Chapter 27 Stable Money-Making Channel
"How much are these grouper and lobster?"
The factory was still open at this time, and the kitchen was located in a remote area. Apart from the fat white man and Zhang Ze walking on the road, there was no one around.
"Ordinary grouper is 1.5 yuan per pound, tiger grouper is 2 yuan, and lobsters are about 1 pound, so they are 2 yuan each."
Zhang Ze couldn't figure out the fat white man's intentions for the time being, so he simply gave him the current market price, which was even a little high.
The fat white man looked around and then whispered, "The price is a bit high. I'll give you a discount of 30 cents. But when you issue the invoice later, you can quote the original price. Also, you can deliver it again the day after tomorrow, and then deliver it every five days. There are too few today."
Twenty or thirty kilograms of fish and lobsters are indeed a bit too little. Even if there are hundreds of kilograms a day, the factory can easily consume them.
Even though the radio factory was not as big as it is today, there were still dozens or even hundreds of leaders, big and small.
The factory also needs to maintain good relationships with some skilled foreign workers, not to mention the sister factories.
But eating it too frequently is not good either. You will get tired of eating grouper and lobster every day. Secondly, it will not be good for the reputation of your leader.
Zhang Ze was not surprised at all about taking kickbacks, but because the price was 30 cents cheaper, he also appropriately raised his own conditions.
"Leader, it's not easy for us to catch fish. It's okay to give it a discount of three cents, but can you give us some coupons when the factory settles the accounts? Food coupons, oil coupons, sugar coupons, meat coupons, etc. Otherwise, we can't buy anything even if we have money!"
Although you can buy tickets from someone on the black market, it is still easy to get caught.
Moreover, if you often go to the black market to show off your wealth, you might be targeted.
Only Qinghe Village is close to the sea. As for the villages near the main traffic routes, they often rob passing trucks, resulting in many deaths every year.
Hearing that they were just ordinary tickets, the fat white man didn't care: "Okay, I'll mention it when the time comes."
Ordinary workers have to be frugal with meat coupons, sugar coupons, and oil coupons every month, but for a factory to take out a little extra every month is nothing.
The valuable ones are bicycle tickets, sewing machine tickets, etc.
Afterwards, Zhang Ze followed him to the factory's logistics and finance department to weigh the fish.
The ordinary grouper weighed a total of 28.7 jin. After excluding the 12.3 jin that Tong Yuanhang took out, the weight reached 16.4 jin after he took out all the groupers in the fishing space.
According to the request of the fat white man, Zhang Ze offered a price of one dollar and fifty cents, a total of forty-three dollars and five cents.
But eight dollars and sixty-one cents of it will be given to the fat white man. Although the three cents kickback is not much, it is also extra income.
For him, who is the factory director's brother-in-law, his position will surely move up gradually in the future. If he eats in an ugly way, it will easily cause trouble. The fat white man is not so stupid.
Moreover, these were just the ones Zhang Ze caught temporarily with Tong Yuanhang. With preparation, there will definitely be more fish delivered in the future, and he can get more kickbacks.
By then, he would earn dozens or hundreds more a month, which would be much more than his monthly salary.
Then I continued to weigh them. The opening price for a tiger grouper of 2.9 jin was 2 yuan, and this one would cost 5.8 yuan.
Four lobsters, eight dollars in total.
The total price of all the goods was fifty-three yuan and eighty-five cents, but Zhang Ze asked for a lot of tickets, so he actually only got forty-five yuan.
After getting the receipt and the money, the two continued to walk towards the canteen's kitchen to deliver the fish.
However, on the way, they walked into a secluded corner, and Zhang Ze immediately handed him eleven yuan.
The fat white man put the money in his arms with satisfaction and said, "Let's go to the kitchen. You should deliver the goods to the factory around 4 pm the day after tomorrow. I will wait for you at the gate then."
"Okay." Zhang Ze continued to follow him happily.
The money he made this time was not as much as that from selling mandarin fish on the first day, but it was more stable and safe, and most importantly, he would not be short of tickets for the time being.
Thinking of mandarin fish, he suddenly had an idea and asked, "Leader, I brought some mandarin fish to the county town before, and I met some people who exchanged things with me. It seems that everyone likes to eat mandarin fish, so do you want some?"
"Mandarin fish?" The fat white man was stunned, then thought for a moment and said, "Mandarin fish is a good thing. If you have it, you can give me a dozen or twenty. But don't give me too big ones. One weighing one or two kilograms is fine. By the way, I don't want dead ones!"
