Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 198 Sold for a lot of money

When we arrived at the Jiangxian Market, we walked straight to a group of people playing cards at the door, and sure enough, the fish collector was there.

"Brother Qiang."

When we got there, four people were playing 50K, a local game.

"Here I come, let's finish this one." Qiangzi nodded after taking the cigarette handed over by Qin Dahe.

"To five."

"Wang Zha."

"I'm one on five, you use the royal bomb."

"Haha, I have something to do. I don't want to play with you anymore." As he said that, Brother Qiang threw out a hand of cards: "910JQK."

"I'm 10JQKA."

"Fifty thousand, that's it." Fifty thousand is like a bomb, it can control anything.

"Haha, pay the money, eight dollars each for the upstream and downstream customers." The people next door are our own, so no need to pay.

After getting the money, Brother Qiang happily stood up and gave his seat to someone else.

Everyone present was very depressed. They were hesitating to play such good cards. Why not just play them earlier?

"The fish are here? How many pounds?"

"It's about 1,700 pounds. I'll call you if I can buy it."

"Let's take a look first." Brother Qiang asked him to ride the bike into the big market first.

When the fish came over, he first removed the gills and then cut it open with a knife to see the meat.

"A silver carp with a big hole in its head can only be sold for two yuan per pound." After a pause, he picked up another fish: "This one is too old, it's definitely not from today. The others are fine."

One of them was shot back by him with a crossbow in the morning. There was a big hole on its head. This thing eats the head, so it is understandable that it is cheap.

The other one had been there for too long and was probably dead a long time ago, so it was just fished out by chance.

"I didn't notice it when I bought it." He said with a smile, "The price is good, can you buy the second batch of fish?"

"According to the price we agreed on last time." Brother Qiang nodded and was about to weigh the goods.

Qin Dahe was delighted. It was good that he could receive it, but he had to wait until the bill was settled before calling back.

According to classification, the main ones are silver carp and bighead carp. Others such as black carp and black carp are rare, and the prices are also average.

I don’t want to talk about such a small amount of money, the bulk of the profits still go to silver carp and bighead carp.

A total of 970 kilograms of silver carp and 743 kilograms of bighead carp were sold. These two alone sold for over yuan, plus the other fish sold for over yuan, for a total of yuan.

The cost was 3000 yuan, and they caught more than kilograms and sold them for a little over yuan, which means the profit from this trip was yuan, a huge profit.

After taking the money, he immediately called Erhu and the others to collect the fish quickly and sell another batch in the evening.

"There will be more goods tonight." After receiving the money, he finally felt more at ease.

"Just send it over, these goods are very fresh." Brother Qiang said with a smile, making money.

He and Scar are two extremes, one doing high-end and the other doing low-end.

His stall supplies goods to stores in tourist attractions, and he cheats outsiders by selling these cheap goods. He also has two stalls in the vegetable market at home, and the daily shipment volume of silver carp and bighead carp is astonishingly large.

He can sell the silver carp he bought for two dollars for three dollars or even more, and he can make more money if he sells them separately.

The risks are different, and the profits are definitely different.

He bought the goods because he was confident that he could sell them. Besides, there were three companies doing this business in the big market. They were familiar with Scar, so they naturally couldn't charge a low price to cheat him.

However, if he knew Qin Dahe's evil heart, he would definitely lower the price and make more profit than him.

"By the way, Xiao Qin, there's a business deal you'd like to do?" When Qin Dahe was about to say goodbye and go buy ice cubes, he was stopped again.

"what business?"

"It's going to be hot soon. Bring me some crayfish, weighing at least five cents."

Qin Dahe was a little puzzled. This thing is so cheap now that no one wants to eat it. Why should we go out of our way to buy it?

"what price?"

"The specific price hasn't been announced yet. Hefei has sent me some tips on cooking crayfish. They were very popular last year and demand couldn't keep up with supply. We have to think of a way this year."

"Do you have a rough estimate? I'd like to compare." He was not in a hurry to say that he wanted to do the deal.

If the profit is too low, it’s not worth running back and forth.

"The purchase price here is about one yuan and eighty to two yuan per kilogram. It's not worth much in your countryside, but those who deal in eels can get a lot of it by the way, so it's profitable."

"let me see."

If you are collecting goods, the profit must be at least 200 per trip to make it worthwhile.

Assuming a profit of fifty cents per pound, we need to collect four hundred pounds a day. Even with a few cents per dollar, we may not be able to collect so much goods.

"Brother Qiang, let me ask you, what is the approximate loss of crayfish in three hours? You have to tell the truth, otherwise I will quit after one trip."

"One hundred kilograms will lose at most three or four kilograms. You can't press it or add water. It's best to put some ice cubes in it."

