Chapter 226 Receiving the Goods
"Abba, I'm worried about tearing down the tarpaulin covering the house. If a typhoon comes, it will most likely be overturned."
"Now that we have the stones and oyster ash, when my brothers and others arrive in the afternoon, we will first repair the row of dilapidated houses and put up the roofs."
The three chief craftsmen invited by Zhang Dejin were all his senior brothers.
The three of them called some craftsmen who usually worked together, and planned to rush to repair the dilapidated house and make it easier to pile materials and do work.
Father Li said cheerfully: "You are the master in building the house. The house is handed over to you, and you can do whatever you want."
Brother Li took it and said, "Ajin, if we start working in the afternoon, why don't you invite your fellow apprentices to come over and have a casual meal?"
"They are all our own people who are not so particular." Zhang Dejin said with a smile, "They stopped at Shaji Village, ate there at noon, and stopped by in the afternoon."
Brother Li thought for a moment and looked at Li Changle, "Then I'll prepare some fish heads later and take them away."
Zhang Dejin's brothers and sisters are all from their village, which is not close to the sea and has rare fish.
"Okay, they like these. Ah Xi asked me to bring some pickled cuttlefish eggs when I go back. The children I brought back last time also liked them."
"I have two big jars of salted fish at home, and I will put some more for you later." Father Li said, "Let your mother-in-law pack some fish in the afternoon, and bring some to your friend who sells stones."
Zhang Dejin agreed and turned to ask Li Changle. He hadn't figured out how to make the retractable tarpaulin that Li Changle mentioned.
What Li Changle wanted was the retractable awning of later generations, so he told him the appearance of the awnings he had seen and pointed out signs.
After hearing this, Zhang Dejin thought silently for a while, "Ale, according to what you said, you may need to buy some angle iron, find someone to drill holes and connect them with screws to achieve the telescopic function."
"Brother-in-law has such a brilliant mind, no wonder so many people are looking for you to work."
Li Changle knew that although his brother-in-law looked honest and honest, he was very smart when it came to craftsmanship.
He is just timid, otherwise he might become a famous contractor in a few years.
Zhang Dejin smiled honestly, "What a craftsman does is his reputation. Only when the master is satisfied will he introduce you to his next home."
Old Man Jin nodded, "Ah Jin, there are still a few people from the immigration village who have not started construction. They also came to see it when they were transporting things today. When you start construction, I will let them come and take a look."
"Thank you, Uncle Jin." Zhang Dejin said gratefully.
While they were talking, the group of people had already reached the entrance of the alley.
Brother Li said to Li Changle, "Would you like to go to Achun's house to see Yu Yu?"
“It’s okay to go and have a look!”
Li Changle agreed, said hello to Ge Changfa, followed Brother Li from the alleyway entrance on the left, and walked towards the last house on the west end.
Along the way, I saw fish basking in the yards of several households, and there were all kinds of fish.
When we arrived at the last house, a lame man was drying the fish heads in the yard. He saw that the bamboo racks and bamboo flats were covered with fish fish.
The yard is kept neat and tidy, and it looks like someone who loves cleanliness.
Li Changchun was the youngest son of his uncle. He was the same age as him. His family used to have a small wooden boat. One time when he went fishing, he encountered a storm. He tried his best to escape to a small island. Although he broke a leg, he still saved his life.
The cousin and his wife felt sorry for their son, so they moved from the elder's house to his house. The cousin helped him go fishing at sea, and he set up a cage on the ground at home and let the fish out to catch some fish.
The big ones are sold to seafood shops, and the small ones are kept and sold as dried fish.
"Ah Chun, are you still busy?" Brother Li greeted with a smile.
"Here you are!" Li Changchun smiled and put down the mackerel head in his hand, took out a cigarette and handed it to the brothers, "Last night, I got a few mackerel fish from the cage. I killed them, marinated them and dried them in the sun.
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Li Changle looked at the eel hanging on the bamboo stand, and saw that the knife edge should be straight and smooth, the water was almost dry, and the mackerel...the eel head, smell, color and touch were all good.
Unlike some unsun-dried fish fillets, which feel sticky to the touch, you can tell that they were not turned frequently or marinated for too long.
The bamboo racks and bamboo flats used to dry the fish seem to be cleaned frequently. Unlike those who don't care about cleanliness, the bamboo racks and bamboo flats have a dark layer on them, which makes them unappetizing.
"Brother Achun is very good at chopping fish."
"An's chops are much better than mine."
Brother Li: "I can't chop the fish as well as you. You can chop the fish all the way to the end without even a pause."
"Give me another high hat!" Li Changchun said, pulling out a stool for the two of them to sit on. "I passed by your house the day before yesterday and saw that your yard was full of fish."
"After asking my second uncle, I found out that you had posted it and sent it to Lucheng for sale. I mentioned it when I met An today. Take a look. If you like it, you can take it. If you don't like it, just take it for granted.
I didn't say."
Li Changle smiled and said: "The fish you dry is pretty good, but the price we give you is definitely not as high as what you sell it in town."
"They are all from my own family. I won't hide it from you. The main reason is that the sales volume in the town is small. They can't even sell out all the ones I sell."
“There are a lot of fresh goods in town, and most of them buy them and dry them themselves.”
