Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 155 Pumping Water (Part )

The two of them were having a great time in the shed roasting dried fruits.

"Brother, this spicy chip is delicious." The little girl hissed a little and fed him a bite.

Qin Dahe also helped her clean her fingers.

"The roasted spicy chips are okay, try the spicy strips too."

"Ah."

The two of them had a great time eating and drinking snacks, dried fruits and ice packs, just like going out for a picnic.

When Tiedan arrived, everyone was stunned to see that the side of the shack was filled with snack bags and fruit shells.

"Have you been eating here until now?"

"Yeah, I'm free anyway."

"Damn, that feels so good." Tiedan became envious.

It’s different after getting married. I have someone to accompany me even though I have to work so hard guarding the shed. Erhu will definitely bring someone with him tomorrow.

"Take this crossbow and remember to keep it by your side at night." Before leaving, he left the crossbow to Tiedan.

"Well, you guys go ahead. Luckily there are some fruits left for me." Tiedan also started roasting dried fruits like them.

He just needs to wait until daytime, when Erhu will come to take over and ride his bike over to Qin Dahe's house.

It's really cold to ride a motorcycle tricycle at night. The wind makes my chest feel cold.

Fortunately, the car lights were bright, otherwise it would be dangerous to drive on the road at night. It is a miracle that a large tricycle can pass through the rural roads. Now there is no road connecting every village, only dirt and gravel roads.

Seeing Qin Dahe shivering from the cold, Yanyan took out her hand and covered his chest, which made him feel more comfortable.

However, her own hands began to turn red from the cold, and the couple felt sorry for each other as they returned home.

When they arrived at the new house, my mother had already warmed a pot of water on the charcoal stove in their house, and the two of them quickly washed their hands with the warm water.

"You have to wear gloves tomorrow. It's too cold."

"Well, brother, remember to wear a cotton vest tomorrow."

"I know." I have a lot of cotton vests at home, which I usually wear when driving a tricycle, but I just forgot about it today.

Qin Dahe wiped his body and went to bed, warming the bed for his wife first.

Yanyan looked at the remaining water and thought for a while, then washed some parts of the body, just in case
When they woke up the next morning, they were naked and hugging each other.

They looked at each other and began to change positions tacitly.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Qin Dahe, who was a little tired, began to enjoy the porridge his wife gave him.

I also heated up the pickled vegetable meatballs left over from last night, and they taste delicious when eaten with porridge.

"Brother, the eggs are ready."

"You eat one too, we're all working hard together, hey!"

The little girl blushed for a moment and then returned to normal. She was always so shameless when she was with her brother.

The tricycle in the yard has disappeared. I guess Erhu came here early in the morning to take over his shift.

The old couple are not around, and the young couple's relationship is at its peak. They now wish the little ones would sleep until noon every day and not be called to get up.

If you put more effort into creating a child, your grandchildren will come sooner.

After dinner, Qin Dahe went to take a look. There was no ice in the fish pond and the water color was normal.

But there is no rush to catch fish. I will just set up a maze and add bait, and catch a batch a day.

When the fish in Xinba come out of the water, we will take them all to Jiuzi to exchange them. The wholesale price there is not much cheaper than here.

It was really too cold to kill fish in this weather, and he didn't want to go to town to sell fish.

In the morning, Qin Dahe was free, so he started to use an electric welder to weld a new stove to make a special one for roasting dried fruits.

You can use mud to fill the middle space, which is both heat-insulating and thermal-retaining.

The multifunctional charcoal stove sold outside is made of iron sheets and electric welding, with mud in the middle, and it still costs more than a hundred yuan.

"Brother, what are you doing?" Yanyan came over again.

"If you want to see the stove, wear sunglasses and don't blind your eyes."

"Oh."

She was not very interested in welding, she just wanted to be with her brother. Now that she saw her brother working, she went to take the four little ones to play.

Sang Biao let her touch him as usual. His smooth fur was shiny and it was obvious that he ate a lot of meat and fish every day.

Although Feifei is a little fatter, his fur is not as good-looking as Sangbiao's.

"Brother, Sang Biao stole the fish from your pond." Yanyan saw half a crucian carp in Sang Biao's nest and hurriedly called Qin Dahe.

It is very hard for my brother to raise fish, and he has to feed them every day.

"Eat it if you want. That little fish is not worth much." Qin Dahe said with a smile.

He had known for a long time that Sang Biao was stealing the fish in his pond, but it didn't matter. Farmed crucian carp weighing three or two taels were sold for only two or three yuan per catty.

Sang Biao can only catch some crucian carp seeds at most. The density of fish in his fish pond is a bit too high now, and fish die every day.

