Rebirth of Fishing Village: Starting from Hua Axiang in Jiehu Village

Chapter 928 Ding Xiaoxiang's miserly nature

"Zhao Dahai!"

"This fishing boat can't stay here anymore!"

“It’s so inconvenient!”

As soon as Zhao Shi saw Zhao Dahai, he spoke immediately.

"what!"

"Second Grandpa."

"Xiaoxiang was just telling me about this. I was thinking about asking Brother Ding Dawen to drive the boat to Shijiao Village Pier."

Zhao Dahai didn't expect that the first thing Zhao Shi said when he saw him was this matter. It was indeed very inconvenient, so he immediately nodded and agreed.

"Brother Ding."

"How does it feel?"

Zhao Dahai took a look at Ding Dawen. This fishing boat was very large. He wondered how well Ding Dawen drove it. The day before yesterday was his first day out to sea.

"No problem! I think it's fine."

Ding Dawen smiled in a naive way.

"Brother Dawen."

"If you have any questions, just tell me directly."

"Are there enough people on the fishing boats now?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was very concerned about whether there were enough people working on Ding Dawen's fishing boat. If not, she would hire two more people.

"Enough is enough!"

"There are already three people on the fishing boat. If I add one, there will be four of us in total. We can handle any job!"

Ding Dawen immediately waved his hand.

There are four people working on the fishing boat now, which is indeed more than enough. You know, most of the time there is nothing to do. They have to wait for Zhao Dahai to come back from fishing before they can work. The actual working time a day is only four hours to less than five hours.

Ding Dawen originally thought that two people besides himself would be enough, but Ding Xiaoxiang felt that there were too few people and it would take too long to do anything, so she insisted on hiring three people.

"Brother Dahai! Brother Dahai!"

"The black sea bream we caught this time are very good! How many kilograms are there in total?"

Liu Lei rushed into the cab quickly and shouted loudly. He had just boarded the fishing boat and did not enter the cab. He immediately went to the live water tank of the fishing boat with Yang Qin.

There is no need to look at the groupers. These are good catches that Zhao Dahai can catch every time he goes out to sea. He has long been accustomed to it.

Neither Liu Lei nor Yang Qin had expected that the black porgy caught by Dashi Zhao Dahai this time was not only very large, but also very fat. Such large black porgy in the open sea is really rare.

"Yo!"

"From the looks of it, you really are very connoisseur of goods!"

"The black sea bream we caught this time are really good!"

Zhao Dahai smiled and nodded.

The croaker and grouper caught this time were not much different from usual, but the black porgy caught this time was really good.

Upon hearing this, Ding Xiaoxiang turned around and left immediately. She wanted to go and see the black sea bream caught by Zhao Dahai. She had to negotiate the price with Liu Gang and Yang Qin later. She had thought that there was no difference between black sea bream caught in the open sea and that she could just set the price at a normal level. But now it seems that this is not the case. She has to see the fish before she can set a good price.

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

"What are you doing?"

Yang Qin grabbed Ding Xiaoxiang.

"Humph!"

"Need I say more? I have to go see what those black sea bream look like. Don't try to take advantage of me."

Ding Xiaoxiang shook her hand off but didn't get rid of Yang Qin's hand. It was obvious that she didn't want to go and see those big black sea breams by herself.

"what!"

"Ding Xiaoxiang."

"Why would you need to go to the live water tank to check the fish? I brought them to you!"

Ding Xiaoxiang turned her head and saw that Lei Dayou was holding a scoop net in his hand, and the net was filled with a big black sea bream weighing about four or five pounds.

"Yo!"

"This black sea bream is really good. How can the black sea bream in the open sea be so fat?"

Ding Xiaoxiang was very surprised when she took a look at the big black sea bream in the scoop net. She really didn't expect that the black sea bream caught by Zhao Dahai this time was so fat.

"Such black porgy is really rare."

Zhao Dahai walked up to Lei Dayou, took the scoop net, turned it over, and the lively black sea bream fell out.

Ding Xiaoxiang shook off Yang Qin's hand that was holding her again.

Seeing this, Yang Qin had no choice but to let go. Her little trick was of no use at all.

Ding Xiaoxiang walked over, reached out and skillfully grabbed the black sea bream's head and picked it up.

"Yo!"

“This fish is really quite big!”

Ding Xiaoxiang weighed it and was a little surprised.

