Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 171 Confrontation
After finishing their cigarettes, the four of them continued to work, racing against time to make money.

It feels so good to make money like this. You make money and catch fish at the same time.

Tiedan and Hanwaer also changed to bamboo rods. It’s okay to get closer, and it’s really fun to catch flying fish.

Qin Dahe can directly catch a pound or two of sea bass, which is much more exciting than their fishing.

"Let's get started. Our goal for the morning is 400 kilograms. Come on."

"Haha, come on."

He threw the rod into the water and caught something before it even sank to the bottom. This time it was a big loach. Qin Dahe was delighted, thinking that it might be a big catch.

There are only about a dozen big loaches here, and everyone only gets four or five of them. Once the goods are delivered, the small ones are not included.

“Swoosh!” “Swoosh!”

"It's a big one again, get it up for me." The purpose of using line No. 22 is to avoid losing the fish.

If it didn't seem like a giant, it would just fly away. I saw its sickle-shaped tail paddle through the water once and then it went down again.

"Finally I've got you, hey."

"What fish?" Tiedan asked curiously as he saw him smiling so obscenely.

"It's a bigmouth catfish, about ten pounds, it will be ashore in three minutes." He said confidently.

"Be steady, we need to eat tonight." Erhu went back to fish for his own fish in disappointment. He also wanted to catch catfish, the fur of which was so beautiful.

Three minutes later, the catfish settled down steadily.

He continued casting the rod and turned to look at the silly kid, who was collecting fish.

"How many fish have you caught, kid?"

"I don't know, maybe seventy or eighty?" he said uncertainly.

Apart from a big alligator, the number of others could not be estimated.

"what about you?"

"Forty or fifty, maybe more." Erhu curled his lips. He caught a lot of black carp. Although they were more than one meter long, they didn't weigh much.

The same thing happened on Tiedan's side. Everyone could only vaguely calculate how many fish there were.

Qin Dahe roughly calculated in his mind that the four mermaid guards basically weighed at least 200 kilograms, so breaking kilograms would not be a problem.

However, there might be a conflict if that group of loach guys come over, so let's wait for Dad to come and transport the fish first.

Otherwise, if I really caught a thousand kilograms of fish at night, I would have to take them back in two batches, and there wouldn’t be enough shipping boxes.

Dead fish are at a great discount and won't be worth much if they are sent to Scar.

He fished until 11:30 am, when the old man finally reached the levee and came down carrying a big bag.

"We'll have steamed buns and roasted chicken racks today, so you guys just make do with what you have." He said and put the food down.

"coming."

"Grandpa is really timely."

The four of them were so hungry that they could no longer hold back.

"How do you set up a fishing platform in the water to fish? How much do you have?"

"About three or four hundred kilograms. Except for the black carp, all other fish are valuable." He said with a smile.

"So amazing, Ce." Qin's father widened his eyes. He couldn't even imagine three or four hundred kilograms of fish.

"The loach nest is like this, why don't you go up and try it?"

"Haha, I'm going to have some fun."

Upon hearing this, he took off his shoes and got out of the water to the fishing platform.

Instead of rushing to fish, he pulled up the fish basket and took a look.

The fishing platform belongs to Erhu, and he was really envious when he saw the huge black carp.

My son caught one last year. The sound of that predatory fish cutting through the water is something any man would get addicted to.

I excitedly hung a loach and prepared to throw it down.

"Dahe, just a connecting line?" He looked at the line group with a puzzled look. There was no float or sinker, just a line group tied on the bamboo pole and a sub-line under the figure-eight ring.

The main line and sub-line are both No. 22, which is no different from the through line.

"It's just a line. You'll know once you put the bait on it and throw it down." Qin Dahe smiled.

These loach fish collectors are really professional. They have been keeping their nests for who knows how long. There are an astonishing number of fish in this section of the river.

Three minutes later, the bamboo pole bent and the fish was caught. There was no need to look at the float at all.

"Ce, so fast." The old man was delighted.

"It doesn't feel right to fly up directly, where's Line 22."

"I know. You eat yours."

I tried it and it was indeed not big, so I just pulled it hard.

A mandarin fish drew a trajectory in the air and landed accurately on the fishing platform.

Father Qin wrapped the fish with a towel and then set the hook. The spines of the mandarin fish are very poisonous.

Sometimes the loach can be retrieved, but it often gets stuck. If you don’t want the fish to die, you have to cut the line.

I don’t know how many lines I’ve wasted this morning. Those predatory fish have very sharp teeth, and no one would reach in to take the line.

"I can't remove the hook, so I cut the line?" He looked at his son.

