Chapter 192 Achievement of Mariculture Objectives
Chapter 192 Achievement of Mariculture Objectives
It was a rare opportunity to go out of the province and take a day off, so Li Kailang was reluctant to sleep in and got up early.
Li Kailang planned today's tasks.
"While it's still early, I can go to the beach today to see if I can buy some seafood and raise some marine life in the saltwater fish pond in the space."
Looking at Master Zhao who was sleeping soundly beside him, Li Kailang did not disturb him and got up quietly to wash up.
Before leaving, Li Kailang left a note, then left the room and came out of the guesthouse.
He checked the truck again and drove away.
Driving along the road, I saw the sea water, which was so clear and merged into the sky.
The clear blue sea has no pollution and no sewage.
After driving for half an hour, Li Kailang saw a village not far away and drove towards it.
At this time, a group of children who were playing saw the truck coming and ran over excitedly.
"Big truck! Big truck!"
Seeing the big truck parked outside the village, they immediately became alert.
In the distance, a group of teenagers about fourteen or fifteen years old saw the truck stop and immediately ran towards the children.
"Bang!" Li Kailang got out of the car, looked at the group of children in front of him, and then saw the older children running towards him not far away.
"That's quite careful!" Li Kailang exclaimed and stood there waiting for them to come over.
"Comrade, what can I do for you?"
The leading teenager, Shen Baoguo, stepped forward, protected the other children behind him, and looked at Li Kailang vigilantly.
Li Kailang replied: "Hello, I'm here for seafood, I wonder if you sell any here?"
"Buy seafood? Really?" the teenager asked tentatively again.
"I've driven this huge truck here, could it be fake?"
Li Kailang patted the body of the truck, making a "bang bang" sound.
Looking at the truck, not only Shen Baoguo and other teenagers felt happy, but even the group of children smiled.
When someone buys seafood, it means they can make money, and if they make money, their family conditions will be better.
Most of the seafood they catch is taken away by seafood companies, but they don’t make much money.
If you sell it to the market, you won’t make much money either.
"Comrade, I have seafood at home. How much do you want?" Shen Baoguo asked anxiously.
"How much? I haven't thought about that." Li Kailang was only thinking about collecting seafood and didn't think about the specific quantity.
He patted the truck and said proudly, "See this truck? Load it all up! Fill it up!"
Hearing this, the boys and teenagers in front of them became even happier!
Occasionally, people from other places would come to their place and buy seafood on the grounds of public welfare, and they bought a lot of seafood.
They had no doubts about what Li Kailang said.
Shen Baoguo immediately invited him, "Comrade, I have a lot of seafood at home, how about coming to my house and taking a look?"
Shen Baoguo looked at Li Kailang with anticipation.
"Okay, let's go to your house first!"
Then Li Kailang followed Shen Baoguo to his home.
"Oh, why didn't I tell him first! Otherwise, he would have gone to my house first. Why don't you follow him first and see if he still wants it?"
Looking at Li Kailang's back, the other teenagers felt a little annoyed.
Generally speaking, when you go to a seafood restaurant, you will buy a lot of seafood.
If Li Kailang bought a lot of seafood from his family, then the purchase share they got would be less, and less purchases meant less money.
After a while, Li Kailang followed Shen Baoguo to his home.
Shen Baoguo's home is built on a sunken ship docked at the shore. Looking around, there are many Chen Chuangs like him.
Apparently, this is the characteristic of their fishing village.
The wood at the bottom of the wooden boat was broken, and other parts of the boat were also damaged to varying degrees, showing that it had experienced wind, frost, rain and snow.
"Comrade, our home is a bit simple." Shen Baoguo said apologetically.
"It's okay! It's okay!" Li Kailang waved his hands and looked around.
Although the house is simple, the interior is very neat and tidy and has everything that is necessary.
Shen Baoguo handed Li Kailang a glass of water.
Li Kailang took a sip and said, "By the way, where's the seafood?"
"The seafood is at the stern, I'll get it for you!" Shen Baoguo replied quickly.
"No need, I'll go with you to take a look!" Li Kailang stood up and followed Shen Baoguo to the stern of the ship.
There were several large woven baskets at the stern, in which various dried seafood were drying.
Shen Baoguo pointed at the dried seafood and said, "These are all dried in the sun and will be taken away today."
