Chen Hong didn't really care whether it was a little more or a little less. After dealing with Zhang Baiqiang more, she understood him and knew he was a person worth befriending. She was sure he wouldn't let her suffer a loss.
"Okay! You decide the price! Anyway, market conditions change all the time, and I don't know as much as you do. You definitely won't let me suffer a loss, so I'll listen to you."
"Haha, girl, I love talking to you! You're so straightforward and easygoing! Come on, let's take another look at the sea urchins!"
Sea urchins are probably more plentiful this year, so the price has dropped compared to last year! They're all being sold for 150 each. Chen Hong grabbed five boxes, but didn't have time to count them, so she doesn't know how many there are.
In the end, they only counted one basket, which contained fifty-two items. Chen Hong told them to settle the bill at an average of fifty items per basket, for a total of two hundred and fifty items.
Because of the fishing ban, the government does not allow fishing nets to be used. This year, fishery administration is cracking down hard, and even fish traps are not allowed.
Crabs have increased by 20 yuan per jin compared to last month, and the current market price is 100 yuan per jin.
Mantis shrimp prices have also risen by 15 yuan. Large mantis shrimp like those caught by Chen Hong are 100 yuan per jin for males and 160 yuan per jin for females.
Chen Hong also sold two baskets of crabs weighing 62 jin and three baskets of mantis shrimp (male and female) weighing a total of 104 jin.
There were 32 geoduck clams of various sizes, weighing a total of 126 jin (approximately 63 catties).
The crabs sold for a total of 6,200 yuan, and the mantis shrimp (male and female) sold for a total of 15,200 yuan.
Two hundred and fifty sea urchins were sold for a total of 37,500 yuan.
The two baskets of sea cucumbers weighed 96 jin (approximately 43 catties), just short of 100 jin (approximately 50 kg), and sold for 65,280 yuan.
The biggest source of income this time was geoduck clams, a total of 32, weighing 126 jin, which sold for 100,800.
When it came time to settle the accounts, Zhang Baiqiang couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hey! How come there's still a fool here? That's not a nice thing to say."
"How about I change it to 260 for you? Sorry, young lady, this junior accountant is new and doesn't quite know the rules. I'll talk to him about it when we get back!"
Chen Hong took the ledger and glanced at it, finding that the accounts were clean and meticulous, and the amounts were all correct.
"Brother Qiang, don't talk about him, I don't mind. Look at how clean and clear this new accountant's books are, so organized and not messy at all, he's great!"
Zhang Baiqiang laughed, "Okay, I know you're just saving face for me!"
"The total catch this time is 224,980 yuan. Girl, if there are no problems, just sign here, and I'll transfer the money to you right away!"
Chen Hong nodded, took the ledger, and signed her name on the back: "The amount is correct, Brother Qiang, please transfer the money!"
While operating his mobile phone to make real-time transfers, Zhang Baiqiang said to Chen Hong, "Girl, this shipment of yours is worth a whole day's revenue for our Dragon Palace Hotel."
You're saying that not fishing at home is a huge loss! This period is the spawning season for most fish and shrimp, and sea cucumbers will go into summer dormancy in about a month.
The demand for sea cucumbers in the market is currently very high. Girl, why don't you stay home for another half month and catch some more sea cucumbers to sell while the prices are good?
Chen Hong's phone chimed with a notification from the bank that a transfer had been made.
She glanced at the amount: 224980, that's right! After putting her phone in her pocket, Chen Hong said:
"Brother Qiang, the money has arrived. Two hundred and twenty-four thousand nine hundred and eighty yuan, the amount is correct."
To be honest, who doesn't want more money? I also want to earn more money.
But I really can't stay and fish any longer. My plane ticket is already booked, and I have to go back to Jinan this afternoon. The kids are starting school tomorrow, and this can't be delayed!
I really can't bear to leave my child. You know, we earn money all for our children, we only spend a little on ourselves. Society is quite chaotic these days, I don't trust anyone to look after my child.
Furthermore, there are fewer and fewer wild sea cucumbers in the sea. In coastal areas where there are sea cucumbers and geoduck clams, they have basically been touched countless times by people.
There aren't many young fish left in the sea now, so it's only because my boat is fast and I can go far that I found two good fishing spots that no one else has discovered.
I can't go there every day; I'm not going to do something as unsustainable as draining the pond to catch all the fish. We have to ensure the marine life can reproduce!
Besides, if I go there too often, I'm afraid that someone with malicious intent will target me and take down my operation.
That was a secret base that I found after a lot of effort. These past few years, the children have been young and I haven't been able to leave home much, so our family's livelihood depends entirely on these two seafood farms.
I'm not home often, and I only go fishing two or three times a year. The rest of the time, I can let these marine animals rest and recuperate.
"When the children grow up and can leave home, they will be able to provide a steady stream of income for my family."
Zhang Baiqiang laughed heartily: "Your idea is brilliant! You don't have to pay a single penny in contract fees, and you can just treat that place as your own breeding base."
However, you really need to be careful. When you go fishing again, make sure you don't get followed and discovered, or someone secretly steals your fishing spot.
Others don't have your vision; they wouldn't even consider sustainable development.
People nowadays are mostly impatient for quick success and instant benefits, let alone unclaimed wild seafood in the sea.
Even though they raise them themselves, they try every possible way to fatten and grow them faster in order to make more money.
The quality is getting worse and worse, but the price is getting higher and higher. No wonder it's so hard to find good products on the market these days!
Sigh! Enough with the sighs, girl. Have you asked about this year's tea? Mr. Wang is getting impatient. The pre-rain tea will be available soon. If possible, please reserve some for us.
After all, everyone wants good things. We don't have enough pre-Qingming tea, so we need to get some pre-rain tea to make up for it!
Chen Hong had indeed forgotten to ask the village chief about the tea, and said to Zhang Baiqiang apologetically, "I haven't seen the quality of this year's pre-Qingming tea, so I can't negotiate the price with them."
Okay, I'll go back and check the quality of the tea first, then I'll call you to let you know the quantity and price.
Once everything is confirmed, I'll have someone deliver it to your hotel. We're heading back to Jinan this afternoon; I'll make sure this is taken care of before we leave!
"Okay, then I'll go back and wait for your confirmation! You'd better pay attention, I'm quite anxious, Mr. Wang calls me every day to urge me."
If I don't give him tea, I won't dare answer his calls!
Only after Chen Hong's repeated assurances did Zhang Baiqiang leave with the fish and return to the city.
While cleaning the boat, Chen Hong called the village chief and asked him to have lunch and deliver the tea to her house so she could check the quality and determine the price.
The customer is waiting for the goods!
After cleaning, Chen Hong moored the boat in its berth; this time, she wasn't going to put it away in her spatial storage.
The fishing boat needs maintenance and repairs. She'll call Geng Dazhi when she has some free time and ask him to take the boat back to the shipyard. She'll feel more at ease leaving it there.
To be honest, after what happened last night, she's now traumatized by the village's security situation.
The management was too lax, and with the increase in tourists to the village, instability also increased.
However, management hasn't kept up, and things will get out of hand if this continues. The village committee officials haven't realized this yet, so Chen Hong decided to remind the village chief at noon.
He packed everything on the ship into his spatial storage, leaving nothing behind even the bedding in the bedroom and the food and seasonings in the kitchen.
After locking the boat, Chen Hong drove home.
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