Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

Yun'er happily returned to the mansion with the crabs in her hand. The doorman smelled a foul odor from a distance, but he didn't dare to offend Yun'er, so he had to pinch his nose and open the door for Yun'er, his little eyes unable to stop looking at the soles of Yun'er's shoes.

"What are you looking at? This lady... this lady didn't step in shit, this is the aroma of snail noodles!"

Yun'er was in a good mood after eating the delicious food, and left happily, leaving the servant standing there doubting himself.

"I really didn't step in shit. Dog shit doesn't stink that bad..."

Yun'er handed the crabs to the kitchen manager and then went straight to her young lady's bedroom.

Tang Wan'er was reading a story when she suddenly smelled a foul odor. She looked up and saw Yun'er grinning at her with her teeth bared.

Tang Wan'er covered her nose with her hand, "Yun'er, why do you stink so bad..."

Yun'er curled her lips and said, "Miss, this is not smelly, this is fragrant and smelly."

"Doesn't it still stink?"

"What do you know? This is snail rice noodle. Snail rice noodle is fragrant and stinky."

"Snail noodles? I've never eaten them. What else is both fragrant and smelly? Fragrant is fragrant, and smelly is smelly." Tang Wan'er was confused.

"Miss, haven't you ever eaten stinky mandarin fish? That thing has a fragrant and stinky smell, similar to this snail noodle."

There was a look of reminiscence in Yun'er's eyes, as if she was recalling the luxurious life of her childhood, and she couldn't help but shed tears of regret from the corners of her mouth.

It was all Daddy's fault for being ignorant and offending the ministers in the court, otherwise she wouldn't have ended up in this small mansion.

Fortunately, the family of the gentleman treated her very well and gave her the identity of a maid to cover her tracks. Yun'er was very grateful for this.

"Stinky mandarin fish? I've never heard of it. It sounds stinky. Can it be delicious?" Tang Wan'er looked curious.

Seeing that this so-called daughter of a wealthy family was so naive, Yun'er said it was not her fault.

After all, in a small place like Qingshan County, having enough food and drink is a luxury, let alone tasting delicious food.

She secretly made up her mind that when her father made a comeback, she would definitely give a jar of stinky mandarin fish to the family of the wealthy man to try!

Tang Wan'er had no idea what this girl was thinking. Anyway, this girl had a lot of strange ideas on a daily basis, and her father didn't allow her to be ordered around like a servant, so she just let her do what she wanted.

Tang Wan'er gently waved her round fan, picked up the storybook again, and began to read with relish.

……

"Oh my! Is anyone going to take care of this? Chen Erlang is engaging in malicious competition and clearly doesn't want to give other vendors a chance to survive. Is there anyone who can take care of this?"

The business started unsuccessfully and he failed in his first business venture. Wu Laoliu simply sat in the middle of the road and started crying loudly.

I heard that this fish stall business is very profitable and you can make two taels of silver a day.

He, his brother Wu Ergou, and his uncle Wu Yong pooled their money to open this fish stall.

It cost several taels of silver just to bribe the Qian man. Although the Qian man failed to drive Chen Erlang out of the market, he did arrange a large fish stall for the Wu family, which was located opposite Chen Erlang.

The three of them ambitiously paid the interest, collected the catch, and prepared to show their skills in this market. Who knew that they would have a bad start on the first day.

At the end of the day, they barely sold less than 50 small fish, but they harvested a total of fish.

These fifty coins could not even cover the fare, let alone the interest of 500 coins a month and the cost of more than 500 coins.

What’s even worse is that there are still six or seven large wooden barrels of fish left that cannot be sold.

This fish was dead when it was brought in. It has been fermenting in the barrel for a whole day and has started to rot and stink.

On the first day of opening, they lost one or two taels of silver, and the faces of the three members of the Wu family were not looking good.

Wu Yong ran to find the head of the Qianfang branch, hoping that he could come forward to save the situation. Wu Yong stared at Chen Changfan with a gloomy look, as if he wanted to kill him.

Wu Ergou simply sat down in the middle of the street with Wu Laoliu, cursing like scoundrels: "It stinks! This Chen family fish stall has turned the market into a stinking mess. We can't do business here anymore!"

Aunt Liu was quick-witted and responded with a curse, "I only use fresh ingredients, but your fish are dead and rotten. Who would dare to buy fish from you?"

Someone happened to pass by Wu's fish stall, picked up a dead fish and smelled it, and was almost vomited by the stench.

Seeing this, everyone retreated.

"You have such a vicious mouth, woman! My fish can't stink as bad as your mouth!"

Wu Ergou pointed at Aunt Liu and cursed.

Aunt Liu sneered, "Your mouth smells good, can you spit out ivory from your mouth?"

Chen Changfan found it funny.

This scene of tearing each other apart is a bit like the previous life.

The ideal business war is one where business tycoons plan and strategize, but the reality is like pouring boiling water on your competitor's money tree.

He just quietly counted today's earnings and didn't bother to engage in verbal battles.

Moreover, Aunt Liu fought against two people alone and was not at a disadvantage at all.

We caught a lot with the traps today, about forty or fifty pounds of shrimp and crabs, plus the big fish we caught, and we sold them for about one or two taels of silver.

As for the small fish, he sold 200 of them and earned 1200 coins.

Giving away 200 bowls of rice noodles will result in a loss of 1000 coins.

