Chapter 44 Qin Mahua comes to the door
Bai Xiaotian responded with a businesslike demeanor as he walked toward the courtyard, "Five cents per jin. From now on, as long as you store according to this standard, I'll charge the same price. However, if you cut corners or don't seal it properly, I'll charge the same as for fish heads: thirty cents per dan."
Upon hearing the price, everyone in the yard exclaimed in surprise. The processed fish liver was actually more valuable than the skinned fish!
They admired Chu Xuan's foresight.
Bai Xiaotian squatted in front of the pile of fish heads and checked them. They were quite dry. "Not bad."
If he doesn't do it, the weight will be too much and it won't be worth it for him to take it.
Looking up, he saw strings of fish skins hanging on the wall and continued, "I'll buy these too, one cent per pound."
The fish skin is very light after being dried.
The total weight of one or two thousand dried fish skins is less than ten kilograms, so let’s calculate it as ten kilograms.
The total weight of the fish heads is 310.2 jin, so calculate it as 310 jin.
The liver of skinned fish is relatively large. In the past few days, 199.6 jin has been stored, which is equivalent to 200 jin.
After weighing, settle the bill.
The total amount was 11.93 yuan, and Bai Xiaotian gave Chu Xuan 12 yuan.
Chu Xuan gave him a few pounds of clams and conchs.
Bring people to help him move all the goods into the car.
The large tank storing fish livers was also loaded into the car, and he would return it the next time he came.
After watching Bai Xiaotian and his car leave, Chu Xuan put all the money in Chu Feng's hand and said, "Go and keep the account. Also, today I went to the city to sell goods, and Boss Yuan gave me 240 yuan on credit. Write it down as well."
After hearing this, Gao Meijuan almost cut her hand with the knife she was using to kill the fish.
"Xiao Xuan, you are so brave! Your business is taking such a big risk. You can't do this..."
Chu Xuan knew that Grandma Gao was worried about her, so she stepped forward and took her hand. "Grandma Gao, please take a break first. I'll analyze this with you."
Take her to the kitchen.
I gave her some business advice.
If you want to make your business bigger and stronger, you have to take risks.
Gao Meijuan repeatedly reminded Chu Xuan that he must sign a contract the next time he met Boss Yuan.
Chu Xuan naturally agreed without hesitation.
By the way, I asked Grandpa Wang about buying a shop.
The store has been decided, and we just need to pay for it. The total price is 3,200 yuan. My family can now come up with 2,900 yuan, so we still need 300 yuan.
Chu Xuan didn't say anything and asked his younger brother for money to lend to Grandma Gao...
After a quick wash, Chu Xuan went back to the bedroom to catch up on some sleep.
I have to buy a big tank to store fish livers at home, otherwise I won’t be able to replace them.
You also need to buy salt, sugar, seasonings and the like.
No one disturbed her about these things. Gao Meijuan asked someone to tell the man who sold big jars in the town to send another one over and pay for it on delivery.
As for salt and the like, Chu Feng gave the money to Wang Depin.
Wang Depin can ask someone to buy it back, after all, there are tractors from the village going to the county town every day.
At this moment, Mu Chenze returned home carrying a bag of pears.
Qin Mahua stepped forward to greet him, "Xiao Ze, did the delivery go smoothly today?"
He took the bag of pears from his son.
Mu Chenze took out a wad of money from his pocket, stuffed it into his mother's hand, and yawned, "Smooth, please count this money and help me add some more in the evening. I want to buy 5,000 yuan worth of seafood."
Qin Mahua knew that if her son invested 5,000 yuan, he could earn more than 2,000 yuan if nothing unexpected happened.
But if I lose money, it will be five thousand yuan!
Making money and taking risks go hand in hand.
This is not about making money, this is about being nervous.
I didn't dare say this in front of my son.
When I thought about the typhoon and continuous rain and having to stay at home with no income, I gritted my teeth.
"Okay, I'll make it 5,000 tonight."
After saying this, he placed the hand holding the money on his heart, and the hand holding the net bag was shaking a little.
Mu Chenze accidentally caught it and knew that his mother was worried.
"Don't worry, Mom! When I buy goods, I will check them carefully before I sell them."
So far, he hasn't failed.
Qin Mahua also persuaded herself that a grown-up son is no longer under the control of his mother. "Okay, I'm relieved! I'll put these pears in the kitchen."
