Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 179 The Ugly Yangtze Alligator
After resting for another day at home, Qin Dahe finally recovered and felt a little better.

That morning, he accompanied his mother to move the soaked clothes onto the motor tricycle, then rode to the county road, and then jumped into the water to wash them.

It's quite troublesome, but the river in front of his house is close to the county road, so there is a lot of garbage and lush aquatic plants, which is not suitable for washing clothes.

The same goes for fish ponds. If there are too many fish, the water will become very dirty.

Every time the family washed clothes, if there was not enough, Qin's mother would take the clothes and beat them herself.

There are more people fishing today, so Qin Dahe rode his tricycle directly over and watched others fishing.

It's already mid-April, the temperature is getting higher day by day, and it's time to prepare for fishing.

There were two buckets of clothes, and the mother and son each carried one bucket and walked downstairs.

I'll be busy for a long time. My sixth uncle next door is fishing in the place where he usually sets his net. It's the busy farming season now, so only people like us who don't have enough land to farm have the time to fish.

"Sixth Uncle, how's the situation?" Qin Dahe handed him a cigarette, lit it and took a deep breath.

"I've only been here an hour. I used earthworms and caught a catfish and a crucian carp." Uncle Liu said with a smile.

The goods were delivered after just a short while of sitting down, and he was still very satisfied.

The fishing line he used now was also the transparent kind with a seven-star float. Qin's father gave him several sets and accepted a pack of cigarettes.

The transparent line is indeed better than the hemp line, and the fish bites are obviously much more than before.

"Okay, after catching this nest of catfish, we can also catch crucian carp." Qin Dahe found a brick and sat down.

"Why don't you go fishing? The bite is pretty good now?" Uncle Six asked curiously.

Those who like fishing know that the boy from the Qin family is really good at catching fish.

"We send out so many people and equipment at a time. We are going to make money. There is no rush." He shook his head.

"Awesome! Only you dare to say such a thing."

"How else could it be that four young men would work hard all day and only take home a few pounds of small fish?"

If this happens, after fishing for ten days or half a month, there will be a big quarrel at home.

The first catch of the year was pretty good. I caught the loach guy’s nest, which gave me some confidence.

"The temperature is still good now. We can start working once the water temperature settles down."

Next, I must go to the sluice gate. When the water temperature is stable, the fish bite will be stable. I can drag out hundreds of kilograms of silver carp at a time to sell them, and by the way, see if there are any big fish there.

Last year's 60-jin herring and big silver carp were so tempting, but unfortunately, they were caught by Qin's father and Hanwaer, and had nothing to do with him.

The two were chatting when fish started to be caught here and they heard the familiar sound of cutting water.

"It's either black carp or mandarin fish. I'm so lucky."

"Haha, a big batch of goods has arrived. You are lucky. I got the goods as soon as you arrived." Uncle Liu happily started to play with the fish.

Qin Dahe just smiled when he heard this and stood a little further away.

Three minutes later, a spotted mandarin fish emerged from the water. Its fur was dark, and it was obviously a top-quality wild product.

"What good luck." He said enviously.

We have been searching for loach nests for so long but haven't seen a single mandarin fish. Is it possible that mandarin fish are only found in their river?
"Fortunately, I brought line No. 5 today." With the fish in the shelter, Uncle Six became more motivated.

"Uncle Six, are there more spotted mandarin fish here?"

"I don't know the details, but they also caught a nest of them two years ago using a large trap." As he said this, he glanced at Qin Dahe.

Large traps and even shrimp cages are not allowed in this section of the river, but the Qin family goes about their business as usual, and the river management office pretends not to see anything.

"It seems there's an underground river connecting the water to the other side of the sluice. You'll know for yourself if you try it yourself."

"Okay." He touched his chin. He thought, I can do it with the mandarin fish.

We just can't use loaches. This place is going to be used as our base camp, so we can't destroy it casually.

"Hey my God, it's you again, little thing." At this time, a voice came from my mother's side, and Qin Dahe hurried over when he heard it.

I saw my mother swinging the hammer, and an oval-shaped stone suddenly opened its mouth, and I could clearly feel a gnashing pain.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a Yangtze alligator.

The little thing turned around and ran, sinking down using its hands and feet.

"Mom, were you bitten?" Qin Dahe asked with concern.

"No, it's just disgusting and ugly."

Qin Dahe: “.”

