Li Ming thought Ye Cheng was also planning to run a motorcycle taxi business.
"No, I just bought it for transportation. Sometimes it's inconvenient to go into the city," Ye Cheng said.
"Transportation? Wow, you're something else! Do you fishermen make that much money? Give me a ride!" Li Ming joked.
"Are you short of money?"
Li Ming paused for a moment, then immediately continued working, saying self-deprecatingly, "Who doesn't need money? My dad died young, and my mom's health deteriorated because of me; she needs to take medicine."
Medical insurance wasn't as widespread back then as it is now, and having a medicine cabinet at home was very expensive.
Seeing Li Ming like this, Ye Cheng suddenly wanted to help him.
Turning a prodigal son back to the right path is never an easy thing.
However, he didn't speak immediately, but instead changed the subject, "Didn't you ask Wu Bin for help? Isn't he working at the Wang Group now?"
Speaking of Wu Bin, Li Ming sneered twice.
"Forget it, him. It's not like I didn't try to find him, but he said their group doesn't want someone like me who's been in there before."
To put it bluntly, he just wants to see us living a bad life so he can feel superior. That's just how he is.
Ye Cheng agreed with this point; Wu Bin was indeed like that.
"I have a way to make a little money, do you want to give it a try?" Ye Cheng said.
"Sure, tell me what you're talking about. As long as it's not illegal, I'll do it." Li Ming didn't look up, continuing with his work, assuming Ye Cheng was joking.
You know what mantis shrimp are, right?
"Mantis shrimp?" Li Ming looked up at Ye Cheng and asked doubtfully, "You mean those red shrimp from the fields?"
"Yeah, that's it. Someone in our village buys them. They sell them for one yuan a pound. If you're free, go out and get some tonight. It can help supplement your family's income."
"One yuan per pound? That's great! Really? You're not kidding me, are you?"
One yuan per pound, if you can get ten pounds in one night, that's ten yuan, which is a considerable income.
"Why would I lie to you? I can do it myself. I'll give you a phone number in a bit, and you can call and ask."
"Okay, I'll call it after get off work. It's really strange that this thing can be sold for money." Li Ming was still half-believing.
Ye Cheng didn't say it was his own business, but telling him this information would help him a little bit.
The rack was assembled quickly. After it was finished, Ye Cheng gave Duan Yong his number and told him to call and try it out.
"Okay, thanks, Ye Cheng. If it really sells for money, I'll treat you to dinner."
"Having a seafood feast?" Ye Cheng joked.
"Get lost, I can't afford that kind of thing. I can only take you to a roadside restaurant and get you some pork intestines or something."
"Pork intestines are great! They taste even better than lobster, hahaha."
As Ye Cheng rode out on his motorcycle, he felt a mix of emotions.
Sometimes that's how friendships are; even after many years apart, it's still very warm and welcoming when you meet again.
This feeling is hard to find after entering the workforce, so why mix so many other things into a good friendship with classmates?
Back in the village, Ye Cheng only gave Xiao Hu 10,000 yuan. Who told this guy to fish on the boat? Damn it, he had it too easy. He's so tired he should go to a spa.
I calculated that I now have 215,000 yuan in savings.
If you have a lot of money, you should invest it; otherwise, keeping it in the bank will only cause it to depreciate.
After finishing with the pearls today, Ye Cheng checked his points. He had gained over 1,000, and was just a little short of reaching 10,000. Upgrading to an intermediate-level breeding system would be incredibly satisfying.
However, there seemed to be something extra in the system today, so Ye Cheng opened it to take a look.
In my original aquaculture system interface, I found an additional skill:
[Advanced Seedling Raising Skills]: Increases the survival rate of seedlings in the breeding system by 50%.
Wow!
That's awesome.
If this had been available before, the brother's clams would have increased by 50%.
However, this skill requires 5,000 points. Ye Cheng looked at his 9,000 points and hesitated.
Should I upgrade the [Basic Breeding Bonus] to Intermediate first, or unlock this skill first?
I'm going to start raising crayfish soon; it feels like I need them all.
After thinking for a long time without finding a solution, Ye Cheng gave up and decided to wait a couple of days.
Ye Cheng's luck was too low for the next two days, so he was too lazy to go out to sea.
The task of helping Ye Guowei prepare clams with Xiao Hu is about to be completed, and Ye Guowei is considering how to finish it.
Currently, the most economical and least damaging method for the 50 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) is manual harvesting, but it is very labor-intensive and requires harvesting at low tide, which is quite tiring.
Another type uses a water pump, which uses a high-pressure water pump to flush away the mud and sand on the surface of the mudflats. The clams are sucked into a screen and automatically separated by the water flow, but this type requires a separate machine.
According to Ye Cheng's idea, it would be more convenient to use a rake, as long as it is not too rough, it will not have too much impact on the mudflats.
These past two days, Ye Guowei has been experimenting to figure out the right size rake. This is the farm's first harvest, and Ye Guowei is paying extra attention to it.
Ye Cheng also busied himself on the mudflats, casually picking up a few clams from the mudflats.
These clams had grown to about 3 centimeters in length. Ye Cheng opened a few to take a look, and the clam meat inside was quite plump, clearly indicating that they had eaten their fill. They were indeed ready to be sold, and the price should be quite good.
After the clams are brought up, they need to be cleaned, so Ye Guowei built a large washing pool on the mudflat, filled it with water, and prepared to load them onto a truck and take them away after washing.
Ye Cheng was exhausted from working, and when he got home that night, he planned to rest and go to sleep, but Duan Yong and Duan Chunsheng came to his door.
Duan Yonglai probably came about the crayfish, and since Duan Chunsheng came along, there must be something else going on.
"Second brother, you've had a long day?" Duan Chunsheng greeted him.
"Brother Cheng," Duan Yong greeted him respectfully.
"Well, I've been working with my brother all day, and I'm a bit tired. Is there something important that you two have come over for?"
"Indeed, something serious has happened," Duan Chunsheng said with a serious expression.
Seeing Duan Chunsheng's expression made Ye Cheng nervous.
Tell me about it.
Duan Yong spoke first, "Brother, the main problem here is that the purchase price of crayfish has been rising. In some places, the price is as high as 2 yuan per jin."
Ye Cheng had anticipated the price increase long ago. It wasn't a big deal; prices rise with the tide, but profits would be lower in the early stages.
As long as the taste of crayfish remains good, prices will definitely continue to rise.
I remember that when the first batch of people started raising them, the price reached over 30 yuan per kilogram at its peak.
It's 2 yuan now, he estimates it will rise to about 3 yuan.
Then, as methods for cooking crayfish are developed, the price of crayfish dishes will also decrease.
That's just how things work in China.
Once something becomes popular, people immediately start counterfeiting it.
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