HPDBC Chapter 2: Newspaper Report from the Fish Farm
Chapter 2: Newspaper Report from the Fish Farm
"Huh, there's more to this?"
Zhou Miao thought that this help system was just collecting various help requests, and that he would receive related economic benefits while completing the tasks.
For example, this sea anemone on my hand, but now it seems there's more to it than that!
He quickly clicked on the so-called rewards from the fish farm.
[The fish farm's reward: The fish farm thanks you for helping them solve their grouper problem and has decided to secretly tell you a secret. This grouper came to eat oysters to address its kidney deficiency. It also has a plump and strong mate who comes by at night to take it home. Oh, and its mate loves shrimp!]
"Holy crap, you actually have a wife?" Zhou Miao raised the sea buckthorn in his hand and smacked it with his nose ring. "I'm 28 years old and still don't have a wife, how dare you?"
The usually quiet and docile grouper suddenly thrashed its tail and struggled a few times, as if to say, "Look what happens when you have a wife!"
Moreover, it seems to be a bit weak in the kidneys, just like the fish rafts said. The twisting and struggling movements of its waist seem very loud, but the actual strength is just so-so.
"Tsk tsk, I've finally helped you escape this misery of kidney deficiency!"
Zhou Miao made another joke, then quickly filled the newly bought plastic water tank with water, put the fish in, and added oxygen.
Sea anchovies are so precious; this one, weighing six pounds, easily costs over eight hundred.
If he were to encounter a wealthy person, a price of 1,000 yuan per kilogram wouldn't be impossible, so Zhou Miao had to take good care of it and absolutely couldn't let it die.
According to the feedback from the fish raft, another grouper will arrive at 8 pm.
It's only a little past nine in the morning, there's still plenty of time.
Zhou Miao started the small sampan and headed towards the leisure fishing rafts that were doing well.
When they see tourists, they bring the boat closer and call out, "Six pounds of wild sea bream, anyone want some?"
A shout instantly made several anglers who were fishing widen their eyes.
"How big? Six pounds?!"
"Really?"
"Could it be farmed?"
"Dude, why are you standing so far away? Come closer so we can see the fish!"
Three fishermen immediately packed up their rods and gathered around, along with two tourists who had brought their families. Even the owner was alerted.
Seeing that everyone was eager to see the fish, Zhou Miao steered his small boat to the side of the fish raft.
"Look at the color and pattern, can it really be farmed?"
Several large men craned their necks to look, and the shortest of them, a fisherman, even ran onto his boat.
"It's light in color and has a long tail. Wow, it really is wild."
"Wow~ You're really lucky, brother. Where did you catch that?" The tall fisherman took out a cigarette and handed it to him.
Zhou Miao glanced at it and waved his hand: "I don't smoke, and I caught this fish myself at the fishing raft."
"Brother, where's your fishing raft? How much is the entrance fee?" The third fisherman, the fattest of the three, asked. His belly was so big that it strained his otherwise loose T-shirt.
Upon hearing this, the fish raft owner, who had been looking at the sea red spots with envy, immediately became alert. Was someone trying to steal his business?
"That's an abandoned fish raft, not open for business. I'm just here to sell fish today. Do you want some?"
Stealing business from someone's door is no different from open NTR (Netorare, a form of sexual assault). Zhou Miao noticed the change in the fish farm owner's expression and immediately said that he was just there to sell fish.
He's now connected to the system and wants to develop his career here, but he doesn't want to clash with the locals.
"Wild sea buckthorn now costs seven or eight hundred yuan per kilogram, who can afford to eat that!"
The short fisherman chuckled and returned to his fishing raft. He really wanted to buy the fish and show it off as if he had caught it himself, but the cost was too high and he was short of money.
The two tourists who originally wanted to ask about the price tagged themselves in and didn't say anything when they heard it was seven or eight hundred yuan per kilogram.
Seeing that no one was buying, Zhou Miao had no choice but to go elsewhere to continue hawking his wares.
Just as he turned the boat around to leave, the tallest of the three fishermen suddenly called out to him, "Hey, hey, friend, wait a minute, there's a big shot in my fishing group who wants to buy some fish."
"Really?" Zhou Miao's eyes lit up.
"Yes, he asked you how big the fish was and how much it cost per pound."
"It weighs nearly 6.1 jin (3.5 catties), and the total price is 6,000 yuan."
Zhou Miao's heart was racing when he quoted this price. Even though he knew the market price of sea buckthorn, he still felt that the price was a bit outrageous, so he was somewhat worried that the other party would think it was too expensive.
But before he could even wait ten seconds, the tall fisherman received a reply: "The boss said it's possible, but the fish must be alive. He just set sail and will be there in about ten minutes."
"Okay, then I'll wait here." Zhou Miao readily agreed and leaned against the fish raft to wait for the others to come over.
While waiting, he took the opportunity to observe the customer flow of several nearby fish rafts.
These fishing rafts that are already in operation range in size from 3,000 square meters to 1,000 square meters.
The fishing raft next door is 1,000 square meters, the same size as my old, run-down fishing raft.
This fish raft had eleven customers today, which brought in 1,100 in revenue.
Other expenses may also be incurred during this period, such as renting fishing rods, buying bait, and buying food.
So while it may seem that the cost for one person to play for 24 hours a day is only one hundred, the income can be quite considerable when there are many people.
Zhou Miao could see the large fishing raft in the distance, which was much more lively than this place, with at least twenty or thirty people.
This is only a weekend, not a holiday. If it were a holiday, business would probably be booming.
No wonder Lu Xingyu asked me to partner with him to open a fish raft restaurant; it's indeed a good entrepreneurial direction.
"Sigh~"
As he pondered this, Zhou Miao couldn't help but sigh softly.
Given my current situation, I shouldn't even think about renovating the fish raft in the short term.
Even just laying down a wooden board or doing some simple renovations would require more than a dozen pieces, and he currently owes the bank ten pieces!
Before long, a white fishing boat appeared in everyone's sight and headed this way.
"Friend, are you here to sell fish?" The fishing boat stopped by the fish raft, and a man in fishing clothes and sunglasses got off the boat and walked towards him.
"Yes, the fish are right here."
"Wow, so beautiful!"
Even though he had seen the photos, Yu Muzhou was still deeply attracted to the sea red spot when he actually saw it.
He squatted down and touched the fish, finding it to be very lively, and nodded in satisfaction.
"Six thousand, right!"
"right."
"Okay, I'll take this fish."
Yu Muzhou paid the money cleanly and promptly, and then had someone on the boat hand him a fish box to transfer the fish inside.
The fisherman on the boat looked at the fish and laughed, "Brother Zhou, you're being so generous today, buying us a grouper as an extra treat?"
"Get out of here. If you want to eat them, wait until I kill them." Yu Muzhou said with a sullen laugh, then picked up the fish box and handed it to him.
Zhou Miao, who was happily receiving the money, suddenly realized upon hearing this that it was a big shot who collects marine aquariums.
I'll probably be able to catch this sea bream's wife tonight too. Should I ask this guy for his contact information?
Before he could even speak, Yu Muzhou noticed the fishing rod on his small sampan and asked first, "Friend, we're getting ready to go fishing, do you want to come along?"