Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

Xu Kun was getting anxious. If Chen Lang didn't accept this batch of goods, he would suffer a net loss of more than thirty taels!

"Brother Erlang, listen to me. I'm definitely not going to do this business anymore. I'm going to sell you these next few truckloads of fish, shrimp, and crabs at a discount."

"Please help your brother, take them in, and then send them to Tianshangju."

Chen Lang glanced at him casually and said, "Xu Kun, it's not that I don't want to help you, but this batch of your goods... doesn't meet the standards."

"Tian Shang Ju has very high requirements for ingredients. The ones you have are small, and most of them are dead. How can I collect them?"

Xu Kun hurried to the cart, grabbed a crab, and said, "It's either dead or not feeling well. Look, it's still moving!"

However, the embarrassing thing was that no matter how Xu Kun shook it, the crab in his hand didn't react at all.

It looked as if he was dead.

Chen Lang said: "River fresh, river fresh, the key is freshness."

"No one wants a dead one."

Xu Kun's face turned pale. He stepped forward, grabbed Chen Lang's hand, and said in a tearful voice, "Brother, you really have to help me this time."

"Brother, you didn't make a penny from this business, but instead lost dozens of taels."

"If I go home empty-handed, your sister-in-law will beat me to death."

"Please be kind and take this batch of goods and give my brother a chance to live."

Chen Lang shook off Xu Kun's hand with some disgust and said, "You can accept it, but you have to follow my rules."

Xu Kun wiped his tears and said, "What are your rules?"

"Dead ones, ten cents a barrel."

"If they're alive, I won't argue with you about the size. I'll just charge you five cents per pound."

Xu Kun quickly calculated the bill and found that at this price, he could only get a few coins at most.

"Brother, this price is too low. Can you raise it a little bit?"

"A bucket of dead ones costs thirty coins, and a pound of living ones costs ten coins?"

Chen Lang pretended to close the door.

Xu Kun turned sideways and used his body to block the two doors. "Don't be impatient, let's talk."

"What the hell? I'm willing to take it. I've already done my best. How dare you raise the price?" Chen Lang sneered, "If you don't sell it now, and wait another two or three hours, all the fish, shrimp, and crabs will be dead. By then, I won't even want it even if you give it to me for free."

Xu Kun was completely desperate and could only agree.

After a cup of tea, Xu Kun left with more than eight coins in his pocket, wiping away his tears.

Chen Lang left behind a cart because he needed a car to go to the county town later.

Afterwards, the family of three spent half an hour sorting and processing Xu Kun's catch.

There were only nine pounds of live fish, shrimps and crabs of standard size.

The rest were either too small or dead.

However, these dead bodies are not worthless. In addition to being used as feed for ducks, they can also be crushed and used as bait for fishing, or even used as fertilizer.

So the eight cents of silver were well spent.

He explained to Li Xiuzhi that if any villagers came to sell fish, shrimps or crabs, they should wait until he came back before dealing with them. Then he got on the cart and rushed to the county town.

When I arrived at the entrance of Tianshangju, I happened to run into Manager Hong who was welcoming guests at the door.

Shopkeeper Hong also noticed him, apologized to the guests, and quickly came up to Chen Lang and said, "Brother Chen, I heard you were injured? How is your recovery?"

"The store is too busy, so I really can't spare the time to visit you. Please forgive me."

Chen Lang waved his hand and said, "You're too polite, boss. If I need anything, can I take a bus to the county town to see you?"

"By the way, I also brought you ten kilograms of fish, shrimp and crabs."

Shopkeeper Hong quickly ordered the waiter to send the fish, shrimp and crabs to the kitchen, and then said, "Brother Chen, you can see that the business is getting better and better every day, and there is not enough fish, shrimp and crabs."

"So, can the supply be increased a little bit?"

Chen Lang was also a little puzzled. He had thought that Tianshangju’s business would be good, but he had never thought it would be so good.

After all, those "new dishes" are not only expensive but also filling.

In this era when even basic food and clothing is a problem, Chen Lang finds it unbelievable that there are so many diners who spend huge amounts of money to eat fish, shrimp and crabs.

But after careful consideration, Chen Lang seemed to have figured out something.

The current Tianshangju is a bit like the milk tea shop "Cha Yan X Se" in the previous life.

There is always a queue at this store all year round, and during holidays, the queues can even rival the Spring Festival travel rush.

Many tourists know that they have to queue up to buy the color of tea, but in order to check in and post on WeChat Moments, they will still queue up for several hours to buy it.

Today, Tianshangju is the tea-colored restaurant in the county. Once the brand effect is formed, people who come here to eat will not just come to taste the food.

Chen Lang nodded: "No problem, shopkeeper, I will increase the intensity of receiving goods after I return."

Shopkeeper Hong was delighted, "Brother Chen, your words have made me feel much more at ease."

At this time, the waiter ran back and told Manager Hong the weight of the bucket of shrimps and crabs. The manager paid the money very happily.

After collecting the money, Chen Lang asked, "Manager Hong, is there a Tianshangju in the next county?"

Shopkeeper Hong glanced at Chen Lang and said with a half-smile, "What? My restaurant isn't enough to satisfy you?"

Chen Lang didn't hide it and said, "My family needs to build a house, and the financial pressure is a bit big, so I want to earn more."

Shopkeeper Hong sighed, "Brother Chen, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I can't do this."

Tianshangju is indeed a chain store, with its headquarters located in the neighboring Linshui County. The Tianshangju in this county is the newest branch, and its sales revenue has always been lower than that of the other branches, causing Manager Hong to be unable to hold his head up in front of his boss.

The new menu provided by Chen Lang finally allowed Manager Hong to straighten his back after being hunched over for half a year. However, due to the branch model, Manager Hong could not enjoy these recipes alone.

So instead of waiting for the shopkeepers of other branches to come and ask for it from him, Shopkeeper Hong took the initiative to go to Linshui and give the recipe to his boss first.

The boss greatly appreciated Manager Hong's proactive behavior and gave him an extra reward.

Then the boss passed the recipe to the shopkeepers of Tianshangju in several other counties and asked them to follow suit.

The suppliers from other counties are selected by the boss himself.

According to the boss's wishes, Shopkeeper Hong's supplier also had to be changed, but Shopkeeper Hong argued for his rights and finally managed to keep Chen Lang's qualification as a supplier.

However, Manager Hong did not tell Chen Lang about this matter. He did not want Chen Lang to think that he was demanding a favor.

Chen Lang felt quite regretful when he learned that the suppliers of other Tianshangju branches had already found candidates.

Even if I could get the supply qualification for one more county, my income would increase several times.

But Chen Lang soon felt relieved. The most taboo in doing business is to expand the business without a stable foundation. Moreover, he has almost no ability to resist risks. Once something goes wrong, the end result will be bankruptcy.

It is safest to take one step at a time.

If you walk too fast, you may easily get hurt.