Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 100 Sending Someone to Work
"I'll give you some bait later. When you have nothing to do, try fishing at your doorstep and see if you can catch anything."

It's already past nine o'clock, and I've already got ten short floats and twenty heavy floats ready. This thing is really laborious. I'll have to buy some paint and paint it on later.

"Is it the bait made from the dried earthworms I got?"

"Yes, it's mainly fishy, so the main targets are crucian carp and carp, but other fish can be caught too, it just depends on luck."

He didn't spend much time on this bait and will adjust it according to different fishing conditions in the future.

It is impossible to expect one bag of bait to adapt to the fish conditions in all waters in all seasons. The current drop in temperature alone is not something that ordinary bait can handle.

Then several people divided the fishing floats and fishing lines. Each person took a short float, two long floats, and some of the sub-lines were also divided.

These surfaces are not painted yet. They can just use a paintbrush to simply paint them when they go back and then we can help them with it when they paint.

Most of the fishing gear is with him, and we will have to get it from him when we go out for group fishing in the future.

After they all left, Qin Dahe leisurely prepared to go to bed. He didn't have to go to work tomorrow, and it was so boring on a rainy day.

"Abao, are you done with your work?" The old lady came out of the house. She must have something waiting for him.

"I'm done now. Mom, come in and talk." He yawned. He was so sleepy that he hadn't even washed his feet yet.

"I've discussed it with Yanyan's mother. We'll have the ceremony at the end of the year and get married on the eighth day of the first lunar month. Go talk to Yanyan about it."

"Ah?" Qin Dahe was dumbfounded. So fast?
"What? This thing can't be done quickly." I think this efficiency is slow. At that time, she was like a big goose who came to propose marriage, and she would be taken away by the man after eight days.

"No, the house hasn't been completed yet?"

"Your dad has already hired the workers today. Once the rain stops, just have your second brother drive the excavator over to dig the foundation. The house will be finished in a month."

Qin Dahe: “.”

So soon, although he flirted with Yanyan a few times, it was not enough to form an emotional foundation.

"I'll go and wait for her tomorrow." He nodded and didn't waste any time.

"How can you talk when you're still squatting on someone else?" Qin's mother glared at him angrily. "It's easy to talk about this. The girl should be willing. You're good at talking, aren't you?"

"I'll try." He didn't dare to promise.

However, it seems that love in rural areas is different from that in cities nowadays. As long as there is a willingness, it's enough.

The next day, after finishing a trip, he drove the car directly to Yanyan's house.

"Grandpa, where is Yanyan?"

That’s right, this is what is called “squatting”, coming directly to someone’s door to block them.

"She went to Yuan Shuangzi (vegetable garden) with her mother to water the vegetables this morning and will be back in a while." The old carpenter took his cigarette, curious about what the boy was doing so early in the morning.

"Okay, I'll wait for her to go to work and send her off. No rush." He went straight into the carpenter's room, not treating himself as an outsider at all.

The old carpenter nodded and said nothing. A son-in-law is half a son, and he has no son, so these things will have to be given to him in the future.

He saw the two crossbow triggers he had been longing for on the wooden rack, and the other spring was also loaded. He wondered where his father-in-law got it from.

The two crossbows are painted black and polished to a very smooth finish. They look very cool just by looking at them.

Next to it were forty crossbow arrows made of disposable chopsticks, each with a steel needle inserted upside down in the middle.

"Grandpa, do you want to make a groove for the crossbow arrows and put a barb on the arrowhead?"

"Do you really want to kill someone?"

"Just asking." Doesn't this seem more complementary?

Judging from the force of the two springs, a hare or something can be shot through directly, and even a person can be pierced without hitting the ribs.

It's definitely a great weapon. If you have nothing to do in winter, you can go to Huangshan to hunt for wild animals. It's really fun.

It's just too far. It seems his car can't even pass the Yangtze River Bridge. It has no license plate, so it will be troublesome if he gets caught when driving in other places.

"Dahe is here?" At this time, the two women came home after finishing their work, and when they saw the tricycle, they knew he was coming.

"Yan Yan, I'm waiting for you to go to work." He smiled slightly, without any of the shamelessness of a young man.

Generally, young people are most afraid of meeting each other's parents at this time, let alone blocking them at the door.

"I know." The beautiful girl gritted her teeth and glared at him, you are shameless, aren't you.

She hurried back to wash her hands and change her clothes, as she smelled bad from watering the fields just now.

"Dahe, would you like something to eat?"

"Aunt, I've had breakfast at home. I'll just play in the carpentry workshop for a while. There's no rush." He said with a smile.