It is a first-class protected animal and is endangered. I don’t know how many times I have beaten it.

"Mom, don't hit it next time. It's just trying to scare you."

"I know, it's just disgusting to look at. I don't want it to be nearby. It won't be hit hard." Mother Qin said casually and went about her business.

This thing's bite force is surprisingly weak, and no one really takes it seriously. Besides, we have repeatedly told them to protect it.

Qin Dahe went back when he saw that everything was fine. This crocodile was not worth paying attention to. It was enough as long as he didn't kill it.

"Dahe, do you want to try fishing?"

"Forget it, I'll just take a look." He waved his hand. He came here just to watch others fishing. How could he use earthworms to fish himself?

It was another black float, but unfortunately, there was no hair when it was caught, so Uncle Liu continued to hang the bait.

"This transparent fishing line is really useful. How much did you pay for that floating float?"

"Ten yuan each. I made the small floats myself. I only have a few." If I want to make the small crucian carp float, I have to ask my father-in-law for help.

It is difficult to make floating feet nowadays, so only hard woods such as jujube wood can be used.

Uncle Liu thought about it and decided to continue the floating dance. He was dazzled by the sight of the Seven Star Float.

Then he gritted his teeth and said, "Next time you go to Jiuzi, can you bring me some big ones for photos?"

"Okay, I'll bring it to you next time we go there." Qin Dahe nodded.

There's really no place to buy it here, and if you want to make it yourself, it won't work without floating feet.

After looking for a long time, I found that this side was completely empty and there was no place to hit.

It was probably river shrimps, ground tigers and other things, which made Uncle Liu unable to sit still.

Seeing this, Qin Dahe had no choice but to leave. It would be bad for him to stay by the side without others delivering goods.

I went back to help my mother move the things upstairs and then rode my bike home directly.

The spring sunshine shone into the yard, and Qin Dahe felt a little hot while helping to dry the clothes.

"Will the temperature rise early this year? Last year was unusual."

"Who knows?" The old lady looked at the sun. It was indeed hotter than in previous years. "Wait a minute, Yanyan's mother and your Aunt Liu will bring some chestnuts to fry."

"Have you collected the money?" "Just leave some food for Yanyan after you finish copying. It's just the electricity bill, why should I charge you for it?"

Tsk tsk, when my mother-in-law comes over to fry chestnuts, she should consider how much she wants people to take home.

Qin Dahe directly turned on the drum roasting machine, stuffed some firewood into it to preheat it, and put some coarse sand in it.

These sands are specially used for frying nuts, and my home has almost become a small food processing department.

From grinding flour and rice noodles to frying rice, frying chestnuts and frying walnuts, all of these are things that come with making your own bait.

There is also a lot of dried corn stored in the new house, which the couple bought at a low price and stored. They will send it to the feed factory when it needs it.

After thinking about it, he took out some more corn crumbs and ground them into some grass carp bait.

This year, the main fishing targets will definitely be silver carp, bighead carp and grass carp. Grass carp bait is cheaper, while silver carp and bighead carp are more popular.

As for black carp and mandarin fish, they are just a change.

The flour mill rumbled, and soon it ground out a large bag of cornmeal.

The second-hand flour mill I bought from Jiuzi is quite useful. It has a gear adjustment and only needs to grind the corn once.

Then he started soaking the corn until it was slightly swollen and then fermented it with fruit vinegar.

Many of the fruit acid corns bought in later generations were added with white wine, but it is not necessary. Penetration is not needed for fishing big fish, but it is needed for fishing crucian carp.

As soon as the corn was soaked, his mother-in-law came over. Qin Dahe called Yanyan down to talk to her.

Knowing that my mother was coming to fry chestnuts, the little girl smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed.

Freshly fried food is delicious, and the aroma makes people's mouths water.

At this time, his uncle called and the call came directly to his cell phone.

He went inside to answer the phone; the drums in the yard were too noisy.

"Abao, someone will call you later. It's Mr. Ma from QQ. He will ask some questions. Just answer them carefully. Don't just blurt out everything at once." The uncle said excitedly.

It was really difficult to deal with QQ. It took me several days to convince the guy named Ma, but the prerequisite was that my nephew had to work part-time as a product manager.

"Okay, I know what I'm doing." Qin Dahe chuckled. His uncle finally didn't follow the same path as in his previous life.

"I'm telling you, now that I've sold my stocks and mortgaged my house, you have to help me keep an eye on it."