"Just cut it. There are sub-lines in the bag next to it." Qin Dahe waved his hand and continued eating.

The three little ones were eating silver carp and bighead carp bait at this time. They brought a lot of it here today so that Gouzi could show them the way out.

"You who stole the cassock, finish your own meal and don't steal the fried noodles." He kicked the black dog away.

This dog is very cunning. He eats up the bowl of dog food very quickly and then goes to eat other dogs after he is done.

It definitely didn't dare to mess with Brother Niu, so it could only go over and bully Chao Mian.

"Dahe, come over and see what it is?"

"what?"

Qin Dahe looked up when he heard his father talking, and saw a dark shadow passing by the fishing platform.

"What does the body look like?" He couldn't see clearly from the shore.

“I wasn’t paying attention. I just landed another bass and only realized it when I spit out some water,” the old man said glumly.

It's outrageous that I can be teased for fishing.

"Is it a river pig? There are quite a lot of them in this area." The river pig is the Yangtze River dolphin, commonly known as the Yangtze River Street (gai) Liuzi.

The Yangtze River has many tributaries in the Jiuzi section, and each one can be seen.

"Maybe, this thing doesn't taste good, forget it." Qin's father said indifferently.

Qin Dahe nodded. It was indeed not tasty. When he was a child, the old man brought one to the village. The meat was extremely fishy.

At this point in time, it is only a second-level protected animal, but there are still many of them.

Although this fish is not delicious, it likes to eat top-quality river seafood, such as white eel and knife fish.

"Dad, can you see if there are any schools of knife fish passing by?"

"You brought a net?"

"I brought it. I saw a net being cast. Knife fish must be quite expensive nowadays."

The old man just nodded. His family didn't have a fishing boat, so how could he know the current price of knife fish?

The knife fish in later generations was quite expensive. In the past few years, three or two knives of knife fish cost 600 yuan per kilogram.

He looked around and suddenly a black figure appeared again and spit water at him again.

"Hey, this bastard is still addicted to teasing. Dahe, do you have a harpoon?"

"Why bring that, Dad? It's a second-class protected animal. Let's not get violent with it," Qin Dahe said quickly. The four friends were all laughing secretly. It was rare to be teased by a fish spitting water while fishing.

"Okay." The old man sat down depressedly.

Everyone had finished their meal by this time and had simply cleaned up.

"How about you help me deliver the goods back first, Dad? If those loach guys come over later, they might start a fight. I'll feel uneasy keeping these fish."

"No need, I'll just wait downstairs." The old man said with a fierce look on his face.

My son is trying to steal someone else's fishing spot, so I can still run away. They are just a few outsiders.

He had dealt with many outsiders in the past, and all of them were submissive to him.

He took the steel pipe from the fishing platform and jumped down.

The four of them were about to go fishing.

Qin Dahe thought about it and brought two hand-cast nets with him. He and Tiedan each held one, and they were exactly at the head and tail.

"Let's get started. Today's goal is 1,000 kilograms, haha."

"Dry."

Everyone was very excited. It had been almost half a year since we last caught a big fish, and today we finally had a great time.

I cast the rod again. The bite seemed to be worse at noon. Five minutes later, Hanwa started to catch fish. A big bass came into the house.

The kid caught a fish weighing more than three pounds and it flew away directly. It was a pleasure just to watch.

The fish bite is a little slow, but it is guaranteed that one loach will be exchanged for one fish, which is terrifying.

Loaches can remain active in water, which is much better than earthworms.

The old man got a bench and sat leisurely at the back, while Chao Mian squatted obediently beside him and had his head rubbed.

My son is really talented. Today he has really broadened his horizons. This fishing method is more powerful than any trawler.

This is how a trawler hauls a school of fish. Who would have dared to imagine catching thousands of kilograms of fish in a day?

At around one o'clock, a small truck stopped and five people got out.

The three dogs spoke at the same time. Father Qin turned around, squinted his eyes, and stood up.

The five people who came down had gloomy faces and walked over here without saying a word.

Qin Dahe and the others didn't even care about their fishing rods and went straight down, fearing that the old man would suffer.

"Brother, we have laid a nest in advance at this location of yours." The leader was a thin man who spoke in a hoarse voice while staring at Qin Dahe.

No wonder this guy asked so many questions about selling loaches. It turns out he already knew that they were going to build a loach nest.

"Haha, if you say it's yours, then it's yours. My house is right next to it, and I didn't know this place was contracted out." Father Qin sneered and picked up the steel pipe in his hand without any hesitation.

He believed that if they started fighting, none of the three would be able to stand up.

