"Um… Shouzhe, are you somehow displeased with our fishing team?" Wang Dinghai asked, somewhat tentatively.
Displeased? He was more than displeased. Wang Shouzhe muttered to himself, then said solemnly, "Sixth Uncle, what's the annual output of our fishing and hunting team? What about the expenses, the profits?"
At this question, Wang Dinghai looked at him in surprise - how could he possibly answer that?
"Zhe Er, let me answer that." Gongsun Hui cut in, "For the past few years, I've been managing the family's overall accounts. Our fishing and hunting team has a total of nine small fishing boats and one medium-sized fishing boat. For the past five years, the average annual catch has been about 6,700 shi (a measure of volume), which brought in 486 Qian Gold. Each year, we catch an average of 400 jin of Spirit Fish, which brings in 120 Qian Gold. So, the average annual total profit is 606 Qian Gold."
