Chapter 22 Selling Goods
Chapter 22 Selling Goods
Chen Bucktooth then saw that there were still some good stuff in the bucket in the backpack. He picked up the big blue crab and squeezed it. "These blue crabs are good, especially this big one. The big white crab and flower crab are also good. Oh! There is also a yellow crab. This conger eel is good. I have to be careful. If I get bit by it, it will be terrible..."
As he spoke, he picked up the catch and put it in the basket, and kept praising Li Changle for his good luck.
Chen Yongwei was happier than praising himself, "Hey, my brother is so lucky!"
"Very good!" Chen Bucktooth said with a smile, "I think Ah Le is born to eat seafood. Work hard. If you have good goods in the future, send them to my house to sell. Don't worry about the weight and price. I won't rip people off when they come to my house, let alone people from the same village. Besides, you and Ah Wei are good friends!"
Seeing that he did not forget to put down the stingy Wang Lao when he expressed himself, Li Changle smiled and said, "My father trusts your family and says that your prices are fair!" Then he picked up the disabled blue crab and white crab from the bamboo basket and put them into the bucket, "Take this blue crab back to nourish the child, and take the white crab back to make crab sauce..."
"A Le!" Zhou Ruonan interrupted him, "A white crab this big costs a few dimes per pound! You should sell it!"
Mrs. Li also said, "That's right. When making crab paste, use small crabs or those with broken claws. It's more profitable to sell them."
Li Xiaohai pulled his sleeve and said, "Dad, we don't like eating crabs. We like eating meat. Sell the crabs and cut off the meat to eat at home."
Seeing his son joining in, Li Changle nodded and said, "Okay, keep these clams and sell the others to eat the meat. Uncle Chen, please give me a higher price!"
Seeing him say this, Zhou Ruonan had no choice but to nod in agreement.
"Don't worry, I won't let you suffer any loss." Chen Bucktooth put the conger eel into the net bag and weighed it. "7 jin, I'll give you 8 cents per jin..."
"Uncle Chen," Li Changle interrupted him and said with a smile, "Adong gave me 3 cents per pound for the small one this morning. This one is big, so I have to pay a little more!"
"Adong gave us the highest purchase price in the morning. To be honest, conger eels are still easier to sell in the morning. The big ones are split and dried in the sun. If the price is too high, it will be hard for us to sell them."
Li Changle thought that the meat of large sea eels was old, had many bones, and had a bad taste. The meat of small sea eels was more tender and tasted better. In the previous life, the price of small sea eels was relatively higher, and it should be the same now, so he nodded in agreement.
Pointing at the crabs in the basket, he said, "Bigger crabs are always better, right? You have to pay a good price for these crabs!"
"Okay!" Chen Bucktooth put the big blue crabs in the basket, "This one usually costs 1 yuan, but yours is particularly big, so I'll give you 3 yuan per pound. I'll give you 7 cents per pound for the crippled crabs, 4 cents for the white crabs and flower crabs, and 2 cents per pound for the yellow crabs. These are the highest prices. If you don't believe me, ask Teacher Zhou!"
Li Changle glanced at Zhou Ruonan and said, "How about this, add another ten cents for the big blue crab, and the rest is the price you said."
“行！”陈龅牙想了一下痛快的应下了，接着开始过秤，“青蟹4斤4两，5块7角2分，残废蟹8两，5角6，白蟹和花蟹4斤，1块6，黄三1斤2两2角4，海鳗2块3角6……共计11块2角4。”
Mrs. Li was envious and happy. "Ale is really lucky. He sold more than 11 yuan in one afternoon. We can only make a few dimes at most."
Li Xiaozhou was much more direct, "Dad is better at fishing than mom, you should come fishing every day to make money!"
Mrs. Li held his face and rubbed it a few times, "You little money-grubber! You keep talking nonsense. Look how experienced your brother is."
Zhou Ruonan smiled and took her eldest son's hand, "Xiaozhou is the only one in the family who talks a lot. He never stops talking when he's at home!"
Li Xiaohai looked at her and said, "Mother, we haven't sold the crab seedlings we caught yet!"
Zhou Ruonan: "I'll sell it on my way back."
Seeing that they were all so happy, Li Changle also became happy, "My uncle sent a piece of meat. Since you are not at home, you can eat at my place tonight."
When Mrs. Li heard that her uncle had sent meat, she said, "Okay, I'll go to your house to eat tonight."
"Come, weigh the oysters and mussels first, then weigh Ah Wei's."
Li Changle brought the bucket over. Mrs. Li scooped a full bucket, probably 6 or jin. Zhou Ruonan's was less, about or jin. Chen Bucktooth took a look and said, "Let's put them together and calculate it at cents per jin!"
Mrs. Li nodded happily. In the past, it was only five cents per pound. Since A Le had good goods to sell, she also benefited from it and sold them for one cent more per pound.
"Okay!" Li Changle agreed readily.
Zhou Ruonan's weight was weighed and totaled 12 jin, which was almost one dollar. Chen Bucktooth rounded it off to one dollar. He took out the money and counted out dollars more, then handed it to Li Changle, "You've earned a lot today."
"We're lucky!" Li Changle took it and put it in his pocket. The whole family waited for Chen Yongwei to weigh it. That guy refused to sell the rice, saying that he wanted to give it to his two children.
Li Changle thought of the pork belly at home and said, "Then come over tonight and eat the pork stew with me."
Chen Yongwei shook his head repeatedly, "I've had enough, you guys eat, I'll go prepare the bait for the crab cages and ground traps tonight."
Li Changle looked at him with amusement, "Okay! I'll call you after I come back and have dinner!"
"Uh-huh!"
When the group was going back, Li Xiaohai and his brother sold the crab fry they caught for 15 cents. They returned home happily, only to find that there was still no one in the Li family.
Mrs. Li looked around and asked, "The kids said they would be back today, why haven't they come back yet?"
Zhou Ruonan smiled and said, "I had a great time at my grandma's house and I don't plan to come back."
Chen Yongwei put the sand down and said, "Brother, I'm going to go back and prepare the bait first."
"Wait a minute!" Li Changle took out some money, took out two dollars and fifty cents and handed it to him, "Awei, you've been busy all afternoon, this two percent should be yours."
Chen Yongwei took two steps back and waved his hands, saying, "I don't want it. I went to play with you on my own. Besides, you found all those seafood by yourself. If I take your money, do I still have any dignity left?"
Li Changle patted him in annoyance, "Do you think it's too little?"
"Awei, this is given to you by your brother sincerely. If you think it's too little, just accept it!" Zhou Ruonan also said.
"Sister-in-law, I'm not complaining about it!" Chen Yongwei blushed, "Brother, I didn't share the money from selling dragonflies, green breams, and clams with you. So, if I go fishing with you in the future, you can give me 20% and I promise to accept it without hesitation."
Seeing that he was determined not to do it, Li Changle said, "It's up to you this time! If we go fishing together in the future, it will be more than two chances!"
Awei is hardworking and strong. With him working together, we can earn some money as soon as possible to repair the boat. Then we can go to the seldom-visited islands to fish. There will definitely be more good stuff than on the beach.
"We'll talk about it later!" Chen Yongwei thought about it and said, "Brother, how many ground traps do you have at home? How many crab cages?"
Li Changle really didn't know. He looked at Zhou Ruonan and said, "Anan, do you know?"
Zhou Ruonan: "There are four ground traps and five crab nets. They are all at dad's place. I'll get them for you!"
"Okay, give it to me first, I'll go back and get the bait!"
"Go get it from your sister-in-law. I'm going to wash my face."
(End of this chapter)