1983 Small Island, Starting From a Large Farmer

Chapter 191 Creating a brand (please subscribe)

 After the two chatted for a while.

An Yuliang said: "Director Li, let's take a look at your oysters."

 “Okay, I’ll take you there.”

 Li Duoyu nodded.

The three of them arrived at the pier, got on Li Duoyu’s diesel sampan, and headed to the oyster field.

The fishmonger Lao Mi, who couldn't get a word in the whole time, couldn't help but smoke a cigarette when he saw Manager An going to Li Duoyu's oyster field.

 Today at the dock, after meeting Manager An, I wanted to establish a relationship with him, but I didn’t expect to be interrupted by Wang Dapao, who had received the news, and listened to his bragging for more than an hour.

Manager An made it clear that he was here to see Li Duoyu. In fact, he had been eyeing Li Duoyu’s oysters for a long time.

When I wanted to harvest, by the way, I did not want to find Manager An directly. It should be that the situation should be without his share.

 Lao Mi couldn't help but sigh again. He missed the time when it was just opened, when no one could compete with him, and he bought half of the island's seafood by himself.

 Money is becoming increasingly difficult to earn nowadays.

 After arriving at the oyster field.

An Yuliang looked at the 30 acres of oyster fields in front of him and said in surprise: "Your method of raising oysters is different from everyone else's. You actually raise them hanging. Where did you learn this?"

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "I learned it from farmers in the next province. They have been using it for several years."

An Yuliang picked up a bunch of oysters. The oysters were quite clean, with not much sediment on the surface and very few attachments.

 Depending on the situation, it should be taken care of regularly, otherwise the oysters would not be so clean, and this batch of oysters is really big.

Li Duoyu asked: "Manager An, are these oysters the same as the batch of oysters you received before?"

 “That’s right, the same thing.” An Yuliang nodded.

In fact, even just now, he didn't particularly believe that the batch of oysters he purchased were the ones that Li Duoyu had stolen.

 You can see these oysters.

 He was 100% sure that the batch of oysters he received a few days ago was dirty.

The ropes used to hang the oysters are all the same length, have the same cement blocks, and most importantly, the oysters are all the same clean.

Over the years he has been engaged in aquaculture, he has purchased tens of thousands of tons of oysters, if not thousands. Most of the oyster shells have a lot of barnacles and mud attached to them. This is the first time he has seen them so clean.

An Yuliang asked: "Director Li, how long will it take to raise the oysters to such a big size?"

Li Duoyu replied: "It has been almost three years since my batch of oysters was raised by Section Chief Zhang Qingyun of the Fisheries Research Institute. I have only raised them for about half a year."

An Yuliang frowned. In his impression, most oysters are only about one year old, and farmers rarely raise oysters to their third year.

 An Yuliang thought for a while.

If it takes three years to raise such a large animal, the purchase price will definitely not be low.

 Previously, there were two main types of oysters purchased by their company. One was dried oysters, but they were generally small and black.

Local people usually call it oyster dry.

 In winter, the company will also collect some pried fresh oysters to make oyster sauce.

The purchase price of oysters is very cheap. A pound of shelled oysters does not cost more than two cents. A pound of pried wet oysters costs about two cents.

Dried oysters are more expensive and can be sold for about a piece.

The oysters purchased by their company are mainly used to make dried oysters, because the shelf life of dried oysters is nearly one year, and they can be sold far away inland, and the profit will be relatively high.

Manager An couldn't help but ask: "How much do you plan to sell oysters of this quality?"

Li Duoyu thought for a while and said seriously: "If it is sold in the shell, it will be about a cent per pound."

 After hearing this price.

Manager An gave a wry smile. It was five times what they paid for ordinary oysters, plus the transportation costs to sell them in the market.

　　It costs at least two cents, which is almost the same price as marine fish. He originally expected the price to be about five cents, but unexpectedly it was twice as high.

But it’s right to think about it.

This oyster has been raised for three years, and the time and risk are also there. It is indeed difficult to buy it for five cents.

 In other words, he made a profit from the dirty goods he bought for five cents.

 Seeing Manager An look troubled.

Li Duoyu directly cut off two bunches of oysters with a knife and said, "Manager An, the quality of my oysters is guaranteed. How about we give them a try."

 An Yuliang nodded.

 In fact, he has eaten the previous batch of oysters, and they do taste much better than ordinary oysters.

 After leaving the oyster field.

Li Duoyu took Manager An to the only restaurant on Dandan Island.

After restaurant boss Yang saw Li Duoyu, he greeted him warmly: "Village director, why are you free to come to my place today?"

Li Duoyu smiled and said: "Today, I am going to entertain our distinguished guests. Lao Yang, what kind of seafood do you have here?"

“There are squid, eels, clams, and large yellow croaker.” Lao Yang opened the freezer and said, “Why don’t you come over and take a look.”

 The only freezer in the village was in this restaurant. It was bought by a dealer at that time. The price was very high, about the same as a color TV.

Li Duoyu took a look and found that there were not many seafood in the freezer, most of them were game from the mountains.

Porcupine, local pork, python, pheasant, deer, etc. The various smells are mixed together, and it smells a bit choked.

 “I don’t want the frozen ones, are there any live seafood?”

Lao Yang came to the seawater pool behind the restaurant and said: "There are some alive, but not many. There are only some moray eels, clams, red snails, and some snappers."

 Li Duoyu said directly:

 “A plate of fried clams, a plate of red snails, and some fried squid rings.”

Li Duoyu handed the two skewers of oysters he was carrying to the boss: "Steam this skewer until it's halfway cooked, and grill the other oysters over charcoal. When it's almost cooked, sprinkle some sugar on it." Go ahead with the garlic sauce.”

