Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 184: Let’s Do a Big Thing

"Haha, just wait until they're done and then go fishing. But don't forget to eat today."

Both of them nodded. They were really hungry yesterday at noon.

Now he was not in a hurry to go back. He saw the people on the fishing boat holding a pipe and inserting it into the water. There was also a small square box, which was probably an underwater radar.

The reservoir is full of water this year, so we must be prepared. If the levee is breached, even the county magistrate will be imprisoned.

This levee concerns the property safety of the entire county, and no one can take responsibility if there is even the slightest leak.

When people arrived at the shore for measurement, he was still greeting them.

"Brother, are you guys going to prepare for reinforcement? When will it be completed?"

"We are now conducting a preliminary survey of the terrain below. We will ask someone to come and plant stakes tomorrow so you can still fish." The person on the boat smiled and pointed over here.

"Just reinforce it near your fishing spot to prevent it from being washed away by the current."

"Okay, you have a cigarette." This time he handed it over.

The people on the boat took off their gloves, lit up their cigarettes and took a deep breath.

"The levee is so thick, it shouldn't be washed away, right?" Qin Dahe asked doubtfully.

"We're not worried about it being destroyed, but we're worried about soil erosion and the formation of an isolated cliff. If that happens, it will be dangerous when the water level rises in the summer."

"Oh, I see." Qin Dahe nodded. That meant it needed to be reinforced.

It takes at least one or two days for the water to be released from the reservoir. It is normal for the water to rush out of the cliff directly towards the fishing spot.

"I see they have been fishing for the whole morning. Have they caught any fish?" The staff looked at the fish guard curiously.

He came early in the morning, but didn't get off the boat until almost nine o'clock to prepare for the measurement. He didn't see the two people pulling in the fish.

"I caught two small ones," Erhu said in a muffled voice, his face slightly hot. "The water temperature was low in the morning, so it was difficult to fish."

The person on the other side didn't care and went to work with a cigarette in his mouth.

Qin Dahe almost got internal injuries from holding it in, and all the classic excuses of fishermen came out.

If someone asks you if you failed, just say "I just sat down". Then go home and use the water temperature, air temperature or even air pressure as an excuse, without mentioning your own skills or luck at all.

Qin Dahe told Hanwaer and Erhu about fishing tomorrow. They were very happy because it was really impossible to fish here.

There must be fish, but the bite is too weak.

When I was fishing last fall, I often got two-eye and three-eye bites. Now I have to fish with only one eye, otherwise I really won’t catch any fish.

"Just pack up the stall and stop fishing, Ce."

"Haha, this should have been done a long time ago. There's no need to measure the water temperature. I'll bring you here to catch fish in a few days." Qin Dahe told him about the water release from the sluice gate.

"There will be a lot of people there. It's like this every time the water is released."

"There are more people, so we just need to prepare more nets and collect the fish on site."

This was exactly what he had planned. He would set up a temporary stall to collect fat heads, and at the same time contact the vendors in Jiuzi to negotiate the price. It would be easy to make money.

"You're still smart."

Everyone thought the money-making plan he came up with was reliable.

The purchase price of fish in Jiuzi has caught up with the vegetable market here, and the price difference for silver carp is at least one dollar and fifty cents.

Silver carp is not an option, as the wholesale price of this fish is considered high at three yuan.

"But most of the fish we picked up were half-dead or dead, so they were difficult to catch."

"Don't worry, just put some ice cubes to keep it fresh." He said indifferently.

Ask Scar to help contact the fish stall in the market and sell the goods.

There are definitely risks involved. If the fish are collected but not collected on the other side, they will become smelly in a short time.

After packing up the things, the leaders above finished their discussion and rested in the management office.

Qin Dahe went up to the old man who was watching the sluice gate.

"Grandpa, is there any definite news about releasing the water?"

"The water will be released on the 21st. I just heard it." Grandpa said with a smile.

"Okay, thank you, Grandpa."

It's not a bad deal to hand over a pack of cigarettes. At least you know when to release the water and can prepare in advance.

When he returned home for lunch, he discussed it with Qin's father.

"Collecting fish is good. If that doesn't work out, we can go to Jiuzi and set up a stall to sell them cheaply. We won't lose much."

The old man thought about it and gave a pertinent suggestion.

"Set up a stall directly on the roadside?"

"Well, if no one wants it, we'll sell it at a low price. Even if we lose money, it won't be that big. Let's wait and see until the floodgates open. It's too early to talk about this now."

"Oh." Qin Dahe also felt that it was too early to talk about this now, so he could only eat first.

The meal tonight was not very good, so he ate two bowls of rice and went to feed the dog.

Although the dog eats leftovers, he will add some fried tofu dregs to increase nutrition, and each one of them grows shiny and greasy.

Especially the black bear, whose short fur is as smooth as silk, and everyone covets it very much.

Yanyan came over after finishing her meal. She wanted to feed Sangbiao and Feifei.

The wound on Sang Biao had already scabbed over, and the patch on the back of his head looked a little funny.

"It would be domineering if this wound was on the face." Qin Dahe said with a smile.

"It's fine now. Sang Biao is so awesome." The little girl touched Sang Biao's neck with heartache. There was a slanting dark red blood line on his neck.

"It's really powerful. It even blinded the cat's eyes."

Although no compensation was paid, Qin's mother still went to the house to apologize.

"It's better than being blinded yourself."

After the kitten finished eating, Yanyan hugged it in her arms and let Sangbiao lie in a comfortable position.

Feifei glanced at Qin Dahe and then turned to look at Yanyan, "Meow~"

"Okay, you hold it too."

I hugged the orange cat, it was fat and warm.

