Quick Pass: Start a grocery store

Chapter 453 453. The Ocean: Group Buying

Originally, the two sides were not familiar with each other, so it was nothing if they saw it, as long as they didn't want to say hello and just leave.

But it was a coincidence that the two parties had the same goal, so they collided like this.

If they bumped into each other face-to-face, it would be unreasonable not to say hello, so Bai Mu and Bei Hua gave a simple courtesy.

When Bei Hua asked: "Why did Captain Bai set sail suddenly?" Bei Hua actually just asked this question casually, and didn't expect Bai Mu to answer.

But what he didn't expect was that he not only answered, but also answered seriously.

"I bought a new batch of fishing nets and baits, and I'm going to try the effect first when I go out." For some reason, Bai Mu didn't hide it.

Bei Hua, who didn't expect to get a reply at all, twitched the corners of his mouth: "...that's pretty good."

I thought that the polite words would end here, but after thinking about it, Bei Hua noticed something was wrong.

"You bought... bait?" Do you still need to buy bait these days?The materials used to make bait have been rotten these days, okay?
Did he mishear just now, or did the other party just say it smoothly?
"That's right, the items in this store are quite good, you can tell by looking at the harvest." Shiraki seemed to inadvertently show each other the pearls they harvested during this trip——

There is a small bucket full of pearls, no matter how you look at it, there are two or three hundred pearls.

Bei Hua sensed something was wrong, but he didn't know why Bai Mu deliberately did this.

show off?

Only a fool would think that this is showing off, and only a few pearls are worth showing off.

There are only two to three hundred pearls, but no one who has ever sailed has seen them, even if there are thousands of pearls, as long as it is on a fish flood day, that is nothing more than that.

Bei Hua always felt that the other party was using language to set him up, the purpose was to let him ask out the words.

As for what to ask...it must be related to this 'store'.

But even if Bei Hua was puzzled, he wasn't the kind of person who would be easily hooked, so he didn't follow the original script, simply said congratulations, and then left.

And Bai Mu didn't hear what he expected, and he didn't express anything. Anyway, he just remembered what the boss said, so he just mentioned it casually, and it doesn't matter what the result is.

After Bai Mu and his party picked out the last few pearls, they made an appointment in a tavern to celebrate and share the pearls by the way.

This trip harvested 320 pearls, leaving out all the used costs, there are about 220 pearls left.

But because Shiraki made the bait and nets this time, of course, Xiao Wu also bought some of them, so according to the rules, other people can't share the 220 pearls equally.

After discussion, Shiraki decided to calculate it based on the employment price, that is, he spent money to hire them to help him sail and fish.

In the end, everyone divided eight pearls, and Bai Mu and Xiao Wu divided the rest according to the proportion of shopping.

From the departure yesterday morning to the return this afternoon, it took one and a half days to get eight pearls. This is already a very high harvest, so everyone is very satisfied.

But it was just this time, because after other people realized the benefits of this kind of fishing net and bait, they were going to buy some back with money.

Shiraki was happy to hear this, anyway, they are all old crew members who have been together for seven or eight years, and they are basically similar to their family members, whoever makes money makes money.

At first he was even worried about whether they would be willing to pay for bait and nets, but now it seemed that he was thinking too much.

"In this case, it's time to plan a batch of fleet funds." Uncle Zhang briefly introduced his planning and preparation of fleet funds to everyone.

General fleet funds are mainly divided into two parts, one part is 'investment funds', this is the investment of some 'nobles' in these fleets, they can only be used for the development of the fleet, and the follow-up will also be used for the 'nobles' Give back.

This is more common, but not uncommon.

Because only a strong fleet is worth investing in. Otherwise, wouldn't the 'nobility' lose everything?
Moreover, the fleet will only seek investment when funds are tight.

This is almost like borrowing money when you are short of money, and you need to pay back the principal with interest when you pay back the money.

The other part is the funds handed in by the crew every once in a while. This is a 'public fund', and the fleet will distribute the harvest according to the proportion of the funds handed in.

Public funds are used for the storage of materials and the purchase of tools and consumables. This is not only not easy to mess up, but also avoids having to pay for each time you prepare materials, and finally deduct extra from the harvest.

But in fact, small fleets generally don't do this. After all, the crew of small fleets don't have that much money, and the turnover of personnel in small fleets is frequent. It is common to change three or four groups of people a week.

This kind of situation of deliberately arranging other people to pay for the fund plan is basically only prepared by medium and large fleets.

Of course, a fleet like Baimu's has a fixed crew and everyone is acquaintances. If economic strength allows, it can also be planned in this way.

"It's almost like this, let's see what everyone thinks." Uncle Zhang is only responsible for giving opinions and helping explain the introduction.

As for whether to implement it, it depends on everyone's intentions.

"I have no problem."

"Yes, I trust the captain."

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"I'm fine too...but Ah Fei doesn't know about it yet."

Afei is the crew member who did not participate in the voyage because his family was sick.

It's not appropriate to discuss such an important matter without one person.

"Then Xiao Wu, go and inform Ah Fei." Bai Mu made a final decision and directly made the next arrangement.

"Everyone should tidy up when we go back, and then I will go to the grocery store to buy things later. If anyone wants to go with me, we will gather at the tavern." The reason why Xiao Wu was arranged to inform was also because he was a Besides Shiraki, the only one who had already been to the grocery store.

As for taking other people to buy things, Bai Mu had already thought about it.

It is inevitable that the grocery store will become popular. If you don't buy more things now, you will really be unable to buy them later.

In this way, everyone made an appointment, and when the hour arrived, all the other nine crew members arrived, except Xiao Wu who was not present to inform another crew member.

Not only did they come, their pockets were bulging, and they obviously brought all the money as well.

What surprised them the most was that before leaving, Xiao Wu rushed over with Ah Fei.

"My dad is back, and now someone is taking care of the house, so I ran out hehe..." Ah Fei scratched his head, feeling both excited and regretful.

Excited that he will soon be able to see the invisible fishing net, but unfortunately he did not participate in this voyage.

(End of this chapter)