“Yes, Uncle Chen, it’s 135,000 in total,” Ye Cheng said calmly.
Seeing Ye Cheng so easily mention tens of thousands, the others were a little taken aback.
"You... you have over ten thousand?" Chen Jinhai was incredulous. He knew Ye Cheng had made money, but he didn't know he had made this much.
Tens of thousands of yuan might not be considered a lot of money in the city, but in a village, that's the richest person there.
When did this village scoundrel, this petty thief who used to steal chickens and dogs, this hoodlum who used to argue and fight with me, become the richest man?
Ye Cheng nodded. They didn't know he had bought a house, otherwise they definitely wouldn't have been able to stand it.
"135,000! Second brother, you're so rich now." Chen Jinli was also shocked.
Chen Jinshui was alright; he didn't have much of a concept of money and didn't worry about it, but he was still repeatedly astonished.
With over 130,000 yuan, plus the money spent on buying the boat, Ye Cheng has basically spent all his current savings.
This is all thanks to the last time we went out to sea to salvage fish, which made us a lot of money, and also the Melo pearls. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to earn so much just by selling fish and crabs.
"How's it going? No problems? If there are no problems, shall we sign the contract?"
“No problem, I agree!” Chen Chunfu was the first to raise his hand. He could already imagine the joy of counting the money when the village’s accounts exceeded six figures.
Chen Jinhai had no objection. Ye Cheng was willing to be a fool, so who wouldn't be happy? "I agree too, but according to regulations, the village collective needs to agree, and I also need to consult the opinions of other villagers."
Most of the time, this consultation process is just a formality, and since Ye Cheng offered a high price, and several members of the village committee agreed, the villagers probably didn't have any objections.
Ye Guowei was still not recovered when he left the village committee.
"50 mu, 50 mu! What can we raise to make a profit?" Ye Guowei said dejectedly.
"Brother, don't worry. We'll start with clams on the 50 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) as a beginning, the free-range kind. That way, you and your wife can manage on your own. We can also set aside another 5 mu (approximately 0.3 hectares) to raise mud crabs."
Once we're familiar with it, we'll gradually increase the quantity of mud crabs. That way, the profits will be higher, and we can also raise other species later, the kind of intensive farming that two people can't handle. We can hire more people then.
After hearing Ye Cheng's brief plan, Ye Guowei felt much more at ease.
"So, do you really have that 130,000+?"
"Yes, brother, we can even buy a boat, don't worry."
Seeing Ye Cheng's confident demeanor, Ye Guowei finally felt completely relieved. He still felt uncertain about such a big matter, so he took Ye Cheng home to find Jiang Yunxiang.
Jiang Yunxiang was washing shrimp, brushing them one by one with a toothbrush, when she heard her husband say that they had contracted 50 acres of land, she was so scared that she threw all the shrimp away.
"Acheng, 50 mu? Do you know how big that is?"
"I know, sister-in-law. Let's buy a batch of clam seedlings first and raise them in the wild. That's easy. Then we can do more refined farming. Don't worry, even if we don't raise them, we can still make money by subcontracting them out later."
"Why do I suddenly feel like I'm carrying so much debt? You still have two houses to pay off mortgages."
Jiang Yunxiang was a little worried. So much money, so much debt.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I also bought a boat. I'll go out to sea a few times in the next few days and I'll make back the money. Don't you know I go out to sea?"
Considering the money Ye Cheng earns at sea, several thousand dollars a single trip seems like no problem.
After having lunch at his elder brother's house, Ye Cheng saw on his way back that a notice had been posted at the village entrance announcing his contract for the mudflats, and a group of people were gathered around discussing it.
When they saw him coming over, they all gathered around and asked him questions.
"Second brother, you contracted 50 mu (approximately 3 hectares) of tidal flats? For 30 years?"
"So much, and paid in full at once, how much money is this?"
"You must earn a lot from 50 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) a year, right?"
"You didn't borrow money from loan sharks, did you? I heard it's really expensive."
Ye Cheng was speechless. How did this get into usury?
"Uncles and aunts, don't overthink it. It's just that my brother is getting old and can't work at the dock for many more years, so he wants to start some aquaculture in the village to earn a little money."
Raising clams, it's all natural, just enough to make a living.
Ye Cheng brought up Ye Guowei, and the reason was quite valid: working at the docks was hard work.
Moreover, Ye Cheng's claim about raising clams is true; it's not that no one has ever done it before, but it certainly doesn't generate much profit.
Thinking about it this way, the group felt much more at ease. These days, especially in the village, you absolutely cannot flaunt your wealth, or people will be jealous.
"Then you have to keep a close eye on it. If there's a big storm or something, the clams will all be swept away."
"Yes, Uncle, that's why I just want to earn a living and have a stable life."
Among the crowd, Wang Defa's wife was also watching. After watching for a while, she left with a dark face, and Ye Cheng didn't pay any attention to it.
My luck isn't great today, and I don't plan to go out to sea, but I need to go to Wang Defa's place first to transfer the boat to his name.
After taking a nap, Ye Cheng took the money, rode his motorcycle to find Wang Defa, and wanted to take him into the city to complete the formalities.
As soon as I entered, I saw Wang Defa's wife sitting there with a displeased expression.
"Hey, Auntie, what's wrong? Who upset you?"
When Aunt Wang saw it was him, she didn't say anything and went straight into the room.
Hey, is this some kind of attitude towards me?
Ye Cheng went into the room and called out, "Second Uncle, are you there? I've come to ask you to transfer the property."
Wang Defa sat in the chair, glanced at Ye Cheng, and acted indifferent, completely different from when he sold the boat yesterday.
"Second Uncle, what's wrong? Did I offend you?" Ye Cheng sat down casually.
Wang Defa glanced at Ye Cheng, tapped his pipe, and said with a sidelong look, "Second brother, I think this price is still too low."
“Yes, it’s too low.” As soon as Wang Defa spoke, Aunt Wang next to him chimed in.
Upon seeing this, Ye Cheng immediately became a little angry. Was he going to back out?
He suppressed his anger and said, "Second Uncle, the price was agreed upon yesterday, and I've already paid the deposit. It's not appropriate for you to say the price is too low now."
Wang Defa showed no embarrassment whatsoever. He didn't care what Ye Cheng said. "Second brother, your aunt just saw it. You just contracted 50 acres of mudflats, worth over 100,000 yuan. And you're still haggling with me."
"That's right. We work so hard to earn a little money. Yesterday you used our boat and it only cost you a few thousand yuan for one trip. You still have the nerve to haggle? If you want the boat, then it's the original price, 40,000 yuan. Not a penny less."
Wang Defa and his wife are really something else, with a face full of shrewishness and greed. Birds of a feather flock together, no wonder Xiao Hu and the others don't want to associate with them, who wants to have relatives like that?
Ye Cheng snorted coldly, "40,000? Don't you know how old your boat is? To be honest, I'm only offering 33,000 because of Xiao Hu, otherwise it would be 30,000."
This is the truth, and Ye Cheng wasn't exaggerating.
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