Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 19: Wild Fishing in the River
After finishing the work on the water pump, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. He then went to pick three green bamboos and went fishing for crucian carp with his friends in the afternoon.

This time we chose smaller ones. You can just use a hand rod to catch the crucian carp. There are plenty of crucian carp seeds in the outer river. If you are lucky, you can even catch some big crucian carp.

When he returned home, Qin's mother asked him about the contract.

"It's done. Sign for ten years."

"Do you have enough money? Do you want to buy some wine for lunch?"

"I still have a few hundred dollars on me, which is enough. I have nowhere to spend the money anyway." He paused.

"We're not drinking today. Let's go to Hanwaer's house to drink after the pond is cleared."

"That's fine. I'll build you a room to drink in later." Mother Qin chuckled. The little guy became more particular.

People of their age definitely don't want to drink with their elders. She feels uncomfortable drinking at home and can only let go when she goes to Hanwaer's house.

After all, the old lady is so old. They used that place as their base when they were young, and the old lady also likes them.

At noon, they finished a whole chicken rack, and several young men devoured half a sea bass. It was almost eaten up before it was fully marinated. Qin's mother was too lazy to continue marinating it, so she washed the rest with water and cooked it in the evening.

Chicken frames are the skeletons of frozen chickens, with a lot of meat on them. They are sold for two yuan each in the supermarket. When rural people are unable to buy vegetables in an emergency, they will buy a chicken skeleton and roast it.

"Brother, shall we go fishing in Yuxi River this afternoon?"

"No, fishing in the Yuxi River is too boring. Let's dig a grass hole to catch crucian carp."

There are many big fish in the Yuxi River, but you have to wait for the fish to bite. It is normal to sit there for half an hour. It is worthwhile to fish for at least a whole day and then start fishing as soon as the fish bites.

Yesterday afternoon, the father and son didn't catch much either. He was the only one who caught some small crucian carp with earthworms.

But if you want to catch small fish, it is better to go to the outer river, find a grass hole under a big tree and fish there. It is so comfortable and you won’t be exposed to the sun.

After giving some instructions to my mother and asking her to look after the water pump, the four of them started wandering around the village carrying bamboo poles, benches and buckets. The adults smiled when they saw them.

These four people often got together in the early years, and the scene is very familiar.

The leader this time is Hanwaer, who is the best at fishing and is responsible for finding the fish path today.

"Mrs. Sunshine. Big, big ...

Everyone felt tired after hearing these few words, but they also understood what he meant and walked across the wooden bridge in the middle to the other side of the river.

Silly boy asked Tiedan to guard under the bridge while Qin Dahe went to fish by the purslane under the shade of the tree. He and Erhu went to dig a grass hole in the lotus leaves on the other side of the bridge.

The distance is also important. It should be at least fifteen meters apart. Crucian carp is an omnivorous species and has a wide range of movement, so we need to separate the nests.

Qin Dahe began to distribute the leftover bait from last time to everyone, and also distributed the fishing rods.

"This, this, this. Good, thin, thin, thin. Line."

"Yeah, it turns out that the silly kids all use nylon ropes to fish for crucian carp, and they always catch more than others."

Several people were secretly amazed. They didn't feel anything when they held them in their hands, but when they started fishing, they found that the hooks were all small steel hooks with a pointed handle. They were extremely convenient for catching fish and much better than the embroidery hooks they had made themselves.

After Qin Dahe finished digging the nest, he scattered the cigarettes. Now his family didn't care about his smoking, and he didn't want to quit smoking.

If I were to live my whole life again in the countryside, all I would want is a free and easy life, so it would be impossible for me to quit smoking.

The silly kid didn't ask for a cigarette, but the other two picked up their cigarettes and started smoking with great interest.

"Here are the goodies. They're coming right after we dug the nest. They're little breams." Tiedan, who was guarding the bridge, cracked the eggs first.

"Shh, keep your voice down." The silly kid reminded.

Qin Dahe nodded in agreement. When fishing in a small river or pond, you have to be quiet. The quieter it is, the easier it is to catch fish.

There was no need for that in the Yuxi River. The waves were so huge that the sound of talking could not be heard. In a short while, the Seven Star Float in front of him suddenly began to surge upwards.

A nice stingray followed by a straight fly.

The small crucian carp was the size of a finger-sized melon seed. He filled a bucket with water and raised it.

Another top float, flying fish, crucian carp and melon seeds.

"It's so small, fuck." Tiedan cursed.

He caught three small fish, which together weighed less than two taels.

Normally, if we catch this kind of fish, we would just throw it away. But today, Qin Dahe gave us instructions in advance, so we kept it.

"That's good. No one has come here to use electric fishing recently, otherwise it would be impossible to fish." Qin Dahe muttered and continued to catch small crucian carp.

The Qin family father and son also went to Xinba for electric fishing two days ago, not here, otherwise they would probably come up empty-handed today.

The impact of using ground traps on fishing is smaller, but the fish that have been electrocuted will not bite for several days, and anglers hate electrofishing the most.

Next was the top float. He pulled up the seven-star float just when it was halfway up, and added another crucian carp and melon seeds.

It is quite interesting to catch small fish in this way. The key is that there are no small whitebait to disturb the nest, so it is very enjoyable to fish.

There was movement again, but this time it was different. The float was moving towards the bottom of the water. He pulled it up suddenly, and it felt a little heavy.

After sliding around for about ten seconds, I felt that it was not a big fish and started flying up again.

"Double Fly, two crucian carp."

Seeing him doing a threesome, Tiedan gave him the middle finger, saying that no one could do a threesome now.

There weren't many fish on the lotus leaf side because they had just made a hole in the grass and startled the water. The two of them were bored, and when they saw the small fish coming in from his side, they came over and squeezed in to fish together.

"Silly boy, how long does it take for the lotus leaves to catch fish?"

"Half an hour and a half."

"See if I can get some big crucian carp. If I do, I'll bring it back and make soup for grandma."

The silly kid looked at him gratefully and started fishing in the bright water area nearby.

Generally in this kind of wild river, small fish are hiding in places with structures. If you catch any in the bright water area, they will be quite large, but the greater possibility is that you will come up empty-handed.

After another half a quarter of an hour, there was no movement on his side, but Tiedan started to catch fish more frequently and even caught a large crucian carp weighing six taels.

Because it was a 1.0 leader, we didn’t bring a landing net today, so everyone just flew the fish directly after catching them.

According to the fishing situation today, using a 0.4 leader would probably result in a lot of bites, but unfortunately he doesn't know how to tie it.

I'll ask the owner of the fishing tackle shop if he can help me tie some. 0.4 line is the best for catching crucian carp.

Another quarter of an hour passed, and Erhu and Hanwaer started catching fish in the lotus grass cave. He finally caught a small bream, as big as a crucian carp seed. Damn.

The bait used today is earthworms. Next time, I will dry some earthworms and grind them into powder, then mix them with shrimp powder to make a powder bait. Maybe I can catch some other big fish.

"I got it! Another big crucian carp." Tiedan happily put another one into the bucket.

"Damn it, give me one too." Qin Dahe was envious.

The fish he had caught so far were few in size and weighed more than one or two catties. Apart from crucian carp and small bream, there were also a few small bream that he had thrown far away.

(End of this chapter)