Chapter 200 Selling Groupers at a High Price
"Dragon grouper. Wow, what a generous move, Aze!"
Inside the restaurant, the restaurant manager looked quite excited when he saw the giant grouper that was 1.6 meters long in front of him.
Such a big grouper is a real treasure, hard to come by. There may be only a few in a year in the whole of Nanfang, and it is a question whether their restaurant can get one.
In China, interpersonal relationships are important. When everyone offers a high price, the role of interpersonal relationships is reflected.
They have an equal cooperative relationship with Zhang Ze, so they have the opportunity to purchase this giant grouper today without any competitors.
The person in charge of food procurement is checking the quality of this giant grouper. The quality of the meat is high, so the price will naturally be high as well.
This kind of fish no longer has a so-called unit price; it just depends on how fresh it is preserved.
"Lao Zhang, this fish is really fresh. It's probably only been dead for less than a day!"
Zhang Ze smiled and said, "Of course I did. I bled it and kept it in the fridge the minute I caught it yesterday. There's no problem with its freshness."
"Okay, okay, you are really thoughtful, Aze. Other fishermen don't bleed the fish. The fish they bring in always smell fishy. In the end, it all depends on the skills of our chef." Zhang Chu, the restaurant manager, patted Zhang Ze's shoulder happily, "Don't worry about the price. You will be satisfied."
"But then again, what is this fish called that looks like a hairtail and is so ugly? Can it be eaten?"
"This is called Ishikawa roughfin fish, a deep-sea fish. It tastes pretty good, and the texture is a bit like dragonhead fish, but a little harder."
"This fish is mainly for curiosity, maybe someone will be willing to try it. Your price for giant grouper satisfies me, so I'll treat this as buy one get one free. Let your chef design a dish to promote it, which can at least increase the popularity of your restaurant."
In this era, if Zhang Ze is determined to fool people into thinking that a curious fish like the Ishikawa thickfin fish is worth a fortune, he can definitely sell it for a sky-high price.
It is given a name like "Dragon Prince of the East China Sea" and it is said that eating it can prolong life etc. Maybe in the end it can be sold at a higher price than the giant grouper.
But he himself knew what it was, just an ordinary but rare deep-sea fish.
The texture of the meat is the same as that of ordinary deep-sea fish. Just like tofu, it is all water when cooked, but it is quite delicious.
Simply put, the Ishikawa roughfin fish has certain economic value, but it is not high.
Although Zhang Ze said that he was giving it as a gift, if the other party wanted to receive high-end seafood from him regularly in the future, the price of the giant grouper would have to be higher, which means buying the Ishikawa roughfin bream together with it.
Zhang Chu knew clearly that Zhang Ze had not come to sell fish very often, but the quality of the fish delivered to his door was really top-notch.
No restaurant would let go of these catches.
Everyone is scrambling to get rare and precious things, so there is no shortage of buyers. Therefore, even if he doesn't want the Ishikawa roughfin fish, he has to buy it at a suitable price.
What Zhang Ze said is also true, some people do like novel things, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell the fish.
"Come on, weigh the fish first. Wow, these groupers and giant clams are still so alive. I wonder how you preserve them. Other fishmongers don't send them alive. It's good enough that they're fresh."
Zhang Chu praised it while asking his employees to weigh it.
"The giant grouper weighs 161.3 jin, plus this fish, so the total is 2,000 yuan, okay?"
After hearing the offer, Zhang Ze nodded to show his satisfaction.
The price of giant grouper is already over ten yuan per pound, so in his opinion, Ishikawa thickfin fish is just a bargain.
In later times, a giant grouper of this size might only be worth 30,000 to 50,000 yuan, or even less.
The spending power of two thousand yuan nowadays far exceeds that of thirty or fifty thousand yuan in later generations. The reason for this difference is that in later generations, there were special breeding farms for giant groupers.
Grouper farming had just begun to emerge in this era, the production of wild grouper was very low, and the market had always been in a situation of supply exceeding demand, so the price of grouper was very high.
Only after the grouper farming technology matured did the price of wild grouper drop several levels.
As long as it is not a particularly rare grouper, the price of ordinary grouper is not that expensive.
There were not many large stone clams and other fish left, but they were sold for more than 300 yuan.
Zhang Ze's total income from this overseas trip reached more than 5,000, which is simply making a fortune overnight for ordinary people.
After getting the money, he introduced the two brothers Lin Long and Lin Hu to the restaurant's purchasing manager, and said that he would ask them to deliver the catch in the future.