At this time, the four of them also came down from the fishing platform, each holding a weapon in their hands.

"He was the one who asked all sorts of questions when he was selling loaches and was deliberately taking up our space." The man next to him said angrily.

They have been busy for several days for this loach nest, and have spent several thousand yuan just to collect the loaches.

"I'm just selling loaches. How would I know you were planning to bait a river?" Qin Dahe raised his eyebrows. "The law stipulates that natural rivers don't belong to individuals. Even if you bait a river, it's not illegal for us to fish there."

"Yes."

Ten people confronted each other. This place was quite remote, and Qin Dahe was a little worried about a fight, so he exposed a little bit of his waist.

The leader's eyes narrowed. Where did this group of people come from? They came out fishing with Black Star, is that so outrageous?

I have traveled all over the country and encountered ruthless people with guns. They are all doing big business. Who would risk their life fishing?

"Brother, we spent thousands of dollars, we can't just let it go like this." The man's tone softened.

He's a local and he's carrying a gun, so I'm sure I'll be in trouble.

Even if I report it to the town hall, there is no guarantee that they will reveal it.

"Big brother," Qin Dahe came out, "this is just a loach nest. How long can we go without fishing?"

He chuckled, lit a Double Happiness cigarette, took a deep breath, and handed the rest to the other person.

"We're fine. We just make a little money fishing. If those fishermen knew, you might not be able to get out."

The other party's heart tightened, it was indeed true.

Every time I go fishing, I prepare a nest, then fish for two consecutive days and then run away because I’m afraid of being surrounded by fishermen.

The tributaries of the Yangtze River are fine, but the different sections of the main stream are just like contracted out rivers, and there are people setting nets to fish in every section.

In this situation, he dared not make a large nest there, and could only make a loach nest in a tributary with few people.

Don’t underestimate these two days. According to the current fish prices, making 20,000 yuan in two days is like a piece of cake.

"Let's each fish on our own. You guys can set up the bait nearby and I won't go there either. How about that?" Qin Dahe said with a smile, staring at the other person.

If you don't agree, this fight today is inevitable.

"Then you can't notify anyone else, just the two of us will go fishing." There was no choice but to give in.

The man thought to himself, I am so unlucky this time, I just finished building the nest and I encountered a group of professionals.

You don't need to pick up the fish basket, just looking at the fishing platform you can tell that this group of people are not simple.

Qin Dahe chuckled and took a deep puff of his cigarette.

"Two days, starting from today." He put out his cigarette butt and stamped on it. "In two days, I'll notify the local fishermen to come and fish, otherwise this place won't recover for another year."

"Okay." The man quickly agreed, and at the same time he felt relieved. It's okay as long as he agreed.

Everyone comes out to make money, and no one wants to cause conflict.

I can still fish for half a day today, and if you add the whole day tomorrow, it will be enough to make 10,000 yuan.

"Amao, go get your fishing gear."

"Okay, big brother." Several people went up quickly.

They had just seen the black star on Qin Dahe's waist. There was nothing they could do even if the boss gave in. They couldn't afford to offend the local bully.

Qin Dahe also took the opportunity to chat with the other party and asked the old man to go fishing for him.

"What's your last name?"

"Just call me Lao Jiu, I'm here to make a living."

"My name is Qin Dahe, nice to meet you, Master Jiu." He announced his name and continued, "You can make a lot of money from this, but it's seriously damaging the ecology. Don't come here next year."

"I definitely won't come." Jiu Ye smiled bitterly. He was caught by the locals this year, so he won't be able to do this next year.

They take advantage of the time difference and make money and leave before the local fishermen can react.

"How much did you catch?"

"About five or six hundred kilograms. Loaches are really strong." He said with a smile.

Jiu Ye smiled bitterly again. It was so frustrating. He had been keeping his nest for a few days when someone took it away, and he didn't even dare to do anything.

He was sure that the old man had seen blood from his eyes, and the little guys were still strong and healthy, so he would get into trouble if he called those who stayed behind down.

At this time, the people who went to get the fishing rods also came down.

The same transport box also contains an oxygen pump and four turtle guns.

These people are very dynamic and efficient. They just hang the loach and start casting.

Jiu Ye said hello and went over to help pack up. He was responsible for the logistics.

"Two more river pigs are here, damn." Erhu suddenly said.

I saw the two little guys rolling up and down and spitting at them. They were really like real street thugs.

　I overslept, sorry, I wrote till dawn last night.

　　I will publish the draft directly now. Please forgive me if there are typos and grammatical errors. I will start to revise it later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)