"It's edible, but..." Xiang Yang said, "The real name of this small fish is micro goby. Next time you go to that sea area, don't catch micro gobies anymore. Just catch this kind of shrimp."
The young man in leather jacket was surprised and asked, "Brother, are these shrimps really valuable?"
After he asked this question, he looked at Xiang Yang eagerly, hoping that Xiang Yang could give him a satisfactory answer.
Pistol shrimps mostly live in shallow sea areas, and basically in mangroves, surrounded by corals and sponges. They mainly live with cnidarians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
Among these animals, there are some carnivorous fish or crabs, which are the natural enemies of pistol shrimps.
The reason why pistol shrimps have survived to this day and have not become extinct is that they place one of their tentacle on the back of the goby when they travel. Basically, they go wherever the micro goby goes.
So pistol shrimp is really valuable.
It is also worth mentioning that pistol shrimps are very united animals. When a pistol shrimp encounters a predator or natural enemy, other pistol shrimps will stand up and attack together, especially the larger ones will rush to the front to protect the weak until the invader is driven out.
However, if you encounter a carnivorous fish that is more than half a meter in size, no matter how many pistol shrimps you have, it will be useless. Even tens of thousands of pistol shrimps will not be able to drive away an invader that is more than half a meter in size.
"If you specialize in catching this kind of shrimp, how many can you catch in a day?" Xiang Yang asked with a smile.
The young man in leather jacket thought carefully for a while, and said, "The number of those shrimps seems to be less than that of micro gobies. I can never catch all the micro gobies. After a period of time, I catch them all, and the number of micro gobies there will recover immediately after a while. The number of shrimps is much less, and they are very small, so it is not easy to catch them. I can probably only catch dozens of them in a day."
Xiang Yang nodded. "Since there are so few of them, you have to be careful and not catch them all at once."
"Well, let's put it this way. This shrimp has almost no edible value. It is a very precious ornamental fish. If it is of poor quality, it is basically worthless. When you go to catch them in the future, pick those with good quality and leave the ones with poor quality to continue to reproduce. After you catch them, you can come to Huhai Town to find me, and I will buy them at a high price." Xiang Yang said.
"Appearance?" asked the young man in leather jacket.
"Those that are gray and dull in color are of very poor quality and worthless."
"Those with dark colors, like beeswax, and bright spots on them are the best quality. If you send one to me, I will pay 100 yuan for it. No matter how many you bring, I will accept it."
"One hundred yuan each?" The young man in leather jacket was startled. Doesn't this mean that he can earn thousands of yuan a day
Xiang Yang continued, "If you can find one with a white base and stripes of other colors, I'm willing to pay three to five hundred yuan for one."
As soon as Xiang Yang said this, the young man in leather jacket was immediately stunned. A small shrimp that might not even weigh one gram cost five hundred yuan. Isn't gold so expensive
Even Chen Qingsheng raised his eyebrows. Xiang Yang's words made him excited.
"Of course, the best ones are the ones with a crystal-like transparent base color and evenly symmetrical stripes on their bodies. Such pistol shrimps are simply the work of nature, especially the ones with black stripes. They are simply the gift of the Creator. The black and white colors on their bodies are symmetrical and beautiful. If you can find such pistol shrimps, I will negotiate the price with you in person. Each one starts at at least two thousand yuan."
Doing business is all about integrity.
Since Xiang Yang decided to cooperate with this young man in leather jacket, he might as well follow the market practice from the beginning. The purchase price of top-quality pistol shrimp is generally at least several thousand yuan, so Xiang Yang offered a price of at least two thousand.
"ah?"
The young man in leather jacket screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "Two thousand?"
“These shrimp are definitely worth the price.”
After Xiang Yang finished speaking, he suddenly said meaningfully: "I am telling you the secret now. You may think I am useless because I am a middleman. You think you can find buyers by yourself. The price I give you may not be the highest, but it is definitely the most fair. The most important thing is that I am willing to purchase in large quantities and for a long time. If I encounter some good goods, I will not cheat you and will give you a fairly realistic price. If you know how to look at it yourself, you can find a sales channel yourself, but if you don’t, I suggest you come to me."
The young man in leather jacket shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, boss, don't worry, just because you told me this secret, I will give you all the shrimps I catch in the future."
Xiang Yang nodded and left a phone number for the young man in leather jacket, asking him to come to Huhai Town to find him next time he caught those shrimps.
The young man quickly saved Xiang Yang's phone number and even called Xiang Yang on the spot to confirm that he had saved it correctly.
Afterwards, Xiang Yang took Chen Qingsheng to the seafood store next door to buy cod liver oil.
Cod liver oil is something that has a great reputation, but you may not find it for sale in ordinary seafood markets, because people who eat seafood know that cod liver oil is very unpalatable, with an unpalatable fishy smell and almost no other taste. Therefore, cod liver oil is not sold in ordinary seafood stores. It is only sold in pharmacies and health care product stores.
Xiang Yang and Chen Qingsheng searched separately and went to more than ten stores before they found cod liver oil in a dried seafood store called Ocean House.
"Boss, do you have cod liver oil for sale?" Xiang Yang followed Chen Qingsheng into the store and asked the store owner.
The store is not big, about 30 square meters, and it sells dried fish such as cuttlefish, kelp, and hairtail. The ceiling in the store is particularly low, and it looks like a duplex, but I don't know whether the upstairs is accommodation or a warehouse.
The shop was owned by a couple. The man was a thin, bald man who was sitting in front of the cash register playing Minesweeper.
The woman was a slightly plump middle-aged woman who was cleaning the store.
Seeing Xiang Yang asking questions, the man immediately stood up and said, "Yes, yes, you have come to the right place if you want to buy cod liver oil. I sell cod liver oil, turbot liver oil, shark liver oil, and yellow croaker liver oil. Which one do you want, boss?"
The shop owner listed five types of cod liver oil in a row, but Xiang Yang was only familiar with cod liver oil.
Xiang Yang knew that sturgeon liver oil was an oil extracted from the liver of cod caught in the deep cold sea waters of high-latitude countries such as Norway in winter. It was rich in vitamins A and D3, as well as omega-3 fatty acids. It had the effects of both fish oil and cod liver oil and was known as "liquid gold".