Ye Yaodong was halfway through eating the rice cake, and while gnawing on the crab's feet he asked Lin Xiuqing, "Have you finished counting the money? How much is the total?"
"833.26 yuan. It's only been a few days and they've sold quite a lot."
"Well, these are in addition to what I sold this morning. If I make a profit of 1/3, that's more than 200 yuan, which is not bad."
The old lady was shocked when she heard this, "There are...there are so many? It's only been a few days, but it's better than what others have worked for several months..."
The previous few times she went there, she only brought back more than 100 yuan. She didn't expect that this time she had accumulated it for several days, and suddenly she had such a large amount of money, which surprised her.
"I sell over 100 yuan a day and earn 30 or 40 yuan. That's not a lot, right?"
It’s much worse than smuggling!
Those smugglers can easily make 700 to 800 yuan a day. It's too easy.
"Not much? You just sit at home and easily earn thirty or forty a day without doing anything. You still say it's not a lot? If you tell others about it, I don't know how many people will be jealous." Lin Xiuqing said as he sat down.
"Yes, if there is a steady supply of dried fish, I can make a thousand yuan a month, and ten thousand yuan a year, that's for sure."
The old lady was very happy. "Yes, yes, we have to collect more dried fish. I didn't expect that our country folk's products would sell so well in the city."
"It's mainly because there are so many people in the city and supplies are scarce, so everything is easy to sell, and our dried fish is also cheap."
The price in coastal areas is not high either, but if Boss Zhou were to sell it in a big inland city, the price might be doubled.
These days, the inland areas are much more short of supplies than the coastal areas, and the coastal areas are considered to be the first to become wealthy.
Ye Yaodong was very satisfied to earn so much in a day, but they all depended on luck for their livelihood, so nothing could be said.
As long as the weather is good, he can dry the fish. Even if there are strong winds and waves on the sea and no fishing boats go out to sea, he can still go to the market and buy a batch. It just requires good weather and no rain.
"It's good to be able to make money anyway. This way, the shop is not bought in vain and can be considered to be put to good use." Lin Xiuqing changed the subject. "I don't know where Dad has gone. I didn't see him. Are you going to town after dinner?"
"Well, let's take them over there to sell their stuff first. Otherwise, I guess none of them will be in the mood to do anything else."
It would be uncomfortable for everyone to just wait on the side and watch him work, or come over to look in and ask from time to time. It would be better to solve their problems first.
Anyway, riding a bicycle back and forth is very fast, and if nothing unexpected happens, it will take at most an hour.
Thinking of this, he ate even faster. After finishing the rice cakes, he put the crabs with shells aside, too lazy to peel them. He drank the remaining shrimp soup before he put the bowl down and pushed his bike out again.
"I'm leaving first. If Dad comes over, ask him to move all the dried fish out and wait for me to come back and weigh them."
"Got it, go and come back soon."
Ye Yaodong pushed his bicycle to the next door first. Ye Yaopeng and Ye Yaohua had already finished their meal and showered, and were picking shells at the door.
When Dongzi came back on his bike, they had already seen him while they were sitting at the door. They both stood up at the same time, followed him, walked to the gate of his yard, and only came back when they saw the old lady inviting him to eat.
They both thought: It’s not easy for anyone to make money…
Dongzi is also very busy and hasn't had lunch yet.
After Ye Yaohua returned to his doorstep, he worked while waiting, thinking in his heart that Dongzi had been very diligent and hardworking in the past one or two years since he came to his senses. Although they were also very diligent and worked very hard, they all worked step by step and were not as quick-witted as Dongzi, who could think of anything at will.
After all this trouble, Ye Yaohua unexpectedly found that life was getting better and better and more prosperous. He couldn't help but become more determined and believed that Dongzi's idea was not wrong. He would just leave the shop in the city there for now. Just because no one rents it now doesn't mean it will be the case in the future.
The first store that Dongzi drew has been open for many days, and I heard that business is still very good. If it continues for a long time, it will definitely be even better and will definitely not suffer any losses.
He felt more at ease and was no longer affected by the pillow talk.
"Big brother! Second brother! Who of you will go to town with me?"
Ye Yaodong's words directly pulled his thoughts back to normal. He quickly stood up and said, "I'll go with you."
Ye Yaopeng stood up at the same time, "Let me go, Lao Er is helping with the housework, Dongzi still has some work to do, you can go over and help him later..."
Ye Yaohua didn't argue and nodded, "That's fine."
"I don't have anything important to do, just go about your business."
It seems like they have more work to do than him, so forget it.
"Okay, call me when you need help." Ye Yaohua sat back down.
Ye Yaodong nodded and called his elder brother to sit up.
The front of the bike tilted for a short distance before it regained its balance.
After he delivered the dried shrimps to Uncle Zhou, he rode back onto the road.
During the ride, the wind started to pick up. Ye Yaodong pulled the sewing cap on his head to cover his ears to prevent the strong wind from freezing his ears and causing frostbite.
It's February in the lunar calendar and the weather is still very cold. I saw in the newspaper yesterday that it was snowing in many places and people were freezing to death.
No wonder they say that the spring breeze in February is like a pair of scissors.
After eating up a lot of dust along the way, when he arrived at the town, Ye Yaodong rode with one hand, freeing up one hand to secretly pick his nose. He had been on the road all day today, and a large lump would appear when he picked his nose casually...
