After putting the buckets and baskets back on the boat and tidying up, the two walked side by side home in the afterglow of the setting sun.
"Ah Can, let's not split the money today. Let's save it for tomorrow's delivery to avoid trouble."
As Feng Ye walked, he spoke to A-Can beside him.
Ah-Can nodded and laughed nonchalantly, "Okay, Brother Ye, whatever you say goes."
"I don't know how many fish we'll receive tomorrow. If there are a lot, we'll have to hire someone to kill them."
"Sure, it's only 5 yuan per person per day. Besides, it doesn't take a whole day to clean a fish, and plenty of people would be willing to come for just two or three yuan."
The two walked and talked, the afterglow of the setting sun casting long shadows on them.
"By the way, Brother Ye, we made this decision without telling Sister Lan. Will she have any objections?"
"Probably not. I'll talk to her when I get back. If she objects, then it'll just be the two of us."
"Hehe, now that you mention it, I'm actually hoping that Sister Lan won't agree, so I can earn a little more."
“If my older brother were home, he would definitely agree, but my sister-in-law is like this…”
Feng Ye shook his head and did not continue.
Soon after, they parted ways at a crossroads.
When he got home, Feng Ye told Du Guilan about the fish collection and drying process.
Before Du Guilan could speak, Ye Qingling asked, "Are all the dried fish sold out today?"
"They're all sold out."
Feng Ye grinned widely, revealing a bright smile.
"I thought it would be like last time, selling for several days."
"There were no retail sales this time; Jinghong Hotel took them all. However, we've only received payment for yesterday's order so far; the rest will have to wait a while."
"This...won't it be difficult to pay the bill, or even..."
Du Guilan said worriedly.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I know the owner of Jinghong Restaurant. If Fatty Nie dares not pay my bill, I'll go find his boss."
"Then I'm relieved. Otherwise, it would be such a waste to throw away hundreds of dollars."
“I also learned from the market that our dried fish is quite popular and many people are looking for it, so Ah-Can and I wanted to dry more.”
"Then you don't need to collect the fish to dry. Just bring back more when you go out to sea."
Feng Ye shook his head: "How much do we sell in a day? That amount is not enough at all. We sold retail at the market a while ago, and we could sell about a hundred catties a day."
"But this would increase costs and require stockpiling a lot of goods."
Du Guilan frowned slightly, clearly still somewhat worried.
"Who does business without stockpiling goods? It's better to have more on hand than to run out of stock, otherwise you'll make less money."
"Like this time, we didn't have that much stock at home, so we bought from others and only made two cents a pound. It's not as good as buying fish and drying them ourselves."
"Besides, the cost isn't that high. I paid Uncle Fa 5 cents per pound, so buying 10,000 pounds of fish would only bring in 500 yuan, maybe at most..."
Ye Qingling, who had been listening nearby, interjected after Feng Ye finished speaking:
"Five or six pounds of fish yield one pound of dried fish. Even if you sell it wholesale, you can still make a profit of 50 cents per pound. That's quite a profit."
Du Guilan was initially persuaded by Feng Ye's seemingly logical arguments.
Hearing Ye Qingling's words again, he considered it in his mind and realized that it made sense.
Moreover, they had already agreed to do the dried fish business together, and had even pre-ordered the miscellaneous fish and shrimp from the Harvest Ship, so they didn't mind buying a little more fish from others.
Just as she was about to agree, Feng Ye said again, "Sister-in-law, it's okay if you don't agree. A-Can and I can do it together."
"We'll split the money we made today with you. Ah-Can and I were originally planning not to split it and save it for tomorrow's fish purchase..."
"I didn't say I disagreed."
Du Guilan hurriedly interrupted Feng Ye.
So you're saying you agree?
"Okay, I agree."
Feng Ye breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Du Guilan's reply.
Although he said it was okay to disagree, he was actually a little uneasy inside.
The main issue is that this matter involves Feng Xuan.
Harmony in the family brings prosperity in all things.
He didn't want to see his older brother and his wife arguing about this.
It's really difficult for women to make decisions when their husbands aren't home; they have to consider this and that.
If only his older brother were home, he could have settled things in a few words, instead of wasting so much breath.
"Alright, then we won't divide the money. Let Aling keep it for us."
Feng Ye took out the money and handed it to Ye Qingling: "The dried fish is 360 yuan, and today's catch sold for 367 yuan, for a total of 727 yuan."
"Oh, right, here's the form, sister-in-law, please take a look."
He then took out the fish sales slip for the day and handed it to Du Guilan.
"727 yuan, that's enough to buy fish for several days, right?"
"Pretty much. Nobody goes out of their way to catch those small fish; it's just something they happen to catch on the side. The daily catch shouldn't be too big."
Are you and Ah-Can going out to sea again tomorrow?
"Of course! If the weather's bad and we don't go out to sea, does that mean we're rich or have too much money?"
Ye Qingling said angrily, "Stop talking such sarcastic and sarcastic things."
Feng Ye waved his hand: "Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. Ah Can and I will definitely be going out to sea tomorrow. The task of collecting the fish will have to be left to you."
"Oh, and Aunt Ling should also be going to help."
“If she doesn’t come, I’ll drag her here. My sister-in-law and I have both done our part, so she should do her part for her son too.”
"You guys figure it out yourselves," Feng Ye said with a smile. "Tomorrow, just move all of them to the new house to dry, so there's not even room to step inside."
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