Chapter 288 Fishing Boat News
Chapter 288 Fishing Boat News
Zhang Dejin didn't even look at his poor son. After handing the crab to Li Changle to tie it up, he went back to catch fish and shrimp.
Zhang Xiaohui was not sad either, he followed happily carrying a small bucket.
"Dad, there's one over there! Oops, you're too slow. Look, my third uncle caught it right away."
"Your third uncle is a fisherman, and your father is a bricklayer. Of course your third uncle is better at working in the water. Why don't you let him climb the roof and give it a try?"
"Brother-in-law, why has the water in the puddle turned sour?"
"No way!" Zhang Dejin saw his teasing expression and realized that he was making fun of him for being jealous. "I'm faster at masonry work, but you're definitely faster at fishing!"
"Yes, this is what it means to do one thing, love one thing, and be good at one thing." Li Changle scooped up a few mantis shrimps and poured them into the bucket.
Zhang Xiaohui watched over the two of them for a while, but when he saw that they were not allowed to play in the water, he picked up the bucket and went to find his two sisters to pry oysters.
"Ah Le! Your Uncle Zhang is here."
When Li Changle heard the shouting, he looked up and saw Li's father bringing Old Zhang to the beach. He greeted Zhang Dejin, put down the scoop net and went to greet them.
"Uncle Zhang, is there any news about the ship?"
"I have news. I'll come to discuss it with you."
"What do you say over there?"
"When I went there, Zhou Laoda and his wife were also at Zhao Er's house. His family also wanted to buy the Zhao family's boat."
Li Changle didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin would show up halfway. He thought that since Lao Zhang was here, the two families probably didn't reach an agreement. "So what's the situation now?"
"It's not settled!" said Lao Zhang, "Boss Zhou just wants to pay half of the money that was originally agreed upon, and let Zhao Er's wife transfer the contract to his family.
Zhao Er’s wife disagreed, saying that there were many ship owners who wanted to buy big ships, but there were no shipowners to take over on the north bank, while there were many ship owners who wanted big ships on the south bank.
Not only did she not lower the price to transfer the contract, she also asked for the interest on the 3,000 yuan deposit. The two families talked for a while, and Zhao Er's family said that the minimum was to transfer the contract at the original price. Zhou Lao Da added 300 yuan, and the two families finally failed to reach an agreement. "
He was still furious when he thought about what the old woman had said. "I won't hide it from you. Boss Zhou's words were really harsh. When he saw that Zhao Er's wife was unwilling to lower the price and transfer the contract,
She said that the Zhao brothers were arrested by the police right after the boat was built, and only his family dared to take it. After she looked around, no one dared to take it, and in the end she couldn't even get the deposit of 1,500 yuan.
Everyone knows why the Zhao brothers got into trouble. They were doing illegal activities. Not only did they shoot at the coast guard, they also drove their boat into an anti-smuggling ship, and finally it hit a reef and sank.
They were in trouble because they were doing something illegal, so how could they say that the boat was unlucky? If they thought that the boat was unlucky, why did he rush to buy it?
He said that the first large ship he built after my shipyard reopened was unlucky. Which ship owner would dare to go to his shipyard to build a large ship in the future?
The old woman was so angry that she said something to them, and the couple left. "
Li Changle said: "It is inevitable to lower the price when asking for a sky-high price and then paying it back, but it is really disgusting to talk about the ship."
"Why not!" Old Zhang thought of what the old woman had said, and sighed, "Zhao Er is missing when he is alive, and his body is nowhere to be found when he is dead. Zhao Er's wife is a single woman, and she has lost her head of the family.
She was pregnant and had a daughter who was a few years old. The two families were from the same village, and the Zhou family was a well-known family, yet they had no sympathy at all."
When Li Changle heard him say that Zhao Er's wife was still pregnant, he also felt that the Zhou family was trying to lower the price too much. But it was also good this way. If he hadn't lowered the price so much, the contract might have been transferred to him.
"Uncle Zhang, you came to me to ask me to talk to the Zhao family, or have you thought of another solution?"
Lao Zhang nodded and said, "There are two solutions. One is that you go talk to Zhao Er's wife. The other is that I return the deposit to Zhao Er's wife at the original price and terminate the contract with her. You can trade directly with me and the price of the ship will remain the original price."
Li Changle thought for a moment and said, "Uncle Zhang, I can trade with you at the original price, but there is something I need to tell you."
"you say!"
"I have a maritime radio here. I'll give you one and you can deduct the money for the radio on that ship."
"Good boy, this way you save another 2,000 yuan." Lao Zhang looked at him in surprise, "How many maritime radios did the police reward you with?"
"Just one, that's what happened." Li Changle whispered the situation and said with a smile, "Uncle Zhang, I'll give you one. I have five more. I'll sell them to you at a lower price."
"If you sell it to me, the price won't be what you see." Lao Zhang raised a finger. "I won't hide it from you. A few days ago, I bought some confiscated maritime radios from an anti-smuggling ship. I bought them at this price."
"50% off?"
"Yes, 50% off!" Lao Zhang said with a smile, "You can only sell it at this price. To be honest, I don't need so much. I took it to help you sell it."
"Okay!" Li Changle agreed readily, "I'll go with you to Shuilu Zhang and deliver the things to you. I'll give you the rest of the money when I come for a trial voyage."
