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

Chapter 1572 is somewhat unbelievable.
"Correct!"

"The more crabs we have, the more money we can make. We originally thought that since Wu Weimin, Liu Gang, and Liu Lei got so many crabs from Hongyun Restaurant, we wouldn't have many left. But judging from the current situation, we have more crabs than we imagined or planned, and much more."

Ding Xiaoxiang was very happy. The price of crabs had risen significantly in the past few days. However, no matter how high the price was, she couldn't sell them without crabs on hand, let alone make any money.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the prices of the crabs you sell to Hongyun Restaurant and private kitchens have gone up. The increase in prices may not even keep up with the increase in the market price of these crabs.

Even if you catch up with this price increase, if you have more crabs on hand, you can definitely make a lot more money.

However, these are things that you can't decide for yourself.

Whether you can get enough crabs depends on whether the fishermen can catch enough when they return. If they can catch enough, then there is definitely no problem. If they can't catch enough, then you can't get the crabs no matter how high the price you offer.

Judging from the current situation, the number of crabs caught by these fishermen at sea has far exceeded their expectations.

This is definitely a good thing, the best thing that could be. This is absolutely the scene I most want to see.

"Xiao Xiang".

"If we can catch about the same number of crabs tomorrow as we did today, then it will definitely be just as you guessed: those smaller fishing boats will have already made their second or even third round of crabbing."

Ma Baozhu pointed to the dock and said that there were indeed so many small fishing boats going out to sea for the second and third trips. Even if each fishing boat caught a lot of crabs, there were just too many fishing boats.

If you add them all together, it's like accumulating little by little, and the total amount will become very large, which will be very beneficial to us.

"Correct!"

"If the number of crabs caught tomorrow is not much different from today, it should be as we said. There are quite a few small fishing boats going out to sea. The second trip may not have a large number of crabs caught by each of these boats individually, but when all of them are added together, it will be quite considerable."

"If that's really the case, for the next three or even five days, the crabs caught by these small fishing boats will bring us a lot of crabs every day. If a large fishing boat happens to come back for a second trip, the number of crabs we receive will be astonishing."

"We need to make preparations for the fish raft here."

Ding Xiaoxiang nodded and reminded Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu that they needed to be prepared for the fish raft.

"Does our fish raft have enough space to hold so many crabs?"

Ding Xiaoxiang looked at Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu with a little worry.

We originally thought we could harvest around 200,000 or even 250,000 catties of crabs, which would have been a lot, but now it seems likely that the harvest will exceed that number.

A considerable number of crabs are sold every day, but there is a difference between the number of crabs sold and the number of crabs collected each day. Especially in a few days, when the large fishing boats return for the second time, the number of crabs may reach a very high level on a certain day.

It's very important whether there's enough space on the fish raft to hold all these crabs. If there is, then we should definitely try to take as many as possible. If there isn't enough, then there's nothing we can do but either not take in so many or think of other solutions.

Ding Xiaoxiang is not worried about the number of crabs being too many or not; what she is worried about is whether the fish farm can support that many crabs at night.

"There's no need to worry about that. Firstly, we have many empty net cages on our fish rafts that aren't used for raising anything. Secondly, the seawater here is very deep, so these places are suitable for raising a lot of crabs. You know, these crabs are only temporarily raised here; they're all in net bags."

"Everything is already tied up, so it actually requires very little space."

"There is plenty of space for 300,000 or even 350,000 catties of crabs."

"Another thing is that even if there is no more space in the net cages, we can hang a lot more fish bags on the racks around the entire fish raft. It can add at least 10,000 jin, or even 20,000 jin."

Ma Baozhu was very familiar with the situation at the fish farm and wasn't worried at all about what Ding Xiaoxiang had mentioned.

Ding Xiaoxiang then remembered this matter.

Normally, whatever is on the fish raft is placed inside a net cage, but it's different when raising crabs.

These crabs were caught from the sea, and all of them had their claws tied.

It's placed in a mesh bag, so you don't have to worry about it getting lost even if it's hanging in the water.

If there's no space inside the net box, you can simply hang it outside the fishing frame. There are plenty of places like this, with one net bag after another hanging on it.

Just as Ma Baozhu said, it can easily weigh at least 10,000 or 20,000 jin. If properly prepared, it could easily weigh 50,000 jin, let alone 20,000 jin.

For a while, we might be able to harvest crabs here every day, but the daily volume of 40,000 to 50,000 catties won't last long.

At most, it will only last a week or ten days.

Ding Xiaoxiang was immediately relieved. Now she really didn't need to worry about this. As long as there were crabs at the dock, she had to buy them, and she had to hurry and buy as many as possible. She was sure she could make a lot of money.

Such good opportunities are rare; this year might be the only year like this.

"We've been incredibly lucky this year!"

“We ourselves did not expect it to turn out this way. None of our other competitors and peers expected this to happen.”

"Not only did they establish themselves immediately, but they also made a lot of money."

"More importantly, we seized this opportunity and immediately broke through the barriers."

"Once we sell these crabs, we can officially buy fish, shrimp, and crabs here. Even if the prices we offer aren't much different from others, many people will still come to us with their fish, shrimp, and crabs to sell," Ding Xiaoxiang said with great emotion.

This time, we were incredibly lucky. We thought it would take a lot of effort to make a breakthrough at the Shijiao Village Wharf, but unexpectedly, we solved the problem in no time.

