HLnovel Chapter 715: Investing in Freshwater Ship
Chapter 715: Investing in Freshwater Ship
Chapter 715: Investing in a Freshwater Ship
Fu Wan, standing at the front, didn't know Fu San had something to tell her. There were dozens of people from the entire village, men, women, young and old. Fu Dahai was still holding his son's hand, hoping to pray to Mazu and make his son less likely to get sick in the future.
After the people who were worshipping Mazu came out, a steward came out and signaled Fu Wan and the others to go in. The steward recognized Fu Wan immediately when he saw her.
Although the entire county town is so big, the only person who comes to donate at least fifty yuan every time is Fu Wan, except for the boss of the county town.
"Three people go in at a time, the others wait at the door first!"
There are only three cushions in the hall. If dozens of people were to go in, Mazu would have a headache.
The Mazu Temple was packed with believers, and since it was New Year's Day, everyone waited outside obediently. Village Chief Fu, standing next to the steward, expertly handed him a cigarette.
"Comrade, have a cigarette. You've worked hard."
"Hey, thank you."
The comrade in charge took it without hesitation. There was no rule that the managers in the Mazu Temple could not drink alcohol and eat meat. The cigarette handed over by Village Chief Fu was given to him by Boss Fu when Fu Ming got married two days ago.
After Fu Wan and others entered, they placed the offerings prepared by Ye Xiaocui in a bamboo basket on the table in front of the Mazu statue. Ye Xiaocui prepared two big red apples and half a pound of beautiful pork belly.
Then, she placed the incense that had been placed in the basket on the candles on the side and lit it. After fanning it out with her hand, she raised it and bowed three times towards Mazu before inserting it into the incense burner.
This is for burning incense, and afterward, you have to kneel and kowtow. In the past, if you were in a hurry to leave, it was fine to burn incense without kowtowing. But today, on New Year's Day, not only do you have to kowtow, you have to kowtow at least three times.
Fu Wan looked at the two-meter-tall statue of Mazu above her and silently recited her wishes in her heart.
I hope that Mazu will bless her with smooth sea voyages in the coming year and that all sailors who go out to sea will return safely. I also hope that Mazu will bless her family with good health and safety.
In the past, Fu Wan did not believe in these ghost and god stories. In her previous life, she prayed to hundreds of temples, hoping to find the trace of Fu Ling as soon as possible. At the beginning, she was full of hope, but as time went by, hope turned into despair.
But in this life, not only did she come back to life and save her daughter, but even Boss Fu was alive and well. Sometimes Fu Wan also wondered if it was the appearance of Mazu.
After all, her life's turnaround started with that fish pearl.
After Fu Wan burned incense, Fu Lao Da and Fu Ming also burned incense and kowtowed as quickly as possible, and then it was the turn of other villagers.
Villagers who needed to go out to sea to earn money would worship first, which was also the custom in Fujia Village. Fu San had something on his mind. After begging Mazu to give him a daughter, he hurried out to grab Fu Wan, who was waiting nearby for Qin Anning and Fu Ling.
"Awan, I have something to tell you."
After saying that, Fu San coughed twice, looking hesitant.
"Third uncle, what's wrong?"
"Just say what you want to say. Being hesitant like this is not like you, Boss Fu San!"
Fu San burst into laughter at this. "Haha, come on, you little girl likes to tease Uncle San!"
Fu Wan also laughed. That was right. She was a little uncomfortable with the whole family being so serious.
After laughing, Fu San looked at Fu Wan seriously and explained his purpose.
"Awan, have you ever heard of a freshwater boat?"
"A fresh-harvesting ship?"
This distant word lingered in Fu Wan's mouth for a moment, and Fu San nodded with shining eyes, as if he wanted to explain it to Fu Wan.
A fresh goods ship is actually a ship specially used for purchasing and transporting seafood at sea.
Although there are many fishing boats on the sea, many of them have limited storage space. Sometimes the sea freight is overwhelmed and the freshly caught fish cannot be loaded. At this time, if a fresh fish collection ship passes by, the seafood can be sold directly to the fresh fish collection ship, which greatly reduces the burden on the fishing boats.
Of course, the purchase price given by the fresh fish collection ship is generally much lower than that of the purchasing station, but for fishing boats at sea, sometimes selling directly to the fresh fish collection ship can allow them to cast more nets in the sea.
Unlike fishing boats, the task of a seafood collection boat is only to purchase fresh seafood at sea, so the boat must not only have enough space, but also have very good storage facilities.
At the same time, when the warehouse on the ship is full, the fresh-collecting ship must rush back to the dock as quickly as possible to ensure the freshness of the seafood.
Freshwater fishing boats existed in ancient times, but without electricity, storage facilities were limited, and gradually these boats disappeared.
After the reform and opening up, Fu Wan had never heard of the news about the fresh fish collection ship, but she didn't know how Fu San knew about it.
"Uncle San, how do you know about the fresh food boat?"
Fu San grinned, "Your Third Aunt has recently become obsessed with the radio. She listens to the news every day. A few days ago, I heard on the news that there was a seafood ship in Fujian Province, so I thought we could get one too."
"Uncle San, you want to make the purchasing station bigger and stronger!"
"Hey, who doesn't want to make money? Wan, let me be frank with you. I also want to make more money for my daughter after she is born. That way, she can afford a color TV and a car.
But buying and operating a freshwater collection vessel costs a lot of money, and the little money I have has to keep the collection station running, so I really can’t come up with it all at once.”
Fu Wan understood immediately and asked, "Uncle San, do you want to borrow money from me?"
Fu San had helped Fu Wan's family sell yellow croaker before, and he also knew that Fu Wan had some money.
But if he really wanted to borrow money, Fu San should have just told Boss Fu.
Sure enough, the next second, Fu San shook his head.
"I'm not borrowing money, Awan. I want to ask if you're interested in starting a seafood shipping company with me. You'll take 70% and I'll take 30%. I just want a way out."
Men are always reckless before they have children. Fu San used to think that opening a purchasing station and making a little money to provide for the couple would be enough.
But now his wife's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and his child can even interact with him through her belly. It's a strange feeling, as if the world has a little more concern.
Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. He is still young now, and it is the time for him to work hard for his children.
Fu San told Boss Fu about this two days ago, but Boss Fu didn't want to make a fuss, so he asked him to check it out himself and ask Fu Ming or Fu Wan.
The reason why Fu San chose Fu Wan was, first, that he knew she had enough funds to participate, and second, that he felt Fu Wan was lucky. He discussed with his wife that if Fu Wan could participate, it would not matter if they earned less, as it would leave more options for their children.
After hearing Fu San's explanation, Fu Wan was actually convinced. Freshwater fishing boats were common in later generations in Fujian and Guangdong provinces. The fish-collecting boat Fu San mentioned could, by following the fishing boats' routes, collect the catch from not only the fishing boats of the village itself, but also those from nearby villages.