"It's difficult, we'll see when the time comes."

"Okay." Qiangzi saw that Qin Dahe was not willing to do this business, so he didn't force him.

On the way back, Qin Dahe carefully calculated that if his tricycle was loaded into baskets, each trip could carry at most five or six hundred kilograms of crayfish.

If we want to ensure that we receive so much goods, the unit price per kilogram must be at least one dollar and three to one dollar and five cents, otherwise people who are free will not be willing to do it.

If you want to catch lobsters, you need a small trap. In the summer, an eel trap costs dozens or even hundreds of dollars a day, and catching 20 kilograms of lobsters a day only costs a few dollars.

On the other side, after Erhu learned the news, he immediately took his men to the entrance of Liming Supermarket to start receiving the goods.

Tiedan and Hanwaer continued to pick up fish. This was pure profit, so they couldn't stop.

There are already quite a few people waiting at the supermarket, all carrying large and small bags of fish.

The families of the three also came to help. Everyone was worried about the young people without Qin Dahe.

"Uncle Huang, you picked up so much too." Erhu smiled and helped the owner of Liming Supermarket weigh the fish.

"Yeah, there were just too many people. I picked up two silver carp."

After weighing them, the two pieces weighed 13 pounds, and I immediately paid the other party 45.5 yuan.

"Tell me, how much can you earn?" Mr. Huang asked in a low voice.

"That's hard to say. Dahe went to the city to ask. If we can't sell it, we'll have to set up a stall. It's very risky."

Erhu was smart enough not to casually tell others the price. Instead, he explained the risks involved for himself and others.

The owner of Limin Supermarket couldn't ask any further questions and could only watch them collect the fish with envy.

Everyone knows that they make money. If they don’t, who would spend real money to buy a dead fish?

Including Boss Huang, they also wanted to get involved, but they didn't have the means.

If you go to the city at short notice to discuss buying fish, you won't have enough time, and you'll probably be ripped off if you just go.

Qin Dahe has maintained a good relationship with Scar Ye for a long time. He will inform him as soon as there is any good stuff and then he will introduce it to him.

Normal country people would not be able to find any stall selling fish even in a big market.

We continued to collect the goods, but some ignorant old ladies and old men came over to make sarcastic remarks, saying that we were making dirty money and asked them to raise the price.

There are always people like this, and they make Erhu and the others very angry.

However, Erhu and Tiedan's fathers came over. The two old men knew that their grandsons had invested so much money, so they were not polite and almost got into a fight with them.

The farce was only just over when Qin Dahe came over. "How many fish did you catch?"

"It's more than 1800 pounds." Erhu said excitedly.

"There are so many, Ce, you guys cover them with ice first." Qin Dahe was surprised and happy. So many fish rushed out, even though the reservoir behind was quite large.

"People from the other side of the river also come here to sell fish. I can't just not buy them, but there are fewer now. I can't even catch them near the river. Only those with forks can get a few."

Qin Dahe nodded and asked them to continue collecting. He then called Brother Qiang.

"I want 2000 kilograms. If it's more, I'll have to lower the price. Otherwise, the risk is a bit high. After all, I can only ship so much in a day, and I still have to buy live fish from others."

Qiangzi on the other end of the phone frowned, there were so many dead fish.

Four thousand kilograms is almost his limit. If he sells more, he will have to exchange the goods with other vegetable markets. Not only will it be troublesome, but his profits will also be greatly reduced.

"How much will the price be reduced?" Qin Dahe asked with concern.

"Silver carp is 1.2 yuan, bighead carp is 4 yuan. I don't make much money from selling it to others."

"I still have less than 2000 kilograms. I'll send it to you later."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Dahe immediately ordered everyone to pack up their stalls, as this job could no longer be done.

"The city's purchase price has dropped. We're not going to do this anymore. Erhu, go get Hanwaer and the others back. That's enough. There are so many of them."

As soon as the words came out, the two old men were shocked.

"Okay, they are over at Ligezhuang." Erhu went to call people after hearing that.

Erhu's father came to him and asked about the situation in a low voice. The family had invested a lot, and this year because of the investment in the cotton mill and Erhu's marriage, money was already tight, and they couldn't afford to lose any more money.

Of course, they would not blame Qin Dahe or anything like that, considering how much money he and his brothers had made.

"This batch won't be a loss, this is the minimum." He held up four fingers.

The old man nodded with satisfaction. It was good to make money, no matter if it was four hundred or four thousand.

The fish were temporarily placed on the levee. If he loaded a one-ton cargo onto a truck below, he would be worried that the motorcycle tricycle would not be able to drive up.

I rode my tricycle home first, took out the frozen food from the refrigerator, and added the ice cubes I bought to make it enough.