"Don't I believe in your family?"
Li Changle moved out the box of maritime radio, took the previously signed contract, and rode the tricycle with Lao Zhang to Shuilu Zhang. After arriving at Zhang's house, Lao Zhang asked Zhang Laoda and his wife to ride a motorcycle to Shaji Village to terminate the contract.
People these days are more cautious. For example, when the head of the Zhao family is away, they will bring the women with them to avoid gossip. Old Zhang took him on the boat. Li Changle looked at the cab, the winch, the winder, the power block, the net hoisting rod, the guide pulley and other fishing equipment.
After the two men got off the boat, they went to the yard to drink tea and discuss the money needed for supplies after the boat was lengthened. After some bargaining, Lao Zhang finally quoted a price of thirty-five thousand and eighty.
Li Changle calculated that the extension of ten meters would cost an extra 15,300 yuan. "No, this price is too expensive. My brothers and I can't earn this much even if we work for two years..."
"Ah Le, lengthening the ship is not as simple as you think. After the ship is lengthened, various parameters have changed, and the original mechanical equipment can no longer keep up with the needs. I definitely didn't ask you for more than this price."
Lao Zhang smiled and refilled his tea. "To be honest, we won't make much money if we give you this price. If we deliver the ship next year, I will also have to bear the risk of rising raw material prices.
If you don’t believe me, take the order to the Commune Shipping Company and ask for the price. You will never be able to settle on anything less than 36,000.”
"Why would I ask him? I never thought of going to them to place an order." Li Changle looked at him with a smile, "If you send me another trawl net, I'll place an order."
"You kid!" Old Zhang poked him a few times. "I earned a thousand yuan less from the maritime radio station, and I bought five radio stations from you. Your father is such an honest man, how did you learn to be so cunning?"
"I'm such an honest person, and you still call me cunning."
At this time, the sound of a motorcycle engine came from outside. The two turned their heads and saw Boss Zhang driving a motorcycle into the yard.
"Dad, the contract is back." Boss Zhang happily handed the contract to Old Zhang.
"This saves a lot of trouble." Lao Zhang tore up the contract he signed with the Zhao family and took out the contract he signed with Li Changle.
"The total price of the ship is 19,500. After deducting 5,000 for the five maritime radio stations, you still have to give me 14,500."
"Okay!" Li Changle handed him the original contract. "When I gather all the people, I will pay you the balance during the sea trial."
Lao Zhang nodded in agreement and redrafted a list, indicating the parameters of the entire ship, the power of the main engine, the ship's carrying capacity, draft, fishing equipment, communication equipment, etc. He redrafted the contract and transferred the deposit of 3,000 yuan to the ship.
"What name are you going to use for the new ship?"
"I'll go back and discuss it with my brother and tell you tomorrow."
"Okay!" Lao Zhang handed him the contract, "Have you found all the boatmen?"
Li Changle smiled and shook his head, "I never dreamed that we would be able to get the boat back so soon. There are four of us in our family, so we are still short of two boatmen. If it doesn't work, I can only let my father take over for a while. Five people are barely enough."
"To be honest, I didn't expect it either." Lao Zhang smiled and patted his shoulder. "Your father and your eldest and second brothers are all veteran boatmen. The five of you can do it, too."
"I can do it, just one person does the work of two people."
"That's how you make money. If your family is lucky, you can earn back the money you paid for the boat in the fall and winter after the boat is brought back."
"Lend your auspicious words."
Li Changle happily put the contract away, agreed with Lao Zhang to come and pay the money tomorrow, said goodbye, and rode his tricycle back.
As soon as we reached the intersection, we saw Zhou Achang driving a motorcycle with Zhou Lao Da turning around and heading straight towards Zhangjiabutou below.
He stopped the tricycle and turned around, seeing that they had gone to Zhang's house. He patted the contract in his pocket and pedaled the tricycle back.
Brother Zhou Laoda went to Zhang's house, took out cigarettes and handed them to Zhang and his father. "Boss Zhang, what I said at Zhao's house was just to lower the price. Don't take it to heart."
"Mr. Zhou is overthinking it. I don't take it seriously at all." Old Zhang responded indifferently.
"I heard from Zhao Er's wife that you returned the deposit to her family. Has the boat been sold now? Or is it still in your hands?"
Lao Zhang smiled and nodded, "I have already taken action."
Boss Zhou didn't believe it at all. He thought that the Zhang family saw that he wanted to buy a big ship, so they returned the deposit to Zhao Er's wife, and now they said this just to raise the price.
"Boss Zhang, I said that at Zhao's house just to lower the price. Now I come to your house just to ask you if you can sell the boat to me?"
"Boss Zhou, they really did it. The ship owner is Boss Ale from Shatou Village." Lao Zhang said with a smile, "He just left. Didn't you meet him when you came?"
Zhou Achang thought of the man he met at the intersection, "Brother, it's the one I just met at the intersection, the one riding a tricycle."
"Yes, that's him." Old Zhang said cheerfully, "He originally ordered a boat from me, but he thought the sailing time was too long. When he heard that the Zhao family's boat was going to be sold, he immediately took it over."
Only then did Boss Zhou believe that Lao Zhang was not trying to raise the price to cheat him. He cursed under his breath, then rode away on his motorcycle with Zhou Achang in a huff.
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