Chapter 22: Edward Anderson
"Hey, Edward, are you here?" Two pickups parked on the lawn in front of a seaside cabin, and then Filimon yelled and jumped down, shouting into the cabin.
"I knew this kid was here to find him. Boss, this time you have picked up the treasure, and only Filimon can invite this guy." Looking at Filimon who was shouting outside and unloading his seat belt in the car, Robbins-Garcia couldn't help but smile and say. Hearing his words, Jiang Hai, who originally wanted to get off the car, was stunned for a moment. What does this mean?
"The guy called Edward Anderson, who is the most famous fisherman here. According to legend, his father was an Icelander, immigrated, and his ancestors were Vikings, or the Nordic Vikings. When he was young, he once went to sea with a small boat and hunted an adult killer whale. Later, he was hired by the government to train frogmen, etc., but he heard that he was too stubborn and came out after beating the instructor. He was the best fisherman here. None of them, this guy used to make a lot of money, enough for him to spend his old age. Philipmon married his youngest sister. If it weren't for him, we probably wouldn't have invited him." Seeing Jiang Hai's puzzled gaze, Robbins explained with Jiang Hai.
When Jiang Hai heard Robbins's words, he was stunned for a moment and hunted an adult killer whale alone. If it weren't for a joke, then this guy might be really not an ordinary person. Thinking of this, Jiang Hai also became a little curious about this guy.
"Come on, Filimon, you are so loud. If it weren't for Vic's sake, I would have told you to shut up, bastard." Hearing Filimon's words, a big man also walked out of the seaside hut here. This big man looked about two meters and ten meters, not young, and must be in his fifties, with a thick beard on his face.
But his physical condition is not like a man in his fifties. His bloated muscles are covered with blue veins. If it weren't for the round beer belly, his appearance might be more intimidating.
"You old bastard, I'll introduce you to work." Hearing his words, Filimon didn't care and continued to say it with a smile. When he heard the word "work", the big man couldn't help but be stunned.
In fact, just as Robbins said, he made a lot of money when he was young, and he had no wife or children. If he saved some money, it would be enough for him to spend his old age, but his family knew his family's situation.
This guy is indeed living alone now, and he doesn't have too many bad habits. He doesn't drink too much, smokes very little, and doesn't participate in gambling. Such a life is enough, but the problem is that he once had a wife.
Although he is divorced now, his wife gave birth to a son for him. His son is not good at studying, but he still went to college this year, but the tuition fee was 50,000 US dollars. This time the money is completely gone. In addition to the tuition fees for the next few years, he is already in a short position. He wants to go to work. With his experience, if he goes to the South Coast or the West Coast, he will have a lot of good jobs. But the problem is that he is a little older and he is unwilling to leave his hometown.
He was hesitating at this time, and now he was surprised to hear Felimmon ask for a job.
Because at this time, there were almost no large fishing grounds in Boston, most of them went fishing at their own homes, or raised lobsters in Maine. There were really not many fishing grounds nearby, and they might not be hired.
"Let me introduce it. This is my boss. The contract I just signed today is the current owner of Green Forest, Jiang, Hai." Seeing Jiang Hai and Robbins-Garcia coming, Felimmon couldn't help but start talking.
"Hello, Green Forest? That's a big guy, man, are you going to develop the marine resources there?" Seeing Jiang Hai, Edward shook his hand and asked a little excitedly.
"Of course, but the plan may be delayed. I don't plan to breed recently. After all, I invest more money in the ranch. All I may provide is one job, plus a few ships, that's all." Holding Edward's hand, Jiang Hai said to him. Edward nodded at what Jiang Hai said, and he was quite happy about Jiang Hai's confession.
"Hi, Edward, long time no see." Robbins, who was behind Jiang Hai, also walked over, patted Edward Anderson on the shoulder, and greeted him. Edward obviously knew Robbins, who was also considered famous here, and nodded with a smile, but his eyes were still mainly concentrated on Jiang Hai.
"I want to know, then when are you planning to develop the fishing ground?" Looking at Jiang Hai, he asked seriously.
"At least, wait until the funds from the ranch are recovered!" After thinking for a while, Jiang Hai also hoped to open the fishing ground, but the problem was still the same. If you don't have money, how can you open it?