He flicked his finger, flew out, and then secretly pinched the other nostril.
After the two hard and slightly wet pieces popped out, he rubbed his nose and continued riding towards the back door of the restaurant.
By chance, he saw a group of cooks, each holding a bowl, sitting by the back door and eating in the sun. A fat man was also there, eating with one leg up. He quickly rang the bell on his bicycle.
"Ring ring~"
Everyone looked up.
"Hey, little one~ What wind brings you here again? Is it the northwest wind again?"
"Today's wind is from the east! Northwest wind has no future. Going with the northwest wind will make you starve to death. Going against the wind will allow you to have more food."
"You are just talking nonsense, I will give in to you. What are you doing here today? Didn't you just sell that thing called chicken feet of the sea a few days ago? What, you feel guilty and want to treat me to a good meal?"
"You're overthinking it. It's good enough that I didn't take any flesh off your body. Go and call your Manager Wang for me."
The cook was indeed eating a lot of greasy food. Each bowl contained two large pieces of braised pork and some big shrimps, each one fatter than the other. Those that were not fat also had rosy faces and were white and tender. They could all be slaughtered like pigs!
Compared with these people, the people working at the dock are far inferior to each other.
The fat man walked quickly towards him with the bowl in his hand, and after walking around him he saw the bucket in Ye Yaopeng's hand.
"Hey, there's this thing again?"
"Yeah, this time it wasn't me who dug it up, it was my brother who did it. Go and help me call him out."
"What a pity, brother. You probably have to carry all this back the same way you brought it here today."
"What's going on?" Ye Yaodong was surprised.
Ye Yaopeng also became anxious, "What do you mean you can take it back the same way you brought it here? Don't you want it anymore?"
The fat man nodded. "No one ordered the dozen kilograms of food that Dongzi sent over a few days ago. Later, they were no longer fresh, so they were all thrown away. Manager Wang was scolded and accused of acting on his own."
"Ah?" Ye Yaodong was stunned. "Didn't your young master say that? Send it to me when you have it."
"That was then, and this is now. I heard that he wanted to entertain his foreign friends, and those foreigners liked it, so you just happened to run into him and got a bargain."
"Wasn't our young master away the other day? It was Manager Wang who took the initiative to accept it, and he thought the young master wanted it. Well, after buying it from you and putting it in the store, no one ordered this dish. The young master only fried two bowls for everyone to eat, and then it was left there and became stale. It was thrown away yesterday or the day before yesterday."
Well…
Ye Yaodong didn't know what to say now. He didn't know whether he should say that he was lucky or that his elder brother was unlucky.
However, people in China really don't know the value of this thing now. Even if they find it, they will mix it with other Buddha's hands. If a bowl of it suddenly appears at a very high price, people will think it is a hotel rip-off.
"What should we do then?"
Ye Yaopeng was also stunned. This result caught him off guard. He was originally very happy, but now his heart sank.
They said before that this thing was too expensive, and now suddenly they say that no one wants it? Isn't this just a false alarm for them
Ye Yaodong looked at his elder brother's disappointed, confused and helpless expression, and said to the fat man, "Can you call your manager Wang out to ask a few questions?"
"I'm afraid he'll scold you."
"Not really. The transaction was a matter of mutual consent. I didn't sell it to him for too high a price, and he was happy, thinking that the young master still wanted it."
"Okay, I'll go in and call you. Hold the bowl for me, and don't eat secretly!"
The corner of Ye Yaodong's mouth twitched, "I want your food?"
"Defenses can not do without!"
"Go to hell, go get someone for me."
Watching the fat man go in, Ye Yaodong comforted his elder brother and said, "Call the man out and ask him if he can sell it at a lower price."
Ye Yaopeng nodded, "Okay, you decide."
The fat man went there and came back quickly, followed by Wang Maoquan.
"Manager Wang, I haven't seen you for a few days. You look so lively when you walk. Something good must have happened."
"What a shame! Thanks to you, I got scolded."
Ye Yaodong laughed awkwardly, "Haha, you really got scolded? That black-backed ray should be pretty good, right?"
"That one was OK. Many people liked it that day. The young master was also very happy. It was rare to see such a big manta ray. But the one with the shell was not good. I was scolded. He asked me why I didn't ask. He said that it was before and now it is now. He bought it before to treat his foreign friends. Now it is a waste of money."
"I see..."
Then I can only eat it by myself...
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad.
His elder brother and the others are probably going to be overwhelmed with grief...
"It's a bit of a bargain, don't you want it?" Ye Yaopeng bravely carried the bucket to the man and said in a hesitant manner.
Wang Maoquan waved his hands, "No, no, it just collapsed the day before yesterday. If you take it back, wouldn't that just be asking for trouble? Are you itching for trouble? Take it back, take it back. Don't take this thing again in the future. I almost had to pay for it."
Ye Yaodong glanced at his elder brother, then smiled at Wang Maoquan and said, "I'm really sorry. I didn't expect your boss didn't want me anymore."
"Okay, okay, it's nothing. I'm going in now. Bring me something else next time if you have anything good. I'm still busy."
Having said that, he went in.
Ye Yaopeng stretched his neck, took two steps forward, then stopped and sighed.