Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 128: Fishing for Crucian Carp in the Subsidence Area
He went out today to fish until three or four in the afternoon, and he stopped by Hanwaer's place and took him along.

I really don't have the confidence to do it myself, and when it comes to wild fishing, I need a child to help me so that I don't come back empty-handed.

The four little ones in the family brought fried noodles and black bear, the green dog from Erhu's family also came, and Brother Niu in the car was constantly harassed by the yellow and black dogs.

You don’t need to bring a lot of things when fishing for crucian carp. Just put a large transfer box in the car, two small fish baskets, a shovel and five benches, and you don’t even need a scoop net.

The water temperature is now below ten degrees, so if you fish at the bottom, apart from crucian carp, you can catch some unusual things, such as crabs and white eels.

The bait is a commercial bait he makes, with earthworm powder and shrimp meal as the main flavors, and it has a very high protein content, which is more than enough to catch these unsavory things.

As for the sub-lines, they are all 0.6. If you go fishing in Sancha River, 0.4 is still a bit risky. It would be useless if a crucian carp weighing over one kilogram fails to catch it.

Qin Dahe and Hanwaer used a 7.2-meter glass rod. They were planning to hook earthworms. It was a bit tiring, but the cast was far enough and it was unlikely to come up empty-handed.

When they arrived and saw the wide surface of Sancha River, the five people were full of confidence.

"The sand factory here is awesome. It operates during the day too?" Logically speaking, sand mining is not allowed here.

"Hey, if they have a way, they can make money. Who cares? Let's go to the subsidence area. Let's go."

The five young men's departure attracted some attention from the sand factory, who thought they were undercover investigators. However, they ignored them after seeing them carrying their fishing gear.

When we got to the place, we made a nest first. We used scattered bait directly. Anyway, we couldn’t catch silver carp and bighead carp at that time.

Then Qin Dahe started to boil water, and the kid went to catch earthworms.

"Fortunately, there is not much wind by the river. If it is windy, we will be frozen to death." Tiedan complained while installing the fishing spot.

Fishing in the middle of winter is something only a few of them can do in the countryside.

"Don't panic if you get stuck at the bottom. Just use tug-of-war to pull it up. Don't lose the float." Qin Dahe warned.

There are only ten short floats in total, and they are very troublesome to make. He and Hanwaer still use long floats. It is too far away and they cannot see clearly with short floats.

"You know, single hook, right?"

"There are trees all over the place with a single hook, so I can't fish with a double hook."

There are branches visible to the naked eye underwater. Needless to say, the sub-line must have suffered heavy losses today, and the same goes for the single hook.

The water boiled, and each person filled a thermos, covered it with socks and put it in their arms. Qin Dahe began to prepare the bait.

It’s really cold, my hands feel icy when they touch the water.

He directly opened a large basin. This is much more comfortable than hanging earthworms. He just needs to wear leather gloves and pull the hook up.

If you hang earthworms, you need to wash your hands frequently. This weather is a bit unlucky.

He diligently helped Yanyan prepare everything and even put on the leather gloves himself.

"Yan Yan, if you pull like this, you'll get a bunch of bait. Just throw it down. As long as the float moves, you can hit it."

"Brother, I know." Yanyan nodded obediently.

She was not feeling well at the moment, but she reluctantly went along because she thought fishing was fun. Besides, her brother was there to run around for her.

Qin Dahe didn't say anything when he saw that she cast the ball incorrectly. He just fished casually. The main force must be the four of them.

Other fish don’t have this treatment. If they don’t have enough gloves, they can wear one hand and keep the hand holding the pole bare.

After a while, the silly kid came with earthworms.

It is difficult to dig earthworms in this weather. You have to dig deep. They are more comfortable using a 7.2-meter bait to hang earthworms. Otherwise, their arms can't bear the frequent changes of bait.

Everything was ready. Qin Dahe started to cast the bait next to Yanyan. The rod was a little soft, so he just swung it out with a big whip.

"Next time I cast the bait, be careful and don't get caught."

"Are you fishing for me?" The little girl's eyes sparkled as she looked straight at him.

Ce, he finally got it, he got it today, he kept his mouth shut in frustration, he became a pouty mouth, and actually wanted to take her back to do it again.

There is a saying among fishermen: if your target is small fish, it is difficult to catch any fish.

After throwing it down for a while, the float on Qin Dahe's side began to move. After all, the nest had been dug for half an hour.

Seeing the fish floating halfway, he cast it directly and the fish escaped. He clearly felt that there was a fish just a moment ago.

That is, the fish took the bait, but did not die, and pulled the hook.

"Brother, what's this? I can't pull it up?" Yanyan started calling him.

"Pull the rod back and you'll catch the earth," he said jokingly.

"Oh."

