When she got home, Zhou's mother said happily, "I received two more calls this morning. They both wanted to rent a stall in the seafood market and asked how much the monthly rent was."
Jiang Xia asked while washing his hands: "Did they say which stall they would rent?"
"They both asked about Room 001 in Area A. I told them that Room 001 had been rented out, and that Rooms A002 to A010 were all mine. I also told them to call back at 12:30."
Zhou's mother remembered that Jiang Xia said that 001 would not be rented out for the time being.
She plans to ask her second uncle if he would like to come here to do seafood business during the Chinese New Year.
Jiang Xia glanced at the time. It was already twelve-eighteen. "Let's eat first."
Tian Caihua asked Zhou's mother: "Mom, has anyone called to ask about the three stalls at home?"
Zhou's mother: "No, I just received two calls today, both asking for the first position. Don't worry, if the city dock is not allowed to set up stalls after the Chinese New Year, someone will rent it sooner or later."
Tian Caihua couldn't help but curse the market manager again in her heart. If he hadn't torn off their red paper, her three stalls might have been rented out long ago.
While eating, the phone rang. Zhou Chenglei asked Jiang Xia to sit down and eat while he went to answer the phone.
It was a call from someone who wanted to rent a stall. Zhou Chenglei said directly, "Stall No. 2 is 100 yuan a month."
The other party on the other end of the phone was bargaining.
Zhou Chenglei: "Fifty is not enough. Stall 02 is the first row stall at the east entrance. One hundred yuan is not enough. We have stalls in the middle. Those can be 50 yuan a month."
In the end, no agreement was reached over the phone.
Zhou's mother: "If you rent it out a little cheaper, 90 yuan, the other party might rent it. If you rent it out earlier, a month earlier, you can charge 90 yuan more. In a year, it's almost the same as if it were 10 yuan more expensive every month, but you'll only make 30 yuan less. If you rent it out for an extra half month, you'll still lose dozens of yuan."
Zhou Chenglei: "No rush, he wants to rent it only after the Chinese New Year. Now he just wants to make a verbal agreement with us without spending any money, so that it won't be rented by someone else."
Father Zhou: "That's not urgent. Someone has called already. There will definitely be more calls next time. We'll rent it to whoever offers the highest price. If someone is willing to rent it for 100 yuan, that would be the best. Has anyone rented out the first row of stalls at the South Gate for 100 yuan a month?"
Jiang Xia nodded: "Comrade Li Zhihua said so."
Father Zhou: "Then let's rent it for 100 yuan too!"
Tian Caihua: "Can we only rent for 50 yuan?"
Jiang Xia: "I heard that some people rented it out for 55 yuan, and some rented it out for 60 yuan."
Tian Caihua: "Why is there such a big difference?"
Father Zhou: “The stalls inside are selling them cheaper!”
Tian Caihua: "When I bought it, the price was about the same as when Xiaoxia and the others bought it! It wasn't much cheaper!"
Zhou's mother: "When Xiaoxia bought it, it wasn't on sale yet, and the price hadn't increased yet, so how can it be the same?"
Tian Caihua: "If we had known earlier, we would have bought it earlier! We would have bought the stall in front."
Zhou Chengxin: "Did you have money at that time?"
Tian Caihua: “…”
Very good, she learned her lesson! It is really important to have money before others, so that you can get all the good resources first.
In the afternoon, Zhou Chenglei asked thirty villagers to help catch the prey.
When the fish were first caught and put on the market, Jiang Xia and Tian Caihua also went to take a look.
Pan Daidi saw Zhou Chenglei going out with so many people and thought something had happened. She asked her eldest daughter-in-law, "What happened in the house next door?"
Pan Daidi's eldest daughter-in-law: "They raise some garfish in the sea, and we're going to catch them today."
"Do you raise a lot of Gaji fish? Invite that many people to go, and raise them in the fish pond?"
