From the moment he opened his eyes again, Feng Ye resumed his regular fishing life, setting out to sea at three in the morning and returning in the evening.
The daily earnings are decent, averaging over six or seven hundred each day.
Occasionally, if you're lucky and have a stroke of good fortune, you might encounter a school of fish or catch a rare species, and earning over a thousand yuan is not out of the question.
As for the dried fish business, he truly let go of it and stopped interfering, only helping out a little each afternoon after returning home.
Meanwhile, his dried fish workshop was completed, and even the second floor of the new house was poured; only the stairwell was missing.
However, it will be a while before you can move in, as it hasn't been renovated yet.
You can actually live there without decorating.
How many of us have renovated our homes?
But Feng Ye didn't want to do it that way. He wanted to get it all done at once to avoid trouble later.
He estimated that he would probably have to wait until the end of the year to move into the new house.
The days passed slowly as they fished, and before they knew it, it was the early morning of August 12th.
For some reason, his biological clock has never been on time, and he has to be woken up every day.
This day was no different.
When he opened his blurry eyes, he saw Ye Qingling standing in front of the bed, her whole body reeking of fish.
His brain went blank for a moment before he finally understood: "You just got back?"
"Yeah, I just finished."
"Why did it get so late? Didn't I tell you to invite a few more people?"
"Yes, we called for them. We called for them several times, but there were just too many fish. And the number is increasing every day. Today we've already collected nearly 20,000 jin."
Ye Qingling looked worried. "If this continues, I'm afraid I'll have to work all night in a couple of days, and there won't be anywhere to dry my clothes in the sun."
Upon hearing this, Feng Ye also frowned.
He knew about this.
Since word spread about the fish-buying operation, it's no longer just the fish from the local fishermen that are being bought.
People from the other three villages on the island also started bringing fish over to sell.
What happened yesterday evening was even more outrageous: a fishmonger in town brought over nearly 10,000 kilograms of miscellaneous fish and cheap goods on his boat.
They've already brought the fish to our doorstep, we can't just refuse to accept it, can we?
Even though Ye Qingling was somewhat unwilling, she had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.
As a result, a large group of them worked until the early hours of the morning to finish processing the fish.
"This can't go on forever; we need to come up with a solution."
"What else can we do? Unless we stop drying fish, more and more people will come to sell fish."
"This... let me think about it."
Feng Ye frowned and fell into deep thought.
At that moment, he longed for all sorts of equipment from later generations, such as large ovens and fish-killing machines.
With this equipment, let alone 20,000 catties of fish, even a few more, several times more fish, could be processed in time.
But in this day and age, we don't even know where to buy these devices.
It's even uncertain whether some of these devices have ever been developed.
Moreover, he might not even be able to afford it.
After a long while, he said, "How about this, we not only collect fish, but also dried fish?"
"In this way, fishermen with large families will definitely not sell their fish in order to earn more money; they will keep them to dry themselves."
Ye Qingling nodded: "That's the only way. So, how do we set the price?"
"You guys discuss it and make sure we get a gross profit of over 20%."
Ever since Feng Ye stopped interfering, Ye Qingling and the others have become increasingly daring.
The variety of dried fish has increased considerably, and it is no longer limited to miscellaneous fish and cheap products.
Some are a bit more expensive, but still relatively cheaper. Small-batch trials are also being conducted on fish with a purchase price of less than 50 cents.
For example, sardines, fresh ones cost two cents to buy, and dried ones would sell for at least 1.5 yuan.
Feng Ye estimated that they would gradually expand to more expensive fish.
Perhaps one day, dried abalone will appear in the warehouse.
"I understand. I'll discuss it with everyone during the day and finalize it as soon as possible before sending it out."
"Let's spread the word that we're buying dried fish first. As for the price, there's no need to rush."
"Um."
"By the way, the dried fish we receive must be of the same quality. The dryness and saltiness should be similar to the dried fish we make ourselves, and there shouldn't be too much difference."
"This is not easy to handle, since each family has different methods for drying fish and different amounts of salt."
Although the overall tastes in this area are similar, there are some differences between each individual household.
Some are too salty, some are too bland; some eat spicy food, some don't...
The dried fish will naturally have different flavors depending on each family's taste.
"Then let's standardize it and have them dry the food according to our method. We also need to quantify the amount of salt used to a standard so that we can guarantee the quality."
Ye Qingling paused for a moment, then nodded: "Understood. I will communicate with everyone to establish a unified process for drying fish and a standard for the use of salt."
"If it's just passed down by word of mouth, people might spread the wrong information. It would be best to put up a sign in front of the workshop, listing all the information, such as the price of the dried fish, the drying process, and the salt standards."
Ye Qingling's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she praised, "That's a great idea. Putting up a sign makes the information clear at a glance and makes management easier."
"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you. I'm out at sea every day and can't be of much help."
"It's not hard work at all. I make money every day, and I'm actually quite happy about it."
Her eyes sparkled, revealing a greedy look.
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