According to Ye Cheng's estimate, the price of crayfish dishes will eventually double, with a profit margin of 40-50%, making it difficult to maintain the current profit margin of 600-700%.
So the price increase wasn't a big deal. Ye Cheng didn't speak but looked at Duan Chunsheng, "Uncle Duan, is that all?"
Duan Chunsheng shook his head. "No, I don't need to rush over here just for this. There are other things to do."
I heard that the village chief and the others are also planning to get involved with crayfish; it seems they're planning to start raising them.
Ye Cheng was a little shocked. When did Chen Jinhai have such a bold idea to raise crayfish himself?
"Brother Cheng, they said it was Chen Zhangfu who suggested it, saying it would make money in the future. I don't know what he said, but anyway, they're planning to start building it now."
Ye Cheng rubbed his face, "Damn it."
No wonder traitors have been hated throughout history, especially trusted confidants like this.
Damn it, it's one thing to leave on your own, but now you want to steal my business.
This is indeed a bit of a headache.
"Second brother, once they get started, will we be affected? Should we get started too?" Duan Chunsheng suggested.
Ye Cheng nodded, "We'll get some too. We were originally planning to wait until my brother finished harvesting his clams, but it seems like we won't have enough time now."
“Let’s get started. First, we’ll build a seedling pond to cultivate the seedlings. Then, Xiaohu and I have already found a place to rent land from the village to build a breeding farm.”
"Rent land from the village?" Duan Chunsheng frowned, beginning to understand why Ye Cheng had run for village chief.
Given the feud between Ye Cheng and the Chen family, he would definitely have to pay a higher price to rent land in the village.
"Brother Cheng, what if the village doesn't rent it out?" Duan Yong asked with some concern.
“If they don’t rent it, they’ll make a scene. If they can’t make a scene in the village, they’ll make a scene in the township. Young people shouldn’t go there; they should go find the old men and women.”
Damn, this kind of thing will be used a lot in later generations.
The higher-ups are afraid of this, and besides, his demands aren't illegal; they're legitimate efforts to develop the village's economy. If the village blocks him, Ye Cheng really dares to send people to cause trouble.
“Fine, my family will contribute an old man and an old woman, both over 80, what’s there to be afraid of?” Duan Chunsheng was a decisive person, and directly sold out his parents.
"Okay, Uncle Duan, let's take more people over tomorrow and finalize the land we want to rent. Even if we can't rent it now, we can't let the Chen family get there first."
The plot of land by the river that Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu looked at last time has flowing water, making it the most convenient place for aquaculture.
As for why he brought so many people, Ye Cheng had his concerns.
If I say I want to rent that land, and the Chen family plays games with me first, then waits until I leave before saying they've already rented it, and I end up getting it myself, then I'll be at a huge loss.
Bring a group of people over there; there will be more than a dozen people watching. Your Chen family can find a reason not to rent to me, but you can't refuse to rent to yourselves.
That's how it was settled, and we'll go there first thing tomorrow morning.
That night, Ye Cheng opened the system and decisively used 5,000 points to unlock the [Advanced Seedling Cultivation Skill].
The Chen family also wants to raise livestock, haha.
It's not that easy.
If farming were that simple, countless people would have rushed in, thinking it was just weeds that would grow on their own if left out.
If farming were that simple, I'd have my older brother raise clams instead of just raising baby lobsters. He doesn't know how, does he?
When raising livestock, one must pay attention to factors such as temperature and humidity, and the other major concern is pests and diseases.
If you've never raised animals before, even a tiny insect can wipe out all your money.
Just now, after Ye Cheng opened the breeding system interface and upgraded the [Advanced Seedling Skill], he found an additional item: [Universal Insect Repellent Powder], which costs 100 points and is valid for one month.
I have my own seedling breeding skills, guaranteeing the survival rate of shrimp larvae, and I also have subsequent farming guarantees. You want to compete with me in farming? I spit on you!
Although it's great, Ye Cheng has spent a lot of points. He checked his balance and found he only had 4200 points left. He still needs to go out to sea to earn more points.
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The next morning, after breakfast, Ye Cheng went to the big village at the entrance of the village to meet up.
When he arrived, there were already quite a few people there.
The eldest brother's family consisted of two people, Xiao Hu's family consisted of three people, Aunt Qian's family consisted of two people, Yuan Mazi's family consisted of three people, Widow Zhang came alone, and the Duan family came with five people.
Duan Chunsheng really did bring his parents over; they were over 80 years old and still quite healthy.
If you call in a few more elderly people, it will be difficult for Chen Jinhai to deny it.
Yuan Mazi had originally brought his son and daughter-in-law with him, but when he saw that Duan Chunsheng had brought his parents along, he went back and dragged his parents over as well without saying a word.
The elderly men and women all used canes, but when they heard they were helping their grandson, they were all full of energy and took it upon themselves to help, displaying the style of Little Ma.
Chen Jinhai was still sitting in the village committee drinking tea when he saw a large group of people walk in. When he saw the people at the front, he was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.
Seriously? Are they going to come knocking on our door?
Although the Chen family has many members, I am all alone now.
He jumped up and tried to run, but Ye Cheng was faster and blocked him inside the door.
"Hey, village chief, where are you planning to go?" Ye Cheng said with a grin.
"Can't I pee? Why are you interfering with that?" Chen Jinhai said, sticking his neck out.
"Then hold on for a moment, we're here to get things done, it'll be quick."
After saying that, Ye Cheng forced Chen Jinhai back inside.
"What are you trying to do? Let me tell you, it's illegal to hit someone in broad daylight." Chen Jinhai was so scared that he broke out in a sweat.
"Huh? We didn't say we were going to hit anyone, village chief, don't wrong us. We're here on business, right?"
Ye Cheng turned around and shouted.
"Yes!" a dozen people responded in unison, their voices booming.
The four elders from the Duan and Yuan families slowly walked in, sat down on the sofa, propped up their canes, and remained silent.
Seeing that there were four old men there, Chen Jinhai felt a little relieved; at least it seemed they really weren't there to beat him up.
There's no need to bring someone so old to a fight.
"Get it done quickly, I have other things to do," Chen Jinhai said irritably, then sat back down in his village chief's seat.
"Village chief, I'd like to rent some land, a few plots of wasteland, but no one seems to be renting them yet." Ye Cheng took out the blueprints and circled off the plots of land by the river.
Chen Jinhai took a look and saw that it was indeed wasteland. He would have agreed to rent it to anyone else, but Ye Cheng rented it? Heh.
Knowing that Ye Cheng was there to rent land, Chen Jinhai immediately put on airs, picked up his water cup, and tried to drink tea while speaking in a bureaucratic tone.
However, he wasn't facing ordinary villagers; he was dealing with a local ruffian.
So Ye Cheng snatched his teacup away and said with a grin,
"Village chief, let's get things done first, then have some tea."
Chen Jinhai's face darkened, and he seemed about to explode, but after looking at everyone in the room, he immediately softened.
"You're just renting a piece of land, and you need to bring so many people with you?"
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