Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 122: Job

Qin Dahe looked at the little girl with a complicated expression. He didn't expect that today's college students are so traditional.

He immediately hugged the little girl in his arms and pecked her forehead gently.

"I won't beat you, at most I'll spank you."

"Yeah." Yanyan blushed. If she did something wrong, she would admit it immediately.

On the other hand, Qin Dahe felt more moved.

He admires today's traditional women and is even more satisfied with the little girl's silly performance.

After comparing with wives in later generations, I realized that men nowadays are really happy.

All you have to think about every day is making money, and women are almost solely responsible for the trivial matters of life.

Although my mother is rather fierce, she not only takes care of all the housework, but also feeds the chickens and ducks and helps with the work in the fields.

"Brother, you haven't told me why they cheated on their partners." Yanyan composed herself and looked up at him.

"Go sit over there first."

He took the person to the gate of the nearby primary school and found a flower bed to sit down.

At this time, there was a slight breeze, the number of people on the street was decreasing, and the rustling sound of leaves could be heard from time to time.

"The values in Hong Kong are different from ours. They care more about the mutual contribution between husband and wife. Who contributes more and who contributes less? If there is a gap, they will feel dissatisfied."

"Do husband and wife still have to be so calculative?"

"We won't care about it now, and we won't care about it in the future."

"why?"

"Someone is advocating it. We just need to live our own lives well. Why think so much?" He looked at Yanyan with satisfaction. This woman was pretty good.

"Yeah." The little girl buried her head in his arms. She liked the brother very much and would not care about it in the future.

The sun was a bit strong at noon, and the two of them couldn't stand sitting in the flower bed for a while.

"Brother, I'm going to buy you a belt."

"No."

"Then what do you want? I just want to buy something for you now." The little girl said naively.

"Money should be spent wisely, not recklessly."

"The back of the knife?"

"You are the back of the knife, spend it yourself."

The little girl was amused and chased after him, asking, "Is that blade you?"

"I am the handle, and the blade is our future child."

"Hate."

The two of them laughed and played for a while before taking the ferry home.

When he returned, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon, and he unexpectedly found another tricycle parked in the yard.

"Son, come here." The mother called out. She was busy cooking the duck. This fermented duck was really hard to make. "Xinba called today."

"What's going on? Whose car is this?"

"They're looking for a master welder and a laborer over there who can weld aluminum or something. I'll ask you to call back. The front of this car is sealed, so I've asked them to park it here."

"Oh, I'll give it a call and ask."

He was too lazy to deal with the big three-wheeled vehicle that covered the front of the car, so he would let Erhu and the others do it later. How could he get up there without practicing his skills?

I went back into the house and called back using the landline, but unexpectedly the call went through to the brigade headquarters in Xinba.

"Qin family boy, do you know how to weld aluminum? Don't say you can't, it's very dangerous."

"Yes, aluminum is more troublesome. It has strong thermal and electrical conductivity, and the surface oxide layer needs to be polished off in advance. How much does it cost per day?" he asked calmly.

There was silence on the other side, followed by a few more conversations.

"How about one hundred and twenty dollars a day?"

"How many days?"

"I'll pay you 120 a day, and then there's the ordinary work of welding sheet metal. Out of eighty-one days, I can only do ten days. Do you think I can handle that?"

"Forget it. My welding wages are already one hundred yuan a day." Qin Dahe shook his head. He couldn't take this job.

You can't do anything that lowers your own value. Anyway, my family is not short of money and no one is sick, so there is no need to compete with those ordinary welders.

After hanging up the phone, the person on the other end was also a little depressed.

The flower-tying machine they used this time was a new model, and there were many special welding places after assembly, so there were currently only two options.

One is to go to the manufacturer and hire someone. Not only is food and accommodation provided for the round trip, but the labor fee is also 150 yuan a day.

Another option is to recruit workers locally. They think that hiring locally will result in lower wages.

As a result, when people heard about aluminum welding, the reaction of the masters was the same as Qin Dahe's: they would not do it if the salary was too low.

We are not stupid. Welding masters are very popular nowadays. There is no need to argue with them.

As for two ordinary knives, they didn't dare to buy them, as it would be troublesome if something happened.

They heard people say that the kid from the Qin family had great skills, so they called him, but they didn't expect the other party to reject them so bluntly.

