"Mr. Xu, it's been a long time!"
Feng Ye greeted him.
Xu Shaoping was moving a truckload of goods into a shop when he heard the noise and turned around, looking quite surprised.
"Oh, it's Boss Feng! What a rare guest! Why are you here at this hour? Usually, the delivery won't arrive until after six or seven o'clock."
He put down what he was doing, wiped his sweat, and came to greet him.
Feng Ye smiled and said, "The delivery wasn't made. That was my dad's job. I basically don't get involved."
Xu Shaoping asked curiously, "Oh, so what is this...?"
"I just got back from sea and caught some fish. I want to sell them at the market, so I came to get the key to shop number 11 from you."
As soon as Feng Ye finished speaking, he added, "By the way, that shop hasn't been rented out yet, has it?"
Because Feng Jiaqing and Feng Jialing would leave after selling their goods and wouldn't stay in the market all day.
Therefore, Xu Shaoping was asked to keep an eye on the leasing of shop number 11, and the key was left with him.
Fortunately, that's the case.
Otherwise, even if there are shops, it's all for nothing if you can't get in.
We can't just pick the lock, can we?
Perhaps, this is the only way.
These days, finding a locksmith is really not an easy task.
However, that is only a last resort, a choice made only when absolutely necessary.
Now, of course, there's no need.
"No, no. There are some people looking at it, but no one has decided to rent it."
Xu Shaoping shook his head and gave a wry smile.
Almost half a year has passed, and he still hasn't rented it out. He's starting to feel a little embarrassed.
"That's good, it's good that it wasn't rented out."
Feng Ye breathed a sigh of relief. "Mr. Xu, I'm so sorry to have troubled you for so long."
"Hey, Mr. Feng, you're being too polite. This is just a small matter and not worth mentioning."
Xu Shaoping waved his hand dismissively, "The key, right? I'll get it for you right now."
As he spoke, he walked behind the counter, opened a drawer, and searched for a while.
"Here it is."
After taking the key and thanking him, Feng Ye continued, "Mr. Xu, we don't plan to rent out shop number 11, so we won't trouble you any further."
"Why is that? Why did you suddenly change your mind? The rent isn't cheap, it's over a hundred a month."
Xu Shaoping became curious again.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to keep it for myself."
Feng Ye smiled but didn't offer any further explanation.
Xu Shaoping didn't ask any more questions. Since the other party didn't want to continue renting it out, it saved him some trouble.
After chatting for a few more minutes, Feng Ye took the key, left shop number 4, and headed to shop number 11, where he opened the door first.
Then, they borrowed a tow truck from the market.
Baskets of seafood were hauled into the market by trailer trucks and unloaded at shop number 11.
Feng Ye told Ye Chenliang to wait at the door for the remaining goods, while he himself stayed inside the shop to sell the goods.
There was too much stock; no seller could handle it all at once. It was all sold off gradually, in batches.
Therefore, it sells relatively slowly.
They didn't sell the last few hundred kilograms until the clock was almost pointing to six o'clock, when the market was about to close.
"Finally sold out."
Feng Ye breathed a long sigh of relief.
Don't underestimate the power of selling goods; it's quite tiring, mainly because of dealing with customers' haggling.
He and Ah-Can talked until their lips were almost worn out and their throats were practically burning.
"Count the money, count the money..."
Ah-chan also felt a great sense of relief.
But seeing that pile of banknotes, he instantly perked up, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
Of all the goods in this shipment, the most valuable was the unexpected batch of red snapper.
Of course, it doesn't mean the unit price is the highest, but rather that the same variety can generate the most revenue.
They actually caught quite a few other types of seafood that were more expensive, but the quantity was so small that it didn't add up to much money.
On the contrary, the red snapper is plentiful, has a good price, and offers the most considerable profits.
The unit price was even better than expected, selling for 2.1 yuan.
In fact, the price known to everyone on the boat, including Feng Ye, was the fishmonger's purchase price, not the market wholesale price.
Fishmongers typically buy red snapper for around two yuan.
Depending on market conditions, the purchase price can be high or low and is not fixed.
This is normal in the fresh food market; price fluctuations are to be expected.
This batch of red snapper wasn't bought by a single customer, but rather divided among several customers.
In total, the weight is 2568 jin (approximately 128 catties), and the value is 5392 yuan and 8 mao (approximately 400 grams).
The prices of other goods are also quite good.
There are too few high-priced items; most are cheap goods.
Moreover, the majority of the goods were extremely cheap, costing only a few cents.
These incredibly cheap items are actually perfect for drying fish.
But there are too many of them, so keeping them is not practical; the only option is to sell them.
Nearly 20 tons of goods, including red snapper, only sold for a total of 60 cents.
However, compared to selling to fishmongers, it's still much more profitable, at least earning an extra one or two thousand yuan.
Not to mention selling them at sea to seafood collection boats; it's doubtful they could even get 8,000 yuan for them.
After counting the money, they had the boatmen clean and tidy up the shop and organize the baskets, while the two of them went out to buy breakfast.
Once we're on land, there's no need to cook for ourselves.
Besides, it doesn't cost much.
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