"If it doesn't catch fish, several will die every day."

"Oh, then can I catch a small one and feed it to Feifei?"

"Okay, it's not worth much." He waved his hand and went about his business.

After the stove was ready, I dug mud from the pond and mixed some grass clippings with scissors into it.

Some people would use dry soil, sift it and then mix it with mud, but he didn't do it because he thought it was too cold.

A rectangular stove, similar to a barbecue grill, but with a long splint for controlling the fire.

The sides and bottom are filled with a layer of mud, which can be used for roasting fire, but it is mainly used for roasting things, whether it is dried fruits or barbecue.

Just go back to the county and buy a wire mesh for barbecue. You can’t make it yourself.

This stove is used solely for roasting food. How could two greedy people be without it?

Yanyan took a curious look at the finished product and was immediately surprised.

"I can grill a whole row of food at a time in the evening."

"Haha, we think the same thing."

We looked at each other and felt like doing something, but since it was time to cook, we had to give up.

After lunch, the two of them immediately went upstairs to continue the unfinished work before dinner, and they didn't come down until after one o'clock.

We had originally agreed to do it three times a week, but now, as long as our eyes meet, we go upstairs.

In the afternoon, Qin Dahe took a boat to Xinba. When he arrived, the water in the pond had disappeared by more than one meter, which meant that it could be drained within three days.

"Erhu, how much diesel have you used?" Erhu and his wife were also watching here. Yanyan came over and chatted with Amei.

"Thirteen thousand. These big diesel engines are very fuel-intensive. I threw away the electric pump as well."

Qin Dahe touched his chin. According to this speed, the water can be drained out in two or three days. There are ten pumps here.

Especially the 12-horsepower diesel engine, which can pump water very quickly.

He was also familiar with the waters here. The deepest part was six or seven meters, but this depth area was very small, normally three to four meters.

Generally, four meters is the limit for a fish pond, and two meters is the most suitable average water depth. Any deeper is not suitable for fish farming because the pumping cost is too high.

According to the topography of a normal fish pond, the pumping speed increases as you go deeper, and the deepest areas will be drained with an electric pump. Then we can borrow two more. "Does anyone else have an electric pump?"

"Third Master has it, other families have to ask my dad." How would he know who had it since he didn't farm.

"Forget it, I'll buy a high-powered one myself. I can use it anyway." Brother Qin smiled.

He couldn't pump water from other people's ponds, but he could pump water from the wild ponds in the village, and no one could stop him.

There are two wild ponds at the end of the village, each covering an area of more than one acre, and no one lives nearby.

There is a pond next to Hanwaer's house that can be pumped out, and now it is tacitly considered to belong to his family. Once grandma dies, these problems will no longer be a problem.

Next time you go out to play, if you come across a suitable place, you can smoke it and play with it. It can also be used for watering the fields at home.

After a brief handover, Erhu drove his three-wheeled motorcycle to take his wife back home.

In the evening, when Tiedan comes to take over, he rides a bike, as it would be more comfortable for him to drive the boat home.

After changing shifts, the two began to prepare food as usual.

Qin Dahe called his brother-in-law and asked him to help buy a high-power electric pump and a 50-meter-long rubber hose.

"It will be almost drained the day after tomorrow. Then bring my sister over to play."

"Okay, I'll let my dad look after the store." Thinking of catching fish, my brother-in-law also started to get excited.

"I'll ask my dad to get the electric pump tomorrow. Make sure it's ready. I can deduct the money you paid from it then."

"Well, I'll go buy it now."

The money from my brother-in-law has not been paid yet, so Qin Dahe is paying it first. It doesn’t matter when they pay it.

"Brother, eat something. Spicy strips and roasted peanuts, so delicious." Yanyan raised the food and fed it to him, and he ate it in one bite.

“This spicy noodle smells so good.”

"Well, I also brought sesame seeds to sprinkle on it," she said proudly.

Today I was considering coming here to bake something, so I not only brought sesame seeds, but also two bottles of soda.

"I'll try to get some barbecue ingredients later. We'll grill lamb in the summer."

"Yeah, barbecue is delicious." Yanyan pouted and nodded in agreement. She had eaten barbecue in Jiuzi several times and it was really delicious.

Qin Dahe smiled. This silly woman was really greedy. I wonder how much living expenses her father-in-law gave her when she was in college.

The next day, when the old man went to get the electric pump, he also made two trips with the car. When he came back, he told Qin's mother that he had driven the car.

"The town is full of people at the intersection of the country roads. It's packed both ways. You can easily make a hundred yuan by making two trips."

"No more rest?"