"Don't worry, as long as you hold on to your QQ tickets, you won't be poor in the future. Don't think about stock trading every day in the future. Just play with it occasionally. Investing is not much more advanced than stock trading."

"You little brat is still talking about your uncle, hang up now."

Qin Dahe was helpless. His uncle had not given up yet. Once he saved enough money this year, he might return to the stock market.

It is true that stock trading can make money, especially for those born in the 80s who are smart and have good connections, but the domestic stock market is a bit weird and there is no need to fight it to death.

I went to the drawer to get a draft and walked to the balcony near the county road. It was morning and there was no sun here.

He sat comfortably on the recliner and lit a cigarette. After a while, his phone rang.

"Hello, are you Mr. Qin?" The other party's tone was very polite.

"Mr. Ma, my uncle has already told me. If you have any questions, just ask directly."

Hearing the fluent Mandarin voice on the phone, Mr. Ma here also breathed a sigh of relief. He had a lot of things to record later.

"Could you elaborate on the specifics of membership levels and QQ pets? This is crucial for the company's development." After a pause, he continued:
"As a part-time product manager, the company will also pay you a salary, although it is only a little over a thousand yuan."

QQ is in a real difficulty now. It is almost blown up by the server fees. I was relieved only after receiving the preferential terms and investment for server fees.

How could he dare to spend money lavishly at this time? His most important goal at this stage was to keep the product alive.

"Okay, take some notes." After taking out the draft, he took a puff of cigarette to calm himself down.

"The membership tier system must first be established, with the stars, moon, and sun used to distinguish the tiers."

"After the idle craze is formed, we will launch a member acceleration service. Members themselves will also be divided into levels, and their names will have special displays, privileges, and so on."

"QQ Cute Pets is about creating a cute pet on your desktop. It helps young people increase their QQ levels while increasing interaction. Food and accessories can be used as a profit."

He explained the two plans one by one in detail. On the other side, Mr. Ma was frightened while recording.

The person on the phone is so good and has a very accurate grasp of young people's minds.

"And I think if you want to increase profits, you should look for ways to increase your profits in the mobile dream network instead of focusing on advertising and users," he said easily.

"We've already signed a partnership with China Mobile, and the short-term QQ message volume is quite high," Mr. Ma said with a wry smile. "Right now, the profit is just a drop in the bucket."

Compared with the current QQ promotion and server costs, these are not enough at all, and are entirely supported by shareholder financing.

"But you can make some small games to sustain yourself, such as text-based martial arts games. They are easy to develop and can definitely make money."

"Can you tell me more specifically?"

"I don't know much about this, you can go and see for yourselves." Qin Dahe said lightly.

Text games are actually quite profitable, as long as you can get a large number of mobile phone numbers from the telecommunications companies.

My uncle and his group of people have expertise in the right field and can provide great support in this area, which in turn increases their voice.

To be honest, at the moment, what he cares about most is the salary of more than 1,000 yuan, which is not a small amount.

I can also get some of the stuff I write for those trashy magazines, so I don’t have to work too hard when I put it together.

On the one hand, he doesn't want to develop in a big city and just wants to stay with his wife and family, but improving living conditions is also necessary.

So when he heard about the product manager's salary today, he was still very happy.

Mr. Ma on the other end of the phone was also quite satisfied. These few suggestions alone were worth him giving away his shares.

Because my uncle and his company are a small investment company, they only raised 10% of the funds, plus some additional capital from IDG.

As his shares are diluted, he will certainly lose a lot of his voice, but at this stage the company can no longer bear it, and losing his voice is better than dying.

Besides, he is not without countermeasures.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin. Your salary will be remitted to your area via postal mail later. The finance department will notify you in advance."

"You're welcome. I'm a QQ user myself," he said excitedly.

He pays the salary right away. What a nice guy.

"Could you please provide me with your QQ number? I'll add you as a friend later. I hope we can contact each other by text when we're free."

There is a difference between text communication and phone communication. You can think carefully and discuss in more detail.

"Okay." He gave his QQ number, but since he didn't have a computer, he was too lazy to bother with it.

He will just pay attention to these Internet trends but will not get involved in them. It would be so much better for him to live a simple life at home.

The silly woman below is waiting for the chestnuts to come out of the pot, the two dogs are having fun in the yard, and the fat man on the eaves, all of which show how comfortable life in the countryside is.

(End of this chapter)