Today the weather is fine and sunny, and the fishermen who went out to sea had a pretty good catch.
At this time, the Yang family's purchasing station was bustling with activity, with Yang Jiajun and Li Qingqing working enthusiastically.
After Chen Zhiyao and her group unloaded the fish, they waited for a while before Boss Yang hurriedly arrived with two employees.
When Yang Jiajun saw the mountain of sea bass in front of him, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but joke:
"Uncle Chen, you're truly a genius! Did you know in advance that sea bass prices would go up today? Look at these big sea bass, they're so fat!"
Hearing Yang Jiajun's words, Chen Weiqiang's face revealed undisguised smugness, and he pointed to the larger sea bass and began to boast:
"Haha, I'm not bragging, those biggest ones were all caught by my own hands, each weighing over ten kilograms."
These words made Yang Jiajun, a professional air force pilot, extremely envious. When would he be able to catch so many big fish?
Even if we don't talk about overflowing barrels, a big one would be nice too.
Today's sea bass harvest was bountiful, and everyone was in a particularly good mood. Even Grandpa Chen, who usually likes to argue with Chen Weiqiang, was unusually quiet this time.
The old man, quite proudly, echoed his son's words:
"We were really lucky today. The fish we encountered were even bigger than yesterday. Not only were our gillnets full, but our shrimp and crab traps were also almost entirely filled with sea bass!"
Listening to their conversation, Yang Jiajun continued working, helping to load baskets of sea bass onto the truck.
Meanwhile, his shrewd eyes would occasionally sweep over the live sea bass.
He secretly pondered what price he should ask for that would both make him profitable and satisfy the other party.
After all, doing business is all about mutual benefit and win-win, and he still wanted to retain the Chen family as a major client.
Back at the purchasing station, Yang Jiajun found that the people who had delivered the fish had already settled their accounts and left.
Before he could even catch his breath, he hurriedly waved to the shop assistants, signaling them to quickly move all the sea bass to be weighed.
Then he turned around and smiled at Chen Weiqiang and the others, saying:
"Uncle Chen, the price range for sea bass today is quite wide. There are three sizes: under 5 jin, 36 yuan per jin; 5 to 10 jin, 40 yuan; and over 10 jin, 45 yuan per jin."
These sea bass are huge, most of them weighing over 5 kilograms, and more than a dozen of them weighing over 10 kilograms.
"This price is indeed quite high," Chen Weiqiang immediately replied with a smile.
"Okay, okay, we'll do it your way."
Seeing that no one had any objections, Yang Jiajun smiled even more broadly, his eyes almost squinting into slits.
He held the calculator with a beaming smile, his fingers moving nimbly and skillfully across the keys.
"The sea bass weighing less than 5 jin totaled 582 jin, in total [number] pieces. The medium-sized ones totaled 998 jin, in total [number] pieces."
"The batch of sea bass weighing over 10 jin totaled 802 jin, which is a total of [amount missing]. Goodness, this batch of sea bass alone is worth 100,792 [units missing]."
After weighing the mountain of bass, Yang Jiajun turned his attention to a small pile of ribbonfish in the corner.
"These ribbonfish are well preserved, but they're a bit small. Let's set the price at 10 yuan each. There are 217 jin in total, so the total is 2170 yuan."
The catch from the boat, besides ribbonfish and sea bass, consisted of only a few kilograms of crabs and about ten kilograms of shrimp, which sold for a total of 1,650 yuan.
Basket after basket of fish were hauled away, and the total came to 104,512 yuan, averaging 20,922 yuan per person.
Upon hearing the amount, everyone smiled, surprised that each person would receive more than 20,000 yuan.
After removing the sea bass, there wasn't much left for each person, and Yang Jiajun quickly settled the bill for everyone.
Grandpa Chen caught a wide variety of fish, ranging from two or three pounds to more than 20 pounds. Including the fish he caught while beachcombing, he earned a total of 9,080 yuan.
Grandma Chen's catch wasn't very big, mostly around five or six pounds, but she caught the most fish, totaling 223 pounds.
Fishing alone brought in a few dollars, and with the catch from beachcombing, the total came to a few dollars.
As for Chen Weiqiang, no one knows what kind of luck he had today, but most of the fish he caught weighed over 10 pounds, and there were even two super-large bass weighing over 20 pounds each.
I actually made the most money today, a total of [amount missing].
The seafood that Chen Zhiyao and Yan Shuting caught was actually quite valuable, but it was still slightly inferior to the sea bass that the three of them caught.
Even with the catch from beachcombing, Chen Zhiyao's income was only 7,668 yuan.
Yan Shuting, who is usually a winner, actually came in last place this time, with only 5650 yuan.
With the additional 20,000 yuan split among the fishermen, each person earned roughly 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. Overall, the harvest was quite good.
Today, the sea bass were biting like crazy, and Chen Weiqiang and his grandfather were finally able to hold their heads high. The father and son were radiating smugness, making everyone's teeth itch with envy.
The two squatted down next to their catch, frantically taking photos together and showing them off on social media and fishing groups.
The fishing group was abuzz with excitement upon seeing so many sea bass, and Chen Feng's fishing boat suddenly gained a lot more business.
The father and son not only earned the envy and jealousy of a group of anglers, but also received a large red envelope from Chen Feng, making them extremely happy.
Chen Weiqiang, in particular, earns a share of the profits from selling various fishing gear and bait on his fishing boat.
After receiving the money, Chen Weiqiang and the others were overjoyed and prepared to leave, but unexpectedly Yang Jiajun's mother, Huang Liling, suddenly came over and grabbed Yan Shuting with a smile.
The two sisters were whispering and laughing in the corner, and the more they talked, the happier they became, eventually bursting into laughter.
Chen Zhiyao, who was happily looking at her savings account, suddenly sneezed several times.
Strange, she doesn't have a cold, so why is she sneezing so much? Is someone talking bad about her?
After leaving the purchasing station, Yan Shuting pulled Grandma Chen aside for a private chat, and the two of them kept glancing at Chen Zhiyao, making her feel uneasy.
These two are acting so mysteriously, are they trying to set her up on a blind date?
Chen Zhiyao tiptoed closer, intending to eavesdrop on the secrets being discussed between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Unexpectedly, she was spotted by her grandmother as soon as she got close. The two stopped talking and exchanged knowing glances.
Chen Zhiyao preemptively shouted, "Tell me, what wicked schemes are you plotting here?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Yan Shuting began to play dumb, keeping her mouth tightly shut.
Then she looked at her grandmother, but to her surprise, Grandma Chen, who usually doted on her the most, lowered her head and ignored her.
Seeing the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law blatantly playing cryptic games again, Chen Zhiyao was about to explode with anger.
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