They bought 40 steamed buns from a stall and were just about to go back into the market.
Suddenly turning around, I saw Feng Jiaqing and Feng Xuan pushing a cart full of goods towards me.
Feng Ye was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Father, elder brother, you've arrived so early?"
He had anticipated that he might run into his father, but he didn't expect that his older brother would also come along to deliver goods.
Feng Jiaqing was also taken aback, and asked in surprise, "What are you doing here?"
Feng Xuan was momentarily stunned, then realized what was happening and said thoughtfully, "Are you selling goods at the port of the county town?"
"Yes, we reached the shore a little before."
Feng Ye nodded. "We thought that instead of selling to fishmongers, we might as well bring them to the market and sell them here to make more money."
"That's true. Anyway, we have a shop, so we don't have to pay the market commission, which saves us some money."
Feng Xuan echoed, then asked, "By the way, where's the ship? Is it docked?"
"Of course."
Feng Ye then countered, "Didn't you see?"
"I didn't expect you to dock in the county, so I didn't pay attention."
Feng Xuan shook his head and asked again, "How much merchandise did you bring back? And how much money did you make?"
"There was a lot of goods, nearly twenty tons, but not much of it was valuable. It only sold for a few dollars."
Upon hearing the number, the father and son's mouths gaped open in an "O" shape, and they remained stunned for a long time.
"Only a few dollars have been sold? That's not a small amount?"
Feng Jiaqing was the first to come to her senses, her face filled with disbelief.
"Exactly, so according to you, how much would be considered too much?"
Feng Xuan was also taken aback.
He remembered very clearly that the Harvest only had this much money on its first voyage.
Moreover, this includes all costs.
Excluding costs, the net profit is just over ten thousand.
Now, the Dong Sheng ship sold this much cargo in one go.
This is absolutely shocking.
Judging from this, wouldn't the Dong Sheng's haul from this voyage be far greater than this number?
"This is nearly 20 tons of goods. Is it too much to sell it for? On average, it's only 40 cents per kilogram."
After hearing what Feng Ye said, the father and son suddenly realized that it seemed to make sense.
After all, this is 20 tons of goods, and selling it for only a few kilograms is really not much.
If only they were all exchanged for valuable seafood, the money they could sell for would be several times higher.
Of course, they may have thought about it, but they also knew it was unrealistic.
They can't just catch whatever they want from the sea.
"You guys are really something. We only went out a day later than you, and our combined earnings were just over ten thousand."
Feng Xuan shook his head, deeply moved.
"We were lucky to hit the jackpot and got over 2,500 catties of sweetfish for free, otherwise we could only sell them for a little over 10,000 yuan."
Ah-chan, who was standing nearby, chimed in at the opportune moment.
"Oh, what happened?"
"Hehe, we made a lot of money on this trip, and we also learned a lot. This must be sweetfish..."
Listening to Ah-Can's incessant chatter, Feng Jiaqing interrupted, "Stop talking and come help."
"Uh...it's here."
The four of them pushed the goods into the market together, talking about what they had seen and heard on the voyages of the Dongsheng and Fengshou ships, as well as their respective gains.
Feng Jiaqing and Feng Xuan listened to A-Can's story with truly fascinating expressions.
Sometimes I was shocked, sometimes I sighed, sometimes I was amazed...
Especially when they heard that the sweetfish was originally prey for killer whales, but the humpback whales disrupted their hunt, allowing them to get a free meal,
This left the two of them speechless.
"This is too good of luck!" Feng Xuan muttered to himself.
Feng Jiaqing sighed, "Who can argue with that? This is like a windfall!"
"You bet it is, we ourselves find it incredible."
Ah-chan smiled and continued recounting the battle between the orca and the humpback whale.
After he finished speaking, Feng Xuan continued to recount the experience of the Harvest ship.
However, compared to the rich and exciting itinerary of the Dong Sheng, the voyage of the Feng Shou was rather unremarkable.
Only then did Feng Ye realize that the Harvest had returned shortly after the Dong Sheng had set sail that day.
The two hours were less than two hours apart, but we completely missed each other and didn't meet.
Moreover, the Harvest Ship returned yesterday, arriving back in the village before sunset.
“We didn’t go too far, so we didn’t have a very good harvest. And since it was almost noon, everyone was homesick, so we just went home.”
After recounting the Harvest ship's experiences at sea, Feng Xuan offered a final explanation.
"I see."
Feng Ye nodded, understanding.
Going out to sea to fish is inherently a hard job.
If there are good results, everyone will still be motivated.
But if the results aren't good, the mood will only get lower and lower, and there will be no motivation to work; all that will be left is to go home as soon as possible.
Moreover, it's close to the traditional Dragon Boat Festival.
After unloading the dried fish into the shop, Feng Ye and his group prepared to leave.
He doesn't need to worry about the dried fish; his father handles the sales.
Besides, they've been working since dawn, and although they're not very tired, they're incredibly sleepy and need to go back to the ship to catch up on sleep.
At this moment, Feng Xuan hesitated, his lips moving several times as if he wanted to speak.
However, she ultimately remained silent.
Feng Jiaqing saw through his thoughts and knew that he wanted to go and see the Dongsheng.
So he said, "Ah Xuan, you go back with them. I can manage here on my own."
A hint of joy flashed across Feng Xuan's face, and without the slightest hesitation, he said, "Father, then I'll go back first."
There are no orders in the city today, so there's no need to deliver them.
The little stock sold in the shop is enough for his father alone; it doesn't matter whether he stays or not.
Feng Ye greeted Feng Jiaqing and then joined the others in loading the empty baskets onto the cart.
Then, everyone pushed the carts together and left the seafood market, heading towards the pier.
It was truly thanks to Feng Jiaqing and Feng Xuan delivering goods that we had the handcart as a means of transportation.
Otherwise, with so many baskets, they wouldn't be able to get them back to the ship by themselves, and they would have to spend money again.
As soon as Ye Chenliang and the other boatmen got back to the ship, they went into their sleeping quarters and fell asleep immediately.
Soon after, the snoring started.
One after another, each louder than the last…
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