Qin Dahe cast his rod down again and helped Yanyan hang the sub-line again.

The single hook got stuck on the bottom as soon as it arrived, and the terrain below was indeed complicated.

At this time, the silly kid started to catch flying fish, and it looked like it was quite big.

"Carp?" Qin Dahe shouted loudly. The fishing spots on both sides were quite far apart.

"Red eyes, float fishing." The silly kid said concisely.

"Ce."

My younger brother has also learned bad habits and knows how to fish with floating weight but I don’t tell him.

In winter, the only fish you can catch in the big rivers and lakes are probably crucian carp and red-eye carp, and you have to fish from the surface.

The silly kid wanted to catch a white eel, but the price was high. But he caught a red-eye eel instead. It looked quite big, weighing more than one kilogram.

However, Qin Dahe did not change the water layer, and there were obviously fish at the bottom of his water.

This sinking area can't hold anything but shrimp traps, so there must be a ton of fish.

Things like row hooks, sticky nets, and trawl nets, they just come in and hook them, it's pretty much the same way they fish.

It all depends on your luck when the hook goes down, and it’s just like that when the terrain is complicated.

"Chao Mian, come here and warm my hands." He waved his hand, and the yellow dog came over happily.

Qin Dahe directly held the dog in his arms. The hand that touched the earthworm should be washed frequently. It was so cold at the moment, so he directly inserted it into the dog's belly.

As for the thermos, it was placed in my arms and it got dirty when I touched it.

Yanyan followed suit and hugged the black bear as well. The thief who stole the cassock looked around stealthily and rested his head on the broad chest. He was so angry that he wanted to bite her because he had never rested his head on her chest before.

Erhu took one look at his own brother Niu and gave up his unrealistic idea. It was too heavy and it would be fatal to hold it for several hours.

"Swish!" Another move came, Qin Dahe hit without even looking.

The crucian carp float in winter is light to begin with, so it’s okay to hit it harder. Anyway, the earthworms caught on it will take at least half an hour to rot.

He wouldn't change the bait too frequently, because his hands wouldn't be cold.

A half-pound crucian carp was brought up directly. The fish guard was next to him. He put the fish in and continued to whip it.

The earthworms are not rotten, so they can still be used.

"Brother, why are there no fish here?"

"That's not right. I saw you floating just now?" Qin Dahe scratched his head. Yes, you moved.

"Didn't you say you'd hit me again?"

"That's for fishing silver carp and bighead carp. Now the crucian carp are biting very lightly, so I'll hit them if there's any movement." He said with a helpless smile.

"Oh." Yanyan responded, and then she was surprised. "There's a fish! How come the float didn't move and you caught a fish?"

The little girl smiled innocently and flew a crucian carp weighing three or two taels in front of Qin Dahe, then pouted and signaled him to lower his guard.

"I owe you." He glared at the little girl, who almost hit him in the face. Since she was more compliant today, he reluctantly helped her.

"You should change the powder bait more frequently. Sometimes you catch a fish but it doesn't even look like a float." "I know. I'm here too, hey!" Erhu smiled and started to pull in the fish. It turned out to be a catfish.

"You're lucky, but it's not a bigmouth catfish." Tiedan looked at the small catfish with envy, which weighed only about two or three taels.

This is an alternative but legitimate catch. That's how it is when fishing in big rivers and lakes. It's not surprising to catch anything the next second.

Then everyone started to hook the bottom, taking turns, sometimes hanging a pair here, sometimes hanging a pair there, it was really like exchanging leader lines for fish.

"Fuck, are there so many branches down there?" He sighed and finally pulled the line back in, along with a branch.

"Fortunately, there are fish." The kid smiled innocently. He had just caught three red-eye fish.

Redeye is a mid-level fish, and here people basically fish at the bottom, and few people specialize in fishing for it.

This is the most common fish caught by the trawlers on the riverside, and it is cheaper than crucian carp.

Floating fishing is definitely better than bottom fishing, at least there are fewer water layers to pass through and the probability of getting stuck on branches is lower.

It was already noon, and the place where they were was a prominent point, with the sun still shining on their backs, making it warm.

"What are you guys eating? I'm starving. Should I go to the dining boat and pack some soup dumplings for you?"

"I want to eat five steamed dumplings and plain noodles." Yanyan was the first to raise her hand.

"Okay, I'll go." He ignored Erhu and Tiedan's raised hands to signal.

You are asking your wife, and they should just eat whatever others buy. There is no need to be so particular.

"Ce, value beauty over friendship."

"That's right, they even packed pig's feet for us." Erhu said indignantly.

The kid smiled innocently and touched his head. He would eat whatever his elder brother bought as long as it had oil and water.

Qin Dahe went to the dining boat and bought four servings of fried noodles, specifically asking for a large portion, and then a serving of plain noodles and five baskets of steamed buns.