Then we had another meal in a restaurant, bought some daily necessities such as rice and seasonings, and then took the tractor back.
A week passed quickly and Zhang Ze's savings accumulated to 12,000 yuan.
However, the house in the city had been renovated, so he added a lot of furniture and electrical appliances to the house, and his savings were reduced again.
"Mom, this is a color TV that my cousin brought back from Hong Kong."
"And this is a refrigerator and a freezer. Don't worry if you buy too much stuff in the future and it goes bad. We can put it in the refrigerator."
"Also, I installed air conditioners in the rooms we live in, but it's almost September now, so I don't think it will last much longer."
Zhang Ze took his family to visit the new house.
As soon as the house was completed, he brought his family over, including sisters Zhang Qian and Zhang Qing, who had been living in the factory.
Their place of residence was not far from the garment factory, so Zhang Ze bought each of them a women's bicycle so that they could ride to work in the future.
The whole family fell in love with the house before they even finished touring it.
After all, after changing so many houses, only the big house is the most luxurious and has the most complete furniture configuration.
Even the kitchen is fueled by gas, which is much more convenient than burning coal briquettes or firewood.
Since the whole family was moving to the city, Zhang Ze arranged for Lin Hu to learn how to drive in the garment factory and live in the factory in the future.
The factory will pay the salary in the future, and the treatment will naturally not be as high as what he offers.
However, Lin Hu was willing to do so, because after he learned what he learned and came back, his salary would immediately increase to 150 yuan per month, which was also a promise Zhang Ze made to him.
Lin Long will continue to live in the fishing village, cooperate with his work, and teach him martial arts.
Although he had only practiced for more than ten days, Zhang Ze felt that his combat effectiveness had obviously improved a lot, because what he learned at the beginning were moves and fighting experience.
Lin Long would often practice with him, and with his brute strength, he might be able to fight five people at the same time with his bare hands.
Of course, if he used weapons, he would be in danger of fighting three people at once, and he hasn't had time to practice using weapons.
After arriving at the new house, Zhang Ze did not continue going out to sea. Instead, he stayed in the city for a few days. Only after Zhang Wu sent him there to school did he ride a motorcycle to the fishing village.
To be honest, if he didn't have a motorcycle, the distance to the fishing village would be quite far and extremely troublesome.
"Hey, Aze, aren't you comfortable living in the city? Why are you running back to the village?"
As soon as the motorcycle entered the village, it attracted many people's attention.
An auntie he knew saw him and immediately started teasing him.
"I have a big family to support, so I have to make money!" Zhang Ze slowed down and replied, then continued riding towards home.
However, on the way home, he passed by Jin Sanbao's house first. He had to come to get the longline because he was going out to sea today. He didn't expect to meet him in the yard.
"Sanbao, help me get the longline to the boat. Tell your wife later and come over to help me hang the bait."
"Hey, Aze, you're back? Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Jin Sanbao was a little surprised, then immediately nodded, indicating that he would send it as soon as possible.
Zhang Ze did not stop. After giving the instructions, he rode back home. Then he saw a pretty woman walking out of the house next door.
When the woman saw him, her eyes widened instantly and she looked extremely surprised. Then she looked embarrassed, called him politely, lowered her head and ran away in panic.
Zhang Ze blinked, then smiled a smile that all men understand.
He drove the motorcycle into the yard and parked it, then went next door and walked into the house.
Lin Long was a little thirsty. He had just poured himself a glass of water when he saw Zhang Ze pushing the door in.
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Normally it would be fine, but that smile on his face made him feel inexplicably flustered.
"Aze, can you please stop looking at me like that? It makes me so nervous!"
Zhang Ze went over and hugged his shoulders: "I just saw Third Sister coming out of the house. When she saw me, she ran away embarrassedly. Tell me, what did you do in the house?"
Lin Long already had some guesses, and when he heard what he said, although he looked a little embarrassed, he still admitted it directly.
"Third sister is my girlfriend now!"
Zhang Ze was not too surprised at this time, because the third sister was the blind date girl introduced to Lin Long by Jin Sanbao's mother.
After the two met, they seemed to have a good impression of each other, and after he moved to the city, there seemed to be some signs of a connection between the two.
Now that there is no one in this house, it has become the best date place for them.
"So when are you going to marry her?"
This made Lin Long hesitate for a moment: "I plan to wait a little longer, until Ah Hu gets married."
