At six o'clock in the morning, the Rising Sun slowly left the dock and headed towards the county town.
This time, I brought all the dried fish and shrimp, even the smaller, higher-quality ones from Ah-Can's house.
Apart from the 200 jin of dried fish and 100 jin of shrimp that Fatty Nie wanted, the rest were to be put into the shop.
It's impossible to sell them during off-peak hours; you'd only make a few dollars, far less than you'd earn fishing.
For now, the shops are just being used as warehouses.
It's protected from the wind and rain, which is much safer than storing it at home.
And so, Ah-Can started rambling on and on.
"Brother Ye, I really don't think it's worth delaying fishing at sea just to earn two hundred yuan. You should at least earn more if you go out trawling..."
"You little rascal, all you know is fishing, fishing."
Feng Ye chuckled and patted A-Can on the shoulder, "Didn't you say this business was viable? What, are you starting to have doubts now?"
“Business is certainly possible, but it’s not worth it for us to set aside time specifically for it. Fishing is more profitable.”
“Fishing is tiring, but you have to think of it this way: you can earn more than two hundred yuan per trip, which is much easier than fishing.”
Ah-Can pouted: "It's easy, but the pay is low!"
"It's less money, but it's stable. I bet it won't be long before Fatty Nie calls again to order more goods."
Feng Ye continued, "Besides, fishing is a job that involves braving wind and rain; if you're unlucky, you might not even earn enough to cover the cost of fuel..."
Ah-Can interjected, "What do you mean? Even our worst performance earned us nearly three hundred dollars, okay?"
"Don't interrupt."
Feng Ye glared at him: "We're lucky for now, but can you guarantee we'll always be lucky? Besides, we haven't been fishing for very long. Look at those veteran fishermen, they've all had experiences of not even making enough to cover their fuel costs after a day at sea."
Ah-chan retorted, unconvinced, "That's only a few times, maybe once a year."
"That's true..."
Feng Ye smiled and did not continue the argument.
Fishery resources are not yet depleted, and it is indeed rare for a fishing trip to fail to recoup the cost of fuel.
But let's look at it again in ten or twenty years...
He then said, "You're too focused on the present. As long as you manage it diligently, your business will only grow bigger and bigger. When you can haul a thousand pounds, or even more, of goods to the county on a single trip, you'll be ecstatic."
Is that possible?
"You don't believe me? Why don't you just give up on this dried fish business? My brother and I can do it ourselves."
Ah-chan immediately objected, "That won't do. I said I'll do whatever you do."
"Then why are you still babbling on and on?"
"hey-hey……"
The Rising Sun cut through the sea, leaving trails of white foam.
More than an hour later, we arrived at our destination and came to a smooth stop at the county's fishing pier.
They spent some money to hire a tractor, loaded all the goods, and drove to Jinghong Hotel.
Feng Ye jumped off the tractor, went to the gate, told the security guard, and waited a few minutes before Fatty Nie came out.
"Mr. Feng, you've come so early. I've only just started work."
Fatty Nie was as polite as ever.
"I was planning to go out to sea for a couple of fishing trips after delivering the goods, so I came here early."
"You fishermen work really hard, getting up early and working late every day."
"There's no other way. Once you're in this line of work, you have to keep doing it no matter how hard it is, all to support your family."
"Who isn't?..."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Feng Ye and A Can unloaded the goods for Jinghong Restaurant from the tractor and let Fatty Nie inspect them.
Fatty Nie opened the snakeskin bag to inspect the goods, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Mr. Feng, the quality of your goods is still so good. They're dried so well and not too salty. A simple rinse is all it takes. Unlike the ones I bought before, which weren't dry enough and were so salty they could kill you."
"As long as you're satisfied."
Feng Ye responded with a smile, but secretly chuckled to himself:
If it's too dry, how can it have weight? If you don't add enough salt, how can you preserve it for a long time?
Fatty Nie shook his head: "What's the use of my satisfaction? The diners have to be satisfied."
As he spoke, he pulled a wad of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to Feng Ye.
"Here is the payment for this order. Please check it."
Feng Ye took the money, quickly counted it, and then nodded.
"360 yuan, the amount is correct, Manager Nie, thank you for your patronage."
"Don't mention it, we've known each other for a long time."
Fatty Nie chuckled and pointed at the cargo on the tractor, saying, "Is that dried fish too? Are you planning to take it to the market to sell?"
"I don't have time to sell it right now, so I'll leave it there for now and deal with it when I have time."
As soon as Feng Ye finished speaking, A-Can said, "Manager Nie, why don't you just buy them all?"
"The store has a limited supply, we can't use up so much..."
"Our dried fish is dried very thoroughly and can be stored for a long time."
“I know, the problem is we have nowhere to put it. You should take it to the market, and I'll call you again when we're done using it.”
Ah Can's eyes lit up, and he came up with an idea: "Manager Nie, how about this? We'll weigh out the dried fish for you first, and we'll give you a shop to use as a temporary warehouse, so we won't have to make another trip next time you need more goods."
Upon hearing this, Fatty Nie's eyes lit up. "Great idea! It's convenient for you, won't interfere with your fishing trip, and it'll save me trouble too, as I can pick up the goods anytime."
As he spoke, he turned his gaze to Feng Ye: "Mr. Feng, what do you think?"
"Can."
Feng Ye nodded.
That's definitely a good idea.
Once the goods are sold, they no longer need to run around repeatedly.
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