Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 113 Yellow Wine
Xiaoxue is a bit of a pushover (likes to show off and is a lot of trouble), but her personality is not really that bad, and she is particularly timid. Most people like Mr. Huang would definitely look down on her.

After listening to Qin Dahe's analysis, she felt relieved. After inquiring from many sources, she found that this girl was not bad.

The key point is that my son likes her very much. He even said that he has liked her since junior high school. As a mother, I can't object.

"Where's Ah Huaren?"

"I teach at Central Primary School."

“There is a system.”

"Of course he has. His father used a lot of connections to get it." Aunt said proudly.

"Great." Qin Dahe gave a thumbs up. There are many teachers teaching now, but it is really difficult to get a position.

But they all knew that Ah Hua had a crush on Xiao Xue. She was his white moonlight. How happy he would be if his wish came true.

Unfortunately, he didn't have a white moonlight. He fell in love with an English teacher in high school. Wow, his taste is different from others.

On the way back, Zhong finally carried Binbin for a while. He was too heavy, and when he arrived at the fertilizer store, he collapsed on the bench.

"Sister, how much does Binbin weigh?"

"I weighed it yesterday, forty-eight."

Qin Dahe: “.”

How could a two-year-old child grow so heavy? No wonder it felt like a bag of rice when I picked it up just now. A bag of rice only weighs 50 kilograms.

"You must be tired. Drink some water first. Mom and the others are not in a hurry to go back." The eldest sister poured him a cup of boiled water with a smile.

There is a special car waiting today, so the women have to shop for a while longer, as he needs to buy something for his wedding.

He rested for a long time before he recovered.

At this moment, he began to think about fishing again. The house at home was basically completed, and there would be no work in the fields soon, so he could go out to fish.

I have found many fishing spots during this period, including Ligezhuang, Cangtou Zhahua Factory and Sancha River. If the sun is strong, I will gather people together to go out for a trip.

It’s better to forget it on a cloudy day, because the wind can be fatal.

After a while, my mother and the others came back, each carrying a lot of things in their hands.

"Mom, are you going home?"

"Let's go. It's already past nine o'clock. We have to prepare dinner when we get home." The mother waved her hand. She was in a good mood today.

When they got in the car, they were still chattering about how cheap and good-looking the shoes were.

The quality of shoes that cost thirty or forty yuan is not inferior to that of big brands. Each of them carries at least three pairs of shoes in their hands. They always buy more when they see cheap things.

We walked all the way to the village entrance, dropped my mother off first, and then went to Yanyan's house.

When he was about to leave, Yanyan suddenly called him and handed him a pair of blue sneakers.

"Brother, I bought it for you." The little girl blushed a little. My mother was right next to me.

"Thanks. Hey, I got three pairs of shoes today."

My eldest sister and mother bought some for him, and with Yanyan's, he has three new pairs of shoes this year.

The girl's blush was more than any confession. Qin Dahe touched her head and pecked her gently before getting into the car.

Yanyan stood there stupidly. They hadn't even gotten married yet, so how could her brother dare to do that in public?
In the afternoon, both the father and the son went to work in the fields, so no tricycle came to be modified today.

Moreover, Qin Dahe really wanted to go out fishing, but he had to finish his work with the old man before he could go out for the whole day.

Fishing for half a day is boring. If you want to fish, you should naturally take others with you for a whole day.

"Just dig up the withered grass roots when you come across them, but remember not to dig up the places where the seeds are buried." Today we are here to weed and loosen the soil.

Normal people would weed and loosen the soil before planting rapeseed. However, because his family was in a hurry to finish the work this year, they watered the soil after planting. Now they are taking the time to loosen the soil.

"I know."

Only by working in the fields can you understand how hard farming is. Most of the work requires you to bend over, and your waist will start to ache after an hour, so you have to persevere.

The weather was still a bit cloudy in the afternoon. Although there was sunshine, it was still cold when the wind blew.

The father and son worked hard without daring to stop. They were sweating and if they stopped and were blown by the wind, they would catch a cold.

There is only this last acre of land left at home, with a total of four hoeings. The two of them have just finished hoing two of them, and the work will be done after the last trip.

"Dad, hasn't anyone called to pick up the corn during this time?"

"Yes, but I didn't answer it because I didn't have time. I'll talk to you after I'm done."

"One to two hundred per trip."

"It's useless. No matter what I do, I have to cultivate the land well. After that, I can start my side business."

Although you can't make a lot of money from farming, it's stable. You can sell a lot of cotton and rapeseed every year.

