Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 132: The tricycle can no longer enter the city

At three o'clock in the morning, the two brothers were like dog thieves, waiting on top of the water pump station without even turning on their flashlights.

Knowing they had to stand guard today, both of them wore large cotton pants and two layers of thick cotton jackets. Except for their cold feet, they were fine.

He stamped his feet from time to time, and the big cotton hat on his head made him look like a bandit.

"Wait first, we'll go and set up the net when there's no one around." Qin Dahe said fiercely.

He has suffered such a great crime that he must be severely beaten if caught, and he must make trouble again during the day.

He also understood that the bastard Xiao Xiang had been stealing almost every day since winter began, searching all the way from Xu Village, otherwise the child and his own family would have been taken turns being raped.

Thinking about how his family had lost their internet connection every now and then during this period, he became more patient in waiting.

It wasn't until half past three that I saw a figure walking down the hill towards us.

"The strategy has already started. They searched all the way from Xu Village."

"Yeah." The silly kid nodded because he didn't see anyone going down here.

At this time, the wind blew and Qin Dahe shivered.

"We are not in a hurry. Let's wait until he finishes stealing and comes up."

The two of them went straight to the water pumping station to rest. Qin Dahe would come out and take a look every once in a while, as long as everyone was still there.

Seeing a ground hook being pulled up, the figure below showed joy.

"White eels, they're worth dozens of yuan each. Silly Gouzi is really capable. He still insists on fishing in such a cold weather."

The figure collected the white eel with a happy look on his face and casually threw the hook into the river.

It was too cold, so he was too lazy to help others to re-install it. It was none of his business if they couldn't find it.

When the figure was about to disappear from sight, Qin Dahe and Hanwaer left the water pumping station and walked towards Ligezhuang, hanging in the distance.

Seeing the figure start to climb up, the two hurried to the entrance to wait for him.

The black figure was carrying a red bucket with a lid, and it was a bit difficult for him to carry it, probably because he had stolen a lot of things and added water to prevent the fish from dying.

"Fuck him." Tiger and monkey shouted, and the two men came forward and punched him twice, "bang bang", and the man was stunned.

"Hey, f**k you! You're stealing the net in the middle of the night. Let's catch you." The two men beat and cursed at each other. They were wearing thick clothes at that time, so they were ruthless.

"Stop hitting me. I'll give you the fish." The figure was still rolling on the ground with his head covered, so that he would be beaten less.

The silly kid pounced on him and his fists rained down like raindrops. He was very strong.

"Ce, I'm going to kick you to death, you bastard." Qin Dahe put the red bucket away and followed him to fight together.

Finally, he took off the man's hat and confirmed that it was Xiao Xiang from Xu Village, and then he hit him with two hammers.

"Kid, just wait, I'll come to your house tomorrow to ask for an explanation, get out!" She kicked him before leaving, finally feeling relieved today.

Last time I beat someone up, I didn’t dare reveal my identity. This time, it feels so good to just hit them openly.

He had already wasted time stealing the net downstairs just now. It was already four o'clock. He was wearing warm clothes now, so there was no point in playing for a while longer. He would clean up tomorrow.

Seeing that the two men had let him go, Xiao Xiang hurriedly limped back to the village, not even daring to ask for the bucket.

Qin Dahe took a look at the red barrel and found two white eels, as well as a lot of shrimps and river prawns, which were worth at least one hundred or two hundred yuan. It seemed that someone in Xu Village had also been robbed.

That will be easy tomorrow. I'll just bring people to their house during lunch time to make trouble. Anyone whose house has been robbed will definitely come to help.

The two brothers lit a cigarette and sat directly on the ground. Beating someone was the most tiring thing, so they needed to take a while to relax.

"Baby, are you happy?"

"Haha." The child's smile was finally brighter today. He rarely smiled like this since his grandmother passed away.

"Let's get more people and do it again tomorrow, Ce."

The old man was able to use his reputation to push the ball into the net at a distance, and he was no pushover either, so he turned around and moved the distance of the net forward a little.

I have three brothers who can rely on me, so there is nothing to be afraid of.

He took a deep puff of the cigarette and stomped it out.

"Come on, go to work, and later I'll take you to the city to sell goods."

It looks like there are a lot of goods today, so I may have to go to the city.

The two of them went down the same path Xiao Xiang had just taken and began to collect the ground hooks according to the marks they had made last night.

It was so cold that he couldn't even stretch his fingers straight. Qin Dahe cursed Xiao Xiang as he collected a ground hook.

The temperature is definitely above zero at this moment, and my face is so cold that it hurts.

Finally, we caught four more white eels and a catfish weighing more than two kilograms. It was quite a lot, so the net was full.

Five were stolen, and three of them are missing, presumably washed away by the river.

