Chapter 725 I feel cheated
Today's lunch is very rich, in addition to the rich seafood hot pot ingredients: thin abalone slices, lobster meat, emperor star fish fillets, sea bass fillets, various shrimps, squid rings, oysters, chicken and various vegetables.
Mr. Xu also made red snapper sashimi and a shrimp and crab porridge.
The seven of them ate until they were full.
After lunch, Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei took Mr. Mai and the others off the island and returned to the sea near the village to see the mussels they raised.
Today the tide began to recede, exposing a small section of dozens of acres of wooden piles covered with mussels.
Zhou Chenglei moved the boat closer and could see the mussels under the water.
Old Xu took a look and said, "They are not big enough yet. The price will only go up when the shell grows to at least 5 or 6 centimeters. Most of them are too small now. Let them grow for another half a year. There is no rush. But if you don't mind the trouble, you can pick some of the bigger ones to sell."
Mr. Xu knew that mussels farmed in this way were generally collected from the entire wooden stake and sold together, which saved time and labor costs.
We pick the big ones to sell. This thing is kept in water and can only be harvested when the tide goes out. It is very troublesome and the labor cost is not small to pick them one by one manually.
However, the current wage level in the mainland is extremely low, and there are people willing to work for only one dollar and fifty cents a day.
Moreover, mussels were introduced from overseas and not many are farmed in China now. That is to say, even if the labor costs are high, there is still profit to be made, so Mr. Xu made such a suggestion.
"The price during the Chinese New Year is definitely higher than usual. This size of mussel is medium and the purchase price is estimated to be HK$1 per pound." Mr. Xu has eaten these mussels. "Although they are not very big, the mussels you raise have thin shells, delicious taste, and quite full meat. The texture is soft and elastic, and it has a fresh and sweet flavor of the ocean. It is no worse than what I have eaten abroad. It will definitely sell well."
Zhou Chenglei also wanted to collect a batch of large mussels and sell them during the Chinese New Year.
Firstly, you can make some money, and secondly, by picking off the big ones, you can free up some space for the smaller ones to continue growing.
Now the wooden stakes are so densely covered with mussels that there is no room for the smaller ones to grow.
The people in the village are not afraid of hard work or fatigue, but they are afraid of not making money.
One yuan per pound is definitely not a low price. This thing has a shell and can be weighed.
Zhou Chenglei: "We will collect a batch and sell it before the New Year."
Mr. Xu: "Okay, when the time comes, just ship it to Hong Kong Island together with the garfish. You can also ship any good fish you raise in the net cages on the seabed. The price will be negotiated based on the market price at that time. Don't worry, we will never cheat you, and the price will not let you suffer a loss. I won't let Old Mai suffer a loss, and I won't let you suffer a loss either."
Mr. Mai rolled his eyes at him!
Jiang Xia smiled and said, "We absolutely trust Grandpa Xu."
After seeing the mussels, everyone returned to Jiangxia's home.
It was the first time for Mr. Mai to come to Jiang Xia's home. He looked around the house and was quite satisfied with the furnishings inside.
Considering the economic level in the mainland, my granddaughter can be considered to live in a "luxury house".
Mr. Mai and Mr. Xu had dinner at Jiangxia's house before returning home.
The two elders and Zhou's father took the triplets to visit the entire village and the village dock.
Zhou Chenglei, Zhou's mother and Jiang Xia were preparing dinner at home, and Tian Caihua also came to help.
When Tian Caihua saw Mr. Mai and his men driving over, she had long wanted to find out their identities. She didn't know how many villagers came to her house to see her throughout the day.
"Xiao Xia, are Mr. Mai and Mr. Xu the big bosses in Hong Kong Island? I just heard them mention Hong Kong Island. Are they from Hong Kong Island?"
"Um."
"Really?! You're amazing! You even know the big boss in Hong Kong Island."
Jiang Xia did not respond.
Tian Caihua didn't mind and continued, "How did you know each other? Why do I feel that they are so kind to you? Are they relatives from your mother's side?"
"No, I helped Mr. Mai once. We met at the Guangzhou Trade Fair."
"What are they doing here? You took them out to sea so early in the morning. Are they here to check on the fish in the net cages? Are you going to sell those garfish to Hong Kong Island in the future?"
It was only a matter of ten days, and Jiang Xia did not hide it: "I have this plan."
Tian Caihua couldn't help but envy: "Those fish must be more expensive if sold in Hong Kong Island than in our city, right?"
"The price will be higher." Jiang Xia added, "The fish and mussels raised in the seabed cages will also be collected and sold to Hong Kong Island. Sister-in-law, remember to find someone to collect the mussels you raise in advance. We will start collecting them on the 28th and 29th of the lunar year."
It must be shipped to the pier in Hong Kong Island before 4 a.m. on New Year’s Eve.
Tian Caihua's eyes lit up when she heard this: "Mussels are also sold to Hong Kong Island? How much can mussels sell for per pound?"
Jiang Xia: "I don't know yet, but I estimate it to be around one yuan per pound, maybe a few cents lower."
"One yuan per pound?" Tian Caihua screamed!
"It's just an estimate! You know the purchase price of seafood varies from day to day, so don't get your hopes up. It depends on how many mussels there are in the market that day."
"I know, I understand! How could I not know? I thought it was good enough to sell it for 50 cents a pound! I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Those mussels are in their shells, and sixteen or seventeen mussels weigh one pound.
Tian Caihua used the division method Jiang Xia had taught her and figured it out quickly.
That means one mussel can be sold for six cents! Tian Caihua suddenly wanted to spit out all the mussels she had eaten recently and put them back on the stake!
She actually said six cents a piece!
How many six-cent snacks have I eaten in the past few days? It's a waste!
*At dinner, Mr. Xu looked at the exquisitely presented dishes one by one and realized that he had met a master! Especially the dish of sashimi made with red smoke pipes, it was obvious at a glance that the knife skills were better than his own.
He looked at Jiang Xia and Zhou Chenglei: "Did you two make these dishes?"
Zhou Chenglei: "My wife did it, and I helped her."
Mr. Xu: “…”
He felt cheated! He shouldn't have done it himself at noon, he should have gone fishing! "Xia Xia, why didn't you say you could cook?"
Jiang Xia said innocently: "I told you! Didn't I tell you to tell me what you want to do and I'll do it? I also said I should be able to do it? It's just that Grandpa Xu, you don't believe it!"
Mr. Xu: “…”
On the way back, Mr. Mai and the driver were still excitedly discussing how many fish they had caught today and how delicious those fish were! Mr. Mai praised Jiang Xia for his good cooking skills, saying that he had inherited his cooking skills.
Old Xu said sadly: "Yes, I also inherited your habit of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger!"
I lost at least dozens of fish today!
In order to prepare that lunch, he missed so many emperor groupers and so many giant groupers!
Mr. Mai: "Don't be surnamed Xu anymore, just be surnamed Lai! You don't trust others, you like to do things yourself, and you still blame others!"
(End of this chapter)
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