Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 16: Another Big Cargo
"Mom, here."

At half past eleven, when Qin's father was about to go back home to eat early, a cart finally appeared on the road.

"Here I am. I wasted some time cleaning up the fish fry. You must be starving."

When Qin's mother saw that the two were not fishing and were staring at the road, she knew they were very hungry and quickly sent them down the meal.

The two of them took the meal and started eating. The braised fish maw with black snakehead fish and the mandarin fish were so delicious that they made your tongue drop.

"Damn it, mandarin fish is just delicious. I sold all the ones I caught to raise money for your tuition." Qin's father glared at him while eating.

"Isn't this making up for it for you?"

Seeing the two of them wolfing down the food, Mother Qin felt a little guilty, but she immediately started to turn the fish over.

What she brought today was a square fish basket, which was modified from a large ground cage. Mother Qin tried to lift it but couldn't.

"We caught so many fish today, big black carp and mandarin fish. My son is really talented." Mother Qin narrowed her eyes. A quick glance told her that he had earned several hundred yuan.

"Hey, I caught this big black carp, and I also caught the blackfin mullet."

"Great! I'm rich!"

"What about me? I caught so many mandarin fish and black carp. I can earn more than him." Qin's father said indignantly.

The wholesale price of black carp is about 20 yuan per catty. Well, it will be about the same price 20 years later. It's outrageous.

The black carp is cheaper, about 14 or 15 yuan per catty. The mandarin fish is more expensive. The ordinary flower mandarin fish is 25 or 26 yuan per catty, and this spotted mandarin fish is at least 30 yuan.

The cheapest item in the fish basket is a few bream caught by two people, but it can still be sold for a few dollars per pound.

Qin Dahe is not sure about other places, but the price of fish in southern Anhui is indeed very high now.

Especially hairy crabs, three taels of female crabs used to cost more than ninety or a hundred yuan per catty, but twenty years later they only cost a few dozen yuan, which shows that the price has dropped.

"Lan'er, when you have time this afternoon, go to town and buy a high-power oxygen pump. The one at home is not enough, otherwise we won't be able to sell the fish tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go buy it later." Mother Qin nodded cruelly.

Seeing that my son is good at fishing, it is really necessary to equip the house with a large oxygen pump. It costs only a hundred yuan.

After they finished eating, they cleaned up the dishes, put a few fish in a bucket, and asked my mother to take it back to get the oxygen pump and hook it up.

The fish basket is only this big, and if you crowd too much in, the fish will die. The price is much lower, so you have to take them back in batches.

"Dad, it's your turn to go fishing this afternoon. It's so tiring to use that bamboo rod." Qin Dahe said with a bitter face.

A bamboo pole weighing less than two pounds will weigh more than two pounds after being soaked in water. It will be unbearable to cast once every five minutes.

The old man looked at his wife's unfriendly eyes and could only nod reluctantly.

Damn, this son really knows how to choose the right time to speak. As soon as he disagrees, the slap falls.

After dinner, the two started fishing again with full confidence.

Maybe it was due to the rising temperature, there was no bite this time and all the fishermen around had left.

When everyone is not fishing, few people fish at noon.

Qin Dahe threw it several times but there was no fish. The earthworms were soaked to death, and there were only two loaches left.

Half an hour later, there was only one loach left, and the old man actually started catching fish, fuck.

He cast again in frustration, but within a minute of the rod entering the water, it immediately became heavy.

With a hard stab, the wheel immediately twisted rapidly, and he quickly locked some force.

"Big stuff, haha."

Seeing his son's happy look, Qin's father was still very proud. His son was not good at studying, but he was really good at catching fish.

"Don't be so stupid, if you want to play, take your time. If you run away, I'll beat you to death." "I know, I have wheels, so you can't run away."

The fish here in Da Wan are really diverse, with all kinds of fish. Just now, the old man caught a big crucian carp, but I don’t know what kind of fish it is.

The line was 70 meters long, but when he reached meters he felt something was wrong and continued to lock the force.

If the wheel is cleared, the string will break. He can't do such a stupid thing.

After locking the force, he raised the rod, and when the fish made a dash, the rod and reel released force at the same time, and the line was finally released a little slower.

"Damn it, the big ship is coming, hurry up." Qin's father shouted, and it would be a big deal if the big ship passed by and cut the line.

Qin Dahe was also the first one to try lure fishing here in Dahe. The father and son did not expect that the boat would come at this time.

"I can't retract it. It's too strong. It feels like a mandarin fish, but the shape is not like it." He said with tears in his eyes.

At this time, forcibly reeling in the line will only break the line, and it may be anchored to the "engine".

This situation often occurs when fishing. Once the hook is hooked on the tail of the fish, the force is so strong that it feels like a ten-pound fish can slip out of a three-pound fish.

When the big boat reached the middle of the river, he could only pray that the boat would not get stuck.

Ten seconds later, he finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the big ship passing by. If he had cut it today, the old man would scold him for a month, damn it.

Then, the fish's strength gradually weakened, and he began to reel in the line.

The fish's back and bones sticking out of the water looked like it weighed only a dozen pounds.

"Damn it, a big mandarin fish weighing more than ten pounds must have been raised in the third pond for many years." Qin's father blurted out when he saw it.

Although the price of this big mandarin fish is not as high as that of black carp, it is rare. Mandarin fish are very strong, and a rod with such a large weight would usually break.

Because the bigger the mandarin fish is, the more tender its meat is, and the cheaper it is.

On the contrary, the bigger the black carp is, the more expensive it is. The meat of a large black carp is more tender, with a meat yield of up to 95%, which is basically a fish made of pure meat.

The old man happily came over with a scoop net. Even if the mandarin fish was cheap, it could be sold at 13 or 14 yuan per catty. This one could be sold for more than 200 yuan.

But it will be difficult to sell the fish tomorrow. We have to go to the county or Jiuzi City to sell it. The consumption capacity in the town is not enough.

After scooping up the fish, Qin Dahe rested for a while, picked up the short rod, put a worm on it and started fishing for crucian carp.

"Why don't you go lure fishing? There are so many big fish." Qin's father looked at him in surprise.

"There's no bait left, and the mandarin fish usually stay in nests. Today, the nests in the big bay have been basically cleared out, and the remaining ones are mostly small mandarin fish at best."

"Well, when I go lure fishing next time, I'll collect some loaches in advance. This thing is really useful."

"By the way, Dad, which ponds in the village have snakehead fish? This rod is perfect for catching them."

The fish in the Yuxi River do not gather together. The reason why we caught so many big fish today is purely because of the good terrain. There have been no professional Taiwanese anglers for a long time, so we still need to develop in a diversified way.

Black fish is pretty good, four or five yuan per pound, and it tastes good with pickles or sauerkraut fish.

"There are quite a few fish in the river outside the gate and a few wild ponds at the west end of the village. There will be even more ponds that we plan to contract later. I will occasionally go and pick up a few to satisfy my hunger."

"The pond out back definitely needs to be cleaned out. There's no need to do that, but what will the fish say then?"

"This is ours. Don't worry about it. Just follow my instructions."

"Okay, I'll go sign it tomorrow, and we'll go get some water." Qin Dahe said happily.

Pump the water, it will be so fun to catch fish then.

Generally, a newly contracted pond must be cleaned once, and fish such as black carp and black carp must be removed before the fry can be released.

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