My fishing raft will ask for help.

Chapter 154 Pay off the debt and buy a car

"It's trending on social media already? It's that easy to get on the trending list?" Zhou Miao found it unbelievable. There seemed to be a lot of tourists at the fish raft, but compared to the millions of netizens, they were just a drop in the ocean.

While the appearance of a giant sea turtle at the dock was novel, he didn't think it would trend on social media.

Otherwise, why would those popular celebrities go to such lengths to buy trending topics?

Yu Muzhou took a drag of his cigarette and gazed into the distance: "It's generating a lot of buzz, but the fact that it's trending so quickly is thanks to me spending a little money to give it a push. Otherwise, it would have been at least tomorrow before it made it onto the trending topics."

"Brother Zhou, you seem quite interested in this?" Zhou Miao kept scrolling through the comments from netizens, many of whom were asking where the sea turtle was found and seemed to want to come and see for themselves.

"I don't care much about sea turtles, but I do care about the cultural tourism of Nanzhen. Nanzhen has high online exposure, which is beneficial to people who develop here."

"You're not the town mayor, why are you worrying about this?"

After Zhou Miao finished speaking, he noticed Yu Muzhou smiling meaningfully at him, which surprised him somewhat.

After thinking for a moment, he raised his left hand and made a circle. Seeing the other person nod, he finally understood.

It seems that everyone at the top is one of their own, which is why Yu Muzhou is considering the collective interest.

As for him, he's a nobody who's only recently entered the industry; he's not qualified to sit at the table yet.

Zhou Miao didn't ask any more questions; he understood in his heart.

"What have you been up to lately? I haven't seen you anywhere." Yu Muzhou asked.

After returning from the open sea, he showed off his catch and then stayed home for a few days to take care of his children, fulfilling his role as a good father.

He also attended two cocktail parties, where he found a beautiful and young woman for himself, and took the opportunity to exercise every day.

He was busy and fulfilled every day, but Zhou Miao hadn't come to ask him to go fishing, which made his fishing cravings kick in again.

"I went back to my hometown to spend a few days with my family. Yesterday I went out to sea for a while, but I didn't find a good fishing spot. However, I caught a lot of blue crabs by setting traps."

"Brother Zhou, if you're free tomorrow, you can come to Tingtao Fishing Raft for dinner. We have all-you-can-eat crabs."

Zhou Miao was genuinely serious about ensuring there would be plenty of blue crabs; the losses this morning alone amounted to over ten kilograms, and there would only be more tomorrow.

"Are you sure it's a blue crab and not a swimming crab?" Now it was Yu Muzhou's turn to be stunned.

"It has to be a blue crab. How could I be wrong? It's wild."

"You catch them all to eat yourself?"

"How could that be? How could we possibly eat three or five hundred pounds? Of course we'd sell them."

"Wild? Weighing three to five hundred pounds?"

"Hmm, there should be more tomorrow. Speaking of which, I almost forgot, I came here to take some people to set up fish traps. Brother Zhou, let's chat again when you have time, I have to go now."

Zhou Miao quickly led Lu Xingyu to move the fish traps that had been drying during the day onto the fishing boat.

Yu Muzhou looked at him, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back, and couldn't understand how setting up some traps could catch three to five hundred catties of wild blue crabs.

Others might have hundreds of acres of ponds dedicated to raising mud crabs, and they might not be able to catch this many mud crabs in a day, let alone wild ones.

But it depends on who it is. Thinking about Zhou Miao's past deeds, he felt that he didn't need to make a fuss.

Shaking his head, Yu Muzhou returned to his fishing boat and left.

I have dinner plans with someone tonight, and I'll be late if I don't leave soon.

......

Over the next week, Zhou Miao and his two companions caught a large number of blue crabs.

For the first three days, each animal weighed over a thousand pounds. After weeding out the smaller ones, those remaining weighed seven or eight hundred pounds.

They would retail a batch at the dock, and only sell the rest to Pang Yu.

