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

Chapter 1560 Received Even More Today!
Yang Qin thought about it and realized that she really couldn't refute Ding Xiaoxiang's statement.

The price of crabs is definitely going to rise, and just like Xiao Xiang said, the rise will be very fast. Hongyun Restaurant will definitely have to raise prices as the price of crabs increases. If people who come to Hongyun Restaurant every day can eat as many crabs as they want, there is no reason to raise prices.

Another problem is that if all the crabs are sold and the price goes up, we won't have any crabs left, while others will have crabs, even if they're not many. They'll definitely be able to sell them at a higher price, and we'll be doing all the work for free, just watching others make money. No businessperson would do something like that.

The most crucial point is that Ding Chongshan paid far more than the normal market price when he bought these crabs.

At first, I just thought of starting a business at the dock and making a name for myself through this method. But as the number of crabs I received increased, things changed immediately and drastically.

Such a high price will have a huge impact on the crabs we buy, and the cost will rise dramatically.

If these crabs cannot be sold, especially not at a reasonable price, it is very likely that the cost of collecting more than 100,000 catties of crabs will be very high.

Just as Ding Xiaoxiang said, if there's no other way, they can only silently bear these costs. But now most of the crabs are in the hands of people like them. As long as they control the quantity shipped, the price of crabs will rise rapidly.

Not only will harvesting so many crabs not result in a loss, but it will also provide an opportunity to make some money.

No businessperson would refrain from doing something like this.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

“You’re absolutely right. We really have to do it.”

Yang Qin knew that Ding Xiaoxiang was right, and once Ding Xiaoxiang made up her mind, no matter what she said, it would be useless; Ding Xiaoxiang would definitely do it according to her plan.

"Just wait and you'll make money. And don't be fooled by the fact that we're selling fewer crabs today—only 5,000 catties. I can say with 100% certainty that we'll make more money today than we did selling 8,000 catties yesterday."

"When you get back to Hongyun Restaurant, tell Liu Gang what I said, and he'll know how to handle it."

Ding Xiaoxiang was a little resentful about Yang Qin's actions. Today there were only 5,000 catties of crabs, but she knew very well that these 5,000 catties of crabs would definitely earn her more money than yesterday's 8,000 catties.

"Are crabs going to be more expensive today?"

Yang Qin was startled.

That's clearly the meaning behind Ding Xiaoxiang's words.

"How could prices not go up? How could they not go up?"

"The price of the crabs you got from the fish farm today has increased by 10%."

"When we get back to Hongyun Restaurant, Liu Gang will tell the people who come to eat crabs that the price will have to go up by 20%."

"It could even rise further."

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and nodded. There was no need to say more about this; the price had to go up, and it had to start today. She needed to use this method to tell people in the market that not only was the quantity of crabs affected, but the price of crabs had also begun to rise.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

"You want to raise prices, that's fine, but is today the right time? Should we wait until tomorrow to raise prices?"

"If prices are raised today, will it affect the business of Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen restaurant?"

Yang Qin was a little worried about this.

“If we don’t have enough crabs, especially if we don’t have many large crabs, then your concern is valid.”

"But Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen sells large crabs. The vast majority of them weigh over a pound and are sold in that size. Other seafood restaurants and the like can hardly find many crabs of that size."

"If prices go up, it's not really a problem."

Ding Xiaoxiang knew what Yang Qin was worried about, but in fact there was absolutely no problem.

“You haven’t been in business for very long. Once you get back, just tell Liu Gang about it, and he’ll know what happened.”

Ding Xiaoxiang knew that no matter what she said, Yang Qin would definitely have some doubts, but Liu Gang was a seasoned businessman and knew very well what was going on. Once Yang Qin went back and talked to Liu Gang, she would understand.

Yang Qin thought for a moment, then nodded and said she would go back and talk to Liu Gang about it to see what was going on.

Yang Qin drove her speedboat away from the fish raft. It was still early, and she had only come here to confirm the number of crabs she wanted to take today. She would have to wait until noon to gradually haul the crabs back to Hongyun Restaurant so that they would be more vigorous.

Now we need to go back and talk to Liu Gang about this, and see how to deal with it, especially how to explain the whole situation to those who are planning to come to Hongyun Restaurant to eat crabs, and that the prices will be raised. All of these things need to be arranged in advance.

"Xiao Xiang".

"Is the price of crabs going to start going up today?"

Huang Jintao watched Yang Qin drive away in the speedboat. She had been listening to her the whole time, and now she could finally ask a question.

"Correct!"

"Prices must go up today."

"At the beginning, we really didn't expect to do something like this. We just thought that we could just buy a small amount of crabs. As long as the quantity was not large, even if the price went up, we could still bear the costs. But now we have bought too many crabs. We have to sell them at a higher price to make money and break even."

"Second Grandma."

"You don't need to worry about this. Judging from the current situation, not only will you not lose money this time, but you can also make a small profit."

Ding Xiaoxiang knew that Huang Jintao was a little worried about this matter, worried that she wouldn't be able to make money.

At the beginning, both he and his father, Ding Chongshan, were prepared to lose money, but now it seems that not only will they not lose money, they can even make a profit.

Huang Jintao had only asked casually, nodded, and didn't bring it up again.

Ding Xiaoxiang checked the time and found that it was getting late. She asked Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jindang if they had eaten breakfast yet, so she immediately went to the kitchen, brought out breakfast, and the three of them ate together.

Ding Xiaoxiang had just finished breakfast when a fishing boat carrying crabs returned to the fish farm.