Mu Chenze scooped up a basin of water and said while washing his face, "Take out four and share them among you. The others are in my bedroom. If you want to eat more, I'll buy you more tomorrow."
Qin Mahua seemed to be lost in thought. Usually, Xiaoze never hid fruits in the bedroom. What happened today?
"Was this fruit given to you by a girl?"
Mu Chenze responded immediately, "It was given to me by a friend. Mom, you know, I love pears the most in my family. By the way, I've already had breakfast."
"knew."
Qin Mahua didn't ask any more questions, took out four pears and put them in the kitchen, and sent the rest to his bedroom.
After a while, Mu Chenze went back to his room to catch up on his sleep.
Qin Mahua stopped nagging, but from time to time she would go to the window to listen to the noise inside to judge whether her son was sleeping well.
She can only feel at ease if he sleeps well. If he doesn't sleep well, she would rather not let her son earn this high-cost business that requires him to stay up late, travel long distances, and work hard.
The mother loves her son!
Chu Xuan woke up around one o'clock in the afternoon.
The big vat has been delivered and placed in the adobe house.
Salt, sugar, seasonings, etc. have also been bought.
The house was filled with the aroma of grilled fish fillets.
Gao Meijuan and Miao Dacui became more and more proficient in grilling fish fillets, and widow Niu was very diligent in chopping wood and fetching water. It was previously stipulated that she would chop at least two loads of firewood every day, but she ended up chopping three loads every day.
Chu Xuan doesn’t have to worry about the fire at all.
Wang Shasha, Liu Zhaodi and Erleng are processing fish livers.
Chu Xuan felt that his small workshop was gradually getting on track.
I walked into the kitchen and started busy making lunch with Chu Feng.
Meals must be provided for overtime work.
Stir-fried clams, boiled conchs, pork belly stewed with eggplant, mixed flour steamed buns, and mung bean soup.
It was around two o'clock when everyone finished their meal.
Widow Niu, Wang Shasha, Gao Meijuan, Liu Zhaodi and Erleng went home to rest and came back after five o'clock.
Miao Dacui and Chu Xuan stayed in the kitchen to watch the fire.
Chu Feng went back to his room to rest.
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Ji Ping brought over a thousand kilograms of skinned fish.
"Chu Xuan, there are a lot of fish today. It's okay if you don't want all of them. I can take them to the dock and sell them."
Chu Xuan was about to say that it was a bit too much, but suddenly remembered that there would be a typhoon and continuous rain at the end of this month in her previous life. It would be better to bake them and store more goods.
Grilled fish fillets can be stored.
"Let's unload everything into the yard! For the next ten days, we'll need a thousand pounds every day. Even an extra 100 or 200 pounds won't be a problem."
Ji Ping was full of admiration, "You have courage!"
Pull the cart into the yard to unload the goods.
After unloading the goods, I still had a bowl of mung bean soup.
Not long after Ji Ping left, Gao Meijuan, Liu Zhaodi and others rushed over.
Chu Xuan specially held a meeting for them, explaining that they needed to work overtime to kill fish and grill fish fillets in the next few days, and would pay overtime pay. When there were continuous rainy days, they would have a day off.
They all expressed their understanding, after all, July and August every year are the typhoon season and rainy season here.
They were happy to work as much as they could while the weather was good and to earn more money.
However, Gao Meijuan was also a little worried about Chu Xuan's health. If she always stayed up late and didn't get enough sleep during the day, her body would not be able to bear it.
It is suggested that Chu Xuan hire another person to be responsible for killing the fish.
Chu Xuan asked her to keep an eye out and call over whoever was suitable to work with her.
Widow Niu knew she was not capable of killing fish, so she did not volunteer.
Chu Xuan temporarily took over the task of killing fish.
After killing fish for an hour straight, Chu Xuan felt a little exhausted.
It’s so difficult to be fat!
It happened that Qin Mahua came to Gao Meijuan to ask about something. After asking, she saw that everyone was busy and didn't mind what happened between her son and Chu Xuan at all, so she sat down to help.
This group didn't matter, they showed their absolute strength and killed 130 fish in an hour.
Gao Meijuan was excited. "Xiao Xuan, I've noticed the person you asked me to keep an eye on! It's your Aunt Qin!"
This... Chu Xuan didn't dare to agree!
(End of this chapter)
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