When the Rising Sun docked, it was not even six o'clock.
However, the fishing boats that went out to sea today returned earlier than usual.
At this time, many fishing boats were already docked at the pier, and more fishing boats were approaching the pier.
It's obvious they all realized the squid season had arrived and rushed back to cut tree branches.
After all, time waits for no one!
As soon as the boat docked, Feng Ye ran to Feng Jiafa's purchasing point to push a cart.
Since he couldn't bring his own cart, he had to borrow Feng Jiafa's.
When Feng Jiafa saw him coming, he couldn't help but say, "Oh, you're back so early today?"
Feng Ye rolled her eyes: "What? Wouldn't it be better if I came back earlier?"
"Hehe, I really hope you guys come back late. Usually, when you come back late, it means you've gotten something good."
"You're dreaming. Good things don't come in that many forms."
Feng Ye threw down a sentence, pushed the cart, and jogged back to the side of the Rising Sun.
Now is not the time for idle chatter; we need to sell the fish quickly and then go up the mountain to cut tree branches—that's the important thing.
Summer has arrived, and it gets dark later; the sun doesn't set until almost seven o'clock.
There's still an hour left. If we hurry, we can still cut quite a few branches.
It's definitely not enough, but we can use these branches to occupy two islands first.
Tomorrow during the day, we can have the women at home help us continue chopping.
Ah-Can had already moved basket after basket of fish onto the shore.
As soon as the cart arrived, they loaded everything onto it and quickly pushed it back to Feng Jiafa's shop.
After moving the other fish, when Ah-Can was about to move the basket containing the squid, Feng-Ye quickly stopped him.
"We won't sell the squid; we'll keep it to dry into dried squid."
Ah-chan simply said "Oh" and didn't voice any objections.
In matters like these, he always listened to Feng Ye.
Feng Jiafa heard this too and was immediately surprised.
"Did I hear that right? You're not selling squid anymore?"
"Yes, we're not selling squid anymore."
Feng Ye smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, I can only sell you a few baskets of miscellaneous goods from the trawl net."
"Are you kidding me? Squid isn't cheap, and you guys are going to dry it in the sun?"
Feng Jiafa stared at him wide-eyed, unable to believe his eyes.
He knew they would showcase some high-value items, but in small quantities, just as a trial run.
Fresh squid isn't particularly expensive, but it still costs more than a dollar per kilogram, while the cost of drying it is much higher.
It takes about six pounds of fresh cuttlefish to make one pound of dried squid, and the cost alone is more than seven yuan.
Several fishmongers in the shop also looked at the two of them in surprise when they heard that Feng Ye was going to dry squid.
Feng Ye smiled and said, "Let's show off a few first and see if they sell well."
Hearing him say that, Feng Jiafa immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely worried that they would be drying large quantities of squid.
That would inevitably lead others to dry squid and sell it to them.
Of all the seasons, the flood season is the easiest time to make money.
If everyone leaves the squid to dry, then he won't be able to collect any fish for the next month and won't make any money!
The squid's fishing season lasts for about a month, and all the fishermen revolve around the squid.
However, it's not a big deal if it's a small batch.
However, he immediately felt a tightness in his chest and his heart jumped into his throat.
Although dried squid is expensive, what if it sells well? Wouldn't they then have to dry it in large quantities?
That……
"No, no..."
Feng Jiafa shook his head inwardly.
If he could think of it, others could too.
"Ah Ye, if they sell well, should we dry them in large quantities?"
"Yes, as long as the price is right, we can also help you dry squid..."
"That's right, we'll be able to catch a lot of squid every day from now on, and we can keep them all to dry at home..."
"We'll dry them and sell them to you, which will save you trouble, won't it..."
Feng Ye remained unfazed by their chatter.
After all, everyone wants to earn more.
However, Feng Jiafa's face grew increasingly dark.
Damn it, what I feared most came to pass!
However, these people don't care about his feelings.
For them, every little bit more they can earn is a bonus.
Dried squid should be more expensive than fresh squid, right?
If it's a loss, who would bother to spend the time and effort to sunbathe?
Moreover, everyone has already tasted the benefits.
They had all dried fish before and sold them to Feng Ye and his family, and they were still drying fish at home.
As long as the weather is good, they will leave the worthless miscellaneous fish and cheap goods at home to dry in the sun.
If a person doesn't look out for themselves, they'll be punished by heaven and earth.
As long as I can make money, I don't care about other people's lives.
Seeing Feng Jiafa's unpleasant expression, Feng Ye secretly found it amusing, but also felt a little embarrassed.
They kept the squid they caught themselves to dry in the sun, and although Feng Jiafa was unhappy about it, he couldn't say anything.
Can't they even decide how to handle their own goods?
But if they let others do the show and then buy it, they'd really offend people.
Moreover, it wasn't just one person they offended.
Besides Feng Jiafa, there were also Lao Zhu and Lao Lin, and even middlemen from the other three villages on the island.
The cheap, worthless fish and other inexpensive items are kept by everyone to dry in the sun, so they don't really have much impact on the middlemen.
These goods have low profit margins, are troublesome, and require a lot of hard work.
But squid is different.
Although the price isn't particularly high, the volume is large, so the profit margin is high.
If they cut off someone's source of income, someone might have ulterior motives, cause trouble for them, or even sneak up on them.
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