Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 193 Old Man Fishing in the Rain

"Grass itself can be eaten by most fish. If I had the conditions, I would definitely fish for more grass carp."

Although grass carp is cheap, it has a wide market and you can catch some and sell it at the vegetable market every day.

Qin Dahe had read so many books that he knew that with enough grass, he could produce five to six thousand kilograms of grass carp a year, and even more when the pond was cleaned.

"Are you sure you can lease that big lake? If you can, that big lake will make more money than my pond."

"I don't know either. We'll know the news in the second half of the year." He shook his head.

In fact, he knew very well in his heart that at this point, the son of the Third Master had already owed a large amount of foreign debt. In addition, the Third Master and his wife were in poor health, and this year was their last year.

When Wu Ye first saw the pond behind his house, he felt that it was not well managed. It was outrageous that he could not make much money from such an advantageous place.

Especially when cleaning the pond, we have to share the fish with other villages. It’s a big injustice. It’s not like we don’t pay the pond rent.

"If you really take it, I'll go and give it to you. It will definitely make money."

"Thank you, Fifth Master." Qin Dahe smiled.

My family is full of strong laborers, so there is no problem of poor management if I really take over the business.

He doesn't even need to build a shack, his new house is right by the lake.

Coming out of the vegetable market, he was carrying ten kilograms of soft pork belly and two beautiful square pieces of pork belly.

Nowadays, people still like to eat fatter food, and this kind of pork belly is not difficult to buy.

When you go to the vegetable market in the future, you will have to pay extra for soft pork belly, otherwise people will only sell it to you if it comes with fat.

It was almost half past seven, and the post office was open.

Unlike big cities, even banks open early in rural areas because that's when people go to the market.

He went to his eldest sister's house to pick up his wife, and then they went to the post office.

I received quite a few packages this time, two of which were magazine royalties, totaling over 800 yuan, and a remittance draft from Shenzhen.

There was a salary draft for 1500 yuan, and the little girl happily took the draft to withdraw the money.

"Brother, I have money again."

"Haha, there will be one every month from now on." Qin Dahe smiled faintly.

A salary of 1500 is a drop in the bucket compared to the plans he put forward. He doesn't care, and Mr. Ma over there doesn't care even more.

When these two plans become successful, my uncle's investment company should be able to maintain its shares.

Capitalists are all blood-sucking. If you are a small local investment company, you will be kicked out if you are not careful.

But with me as the temporary product manager, Mr. Ma and his team will definitely give this issue special consideration.

After exchanging the money, I had more than 2,500 yuan in cash in my hand.

"I'm so happy. We have so much money that we can't spend it all." The little girl said naively.

"Well, you'll get a raise in May, which should be enough for us."

The two of them happily went to the food wholesale department to pick up the ice cream, wrapped it in their coats to prevent it from melting, and then rushed home.

When he got home, Erhu and the others were already waiting, but he still had to put the ice cream in the refrigerator first. He took out a few and shared them with everyone, even Qin's mother.

"What did you buy today?"

"I bought some food and meat and put them in the refrigerator." After saying that, he quickly started the engine and took everyone away. If he stayed, he would definitely be scolded.

After he left, Qin's mother just curled her lips when she saw the pork belly. What else could her daughter-in-law say?
"Mom, we received a remittance of 2300 today. The money is enough." Yanyan said cautiously.

"Why so much? Your salary?"

"No, my brother is still working at that QQ company in Shenzhen. He earns 1500 a month, and the other is his royalties." She was embarrassed to say that she paid for the writing herself.

Mother Qin didn't quite understand what she heard, but she was very happy to know that her son had more ways to make money, so she didn't care about buying some meat.

"Let him work hard and save more money. Having a baby soon will cost money everywhere." She held her daughter-in-law's hand with satisfaction.

"You have to take good care of him, too. Men become bad when they have money."

"Yeah." The little girl pecked at the food like a chicken, but she didn't care at all.

If you have money, just keep it on yourself. There is no way you will become a bad person.

"Are you craving for meat? Mom will make you some braised pork at noon."

As soon as the words came out, Yanyan nodded immediately. She was happy that she had meat to eat again.

On the other side, everyone arrived at the fishing spot and started fishing again.

I started fishing at 8:30 and the fish were biting pretty well, not crazy, but I kept catching fish.

At most, you can cast it again twice and the fish will come up.

"Your stand is really useful. You can just throw it out and release it." Erhu said in admiration.

After the stainless steel bracket is tightened, it can firmly support the fishing rod and the angle can be adjusted.

"As long as it works, everyone should catch more fish these two days. We've spent a bit more than our budget."

"With the way your family spends money, how much money is enough?"

The three of them looked at him with annoyance. Starting with the big tricycle, he bought a large number of valuable things such as a motorized tricycle, a welding machine, a spotlight, pedals, etc., and now he was buying a refrigerator and popsicles. Which rural person lives like this?

"As long as I can make money, that's all." He chuckled, shook his hand and stabbed the fish, and the sound of rapid line cutting sounded again.