"I'm telling you, when your mother and I can no longer work, you have to cultivate the land. We can't leave it lying idle."

"I know, I'm learning." Qin Dahe curled his lips.

In another twenty years, fewer people will grow cotton, and they will switch to growing rice and then raise lobsters.

Farmers grow rice because they have to. They cannot change the nature of the contracted land without permission, otherwise they would just dig ponds to raise lobsters.

At that time, it would be better to work in a factory for half a year and then come back to rest for half a year than to farm for a year. It would not be so troublesome.

Many people rent their land to others, and they use it to raise lobsters.

The lobster consumption market here is very large, and people from surrounding cities love to eat it.

The old man talked about all the side jobs that can be done in the countryside. Fishing and shrimping is naturally one of them, as well as working, doing transportation, and helping people watch the casino in winter, which can earn more than a hundred yuan a day.

"Dad, we can't do it this year. If we get arrested, your grandson will never be able to be an official in the future." Qin Dahe said speechlessly.

After the old man said this, he immediately realized that he could no longer watch the casino.

"I'm just going to spread some information, what can it have to do with me?" He is a veteran, how could he be fooled by his son's few words.

"Really? If we have a criminal record, three generations of our family won't be able to take the civil service exam, and we won't even be able to attend those national defense universities." Qin Dahe said earnestly.

"My grandson didn't even see a hair."

"What if, just think about it, your grandson is really a good student in the future, and he excitedly applies to the university of his dreams but gets rejected? He'll be so resentful of you that he won't even burn paper for you on the winter solstice."

"Get out of here, what the hell are you talking about?" The old man glared at him, his son was so careless with his words.

But he also started to grumble in his heart that nothing could go wrong, what if he really had a genius grandson?

He planned to change his approach and make the job of watching the scene more covert.

The casino is not a one- or two-day business. It starts from the moment when the farmers are idle in winter and will last for at least two or three months. He can make at least a few thousand dollars, and he is just a lookout from the outside, so how can he bear to let it go?

The work in the fields was done, but the old man had to have a day off tomorrow, so he didn't suggest going fishing.

In the evening, the four brothers gathered at Waer's house again.

Another big black carp is put into the pot. Today I took two bottles of rice wine from Erhu’s house, packed in plastic bottles.

Add some ginger slices to the rice wine and drink it warm in a kettle. It tastes very comfortable when the weather turns cooler.

There's also a saying about yellow wine: "When chilled, it's like horse urine, but when heated, it tastes like a national cellar." It's best to drink it warm, as it's also good for your stomach. "Xiao Xiang did a good deed, sending us fish, haha."

"I have to thank him."

Several people laughed out loud. A black carp costs hundreds of dollars, and they definitely wouldn't be willing to buy it themselves.

"How is he? Has anyone heard about him this year?" Qin Dahe asked. He had been busy all day and had no time to pay attention.

"Not very good, everyone is just watching the fun, even their village chief doesn't care." Erhu said disdainfully.

Every year I got beaten up a few times because of these sneaky things, and the brigade was too lazy to ask about them.

Qin Dahe poured a glass of rice wine, took a small sip, and it tasted very mellow.

What we drank today was Shaoxing Lao Huadiao wine, which is also in stock at Erhu’s house, and the rice wine was given to him by someone else.

"Erhu, do you still have this wine at home?" Qin Dahe liked the taste a little.

"There's also a large jar, sealed with mud and weighing fifty kilograms. I'll bring it to you tomorrow."

"Oh my god, there are so many." Qin Dahe widened his eyes. There was no such thing as fifty kilograms of mud-sealed rice wine on the market.

"How much should I give you?"

"How can I let you pay for it? You take us fishing and teach us welding." Erhu said seriously.

This is all money. I got nearly a thousand yuan from fishing, and I also gave them the bait recipe for silver carp and bighead carp. It’s not too much to give them a jar of wine.

This jar of wine costs four or five hundred yuan, but if Qin Dahe wants it, his father will definitely give it to him.

"There's no salary for learning welding, and I'm just asking you to help out. How can you just treat it like that?"

"Daha, you have to accept this wine. I'm still worried about how to repay the favor." Tiedan also spoke.

During the few days since Qin Dahe came back, he and Erhu naturally had to repay the favors they owed. There was no other way, so he planned to give Qin Dahe a big red envelope when he got married.

We are not stupid. If we brothers want to stay together for a long time, we should not owe favors to the adults.

Silly boy nodded, but he owed too much, it was no longer a question of whether to pay it back or not. As long as Qin Dahe needed him, he would definitely get it.

