"It doesn't matter to the three of us, but you guys are at a disadvantage."
Feng Ye smiled and said, "How about this, since a basket weighs between 50 and 60 jin, let's take an average of 55 jin, okay?"
"Since you're willing to spend more money, I can't refuse to give it away. I'll do as you say."
Xiao Zhaojun said with a smile.
“I counted them, there were 122 baskets in total, including 90 baskets of miscellaneous fish and 32 baskets of shrimp.”
After Feng Ye finished speaking, he turned to look at A-Can, who was holding a pen and paper, and said, "A-Can, calculate the weight and the money."
"Um."
After writing and drawing for a while, Ah-Can read aloud: "4950 catties of miscellaneous fish, at 5 cents a catty, is 247.5 yuan; 1760 catties of shrimp, at 1.5 yuan a catty, is 264 yuan, for a total of 511.5 yuan."
Shrimp meat is expensive to sell, and the corresponding purchase price of shrimp is also higher.
"Huh, are there that many?"
Xiao Guowen looked at A-Can's calculation results with surprise, somewhat taken aback.
“After all, the quantity is so large, it’s normal to have this much money.” Feng Ye said with a smile, “I’ll pay the money first, so we don’t have to calculate it later.”
As he spoke, he took the money out of his pocket, moistened it with saliva, and began counting it.
The money from selling dried fish and the catch today hasn't been split yet, but there's a total of 1257 yuan, which is enough to cover the expenses.
"That's right, it's over 6,000 jin. Even if it's cheaper, the number is still quite large and it's worth a lot of money."
Xiao Guowen nodded and said, "You're getting a good deal. These 6,000-plus catties of miscellaneous fish and shrimp can be dried into more than 1,000 catties of dried fish and shrimp meat. You'll be stuffed."
"I wish I could eat myself to death, but there's not enough. I have a big appetite."
"This is still not enough? You guys can earn at least 600 yuan. I'm already a little envious."
"How about I give you this money-making opportunity?"
"Then forget it. I don't know who to sell it to if I post it online. Do you mean to sell it to me?"
"That's fine too. I'll still charge you 60 cents and 2 dollars respectively."
If Xiao Guowen's family also wants to display their products, Feng Ye really has no objection and is willing to buy them at the agreed price.
"The price is indeed good, but I don't have time! My wife is home alone, and even if she works herself to death, she can't do much."
Xiao Guowen couldn't help but sigh, "We're not destined to make this kind of money; we can only honestly go out to sea and earn a meager living through hard work."
"Then there's no other way; the three of us will have to earn it."
"If only I hadn't refused Ah-Can back then, I would have invested in Rising Sun and been able to hang out with you guys. I would have known about any good money-making opportunities right away, unlike now..."
"Alright, you little brat, isn't it because I insisted on buying a big ship? I've heard you say it so many times, my ears are practically calloused."
Xiao Zhaojun glared at him with displeasure.
"In that case, adding the income from the previous trips at sea, the total is 50 cents."
Ah-Can then reported the total number that had been added back.
Feng Xuan had been silent until now, then nodded and said, "This month has been a great success. Including what we settled at the beginning of the month, it's over 30,000."
The others nodded in agreement.
"Actually, these small fish and shrimp are quite good, but they don't keep for long in this hot weather, and it's not cost-effective to keep them fresh with ice. We can consider bringing more back when it gets colder."
As soon as Xiao Zhaojun finished speaking, Xiao Guowen added, "We'll keep as many as we can, and you can have them all."
"The way you're talking makes it sound like we didn't pay for it."
Feng Ye retorted, then said, "If you want dried fish in the future, just come to my house and get as much as you want. There's plenty."
"That's more like it."
"Alright, let's get down to business."
Seeing that they were about to go off-topic again, Xiao Zhaojun quickly tapped the table to stop them.
After calming down, he continued, "It's almost the end of the month, and I need to set aside some of my salary. It's 1250 yuan in total, and I have... how much left again?"
He hadn't quite remembered the total, so he turned his gaze to Ah-Can.
Ah-Can calculated on the paper: "I have 50 cents left."
"We also need to set aside money for purchasing supplies for the next voyage. So, let's keep that extra 1,000 yuan and divide it up. Do you have any objections?"
"I have no objection."
"Can."
"OK."
Feng Ye and the other two all agreed.
"If there are no objections, then let's split the money. One share is 1500, Ah Ye's three shares are 4500, and Ah Xuan and Ah Can are 750 each. Wait a moment, I'll go get the money."
With that, Xiao Zhaojun stood up and went back into the house.
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