My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 33: Save up 5 to lay the floor

When Lu Xiaoxiao first stood on the reef, she watched the waves crashing against it and felt a little panicked, afraid that she would fall in.

But if you learn to swim, you'll have a chance to save yourself if you fall into the water.

Of course, this is on the premise that the waves are not too big and there are no undercurrents underwater; otherwise, even nine lives would have to be used to feed the fish.

Lu Xiaoxiao put the crabs into the tank, poured in seawater, and added oxygen.

As she handed the net back to Zhou Miao, she said, "Brother Miao, I want to learn to swim, can you teach me?"

"Okay, I'll look for a suitable place to teach you first." There's no harm in learning to swim while sea fishing, so Zhou Miao readily agreed.

"Okay, I'll go buy a swimsuit first."

Hearing her say that, Zhou Miao actually felt a little hopeful.

After all, seeing other beautiful women in swimsuits and having a beautiful woman in a swimsuit next to you are two completely different things.

Zhou Miao continued catching crabs, and after about an hour and a half and five or six trips back and forth, he was so tired that he was panting and could no longer swim.

This afternoon's exercise felt more tiring than running two kilometers.

But the results were also impressive. Apart from the tank that Lu Xiaoxiao was using, the rest of the tanks were filled with swimming crabs, which were estimated to weigh over a hundred pounds.

However, he didn't sort them by size. He only let the thinnest and roe-bearing swimming crabs go, chasing them away, and caught the rest.

Lu Xiaoxiao also had some success, catching three black sea bream weighing seven or eight ounces each and a parrotfish weighing one and a half pounds.

"Should we go back now?"

"What time is it?"

"2:30."

"Let's go back then. After selling the crabs, it'll be about time to go see Luo Qianqian."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

It's only 2:30 pm now, so we can still continue fishing.

However, seeing Zhou Miao's wet hair, Lu Xiaoxiao felt that they should go back and let him take a shower first.

Go to the fish raft to change back into your regular clothes, and bring your diving suit too, as you'll need to wash it later.

Upon arriving at the dock, Zhou Miao loaded all the water tanks into the tricycle: "Xiaoxiao, wait here for a moment, I'll take a shower and come down right away."

"How about I go sell them by myself? You must be tired from diving. You can take a shower and then get some sleep."

"Can you ride a tricycle?"

"Yes, I could ride one when I was ten. I used to help my grandma deliver groceries a lot back then."

"Try riding me."

Zhou Miao was still a little worried, so he handed her the keys and watched her skillfully turn around twice on the street before he felt relieved.

"You rode well. You can keep track of how to sell these swimming crabs. It's fine if the price is slightly lower than the market price. The most important thing is to sell them quickly."

"Okay, I understand!"

After watching Lu Xiaoxiao leave, Zhou Miao returned to his rented room to take a shower.

After taking a shower, he no longer felt tired, so he went to Luo Hao's fishing raft to see if he needed any help.

As soon as he arrived, he saw Luo Qianqian skewering meat with bamboo sticks; a large pile of meat was already skewered on the table.

"Not bad, not bad, it looks like it's almost done!"

"Hmm, almost done!" Luo Qianqian glanced at him. "Why are you alone again? Where's Xiaoxiao?"

"He went to the market to sell fish." Zhou Miao sat down opposite her, looked around, and asked, "Where's your brother? Why is there no one on the fish raft?"

"A few suckers came today, so my brother took them out for a ride in the boat!"

"What a sucker..." Zhou Miao's lips twitched. "Isn't it a bit inappropriate to talk about your own customers like that?" Luo Qianqian spoke without any restraint.

"What else could it be but a sucker? They say the fish caught here are all small fish, and they want to go out to sea to catch big fish, as if money is no object! It's like they think going out to sea guarantees catching big fish. What else could it be but a sucker?"

With no one around, Luo Qianqian spoke without any restraint.

"After all, we spent money, and you're the ones who profited."

"To correct you, it's my brother, not me. I'm just a cow or a horse, eating grass every month."

"Well..."

This resentment is palpable. Is Luo Hao really that stingy with his own sister?

Zhou Miao didn't know what to say, so he simply helped skewer the meat.

"Hey, are you and Xiaoxiao going to make money by fishing from now on? Don't you have any other plans?" Luo Qianqian looked at her and suddenly asked.

"No, I'm also planning to set up a fishing raft, and Xiaoxiao will stay there to help out, just like you."

As Zhou Miao spoke, he suddenly remembered the flooring shop owner that Yu Muzhou had recommended to him.

"I almost forgot, my friend recommended a flooring company, I need to ask them how much it would cost to lay 1,000 square meters of flooring."

"Within 150,000, it mainly depends on what kind of wood you use." Luo Qianqian had an expression that said, "I knew it."

She said that, apart from those who run operations and fishermen who go to the open sea, who would normally make money fishing in coastal waters?

"I plan to use PE flooring, which is corrosion-resistant, UV-resistant, and has a stronger ability to withstand wind and waves, and its service life can reach ten years."

"The initial investment in timber is cheaper, but the overall maintenance cost is very high, so the total cost is about the same. The only problem is that PE flooring is not rigid enough, but this issue can be solved by optimizing the frame structure."

"And you can get subsidies if you use this kind of flooring."

Last night before bed, Zhou Miao specifically researched the advantages and disadvantages of PE flooring and wood flooring. After drawing a conclusion, he decided to use PE flooring, even though the initial investment was greater.

Debt is no burden; pay part of the material costs upfront, and then pay off the rest in installments each year.

He has a system in place, so he's not afraid of debt at all.

A qualified businessman uses other people's money to do his own thing.

"Is that so?" Luo Qianqian was stunned. She didn't know anything about these things and didn't expect that there were so many things to say about laying flooring.

"Okay, I'll make a call first." Zhou Miao got up and went to the side.

Because Yu Muzhou had already made arrangements, he found it very easy to communicate with the flooring supplier.

It was later learned that using PE flooring throughout 1,000 square meters could cost as much as 300,000 yuan.

However, since he is a friend of Yu Muzhou, he can offer some discounts.

Zhou Miao naturally couldn't come up with 300,000 yuan in one go, so he directly asked if he could pay a deposit and take the floor first.

The boss considered it for a while and then agreed, requiring him to pay a deposit of 50,000 yuan upfront and another 50,000 yuan at the end of the year, and a contract would also be signed.

Ten years ago, the flooring supplier would have agreed without even considering it.

That's how it was in those years; payments were usually owed, and he needed to collect from each customer at the end of the year.

But I haven't dared to do that in recent years!

If he does that, he'll never get the payment back, and he'll squeeze every last penny out of people.

He only agreed because of Yu Muzhou's influence.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Miao opened his bank account, where he now had 30,000 yuan in savings.

However, considering labor costs, he needs to save at least 70,000 to 80,000 yuan before he can start work.

"I just heard you mention something about the floor. Are you planning to renovate the fish raft?" Luo Qianqian couldn't help but ask when Zhou Miao returned.

"Yes, that's a plan. By the way, how much did you invest in your fish farm in total?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard him mention it before, and it seemed like it cost several hundred thousand."

"Wow~ It seems those online claims about investing millions upfront in fishing rafts aren't exaggerations! Can such a large investment even be recouped?"

Zhou Miao has gained a thorough understanding of the business at the fish rafts over the past few days, and he is no longer as optimistic as he was when he first arrived.

Luo Qianqian shook her head: "I still don't know, but my brother has definitely become very stingy since he started this fish raft business."