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

Chapter 1567 The price has gone up! Sell it now!
"Ten thousand catties!"

"Ding Xiaoxiang!"

"However, you have to give me 10,000 catties of crabs tomorrow, and they have to be all over one catty each. I don't want the small ones."

Yang Qin walked up to Ding Xiaoxiang and bluntly asked for 10,000 catties of crabs.

"Yang Qin".

"What are you thinking? You've taken enough crabs these past two days. Now you want even more, and you're asking for 10,000 jin right off the bat."

“If Wu Weimin knew that you took 10,000 catties of crabs, he would definitely want 10,000 catties of crabs too. In that case, the two of you together would take away 20,000 catties of crabs a day.”

"We might only collect 30,000 jin of crabs today. If you collect 20,000 jin, we'll only have 10,000 jin left."

"Didn't I tell you already? We need to sell these crabs slowly and wait for the price to go up in a few days so we can make more money!"

Ding Xiaoxiang didn't even want to, and immediately shook her head. She wouldn't give Yang Qin even 8,000 jin, let alone 10,000 jin.

"Five or six thousand catties of crabs are not enough to sell! Business at the store is just too good!"

"This isn't really my fault! It's actually your problem!"

Yang Qin glared at Ding Xiaoxiang.

"How could this have anything to do with me? The shop's good business can't be my doing!"

"That's because you and Liu Gang and Liu Lei are good at doing business, which is why so many people come here to eat."

Ding Xiaoxiang refused to take the blame and shook her head, indicating that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with her.

"How could it not be related to you? If you hadn't collected so many crabs at the dock, the other crab collectors wouldn't have been able to get any crabs, and if they couldn't get any crabs, their customers, the crab sellers, wouldn't have been able to get any crabs either."

"If you want to eat crabs but can't find them or can't eat too many crabs elsewhere, then you'll definitely have to come to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private kitchen."

"Our two businesses suddenly became very good, didn't they? In fact, they became incredibly good."

Yang Qin spoke with righteous indignation.

Ding Xiaoxiang was stunned for a moment, she really hadn't thought of this, but she had to admit that it was indeed the case.

"Ding Xiaoxiang".

"Keeping these crabs in your hands definitely carries some risk. The main concern is that with so many crabs, there's a high chance that some of them will die."

"We might as well just sell it!"

"You're keeping these crabs just so the price will go up before you sell them."

"Wu Weimin and I will just raise the price now, so that we can get the goods at a higher price, right?"

Yang Qin knew very well that without a sufficient reason, she wouldn't be able to convince Ding Xiaoxiang to give her and Wu Weimin so many crabs.

I had already discussed and agreed with Wu Weimin before coming here.

Prices will start to rise today.

Ding Xiaoxiang thought for a moment and nodded. Yang Qin was actually right.

The seawater here is very deep, the net cages are very large, and the seawater flows very fast.

There shouldn't be any major problems keeping these crabs here, but in any case, a certain number of crabs will definitely die every day.

This is something no one can do.

The longer the time, the more crabs will die.

This is a fact.

It's just that I don't care about this matter at all.

One reason is that even if some of the crabs die, there won't be too many of them.

Even if there are losses, they won't be too great.

More importantly, as time goes by, the price of crabs will rise, and rise very high. The money earned from selling them at these higher prices will be far greater than the value of the dead crabs.

I could earn far more money than I would have if I sold these crabs now, by a significant amount.

Given this situation, why should I sell these crabs now? I should wait until the price goes up.

However, if Yang Qin and Wu Weimin want to get more crabs now, and even at a higher price, why not? For them, it would prevent some of the crabs they've been raising from dying during this period, and it would also allow them to make a good profit.

"Today's price is 20 percent higher than yesterday's."

"The price increases like this every day! You can take as much as you want?"

Ding Xiaoxiang thought for a moment and then offered her price.

The price is increasing by 20% every day, which is definitely not low, but I'm still a little unhappy with this price.

It's hard to say whether you'll make more money selling it now or waiting a while before selling it.

"A 20% increase every day?"

"Ding Xiaoxiang!"

"You might as well just rob it!"

"The money that Hongyun Restaurant makes from selling crabs every day isn't even enough to cover the price increase you've made."

Yang Qin shook her head without hesitation.

This price is not just high, it's extremely high.

Needless to say, this isn't a case of a 20% increase today that won't happen tomorrow.

Ding Xiaoxiang made it very clear: today's increase is 20%, and tomorrow it will increase by another 20% on top of today's increase, and every day thereafter it will increase by 20%.

"What nonsense are you spouting?!"

"Even if the price really does rise to this level, the money that Hongyun Restaurant makes from selling these crabs every day far exceeds 20%."

"Do you think you can fool me with words like that?"

Ding Xiaoxiang pursed her lips.

I don't have any experience in the food service industry, but I am a businessman myself, and I know very well how popular Hongyun Restaurant is. I roughly know the price they charge for these crabs.
A 20% increase wouldn't have the slightest impact on Hongyun Restaurant. Needless to say, if they raise the price here by 20%, and Yang Qin's purchase price increases by 20%, they'll definitely have to raise the selling price.

In any case, Yang Qin is bound to make money; in fact, she won't make less money at all, but rather more.

It's impossible to convince yourself with this.

I'm not stupid, how could I possibly believe this is true?

Yang Qin shook her head helplessly. She knew very well that this approach was not a good way to deal with Ding Xiaoxiang.

"Row!"

"Twenty percent it is, but like you just said, I can take as much as I want."

