Catch the sea: start with a sand shovel and take over the entire beach

After Zhao Qin finished communicating with Lao Du, he called Lao Mao over and said, "Brother Mao, take Uncle Du to collect giant clams. Remember to leave some behind. Don't collect them all. If they all end up with him, almost no one but me will be able to get any."

"Didn't Ahe just say that this thing is hard to raise?"

"Are you stupid? You're bringing two pairs home for a treat. Raising them would be really difficult. You'd have to cook them as soon as you get home, and if they die, you can't eat them anymore."

Strictly speaking, shellfish can still be eaten shortly after they die, but giant clams are something that no one has eaten before. If they secrete something after they die, that would be hilarious.

At this moment, the fast food restaurant delivered the food, and Chen Dong and the buyers set up a table at the dock to eat. Zhao Qin helped the fast food restaurant employees deliver the boxed meals to the boatmen, and even the hired unloaders were not left out.

A small car returned to Tianqin with the things Lao Du wanted. Only then did Lao Mao approach him and say, "Aqin, there are about 120 or 130 left."

Zhao Qin called Achen over and said, "Two catties of wild abalone, six snails, and a pair of giant clams. Tell the boatmen in the village who go out to sea to send someone to my brother's house to pick them up. Those who are not from the village should pick up their goods at Dong Ge's purchasing station."

"Do you want to keep some of the lobster?"

"Oh right, there are also lobsters and sea cucumbers. Keep one pair of sea cucumbers and one pair of lobsters, and you can decide which one to keep for me."

Ah Chen gave a soft "hmm".

They worked tirelessly until five in the morning to unload the entire cargo. Fresh goods are different from chilled goods; during weighing, they still needed to be sorted to remove any dead ones.

Having cooperated for so long, it's impossible for us not to be responsible to the acquiring company.

Zhao Qin carried a net bag filled with snails, shellfish, and lobsters. He handed the net bag to Ahe and said, "Your uncle should be up by now. Take this to him."

Everyone on the boat had a bag of goods. Ah Chen originally wanted to take the goods assigned to Zhao Qin home, but Zhao Ping snatched them from him, saying, "Go back and rest. You don't need to make the trip alone."

Ah Chen then looked at Zhao Qin, who understood his meaning, "Rest for two days before returning to the capital."

"I'm going back tomorrow. Should I take Uncle Yu's things with me?"

"Okay, you can pick it up from the purchasing station tomorrow."

Everyone went home, and the old cat on the Unity ship would dock at a safe harbor.

Zhao Qin then returned to the purchasing station with Chen Dong. Chen's mother cooked noodles for the two of them. Zhao Qin picked up a bowl and started eating. After he finished eating, Chen Dong had almost finished calculating the accounts. "Take a look."

Zhao Qin took the ginseng. There were about 3500 jin of ginseng in total, and nearly 700 jin remained unsold. The price was the same as last time, 280 yuan per jin. This single variety alone brought in nearly 80 yuan.

There were slightly more lobsters, a little over 4000 jin (approximately 2,000 catties), priced at 160 yuan per jin, bringing in 650,000 yuan.

Abalone is more expensive if it's priced according to size, but nobody has the time to deal with that anymore. However, this time the price of abalone is exceptionally high; a package of abalone of this size is 230 yuan per jin (500g).

"Brother Dong, is the price of abalone wrong?"

Chen Dong shook his head. "That's right. The price of farmed abalone is getting lower and lower, but the price of wild abalone is getting higher and higher. If we were to divide them up, the ones that are over 10 centimeters long could sell for 300 yuan."

There were quite a few abalone, nearly 7000 jin (3,500 catties), and they made over 1.5 million yuan.

There's absolutely no need to worry about this small amount of wild-caught produce causing any market fluctuations. Wealthy people might eat two or three kilograms for a single meal at home, and even more when entertaining guests.

Although our city isn't very developed, there are plenty of wealthy people, and this amount is hardly enough to satisfy them.

The weight and price of yellow-mouthed snails and bone snails are about the same, with a purchase price of 65 yuan per jin (0.5 kg). The total weight is approximately 9500 jin (4250 catties).

Both conch and coconut snail, weighing only a few hundred kilograms each, sold for over 100,000 yuan together.