The black sea bream in the open sea are very large, not to mention four or five kilograms, even seven or eight kilograms are common. However, most of the black sea bream in the open sea are really thin. The black sea bream in my hand is completely different, it is very plump.

"Brother Dahai."

"Sister-in-law Xiaoxiang!"

"A black porgy of this size, especially one so fat, is almost no different from an ordinary grouper."

“Whether it’s used in soup, pan-fried, or salt-baked, it’s very delicious, especially the salt-baked version, which is really first-rate.”

As Liu Lei was talking, he couldn't help but drool.

The meat of black sea bream from the open sea is generally coarse in texture and not very delicious, but they are larger in size and the water in the open sea is cleaner, so the taste of the fish is more authentic.

The biggest disadvantage is that there is not much fat. The black sea bream that Zhao Dahai has caught now are big in size and the water quality is good. The fish meat is relatively original and has enough fat.

Liu Lei knew very well that such black sea bream would be extremely popular if it appeared in his seafood restaurant and Wu Weimin's private restaurant.

"Hey!"

"I say, what's the matter with you, fat guy? If you insist that black sea bream is so valuable and so delicious, won't you have to spend more money later?"

Yang Qin was a little helpless. Liu Lei's words were like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. There was no way Ding Xiaoxiang would not ask for a high price.

"Hey hey hey!"

"Yang Qin."

"Sister Xiaoxiang is very clear about this! She knows the benefits of this fish better than any of us, and knows the price of this fish better than any of us."

Liu Lei smiled.

Yang Qin was just talking.

Ding Xiaoxiang is much more savvy in business than both herself and Yang Qin combined, and her family is in the business of buying and selling fish, shrimps and crabs.

It is very clear how much a black sea bream with this head and quality can be sold for.

Zhao Dahai might still be a little unclear and unsure of the market price, but Ding Xiaoxiang doesn't have such a problem at all.

"Humph!"

"Ding Xiaoxiang!"

"You have to give me an honest price!"

“You can’t charge a higher price just because the black porgy is bigger and fatter!”

Yang Qin shouted at Ding Xiaoxiang fiercely.

"Yang Qin."

"How can you say such a thing? When did I ever ask for a high price? It's the price, not a cent more, not a cent less."

Ding Xiaoxiang didn't even blink.

No matter what Yang Qin said, it was useless. The black sea bream caught by Zhao Dahai had a certain price, and no one could say anything about it.

Ding Xiaoxiang pulled Yang Qin out of the cab and went to the live water tank. The two of them had to take a good look at the average size of these black porgy before they could negotiate a suitable price.

"Brother Dahai!"

"Why is this offshore black porgy I caught so fat?"

Liu Lei watched Yang Qin and Ding Xiaoxiang go out to discuss the price and ignored this matter. Although Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin were talking rather sharply just now, there was no problem at all.

Liu Lei was very curious about why these black sea breams in the open sea were so fat. This was not the first time that Zhao Dahai had caught a big black sea bream in the open sea. The ones he had caught before were just bigger in size, not as fat as these.

Zhao Dahai spread his hands, he really didn't know anything about this.

Zhao Dahai told Liu Lei that the black porgy was caught in a place only he knew and no one else usually went there to fish. Probably for this reason, the black porgy there was not only bigger in size but also fatter. It happened that in this season and time period, the food on the seabed in that place was relatively abundant, so the fish grew very fat all of a sudden.

"Ok!"

"That should be the case!"

"As long as the fish have enough food, they will grow fat in just half a month!"

Zhao Shi took a puff of his water pipe, looked down at the big black bream on the ground, and decided to take it home and cook it himself later. It couldn't be wasted.

"Brother Dahai!"

"I think there are no less than 4,000 kilograms of black porgy in the live water tank."

"How about I take two thousand pounds?"

"Take 1,000 kilograms each of croaker and grouper."

"Boss Wu Weimin's people will come and take away half of all the fish."

Liu Lei thought about it and decided that he had to take more of these black sea bream. The price would be fine as long as Yang Qin and Ding Xiaoxiang agreed on it, but he had to take more in quantity.

"Row."

Zhao Dahai nodded in agreement.

"correct!"

"Brother Dahai."

"Are you going fishing tomorrow?"

Liu Lei looked at the sea and found it was calm. If things were normal, Zhao Dahai would definitely be going out to sea.

"Correct!"

"I'm resting at home today. In fact, I've been catching a lot of fish on the artificial islands these days."

