Seeing their determination, Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing said no more.
Everyone has their own pursuits and dreams.
Since they both chose this path, as their fathers, they could only support them.
"Alright, we won't say anything more then. Just be careful at sea."
Feng Jiaqing patted Feng Ye on the shoulder.
“Okay.” Feng Ye nodded. “Tomorrow, A-Can and I will take you on a trip around the county to familiarize yourselves with the roads.”
Feng Xuan quickly said, "No need, you guys go out to sea, I'll take Father and Uncle Ling with me."
"Okay, then thank you for your hard work, brother."
"What's so hard about it? I really want to go and see if those dried fish are selling as well as you say."
Why would I lie to you? Don't be too surprised when you see it for yourself.
"I hope it can surprise me the most."
Feng Xuan burst into laughter.
"Oh, right, don't touch the goods in shop number 51. They've all been sold to Jinghong Hotel. You don't need to worry about them. Fatty Nie has the key and will go get the goods himself."
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing already knew that the three of them had bought the shop.
There are no secrets that stay hidden forever.
Although Feng Ye had instructed those in the know to keep it a secret, so much time had passed that the news had already spread.
When they found out from others, they were angry and each scolded their son.
But what's done is done, and they could only helplessly accept this reality.
"knew."
Feng Xuan nodded; he recognized Fatty Nie.
Just then, a few people pushed a cart full of baskets over. He asked with some confusion, "Ah Ye, what are those people doing here? Are they selling fish?"
"Yes, they're here to sell miscellaneous fish. Ask Ah-Can for details, I'll go take a look."
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he quickly went to meet her.
After collecting the miscellaneous fish, they pushed a cart to each household to borrow bamboo curtains, according to the plan discussed by Ye Qingling and the others.
By the time they returned after borrowing the bamboo curtain, it was almost dark, and the fishing boats had all returned.
Ye Qinglin and her group collected nearly 3,000 catties of miscellaneous fish and cheap goods.
The workers who were building the walls and fences for the small workshop had all finished their work and gone home for dinner, but they were still busy working.
After some time, Feng Yanmei, who was helping her grandmother cook at home, came to call them for dinner, and they stopped eating.
Feng Jiaqing waved his hand: "You guys go eat first, Lao Qi and I will stay here and keep watch."
"Yes, we can't go hungry. We need to eat to have the energy to work. With so many fish, we don't know when we'll be able to finish."
Feng Jialing echoed this sentiment.
"Okay, we'll come back and take your place after we've finished eating."
Feng Ye and the others didn't try to refuse; they greeted the four people they had invited to work and then went back to eat together.
After finishing their meal and taking a short break to smoke a cigarette, Feng Ye and the other two went to Xiao Zhaojun's house to settle their accounts.
It's almost the end of the month, and the Harvest won't be back until next month. It's time to settle this month's accounts.
Xiao Zhaojun's family had already finished eating and were watching TV in the main room while waiting for them.
Seeing them arrive, Xiao Zhaojun greeted them with a smile: "Come in, have a seat. I'll go inside and get the forms."
"Wow, drying so many fish every day, you guys are on your way to getting rich!"
Xiao Guowen stepped forward and punched Feng Ye in the chest.
"Not at all, just average, third in the world."
Feng Ye blurted it out subconsciously.
Everyone knows about drying fish; there's no secret about it.
But the profits involved are probably unknown to most people.
However, this could not be kept from the Xiao family members.
He bought their goods for six cents a pound, from which we can roughly deduce what happened.
"You buy miscellaneous fish for five cents a pound, dry them, and then sell them for seven or eight cents or more. You're so greedy, so heartless."
Xiao Guowen gestured for them to sit down, looking at Feng Ye with envy, jealousy, and resentment.
Feng Ye smiled but didn't reply; there was no need to explain too much about such things.
Xiao Guowu brewed a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of them.
A short while later, Xiao Zhaojun came out with the receipt.
"The settlement at the beginning of the month has been completed. We only have this one and the one before the typhoon left. The invoices are all here. You and Ah-Can can take a look first."
He smiled and placed the receipt in front of Feng Ye.
Feng Ye took the document, glanced at it, and then began to calculate, following his usual practice.
The results came out quickly: net income of [amount missing].
The majority of the money came from this trip to sea.
Last time, because of the typhoon, I had to rush back after only two days and only earned 423 yuan.
"Uncle Jun, how do you calculate those small, insignificant fish and shrimp? They weren't weighed, so we don't know exactly how many there were."
Feng Ye put down the list and looked at Xiao Zhaojun, asking a question.
"As for the price, it'll be based on what Ah-Xuan told me, and that's the price you're charging now. As for the weight..."
Xiao Zhaojun frowned and thought for a moment before continuing, "Let's calculate it as fifty catties per basket."
"Isn't this too lenient?"
Once it's full, a basket will definitely weigh more than 50 jin (25 catties), but probably less than 60 jin (30 catties).
Feng Ye has been collecting miscellaneous fish for some time now, and he knows exactly how much a basket of fish weighs.
Xiao Zhaojun waved his hand and said, "It's alright, it's not much different."
“One basket might not differ by more than a few kilograms, but this hundred-plus baskets are quite different.”
Feng Ye didn't want to take advantage of this, since he was drying the produce to make a profit.
Xiao Guowen said nonchalantly, "How much difference could there be? It's only a few hundred pounds. There's no need to make such a fuss."
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