"Alright, then I'll shamelessly accept it. From now on, the big tricycle will be given to you two to practice on. Once the motor tricycle is modified, there will definitely be more orders. I'll teach you more then."

Qin Dahe knew that Erhu was eager to repay the favor, and the wine was indeed good, so he didn't refuse.

But from now on, Dasanlun will let two people take full responsibility, and it doesn’t matter if they work slowly. They just need to provide a site and tools.

After training these two people, it would be possible for them to open a small shop in town to help people replace parts.

He doesn't know how to repair cars, but he can replace parts. He can just replace whatever is broken. At least it's better than farming.

The situations of the four people are almost the same. They have no land to farm in the short term, so they have to find ways to make money on their own.

"Fifty kilograms of rice wine, oh! I'll buy a small stove later. It'll be very comfortable to warm up some rice wine in the attic when I have nothing to do, hehe."

"Your attic is so beautiful, I want to have it too." Erhu said enviously.

"Then let's do it."

"My dad said we need a building, otherwise we won't have enough space when we have more children."

Qin Dahe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. In his previous life, Erhu had five children and paid too much in fines. When the family planning policy was abolished, the village subsidized him with 1,000 yuan, otherwise it would have been too disgusting.

Because he paid the 5,000 yuan fine, and the fine was cancelled right after. He was so unlucky.

"Are you planning to give birth to a football team?"

"Let's wait and see. My dad said he has at least two sons." Erhu sighed.

Qin Dahe looked at him with pity. He needed to take better care of this brother, as the children's education would be a huge expense in the future.

"Eat some vegetables, eat some vegetables." Qin Dahe picked up a piece of screw pepper.

This chili is very spicy. Just put it in when cooking the fish. Now it is soft and just right for your mouth.

Then I ate a bowl of rice. Drinking rice wine is different from beer. It doesn’t make you feel bloated. After drinking the rice wine, I soaked the rice in the soup from the braised fish. It was very fragrant.

"Son, why didn't grandma come out tonight?" Qin Dahe had a bad feeling. Today, grandma helped them light the fire and had been staying in the room ever since.

"Grandma. Isn't feeling well." The child's eyes dimmed.

"I'll go take a look, you guys eat first."

Qin Dahe got up and went to the west room. When he entered, he found his grandmother leaning against the head of the bed with her eyes closed.

"Grandma, I'm Dahe." He walked gently in front of her.

When grandma heard the noise, she forced her eyes open and smiled when she saw it was him.

"Daha, I can't make it." There was no fear on her face, only regret.

"Are you cold?" He saw that his grandmother was covered with a thick quilt.

"That's the problem with old age. I won't be afraid of it when I'm gone."

"Don't worry, I will take good care of the baby." He said something without any context and went out.

Grandma was actually very happy to hear this. She thought that the big brother that the silly kid recognized when he was a child was really loyal.

After Qin Dahe went out, he quickly arranged the tasks.

"Kid, boil some water now. Fill five thermoses with water, wrap them in socks, and bring them to grandma's bed."

The thermos bottles here are used for intravenous drips when people are sick and go to the clinic. The remaining bottles are used under the quilts in winter. Every household has quite a few of them.

He just noticed that there was something wrong with grandma's face, like a broken leaf.

"I'm going to call Doctor Li. You two should pack up your things. Grandma might not be able to hold on any longer."

After saying that, he went out immediately. This place was very close to Dr. Li's house.

The three were shocked when they heard the words and hurried to boil water.

When Qin Dahe went in just now, he could clearly feel the decay on grandma's face, and her skin had lost its luster.

When he arrived at Dr. Li's house, he simply said a few words and Dr. Li knew what was going on.

I immediately took the medical kit and went out with him. He already knew what was happening with my grandmother and knew that she would not survive the winter.

They could have survived another month or two, but the temperature dropped too quickly this year and the temperature difference was too big for the elderly to bear.

When they arrived, the three of them hurriedly followed him into the room. The water had not boiled yet.

"Aunt, how do you feel now?" Doctor Li took out the stethoscope first and put it on grandma's chest. After a while, he heard a sound like a bellows.

The respiratory tract is blocked and there is phlegm. Sometimes the elderly die from the phlegm.

"It hurts." He managed to utter a single word, his voice hoarse and weak.

In just a short while, grandma's condition became worse.

Doctor Li took the thermometer again and looked at his eyes. His pupils were beginning to dilate.

"Baby, I'm going to use Analgin. This medicine should help in the short term, but later..."

(End of this chapter)