I turned around and went to look at his family's wooden boat. This wooden boat should be the largest one in the vicinity now, with a carrying capacity of at least five or six tons, which is more than a tricycle.

Most of the boats people use now are small cement boats, which cost 180 yuan each. They are cheap and durable.

Those who rowed small boats on the outer river to the Phoenix Bridge were using small wooden boats with two oars. There were at least five or six hundred of these boats each.

They just earn hard-earned money. The fare for taking a boat is 50 cents to 1 yuan, and they can earn about 10 to 20 yuan for a round trip by human power, which is definitely not as much as a tricycle.

But there are also advantages. The initial investment is not large, there is no need to burn diesel, and the family can save the cement boat.

It's just tiring. Those who row the boats are old men in their fifties or sixties. It's quite amazing that they can still row for two hours every day at such an old age.

There is a steering gear slot at the back of our wooden boat, and my father was thinking of using it to receive goods.

If we collect grain now, with Yanyan working at the grain station, we can indeed do it for a long time.

Within the county road, waterways are interconnected. As long as a tricycle can reach a place, a wooden boat can go there. Various inland rivers, outer rivers, and fish ponds are connected together, and they are blocked by two nets under the bridge piers.

Where tricycles can't reach, wooden boats can still get there. The water towns of Jiangnan are no joke.

When the time comes, we will use wooden boats to collect the goods and store them at home. When feed factories and other places need goods, we will use tricycles to deliver them. As long as we don't touch the staple food, this business can continue.

Yanyan has a good job working at the grain station. If there is any change in grain prices, his family will definitely be the first to know.

At this time, although the beautiful girl was angry, she still dressed up a little before coming out, and people were blocking the door of her house.

Qin Dahe's eyes were slightly delighted when he saw the person. She was pretty and had a good figure, so he decided to marry her reluctantly.

"Get in the car, I'll take you for a ride."

"Can you please stop showing off so much? If someone sees us, they'll think something's wrong." Yanyan got into the car helplessly.

He drove very slowly in the village, rolled down the window to greet Erhu and the others, and made eye contact with them.

At this moment, she wanted to kick the bastard out of the driver's seat. How could this be possible?

"Erhu, brother is leaving now. I guess we should work together next year." He chuckled.

"Just show off." Erhu looked at Yanyan's murderous eyes and couldn't help laughing.

I also admire Qin Dahe in my heart. This bastard is really shameless.

When he reached the county road, he stepped on the accelerator and headed for town.

"Brother, aren't you sending me to work?"

"It's still early for you to go to work, so accompany me to the town and buy some pork belly. I'm so craving it. By the way, we can use it to entertain guests tonight." It would have been fine if he had never eaten it, but less than a day after eating pork belly, he was craving it again.

"Auntie won't buy you meat?" Yanyan didn't pay attention to the greeting of guests.

"I buy it, but not the braised kind. They're just minced meat and shredded meat to fool me." His aggrieved look made Yanyan laugh.

"Don't follow my example in the future."

The little beauty's face turned red immediately. How could she handle such a straight ball?

"I tell you, we need to have meat for at least two meals a week, and we also need to cook some fish. I plan to get some mandarin fish from the reservoir next year, so don't be reluctant to cook it when the time comes." The little beauty looked at him nagging, and her expression could no longer be suppressed.

"You are so shameless. I haven't even said I'll marry you."

"Isn't this for you to adapt in advance? Hey, go say hello to my Fifth Master."

As they spoke, the two came to Wu Ye's stall.

"Fifth Master, this is Yanyan."

"This girl is pretty good. Your mother has good taste." Uncle Wu nodded with a smile.

At this time, Yanyan could no longer hide behind and could only step forward and say hello.

"Of course. There is only one such child, so we have to pick the best one among thousands." Qin Dahe said proudly.

"When you have time, bring your friends to my house for dinner, and take this fish back with you." As he said that, Uncle Wu picked up a silver carp weighing eight or nine kilograms from the stall.

Not being able to catch fish does not affect his fishing, as he can catch fish in his own pond all year round.

"Thank you." Qin Dahe was not polite either. He must return the gift when visiting.

It’s a pity that I didn’t see Uncle Zhang. He probably didn’t come to town today.

I went to buy another four pounds of soft pork belly. I will definitely get scolded when I go back today, so I bought more. I will eat more even if I get scolded.

"Your family eats so much meat every day, and you say your mother doesn't cook for you." Yanyan looked at him suspiciously.

"I just had braised pork yesterday. I'm sure I'll get scolded when I go home today. I have to eat more." He spoke his mind with confidence.

"Brother, you are so greedy."