Yang Qin had no choice but to agree. To be honest, even if the price really increased by 20%, Hongyun Restaurant would still be able to make money, and quite a lot of money at that.

"Yang Qin".

"Don't be so reluctant! I actually hope you don't take so many crabs, otherwise I'll have nothing to sell when the price really goes up."

"You look like you've suffered a huge loss, but in fact you've gained an enormous advantage."

Ding Xiaoxiang was not joking.

While the price is indeed not low, I'm not necessarily really keen to sell it.

If Yang Qin really thinks the price is too high, then she might as well not buy it.

Raising fish on the rafts and selling them later carries some risk, but it's not a big risk, and it's actually possible to earn more money.

"How could that be? In business, you just sell as much as you can; you don't care about anything else."

Yang Qin absolutely disagreed. In the current situation, business is booming, so they definitely need to sell more. It's not that they can't sell later, but since they can sell earlier and get a higher price for their goods, they can sell them for the same price. Why not just sell them earlier?

"It's possible to sell 10,000 or 12,000 jin."

"It's probably because we can't get many crabs from other places. There were a lot of people eating crabs at Hongyun Restaurant yesterday, and I estimate that there will be people coming by nine o'clock at the latest, around ten o'clock today. There will be quite a few people coming. I have to take the crabs back now."

Yang Qin rushed over here early in the morning, mainly because of this matter: Hongyun Restaurant opened for business earlier than yesterday or even earlier than usual today.

"what?"

"Are you opening for business this early?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was a little surprised. She really didn't expect Hongyun Restaurant to start business at nine or ten o'clock. Normally, it wouldn't open for business until after eleven o'clock at the earliest, one time to serve lunch and the other time to serve dinner around four or five o'clock in the afternoon.

"Correct!"

"Some people arrived late yesterday and didn't get to eat any crabs. They've already made reservations for today. Plus, since around 6 a.m., Hongyun Restaurant has been getting a lot of calls saying that people absolutely have to come for lunch or dinner today, and they absolutely have to eat crabs."

"Otherwise, why would I have rushed here in such a hurry?"

As Yang Qin spoke, she couldn't help but shake her head.

To be honest, I really didn't expect this to happen. I really didn't expect so many people to insist on coming here to eat crabs, and to come so early in the morning.

"Is there any need to say it? It's obvious that there are no crabs anywhere else, or that there are very few crabs available, so you can only eat at Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private restaurant."

Ding Xiaoxiang was a little surprised, but she immediately knew that this was definitely the case.

These past few days, almost all the crabs at the Shijiao Village Wharf have been in my hands. Other buyers haven't gotten many crabs at all. People who usually deal with those buyers can't get any crabs, not because they don't want to sell, but because there are simply no crabs to sell, so they can't do business.

On the contrary, Hongyun Restaurant not only has crabs, but a lot of them.

Those who want to eat crabs will definitely receive the message that they must rush over to Hongyun Restaurant or Wu Weimin's private restaurant to eat crabs.

Selling several thousand kilograms, or even more than ten thousand kilograms, in a single day is not uncommon.

The fishing moratorium has just ended and the fishing season has just begun. Everyone has been waiting for almost two months and is really craving fish.

"I never expected something like this to happen. I really think that thanks to this crab incident, the business of Hongyun Restaurant and Wu Weimin's private restaurant will be even better."

Yang Qin's expression was a bit strange. She really didn't expect such a thing to happen, but she had to admit that this was a good thing for both her Hongyun Restaurant and Wu Weimin's private restaurant, and a very good thing at that.

Ding Xiaoxiang smiled and nodded; this was truly a very unexpected gain.

Hongyun Restaurant and Wu Weimin's private kitchen were both doing very well and already had great reputations. The crab incident immediately elevated their reputations to a new level.

This incident has given Hongyun Restaurant and Wu Weimin's private kitchen a special place in the eyes of seafood lovers—they can get what others can't.

That is extremely important.

No businessperson wants to encounter something like this.

"This wasn't something we planned; it happened unexpectedly. But no matter what, it's a good thing for us, a really great thing."

Ding Xiaoxiang realized that at first, she just wanted to do business here, and that was all she needed to do. If she could get crabs, great; if not, she didn't need to worry too much. But what she didn't expect was that things would change dramatically afterward.

Not only did they harvest a lot of crabs and make a fortune in this place, but Liu Gang, Liu Lei, and Yang Qin's Hongyun Restaurant, along with Wu Weimin's Fangcai Restaurant, also benefited greatly from this affair.

This is absolutely a genuine surprise.

"Come on!"

"The fishing boats that will be hauling crabs will be here soon. You'd better make sure to arrange for people to weigh all the crabs here at the fish raft."

"It needs to be sent back to Hongyun Restaurant immediately."

Yang Qin checked the time and realized it was almost time. She was waiting for the fishing boats to arrive so she could get to work immediately.

"Hey!"

"Why is Brother Wen's fishing boat back at this time?!"

Yang Qin saw a huge fishing boat heading towards the fish farm. At first, she didn't pay much attention and thought it was just a fishing boat returning from a fishing trip. But upon closer inspection, she realized it was Ding Dawen's large fishing boat used for hauling fish.

Ding Xiaoxiang turned her head and looked over, then immediately laughed.

"Brother Dawen is back! Liu Lei must have come back with him!"

Ding Xiaoxiang knew that Liu Lei had been going fishing with Zhao Dahai to lose weight, and after so long, he should have lost enough weight and would definitely come back with him.

(End of this chapter)