Chapter 91 Wholesale Seafood
Lin Qin's eyes lit up, and she became excited. "Okay, okay. Normally, I wouldn't dare to tell you, but now that Chinese New Year is coming, if we have fresh seafood, we will definitely have no problem selling it. But how do you decide the price?"
The supply and marketing cooperatives in the city did not sell seafood. If she remembered correctly, it would take another two or three years for seafood to appear in large quantities in the urban area.
Seafood is a rarity in the city nowadays. The only common ones are dried balang and dried oysters, both of which are not expensive. Fresh ones definitely cannot be sold at this price.
Chen Wenjun was also undecided. "I heard that wholesale seafood is not expensive at the seaside. Even if we sell it at the price of freshwater fish, it should sell well. Let's see tomorrow."
The two were excited all night and got up at four in the morning of the next day to collect the nets and traps. They found that the harvest was not bad and the plastic buckets they brought were full.
When the fishing boat entered the port, Chen Wenjun immediately went over to ask the price, while Lin Qin was looking at the things on the boat.
After a while, Chen Wenjun was seen carrying a large basket over.
Lin Qin hurried over to help, and after putting the things away, Chen Wenjun made three more trips and got four large baskets of seafood in total.
Lin Qin was shocked, "Why are there so many?"
They only brought two hundred yuan with them this time in case of emergency, and it seemed that Chen Wenjun had spent all the money.
Chen Wenjun grinned and said, "They are all alive. We caught them in the early morning and put them into ice as soon as we got on the boat. Look at the eyes of these fish, they are so beautiful! The most important thing is that they are cheap. These small yellow croakers and sardines sell for 40 cents per pound. We can sell them for 1.2 to 1.5 yuan per pound in the city. And these razor clams only sell for 0.30 cents per pound. We sell them for 1.2 yuan, which is cheaper than stone snails. They will definitely be sold out during the New Year. The squids are also fresh, 0.50 cents per pound. We sell them for 1.8 or 2 yuan."
Lin Qin smiled bitterly and said, "Then we can go back to the market and see how much we can sell."
These things are worth hundreds of dollars! If she can't sell them and loses them, she will cry for days.
It's only about half past five now. It will be almost seven o'clock when we get back to Nanyu, and almost eight o'clock when we get to Xiatian Vegetable Market.
The two dared not waste time.
The northwest wind in winter gave people a headache. Lin Qin wrapped a sweater around Chen Wenjun's head and hid herself in the plastic tarpaulin.
The dozing fishing boat had already stopped at the port closest to Shimodasha.
Chen Wenjun said, "Let's get these things ashore first. You watch over here while I drive the boat back to get the cart and the scale, and call Dad to help."
Lin Qin agreed without hesitation.
This operation can save a lot of effort. At least it only takes a dozen minutes from here to Xiatian Vegetable Market, and there is no need to push a bunch of things for such a long distance.
After all the things were moved ashore, Chen Wenjun returned to Nanyu as quickly as possible.
Lin Yi heard the noise and came to open the door, his face full of surprise, "I thought you wouldn't be back until the afternoon! Eh? Where are the Aqin people? Where are those things?"
Chen Wenjun didn't bother to explain. He ran into the house in a few days, took the cart and the scale, said a few words to the two children, and left with Lin Yi.
When leaving, he did not forget to lock the gap door.
On the way, Lin Yi found out that Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin were wholesale seafood.
"You two are really bold. There is no fresh seafood in our city. What if we can't sell it?"
That's all money!
Chen Wenjun was not worried at all. "If they can't be sold, we can sell them to restaurants at a low price. Boss Zheng will definitely know the value of the products."
If he had not been reborn, he would definitely not dare to do this. If he could start over again, he would no longer be the cautious Chen Wenjun.
After hearing this, Lin Yi said nothing more.
The two soon arrived at the port near Shimoda.
It took less than twenty minutes in total.
After pushing the cart ashore, Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin first took some of the things to the vegetable market, and left the rest to Lin Yi.
The couple has a fixed stall here, and many people greeted them when they first arrived.
"Wenjun, why are you here so late today? We thought you and your wife wouldn't be setting up the stall today!" the old lady selling vegetables next door asked with concern.
Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin quickly put the seafood on the table and said with a smile, "We went to Nangang and got some seafood to sell. Come and have a look, everyone. Fresh seafood, caught just in the middle of the night, a must-have for the New Year's table!"
After Lin Qin shouted like this, many people gathered around.
An old man frowned in dissatisfaction, "Why are all these dead!"
Lin Qin explained loudly, "Uncle, this is seafood! It's caught from the sea and frozen on ice as soon as it's on the boat. Look at the eyes and skin, how beautiful! It's so fresh! If you have a refrigerator at home, you can buy some and freeze them so you can eat them until the New Year.
I dare say that only our stall in Anshi has such fresh seafood, you definitely can’t buy it anywhere else!
There are also razor clams. They are covered in mud, but they are alive. It is not a problem to keep them for a day or two. They are 1.2 yuan per pound, which is cheaper than stone snails. Don’t miss it if you pass by! ”
There were indeed people who knew what was good among the crowd. When they found out that these seafood were only a cent or two more expensive than ordinary freshwater fish, they picked up a lot of them and paid very quickly.
If there is one, there will be two. If there are two, there will be three. In addition, some people who know the value of their products like to show off and help the couple advertise for free. Even those who don’t know the value of their products grit their teeth and spend money to buy some, planning to go back and try it out.
By half past eight, the couple had sold most of the things they brought.
Lin Qin pushed the cart to find Lin Yi, loaded up some more, and sold until ten o'clock before closing the stall.
There was almost a basket of seafood left, and together with the fish caught by Lin Qin, they were all sent to Guoxing Hotel.
Zheng Guoxing was busy in the kitchen. When he saw Chen Wenjun coming over, he just said casually, "It seems a little late today. You weigh first."
Chen Wenjun did not go about his business as before, but pulled Zheng Guoxing out and pointed at the seafood, "These are the ones we have today, just decide whether to take them or not!"
Zheng Guoxing took a quick look and jumped up in shock. "Oh my God! Brother Chen! You are going crazy! How did you get so much seafood? Where did they come from?"
Chen Wenjun gave a concise explanation.
When Zheng Guoxing heard that the food was made in the early morning and was delivered here with ice cubes, he immediately bought it all and paid for it at the price offered by Chen Wenjun.
While the waiter is weighing it.
Zheng Guoxing pulled Chen Wenjun's sleeve and smiled flatteringly, "Brother Chen, can you send me some seafood every now and then in the future? I don't ask for much, just like today, it would be even better if you can have more, the price is negotiable."
He runs a restaurant and there is a large freezer in the kitchen where he can store food.
Chen Wenjun looked puzzled, "No, your family is well connected, so what seafood do you want?"
He heard that Zheng Guoxing had a relative who was a team leader in a fleet.
The convoy carries all kinds of goods, including seafood.
Zheng Guoxing shook his head, "You don't understand. Seafood is not easy to store. It takes more than two hours to drive from the seaport to the city, and you have to wait at the port in the early morning. One truckload of goods and half of ice, plus the round-trip fuel cost, the price is ridiculously high. I can get seafood, but I can't sell it at that price!
I also want to ask you! Can you make back your investment at this price? "
(End of this chapter)
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