Chapter 150 - Chapter 145 Steady Fishing Platform i (1/2)
Chapter 145 Steady Fishing Platform i
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The scorching summer, abundant rainfall, and rising temperatures facilitated the rapid hatching of insect eggs.
Under cooler temperatures, it took over twenty days for eggs to hatch into nymphs. Now, with the high heat, the process could be shortened to twelve or thirteen days. This also meant their reproduction cycle was reduced by a whole seven or eight days.
It was bound to make the locusts plague even more ferocious.
It was known that for each day the breeding cycle was shortened, their numbers would increase exponentially.
The three thousand ducks Qin Niu held could definitely fetch more profit if sold later.
Currently, just by renting them out, he could net three hundred Wen Money a day.
This was still considering the connection he had with the Tang Family.
Otherwise, the price would surely be higher.
“Master Qin, may I ask if it’s convenient to disturb you now?”
“Is that you, Uncle Wang? Please come in!”
Qin Niu had just delivered the pork when Wang Furen arrived.
He hadn’t mentioned that it was the meat of a magical beast!
Ten pounds of wild boar meat was only worth about thirty Wen, hardly a reason for Wang Furen to rush over to express thanks.
“Oh, Master Qin, your residence is coming along nicely! Who would have thought, in just a few months’ time, you would develop your family business to this extent. If Old Man Liu knew about this from beyond, he would be smiling in his grave.”
Wang Furen admired Qin Niu’s new residence with envy.
This was a government official’s house with three rooms and seven bays, not an ordinary civilian dwelling. It looked particularly majestic.
That imposing aura was also overwhelming.
Without grandeur, there can be no profound authority.
Although seven bays were only two more than five, the impression it left was completely different.
“It’s a pity that old Father Liu passed away early; otherwise, he could have enjoyed some peace and comfort too.”
Qin Niu also felt endless regret.
If Old Man Liu were still alive, he would surely let him experience unprecedented glory.
“The dead cannot be brought back to life, but your filial piety is seen by everyone. Old Man Liu did not foster a son in vain.”
“Uncle Wang must have something important to discuss, so let’s speak inside the house!”
Qin Niu invited Wang Furen into the house.
The house was now in possession, and it was indeed a large and imposing mansion with green tiles and grey bricks, epitomizing luxury.
Only, the furniture inside the house was still the old and crude pieces from before, clashing with the new home.
Normally, high-grade furniture would serve as the perfect finishing touch, further elevating the house’s class and showcasing the owner’s status and wealth.
Now it had become a significant flaw.
It made it obvious at a glance that the house’s owner put up a facade.
Wang Furen glanced over the simple furniture and said nothing further.
“Master Qin, Steward Yan Qi from the Yan Family came to see you today, but you weren’t home. The Yan Family owns nearly seven hundred acres of farmland and this time encountered an unprecedented locust disaster. Although many methods have been tried, they were simply unable to hold off the invasion. The two Insect Masters they invited from the city could only protect a little over a hundred acres of farmland, and nearly six hundred acres are currently being ravaged by locusts.
The entire Yan Family is so distressed by this that they can neither eat nor sleep in peace.
I have already sold my two thousand ducks to the Yan Family. Steward Yan Qi would like to ask through me if your three thousand ducks could also be sold to the Yan Family?”
The Yan Family was the largest landlord, owning over a thousand acres of farmland.
They leased out four or five hundred acres, with seven hundred remaining for their use.
The current locust disaster had a significant impact on ordinary people, but because they cultivated less land, even a complete crop failure resulted in limited losses.
The Yan Family was different; like Xu Zhenchang, they had bet too much on their land.
If several hundred acres yielded no crops and were devoured by locusts, it would be a massive and crippling loss.
Great assets bring great expenses.
While the loss of a few hundred acres this year wouldn’t bankrupt the Yan Family, it would certainly hurt their vitality and might even cause turmoil.
“I have no intention of selling at the moment,” Qin Niu replied curtly.
“Won’t you ask what price the Yan Family is willing to pay?”
“If Uncle Wang is willing to speak, he will tell me even if I don’t ask at all.”
“Haha, it seems Mr. Wang is completely transparent to Master Qin! Although my ducks are still only half-grown, the Yan Family offered as high as twenty- five Wen per duck. I bought them for six Wen each, and these days, with plenty of locusts for them to feed on, there was no need to provide food. Now, after deducting the cost of transport, the profit is at least eighteen Wen per duck.
This is the easiest and most substantial profit I’ve ever made in my life.”
No wonder Wang Furen had a beaming face.
He had made such a large sum of Silver Money.
At least a profit of more than thirty-six silver ingots, a sum others might struggle for ten or eleven years in the fields to earn.
“Had I known I could make so much, I should have bought more at the start.”
Wang Furen regretted not buying more.
” What about now, Master Qin? Are you willing to sell now?”
“Let’s wait and see! I’m not in a hurry to sell my batch of ducks just yet.”
Qin Niu had his plans.