The fishermen at Shijiao Village Wharf have a long-standing tradition of selling their catch of fish, shrimp, and crabs to certain people.

If the prices are all about the same, then it must be selling to people they know.

As a complete newcomer to this place, with no regular customers, it's not an easy task to make a name for ourselves here and start selling fish, shrimp, and crabs. Even if we set our prices a little higher, we might not attract anyone to sell. We have to set the prices quite high to have a chance.

Not to mention that if the price they set is similar to others, they'll definitely be deserted.

It's different now.

After that crab-collecting incident, my family's shop really made a name for itself at the Shijiao Village Wharf.

To put it simply, it means getting to know the place well.

Even if the price offered is not much different from others, you can definitely get fish, shrimp and crabs. Many people will bring fish, shrimp and crabs to your shop to sell. These people think, or rather, they instinctively feel that the price offered by their shop will be higher than others.

Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu burst into laughter, realizing what Ding Xiaoxiang meant.

This time, the price for buying crabs was higher than others, and much higher.

When it comes time to collect fish, shrimp, and crabs, many people at the Shijiao Village wharf instinctively feel that they will offer higher prices than others, and significantly higher. Otherwise, Ding Zhongshan, as a "newcomer," would not be able to collect any fish, shrimp, or crabs at all in this place.

When fishermen return to the dock, the first thing they do is bring their catch—fish, shrimp, and crabs—to the shop door, especially those from smaller fishing boats.

A significant portion of the people, without hesitation, immediately went to the shop's entrance.

"Sister Xiao Xiang".

“If these people come and the quality of their fish, shrimp, and crabs is really good, and the price we offer is slightly higher than others, they will definitely sell to us.”

“A tiny bit more price doesn’t really put a huge burden on our costs, but for those who go out to fish, knowing this makes them feel much better.”

"Even if other competitors knew that our asking price was slightly higher, there was nothing they could do."

"The price of fish, shrimp, and crab is roughly fixed every day, but slight increases or decreases depend entirely on the quality of the crabs when we buy them."

“We think these fish, shrimp and crabs are of better quality, so we can ask for a higher price. Others, especially our competitors, can’t say anything against it. If they’re so capable, let them ask for the same price.”

The more Ding Ailian talked, the more convinced she became that there was absolutely no problem; it really could be done. The current situation was extremely advantageous for them.

"Correct!"

"That's right, that's exactly what happened."

"We just need to seize such an opportunity. Many times, we only need to offer a price for fish, shrimp and crab that is a few cents or a dime more than others to actually win them over."

"One problem is that these people have already brought their fish, shrimp, and crabs to our shop. It would take a lot of effort to get them to other people's shops, so we might as well not do it."

"Another point is that although the price difference between five cents and ten cents per pound may seem small, it adds up to a considerable amount over the years. However, for people like us who have just started doing business here, this extra cost is negligible."

Ding Xiaoxiang couldn't help but sigh repeatedly in her heart. She really hadn't expected things to go so smoothly, far exceeding her expectations.

Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu went to bed immediately after finishing their meal.

I'm exhausted after a long day, and tomorrow might be just as busy. I don't have much else to do right now, so I need to make the most of this time and get some rest.

Ding Xiaoxiang did not leave the fish raft. In the past few days, a large number of crabs have been harvested here. Ding Ailian and Ma Baozhu have to go to collect crabs every day and basically will not stay at the fish raft. She has to keep an eye on things so that someone can make decisions and handle things if anything happens.

Ding Xiaoxiang chatted with Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao for a while, then saw a speedboat heading towards the fish raft. She found it a bit strange, wondering who would be going to the fish raft at this time of year.

Ding Xiaoxiang waited for a while, and when the speedboat pulled up to the fish raft, she saw Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua.

Ding Xiaoxiang laughed. If it were just Wu Weimin coming here alone, he would most likely still want to talk business with her, wanting more fish, shrimp and crabs from the fish raft. But with Gao Zhicheng and Lin Zuhua also here, it's very likely that he just wants to go fishing at sea. At least, going fishing at sea is the main purpose of coming here, and talking business is just a side thing.

Wu Weimin, Gao Zhicheng, and Lin Zuhua quickly walked up to Ding Xiaoxiang and immediately greeted Zhong Cuihua and Huang Jintao.

Zhong Cuihua, Huang Jintao, and Wu Weimin must have something to discuss with Ding Xiaoxiang at the fish raft. After exchanging a few words, they stood up, went to another platform next to them, and sat down, chatting idly.

"Ding Xiaoxiang!"

“Starting tomorrow, I will need 12,000 catties of crabs every day, and it may even reach 15,000 catties.”

Wu Weimin got straight to the point, without beating around the bush. He had two things to discuss today. One of them was that he needed 12,000 jin of crabs starting tomorrow, and it might even increase to 15,000 jin.

"Mr. Wu, is your private restaurant as successful as Liu Gang and Liu Lei's Hongyun Restaurant? Are you able to sell so many crabs every day?"

Ding Xiaoxiang already knew that Wu Weimin had come here to find her because he wanted more fish, shrimp and crabs. She also knew that Wu Weiming's private restaurant and Liu Gang and Liu Lei's Hongyun Restaurant were doing very well, but it was hard to believe that they sold more than 10,000 catties of crabs every day.

(End of this chapter)