Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 492 Buying Small Herring

"Brother Qiang."

"Haha, you're a busy man."

Inside the fish stall, the two men exchanged greetings when they met, and then together with the waiter, the three of them started to carry the fish down.

"The fur is pretty good."

"It's fed with running water, so that's about it." Qin Dahe said with a smile, without bragging.

"Three, four, five, I'll give you the wholesale price of two dollars and twenty. The price of fish has gone up this year. It's two dollars and eighty for more than half a catty."

Three, four, and five refers to crucian carp weighing three to five taels. Farmed crucian carp weighing less than three taels will not be accepted, as they have already been sorted when they are picked at home.

"Okay, let's weigh in."

More than 2,000 kilograms of high-back crucian carp is not a lot compared to the big market.

The size of three, four, and five is 405 kilograms, and more than half a kilogram is kilograms. The benefits of high-protein breeding are now revealed.

The big crucian carps are plump and pleasing to the eye, which is what rural people call a "shi belly".

The total payment for the goods was more than 7,400 yuan. After calculating based on the bait, there were about 2,000 kilograms left in the three fish ponds.

It's not a problem to sell 20,000 to 30,000 fish a year. I guess the next time I lift the net will be during the Chinese New Year, and the price will be higher.

According to the bait ratio of 2:1, kilograms of bait can produce at least kilograms of crucian carp in a year.

The price of bait is very cheap, the total cost is only 30 cents, and you can make at least more than 10,000 yuan.

After finishing their work, the two of them found a corner to sit and smoke.

"Dahe, I'll treat you to a drink when this batch of lobsters arrives."

"We're helping each other. At the end of the year, when my Fifth Master sells fish, he'll have to pay a good price."

"No problem." Brother Qiang nodded with a smile.

Lobsters have become a popular trend now, and many food stalls come to place orders for hundreds of kilograms.

Many people have asked about lobsters from Hubei, especially those in the busy night markets and food stalls like Redwood Tree, who are all waiting for this batch of goods.

Once the product sells well in the market and he makes money, he plans to go there himself and set up a stable supply chain.

At that time, local people like Boss Wan will be needed to help, and Qin Dahe will make a great contribution.

After chatting about the price of farmed fish for a while, Qin Dahe had an idea in his mind that the price of low-priced fish had started to rise this year.

Crucian carp, bream, grass carp, etc. are all rising in price, and wild ones are even more expensive.

This is a sign of an upward economic trend. People have stronger spending power and are naturally more willing to spend money to buy fish and meat to eat.

"I'm going to sit with Scar."

"Row."

As we drove forward, we turned around in front of the Catholic Church because of the guardrail in the middle and stopped in front of Scar Grandpa's fish stall.

As soon as I arrived, I found someone carrying herring in, but the size was too small, most of them were only about ten pounds.

"Scar, are these wild ones?" he asked curiously. It would be hard to catch so many wild grass carps, and you wouldn't be able to catch so many even if you fished.

"Well, I caught some from the Zhang River. I encountered a school of fish, but the size isn't very good." He took the cigarette from Qin Dahe and continued, "Let me weigh them first."

"Row."

After a quick look, I found that the fur of a small number of herrings was damaged and not as good looking as the ones I caught.

After the other party paid the bill and lit a cigarette, he went over.

"Can you sell me a herring weighing about ten kilograms?"

"Haha, you are selling fish, why did you buy it?" Scar was a little confused.

"My natural breeding pond is now too empty. It's a waste of snails in the lake, so I'll buy some to raise first."

"Okay, I bought it from Thirteen. I'll give it to you at the original price. You can choose whatever you want." The transaction took only ten minutes, and he was too embarrassed to accept the money.

"Fourteen, okay? Friendship is friendship, business is business. I can make a lot of money selling you fish."

I took out two large transfer boxes from the car, and this time I brought an oxygen pump with me to deliver the crucian carp.

Fifteen black carps with intact fur and skin were selected, weighing 183 kilograms.

In other words, Scar earned 180 yuan in these ten minutes, which made him look much better.

Scar didn't refuse the price difference. Running a fish stall requires money for water and electricity, and there is also the risk of dead fish.

"Has Ah Hu's boat arrived in Jinling?" After collecting the fish, he chatted about the boat.

The signal on the river is poor now, especially in this section of the Yangtze River, which is too wide, so we can only use satellite phones.

"It's about time. My friend will call me when we get there." Scar smiled when he talked about his son.

Not only did he make money by sailing, but he also found a legitimate job for his son so he didn't have to fight others in the ring every day.

"Okay, my people are already waiting." Qin Dahe nodded.

I was planning to chat for a while, but after the fish were loaded onto the car, I had to rush back.

The temperature now is about 34 or 35 degrees. We went in and chatted for a while, and when we came out, our butts were burning.