 After Li Duoyu finished speaking, he asked: "Is it no problem?"

 Lao Yang nodded: "Okay, no problem."

"That's good. By the way, I have another dish later, so I might want to borrow your kitchen."

"good."

Seeing that Li Duoyu ordered other dishes, Manager An hurriedly said: "Director Li, we have already had dinner at noon, don't order too much, or you can't finish it."

Li Duoyu smiled. "It's okay. Seafood doesn't take up much of your stomach. Just wait for me and I'll bring you some dried oysters."

 After saying that, Li Duoyu returned home.

 Checked the dried oysters on the dustpan. They had been in the sun for two days. They had turned yellow and the skin had become hard.

At this time, the oysters are in a half-cooked state, but if you poke them with your fingers, you can still feel that the oysters are dry and soft in the belly.

In previous lives, they usually called this kind of dried oysters golden oysters, but not all oysters can be called golden oysters.

 The first condition is that it is fat and big enough.

 Then the season must be right, preferably oysters after autumn and winter.

 Finally, it must have never been oiled.

 After Li Duoyu took more than ten pills, he returned to the restaurant.

Since restaurant boss Yang had never made dried golden oysters before, Li Duoyu simply cooked it himself.

 The preparation of dried golden oysters is very simple, just fry them.

You can also add some green garlic and fry it together.

Perhaps due to occupational diseases, Li Duoyu still likes to cook by himself.

 About half an hour later.

 A table of seafood is ready, and three of the dishes are all oysters.

Steamed oysters, charcoal grilled garlic oysters, and pan-fried dried oysters.

In this day and age, oysters are not a particularly popular seafood. Except for people at the beach, very few people eat them.

Most people use dried oysters to cook porridge and soup, but I didn’t expect Li Duoyu to come up with so many tricks.

An Yuliang had never eaten like this before. He tried a steamed oyster first. It tasted very good, maybe because it was fresh.

The taste was actually much better than the dirty stuff he bought earlier. It was very sweet and smelled like the sea.

After An Yuliang finished eating, he said to his subordinate Xiao Lin: "You should also eat some and see. Director Li's oysters are really good."

Xiao Lin shook his head: "I'm a little afraid of the smell of oysters."

Li Duoyu said: "If you are afraid of the smell, you can try this garlic oyster, the smell will not be that strong."

Xiao Lin wanted to refuse.

Unexpectedly, An Yuliang glanced at him. Xiaolin took a garlic oyster on the spot and took a small bite.

 After eating.

Xiao Lin didn't feel that kind of nausea, but found it quite delicious, and swallowed a whole oyster directly.

“Director Li, if you do this, I won’t be afraid of the smell.”

Li Duoyu nodded: "This garlic method is more suitable for the public, and many people who dare not eat oysters can also accept it."

“By the way, there is also this pan-fried dried oyster, you can try it too.”

 “Okay, I’ll give it a try.”

Xiao Lin picked up a dried oyster that was fried until golden brown, bit into it, and found that the taste was very sweet, and it felt like eating braised pork with seafood.

 “Manager, this food is delicious.”

Manager An gave him a disgusted look: "Director Li cooks the food himself. Can the food he treats us not be delicious?"

After An Yuliang finished speaking, he picked up a pan-fried dried oyster and ate it. His originally narrowed eyes suddenly widened.

After finishing one, he picked up another and ate it, and then said, "The taste of your dried oysters is really amazing."

Li Duoyu smiled: "If it tastes good, eat more."

An Yuliang didn't plan to eat too much. His wife has been asking him to lose weight recently, and the doctor also said that he is too fat and should drink and eat as little as possible.

 But after eating the garlic oysters, he immediately forgot what his wife and the doctor said. He even felt that he could show off two bowls of rice.

 After eating and drinking.

An Yuliang touched his belly and said, "Director Li, let's do this. At your price, our company will contract all your oysters."

Li Duoyu smiled and said, "I guess not. If you really want it, Manager An, I can give you half of it."

 Hearing this, An Yuliang and his followers were stunned.

An Yuliang looked confused: "How to say?"

Li Duoyu replied: "That's right, some of the oysters have been contracted out."

An Yuliang opened his mouth and said, "Why is there always someone with faster hands and feet than me? It can't be that **** Chen Jiao again."

Li Duoyu smiled and shook his head.

 Didn’t give An Yuliang a clear answer. In fact, no one has reserved this batch of oysters yet, but Li Duoyu doesn’t want to sell all the oysters to the same purchaser.

“By the way, Manager An, we can cooperate, but before we cooperate, I have a small request.”

Xiao Lin frowned on the spot when he heard this. As a state-owned company, they always make requests to others, and others beg them to acquire them.

I didn't expect that today I would go the other way and be asked something. If it weren't for the fact that Manager An was so polite to Director Li, he would have wanted to curse him on the spot.

 “What’s the request?” An Yuliang asked.

Li Duoyu said seriously: "Actually, it's just a small thing. When you sell my oysters, you must mark our brand."

Xiao Lin's eyes widened, feeling that Director Li's request was a bit outrageous. The seafood purchased by their company was naturally branded by their Rongcheng Commodity Distribution Company.

And this Director Li sold the oysters and still wanted to keep his own brand. How could such a good thing be possible?

An Yuliang frowned slightly: "I guess I can't make the final decision on brand-related matters, but I can go back and fight for you."

“By the way, Director Li, can I ask, what is the name of your brand?”

 Li Duoyu replied: "Minlong Food."

An Yuliang studied it carefully and felt that these two words were very familiar. He suddenly remembered an ancient poem.

 Compassion for farmers, Minlong.

 “It is indeed a good name.”

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