When the two came up, they were shaking and their shoes were wet.

Because the river water has dropped a bit, you sometimes step on mud.

"I'm going to go back and change my shoes first. We'll leave at seven in the morning."

"Yeah." The kid smiled and nodded. He had a great harvest today.

The shrimps were estimated to be more than one kilogram, and the onion, catfish and eels were worth at least four or five hundred yuan.

After returning home, Qin Dahe quickly boiled water to soak his feet, otherwise they would have been frozen.

First, prepare some warm water, put your feet in slowly, and then add boiling water after they get used to it.

It's really refreshing to soak your feet after being completely frozen. When I got up to go to the bathroom, I was surprised to see him busy in the living room.

"What is this for?"

"I went to catch someone with my kid tonight. We beat up that bastard Xiao Xiang, hey!"

"You're so idle that you have nothing to do. Your dad doesn't even prepare for winter." Mother Qin said speechlessly.

She went to the toilet first, and then started cooking.

She could have lay down for a while, but after hearing what her son had said, she couldn't fall asleep anymore.

"What's going on?" the old mother asked curiously while working.

"My kid's net was stolen again these days, and my house was also robbed a while ago. So I decided to go and catch him in the middle of the night. I didn't expect to actually catch him." Qin Dahe said hatefully.

The loss from my house being robbed was not that big. As a family earning money, the money now is basically enough for my wedding.

The kid makes a living from his side job, how can you steal his internet?

"Serves him right. People like him deserve to be beaten more often."

"Tomorrow I'll call people up to Xu Village to cause trouble again, otherwise we won't be able to do anything even if spring comes."

Mother Qin thought about it and felt that no one in Xiao Xiang's family seemed to be helping them, so she did not object.

There is no way that these young men will suffer any loss. None of the four brothers are cowards, and the silly kid's physique alone is enough to scare people away.

"Be careful, don't hit the older ones."

"I know. By the way, call the people from the brigade headquarters over as well." He sneered.

If this matter is not explained, I will beat Xiao Xiang every time I see him in the future. He really thinks he is easy to bully.

Qin's father was simply a generation older than Qin Dahe and couldn't do it himself, otherwise he would have started beating him a long time ago. He was even more ruthless than Qin Dahe.

After soaking his feet and wiping them clean, he rolled directly into bed, leaving his mother to clean up the living room.

The bed became warm in a short while, but he couldn't sleep at this moment, so he turned on the radio and listened to music.

He didn't get up and put on his clothes again until his mother called him to eat.

"Mom, we're steaming buns today. It's a big job." He chuckled and ate the hot buns with pickles. "Well, I'll bring two to the kid later. I guess he just ate them for fun this morning."

"He has to earn more money. How can he live without a wife?"

The old lady kept muttering and asking the silly kid how much money he had saved.

"Three thousand yuan, maybe. I'll take care of him more next year. A year at most should be enough."

"At least twenty-five thousand. Twenty thousand to marry a wife, and another five thousand to clean up the house."

Qin Dahe found it a little funny when he heard this. He hadn't even gotten married yet, but his mother had already started making arrangements for Hanwa.

"When the time comes, just find a poor girl and take her away with 20,000 yuan. You don't even need to have a wedding banquet."

"Yeah, that's good." He nodded.

Hanwaer is the only one in the family, so it is very troublesome to take care of the family. This is the most convenient way.

"Son, are you going to make trouble when you come back at noon?" The old man spoke at this time. He had just learned that his son had blocked someone in the middle of the night.

This bastard has grown up without even telling me.

"Well, call the village chief of Xu Village together."

"Don't hit the older ones, it's bad for your reputation." The old man thought the same as Qin's mother and didn't think his son would suffer any loss.

"I know. Mom already told me."

The couple nodded. Their son had become much more mature in his interactions with others after returning, so they were just giving him some advice out of habit and nothing would go wrong.

When he left, Qin Dahe took four steamed buns with him, put one in his arms, and left the remaining three for the child.

After picking up the person, I waited for a while for the other passengers before setting off.

Today's goods are only a few hundred yuan, not something to be jealous of.

After dropping the people off in the town, they started running towards the city again.

Fortunately, the car was sealed, and with two people sitting in it, it was still relatively warm.

If it were one of those cars that weren't sealed, well, I'd definitely catch a cold on the way here.

"What? You won't let me leave?"

"Tricycles are not allowed on the Yangtze River Bridge. Go back to where you came from." The staff at the toll station said impatiently.

"Can the tricycle go to the side?"

"Tricycle?"

"It's a motorcycle with a small cargo box on the back."

"Look at the edge." The staff pointed to the entrance on the edge: "As long as you can get through, it's free."

"Okay, thank you."

He got back into the car with a depressed look on his face and turned around. The Yangtze River Bridge was built but he was not allowed to go on the bridge. The money was ready, but he had to make a decision.