"It's not easy. These people hang up the phone when their salary is too low. Even the Qin family kid is so young that he doesn't want to answer the phone." The director rubbed his head.

"Offer more money, or outsource the work, so the risk is less." The speaker was Xinba's accountant, Erhu's uncle.

"It's a newly opened factory, so we need to find a reliable person to run it. We must not let anything go wrong."

People nowadays are very superstitious. If a newly opened factory encounters setbacks, they will definitely be unhappy.

"The only one who can do it is Qin Dahe. My nephew is learning welding from him. The excavator at the entrance of the village was smashed by a telephone pole, but he fixed it in three hours. His skills are amazing."

"Him? Wouldn't it be more reliable to find someone older?" The director frowned. Since they had decided to outsource, they would definitely spend more money, so there was no need to think about saving money.

However, the accountant has a say and has the support of three shareholders, so he also needs to consider more.

"You can ask around. This guy's skills are considered the best in the area, and he's also very righteous."

The accountant told Qin Dahe about his own modification of the tricycle and his help with his brother's funeral. Everyone had heard about these things and agreed.

"I've seen that tricycle at the entrance of the village. Its technology is excellent."

"You may not have seen a big excavator before. I happened to pass by it the other day and it was smashed to pieces. And this guy fixed it in three hours?"

"Yeah, if we can fix this in three hours, the technology will be perfect."

"How can I say anything nonsense? So many people were watching him repair it." The accountant said with a smile.

As an aunt, she must give priority to helping her own family. If she gives the job to Qin Dahe, she can still do a favor for her brother, and her nephew can also learn more. Anyway, the brigade does not have to pay for it.

"Okay, I'll make another call." The director nodded. If he really has these abilities, he will be given the job.

Qin Dahe was watching Erhu and the others working when the phone rang again.

"Hello, I'm Qin Dahe." "Guaranteed work?" Qin Dahe frowned. Guaranteed work must be discussed face to face. How can you negotiate the price without seeing the person in person?

"I'll go to the site tomorrow and discuss it based on the rest of your work."

The current flower-making factory is actually a sheet metal factory. Apart from the roof, a large amount of sheet metal is used from the production line to the factory building itself. It is impossible for him not to talk to him face to face.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Dahe had a rough idea in his mind. The other party mentioned that it was recommended by the accountant, and he guessed that Erhu's family contributed to it.

He went back and continued to watch the two men seal the front of the car. It looked pretty good, at least it looked like it was working.

“Just paint it when you’re done, no need to look left and right.”

"Shouldn't you be more careful?"

"It's almost enough. We're not making an atomic bomb."

The two of them quickly polished and painted, and after they were done, they asked Qin Dahe to take a closer look.

Qin Dahe walked forward and looked at three sides, and even lay on the ground to take a look, which made the two of them nervous.

"It's barely enough. Next time I must cut the bottom plate. It must be uncomfortable to lie on the ground and weld." He said with a smile.

The two of them were silent and awkward. They had just not cut the bottom board properly, so they lay on the ground to fix it.

He didn't argue with them and just gave each of them ten dollars and let them go.

There is no rush for the welding. Let's go and check it out tomorrow. If I can really get a job in a small factory, I can at least make a few thousand yuan. It would be nice to take the two of them with me as laborers.

"Son, come here, let's talk." When the mother saw Erhu and the others leaving, she waved to him to come over.

After being told this by the old man several times during this period, she became more polite when speaking to her son and no longer called him Abao when there were outsiders around.

"Mom, what's the matter?"

"You can fix this car by yourself in an hour at most today. I don't mind you taking your brothers with you, but you can't do this kind of thing of giving money away too often." The mother said with a frown.

There was a lot of work a few days ago, so she didn't object to asking people to go home and help. Now that she has so much free time, it would be great to earn a few dozen more dollars by doing it herself.

Erhu and Tiedan's family are not so poor that they can't even make ends meet. If the child comes to help, she won't say a word.

"Let's teach them their skills first, so they can help when we get a job." Qin Dahe said indifferently.

I was really tired of welding in my previous life, and now I am short of money and have to pick up this skill. I will definitely not do this job when I have money in the future.

"I'm going to Xinba tomorrow. If I can get the job, I can take them with me." He told about the phone call he had just received.

Qin's mother's eyes lit up. The profit from contracting the work would be huge, and her son was actually a contractor.

"You have to take this job seriously. Even a lower price is fine. Once you become famous, you'll have more work to do."