"That's not a problem." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Edward Anderson couldn't help laughing.
"I can ask, why isn't it a problem?" Jiang Hai asked in confusion when he saw Edward Anderson's smiling face.
"First, I really need a job now, even if you just ask me to catch Asian carp, I will do it. Secondly, I have confidence in these guys. If Robbins and Philip Mont are under your hands, then Burke Dalle must be there too. These three people are here. As long as nothing unexpected happens, your ranch can make a profit in less than two years. This is my understanding of them and confidence in them." Looking at Jiang Hai, Edward Anderson couldn't help laughing.
They are all from the same town. Needless to say, he knows who has good skills and who has bad skills.
It seems that Robbins does have two brushes here, and his reputation is still very good.
"Since that's the case, you are welcome to join. While it's still early, let's sign a labor contract. And I have prepared a villa with a single building for you, so you can live there." Looking at Edward Anderson in front of you, Jiang Hai smiled and said. When he heard Jiang Hai's words, Edward nodded with a smile and went back to clean up his own things first. This house belongs to him and there is no need to refund anything. But since Jiang Hai gave him a house to live in, he can rent it out. This is also an income. Now for him, money is a very important thing.
What happened next was much simpler. Jiang Hai, Robbins and Edward went to the law firm together and signed a new labor contract. Edward's salary was the highest among all the people here, and even Robbins had nothing to say.
Originally, seafarers earned more than cowboys. In the United States, the average annual income of seafarers was about 48,000 US dollars, and the few songs were the same as the so-called middle class of the United States. A veteran like Edward would drive almost all fishing boats. If this was in Southern California, he could earn nearly 100,000 US dollars a year. Unfortunately, this is Boston, and Jiang Hai was not prepared to give him so much. Jiang Hai finally negotiated with him was 1,200 US dollars a week, and the price to go to sea was calculated separately. In this way, he also earned 62,400 US dollars a year, which was really good. After calling Edward out, he went back.
Compared to others, he has to take care of many people. Those who ask for family members will naturally need to take care of them for longer.
After signing the labor agreement with Edward, Jiang Hai and his three big men came to the supermarket in the town.
This is the first time Jiang Hai is buying things in Winthrop, and he is also watching the prices in this town.
The prices in Boston are among the highest in the United States. The income can only rank ninth among all urban circles, but the expenses are second only to New York, which is really speechless.
Of course, the price here is also comparable to that of other places in the United States, which is indeed more expensive, but for Jiang Hai, the things here are really cheap, especially meat. The Americans do not like to eat pork, nor do they eat river fish, ducks, geese, and only eat liver, dog meat, donkey meat, horse meat, etc. They do not eat it. The meat menu of their food is only beef, mutton, sea fish meat and chicken, and the prices of these meats are very cheap to be honest.
As mentioned earlier, the meat classification problem of the US imperial examination is that the beef that most people eat here is about 1 pound, which looks like nine taels in China, and it is only sold for a few US dollars. It is converted into soft sister coins, which is at least half cheaper than in China. Moreover, the beef here has not been filled with water, so there is no need to worry about any problem of excessive toxins.
The price of mutton is similar to beef, and may be slightly more expensive. Currently, mutton in China is also more expensive than beef.
Chicken and sea fish are the cheapest. A bag of chicken kids costs only 99 cents, and a bag of chicken wings costs thirty cents a US dollar. If you exchange it for soft girl coins, it is at least half the cheaper!
This is the price near Boston. If it is in the west, except California, the price will be even lower.
But you must not think that everything here is cheap, and the vegetables here are outrageously expensive.
Jiang Hai saw with his own eyes that one Xihong market, two US dollars a pound, bell pepper 99 cents a pound, and zucchini 88 cents a pound. This is just the most common one, which is considered to be the cheapest among vegetables, and those with high-coverage ones tripled.
Although this is an absolute organic vegetable, the price is still ridiculously expensive.
In addition to some people who work, people who live in towns will grow vegetables at home and eat them. If they can’t eat them, they can sell them. In the United States, the ones that are the ones that don’t have to worry about selling are vegetables, because as long as you have them and the goods are good, no matter how expensive they are, there will be people buying them.
And lettuce is actually just a medium and low-end vegetable in the supermarkets of the United States, which makes people speechless.
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Chapter completed!