Fisherman Fubao made his fortune by fishing

When Li Laosan's ox cart arrived, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Laosan, you're here!" The village chief waved to Li Laosan and asked him to come over.

There were a bunch of big wooden barrels on the oxcart. "Uncle Jiu, ask the brothers to help fill the barrels with water and start weighing the seafood. I'll pull them one by one."

The village chief nodded and said, "Okay! Come one family at a time!"

He turned and shouted to the villagers, "Line up one by one! I'm an old man with good eyesight. Don't bring any rotten fish or shrimp to me. Do you hear me?"

The villagers responded with a smile. At this time, if anyone caused trouble and ruined the business of the whole village, they would be drowned in spit.

There was a lot of seafood, and it was impossible to weigh it with a small scale, so the Li family prepared a special large scale and hung the sacks one by one to weigh them. Soon the ox cart was full, and Li Laosan sent a batch back.

After the last truck was loaded, Li Laosan said, "These goods are enough for Li Ji to sell for three days. After three days, we will come back to pick up more goods."

Li Laosan handed a basket of copper coins to the village chief, left Datou to keep the accounts, and left with the goods.

As the ox cart moved along, several seafood fell off the bucket. The fresh mantis shrimps were very capable of jumping and they jumped out of the bucket and fell to the ground with one leap.

After entering the kitchen, Li Laosan complained, "I have to make a lid for the bucket tomorrow, otherwise seafood will keep jumping out and I won't have time to stop the car to pick it up."

While Li Dalang was applying seasoning to the fish, he said, "This won't work. If we cover the lid, it will suffocate to death in a short while. If it dies, who will we sell it to?"

Cao Junxing said: "You can use a perforated fishing net."

Li Laosan clapped his hands and said, "That's a good idea. We have so many fishing nets at home that we can load them up next time we receive the goods."

Cao Junxing said, "Why not make a lid and nail the net on it? It will be more convenient than using a net and rope to tie it up."

Li Laosan praised: "Junxing, you are very smart."

The Li family opened for business only a few days ago, and the women in Fushui Village over there have not been idle these days, and have also collected a thousand sets of new shell jewelry.

Li Yuer took some time to go back to the village to check it out. "Sister Qingran, you have worked hard these days. Grandma will be back to help you soon. Sister Mei'er will be back in a few days. Brother Cao will be able to take over the shift with my eldest cousin in a few days. Then you can take a break."

Guo Qingran put down the work in his hands and said, "It's okay, there's no problem here, Aunt Zhao and I are watching over it."

Thinking of the old goods he had in his hands, Li Yuer took the opportunity when Li Erlang was changing shifts to go to the dock with him to stroll around and see if there were any business opportunities.

There are some foreign merchants setting up stalls at the dock every day. Li Yuer chose a merchant who sold groceries.

"Sir, I have some shell silk flowers. I wonder if you are interested?" Li Yuer stated her purpose straight away.

The merchant thought for a moment and said, "Can you show me the goods first?"

Li Erlang opened the basket on the ox cart, which was filled with thousands of silk flowers.

The merchant picked up a flower and examined it carefully. "The craftsmanship is acceptable, and the materials are good. Five cents for one flower?"

Li Erlang closed the lid and said, "I can't get out."

The merchant smiled awkwardly and said, "Nowadays, this kind of silk flowers are everywhere in the town, and five cents is not a low price."

Five cents, which was several cents lower than the worst workmanship and materials in town. Li Erlang said directly: "Since you have no intention of cooperating, there is no need to discuss."

The merchant rolled his eyes and saw Li Erlang driving the ox cart away. He flicked his sleeves and muttered, "I'll see if you don't beg me to take your goods when the time comes."

Li Erlang asked several more stores and the prices they offered were all roughly the same.

Li Erlang was a little anxious, "You really don't know the value of this. This is top-quality fish glue and silk."

Li Yuer grabbed his sleeve and said, "Brother, there's no need to ask. They probably colluded with each other."

The phenomenon of vendors working together to set prices has also occurred in the past. For example, in seafood markets, vendors would work together to set prices and manipulate the market.

Who told them that they have no way to go out to sea? The trade routes are in the hands of others, so naturally the pricing power is in the hands of others.

Li Erlang said angrily: "These scumbags are clearly taking advantage."

"It's understandable that merchants value profit. If not, let's send someone to other places."

If you want to open up foreign markets but don’t have a reliable partner, you can only explore and develop them on your own.

"My friend, I haven't seen you for a few days. I was thinking of going to Li's to eat grilled fish, but unfortunately I was too busy."

Mr. Hu Sanye came towards them with his entourage.

Li Erlang was flattered. He didn't expect that they still remembered him. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed and greeted them. "Mr. Hu San has come to our shop. Our business will surely be prosperous."

Uncle Hu waved his hand and pointed at the baskets behind them. "Unfortunately, I just happened to see that scene. Do you have any goods to sell?"

Li Erlang then said, "Some small handicrafts, shell silk flowers, many people have copied them recently, and they can't be sold at a high price. I want to try to sell them to other places."

Li Erlang knew that Mr. Hu San was very capable. He could understand the reason as long as he thought about it. There was no need for him to show off his skills, so he could just tell him directly.

"Oh? Can I have a look at it?"

Li Erlang immediately opened the lid and said, "Third Master, please."

Mr. Hu San took one and carefully examined it. "It's made of solid materials and well made. Five cents is really too low."

He paused for a moment and said, "Why don't you sell it to me for ten cents a piece?"

Li Erlang immediately said happily: "Thank you very much for your appreciation, Third Master."

However, Li Yuer didn't think that Mr. Hu San would help them for no reason.

Sure enough, Mr. Hu Sanye continued, "However, Mr. Hu has a small request."

"Master San, please tell me." Li Erlang was not a fool. He understood that the other party had something to ask for. Although their Li family had a Li's Seafood restaurant, it was not so big that it would attract the attention of Master Hu San, a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan.

Mr. Hu Sanye said straight to the point: "To be honest, I saw a magical tool on your dock that can lift thousands of pounds of weight. I am very interested in it and am willing to pay a large sum of money to buy it."

The pulley was invented by Li Yuer. Li Erlang couldn't make the decision and looked at Li Yuer.

Li Yuer smiled and said, "This is not the place to talk. I wonder if Third Master could move to Li's and we can eat and chat in the private room. It's my treat."

Mr. Hu San smiled generously, "You are a courageous girl, lead the way."

As soon as Mr. Hu Sanye entered Li Ji, many people recognized him and were surprised that even Mr. Hu Sanye came to eat Li Ji's grilled fish. It seems that Li Ji's food is really delicious.

Li Erlang led the guests to the best private room and ordered Jia Que'er to serve the best scented tea, and selected two of the fattest and largest sea fish to roast, one spicy and one with sauce, and also served some of the signature dishes.

There were no outsiders around, so Li Yuer said directly: "The thing that Third Master is interested in is called a pulley. Do you want the blueprint or the thing?"

“The blueprint, of course.”

Li Yuer also thought of this. In fact, the pulley is not difficult to make, but she put some tricks into it. Once disassembled, it cannot be installed again. Only they can reassemble it. It was stolen by a thief before, and it is estimated that no one has been able to imitate it.