It is equivalent to a profit of 200 Wen.

This was much better than Chen Changfan had expected.

He had originally planned to promote the snail noodles today even if it meant making a loss.

But his opponent was too weak and was beaten badly by him.

After deducting various costs from these profits, he made enough money from shouting and even made a net profit of one or two taels of silver.

Just as I was thinking secretly, I saw a group of people walking towards this side from a distance.

The leader was none other than Qian Fangchang, the one who had come to cause trouble yesterday. Wu Yong followed behind him, looking at Chen Changfan with a smug look on his face.

He was still followed by three fast men, but this time all three of them were carrying knives.

Looking at the people who came with ill intentions, Chen Changfan put away his smile and watched them walk towards him silently.

Old Wei, Hu the bricklayer, and Aunt Liu also stood beside Chen Changfan, and the two sides were in a subtle confrontation.

Qian Ke deliberately stood in front of Chen Changfan, and the three fast players also kicked Chen Changfan aggressively, trying to put pressure on him.

Chen Changfan was not moved at all, and simply asked calmly: "Master Qian is looking for me? What's the matter?"

"I heard that Boss Chen is narrow-minded and won't tolerate others doing business in the fish market. Look at this newly opened fish stall. What has it become of you?"

Qian Ke spoke in a scolding tone, as if the Wu family fish stall was the only merchant under his management, and Chen Changfan was just an outsider who came to steal his food.

Chen Changfan's face darkened. "Master, you only noticed that their business was bleak. It seems you didn't notice that they were selling dead fish and changing the price at will."

Qian Fangzhang's face suddenly darkened, and he glanced at Wu Yong beside him, "Is this true?"

He had just hired someone to set up a scheme yesterday, intending to take over Chen Erlang's fish stall on the pretext of selling dead fish, but he didn't expect that someone would cross this red line today.

These three people from the Wu family are so stupid!

"Chief, the fish are just not very fresh, and we are just reducing the price for promotion, not arbitrarily changing the price. I am giving the public a discount on the price."

Wu Yong explained with an innocent look on his face.

"Boss Wu is indeed giving benefits to the people. It's just that you sell fish for five cents a piece in the morning and one cent a piece in the afternoon. Those customers who bought fish in the morning all come to thank you."

Chen Changfan's words hit the nail on the head, and Wu Yongqi's nose was almost crooked.

Upon hearing this, Director Qian snorted coldly, his face becoming even angrier.

He originally came to support the Wu family for the sake of those few taels of silver.

But the Wu family is really not up to par.

What does the prosperity and stability of this market depend on?

It means that prices are stable and goods are genuine at fair prices.

The Wu family is selling dead fish, which is untenable.

He even changes the price at will!

Although Wu Yong lowered the price, it also disrupted the existing market. If he really spoke on behalf of the Wu family, it would be tantamount to approving this behavior of arbitrarily changing prices, and then this market would be out of control in the future.

Merchants will inevitably follow suit, with one merchant raising prices today and another selling at a discount tomorrow.

This market is over.

As the head of the neighborhood, although he loves money, he also knows that there are some red lines that cannot be crossed.

Even if they did, it was not something a small fry at his level could decide.

There are some big shots in this county who can crush him to death with just one finger. Isn’t he just a small fry?

When Wu Laoliu saw that the head of the Qianfang clan had arrived but had not yet dealt with the damned Chen Erlang, he suddenly became a little irrational:

"Master, this Chen Erlang is going too far. You have to take charge of this for us. Have you forgotten what happened that day at Zuixianju..."

"Forgot what?!"

Qian Fangchang shouted at Wu Laoliu and glared at him fiercely, "I think you have forgotten the way of doing business, forgotten to operate with integrity, and forgotten to benefit the people!"

Hearing this, the faces of the three members of the Wu family changed.

What's wrong with this Chief Qian? He was fine when we had dinner together yesterday, but why has he turned against me now?

"According to the regulations of our Qingshan County Market, those who sell inferior goods as good ones or manipulate prices will be fined twice their earnings! You must pay the fine in full today, otherwise, you will be expelled from the market!"

Qian Ke announced the penalty result loudly, but it was not directed at Chen Erlang, but at the Wu family.

The three members of the Wu family were completely dumbfounded, and until now they have not been able to react to what had happened.

Qian Ke himself showed his selflessness and impartiality throughout the process, winning the applause of everyone.

Chen Changfan saw the latter's receding back and felt secretly puzzled.

Qian Ke quickly distanced himself from the matter, cleaned up the market, left a good impression on everyone, and was able to get a fine. He gained both fame and fortune.

Looking at it this way, it seems that Qian Ke is not a brainless person...

But his performance yesterday was somewhat clumsy. Could it be that there was an expert guiding him?

He thought it was very possible.

If we talk about wanton price manipulation, the most outrageous practice is probably by the rice industry.

The price of rice changes almost every day, but the head of Qianfang never says a word.

The rice shop owner raised the prices, but his business is still booming. I'm afraid the water behind this is deeper than he imagined.

A bolder guess is that perhaps the so-called horse bandits robbed the entire caravan, causing heavy losses to the rice business, and it is not ruled out that they did it on purpose.

The purpose is of course very simple, that is the word "profit".

Everyone comes for profit, and everyone leaves for profit.

Isn’t this how the world is?