My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 23: Small fish sold at high prices, huge profits
"Five hundred thousand redeemed?"

Han Zhaoxia was upset. Li Feng had told her that his investment was over a million yuan. If he cashed out 500,000 yuan, that would mean a loss of hundreds of thousands of yuan. "Why didn't I hear you say that?"

"I have no intention of cashing it out."

"If you ask me, you should take action now, otherwise it will be difficult to sell even 500,000." After the eldest brother-in-law said this, Han Chaoxia became even more anxious, and Li Feng didn't know what to say for a moment. It was not good to say that the situation was different before.

"It's a pity that the Qingxi River rafting project is now shelved, otherwise the situation might be better." The third brother-in-law patted Li Feng on the shoulder. In his opinion, Li Feng's investment this time was a failure. It is easy to suffer losses if you rashly invest without understanding the policies.

"Clean up, it's time to eat."

The father-in-law took a sip of tea from the teacup and asked everyone to move the table and put chairs and stools in place to break the awkward atmosphere.

Han Chaoxia glared at Li Feng and told him to go back and have a good talk with him. She didn't know that Li Feng had invested two million yuan, otherwise she might not be able to eat.

“This meal is really rich.”

When it comes to dinner parties, my third brother-in-law is always the most active. He is indispensable in serving dishes and rice. "Mom, thank you for your hard work."

"The child will eat more later."

Not to mention that everyone would be happy to hear this, especially my third brother-in-law, who was so eager to have a taste of it that he was really a good person.

"Brother-in-law."

He even served his brother-in-law some rice and a piece of rice crust, as he loved it. His father-in-law didn't forget, and even Li Feng offered him a piece of rice crust. He was so considerate and never showed favoritism in public, no wonder his boss valued him so much.

"Drink?"

The father-in-law brought a pot of wine. Wine is indispensable during festivals. Li Feng didn't care. It wouldn't be a problem if he drank less while riding his electric scooter.

"I drove here and have to go back soon."

"Have some juice then."

Seeing that the eldest brother-in-law didn't drink, the third brother-in-law said with a smile, "It's just right for us to go to the fourth brother's place after dinner and go fishing."

"Oh, this fish tastes good."

After changing the subject, the ditch crawler was no different from the small fish you'd find in a stream. Its meat was smoother and more flavorful, but it didn't attract much attention. After lunch and a short rest, the group headed towards the guesthouse.

Passing by Zhang Tao's shop at the village entrance, Li Feng bought another watermelon to take with him. "Dad, I want a lollipop."

"Dad wouldn't dare buy it for you."

Li Feng scratched the little girl's nose. "If your mother knows, she might tell on your father."

"If I don't tell you, Mom won't know."

"Dad, buy it, buy it."

"One, don't tell Mom."

"Yeah, mom hasn't let me eat candy for ten days."

Li Yi happily accepted the lollipop Zhang Tao handed over. Li Feng was about to pay, but Zhang Tao waved his hand. "Forget it, it's just a lollipop."

"Yiyi thanks uncle."

"Thank you uncle."

The father and daughter secretly ate their lollipops before returning to the B&B. However, the eldest brother-in-law and the others had arrived earlier and were watching others fishing by the reservoir. "Mr. Wu, Mr. Zheng, you're here so early?"

"After dinner, I have nothing to do, so I come here to fish."

Wu Zhengxiong said with a smile. "Boss Li, I forgot to bring my Yu Hujin. Do you have one for me?"

"Yes, wait, I'll get it for you."

"Boss Li brought a bag of bait with him. I forgot to bring the bait when I was driving my wife's car today." Zheng Tianxing said with a smile.

"I'll send it to you later."

He simply brought his fishing gear with him and asked his eldest brother-in-law and third brother-in-law to go fishing. He stood by and watched for a while before returning to the B&B.

"Zhaoxia, take the eldest sister, the third sister and the others for a walk."