This batch of fish is not fresh enough, so it needs to be frozen.

When Hanwaer and the others came back, they brought more than 1900 kilograms of fish, which added up to almost kilograms.

There are people all over the levee now. Many people came here to catch fish after hearing the news. The two crossbows helped a lot in catching 50 kilograms.

Both of them were soaked, but their faces were full of joy. Catching fish was so cool.

"Do you guys want to eat silver carp? If you do, can each of you take one home?"

"Eat it. Get one and take it home to make soup for my wife." Erhu thought of the pregnant woman at home and took a silver carp.

Silly kid also took one, simply because he thought silver carp had more meat and he could eat more.

Qin Dahe picked up a mandarin fish with a smashed head. The price of this fish would probably be around ten yuan per pound if he sent it over, so it would be better for him to eat it himself.

"Mom, the braised pork is ready tonight. I want to eat it."

"Ce, what the hell are you eating? Give it to Yan'er." The old lady glared at him unhappily.

Erhu always brought the food back for his wife to eat, but he wanted to eat it himself.

The little girl pinched the brother's arm with amusement. The brother was so nice. He knew that she was greedy but didn't know how to ask for it, so he took the initiative to accept it.

"Oh, there's another tricycle that needs its front sealed. They just called home and said they want it done if it's delivered to you in the evening. They'll charge an extra ten yuan."

"Why is there still some?" Qin Dahe was a little puzzled. It was almost summer. "Let's wait until the car is delivered."

Welding late at night, and it's an urgent order, it really wastes time.

Mother Qin wanted to ask how much money they made on this trip, but Qin Dahe saw that the job was done and didn't dare to delay, so he immediately rode his tricycle to load the fish.

There was nearly a ton of fish, and the transfer boxes were stacked in three layers. Ice was covered as much as possible, and then covered with waterproof cloth and tied up.

He sat in the front of the car to take a breath and light a cigarette. The car could bear it, but people couldn't.

This is only a motorcycle tricycle. If it were a battery tricycle, there would be no time to charge it.

He took a deep puff of his cigarette, looked around at the four brothers, and then told them about his gains.

"The net profit is estimated to be over five thousand." As soon as the words came out, the other three were shocked.

"Earning five thousand a day, isn't that a bit exaggerated?"

"That's right."

The silly kid kept silent and gave a thumbs up. Big brother was really awesome. He has been making money since he came back.

He did a quick calculation and found that he had almost saved up the 20,000 yuan for his wedding.

Without the support of my elder brother, I won’t have to live so tightly in the future.

"Haha, the days of making money are still to come." He chuckled and continued, "There's still a lot of money to be made at the gate."

This water release not only attracted fish to the sluice gate, but also brought in a large amount of nutrients.

When the weather gets hot, you can make more money by fishing for silver carp and bighead carp.

"Okay, I'll wait."

Everyone became excited when they thought of the scene of fishing for silver carp and bighead carp last year.

Fishing for grass carp is really boring. It only weighs about 20 pounds at most, and it’s over after three attempts.

But it is different for silver carp and bighead carp. A ten-jin silver carp and bighead carp can make the fishing rod dry into a negative angle.

He stamped out his cigarette, said hello to his brothers, and set off on his bike.

It's already three o'clock in the afternoon. If you come back quickly, you can still eat mandarin fish.

Driving slowly along Tongjiang Avenue, Qin Dahe sighed. The motorcycle tricycle wasn't working either because it didn't have enough power.

It can't run as long as there is too much cargo, and it's not as good as a diesel engine.

But now this is the most convenient means of transportation. Although the big tricycle can pull, it is useless if it cannot cross the river.

It was almost four o'clock and the ferry was still a short distance away, so he lit a cigarette while driving.

I took a deep breath, and it started to drizzle from the sky.

I twisted the accelerator and the car sped up a little bit before returning to normal.

By the time we got on the roll-on/roll-off ship, the rain started to get heavier.

He was just wearing a raincoat, which was fine now, but he would suffer on the way back.

After thinking about it, I think this motorcycle tricycle can also be equipped with a front cover, it’s not too troublesome anyway.

I forgot about this and was only thinking about the comfort of riding a bike in the summer without considering the problem of rain.

When we arrived at the big market, we started weighing the fish as usual.

"Do so many fish come out of your sluice gate every year when you release water?" Qiangzi asked curiously.

"Look at the amount of water. This year's amount of water is particularly large."

"And when there was a big flood two years ago, the river was full of fish, but no one was catching them."

"Haha, two years ago, the fish in Jiuzi floated into the kitchen. What a ghost!"

The severe flood that year submerged most of southern Anhui, causing heavy losses. The two sighed when talking about this.

(End of this chapter)