The number of blue crabs gradually decreased over the next few days until the mission was completed.

Zhou Miao checked his bank account and saw that it had reached over 536,000 yuan.

On the first day, I went fishing alone and earned 55,000.

With 50% of the profits from Luo Hao and Lu Xingyu, he earned over 300,000 yuan in a week.

Lu Xingyu and Luo Hao didn't earn as much as they did with the mantis shrimp this time, but they were still very satisfied.

With a net income of 60,000 to 70,000 yuan per day for a week, what more could you ask for?

The mud crabs that the mangroves claimed were rampant were actually only caught in the area, amounting to only a few thousand kilograms, with a total catch of just over ten thousand kilograms.

Looking at the sheer number, Zhou Miao simply couldn't understand why it would be called an overabundance.

But looking at the not-so-large mangrove forest, the tens of thousands of kilograms of blue crabs here are indeed densely packed.

But regardless, the mission was indeed accomplished.

The report was a fishing alert, indicating that there was a considerable number of flounder about 300-400 meters away from the mangroves.

Zhou Miao needs to search online for how to catch flounder, and he doesn't plan to share this batch of fish with Luo Hao and Lu Xingyu for the time being.

A small favor is appreciated, but too much can breed resentment. Whenever you encounter a resource point, call on them, and they'll gradually get used to it. If you don't bring them along in the future, they might turn against you.

Moreover, the Blue Crab was a request for help, and Zhou Miao was eager to complete the mission, which is why he brought the two of them along.

The flounder can cast its net when it has time, and when it doesn't, it can do other things. There's no need to rush.

With money in his pocket, Zhou Miao immediately paid back the 200,000 yuan he owed to the loan shark, and then paid off another 100,000 yuan loan in one lump sum.

With no debt, he felt much more relaxed. Looking at his savings of over 230,000 yuan, he was itching to spend it all.

After thinking about what he needed right now, various models of cars suddenly popped into his mind.

"Yeah, buy a car!"

Zhou Miao desperately needs a means of transportation; he travels by tricycle every day.

It's fine if it's nearby, but it's especially inconvenient if it's far away.

However, Zhou Miao still prioritized practicality for his first vehicle, so he focused on a vehicle capable of transporting fish.

As for his car, he felt that the remaining 230,000 yuan was not enough.

With the speed at which he earns money, he could easily buy a better car that would make him look good and that he would also like.

So Zhou Miao searched online and found that both jeeps and pickup trucks met his current requirements.

But the Jeeps I like are all very expensive, costing four or five hundred thousand yuan on the road.

Pickups, on the other hand, are quite attractive in appearance and only cost around ten thousand.

Currently, except for a few specific cities that still restrict pickup trucks, most cities have canceled or relaxed their restrictions.

At least Pang Hao and Yu Muzhou's pickup trucks could be driven freely in the town and the nearby city, so Zhou Miao decided to buy a similar one as well.

Not only will it be convenient to travel, but it will also be convenient to move, deliver goods, and sell fish in the future.

If he wanted to buy it, he did. Zhou Miao went to the Great Wall 4S store in the city by himself and chose a commercial Great Wall Cannon. With insurance, it cost him more than 130,000 yuan.

Upon arriving here, he learned that Yu Muzhou and Pang Hao's Great Wall Cannon was an off-road version, which cost more, around 180,000 to 190,000 yuan.

Zhou Miao could afford it, but unfortunately there were no cars available.

The commercial version costs around 120,000 to 130,000 yuan and is mainly used for transporting goods. It is highly practical, so the store has vehicles in stock.

Zhou Miao's favorite car is the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, followed by the Jeep Wrangler.

So whether a pickup truck is good or not, or whether it looks cool or not, doesn't matter. As long as there's one available, I'll drive it away immediately.

Back in Nanzhen, just as we were about to reach the dock, we saw Lu Xingyu seeing Master Sun and the others off.

Zhou Miao's eyes lit up, and he quickly drove up and stopped in front of him.