“But I always feel that there should be fish at the Windmill Foot fishing spot.”

"Tomorrow I won't go to the artificial islands and reefs. I'll go to the Windmill Foot and try to see if I can catch any fish."

"Haven't we been visiting artificial islands and reefs all this time? Once we go out to sea, we stay there for two days and one night, and most of the time we stay up all night."

"It's a little tiring. It doesn't take long to go to the Windmill Foot fishing spot. You can go back and forth on the same day, so you can rest more."

Zhao Dahai didn't know what was going on with Liu Lei.

"Hey!"

"Nothing."

"Just asking!"

Liu Lei shook his head. He was just asking Zhao Dahai if he would go out to sea tomorrow. If he really went out to sea, he would be able to catch a lot of fish no matter where he went. The fish in the cold storage and live water tanks on the ship would have to be increased. According to Xiaoxiang, it was really necessary to find another buyer.

Zhao Dahai took a look and Liu Lei knew that something must have happened. He would ask Ding Xiaoxiang and find out what was going on.

Zhao Dahai and Liu Lei chatted for about half an hour before they saw Ding Xiaoxiang and Yang Qin return to the cab.

"Zhao Dahai."

"Your Ding Xiaoxiang, this is simply a stingy price. It's not polite at all."

"This small black porgy is priced at 280 yuan per pound."

As soon as Yang Qin saw Zhao Dahai, she immediately complained.

"Humph!"

"A black porgy this big?"

"A black porgy weighing 5-6 catties or 7-8 catties is only this big in your eyes?"

"Then you have to tell me in detail how big a black porgy is considered to be a very large black porgy."

How could Ding Xiaoxiang be polite? Yang Qin was clearly confusing right and wrong. A black porgy weighing five to six kilograms, seven to eight kilograms, is not considered a small fish no matter where it is placed. It is even considered a very large fish among black porgy fish.

"Two hundred and eighty yuan per pound, do you think that's expensive? If you really think it's expensive, then don't buy it!"

"Such a fat fish, and it's still alive, so what if I sell it to you for 280 yuan?"

"If you don't buy it, I won't worry about not being able to sell it."

Ding Xiaoxiang knew very well that two hundred and eighty yuan per catty was indeed not a low price, but it was just a high price, not that it was expensive.

"what!"

"Liu Lei just told me that he wants to take 2,000 kilograms of black porgy, and 1,000 kilograms of croaker and grouper each."

Zhao Dahai smiled and did not respond to Yang Qin's words.

The price of 280 yuan per kilogram is indeed high, but it is really not expensive at all. Ding Xiaoxiang was not joking when she said that she could make money by selling anything. This is a fact.

It's not that Yang Qin didn't know this, but she just had to say a few words.

Zhao Dahai told Ding Dawen that the fishing boat should dock at Shijiao Village Pier, so that it would be more convenient to pull in the fish.

Liu Lei took a look at the seafood truck on the dock. He had to go to the dock first and drive to Shijiao Village Dock.

Zhao Dahai sent Liu Lei and Yang Qin onto the speedboat.

Zhong Shizhu drove a speedboat to take Liu Lei and Yang Qin to the dock, and then drove the speedboat to Shijiao Village dock.

Ding Dawen drove the fishing boat away from Langtou Village.

"Yo!"

"Brother Dawen."

"You run this fishing boat really well. I didn't expect it to be so good in just a few days."

"I can handle everything on my own!"

Zhao Dahai watched Ding Dawen drive the fishing boat for half an hour and realized that it was possible to drive a fishing boat alone.

"Hey!"

"I just think this fishing boat is really easy to drive."

“Maybe this fishing boat is easier to drive!”

Ding Dawen felt a little embarrassed.

"How can that be possible? A big fishing boat does have more power, but driving a big fishing boat is actually much harder than driving a small fishing boat or a speedboat."

"Brother Dawen, you can drive so well in just a few days. You really have a talent for this."

Zhao Dahai shook his head. A big fishing boat was not as easy to drive as he had imagined. The bigger the boat was, the more complicated it would be to turn around or perform other operations, and it would be more difficult to control. Ding Dawen did a really good job.

Zhao Dahai chatted with Ding Dawen for a few words, then remembered Liu Lei's hesitant look and decided to ask Ding Xiaoxiang what was going on. The two of them left the cab and went onto the deck of the fishing boat.

(End of this chapter)