Years: Return to the Leisurely Fishing Village

Chapter 23: Being tripped up

Tan Shaoyang looked at the sky. The sun was rising and it was getting hotter. He couldn't waste time here any longer and had to give away the cat shark and blue crab.

There is a shortage of fish during this period and there are not many fish in the market. Once the people who go out to sea come back, the fish will become too abundant to sell at a good price.

This is how it is at the seaside, things are valuable because they are scarce. If there are few fish, they will be sold at a high price, and if there are many fish, the price will go down.

Tan Shaoyang had just returned home when he saw Grandma Tan chopping sweet potato vines. She didn't go out to catch fish, but stayed at home taking care of the chickens, ducks and the pig.

There are sweet potato vines planted in the backyard. I feed them twice a day and they are able to keep up. The chickens and ducks eat the snails I pick up, and the eggs they lay are big and sweet.

"Grandma, when you're done, help me deal with these sea cucumbers and abalone. I'll come back and buy you some cakes."

Seeing Tan Shaoyang's diligence, Grandma Tan smiled and refused, "Don't buy cakes, save the money, you still need to marry a wife in the future!"

"Just go and do what you need to do, and I'll help you."

Tan Shaoyang coaxed sweetly, "That's definitely not possible. Grandma raised me, so I must be filial to you. Just wait to enjoy the blessing of having a grandson!"

"I earn money to let you eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. You can eat all the things you like and you will get tired of eating meat every meal."

Tan Shaoyang spoke seriously, and Grandma Tan felt very happy listening to him. Even though she couldn't eat well, she felt relieved that her grandson cared about her so much.

"Okay, okay, okay. Grandma is waiting to enjoy the blessing of my good grandson."

It was obvious from the look on his face that he didn't take it to heart, and he spoke without thinking.

However, Tan Shaoyang secretly thought that he must be practical and not let his grandmother worry about him, even when she was lying on the hospital bed, she was still thinking about him.

At this time, the eldest and second sisters-in-law also came back. They didn't pick up anything too rare, but various worthless snails, fish and shrimps, as well as sea cucumbers and some swimming crabs.

After the sea cucumbers are harvested, the snails can only be eaten by ourselves or crushed to feed chickens and ducks. As for the small fish and shrimps, they are worthless.

"Sister-in-law, I'll take these swimming crabs out for you to try. Sell the ones that can be sold, and bring them back if they can't be sold."

How could the two sisters-in-law not be happy? Every extra dollar is good.

Mrs. Tan praised, "Thank you for your hard work, Old Third. You are really a different person now! Thank you for your help."

Tan Shaoyang's emotions did not fluctuate at all. This kind of sugar-coated bullet had no effect on him. However, some people felt comfortable listening to it. Grandma Tan liked to listen to it very much. It was more effective than praising her.

Tan Shaoyang was used to hearing this. His second sister-in-law also said that she was good at talking and coaxing people, and had a firm grasp of the ways of the world. When it came to interests, she would be the first to jump.

When loading the seafood onto the bicycle, Mrs. Tan’s eyes widened when she saw so many blue crabs. “Lao San, where did you get so many blue crabs?”

"I was at the beach, how come I didn't see anything?"

There are so many of them, they are worth a lot of money!
It would be great if I had picked this up myself.

Tan Shaoyang said bluntly, "Second sister-in-law, you are making things difficult for me. I just collect fish, how can I know where others picked them up from?"

"Any place where people can pick up blue crabs must be well hidden. Who would tell others?"

"You are pregnant, so just look around. If anything goes wrong, you will suffer, and my second brother will suffer too."

As he spoke, he hung the military water bottle around his neck and set off.

Tan Shaoyang went to the town and looked for Uncle Shi as he was familiar with the place, but the other party's eyes were flickering and he didn't dare to look him in the eye.

They were even afraid that he would step into the store, and they kept waving at him, "I don't want this anymore, sell it to someone else!"

Although his goods were good and in large quantities, he didn't dare to accept them! He was afraid of being targeted and having no place to stand here.

Tan Shaoyang was confused by his behavior. The goods he stocked up were very scarce, and it didn't look like there was no shortage of stock at all.

"Uncle Shi, you're out of stock. There must be a reason why you don't want to buy my goods!" Uncle Shi looked around and made sure no one was watching him before he whispered, "You've offended someone. The higher-ups gave you a portrait and said they can't buy your fish goods, or they won't rent the shop to us."

"I can't do anything about it! I still have to make a living here, and I can't go against the capitalists!"

"Think about who you've offended. The other party has connections here, and this shop is owned by the supply and marketing cooperative!"

Tan Shaoyang understood it as soon as he heard it. Who could he offend?
There is no one else who can steal the business from the mute girl's father.

Thinking back, the mute girl's father did have a relative who worked in the supply and marketing cooperative. He probably wanted to make things difficult for me because he saw that I was stealing his business.

Tan Shaoyang didn't want to make things difficult for him. He just nodded and left.

They are not very familiar with each other, so he can't always ask him to help him. He also has to make a living, so it is definitely more important for him to come here safely.

"Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. You're not out of stock here. I'll go look somewhere else."

If I can’t sell it at the fishmonger, where can I sell it?

How about going to the county town?
Anyway, I have a bicycle and it’s only a two-hour journey.

It's still early now, enough time to run back and forth.

After I figured it out, I rode over there.

I had a towel wrapped around my neck and wiped my face with it from time to time. The sun was so hot that I could feel my body temperature rising.

The clothes stuck to my body and were wet and uncomfortable. If it wasn't for the purpose of making money, I really wouldn't have been able to hold on.

When we arrived at the county town, we headed towards the hotel with a clear goal.

No matter what, the county town is more prosperous than the town, and the price of fish is probably a little higher.

Continue to go to the boss you had a deal with once.

The big blue crab and the cat shark both made the other party very satisfied.

The other party did not intend to take the swimming crab, but he could not resist Tan Shaoyang's eloquence and told him how to cook it deliciously. It is definitely a very popular food.

The boss thought, it doesn't cost much, so just buy it and let him try cooking it. If it works well, he can keep it later.

Tan Shaoyang took action, as it was related to whether he could earn more income.

Clean and marinate the swimming crab, then add flour and fry it in a pan until crispy. Then add chili peppers, garlic and scallions and stir-fry until fragrant. It will definitely make you unable to stop eating.

The boss was watching him cook, and after he took the food out of the pot, he tasted it and gave him a thumbs up. He said, "I will add a swimming crab dish in the future. I will charge you as much as you can for 2 yuan per pound."

"Don't mention it, you're a good cook. You won't be able to stop eating it."

Tan Shaoyang smiled with satisfaction and complimented the boss again, saying that it was simply because of the large number of customers and he wished him a prosperous business.

You should know that the purchase price of small blue crabs is only 2 cents, and if you sell them here, you can only sell them for cents, which means you only make a -cent profit.

There are a lot of swimming crabs, and the purchase price is set at 100 cent, so he can still earn cent. If he collects kilograms, he can make yuan. The more the better, who would complain about having too little money?

After all, there are fewer blue crabs and more swimming crabs, and the quantity determines how much you can earn.

As long as you have a broad enough vision, you will be able to make a lot of money.

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(End of this chapter)