Although the amount of dried goods is not large, there are many varieties, including common seafood such as shrimp and kelp.
"They are all dry goods! Are there any fresh ones? Live ones?" Li Kailang asked.
He hadn't thought of buying dried goods at first, but planned to buy fresh ones. However, since he saw them, he naturally had to buy them.
"There are no living ones. We have to wait until my parents come back. If you want them, why don't you wait a while?" Shen Baoguo replied nervously.
From what Li Kailang said, it seems that he doesn't want these useful information.
Li Kailang nodded and said he would wait a while.
Looking at the dried seafood in front of him, Li Kailang said proudly: "That's all, not much, I'll take them all!"
When Shen Baoguo heard this, the joy in his eyes was beyond words.
"I'll pack it for you now!" Shen Baoguo immediately packed up the dry goods and even sorted them into different categories.
Li Kailang watched his movements and nodded secretly.
When Shen Baoguo had packed all the dry goods, Li Kailang asked, "How much? I'll settle the bill for you now."
Hearing this, not only Shen Baoguo was surprised, but others were also surprised. They didn't expect that someone would settle the bill on the spot.
Generally speaking, people who come to them to purchase things pay through bank transfers, and there is almost no on-the-spot cash settlement.
In their eyes, only wealthy companies can settle on the spot.
"Comrade, do you want more? I have some at home. Why don't you come to my house and take a look?" someone said quickly.
As soon as this was said, other young people also came forward to invite Li Kailang, and some even planned to take Li Kailang away. Fortunately, Shen Baoguo stopped Li Kailang in advance.
"Don't be anxious, come one by one, and pull the work over here first. If it's suitable, I'll buy it!" Li Kailang said loudly.
"Really? You want all of us?"
"Really! Do you want it or not? If not, I'll leave first!" Li Kailang said.
"Yes, yes, yes, let's pull it over now!" After saying that, everyone ran back instantly.
Soon, no one appeared in front of Li Kailang, and he turned around to look at Shen Baoguo:
"How much is it, Comrade?"
Shen Baoguo didn't have much dry goods, so he put them all in one basket. He said carefully:
"4 pieces in total!"
Li Kailang glanced at Shen Baoguo, then at the seafood in the basket. There were probably hundreds of them in total, each weighing 100 grams, or 2 taels.
10 pieces make 1 kilogram, and 100 pieces make 10 kilograms.
Of course, it is not actually that heavy. If you cut it in half, it still weighs about ten pounds, so 4 yuan is probably a small price.
Shen Baoguo looked at Li Kailang nervously. The number he said was a bit low, but he could still make some money, which was better than losing it.
In order to sell it earlier and make money, he didn't dare to say more, for fear that Li Kailang would not want it.
"Okay, I'll give you 5 yuan including this basket." Li Kailang took out the money and handed it to Shen Baoguo.
Without giving Shen Baoguo time to react, Li Kailang immediately left with the basket.
"Oh, tong, you gave me too much money! I can't accept it!" Shen Baoguo reacted and hurriedly came to Li Kailang and handed the money to him.
"I didn't pay too much. This basket and the seafood are worth the price."
"If you feel bad about this, just move my seafood to the car and consider it as my hard work fee!" Li Kailang replied.
Shen Baoguo also understood what Li Kailang meant. Looking at the money in his hand, he wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare to.
As the saying goes: live by the mountain, eat by the mountain; live by the water, eat by the water.
They live by the sea, and most of their family's income depends on the sea, and every penny is hard-earned.
"Okay, help me move it! The others are waiting!" Li Kailang patted Shen Baoguo's head.
He has money, so he should pay something.
Seeing this, Shen Baoguo didn't pursue the matter any further. He picked up the basket and walked towards the truck.
Li Kailang also came to the truck and saw a group of teenagers running towards him hurriedly with baskets of seafood in their arms, fearing that they would be left behind.
"Let's go to the truck to trade!" Li Kailang pointed in the direction of the truck, and they immediately ran to the side of the car.
About twenty people came to the truck, each holding a large basket of dry goods, and looked at Li Kailang expectantly.
Seeing Li Kailang coming over, they immediately swarmed over with baskets in hand.
"Don't rush me, old third family!"
