While waiting, Xiao Guowen asked curiously, "Can you tell me how much your dried fish costs per pound?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that his question was a bit inappropriate, so he added, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it."

"There's nothing inconvenient about it. The wholesale price is 80 cents, and the retail price is one dollar."

Feng Ye readily agreed.

They're all friends, there's no need to hide anything, and I trust they won't tell anyone.

Xiao Guowen laughed and cursed, "You swindler."

"Isn't there an old saying that no merchant is without guile?"

Feng Ye smiled and shrugged.

"So many people in the village can't sell their dried fish, but you guys can. You deserve to make this money."

"We were lucky, I guess. If we hadn't bought those three shops, we wouldn't have thought of taking the dried fish to the county to sell."

Ah-Can laughed and chimed in, "And wow, it's selling pretty well; a lot of people like it."

"I find this very strange. There are no dried fish vendors in the county?"

"Of course we have them, quite a lot. But most of their dried fish comes from the city's trade plaza; it's wet and salty, nowhere near as good quality as our dried fish."

Ah-Can said smugly, "Now all the dried fish vendors are getting their supplies from us."

"So that's how it is."

Xiao Guowen nodded, somewhat understanding.

"Keep this a secret, don't let it get out."

Despite trusting them, Feng Ye still gave them some instructions.

"Are Ah Wu and I gossipy people? Don't worry, we definitely won't tell anyone."

Xiao Guowen patted his chest and assured him.

Just then, Xiao Zhaojun came out of the house with a stack of banknotes in his hand.

Apart from two fifty-yuan bills, all the rest were hundred-yuan bills, so counting them was quite fast.

"You all count them carefully to see if there are any mistakes. If there are any, we'll figure it out on the spot. I won't admit it once we're out the door."

"good……"

Feng Xuan and A Can had very little money, only 750 yuan, which was quite obvious and didn't require much counting.

Feng Ye was different. He had a thick stack of hundred-yuan bills in his hand, which took him some time to count, and he had to count them twice.

When it comes to money, you need to be as serious as you can be.

“That’s right, Uncle Jun, it all matches up.”

After confirming the money, Feng Ye carefully put it into his pocket.

"That's good. Since there are no problems, let's call it a day. I'm sure you don't have much time to stay and chat, there are still so many fish waiting for you to kill."

“I really don’t have time to play.” Feng Ye nodded, then added, “However, there’s something I need to tell you, Uncle Jun.”

"What's up?"

“I wanted my dad and A-Can’s dad to help us deliver goods to the county, so I couldn’t go to sea with the Harvest ship.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhaojun's brows furrowed deeply: "You told them?"

"Yes, I agree."

"Since that's the case, I won't say much more. But who did you find to replace them?"

Ah-chan said, "I'm planning to have my uncle go out to sea with me."

Xiao Zhaojun nodded: "Your uncle is good; he's an old fisherman with a lot of experience. Ah Ye, what about you?"

"I can't think of anyone suitable, Uncle Jun, you can find one yourself."

Feng Ye waved his hand.

Actually, his father had a suitable candidate, but he rejected it.

He felt somewhat guilty towards Xiao Zhaojun in this matter.

Therefore, they wanted Xiao Zhaojun to find the person himself.

These days, providing someone with a stable job is considered a favor.

Giving Xiao Zhaojun a chance to do someone a favor can also be seen as his way of expressing his apology.

"Okay, I understand."

After a moment's thought, Xiao Zhaojun understood what he meant.

"That's settled then, we'll head back now."

"That's settled then, we'll head back now."

"Have them come to my house tomorrow and settle their wages."

"Okay."

Feng Ye responded and then left the Xiao family home with his elder brother and A-Can.

The sky above the waning crescent moon was completely dark; it wasn't pitch black, but it was still pitch black.

They walked along the village road with flashlights in hand, the occasional croaking of frogs and barking of dogs breaking the silence of the night.

"I have a little money left today, let me share it with you so you don't forget about it."

As Feng Ye walked, he suddenly remembered this matter and quickly spoke up.

"You just paid over 500 yuan for small fish and shrimp, and you still have money to split? I don't think you caught much today!"

Feng Xuan asked with some confusion.

Ah-Can quickly interjected, "We won't make much money from selling the fish today, but you forgot about the money from selling the dried fish."

"That's right."

Feng Xuan slapped his thigh, "I really didn't expect that. It looks like it made a lot of money."

"Of course, it's nearly a thousand yuan."

"so much?"

"Hehe, didn't I say that the dried fish I bring to the county every day almost always sells out? Today, the more than 1,000 catties I brought also sold out."

As they were talking, Feng Ye pulled a wad of cash from his pocket: "Stop talking nonsense, shine the flashlight over here, let me count how much money I have left."

"Um."

Two flashlights were shone in front of Feng Ye.

Feng Ye moistened his finger with saliva and counted: "There are still 745.5 yuan. I have three hundred... three hundred..."

I've been trying to figure out the "three hundred" for a while now, but I still haven't come to a conclusion.

Seeing this, Feng Xuan suggested, "Why don't we wait until we get home to figure it out?"

"Okay, let's go home now."

As Feng Ye spoke, he was about to put the money back into his pocket.

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