Chapter 2286 - 1909: Fishing Fees

Chapter 2286: Chapter 1909: Fishing Fees

Zhang Yanping had washed his hands of it all for a long time.

Bah.

No.

He’d been away from the social scene for a long time.

Back in the day, a lot of the channels for the family’s premium fruit were all found by him. Just going out for a stroll, he could add three to five new WhatsApp friends; if he ate something tasty while traveling, he’d definitely come back with five or six shop owners’ WhatsApp contacts.

Anytime he saw some rustic village billboard by the roadside, he’d take a photo and save the phone number.

In short, expanding his network and all that was secondary—he was just bored.

But ever since he came to Yunqiao Village, at the beginning he was still huffing and puffing, forced to work like a long-term hired hand.

Later, once the family didn’t need to work themselves anymore, he just completely let himself go.

Then after the guesthouse was built, they ended up deep in debt, so there was actually some pressure. But thanks to his girlfriend, there really were a lot of patients coming from out of town!

To the point that he’d been thinking of inviting Fishermen to stay; the packages were all set but hadn’t even been sent out, and the patients had already filled up eighty percent of the rooms.

Well then, what else is there to say? Keep lying flat.

Aside from his own image being a bit bad for business—but wasn’t there still Xin Jun?

He often thought with great satisfaction: his whole life, he finally has someone to lean on.

At home he relies on his parents, when out he relies on his cousin, for business ventures he relies on his girlfriend, and for running the business he relies on his bro—uh, pfft, no, relies on his own brothers!

Anyway, he was just that blessed!

Now, when Song Tan suddenly asked him if he had any sources for these low-maintenance ornamental plants, the only thing he could think of was the place they’d gotten the Star Anise Trees and pepper trees behind the mountain.

He asked excitedly at this moment, "Hey, do you still remember those two brothers who sent us the saplings and ended up losing 10,000 yuan themselves?"

How could anyone forget that?

Song Tan still felt a bit embarrassed about it.

Back then they were really short of money and felt that anyone who came by could be fleeced a bit.

But now? Now there was even more stuff on the mountain; people would have to cry and beg to be allowed to get fleeced three times over.

"You still want to contact that boss? Last time his Golden Sakura stock wasn’t that big—does he still have any?"

Zhang Yanping was helpless: "You go ask around—besides you, who else is buying Golden Sakura by the household? The fact that he has any shows that his base already covers pretty much everything."

That was true. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

After scrolling online for so long, it seemed like they really were the only ones planting Golden Sakura on a large scale. Other medicinal herb bases were all growing thornless improved varieties now.

Or some were ornamental, and most of those were double-petaled.

As for them?

At the start it was mainly for protection, so they deliberately chose the thorny kind. The flowers were big and pretty, but single-petaled, and the blooming period was only a short two months in dribs and drabs.

After that there were only a few scattered blossoms left, plus the Golden Sakura fruits that ripened at random times.

But the thorns were great.

Even though they had an iron fence, you never know when some itchy-handed person might want to poke around inside. Since the other plants didn’t have many thorns, they couldn’t afford to lose Golden Sakura’s special trait!

She hurried him: "Ask again. If he has everything, get the boss to give us a discount."

Zhang Yanping might have gone full slacker, but he hadn’t lost his skills.

Back at the base, he’d cherry-picked like crazy—not only got a discount, but even forced the boss to throw in three extra saplings. Now those Star Anise Trees had grown tall and lush.

And looking at the two green and red pepper trees, they’d be getting a good harvest again this year.

"Alright! Just wait! This time I’ll get the boss to deliver them himself."

It wasn’t even that far, and how much money could those two driver brothers make? You gotta fleece the big boss!

Wait, hold up!

It suddenly occurred to him: now the stuff from the mountains wasn’t hard to sell anymore.

But whatever, let them drool a bit first. They might end up buying more later; if there’s give and take, it’s easier to negotiate prices.

It’s just that...

"Didn’t we say we’d invite people to fish? We didn’t really get it going because there wasn’t enough space in the village this year, and no events were held. Now that it’s raining, there aren’t many patients. How about opening up a section by your river? Get another round of fishing going?"

He earnestly advised, "If enough people come to fish, you won’t even need to feed the fish yourself."

When Fishermen bait the swim, that’s when you see people who really don’t feel the pain of spending money.

They might spend all day just to catch one little crucian carp worth three to five yuan, but for baiting the area they’ll use fresh pig’s blood and little red worms; a random bucket probably costs several hundred yuan.

The fish might not care that much, but they’ll still end up about thirty to forty percent full; then they can eat some of ours to change the flavor!

Besides, Fishermen are the most dedicated ones. Whether it’s blazing sun or pouring rain, they don’t leave. They’re a very stable customer base.