Right now, the sun is setting in the west, about to disappear behind the mountains.
A magnificent sunset hung on the horizon, turning the sea surface into a golden hue.
There were more people on the dock, mostly men, women, and children waiting for their fishing boats to return.
No one surrounded Feng Ye upon his arrival; only those who knew him greeted him and casually asked where he was going.
Seeing this, Feng Ye immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely afraid that these people would surround him and chatter incessantly with questions; it was incredibly annoying.
He smiled and replied a few words, saying he had something to discuss with Uncle Fa, and then quickly walked towards Feng Jiafa's acquisition point.
No boats had returned yet, and Feng Jiafa's shop was empty except for him, who was sitting alone at the shop entrance, fanning himself with a palm leaf fan and drinking tea.
Seeing Feng Ye approach, he was somewhat surprised: "Oh, didn't you just go back not long ago? Why are you here again?"
"What, you're not welcoming me? Then I'll go find Old Zhu or Old Lin."
Feng Ye pretended to be angry, but a smile was on his face.
Feng Jiafa's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately realized that something must be going on, and it was related to fish.
"Hey, what are you saying? How could I not welcome you?"
He quickly stood up, smiled, and invited Feng Ye into the shop, then made him a cup of tea.
"Didn't you go to buy a big ship today? Why didn't you bring it back?"
Instead of asking what was going on, Feng Jiafa inquired about the boat out of curiosity.
"This ship has been sitting at the dock for too long without moving. It needs to have the parasites on the bottom cleaned and be repainted and maintained, so it was sent to the shipyard."
"Oh, I see. That explains why you didn't bring it back."
Feng Jiafa nodded. "Your mother said it was a 30-meter-long boat?"
Feng Ye picked up his teacup, blew on it, and took a sip: "Yes, 30 meters."
"May I ask how much it cost?"
As soon as Feng Jiafa spoke, he immediately realized that his question was a bit presumptuous and quickly added, "I was just curious. If it's inconvenient for you to say, just pretend I didn't ask."
Feng Ye laughed: "What's inconvenient about it? But don't spread it around."
"I'm very tight-lipped, I definitely won't tell anyone."
"It cost 160,000."
"A 30-meter-long ship for 160,000? That's so cheap!"
Feng Jiafa's eyes widened in surprise. "You guys really got a great deal!"
"Yeah, it's pretty cheap."
Feng Ye was secretly laughing to himself.
If he knew that the Harvest only cost 150,000, wouldn't his eyes pop out in disbelief?
"Congratulations! You've bought a big boat, so you can fish in more distant waters and earn more money."
Feng Jiafa's words seemed somewhat insincere.
After all, now that they have a large ship, they certainly won't be sailing out to sea with the Rising Sun anymore.
When large ships go out to sea, the fish they catch are either sold to fresh catch ships or sold near the shore.
In other words, he will basically not be able to receive their fish anymore.
Without the catch from one of their boats, his income would decrease significantly.
Feng Ye naturally understood the meaning behind the Feng family's words, but he did not point it out.
Instead, he pretended to be clueless and laughed, saying, "Haha, Uncle Fa, then I'll take your good wishes."
Feng Jiafa felt increasingly distressed as he thought about it, and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Tell me what you want to see me about."
"That's right, squid prices are low right now, so we want to take advantage of the opportunity to buy more, dry them, and store them."
We can't just take it away from you and steal your jobs.
That's why we were thinking of buying from you, and delivering a fixed batch to the workshop every day.
"I see..."
Feng Jiafa pondered for a moment, then instead of answering immediately, asked, "I heard you buy dried squid for 7.2 yuan, is that true?"
"That's the price."
Feng Ye nodded, not denying it.
At the beginning of the flood season, the price of squid was 1.2 yuan, but the calculated price was indeed 8 yuan.
However, by the time Xiao Guowen and the others were notified to dry the squid, the price of squid had already dropped.
Of course, they could no longer accept the high price of 8 yuan; after recalculation, it was 7 yuan and 2 mao.
This price has remained unchanged to this day.
The main reason is that they already have enough profit, earning more than one yuan per kilogram, and they sell it for about 8.5 yuan.
"I didn't realize it was that high. I was a little skeptical before."
"What? You have an idea?"
"With such a good price, who wouldn't be interested?"
Feng Jiafa sighed, a hint of helplessness on his face. "I would like to dry them, but don't you only accept dried squid from Xiao Guowen's family and not from others?"
Someone posted it online a while ago, wanting to sell it to you, but your mother and the others chased it away.
"Isn't it because I don't want to take your jobs?"
Feng Ye laughed and said, "I can say with certainty that once you take over this one, everyone else will immediately follow suit. Then why are you even taking over the squid?"
"That's true."
Feng Jiafa nodded. "Then Lao Zhu, Lao Lin, and I have to thank you for showing mercy."
"That's not necessary."
Feng Ye laughed and continued, "If you really want to dry it, that's fine with us. We can take it in."
However, you should be prepared that after drying, it may sit in your hands for quite some time.
It's impossible for us to immediately take down the plants as soon as you put them out to dry.
Upon hearing this, Feng Jiafa was overjoyed and said, "Of course, of course, I understand that. As long as you are willing to accept it, that's fine."
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