"Okay, then I'll send them together the day after tomorrow." Zhang Ze was even happier when he heard that mandarin fish could also be sold.
At least for now, it is impossible for him to go out to sea for night fishing. Tong Yuanhang's boats are not used at night. It would be more practical to go back to the village and fish for mandarin fish at night.
Arriving at the kitchen, Zhang Ze poured the grouper and lobster into a tin bucket, then said goodbye to the fat white man and left.
On the way back to the dock, he began to think about how much money he should give Tong Yuanhang.
Twelve pounds and three ounces, at the price of one dollar and twenty cents, that would be fourteen dollars and seventy-six cents.
But I definitely can’t pay the original price, after all, this fish selling channel is my own.
Considering the profits of seafood merchants, it is more reasonable for him to pay between 50 and 70 cents for the purchase.
However, if he wants to go fishing at sea in the future, he will have to use the other party’s boat. Although he can fish on the shore, the efficiency is definitely not as high as on the sea.
Secondly, they might become a family, so it would not look good if the price was too low. Zhang Ze himself was not a person who took benefits too seriously.
After thinking it over, he decided to give him a purchase price of one dollar. After all, he needed to use his boat, and he would have to buy consumables such as fishing lines and hooks from the other party.
Of course, there is no need to take advantage of this today. I can just state that I will buy it from him for one dollar, and I believe the other party will be willing to do so.
If you don't want to, forget it. At worst, you can find another pretty girl on the island. After you marry her, you will naturally have the boat and fishing line.
To put it bluntly, he was just attracted to Tong Shuyao because of her beauty. He thought she would be a good wife and it would also be convenient for him to go fishing in the future.
It is definitely unrealistic to say that he likes someone. He was already in his forties in his previous life, so how could he have any thoughts about love? Even though his mentality has become much younger after his rebirth.
Others treat their wives like brothers after seven or eight years, but he said that he might treat his wives like brothers after one or two years, brothers who can lie in the same bed and do some naughty things.
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At the dock, Tong Yuanhang stood aside smoking, obviously waiting anxiously.
After all, he was not sure whether Zhang Ze would cheat him and run away after selling the fish.
I am not sure whether the fish can be sold or how much it can be sold for.
After finishing a cigarette, he walked back and forth several times and couldn't help but take out another cigarette. At this time, a blurry figure carrying a bamboo basket appeared in his sight in the distance.
Tong Yuanhang looked carefully and saw that it was indeed Zhang Ze. A bright smile immediately appeared on his face and he greeted him.
"How about it?"
Of course Zhang Ze knew what he meant. He took him to the tall grass next to him, letting the weeds that were taller than people block his view, and then took out the money from his arms.
"Someone else took a kickback. A pound of fish costs $1.20, and here it's $14.76. Oh, and I asked the other party for some tickets. If you want tickets, you can use the money to offset the kickback."
"No, no, you can't calculate money like this. Aze, the fish selling channel is yours, I can't take advantage of you."
Just like Zhang Ze thought, Tong Yuanhang had an idea in mind.
"That's how we'll split it today. From now on, I'll buy grouper from you for one dollar. Tiger grouper and lobster are charged separately. What do you think?"
"Aze, aren't you at a disadvantage?"
Tong Yuanhang had previously suggested that he could sell the fish for him at a lower price, and he thought at that time that 70 or 80 cents per pound would be fine.
Now when he heard the other party gave him one yuan, he was so happy in his heart, but he had to pretend on the surface.
"Well, you can cheat others, but you can't cheat my brother-in-law!"
"Go to hell, don't take advantage of my sister before we even start dating!"
In the end, Zhang Ze gave twelve dollars and some tickets.
After getting the money, Tong Yuanhang went to the supply and marketing cooperative with him to buy some rice. As for pork, it was already evening and there was no fat left, so he decided to come and have a look early the next morning.
Zhang Ze didn't buy anything because there were still more than ten kilograms of rice at home and some oil residue left.
How could Zhang's mother possibly finish the residue from two pounds of lard in just a few meals?
For the sake of their stomachs, they can only eat a little at a time.
After shopping, the two of them had to go their separate ways.
"Ah Hang, they need more goods the day after tomorrow. See when you are free tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and we will continue to go fishing."
"Then I'll pick you up at the dock the day after tomorrow morning. I won't go out to sea tomorrow night, so have a good sleep."
"Okay, it's settled."
(End of this chapter)
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