"Take good care of yourself, it will be useful when you get married."

Yanyan: “.”

She didn't want to pay any attention to Qin Dahe anymore. He was too shameless and his face was so thick that it could block a bullet today.

Back in the car, Qin Dahe asked her to wait and went to buy a can of orange soda.

"Swish!" The soda was opened and the air was filled with the fruity aroma of orange.

"Try it." He said, handing over the soda.

Then he took the pen in his hand and began to write on the pull ring of the can: Get 100 grams of gold with this.

"Watch carefully." He showed the words on the pull ring to Yanyan and then rolled up the pull ring.

"Hands out."

"What?" Yanyan looked at him in confusion and stretched out her hand in a daze.

Afterwards, Qin Dahe quickly put on the pull ring and held it with his hand to prevent it from being pulled back.

"You"

"Yan Yan, listen to me." He interrupted what the little beauty wanted to say.

"I'm going to build a house soon, and gold is expensive right now, so I have to make do with this."

"But believe me, when you can make money, take this pull ring to me and exchange it for 100 grams of gold. I will definitely not let you suffer any injustice."

The scene was silent for a while. Qin Dahe did not mention marriage at all, but one thing after another implied that she would marry him.

"Brother, did you have a girlfriend at school?" Yanyan suddenly asked, looking at him with bright eyes.

"Someone did pursue me, but unfortunately, at that time I was only thinking about going out fishing and welding." He said with a sigh, his expression revealing no flaws.

The little beauty smiled suddenly, obviously in a good mood.

"How can a girl chase a boy?"

"He's handsome. To be honest, I can make a living with this face of mine." He said shamelessly.

"You're being naughty again. I find you're quite shameless, brother."

"You're so shameless! Eat as much as you can. Now let's go. I'll take you to work." Seeing that it was almost time, he got off the tricycle.

Along the way, he didn't ask her for an answer. The can was still on her hand, and no one was forcing her to hold his hand.

"I'll pick you up in the evening. Don't sneak away after get off work." Before getting off the car, he took advantage of Yanyan's hand.

"I know." The little beauty ran away without looking back, her face as red as if she had a fever.

Qin Dahe chuckled and said, "Dating is still interesting. It's fun to just hold hands."

After getting married, my wife’s period is like Chinese New Year. At least I can be more resilient during these few days, hey.

"Mom, what's cooking in the pot? It smells so good." When I got home, I went straight to the kitchen to find my mother.

The sun hasn't risen yet today, so there's no need to go out to work.

"Boil some water and clean the kitchen later." The mother turned around and looked at him suspiciously.

Qin Dahe: “.”

How embarrassing, Ce, he thought he was cooking and just casually praised it.

"What did you do? Tell me in advance if you're going to cause trouble, or I'll beat you up."

"I saw that you were working hard at housework, so I bought you some food to nourish your body." He took out the meat from behind him embarrassedly.

As expected, I got beaten again. What I said sounded like fart.

"If there are two of you who are competing for money and spend it recklessly, believe it or not, I will take all the money you have."

"I took Yanyan to the market today, so I had to buy something."

"Can't you buy less? And you bought so much meat. Is this what you want to eat to nourish your body?" the old woman said unhappily.

"You have to be generous, otherwise Yanyan will think that my family can't afford meat." He said confidently.

"Fifth Master also gave me a silver carp and asked me to take Yanyan out to dinner when I have time."

"Then eat the fish first. The meat can be preserved now." The mother took the meat and prepared to put it away.

Qin Dahe suddenly became anxious. He was beaten today just for this piece of meat. If he didn't eat it, it would be a waste of the beating.

"Mom, the meat won't taste good if it's left out for too long. Let's stew it together. Then ask Uncle Yu to come over for dinner tonight."

Mother Qin's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Is it agreed?"

"Of course, there's nothing your son can't handle. Let's talk directly. I even bought someone a 100-gram gold ring." He said proudly.

"Oh my god, where can I get so much money?" She was suddenly shocked. The price of gold is more than 80 yuan now.

"I wrote her an IOU and brought it with me."

"Get out! I'll beat you up if you say another word." Mother Qin angrily drove the man out.

She couldn't keep this lousy son for even a moment. He had angered her several times in just the short time he'd been back. If she stayed any longer, she was afraid she wouldn't even be able to see her grandson.

Qin Dahe returned to his room with nothing to say. At least he could have meat to eat in the evening, hey.

"Chow Mein, come on, come with me to play with your brother Niu."

It's still early and since I'm bored, I might as well go play with Erhu and the others.

The black and yellow ones immediately became excited and followed him happily along the country gravel road.

(End of this chapter)