Sang Biao was really well-behaved in Yanyan's arms. Maybe he knew about her pregnancy, so he would bring some "meat dishes" to the attic every now and then.

He often wakes up in the mornings scared to death, having seen mice and sparrows. As the weather warms up, he's really afraid that Sang Biao will bring a snake home one day.

In the afternoon, he began to collect the large traps from house to house.

Because of the money we made last time, everyone got a few to keep at home.

This time we gathered thirty large ground traps and fifty shrimp cages, and covered the tricycle with a thick layer of eighty nets.

We have to ride both the big and small tricycles over there tomorrow morning, otherwise there won’t be enough space.

"I'm exhausted."

In the yard, Qin Dahe was drinking water in big gulps.

Eighty nets weigh several hundred pounds, and we also have to prepare the material bags inside.

The four brothers dug a large area just for earthworms, and Qin Dahe also bought chicken skeletons worth fifty yuan.

Just add some bean dregs and fermented corn. The combination of meat and vegetables will definitely be delicious when served with fish.

"I'm telling you, this is the last chance. The sluice gates are too busy releasing water to bother us right now. There won't be another such opportunity in the future."

"Let's do it first, haha, I'm going to make a lot of money this time."

"That's right, even if you don't catch any fish, you can still make money."

Everyone was discussing excitedly that with so many nets, even a fisherman with only one catch could make money.

"First, help me tie up the bags for the ingredients. Put three large traps in there and one shrimp cage."

Gather everyone together and start dealing with earthworms and chicken skeletons.

The chicken skeleton should be chopped up and then mixed with earthworms to make the material bag.

Make eighty meat packets and put one in each net cage.

Make sixty vegetarian dumplings and put two large earthenware steamed buns inside.

We are preparing to catch a big catch. I don’t know if there are any crabs in the river now. It would be nice to catch some other fish.

The mesh of the large ground trap is large and the inlet is also large, so it is no problem to catch some black carp and big crucian carp.

You can only catch smaller grass carp and black carp, but if you gather them together, you will definitely get a good harvest.

They are taking advantage of a loophole, but the law does not prohibit setting nets, so as long as their traps do not affect the waterway, it will be fine.

After finishing, the four of them sat in the yard and quickly washed their hands because the earthworms were so smelly.

Both dogs despised them and stayed away from them.

Yanyan went back to her parents' home and will probably have dinner there in the evening.

I lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, and the smell was a little less.

"Baby, you haven't logged off the internet these days?"

He hadn't seen the kid go to town to sell fish these days, and wondered what he was busy with.

"No, they are just small fry and hard to sell." The kid said regretfully.

The miscellaneous fish in the outer river cannot compare with those in the Yuxi River. Besides, it is the busy farming season and there is no one in the town, so it is normal that people are unwilling to spend money to buy them.

"Aside from traps, you don't do anything else?"

He shook his head and said he couldn't do anything else.

There is no carpentry work now, so I can only follow my brother to catch fish and shrimp.

The sun was quite strong in the afternoon, and after smoking, a few people couldn't stay any longer and said goodbye.

Qin Dahe washed his hands again and then called his father-in-law's house.

When I learned that there would be food there tonight, I immediately said eagerly that I would go there for dinner and asked them to save some dishes.

He definitely couldn't go out now, so he started to cook and prepare some food so that his parents would have something to eat when they came back.

After finishing the meal, Qin's father and his friend came back. He said hello and ran away.

Since he is a guest at his father-in-law's house, there must be delicious food. He can't stay at home anymore.

When they arrived at their father-in-law's house, he was still waiting for dinner. Yanyan saw him coming and immediately brought him a wine glass.

"Brother, we have roasted free-range chicken today. My mother raised it." The little girl said proudly.

"Hey, this is not catching up."

If this were said in someone else's home, people might think that the mother-in-law is abusing her daughter-in-law.

However, this is not the first or second time the young couple has come back to eat, and they are both very greedy, so they know it.

"Dahe, come over tonight?"

"Hmm." After everyone sat at the table, he picked up a piece of chicken with chopsticks and gave it to Yanyan, then he picked up a chicken wing for himself and put it into his mouth, which was delicious.

"It's delicious. The cooking is really good." He praised it. The roasted local chicken was really fragrant.

"If it tastes good, eat more. Come over when you have time." Grandpa raised his glass with a smile, and Qin Dahe took a sip.

"I know. We're not polite either."

Yanyan likes to come back the most. There are always delicious foods when she goes home, even though there are some over there.

But my mom and the others bought different things, so it was just right to eat both together.

There was also cold kelp shreds on the table, which was very spicy and satisfying. The little girl ate it with a sizzling sound.

My father-in-law is from Jiangxi, and the pickled mustard greens at home are spicier than those at other places. Qin Dahe also likes to eat them here.

"Grandpa, is there no carpentry work lately?"

"No, they are just some rough work. When more houses are being built in July and August, I will take my son out to do carpentry work." The father-in-law knew what he was asking as soon as he heard it.

"Okay, I've already told my mom. I'm going to start looking for a wife for my child. I'll take good care of him and make some money in the second half of the year."

The two raised their glasses again. Today they drank ordinary grain wine, which was extremely spicy.

The key point is that the food is also spicy, so after drinking, he has to eat a mouthful of rice to calm down before eating the food.

While eating, the mother-in-law talked to Yanyan from time to time.

But the little girl just focused on eating, and continued to eat after saying something perfunctorily, with her little mouth puffed up.

The meal lasted until after seven o'clock, and the two of them said goodbye contentedly, as if they had come here just to eat.

But it is true, that greedy guy doesn't have any complicated thoughts.

(End of this chapter)