"There's watermelon in the kitchen and popsicles in the fridge."

"I know. Do I need you to tell me?" Han Zhaoxia had been here once or twice and was familiar with the memorial hall and the B&B. "Don't just focus on us. Take good care of the guests."

"It's okay, acquaintance."

"We can't neglect it either."

Han Zhaoxia whispered, "I see they're all driving nice cars."

The Land Rover driven by Wu Zhengxiong and the Mercedes-Benz coupe driven by Zheng Tianxing are both considered good cars in small cities.

"We're fishing, so it doesn't really matter what car we drive." Usually, the two of them would occasionally eat at the B&B, and most of the time they would fish for a while and then leave.

It's a bit hard to make money from fishing, but since we're acquaintances, I'll give him a few pieces of watermelon later. "Cut some watermelon and I'll send it over."

"Wait."

Han Zhaoxia hurriedly washed and cut the watermelon, placing it on a plate. Li Feng smiled and said, "That's very particular. Cut it into large pieces and put them in a bowl. I'll take it with me."

"You."

Han Zhaoxia rolled her eyes but still followed Li Feng's instructions and cut the watermelon into large pieces and placed them in a bowl. Li Feng then rode his electric bike and took them to the reservoir. "Brother-in-law, have some watermelon. Mr. Wu, Mr. Zheng, have some watermelon."

"Too polite."

Zheng Tianxing and Wu Zhengxiong didn't say anything polite. They ate watermelon while staring at the float. There were still quite a few fish in the reservoir, especially a lot of crucian carp, silver carp and bighead carp. However, the reservoir was so big that it depended on luck whether they could catch any fish.

Li Feng simply accompanied a few people, chatting and fishing. As they talked, they talked about children, and each family had its own troubles.

"Children nowadays still suffer too little."

Wu Zhengxiong talked about his son. He was good at spending money, but asking him to follow him to a construction site was like killing him. His son, who ran a decoration company, was not even willing to go to a construction site. What was the point of handing over the company to him?

"Young people, just grow up slowly."

"Difficult."

Wu Zhengxiong shook his head. Being sensible is not just talk. It is too difficult to educate a child in his twenties.

Zheng Tianxing's child is younger, in his teens, and is still in school. His problem is not really that serious. He is very picky about food and is so thin that he even saw a doctor for it, but there is no good solution. It was developed when he was a child, and it is difficult to change his love for snacks and beverages.

"As long as you study hard, you'll naturally correct these minor flaws when you grow up."

What else could Li Feng say? You can't just leave all your children to me to take to Hanjiaba for re-education. Are you kidding me? "Actually, my eldest child is a bit picky about food. Her mother and I often talk to him about it." "These children are different from when we were young."

Wu Zhengxiong said, "He can't handle hardship, and he has a picky palate. He loves to eat strange and unusual things, but he doesn't like regular meals."

This is a common problem nowadays. In fact, most of it has something to do with adults. After all, society has developed well, materials are abundant, and adults are reluctant to let their children suffer, so most of the children develop these bad habits.

"Ouch, a fish is caught."

As Wu Zhengxiong was talking, the float moved. It turned out to be quite lucky, as it caught a silver carp and bighead carp weighing three or four kilograms.

"This fish is good."

"good."

Seeing that Wu Zhengxiong and Zheng Tianxing were fishing seriously, Li Feng said nothing more. He stood up and went to check on his eldest brother-in-law and third brother-in-law. They had caught some crucian carp, which was pretty good.

"Where are your mother and aunt?"

"out."

When they returned to the B&B and saw Li Ran playing with his phone, Li Feng sighed helplessly. "Stop playing. Take a break. Want some fruit?"

"Don't eat."

Li Feng looked at his phone and wondered what he was playing. "I saw you didn't eat much at noon. How come you're not hungry?"

"I do not want to eat."