Qin Dahe didn't say much. He definitely wouldn't do it if the price was too low. He knew his own skills.

"Did Dad go hauling corn again today?"

"Yes, I even made you a hundred pounds of bean dregs this morning."

"Oh, then I'll go feed the fish."

When the two dogs saw him mixing fish food, they immediately ran over and the black bear's tail was shaking like an electric fan.

"Go away. You're getting fat from eating so much every day." He pushed the black dog away in disgust.

This damn dog is really fat now, full of fat, and growing too fast.

But the couple just likes this, and they feed the dog fish food or bait whenever it acts like a spoiled child.

These things are high in protein, and eating them will help you gain weight faster. Even Feifei likes to eat them.

After mixing the fish food, he reluctantly threw a lump to the two little ones to fight over. He then paddled the boat to the fixed spot in the middle of the pond to start feeding the fish.

Looking at the black fish shadows on the water surface, he was very satisfied. They would be able to come out of the water after the New Year.

Once a lump of bait is put in, countless crucian carps will chase it. According to the amount of bait fed, there are at least 500 kilograms of fish in the pond.

The bait ratio of crucian carp is about two to one or higher. I fed myself about eight or nine hundred kilograms of bait, which was basically high-protein. Based on three thousand fish fry, the average fish weight is about one and a half taels. If it is heavier, it can be sold for money.

This small fish pond requires a lot of investment, and I have to sell it now. If I wait until half a catty or a catty is sold, the investment will be too high.

There were two dead fish in the corner. He fished them out and took a look. There was no obvious lesion.

Uncle Wu told him that it was normal for fish to die in the fish pond because the density was there.

But the dead fish must be checked carefully, and if there is water mold or lesions on the gills, you should pay attention.

The most feared thing about fish ponds is disease, especially small crucian carp ponds, which almost have to be cleared out in one go.

After finishing this place, he sat in front of the new house, holding some fried noodles and basking in the sun. It was so nice to have some free time.

The recliner rocked slightly back and forth, and the dog rubbed against him from time to time.

"Fei Fei, come here too, Mimi!" He shouted to the little orange cat in the distance.

The cat was stunned for a moment, then slowly walked towards him and was picked up by him in his arms.

The orange cat is really well-behaved. If it were Sang Biao, he would have scratched him by now. But Fei Fei found a comfortable position to bask in the sun with him.

Seeing her son acting so arrogantly, Qin's mother smiled and shook her head, and didn't call him to work.

The men in other families have started playing cards, but the two men in my family are still making money, and our lives are getting better and better.

In rural areas, whether a family is rich or not depends on what they do during the slack season. If they play cards and drink during the slack season, their spending will basically remain unchanged for twenty years.

If the family members are still finding ways to make money during the slack season, then life will not be bad.

This is the case with the Qin family, and the same goes for Erhu and Tiedan's families. There must be reasons why families live well.

The silly kid can't find a job because of his stuttering, otherwise he wouldn't be so financially strapped.

There's more work around here than just the flower-making factory. There are also many other places that need people, such as sand factories and duck farms. It's dirty and tiring, and there's nothing wrong with it except that it's far away.

"Son, are you cold? If you are, I'll get you a blanket."

"No, it's comfortable to bask in the sun like this. Call me when it's time to eat." He squinted his eyes, enjoying the hard-earned warmth in winter, because winter had arrived.

The breeze caressed his face, the sun shone warmly on his body, the purring of the orange cat and the playfulness of the fried noodles all reminded him how comfortable and peaceful the countryside was.

My mother was operating the flour mill to grind glutinous rice flour, waiting for my eldest brother to come back so that the old man could send some things over.

"Mom, when will the wine-lees duck be ready?"

"Are you greedy already? It needs to be dried in the sun for at least ten days." Mother Qin put away the glutinous rice flour in her hand and simply wiped the flour mill.

"Son, this flour mill is really good. I'm going to ask someone else to come over and grind it. What do you think about two dollars per time?"

"Are there many people?"

"A lot, every family has to eat cakes at the end of the year."

"Just make the decision."

Qin's mother was still chattering about who needed to grind rice flour and wheat flour, but when she turned around, she saw that he had fallen asleep, and the two little ones were also lying there with their eyes closed.

She went to get a blanket and gently covered him. Looking at her son sleeping peacefully, she continued to work on the things in her hands.

(End of this chapter)