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The anglers on the boat were quite lucky today, encountering two small schools of fish.
Moreover, they encountered relatively expensive sea bass, red snapper, and three-striped fish.
On their way back, the fishermen gathered together, boasting about their catch that day, talking excitedly and quite pleased with themselves.
When Chen Feng takes people out fishing at sea, the crew usually catches quite a few big fish. On the way back, he usually collects the catch.
In addition, he has a partnership with the Yang family's purchasing station, and he will resell the goods at a slightly higher price to make a profit.
Taking advantage of the fact that these people were in a good mood, Chen Feng stepped forward with a cheerful smile and asked, "Gentlemen, are you selling today's fish catch?"
At the same time, several voices rang out simultaneously:
"I caught quite a lot of fish today. I'll keep two for myself and sell the rest."
"Today's harvest was so-so, but I'll keep these two to take home."
"Boatman, what's your price for buying fish here?"
Everyone caught quite a lot of fish today, so naturally they'll be selling them.
Seeing that Chen Feng's purchase price was quite good, most people only kept one or two for their own consumption and sold the rest.
Chen Zhiyao originally wanted to sell today's catch to her cousin, but Chen Feng shook his head at her and told her to take it to town to sell herself.
The main problem is that the little girl caught too many fish today. Besides the 20-pound bass, there were also quite a few red sea bream and three-snakehead. If we sold them to her, we would lose a lot of money.
If he were to offer a high price to buy it, it wouldn't be easy to explain to the people on the ship.
It's better to avoid trouble, so Chen Feng still thought it would be better for her to go to town and sell her catch herself.
The brother and sister exchanged a glance, and Chen Zhiyao roughly understood what her cousin meant, so she didn't say anything more.
On the way back, Chen Zhiyao, having nothing to do, roughly calculated the income from her cousin's fishing boat and found that it was actually quite profitable.
Chen Weiqiang's fishing tackle shop has been open for 10 years. There are two very active fishing groups where anglers ask every day where there are good fishing spots.
They had basically tried all the fishing spots nearby, but they couldn't catch any fish, and the fishing tackle shop wasn't doing well either.
Seeing that his elder brother's fishing boat wasn't catching much, Chen Weiqiang suggested that Chen Feng convert it into a fishing boat.
The two families collaborated: Chen Weiqiang promoted his nephew's fishing boat in fishing groups, while Chen Feng helped sell fishing gear on the boat.
Although not many people buy large items like fishing rods and protective gear, bait for groundbaiting is sold by the box.
Today, Chen Zhiyao saw her cousin sell a surf rod worth over 2,000 yuan, two fish baskets, and several boxes of bait for groundbaiting.
At the end of the day, the profit from fishing gear is conservatively estimated to be one or two thousand.
However, the profits will ultimately be split with her father; the better the business, the more her family will earn.
Nine people would cost 4,500 for a boat ticket. With the profits from selling fishing gear and fish, my cousin could earn quite a bit in a day.
Moreover, my uncle is also very good at fishing. In addition to catching several small bass, he also caught two three-knife fish and several red sea bream. He was all smiles all day.
Chen Feng only started building this fishing boat in the last two months, and he usually goes out to sea every weekend.
On weekdays, it depends on the situation. We'll go out to sea if there are 8 or more people, or if a boss wants to charter the boat.
Aside from rainy or typhoon days, I can go out to sea about 10 times a month.
According to his father, there was a profit in the first month.
While fishing today, Chen Zhiyao took many photos, most of which were photos of her with the big bass and photos of the three-knife fish.
It takes more than an hour to get back to the town's pier from Danshui Island. Chen Zhiyao sat on the deck, sending photos to her family and fishing tackle shop in a smug manner.
Actually, the people who went out to sea to fish today had already posted photos in the group chat, but none of their fish were as big as Chen Zhiyao's.
The moment that big bass was posted, it went viral, and the whole group chat went wild.
Chen Weiqiang, who was originally taking a walk on the beach with Yan Shuting, jumped up excitedly when he saw the big sea bass in the group.
"Holy crap, this bass is huge! It looks like it weighs at least 27 or 28 pounds. Our daughter is amazing."
Chen Weiqiang was both proud and envious, and he was itching to catch such a big fish.
Soon, photos of beautiful pink and red sea bream and priceless three-knife fish were also posted, making Chen Weiqiang's eyes red with envy.
This time he couldn't stand it any longer, so he ran home quickly and dragged Grandpa Chen to go fishing at Chaoshi Beach.
The people who went fishing today had a good catch, and soon many people in the group contacted Chen Feng to book boat tickets to go fishing.
The fishing boats, which were originally only full on weekends, were fully booked for the following days.
Weekend ferry tickets are fully booked even for the week following the week after.
Now, my uncle's family is all beaming with joy.
Around 7 o'clock, the fishing boats had already returned to the town's dock.
At this time, the docks were brightly lit, and both banks were filled with fishing boats returning with their catch.
The dock at night
The boat had a good catch of fish, and my older cousin had already contacted Mr. Yang, the owner of the restaurant, to come and buy them.
After a long period of fishing failure, the anglers finally got their revenge today. Several of them lingered on the dock, boasting about their fishing skills.
The dock was bustling with people. The brother and sister followed Boss Yang to the purchasing shop to settle their accounts.
Yang Jiajun was aware of the relationship between the siblings, so he bought all the fish together at a relatively high price.
Small sea bass, 3 jin (1.5 kg), 35 yuan per jin, total 105 yuan. Giant sea bass, 28 jin (14 kg), 45 yuan per jin, total 1260 yuan.
Red sea bream, 13 jin, 55 yuan per jin, total 715 yuan. Three-knife fish, 2.1 jin, 320 yuan per jin, total 640 yuan. Stone goby, half a jin, 68 yuan per jin, total 34 yuan.
Two jin of whelks cost 38 yuan per jin, totaling 76 yuan. Octopus and octopus together cost 3.6 jin, at 33 yuan per jin, totaling 119 yuan.
Spicy snails, 13 jin, 18 yuan per jin, total 234 yuan. Abalone, 2 jin, 68 yuan per jin, total 136 yuan. Conch, 2.8 jin, 120 yuan per jin, total 336 yuan.
1.8 jin of blue crabs, 55 yuan per jin, totaling 99 yuan. 3 jin of other small shellfish, 8 yuan per jin, totaling 24 yuan.
There were quite a lot of items, and Yang Jiajun spent a long time using a calculator to finish calculating the accounts. Chen Zhiyao's total income for today was 3778 yuan.
The majority of the money came from fishing, totaling 2754 yuan. The money earned from beachcombing was only 1024 yuan.
There were also three yellowtail abalone and several octopuses, which Chen Zhiyao insisted on giving to Chen Feng, saying they were for her uncle.
Just as Chen Zhiyao's money arrived, Chen Feng's accounts were also settled, totaling over seven thousand yuan worth of fish.
As for how much profit she could make, Chen Zhiyao didn't bother to find out, since she needed to maintain a sense of boundaries.
When I got home, the yard was quiet, and only Grandma Chen and Yan Shuting were watching TV in the living room.
Meanwhile, Chen Weiqiang and his grandfather had already excitedly gone fishing.
Chen Zhiyao took out the food that had been warming in the pot and, while eating dinner, boasted about her fishing catch that day.
The little girl was radiant, with bright, sparkling eyes that were so lively and vibrant that they made you smile involuntarily.
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