, black sea bream, and grouper that have been kept for a long time will increase by 20%."

As Ding Xiaoxiang spoke, she smiled and held up two fingers.

"what?"

"Why? Why has the price of this fish gone up again?"

Yang Qin jumped up like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, looking at Ding Xiaoxiang angrily.

"Why?!"

"Didn't I just say that these sea bass will get thinner and lose weight if they are kept here for a long time, but they will taste better and the meat will be more delicious?"

"If I don't raise prices, won't I be losing money?"

Ding Xiaoxiang spoke with righteous indignation.

Yang Qin was at a loss for words.

This makes a lot of sense. These fish have been raised on the fish rafts for a long time without being fed anything, so their meat is definitely more delicious. From this perspective, it's only natural for Ding Xiaoxiang to raise its prices.

"Ugh!"

"Ding Xiaoxiang!"

"If you do business like this, you'll end up with no friends!"

Yang Qin felt very helpless. It was really not her place to say such things, and besides, it was a fact that the fish tasted even better.

"Stop talking nonsense. These fish cost more from me, but they taste better. Wouldn't they sell for even higher prices at Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen?"

"Are these fish delicious? The regular customers at Hongyun Restaurant, including the long-time customers at Wu Weimin's private restaurant, can tell just by tasting them. If they're unwilling to pay a higher price, why not just bring back some of the fish that haven't been raised for very long and sell them to them?"

Ding Xiaoxiang waved her hand.

The gist of the matter is this: if people feel that the price of fish has gone up, they can simply choose not to eat the more expensive fish.

Ding Xiaoxiang was very confident that the fish raised at the fish farm for a period of time, whether sea bass, black sea bream, or grouper, had better meat quality than those that had just been caught.

"The sea bass you're eating right now is meant to be braised. Do you think it would taste better that way? Do you think the meat would taste better that way?"

As Ding Xiaoxiang spoke, she pointed to the two pieces of braised sea bass in the bowl where Yang Qin was currently performing her routine.

Yang Qin was very helpless and could only nod. There was absolutely no way to lie about such a thing.

When I took my first bite of this sea bass, I could already tell that the texture and taste were different from what I had tasted before.

I was just about to ask what was going on, whether Zhao Dahai had gone to a new place and caught an even better sea bass, when I found out it was this.

"Isn't that it? That's really how it is!"

"If you can tell the difference, it means that ordinary people can tell the difference too. So what's wrong with selling these fish at a higher price?"

Ding Xiaoxiang wasn't joking with Yang Qin; she was stating the facts. The price of all these fish would have to increase by 20%, with the price increase being higher the longer they were kept. The price of fish that had just been caught and placed on the fish raft would remain unchanged.

(End of this chapter)