Chapter 27 Making Money
No one was interested in the small river shrimps, but fortunately they were planning to deliver them to restaurants anyway, so there was no rush.
Because Chen Wenjun's fish sold well, Lin Qin thought that the vegetables would not be sold and had to be taken back intact. Unexpectedly, at almost eight o'clock, someone came to ask the price.
The man who came was a fat man, and fat people are rare these days.
Lin Qin looked at him twice.
Zhang Youren seemed to be used to such looks, and smiled familiarly, "I'm in charge of the canteen. How much are these vegetables? And how much are these river shrimps?"
Lin Qin came back to her senses and quickly replied, "French beans are 1 cent, bamboo shoots are 1.2 cents, cauliflower is 8 cents, and river shrimps are 2 yuan per pound."
This price was just asked on the street. Nowadays, people bargain when buying vegetables. She cannot lower the price on her own initiative, otherwise she will be regarded as a thorn in the eyes of others. If others bargain, that would be a different story.
Sure enough, Zhang Youren frowned subconsciously. He first picked and chose among the vegetables in the basket, disliking this and that, and then said that some of the river shrimps were dead and not fresh.
"Make it cheaper! I'll buy it if the price is right!"
Lin Qin listened for a long time and finally heard him get to the point. She pursed her lips and said weakly, "These river shrimps were collected from the river this morning. They are all alive, and there are eels. If you buy them all, the river shrimps and eels can be discounted by one cent, and the vegetables can be discounted by a small amount. Do you think it's okay?"
"That's good enough!" Zhang Youren's attitude became much kinder. This time he didn't pick and choose. He directly asked Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun to weigh the things and load them for him.
After Zhang Youren paid and left, the lady at the next stall muttered, "You guys shouldn't have sold it so cheaply just now! Zhang Youren will definitely make a wrong report when he goes back. Everyone says he's taking kickbacks! No one wants him to take advantage of them!"
I have to say that people at that time were still very simple and honest. They were honest in doing business, did not play tricks, and had a strong sense of justice.
Lin Qin looked like he was being taught a lesson, and explained helplessly, "But the sun has risen, and no one is buying our shrimps. We can only sell them to him at a discount, otherwise we will lose money."
"That's true!" The old lady was standing nearby and knew that what Lin Qin said was true, so she didn't know what to say.
There are not many people in the market at around nine o'clock.
Lin Qin and his friends still have some bamboo fish and carp that have not been sold.
The two men pushed a cart and carried a shoulder pole and started selling their goods from street to street, and they actually met someone who asked about their goods.
After half an hour and crossing two streets, all the bamboo fish were sold out. The remaining two carps could not be sold, so I had to take them home to eat.
Lin Qin had money in his pocket, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
The two returned to the fishing boat.
Chen Wenjun packed up first.
Lin Yi couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Have you sold all the things?"
Lin Qin smiled from ear to ear, "Sold! All sold! Dad, those vegetables you planted sold for two dollars and sixty cents. Here is the money, you keep it."
Lin Yi shook his head decisively, "Those vegetables are for you to eat, and you are the ones who sell them. Why are you giving them to me? You are embarrassing me! Put them away quickly!"
"You said it, so I won't be polite!" Lin Qin immediately put the money back into his pocket.
Seeing Chen Wenjun come in, he immediately took out all the money to count, "We sold bighead carp at 1.5 yuan per catty, and sold it for 6.75 yuan; small crucian carp was 80 cents a piece, and big crucian carp was 1.1 yuan, a total of 11.7 yuan; eel was 2.4 yuan per catty, and sold it for 5.28 yuan; carp was 1.5 yuan per catty, and sold it for 7.5 yuan; bamboo fish was 1.8 yuan per catty, and sold it for 10.2 yuan; shrimp was 1.9 yuan per catty, a total of 5 catties and 3 ounces, sold for 10.7 yuan, rounded off the decimals, and the total is 10 yuan, so there are 51.43 yuan here.
If you add the two dollars and sixty cents from selling vegetables, the total will be fifty-four dollars and three cents.
We made so much money in one day! We are rich! "
Lin Yi swallowed in disbelief, "Girl, you didn't make a mistake!"
Chen Wenjun at the side laughed and shook his head, "Yes, that's the number. Recently, I've been able to sell fish in the city for more than 20 yuan each time. There are two of us today, so it's normal to make twice as much."
"Hiss! If fishing really makes so much money, why would people still farm?"
Even if the money was placed in front of him, Lin Yi still couldn't accept it. This was different from what he had imagined about the hard life of the boat people!
"Dad! The facts are in front of us. If Wenjun and I work hard, the hope of buying land is right in front of us." Lin Qin narrowed his eyes with joy and clenched his fists.
Lin Yi shook his head speechlessly, "Don't talk big, let's cook first. The two kids must be hungry after playing for the whole morning."
Lin Qin immediately fished out the remaining carp, killed two of them, and made fish soup for the whole family.
While eating, Liu Yaya asked in a low voice: "Mom, can I go down with Brother Ping'an to catch some snails? Brother Ping'an said there are small crabs and turtles by the stream."
Lin Qin objected without even thinking, "You two kids can't play in the water. It's still cold now. It will be troublesome if you catch a cold."
Liu Yaya hung her head in frustration.
Chen Wenjun took one look and said, "How about I make a fishing rod for each of you so you can go fishing together?"
The two children's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay!"
Lin Qin shook her head and muttered, "Just spoil him. How can you fish with such a young child? Don't bring any more fish into the water!"
Lin Yi was also worried, and hurriedly said, "Grandpa will watch over you, the three of us can just share one pole."
Lin Qin: “.”
It seems like she is the only bad person in the family!
After the family had lunch, Chen Wenjun went to set the trap and then catch the bamboo fish as usual.
Lin Qin took three old, weak and sick people to fish on the boat.
In order to continue yesterday's good luck, she bowed in the direction of the Dragon King Temple before casting the rod, which made Lin Yi speechless.
Seeing that Lin Qin had been busy for a long time and had not started yet, Liu Yaya couldn't wait any longer and actually caught the earthworms and put them on the fishhook herself.
What's more, the little guy was not afraid at all and acted very well.
Lin Qin turned around and saw them casting the hook and quickly took the bait.
After the bait entered the water, everyone kept silent.
Soon there was movement from Lin Qin's side.
Liu Yaya was anxious when she saw this, "Mom, why don't the fish eat my earthworms?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the fishing rod almost slipped out of her hand.
Fortunately, Lin Yi was watching closely and quickly grabbed the fishing rod and Liu Yaya.
Chen Ping'an immediately stretched out his right hand to help hold the fishing rod.
Seeing the three people struggling, Lin Qin immediately pulled up her fish. It was a small crucian carp weighing about 150 grams, nothing special. She quickly threw the fish into the bucket and took the scoop net to help.
The four of them tried their best and finally got the big guy under the water to surface.
Lin Yi took a look at the black head of the fish and was delighted. "Another big fat head, even bigger than the one yesterday!"
"Dad, hold on tight first, I'll do the fishing."
"Be careful."
With everyone's joint efforts, the fat head was finally brought on board.
Lin Yi was so tired that he was out of breath, but he smiled brightly, "It seems that the fat heads in Nanxi are flooding!"
Lin Qin: “.”
"Dad! Is it possible that we are just lucky?" Lin Qin said.
(End of this chapter)
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