The most common type is mixed snails, which are not separated at all. They are sold in bulk for 20 yuan per kilogram. The buyers have to find someone to re-sort them when they get back. It's troublesome, but the profit is definitely higher than other seafood.

All in all, the seafood alone from this trip cost around 400 million, not including the giant clams.

Keep in mind that they only had four days to complete their actual assignment.

"Brother Dong, we won't be dividing what we've amassed this time. I already told Ahe, the 5000 million loan I gave you will be used to offset your debt." Since it was just the two of them in the living room, Zhao Qin was quite frank.

"That's too much, just go for ten million."

Zhao Qin waved his hand, stood up, and stretched, saying, "Let's stop arguing about this. Let's go home sometime, get a couple of gold bricks to play with, and help your sister-in-law pick out a couple of gold ornaments."

"Okay, I'll transfer the money to your account later."

When Zhao Qin returned home, he called A Guang over, and the two of them took a ruler and measured the dimensions in the yard. "Tell Lao Tu to hurry up and get the glass room done within three days. Okay, let's not bother two people at once. Let him handle the fish tank too."

Tell him to consult Uncle Du at the research institute, so that it doesn't turn out to be substandard after it's finished.

"Brother Qin, you should rest. There won't be any problems."

Zhao Qin then remembered something else, "Go to the city, choose a good location and buy a few shops, about ten, not too small, and the price of a single shop should not exceed 300 million."

"Then I'll go and get it done in the next couple of days."

Zhao Qin somewhat regretted selling his commercial complex in Beijing. After thinking about it, he decided that maybe he shouldn't sell the hotel.

He bought these shops intending to give them to Qian Bijun and Chen Xun, and later Lao Zhang and Chen Kun would also need a set. These men were different from the boatmen, so he didn't plan to give them too much money before they got married.

After they get married, we can let them have some shares in a company, and one or two shops would be enough.

They scooped some seafood out of the pool and had Ah Guang take it home.

"Aqin, shall I make something to eat?"

"No need, Auntie. My mom made me some noodles in town. I'm going to take a shower and sleep for a while. By the way, where are my sister and Ah Xue?"

Aunt Wu pointed to the cellar and said with a smile, "We've been inside for almost an hour."

Zhao Qin finally understood why the door to his house was closed so early in the morning. He shouted towards the cellar entrance, "The air in there isn't good, don't stay too long."

"It's alright, we'll just take a look."

Alright, the lady of the house wants to take stock of the household assets. Who dares to say no? But those two women are really something else; they've been inside for so long and didn't even turn on the ventilation.

The cellar's ventilation vents were cleverly concealed, connecting to the rooftop of the main building on either side. Zhao Qin opened both sides completely, using one side for ventilation and the other for exhaust.

After finishing, he ignored the two of them, but before going upstairs, he remembered something: "Is Ping An still sleeping?"

"Your master took him out to play."

Fine, he went upstairs, took a nice shower, and then lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

He wasn't woken up by hunger or needing to pee; he was woken up by two mischievous kids, Miaomiao and Ping'an, playing games right next to him.

"Miaomiao, your uncle is sleeping."

“I asked my aunt, and she said you should get up. Ping An and I came up to wake you.”

Zhao Qin glanced at her watch, which was lying to the side; it was already 5 PM. She'd slept for a full eight hours. She rolled over and covered Ping An with a blanket, but the little guy started crying and pulling at it.

Finding it couldn't be torn apart, it bit Zhao Qin's thigh the next moment.

"Damn, are you a dog?" Suddenly realizing this kid shared the same zodiac sign as him, Zhao Qin tossed the brat to his sister, then got up to wash up.

As soon as I went downstairs with the two kids, I smelled a rich aroma of food, instantly awakening my body's functions and making my stomach rumble.

Before eating, however, he had to make two phone calls. Holding his son, he went to the large rock outside the yard and first called his older brother. After he finished explaining the situation, the older brother readily agreed and, before hanging up, reminded him to make sure to visit his home when he had time.

Then he called Brother Zhang in Northeast China and Awang in Sichuan Province, asking them for musk and hoping they could find a good way to get it.

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PS: I successfully survived the ordeal and completed the discharge procedures at 10 o'clock. I rushed home and wrote a chapter for everyone to read.