This kid doesn't want to eat such a good meal. It's no use telling him off. Forget about telling him off. His mother can't even take care of his meals. "How did the exam go?"

"Fortunately."

There seemed to be some estrangement between the father and son. They spoke for a few words before falling silent. The child had always been close to his mother and loved to talk to her about everything. "Don't play for too long."

"understood."

His mother probably gave him the phone to fulfill some promise. He probably did well on the test. "Did your sister go with you?"

"Ah."

"I went to the memorial."

Li Feng thought that the girl must have gone to drive the electric train. Han Dong bought the electric train specially for the children to play with. It was a pity that there were few tourists now, so it was idle. "Why don't you go?"

"It's boring."

Li Feng sighed, and the father and son sat there in silence for a while. The atmosphere improved when Han Zhaoxia and the others returned.

"Time is up."

Han Zhaoxia glanced at the father and son and said to Li Ran, who obediently handed the phone back to Han Zhaoxia. "Take a break, then we'll go home."

"Don't you want to stay here for one night?"

"I didn't bring my homework."

Well, when it comes to such an important matter as homework, Li Feng has no right to interrupt. After all, Han Zhaoxia is a serious teacher. If he is disliked for just helping out, then he should not interrupt.

"Boss Li, weigh yourself."

"Here I am. I caught a lot of fish today."

Wu Zhengxiong and Zheng Tianxing arrived with their fishing baskets. They had caught quite a few, including silver carp, bighead carp, and crucian carp. "Okay, Boss Wu, Boss Zheng, come in and sit down. I'll weigh them."

"Oh, this is a ditch crawler?"

Wu Zhengxiong followed Li Feng into the hall and was surprised to see the small fish in the pond. "Is this a loach?"

"Knife loach, the kind of knife loach mentioned on the Internet?"

Zheng Tianxing couldn't sit still any longer. "Good stuff, Boss Li, this stuff is rare these days."

"An old countryman caught some with a net."

"Knife loach replenishes qi and blood, strengthens the kidneys and improves the body."

Zheng Tianxing joked. "This ditch crawler is pretty good, it's rare. Boss Li, can you give me two pounds?"

"Mr. Zheng, since you said that, what else can I say? Okay."

"Boss Li, I saw this first."

Wu Zhengxiong saw that Zheng Tianxing took out two kilograms of fish as soon as he opened his mouth. He looked at the knife loach and saw that there were not many of them.

"Well, I was planning to save some for food. Forget it, it's you, Mr. Wu, who asked me to do it. I'll just follow you first."

"Hahaha, thank you very much, Boss Li."

Han Chaoxia and others took a look at the ditch crawler and knife loach. They were the small fish they ate for lunch, so why did the two bosses look at them so rare?

“Is this fish expensive?”

While Li Feng was settling the bill, Han Zhaoxia asked quietly. "Is everything okay?"

"Mr. Zheng, just give me 800."

"Mr. Wu, give me one thousand."

The two of them caught quite a few fish. Li Feng usually sold them for twelve yuan per pound. Together with the ditch crawlers and the knife loaches, they didn't catch that many, but it still scared Han Chaoxia and the others.

"How much is this fish per pound?"

"I'm selling ditch crawlers for 160 pounds each."

"For the loach, eighty."

"It's mainly regular customers, otherwise it would be more expensive."

"This little fry is so expensive?"

Wow, not only Han Chaoxia and the others, but also the eldest brother-in-law Zhao Qingbei and the third brother-in-law Sun Ji were shocked. You know, how much does a pound of mandarin fish weigh?

"The environment is worse than it used to be, and coupled with overfishing, there are fewer small wild fish, and the price has gone up."

"Then you brought so much with you just now."

Han Chaoxia thought about how she had cooked so many good ditch crawlers at noon, and the knife loaches must have cost several hundred yuan. This person just didn't know what she said, so everyone treated them as ordinary small fish worth ten yuan or so.

(End of this chapter)