"Five acres of land?" Xiang Yang was stunned.
Is five acres of land very big
Of course it’s not big. Five acres of land is not even a corner of Qinglongwan.
Is five acres of land too small
Of course it is not small. Whether in a place like Yanlong Village or in other rural areas, one acre of land is enough to build a very spacious house for self-use.
Five acres of land can even be used to build a villa.
"Brother Chao, what do you mean?" Xiang Yang asked.
Li Chao fished out a cigarette from his pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it up, and puffed out a puff of smoke before he said, "Xiang Yang, let me ask you something first."
Xiang Yang nodded, "Brother Chao, you speak."
"Did that person just now have a conflict with you?" Li Chao asked.
Xiang Yang knew that the person Li Chao was talking about was the shark.
"In fact, I have only met him a few times." Xiang Yang shook his head and said, "I have no personal grudges against him, only business grudges. However, he has a big grudge against my uncle."
Xiang Yang wanted to tell Li Chao exactly what happened between him and the shark.
But Li Chao only listened to two sentences before he reached out to interrupt Xiang Yang, "Okay, I understand what you mean. Business is like a battlefield. Everyone says there is no father-son relationship in business. In fact, I am more in favor of no personal grudges in business. Since this person is your enemy in business, then he is your enemy. You must be ruthless when dealing with your enemy."
Xiang Yang nodded.
Li Chao continued, "If my guess is correct, this guy must have known that Qinglongwan is about to enter the fast lane of development and wants to come in and get a piece of the pie."
Xiang Yang raised his eyebrows. Although he said that he welcomed all investors to enter Qinglongwan, people have their own emotions, and deep down, Xiang Yang actually didn't want the three seafood buyers in Huhai Town to develop in Qinglongwan.
It's not just because of commercial conflicts of interest.
It's not because of personal grudges.
The main reason was that Xiang Yang hated the three seafood buyers in the town who excluded dissidents and did things by any means necessary. They had fleeced the fishermen in the entire Huhai Town, including Yanlong Village, for so many years. If it weren't for them, Yanlong Village would definitely not be so poor now.
Xiang Yang still remembers that when he was a child, his third uncle caught a yellow croaker.
At that time, the yellow croaker was not yet a protected animal, but it was already a rare fish known to everyone in coastal areas, and a piece of fish maw alone could be sold for more than 100,000 yuan.
At that time, Uncle Xiang Yang took the yellow croaker to Huhai Town to sell it, but the fishmonger was only willing to pay two thousand yuan for it.
Of course Xiang Yang's uncle was unwilling to do that, so he went to find another fishmonger and compared prices.
But in the end, the three bids were surprisingly similar. For a yellow croaker worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, the three fishmongers were able to remain patient and no one was willing to raise the price even a bit.
Baldy, Fatty, and Shark, these three people have been able to dominate the entire seafood market in Huhai Town for many years, relying on this tacit understanding of sticking together for warmth. Externally, they use all means to exclude, suppress, and exploit; internally, the three of them are not competitors, but a small group that is truly united. All three of them know when to advance and retreat, and abide by their duties. They would rather give up the temptation that is within their reach and play the long game to catch the big fish.
At that time, cars were still a relatively rare thing in Longcheng.
Lianhua County doesn’t even have a county road.
Uncle Xiang Yang was so angry that he spent fifty yuan to hire a motorcycle and delivered the yellow croaker to the hotel in Longcheng to sell it.
As a result, in the middle of summer, the yellow croaker turned upside down on the road. When it arrived at the hotel, the whole fish was smelly and the meat was completely inedible. The fish maw was cut off and sold for only 10,000 yuan.
The matter had come to an end here.
But it didn’t.
After Uncle Xiang Yang came back, the three seafood buyers in the town suddenly announced that they would no longer accept the fish caught by Uncle Xiang Yang.
Xiang Yang's third uncle made a living by fishing. If no one collected his catches, it would be like the end of his life.
Therefore, Xiang Yang's third uncle asked Xiang Yang's eldest uncle to go to Hu Hai Town to sell his catch. As a result, the three seafood dealers found out about it and immediately ordered not to accept even Xiang Bo and Xiang Yang's catch.
During that period, the villagers in Yanlong Village were all worried about their safety and did not dare to get too close to the three brothers of the Xiang family.
Xiang Bo was also very tough during that period. He asked his two younger brothers to go out to sea to fish every day, while he himself rode a tricycle to Hu Hai Town to sell fish on the streets.
The three fishmongers had no way to deal with Xiang's father and Xiang Yang's uncle who were fishing, but they had too many tricks to deal with Xiang Bo who sold fish in the town. During that period, Xiang Bo often returned home with a bruised face and a limp. The three fishmongers did not cause trouble for Xiang Bo, but they were always able to cleverly create various accidents.
In this way, the three brothers of the Xiang family persisted for more than two months. Uncle Xiang Yang felt that he was a burden to his two brothers, so he left his hometown and went to work in an electronics factory in a big city.
Even so, the three fishmongers in the town did not completely let Xiang Bo and Xiang's father off, and always found faults to do bad things to them.
As a result, Xiang's father went from being a full-time fisherman to a fruit farmer in an orchard, and Xiang's uncle completely gave up fishing and made a living at home by repairing boats and mending fishing nets.
Fortunately, Xiang Chen grew up and the three fishmongers in the town stopped making things difficult for him.
This is also Xiang Chen's character, and the main reason why he is so honest is that he grew up being bullied.
Xiang Hui, on the other hand, was a complete rascal. He had been idle since childhood and was the kind of young man that the three fishmongers in the town were reluctant to mess with. At that time, he was too lazy to go fishing and just wanted to turn over some crabs and catch some lobsters. He would sell them himself after catching them. Because the quantity was not large and his friends had limited purchasing power, the three seafood buyers in the town did not do anything to Xiang Hui.
These things were not glorious, and neither Xiang Bo nor Xiang's father had ever told Xiang Yang about them. But when these things happened, Xiang Chen was already able to remember them, and he had told Xiang Yang about them.
"I don't want to see sharks get involved in the development of Qinglongwan." Xiang Yang said.
"You do have a significant say in Qinglongwan, but you probably can't make your say go by the wayside." Li Chao said with a smile, "At least, if someone really invests real money in it, I don't think you can stop them."
Xiang Yang frowned, he knew that what Li Chao said was absolutely true.
Not to mention real money.
Even the people from the Abyss Beach Club last time didn't invest a penny, just some equipment and supplies. Village Chief Zuo treated them like masters and personally welcomed them to the village entrance.
Although the investment was not successful in the end, Xiang Yang knew that if there was a next time, Village Chief Zuo would still take it very seriously, and so would the villagers.