Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 14: Mandarin Fish
"It's still a spotted chub, paralyzed."

When he handed the fish over, Qin's father wanted to kick him out.

However, thinking that his son would be staying in his hometown in the future, he did not do anything, but he continued to scold him.

"I'll continue to defend the bottom."

He ran away quickly. The old man was usually very aloof, why was he so talkative at this time? Da, what a money-grubber.

But it doesn't matter if the mandarin fish is dead. Wild mandarin fish is considered the king of freshwater fish. It tastes as good as the four fresh fishes of the Yangtze River. I'll send it home later and let my mom cook it for me, hehe!

This time he didn't fish too far, thirty meters from the shore, and the water depth was estimated to be around fifteen to twenty meters.

"What a pity that the mandarin fish died. This one is worth a day's wages at the flower-making factory." The aunt said regretfully.

"I've never fished so deep before. I'll know next time." He said embarrassedly.

The loaches that were poured in have almost started to spawn, so I'll wait until the aunt finishes washing the clothes before throwing them closer.

I put the loach on the rod and put it into the water. After three minutes, I caught another fish.

As my hand sank, I could clearly feel the fish underwater attacking left and right. This feeling can only be achieved by catching mandarin fish, which is the only kind of fish that can give me this feeling.

The sound of the mandarin fish cutting through the water once again attracted several anglers nearby, and Uncle Liu even cast his fishing rod over here.

"Uncle Six, we use live bait here to bait the nest. If your vegetarian bait comes in, there will be no fish to eat it."

"Fuck it, I just watched you and your son catch fish." Uncle Liu put the rod away in frustration and went to fish in another place.

When using live bait as bait, it is impossible to catch his vegetarian fish, unless it is a large vegetarian fish like giant herring, which is not afraid of predatory fish.

This time he learned his lesson and reeled in the line slowly, stopping every two meters to allow the fish to adjust to the water pressure.

It took four or five minutes to bring a one and a half kilogram mandarin fish ashore, which happened to be the most expensive one.

"Yes, this fish is worth at least forty dollars." The old man couldn't help but come over and take the fish away first.

"It's so expensive?" Qin Dahe said in surprise.

"Mandarin fish, of course, is expensive. A pound and a half is the most tender, at least 25 to 28 per pound. Bigger ones are actually cheaper."

"I'll see if I can get two milk mandarin fish for Binbin to eat."

The old man curled his lips and wanted to say something, but when he saw that there were many people around, he didn't open his mouth.

"Qin Da, your son wants to find a partner. I'll talk to Lan'er later."

The aunt grabbed Qin's father who wanted to go back and started talking about the topic just now.

"Sister-in-law, you talk to his mother about this matter, and I will make the final decision." Qin's father was a little impatient.

Now is the time when I am in a good mood, so I don’t have time to talk about this.

"Okay, I'll go discuss it with Lan'er later." The aunt happily carried the basin away.

She had more things to talk about when she returned today. The Qin family's father and son caught two mandarin fish in the Big Bay, and the Qin family's youngest son was talking about his girlfriend. It would be enough to keep her busy for a few days.

That's how it is in the countryside. Unless you play mahjong, there are very few entertainment options.

On the other side, Qin Dahe was searching back and forth in the waters more than 20 meters offshore, but found nothing.

I simply started fishing right where I had just placed the loaches. Sure enough, the predatory fish here showed up and started catching fish as soon as I set the hook.

"Fuck, Dad, get the dip net over here, big stuff."

I saw him squatting, and even turned on the wheel's power release, otherwise the line would easily break if he pulled hard.

Judging from the feel of it, it must be at least 20 or 30 kilograms, so it can't be a mandarin fish.

"Wait a minute, I'm catching fish too." Father Qin looked at his son enviously and continued to lift the rod.

This was a pot-lid bream, at least four pounds. He carefully hauled it up. He couldn't let it get away today, since he and his son were fishing together. Bream are divided into pot-lid bream and willow-leaf bream. The former is large and thick, while the willow-leaf bream is slightly slender and thinner, making it naturally cheaper.

When he jumped into the water with the scoop net, his son was still struggling with the fish.

In other words, there is a wheel to reduce the force. If they were to catch such a big fish with their hemp line, it would break easily.

"What fish?"

"I don't know, it might be a black carp or a big black carp. It's big enough." He said proudly.

"They are all worthless. Tsk, let me do it." The old man snatched the fishing rod, and Qin Dahe was so angry that he wanted to hit him.

How can you bully people like this? Such a big fish can be snatched away just by saying so.

"Don't rush. If you feel the fish is coming, let out a little line. Don't let the fish run away."

"I know, take your time, it should be coming up soon."

The braided line is thick enough, but if it is pulled too hard, it may break the fish's mouth and the fish will escape, so you can't force the reel.

After a while, a big fish with a slightly yellow head came ashore, weighing about ten pounds.

"What a scoundrel! Such a big fish must have eaten so many small fish." Qin's father clicked his tongue and told his son to copy quickly.

The black carp is also one of the overlords in the water, and it is more ferocious than the black carp in large water areas. A few black carps can clear out a large fish pond.

Many farmers have offended others, and some people will buy their fish and put them in other people's ponds. Those who are caught in the trap will suffer heavy losses.

"Go back and pickle the salted fish?"

"Well, the fish is of average quality and cheap. It will be delicious when you take it home to pickle it." Qin's father looked at his son happily.

Although I didn't do well in my studies abroad, I did learn a lot about fishing. Today's table fishing and lure fishing equipment almost silenced the anglers next to me.

"Then I'll send the blackfin bream and the fried mandarin fish home and ask Mom to cook the mandarin fish for lunch."

"Go ahead, let me play with your lure for a while. Where is the nest?" Father Qin held the lure rod and was reluctant to let go.

"The nest is here. Don't hit it too hard when you hit it, otherwise it will explode and take a long time to sort out the line. Let it go a little bit and get used to it slowly."

"Got it, get lost."

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Damn it, if he wasn’t my biological father, I would have kicked him into the river no matter what.

Qin Dahe didn't carry the fish himself, but put it on the cart and pushed it back.

It's more than a mile from here to home, and I'll be exhausted if I carry it back.

After arriving home, Qin's mother was overjoyed to see the two fish, but she frowned when she found out that the belly of the mandarin fish was fried.

"What can you do? The mandarin fish is fried. Learn to fish well from your father. This fish can be sold for at least 60 or 70 yuan."

I saw the corners of my mother's mouth twitch slightly at the end. She must have wanted to curse, but she didn't say it in front of her son.

"I see. There's still a one and a half pound mandarin fish in the fish basket. Dad has also caught quite a few black carp and bream." He quickly told the father and son about their catch.

"Okay, I'll bring it over to you when it's ready. Leave the cart here and I'll push it over when the food is ready."

Qin's mother, who was almost reborn as Dian Wei, looked much better after hearing this. As long as she could get the money, it would be fine.

"Okay, I'll go first." He quickly slipped away.

Both parents are ordinary rural people. They like to swear and beat their son. My mother is lucky that she didn't do anything today.

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(End of this chapter)