"How many crabs are on the fishing boat?"

Ding Xiaoxiang immediately went over; Ma Baozhu had just gotten off the fishing boat. "There are about 5,000 catties of crabs on this fishing boat."

"This is already the fifth fishing boat. Ding Ailian has another fishing boat at the dock loading crabs. I estimate that after loading, it will weigh another 5,000 jin."

While loudly directing the workers to quickly unload all the crabs from the fishing boat and put them into the fish raft to keep them alive, Ma Baozhu briefly explained the situation to Ding Xiaoxiang.

"So, you've collected at least 30,000 jin of crabs today, and there's even a possibility of collecting more."

Ding Xiaoxiang really didn't expect to receive so many crabs.

Ma Baozhu nodded. Thirty thousand catties was definitely not a problem, and forty thousand catties or even more was possible.

"Great!"

"I never expected to get so many crabs, but the more the better!"

Ding Xiaoxiang was very excited. This was exactly what she wanted to see. Even though it would take a lot of effort, such as raising the price, to get so many crabs, she was still happy.

However, starting tomorrow, or at the latest the day after tomorrow, the price of crabs will rise significantly.

Right now, the other vendors at the dock are probably waiting to see us fail, but they'll realize something's wrong tomorrow. By then, even if they manage to snatch some crabs, they won't be able to get many. At that point, we can just wait for the price of crabs to rise and make a killing.

Ding Xiaoxiang felt a sense of joy whenever she thought about this.

At first, I never imagined such a thing would happen, and I was prepared to lose money, but now I'm watching myself make money, and a lot of money at that.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

"Are you sure there won't be any problems? The price we're paying for crabs today is higher than yesterday, and by quite a bit."

Seeing Ding Xiaoxiang's happy expression, Ma Baozhu couldn't quite understand it. One very important reason why they were able to collect so many crabs today was that the purchase price was higher than yesterday's, and by a significant amount. The more crabs they collected, the higher their costs would be.

"What's the situation with the other buyers at the dock, who are also in the same industry? What about the crabs they received?"

Ding Xiaoxiang did not answer Ma Baozhu's question immediately, but instead asked a question in return.

"The prices at other shops have gone up today, slightly higher than what we paid yesterday. But what we didn't expect was that we offered even higher prices. Some shops were able to get crabs, but not in large quantities. Also, most of the crabs they received were relatively small. We got almost all the one-pound crabs."

Ma Baozhu has been going back and forth all day, hauling crabs from the pier back to the fish farm. She also keeps an eye on how other people around the pier are collecting crabs. She knows exactly what's going on. Some of her colleagues are able to collect crabs, but not many.

"sister in law."

There's no need to worry about that!

"The price we're paying for these crabs right now is indeed a bit high, but there's no problem. In a few days, the price of these crabs will go up, and that's when it'll be our turn to make money."

"Even the crabs we collect now, when we sell them to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin, the price is higher than the price we paid. We still make a profit, it's just that the profit isn't too much."

Ding Xiaoxiang knew that Ma Bao was worried that he wouldn't make money when he saw the price when he bought these crabs, and that he would lose money. If he lost money on every single pound of the tens of thousands of pounds of crabs, the money he lost would be a lot. But in fact, that's not the case. Even though the price of crabs hasn't gone up now, the price he gets from selling them to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private restaurant is higher than the purchase price.

Ma Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing so many crabs being bought today, and knowing the price they're selling for, I've been really worried about whether I'll make any money or even lose money.

Only after Ding Xiaoxiang said that did I realize that there was really no need to worry.

Ma Baozhu shouted loudly to the people working on the fishing boat to hurry up, as all the crabs had been unloaded and placed in the fish cages on the fish raft, and they should leave the fish raft immediately to return to the dock.

Just as Ding Xiaoxiang was about to turn around and walk back to Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao, she unexpectedly saw Ding Ailian's fishing boat coming from afar.

After waiting for a while, Ding Xiaoxiang's fishing boat docked at the fish raft.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Get all these crabs off the dock right now, we still need to go back to the pier to get more crabs!"

As soon as Ding Ailian was put on the fish raft, she immediately shouted loudly to hurry up and get to work.

"How come this fishing boat is back so quickly, already full of crabs?"

Ding Xiaoxiang found it a bit strange. Ma Baozhu's fishing boat had just returned and finished unloading the crabs, but unexpectedly, Ding Ailian's fishing boat returned immediately.

"My uncle has negotiated the catch of crabs from two large fishing boats. I estimate that the total catch will be at least 15,000 catties."

Ding Ailian wiped the sweat from her face and quickly explained the whole situation.

The shop had already received about the right number of crabs; they could still get some, but not too many. However, they had secured two large fishing boats to catch crabs at sea, and those crabs would be plentiful.

"Oh?"

"Is it like this?"

"Won't we receive more crabs today than we will tomorrow?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was startled; she never expected things to turn out this way.

Most of the crabs the shop receives are caught by smaller fishing boats.

The real prize is the crabs caught by the large fishing boats that go out to sea. Judging from the current situation, the number of crabs that can be caught today is very likely to be more than yesterday.

"Correct!"

"Not only is it more than yesterday, but it looks like it's much more than yesterday."

"The old man has already negotiated two large fishing boats to catch big crabs, and is currently negotiating another fishing boat."

As Ding Ailian spoke, she walked a short distance along the dock.

Upon hearing Ding Ailian's words, Ding Xiaoxiang's expression immediately became serious. After pondering for a few seconds, she quickly drove the speedboat away from the fish raft.

(End of this chapter)