"No more rest. Abao and the others are spending money lavishly, but I still have to work."

This big water pump costs more than 700 yuan today, which is a bit expensive.

But my son earned money when he came back, so he bought some things with it, and it can be used to pump water from the fish pond later.

"Okay, there's nothing busy in the fields right now."

Generally speaking, farmers are resting at this time, but since sports cars are so profitable, they still have to go out and drive.

More than a hundred yuan a day is almost the same as what he makes from running a business, and that also involves risks.

By the time Qin Dahe passed this afternoon, the water level had dropped by nearly three meters, and three water pumps were no longer able to work and had to be shut down.

He threw the new electric pump into the middle position, and together with the three electric pumps from San Ye and Er Hu's family, they were turned on at the same time.

Fortunately, it is not summer. The voltage is unstable in summer, and it is easy to burn the fuse by doing this.

Now we have to keep an eye on it at all times, because the water level is dropping very quickly and a machine will have to be stopped every now and then.

There are some debris in the silt, and when the water is shallow, it is easy to clog the filter holes. Therefore, when the water level reaches a certain level, these ten water pumps will not work.

After use, you have to help people use an electric pump to pump out clean water and rinse it, otherwise people will definitely be unhappy if you return such a dirty thing to them.

The pumping continued until ten o'clock in the evening, at which time the water pump stopped working.

Tiedan also came over at this time, but it was impossible for the two of them to lift the water pump in the middle of the night, so they could only leave it there.

"Please keep an eye on the three large electric pumps and go out to check the water level every hour." Qin Dahe said worriedly.

"I know. It's that patch. I see fish jumping. Should I turn off one of the pumps?"

"No, we'll come over at dawn tomorrow. Everyone will be here by then and no one will dare to steal the fish."

Qin Dahe knew his concerns. Rural people sometimes really don't care about the way they do things.

Even if something has been agreed upon and a contract has been signed, there is still a risk of someone else picking up the pieces.

If some older people went down to pick up fish, could they really sue them? Tiedan definitely couldn't stop them alone.

So they have to come early, things will be easier if there are more people.

He didn't expect that the water could be drained out in two or three days. This pond of forty or fifty acres was only strong on the outside but weak on the inside. It would take more than ten days for the third master to pump out the water with three 12-horsepower diesel engines working twelve hours a day.

"I left a lot of food for you. Today is our last night. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's okay. I'll see if I can catch up on some sleep tomorrow. It would be best if I could go fishing in the afternoon. That way I'll have more energy."

Qin Dahe nodded. It was so cold in the middle of the night, and he had to go out and check from time to time. Tiedan was really suffering.

But everyone was in a very excited mood and the pond would be cleaned soon. Tomorrow even Qin Dahe's second uncle would come over to play with them.

Everyone can share the worthless grass carp and silver carp, but the black carp, crucian carp, black carp and mandarin fish are all sold by ourselves.

The elders actually like to catch fish, but the most excited ones are the young people, who are all waiting. This is more fun than gambling. Catching a big fish in the New Year is better than throwing money on the card table.

After the young couple returned home, they didn’t have any more fun tonight.

The two of them also had experience. They would just do it in the morning, take a shower and go out. It would be freezing to death if they took a shower again in the evening.

Lying in bed, Qin Dahe suddenly remembered his submissions. He had sent four articles in total, three of which were copied from later generations, and one was written by himself.

The made-up one is quite outrageous. It's about a dark-skinned person from the Lighthouse Country who pulled out a gun to save a kitten, showing his good qualities and causing cheers from the white people in the audience. He was then recommended by a passing big shot to enter an Ivy League law school.

It's 2000 now, and it's called the Ivy League. There are very few dark-skinned people in any law school in Beacon.

And he even pulled out a gun, which is totally out of line. I wonder if the editors accepted it.

"Yan'er, have you received any packages recently?"

"I don't know. Maybe there are some in town?" Yanyan raised her head in confusion.

"Forget it, I'll go to town and ask about the submission."

"You're still thinking that you can earn royalties by writing a few short stories." Yanyan said unconvinced.

As a student majoring in liberal arts, she also had a dream of becoming a writer. Unfortunately, many of her short articles were rejected.

"Trust me, give me a reward when you get the royalties." Qin Dahe said with a smile.

"Hmm?" The little girl had been influenced a lot by him during this period of time, and she immediately noticed "Yi Bo".

"Okay, what if there isn't one?" She gritted her teeth. At worst, she would be humiliated just like last time. After all, it was what the prince wanted.

"It doesn't matter what posture you choose, even a handstand is fine." He said proudly.

"Brother is so shameless."

"Hey!"

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(End of this chapter)