roccoschili Chapter 259: The Fish Selling War in the Family Compound
Chapter 259: The Fish Selling War in the Family Compound
She decided to use the money she earned from selling fish as her retirement fund.
Liu Junhui understands her mother-in-law.
This era is not as cruel as the 21st century where children do not support their parents in their old age, but people still have to rely on themselves in the end when they get old.
Zhou Huaying decided to gradually build up her own pension fund and save it for emergencies.
Even if my son and daughter-in-law become more successful in the future, I cannot put all the burden of supporting myself in my old age on them.
No matter how much money the son and daughter-in-law have, it is the money of the next generation, and the next generation also has many places to spend money.
As someone who has been through this, Liu Junhui understands her mother-in-law's mentality very well.
She knows very well that in the future society, no matter who you are, self-reliance is the key.
Liu Junhui made the right move by asking her mother-in-law to sell fish.
Liu Junhui goes out fishing with Lin A Lian once every two days on average. Thanks to his super powers, he always returns with a full load.
Zhou Huaying realized her own value from selling fish. Her spirit became more and more uplifting, and she became a lot younger.
Liu Junhui and her mother-in-law both thought that when Yonggang returned from the flood fighting, they would give him a surprise with the money-making miracle they had created.
More than twenty days have passed since the day Li Yonggang led his troops to fight the flood.
Just when Liu Junhui and her mother-in-law were enthusiastically trying their best to make money by fishing and selling fish, someone came out to make trouble.
That morning, Zhou Huaying was selling fish at his stall when suddenly a passenger and cargo truck drove in from outside the yard.
On the passenger and cargo vehicle stood a fat middle-aged man with a head that looked like a pig's head. He was holding a loudspeaker and shouting loudly.
"Fish for sale! Fresh fish just caught from the open sea! Army Day special for military wives, 50 cents a pound!"
Fresh fish caught from the open sea for 50 cents per pound?!
Suddenly, most of the military wives who were buying fish from Zhou Huaying were attracted over.
Those military wives who were grateful for Liu Junhui's accurate X-ray and physical examination did not leave, but they were also very moved.
You have to know that the income of officers in that era was not high, and the price difference of two cents per kilogram of fish was a great temptation for the military wives who usually lived a frugal life.
These military wives did not leave, but they bought much less fish. They originally wanted to buy two fish, but now they only bought one fish.
Zhou Huaying didn't understand business, and her face changed immediately when she saw that most of the military wives went to the passenger and cargo trucks to buy fish.
The remaining dozen or so military wives who were embarrassed to leave bought much less fish, which made Zhou Huaying even more at a loss.
Normally, more than 100 kilograms of fish would be sold out in an hour at most, but today, Zhou Huaying still had more than half left after selling them by noon.
Although the fish are all in the fish box and will not die for a while, Zhou Huaying is still worried.
In the evening, Liu Junhui, who had been fishing all day, returned home with more than 100 kilograms of fish. Zhou Huaying told her daughter-in-law about this in a frantic manner.
When talking about this, Zhou Huaying seemed extremely anxious, stomping his feet on the ground, his face full of anxiety.
She couldn't figure out why a fish-selling truck suddenly came from nowhere and squeezed out her business with its cheap prices.
She looked helplessly at the more than 100 kilograms of fish that Huihui brought home, feeling worried and her face full of reluctance and confusion.
The previous batch of fish has not been sold yet. What should I do if I can’t sell these more than 100 kilograms of fish?
Liu Junhui understood everything and immediately felt that there was a conspiracy.
Liu Junhui comforted her mother-in-law, "Mom, don't worry. I won't be going fishing tomorrow. I'll sell fish with you!"
After hearing what her daughter-in-law said, Zhou Huaying felt a little calmer.
But she was still puzzled, like a lump of mud stuck in her heart, and couldn't help asking her daughter-in-law, "Huihui, why did a fish truck suddenly drive over?"
Liu Junhui thought for a moment and said patiently, "Mom, I don't know where the fish-selling car suddenly came from, but I can conclude that it was someone in our family compound who hired it!
That person saw how prosperous our fish business was, and he became jealous and envious, so he colluded with the fishmongers to steal our business!"
After hearing this, Zhou Huaying nodded thoughtfully, wondering in her heart which family member hired the fish-selling car.
She realized that although she was hardworking and kind, she was not very good at business and was far inferior to her daughter-in-law.
She was looking forward to seeing how her daughter-in-law would deal with the fishmonger tomorrow and to learning something from her.
The next day, Zhou Huaying got up early to cook so that she could eat early, send Xiang Junlan to school early, and come back early to sell fish with her daughter-in-law.
The dozens of kilograms of fish left over from yesterday's sale, plus the more than 100 kilograms of fish Liu Junhui brought back in the evening, totaled less than 200 kilograms. If they can't be sold, they will die, which is a pity.
There were so many fish at home that Zhou Huaying couldn't sleep well that night.
After sending Xiang Junlan home, Zhou Huaying saw Huihui tinkering with a big sign.
Zhou Huaying, who had only attended a private school for a few days, could recognize some characters. By recognizing and guessing, he basically understood the meaning of the big sign without asking Huihui.
It means to celebrate Army Day and give back to military wives, and the price of fish has been reduced to 30 cents per catty.
Thirty cents a pound?!
Originally it was sold for 70 cents per pound, and now the price has dropped by more than half, how much less must it be?
Zhou Huaying felt distressed and frowned, "Huihui, thirty cents a pound, isn't that too cheap?"
Liu Junhui, with a confident smile on her face, patiently explained to her mother-in-law, "Mom, this is called a price war.
Think about it, if we don't lower the price, most families will definitely go to that fishmonger to buy cheap fish.
Although our prices have dropped a lot, sales volume will increase significantly. This is the principle of small profits but quick turnover.
I caught this fish myself, without any capital investment, so there is no question of losing money.
The fishmonger most likely bought the fish because he had capital.
I don't believe he would lose all his money by competing with us in selling fish.
The families spread the news outside the hospital that we are selling fish at a low price, and we can also take this opportunity to attract more new buyers.
Once we've driven that fishmonger away, we can slowly raise the price."
Zhou Huaying seemed to understand some of it, but did not fully comprehend it.
Still worried, she asked, "Huihui, if we sell fish like this, isn't your hard work in vain?"
Liu Junhui confidently replied, "Mom, you don't have to worry about that! These fish are just a small portion of what Lin Alian and I caught from the sea. Most of them have already been exchanged for money."
Hearing this, the stone in Zhou Huaying's heart finally fell.
She nodded slightly and said with emotion, "Huihui, you're much more capable than me. Let's do as you wish. However, the price war you mentioned is really thrilling!"