Except for Yanyan, they all have big appetites and no matter how much they eat, it is not enough.

All these dishes cost twenty-five yuan in total, which is quite cheap. They were fried and packed after just ten minutes of waiting. The food was served very quickly.

After all, it was already past noon and there were not many people on the south bank. Qin Dahe also asked for a bag of vinegar. How could he eat dumplings without vinegar?

It was only half past twelve when they brought the things back. Fortunately, they knew they would have to fish until the afternoon, so they ate something in advance.

"Brother, I can't finish ten dumplings."

"Give me what you can't finish. I can finish it and replenish my body." He said jokingly, and immediately received a roll of the eyes from the little girl.

My brother, you are so annoying. You pushed so hard this morning and it still hurts now.

Everyone ate quickly. Today’s taste was just average, but there was fish, and fish was enough to satisfy everyone.

It's been a while since we've gotten together to go fishing, so we don't want to waste this rare opportunity.

After eating, put the garbage in a big bag and throw it into the trash can on the embankment of Fenghuang Bridge later.

"A fish is caught, what should I do?" Erhu threw the rod down and the fish took the bait immediately. He was so anxious that he even took off his gloves.

"what happened?"

"Big fish don't dare to fly."

Qin Dahe: “.”

What kind of luck is this? Could it be a catfish? Besides this one, there are no other big fish taking the bait right now.

"Let's go to the side first. I'll take off my shoes and go in to use the fish net." He immediately started to take off his shoes and rolled up his trouser legs. "Yan Yan, boil some water, don't make it too hot, and pour it on my legs when we get ashore."

"Here I come." Yanyan felt a little distressed when she saw Qin Dahe was about to go into the water, and immediately gathered firewood to boil water.

"Hurry up!"

Even his trouser legs were rolled up, but Erhu was still wasting time.

"I wanted to, too. I didn't have much strength, but I kept struggling. How could I dare to force a 0.6 pull?"

At this time, Hanwaer and Tiedan were both fly fishing. They came over to watch the fish playing after they had put the fish into the water.

"It's really a catfish, it's so big." Tiedan said in amazement.

Seeing that the fish had reached the shore, Qin Dahe carried his fish to the edge and slowly stepped into the water.

As soon as his feet touched the water, he felt the biting cold and almost lost his balance. It took him a long time to start moving.

"Pull it over slowly."

"I know. Be prepared."

Qin Dahe cursed inwardly and decided to bring a landing net next time. There are still big fish in Sancha River. This time it was all his own fault.

He was also embarrassed to ask the child to go into the water. Isn't this obviously bullying the child? After all, it was he who made the decision not to bring the landing net.

When the catfish reached the shore, he quickly grabbed it and put it into the fish basket.

"Done, freezing to death."

He threw away the fish guard and asked Erhu to tie it up again. He then quickly called Yanyan to start watering the fish.

"Brother, you must be very cold. Next time, let's wear rubber shoes."

"Well, it's best to bring a landing net."

The warm water felt extremely sour when it poured onto his legs. He felt better only after he had used up the entire pot of water.

Yanyan took off her protective sleeve, helped him wipe his feet clean, and then put on his socks.

The movements were so delicate that Qin Dahe was stunned.

How could I have the honor to marry such a good wife?

"Girl."

"Hmm?" Yanyan raised her head blankly.

"Thank you."

"It's what I should do." She smiled sweetly, almost hooking the middle-aged man's soul into a croaker.

In her opinion, women should serve their men, and that's what her mother did.

Sometimes my father was very tired from working as a carpenter and would fall asleep as soon as he got home. Then my mother would help him wash his feet and take off his clothes, and then warm him up with her body so that he would feel refreshed when he woke up.

"You're so nice." He sighed. He was tied up again in this life, but he was willing to do it.

Such a good woman, he is willing to tie her up with him for two lifetimes.

He knew that he was a bit of a hooligan. After all, he was not a good person in his previous life, and he brought some bad habits from washing feet and hair with him.

When I was with Yanyan, I started to take advantage of her unconsciously, but Yanyan never got angry about it.

Instead, she kept calling him "Brother". After confirming their relationship, he still did what he wanted. He couldn't treat such a good wife badly.

After the catfish put down the protection, everyone's luck started to improve and it was not so easy to get stuck at the bottom.

The bite here is pretty good, but there are too many fish hanging on the bottom. Many times, after catching a fish, it will circle around and there is no way to pull it up.

They have already lost two short floats and they don’t have a small boat, so they can only watch the floats being towed away.

"I caught a fish. It's not a small one." Qin Dahe smiled and started to fish.

The 7.2-meter rod is very long and a bit soft, and it can bend a small bow to catch a fish weighing more than one kilogram.

(End of this chapter)