Chapter 18 The Villagers' Response
Zhao Rufeng was very pleased that finally it was not just the older generation that was doing this kind of thing that benefited the whole village.
That night, Zhao Rufeng convened a meeting of the entire village's young workforce to announce the news.
The villagers were very excited and grateful after hearing this. There are no employment opportunities in the fishing village and they can only rely on the sea to eat. If they go out to fish, they will work all day long most days, and then they will not be able to catch even a fish scale.
Although it is difficult to salvage things like asparagus, it will not run away from the bottom of the sea. Once discovered, as long as you are willing to salvage it, you will definitely be able to catch several hundred kilograms in a day.
"Old Li, that boy of yours is awesome. When he was admitted to a key university, I knew that your family, Old Li, was going to be prosperous. It won't take long for it to benefit everyone." A man with dark skin turned purple, but
The man with bulging muscles looked at Father Li and smiled.
People around him all agreed, saying that Lao Li's family was going to be prosperous.
Father Li was so happy when he heard this that he laughed so much that his ears split open, but he still pretended to be humble and said: "He actually has a smart mind and some connections, so he is still far from being prosperous."
"On the ship that collects asparagus, he charges two yuan per catty. He charges three yuan per catty. If he catches one hundred catties, he will be rewarded one hundred yuan. If he catches three hundred catties, he will be rewarded another five hundred yuan. Calculated in this way, as long as he can catch it,
Three hundred kilograms. In fact, the purchase price is only five yuan per kilogram. This price is more than double the price given by the buyer. This is not as simple as a job." An elderly fisherman.
said.
Some fishermen immediately echoed: "The buying boats that go to the town every day are really bullying. Two yuan, five yuan, this is more than doubled? This is clearly robbing us."
A group of people became more and more angry as they talked, and some even rolled up their sleeves and threatened to go to trouble with those who acquired the ship.
"Okay, just stop saying a few words." Zhao Rufeng raised the microphone and shouted.
Zhao Rufeng has been the village chief for more than 20 years, and his prestige in Hailong Village is higher than that of the county magistrate. As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone immediately fell silent.
Zhao Rufeng looked at everyone and said with a serious expression: "If anyone dares to cause trouble with those receiving ships, don't blame me for sending him to the police station myself."
Then he softened his words again, "I know that those receiving ships are ripping us off, and I knew it earlier than you, but now we have no other shipping channels, so we still need those receiving ships. I
Now we are trying to find new stable shipping channels. Until we find new shipping channels, those consignees cannot be offended."
Zhao Rufeng was really afraid that if he didn't explain this matter clearly to everyone, someone would get mad and start trouble with the receiving ships.
Fishing villages rely on the sea for food, and there are many storms on the sea. Therefore, the ancestral motto passed down from generation to generation in many fishing villages is that if you encounter someone in a shipwreck on the sea, you must lend a helping hand. Only in this way, you will be able to do the same if you encounter a shipwreck one day.
People lend a helping hand.
Therefore, the people of Hailong Village are very united. Even in the face of wind and waves at sea, they dare to lend a helping hand to those who are in shipwrecks, let alone just facing a few foreign receiving ships. If they dare to kill them, as long as a fisherman has the courage to do so.
But if you take the lead, most of the village may come with harpoons.
There is also more unity. In the early years, I heard that a fishing village in Haishan encountered pirates. Thousands of people were killed in several surrounding fishing villages. In the end, the pirates themselves called the police and asked the coast guard to arrest them. What happened?
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Of course, those seafood purchasers are also very cunning. They don't even have stalls, they just set up a receiving ship at sea. When they see that the momentum is not right, they immediately start to panic.
"Village Chief Zhao, haven't you already found a new shipping channel? Why do you still need to look at the faces of those seafood purchasers?" A fisherman stood up and asked loudly.
Zhao Rufeng shook his head and said: "At present, we have only found the shipping channel for asparagus, and this channel was not found by me, but by Li Xuan. Could it be that you will only salvage asparagus in the future, and other seafood will not be harvested?"
If you don’t fish it out, you won’t be able to get it out?”
The fisherman sneered, sat back immediately, and joked that if he were to make a living exclusively by fishing for asparagus in the future, he would have to starve to death in the future.
Li Xuan said with a smile at this time: "I will also help Village Chief Zhao find the shipping channels, but until we find long-term and stable shipping channels for all seafood, it is best for everyone to keep quiet, including this time.
Asparagus, if anyone from other villages asks about it, just say that there happens to be someone in our village who needs asparagus, and he charges three yuan per catty, let alone the reward money."
The fishermen in the meeting below all nodded, and at the same time there was a faint look of anticipation on their faces. They had already tasted the benefits, and naturally expected Li Xuan to quickly find a shipping channel for all his seafood.
Zhao Rufeng said a few more words, and after making sure that everyone had made sense, he said: "Okay, we will set off immediately at dawn tomorrow morning, and everyone will go back to bed early tonight."
After the meeting, Li Xuan will go to find Li's father.
As a result, when he saw the person next to Li's father, Li Xuan stopped abruptly, then turned around and left immediately.
But Father Li had already seen Li Xuan, and he shouted loudly: "Li Xuan, I'm here."
Li Xuan had no choice but to turn around and put on a smiling face, "Dad, are you here? Hey, Uncle Tang, are you here too?"
Boss Tang smiled and nodded, gave Li Xuan a thumbs up, and praised: "Xiao Xuan, you did a good job, my uncle will work for you tomorrow."
The smile on Li Xuan's face froze, "Boss Tang, are you going tomorrow too?"
Father Li said with a smile: "Don't look at your Uncle Tang who is now fat. When he was young, he was a famous little white dragon in the world. Let your uncle show you his skills tomorrow."
Boss Tang waved his hand quickly, "It's okay to show off your skills. After all, I'm old, but it's not a big problem to get a few hundred kilograms of asparagus."
Boss Tang calculated very well. Li Xuan charged 3 yuan per catty for asparagus. If he caught 100 jins, he would be rewarded 100 yuan. If he caught 300 jins, he would be rewarded another 500 yuan. This means that as long as he can catch 100 jins, he will be rewarded 500 yuan.
With three hundred kilograms, he can earn fifteen hundred yuan, which is much more than what he earns by staying in the store for a day.
There are many people who have the same plan as Boss Tang, so there will definitely be a lot of people going to that area to fish for asparagus tomorrow.
"Not only am I going, but your dad is going too. We will go to Chen Laosi to rent a boat later. Xiaoxuan, will you go with us?" Boss Tang asked.
Chen Laosi is not from Hailong Village, but Li Xuan knows this person. He is very famous around him. He runs a small shipyard, collects second-hand ships, rents ships, sells ships, and repairs ships. Because the price is cheap, many people
If you are willing to find him, Li's father usually asks Chen Laosi to rent a boat when he goes to sea.
Chapter completed!