"That's not necessary. Ah Hu doesn't seem to be paying attention to this right now. You and Third Sister are already grown up. Take care of yourselves first, so as not to miss this opportunity!"
"Ah Hu is still young, it's okay to be late for a year or two. It won't be too late to arrange a marriage for him if he really meets a girl he likes. With me here, why are you worried that your brother won't be able to get married?"
Hearing that Lin Long still planned to help his brother get married first, Zhang Ze directly refuted.
It’s not like Lin Hu hasn’t been on blind dates. He originally thought he would be successful, but they all ended in failure.
Zhang Ze had noticed that he seemed to be worried about something, so he went to talk to him.
The story is quite dramatic but also seems very normal in this era. He just has a crush on a girl who helped him in his hometown and plans to go back to see her after he becomes rich.
Regardless of whether they are men or women, they are indeed devoted to each other when they are still innocent, and Zhang Ze also supports this.
Mainly, if he marries another woman with this mentality, it would be unfair to that other woman, and after marriage, Lin Hu would not be able to devote himself wholeheartedly to his wife and family.
However, Lin Long didn't know about this, and Lin Hu wouldn't let him tell it.
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Lin Long was still a little hesitant, mainly because he felt that what Zhang Ze said made sense, and dragging it on would be irresponsible to his partner.
But Zhang Ze had already helped them a lot, and he was really embarrassed to accept his help again.
"Be a man and be decisive. If you keep dithering, you won't get anything done." Zhang Ze slapped him on the shoulder. "When I come back from this trip to the sea, I will go back to the city and bring my mother over. I will ask her to take you to settle the marriage."
Lin Long and Lin Hu have no elders, and Zhang Ze is only in his early twenties, not even older than Lin Long, so he is not suitable. Zhang's mother happens to be his elder.
"Okay, thank you Aze!" Having said that, Lin Long no longer hesitated and accepted the kindness of his boss.
"Then I'll go to the dock first." Seeing that he agreed, Zhang Ze nodded, then went to the yard and took Xiao Hei out of the doghouse who was sleeping but was forcibly awakened by him.
"How can you sleep when you are so young? Come on, show me the boat."
Xiao Hei looked at him with sleepy eyes and a confused expression, as if he didn't understand why his master suddenly appeared.
I brought Xiao Hei to the pier. There were a lot of barramundi at the pier today, which were quite suitable as bait.
However, no matter how small the croaker was, it had to be cut into pieces. He was too lazy to make any more trouble, so he simply looked around and bought a lot of mantis shrimps and sea shrimps. The price of sea shrimps was indeed higher, but they were easier to hang.
After arriving on the boat, Zhang Ze threw Xiao Hei into its puppy house. He then came to the deck and waited for others to bring the bait over. Then he took out a few bamboo baskets and put the ordinary baits in the space into them.
As for those he purchased, he put them in the cold storage compartment to keep them fresh.
When Jin Sanbao delivered the longline to the boat, he looked at the large shrimps in the bamboo basket and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Aze, your longline fishing is too expensive!"
"I see there are a lot of barramundi at the pier. Why don't you buy some? They're so cheap."
"Barramundi are not as good as shrimps. Groupers and deep-sea fish prefer shrimps. Even though the cost is high, you can catch a lot of them!"
Zhang Ze, this is the bait in space, and there is actually no monetary cost.
At the same time, Jin Sanbao and his men make a living by fishing, so they are not afraid that the other party will learn from them.
"I see. It seems we need to prepare some shrimps when we go out to sea, and catch more groupers."
You don't need too much bait to fish, and Zhang Ze agrees with this: "Indeed, if you want to catch grouper, you have to use good bait. It's better to prepare some live shrimp."
After the discussion, Jin Sanbao's family also came over.
A group of people started to hang bait on the longline. When the bait was hung, it was already noon.
Zhang Ze went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some ingredients and cooked lunch directly on the boat. He also cooked a chicken drumstick for Xiao Hei and added some rice.
It’s true, although Xiao Hei is still young, this large dog has a big appetite even at its young age. It always eats up all the food Zhang Ze feeds it.
Not long after being brought back, Xiao Hei's belly has obviously become bigger, and it looks even more chubby and cute.
After rubbing Xiao Hei's head vigorously, Zhang Ze got up and went back to the kitchen to eat.
It’s no wonder that now that he has Xiao Hei to accompany him when he goes out to sea, he isn’t as bored as before during his rest time.
(End of this chapter)
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