"Brother, you are the one, stop squeezing me!"
"I came here first, don't take my place!"
A group of children rushed forward, jostling for position, wanting to be the first to trade, fearing that they would be the last in line and that Li Kailang would not want their goods.
It was rare for people to come to buy. If they didn't buy anything for their family, they would be beaten and scolded when their parents came back. Looking at the chaotic team in front of him, Li Kailang shouted loudly: "Don't worry, line up one by one, I want all!"
The people in front of him were stunned and looked at Li Kailang in unison.
"If you don't line up properly, I don't want any of them!"
"Queue up! Queue up!"
Suddenly, the chaotic team immediately became orderly. Li Kailang didn't want to line up properly, for fear that he would not be able to line up properly.
Everyone else wanted it, but I didn't. When I got home, I had to eat the fried pork with belt.
Li Kailang saw that the scene in front of him suddenly became orderly, and his eyes felt much more comfortable. He glanced at the seafood in their boxes.
They are all put together without any classification. It must be because they came in a hurry and there was no time to deal with them.
However, although it is put together in a mess, the quality of the things is good.
"Please do me a favor." Li Kailang said to Shen Baoguo who was standing beside him.
"You say!" Shen Baoguo replied.
"Please help me sort the seafood!"
"no problem!"
Li Kailang looked at the leading teenager and said, "Stand up, come one by one. If they are suitable, I will take them all. Let me see what dry goods you have in your basket first."
Hearing this, the teenagers took out the dry goods and sorted them, basically the same as Shen Baoguo's.
After a while, Li Kailang finished looking at the dry goods of the leading teenager and asked about the price:
"Can you tell me how much it is?"
"3 dollars!" the teenager replied.
"Just 4 yuan!"
Li Kailang handed over 4 yuan. The young man had the same idea as Shen Baoguo, they both wanted to sell it as soon as possible, so he deliberately said less.
When Shen Baoguo, who was standing by, saw Li Kailang paying, he took the seafood over and helped sort it.
The young man took the money and did not leave first. Instead, he helped Shen Baoguo sort the things.
Seeing this, Li Kailang said nothing: "Next!"
This is the general process. They quoted a low price, so Li Kailang raised the price.
But some people deliberately quoted a higher price. Li Kailang naturally saw through it and still asked for it, but without paying more.
When these people started making trouble, Li Kailang said directly: "If you continue to make trouble, I don't want you anymore!"
Just tell these people to shut up and accept it.
Seeing this, those who were planning to raise the price instantly gave up the idea.
Rather than raising the price on their own initiative, they could make more money by letting Li Kailang raise the price.
After a while, Li Kailang bought all the dried seafood from everyone, spending seventy or eighty yuan.
Shen Baoguo helped to sort out the dried seafood and placed them in the carriage. Fish, shrimp, scallops, etc. were indispensable, as well as kelp and seaweed.
"Here is your wages!" Li Kailang handed out 1 yuan each to Shen Baoguo and another teenager who helped.
"No, no! We have already made money from you." The two men quickly refused.
Li Kailang stuffed the money into their hands without saying anything: "The money for the dry goods is the money for the dry goods, and the wages are the wages. The two are different."
Seeing the two people hesitating, Li Kailang changed the subject and said, "By the way, when will your parents be back?"
Shen Baoguo looked at the sun, then at the shadow, and pondered for a moment: "Probably another half an hour!"
Hearing this, Li Kailang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait here."
Li Kailang came this time to buy seafood again, and dried goods were just a by-product.
Even if Li Kailang ate the dry goods in the carriage every day, he would not be able to finish them in three to five years. There was enough for him to eat for a long time.
"Comrade, why don't you go to my house and wait? The sun is too strong here. You'll get sick if you're exposed to it too much!" Shen Baoguo made a timely invitation.
Looking at him, Li Kailang thought about it and agreed. It was basically impossible for him to get sick from the wind.
But there's nothing wrong with staying in the car.
So Li Kailang followed Shen Baoguo to his home.
Shen Baoguo and Li Kailang talked about their experiences of going to the sea, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Half an hour later, not far away, fishing grounds of all sizes were heading towards the coast.
"Hurry up, pack all the seafood and ship it out quickly."
On each fishing boat, people were busy working anxiously.