Li Changle pointed to the fish eels in the yard, "The eels we use for drying in our house are all fresh products that are four to five ounces a piece. How much do you sell them per kilogram?"
"Let me show it to you." Li Changchun turned around and went into the house, took a piece of dried eel and the head of a mackerel, and handed it to Li Changle.
"This is the dried fresh produce that weighs four to five ounces a piece. I sent it to the town to sell it for a pound or a pound. The dried prawns in the yard cost a dollar and a half, the cuttlefish, the squid, and the squid all cost a dime and a dozen.
Sold by the pound."
Li Changle did some math and decided to charge this price. If he delivered it to Lucheng, he would earn four cents per pound. He raised his head and glanced at Brother Li, and then said to Li Changchun:
"Brother Achun, bring me the cuttlefish and other things. If you can, I will charge you the price you sent to the town to sell them for."
"Okay! Ah Xian, take some fish out of the tank." Li Changchun happily turned around and shouted into the room. After a while, a round-faced woman in her thirties came out carrying a backpack.
"Ale, look at these cuttlefish that have just bloomed, and there are these rippling water, Qing Zhan..."
Wang Shuixian had an attentive smile on his face, "Don't worry, all the fish in my house are washed clean, and the cuttlefish are also carried to the beach to kill and wash."
Li Changle looked at the bloomed cuttlefish and the dried shrimps, "Your dried shrimps only have the shrimp threads drawn out. If I want to collect them, you have to cut off the shrimp whiskers."
"There are about fifty or sixty kilograms of dried shrimps. Do you want them all?"
"After you clean it up, I want them all..."
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Wang Shuixian rushed to say: "Don't worry, I will start cutting it immediately and make sure it is clean."
"Okay!" Li Changle pointed to the fish in the dustpan, "Cuttlefish, eels and those turtle heads, as long as they are of the same quality as the ones I have seen now, I will take as many as you have."
"There are still quite a few, do you really want them all?" Wang Shuixian said quickly, "The blooming cuttlefish weighs about eighty or ninety pounds.
There are fifty or sixty kilograms of dried shrimps, which I will clean up for you in the afternoon. There are also more than one hundred kilograms of eel. Huang Zhan, Qing Zhan, Shui Gong... these are a bit much, about eight or nine hundred kilograms."
She was worried that Li Changle was telling lies, and she was also worried that she wouldn't be able to get cash after the scale. Her uncle's family was nice, but Ah Le's previous reputation was not very good.
They have been cooperating with vendors in the town. Now more and more people are sending dried fish to sell in the town, and business in the town is not easy.
The fish that was delivered two months ago still had tens of dollars in payment, so Ah Chun thought about finding someone to cooperate with again.
If Ah Le was like the hawkers in the town, she might as well just give it away and sell it without having to get into trouble with Uncle Atang and An An.
Brother Li smiled and said: "Sister Ah Chun, don't worry, my Ah Le will take it all as promised, cash in hand."
Wang Shuixian nodded happily after hearing this.
Li Changchun hurriedly smiled and said: "Ale, this is what women are like, don't be as knowledgeable as her."
"It's okay, it's right for my sister-in-law to ask." Li Changle said to the two of them, "Brother Achun, we are all uncles and brothers, so let me say the ugly things first.
As long as the quality of your other fish is the same as what you showed me, I will take them all."
Li Changchun nodded repeatedly, "Ale, don't worry, my fish are dried using the same method to ensure they are clean."
Wang Shuixian also said: "My family also eats it, and also gives some to relatives. Besides, if you don't clean the food in your mouth, you won't be embarrassed to sell it for money."
"Sister-in-law is right. Hygiene of imported goods is the most important. As long as your goods are good, our two families will cooperate for a long time in the future."
Li Changle said and stood up, "There are still guests at home, so we will go back. You guys pack up the fish, and we will weigh it after we come back from the construction site to inspect the goods. Don't worry, it's ready cash."
"Don't worry, don't worry!" Li Changchun and his wife sent the brothers out diligently, and then walked back happily after watching them go away.
Brother Li Changle walked to the alley, and Brother Li said: "A Le, Qing Zhan and Shui Gong, they don't make much profit except for the freight."
Li Changle did the math and said, "There is a price difference of eight cents. After excluding expenses, you can earn five or six cents per pound. Although it is cheap, there are more people buying it. If the shipment volume is large, you will earn a lot after all."
"We don't understand business, you just have to do whatever you want."
"After harvesting the cuttlefish from Achun's house, the eels and dried shrimps will be enough. When the cuttlefish at home bloom, I will send the goods over."
"The tank was installed only yesterday afternoon, and it will take a few days for the flowers to bloom." Brother Li continued, "I discussed it with my eldest brother, my sister-in-law, and A-Zhen that day.
I'll do as you say when it comes to paying wages. After deducting expenses from your mother-in-law, we'll give her 10% of the profit. What do you think?"
After hearing this, Li Changle saw that it was pretty much what he expected, so he nodded and said, "Okay, let's call it a night and tell my mother and father."
Li Changan patted him on the shoulder and said, "I'll thank you for your hard work from now on."
"One family doesn't speak the same language!"
Chapter completed!