We turned around and went to the ferry. When we were about to board the roll-on/roll-off ship, we were told that large tricycles were not allowed on the ship and were not allowed to run in the city.

"Damn it, you're bullying me." He cursed angrily and started to look to see if there was a big tricycle on the boat.

After looking for a long time, he found that there was indeed no car like his, so he had no choice but to turn around.

"Brother." The silly kid looked at him worriedly.

"It's okay, we have enough strength, just lift it."

After parking the car at the ferry, the two of them carried the large transfer box directly onto the boat.

"We're going to sell fish, but the tricycle won't let us get on the roll-on/roll-off ship. Please be kind and let us take you on this one trip." He took out cigarettes and started giving them out.

Today is a bad day for you, you can't go anywhere.

"It's just this one trip. Don't carry so many things up tomorrow." The ferry staff saw that the two young men were exhausted and didn't make things difficult for them.

He was also aware of the new regulations. He had met many people like Qin Dahe in the past two days, and he would give in to them as long as they had a nice attitude.

Qin Dahe thought about it and realized that in later generations, the big tricycle had indeed never entered the city, and he had never seen either the Yangtze River Bridge or the roll-on/roll-off ship.

The two men carried the goods onto the deck and sat down directly at the bow to enjoy the breeze.

There’s nothing I can do. I can’t see the bow of the ship from the cabin here. What if my things get stolen?
They have already made an concession. We can't move such a big box into the cabin.

"Brother, river water." The silly kid looked at the wide Yangtze River with joy.

"Well, a real big river, with lots of fish in it."

The kid nodded vigorously, there must be a lot of fish, they caught fish in the tributaries and sold them for a lot of money.

This is the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The water flows slowly and the wide river surface looks like the sea. Looking across at Jiuzi, the buildings look like small dots.

The embankments on both sides are built very high, and in this case it is just a black line.

The wind was very cold, and the two brothers had to move from time to time to withstand it.

After finally reaching the shore, they had to wait until everyone else got off the boat before they could start lifting.

Now the ferry stops at Pier 8, which is very close to Frozen Street. Otherwise it would be a pain to carry it there.

It's not easy to call a taxi for this thing. Neither a tricycle (a small box-type three-wheeled vehicle) nor a taxi can put it down, so you have to lift it.

When they arrived at Scar's shop after panting all the way, they were really exhausted. They were breathing heavily and leaned against the wall for a long time to catch their breath.

"Scar Master, have a cigarette." He took out Shuangxi, and this time he didn't need to give Scar Master Sanhongmei.

"This is what you are doing?"

"Hey, the Yangtze River Bridge and the RoRo ships won't let the tricycle go up, so we took the ferry and then carried it from Pier 8."

Scar raised his eyebrows when he heard this. These two guys were really strong. They weighed about 70 or 80 kilograms, including the fish and water, and it was still difficult for them to walk.

"Haha, it seems that it was only implemented this month. You just need to suffer a loss once." Scar smiled and started to catch shrimps by himself.

"Let me weigh the goods and give you a high price today."

Both of them are exhausted, so let them rest more.

"Thank you, Scar Master. I will definitely send you good stuff in the future." Qin Dahe said happily.

"I haven't told you yet, how come your family has eels and shrimps? Where are the bighead carp and herring?"

"It's cold, so I won't ask for anything. Just wait. When it gets warmer next year, we brothers will definitely be able to get the goods."

The silly kid nodded heavily. With his elder brother's skills and his own ability to find fish, he would definitely catch a lot.

The river shrimp weighed only a little over one pound, and these were stolen by Xiao Xiang, so he sold them without any psychological burden.

Next came the white eels, river prawns, catfish, etc., which were also considered good stuff, and Scar took the trouble to weigh them one by one.

He believed that Qin Dahe would not fool him for such a small thing, and the price he offered was the highest.

"Are you going to buy a car to deliver goods next year?" He was stopped today, so delivering goods next year would also be a problem. He also wanted to get more candidates to deliver the beautiful goods.

"My family has a three-wheeled vehicle that was converted from a motorcycle. We can even cross the bridge and serve as a roll-on/roll-off ship."

"Then let's take a boat. The exit of the Yangtze River Bridge is near Baowen Market, which is more than ten miles away from here as the crow flies. It's not easy to walk."

Qin Dahe patted his head and forgot about it.

His factory was originally in the north, and he thought the bridge was very convenient. Now it would be better to take a roll-on/roll-off ship.

"Thanks, Scar." He happily put the money on the child. Today's price was really at its peak.

"What are you thanking me for? We need to supply more good products next year. There are a lot of big hotels opening up in the city, and the prices are very high. We can't do without goods."

(End of this chapter)