Except for the dried goods that are hung out to dry, all the caught seafood needs to be sold as soon as possible, otherwise the seafood will die and smell fishy.
Now that there is no famine, people don't like to eat seafood that much.
After all, I ate too much and didn’t feel anything, but I still felt nauseous. The key point is that seafood doesn’t really fill my stomach.
Now that there is a bumper harvest of grain and many kinds of meat, seafood is not everyone’s first choice.
Things that people are reluctant to eat now will be extremely popular in the coming disaster year.
After all, if you are not full, why do you still care about this and that? Filling your stomach is the most important thing.
Besides that, the most important thing is that you don’t need a ticket to buy these seafood! No ticket is needed!
You need tickets to buy meat, and it’s expensive. If you use the money you would use to buy pork, you can buy several kilograms of seafood.
"Oh, it's almost done! It's almost done! Don't rush it!" one person took the time to reply.
Seafood has a limited shelf life and cannot be transported to other places in large quantities. Moreover, current fishing technology is not advanced, and only small fishing boats can be used, which cannot bring back too much seafood at a time.
In this era, preserving seafood was a problem. Not to mention freezing it, even keeping it fresh was difficult. There were not as many methods as in later generations.
In the absence of oxygen supply equipment, it was all up to the driver to work at full speed and against every second to deliver the babies.
Looking at the fishing boat about to dock, Shen Baoguo and Li Kailang said hello and went out to help.
When I came outside, I saw a bustling scene.
Big or small, anyone who could just walk came out to help.
Everyone was holding something in their hands and heading towards the fishing boat.
Soon, a group of children brought a somewhat old man with gray hair to Li Kailang.
"Hello, comrade. I am the village chief, Gao Shang. I heard from the children that you are here to buy seafood?"
Li Kailang nodded: "Yes!"
Gao Shang looked at Li Kailang's young age and found it hard to believe that he came here to buy seafood.
If he hadn't visited these kids' homes and seen that all the dry goods had been cleared out, they still had money in their hands.
Gao Shang didn't believe that Li Kailang was here to purchase. After all, such a large transaction, in cash, was no small matter.
He also heard from the children that Li Kailang wanted to buy live seafood, so he wanted to come and see.
"I heard from the kids, you want some more seafood?"
"Yes!"
"I wonder how much you want, comrade?" Gao Shang asked tentatively.
Li Kailang pointed at the truck and said, "See that truck? Fill up the truck compartment. Fill as much as you can and settle the bill on the spot!"
Hearing this and looking at Li Kailang's heroic look, Gao Shang was also shocked.
Li Kailang not only wants dried goods, but also live seafood. This is not a small business.
"Comrade, I wonder where you are from?" Gao Shang asked.
Li Kailang turned his head to look at him, frowning slightly. What he did was not glorious. If Gao Shang wanted to find out his background, Li Kailang would have to think about it carefully.
When Gao Shang saw Li Kailang frowning, his heart tightened. Could it be that Li Kailang didn't want seafood because of his casual words?
"Snap!" With a crisp sound, Gao Shang slapped himself.
"Comrade, I'm sorry! I just said something nonsense. Don't mind it. I will install the ones you want for you now!" Gao Shang said quickly.
The residents of the village are not rich. If his words cause everyone to earn less, then he would be a sinner.
Seeing this, Li Kailang said without further ado: "I want all kinds of seafood, but you should complete the task for the seafood company first!"
Li Kailang pointed to several fish trucks driving over not far away.
These fish transporters look similar to trucks, except for the different cabins.
"Yes, yes, comrade, please wait, I'll be there soon!" Gao Shang said.
He said hello to Li Kailang and left.
An hour later, the carriage was filled with seafood, both dry and live.
Li Kailang drove away.
There are all kinds of seafood, including fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish, seaweed and so on.
It cost me nearly a hundred dollars to buy all these, and the bucket was filled to the brim with seafood.
Not only did Li Kailang make a lot of money, Gao Shang also made a lot of money.
"With these seafood, the seawater fish pond in the planting space can finally be used, and it will be able to breed continuously in the future."
"Now all we need is a freshwater fish pond."
Li Kailang returned with a carriage full of seafood.
In a remote place where no one is around, gather them all into the planting space.
Today’s mission is successfully completed!
(End of this chapter)