"No, it seems to be called a deep-sea cage. I heard that one cage can raise 100,000 kilograms of fish. They have two cages, so they hired so many people."
Pan Daidi's voice became shrill: "One net cage can raise 100,000 kilograms of fish?"
"I heard from the villagers that this is what they said." Because of their mother-in-law, the Zhou family members did not want to interact with their family members. Pan Daidi's eldest daughter-in-law had been rejected once, so she knew better than to come forward and cause trouble.
"How much is a pound of garoupa today? One dollar and fifty cents?"
Pan Daidi's daughter-in-law: "I don't know, probably about the same! But I heard that their cod is sold to Hong Kong Island."
Pan Daidi immediately looked at her youngest son and said, "Junjie, do you know how much a pound of snapper can be sold for in Hong Kong Island?"
Zhou Junjie took out a calculator: "A dozen dollars won't be lost."
Pan Daidi: "How much can 100,000 kilograms sell for?"
Zhou Junjie calculated it on the calculator, assuming it was ten yuan. He was not calm after the calculation: "One million?"
Pan Daidi: “…”
Yesterday she mocked the other party for only being able to afford a car worth tens of thousands of dollars, but today she found out that Zhou Chenglei already owns several large ships!
There is also a cargo ship worth millions! She felt unbalanced for the whole morning.
Now you know that they raise 200,000 kilograms of snapper?
How did that black-hearted bastard become so rich?
He must have stolen her pearl and sold it for a lot of money.
Zhou Junjie touched his chin and said, "So fish farming is so profitable?"
Pan Daidi immediately looked at him and said, "Son, do you want to raise him too?"
"It's not impossible to support him." His money must come from a legitimate source.
Pan Daidi immediately laughed: "We raise more than them! We can make 10 million yuan a year by setting up ten cages!"
Pan Daidi's daughter-in-law smiled and said, "Yes!"
The eldest daughter-in-law didn't say anything, but she was thinking: That's easy to say! Can you raise fish? Even if you can, can you find a Hong Kong boss to buy fish after they grow up? * In the deep blue sea, Zhou Chenglei dived to the bottom of the sea and hooked the fishing net.
Then dozens of people worked together to pull the fishing net together to gather all the fish together, otherwise it would be difficult to catch the fish.
The cages are very deep, tens of meters deep.
This is a very laborious job.
Everyone's facial muscles were stretched to a hideous tone.
This process is a bit long.
After finally pulling them closer and gathering all the fish together, the crane lowered a giant net bag down to catch the fish.
A big net bag is used to scoop out.
Once caught, they are placed in the live hold of the hired fishing boat.
Zhou Chenglei and others threw blocks of ice into the live tank to keep the fish fresh, to prevent them from being too crowded inside and dying from lack of oxygen.
It was already past seven in the evening when all 100,000 kilograms of snapper were caught.
Old Xu went straight back to the port with the fishing boat. He said to Zhou Chenglei, "I'll have Old Mai bring you the money another day! These fish aren't very big, but there aren't many garfish these days, so the purchase price should be good."
The purchase price is estimated to be around 8 or 9 yuan. The mussels are of good size, so they should be sold for around 1 yuan per pound.
There are many people and many gossips. Mr. Xu has already talked to Jiang Xia privately.
Zhou Chenglei nodded: "No hurry, give it to you whenever it's convenient for you."
Jiang Xia handed him the lobster, conch, and a large net bag of fresh abalone and sea cucumber: "Grandpa Xu, take them home for the New Year's Eve dinner!"
Zhou Chenglei took it and handed it to Old Xu: "I just caught it today, it's still very fierce."
Old Xu was not polite. Gifts are a two-way street. He can give back what he can take. He took it with a smile and said, "These are all my favorites. You are so thoughtful. I won't be polite! I'm leaving now!"
Jiang Xia: "Goodbye, Grandpa Xu, Happy New Year, may you make a fortune in the new year, and may you have a smooth journey and may the God of Wealth follow you." (End of this chapter)
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