I turned on the air conditioner for ten minutes before it felt cooler.

The car sped across the Yangtze River Bridge, while cargo ships of all sizes scurried across the river like ants. The mighty Yangtze River not only yields abundant fish, but also serves as a golden waterway for communication between the east and the west.

The Wuwei Dam opposite now looks like a black line, but this black line is actually a riverside Great Wall that is more than ten meters high.

There are not many vehicles on the bridge, most of them are buses, private cars, and those black cars with Anhui Q license plates.

After paying the toll and getting off the bridge, you will arrive at Erba.

They are still very poor and buildings are rare.

Low tiled houses and earthen houses can be seen everywhere. After being incorporated into Anhui B in about ten years, this place has become a demolition area.

High-rise buildings are springing up, various industrial parks are moving in, and the golden waterway is bringing in a lot of investment.

Qin Dahe was thinking about whether he should build his own bait factory here.

But considering that it has not been developed yet, I can only give up.

The first thing to consider when building a factory is safety. He has no one to rely on in a rural area like Erba, and even small frictions are difficult to resolve.

Mr. Wu’s venue is quite good. It’s just opposite the town and not far from the county seat.

There is a small village nearby. The father and son went there several times when they were harvesting crops last year. The people there are quite simple and honest.

Thinking of this, he stepped on the accelerator and drove straight to the feed factory.

When I came here last year, the surrounding area was still surrounded by iron sheets, but now it has become a low brick wall.

The gatekeeper still remembers him. It is rare to see a welder driving a car.

"Grandpa, smoke."

He walked into the security room, handed over a cigarette with a smile, and lit it himself and took a deep puff.

"What are you doing, boy?"

"Let me take a look. I just came back from Shanghai yesterday and placed an order of 200,000 yuan with Mr. Wu."

"Oh, you are my boy's friend. Come in and sit down." The old man's attitude changed when he heard this.

He even brought a bench for Qin Dahe to sit on.

"I just came over to take a look. Is there no one in the factory?" he asked curiously.

There's no one in sight at this hour?
"What a waste of money, little guy. He spent millions to build such a big place. I don't know what he was thinking." The old man cursed.

"Now they're even suspending production in the summer, saying the raw materials are prone to spoilage."

"How many employees are there in the factory?" He took a deep puff of cigarette. He was really lucky to be able to acquire such a large factory for a few million.

Don't underestimate this poor county. This area is accessible by land and water, and will be worth a lot of money in the future.

"There are more than a dozen people, and two master chefs were transferred from Shanghai. They did nothing and were called back this month." Grandpa was smoking a cigarette and felt very dissatisfied in his heart. Isn't this a waste of money?

"Can I go in and take a look?"

"No, not unless you call my son."

"Row."

I called Mr. Wu directly, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then asked about the production of fishing boxes.

"Boss Wu, can I go to the feed factory and take a look?"

"Brother, what are you doing?" Mr. Wu on the other end of the phone was a little confused. What was there to see in a shabby factory building?

"Haha, I just want to visit the factory construction. If business is good next year, I may have to find a place to build a factory."

"Okay, I haven't taken this factory seriously yet, we can talk about it later."

"Besides, let's do business first, haha."

They are all old foxes and they understand what the other party means implicitly.

For Mr. Wu, the three-year tax exemption policy is not important, and it doesn’t matter if the garbage factory is demolished. As long as he can hold this land safely in his hands, it’s fine.

He gave some money and used the construction site to hire a group of people. When no one paid attention to his factory anymore, he rented it out to someone else.

He gave the phone to the old man, let the father and son talk for a few words, and then he went in directly.

The factory is quite well-kept. I guess the old man tidies it up when he has nothing to do. He feels sorry for the factory being ruined.

There are slogans like "Work hard" posted on the courtyard wall, which form a sharp contrast with the cold and desolate appearance of the factory.

If the old man wasn't afraid that the machine would be stolen, he probably wouldn't have come.

After entering the production workshop and lifting the tarpaulin, I found that the machines were well maintained and the maintenance oil was still on them.

He was drooling at the sight of the drum drying equipment. Even if this thing was rubbish, it would cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Processing feed may not be very good due to insufficient power and too little space, but it is just right for producing silver carp and bighead carp bait.

Feed cannot be produced casually. The machines must meet hygiene standards, the protein content must be guaranteed, and the materials must not contain pests and diseases, otherwise epidemics will occur.

If you are not careful and have a little dispute, the local farmers can make your factory closed down.

Mr. Wu probably also knows about this situation and is dragging his feet on starting the work.

The conveyor belt in front is also brand new, and he led his team to weld it.

Qin Dahe looked through some cracks, but there was not even a grain of food.

(End of this chapter)