Today we used grasshoppers and melon vines. The grasshoppers have quite a wide mouth.

Three minutes later, a mandarin fish weighing more than four kilograms was pulled up.

I brought a bamboo rod today, so I don’t have to fish with it frequently. I can just pull the small ones out directly.

"Why isn't it a spotted mandarin fish?"

"What are you thinking? There are only a few mandarin fish in this river." Qin Dahe said speechlessly.

He also wanted to catch mandarin fish, and even wanted to take one back home to eat. He fished until eleven o'clock, and Qin's father came to deliver the meal. Today, each person had three large pieces of braised pork and mixed fish, and the rice he brought was not even enough to eat.

"It's delicious."

"That's right, Auntie's skill in roasting meat is beyond reproach."

Several people were eating heartily and were still a little reluctant to leave after the meal was finished.

Nowadays, people in rural areas are reluctant to cook braised pork, and always add some potatoes, radishes and other things to increase the weight, but the aroma is also reduced a lot.

Only Qin Dahe was willing to buy this pure braised pork. After being annoyed by him a few times, Qin's mother finally gave in to him. After all, her son was a good earner.

The old man fished for a while but didn't catch any fish. Now the fish were biting, but there was no way he would definitely catch anything.

"How many fish did you four catch together?"

"About a hundred pounds, the food was pretty good this morning."

After the meal, the four of them started smoking and chatting, and were not in a hurry to go up.

After they finished smoking, Qin's father finally caught a fish and pulled it up directly.

"Ce, there's still a little mandarin fish." He put down his fishing rod in frustration. The ones weighing two taels probably wouldn't sell well.

"Dahe, do we still need to raise the nest today?"

"Keep it. Keep fishing as long as it makes money."

"I sold 1100 fish and shrimp today. We can split it up when we get home, right?"

"Let's go back and divide it. Don't be in a hurry." Qin Dahe said indifferently: "By the way, why did you come back so soon?"

"A motorcycle tricycle is faster than a big tricycle, and I don't have to go shopping, so it must be faster." The old man glanced at him sideways.

This son is a spendthrift. Every time he goes to the city, he always brings back something.

"That's right." He nodded awkwardly, too lazy to talk nonsense. He earned money to improve his life.

It’s not that you shouldn’t save money, but if your family is not short of money, you don’t have to be too stingy. The consumption concept is different.

After Qin's father left, the four continued fishing.

Using grasshoppers is a little more effective than using melon vines because you can't be sure of catching fish. After a while, I actually started to catch crucian carp.

The wild silver crucian carp has very shiny fur.

"The fish today are really diverse, there are all kinds of them." Tiedan smiled and put away a crucian carp weighing three or two taels.

"But I didn't catch any turtles or crabs."

But as long as there are fish bites, everyone can sit still.

We kept fishing until 4:30 before we stopped. The fish were still biting, but everyone's craving for fish had passed, so we were too lazy to waste time and decided to come back tomorrow.

"You don't have 200 pounds today, right?"

"Almost, but there are a lot of valuables. These silver crucian carp would cost at least four or five yuan if we took them to the market."

There are also some black carp, mandarin fish, and grasshoppers as live bait, which are quite useful during this period of spring.

Once summer comes, it will be difficult to catch fish other than silver carp and bighead carp, so you have to think carefully about the bait.

There were no shrimp cages today, so everyone went home early.

However, Qin Dahe got everyone together to repair the nets and clean up the dried shrimp cages so they could continue fishing tomorrow.

Otherwise, why do they say "three days of fishing, two days of sifting the nets"? There are a lot of things to do.

In the next few days, the four of them took turns fishing around the two nests.

There seems to be an endless supply of grass carp here, and they are always available.

Even if the fish are not biting well one day, you can still make a few hundred dollars by using the shrimp cage.

It’s really cool, but also tiring.

Qin Dahe was wearing sun protection clothing, but the other three were not. They were all tanned so dark that the Kirin arm on their right hand began to show.

But everyone's eyes were shining because they made money.

We fished until the 19th, a total of six days, and everyone got nearly two thousand yuan, which made my family very happy.

Qin Dahe took four thousand yuan, and the little girl was so happy that she jumped for joy as she walked.

On the 19th, it was not because we couldn't fish, but because it rained heavily.

Everyone also knows Qin Dahe's habit of only fishing in normal weather and not betting on the change in fish bites after rain.

What’s even more amazing is that the old man knew that he was not going to fish anymore, so he took his uncle and the others to build a tent to do it.

Since we can’t do any work in the heavy rain anyway, we might as well go out and have some fun. We can set up a tent in just an hour.

These two nests are catching fish every day. Not to mention Qin's father, even Sixth Uncle and the others are willing to come and watch. Who wouldn't be jealous when they see these four young people pulling fish every day?

Anyone who likes fishing will be amazed by Qin Dahe.

Whenever the fishermen like Uncle Liu and Dabao met him in the supermarket, they would give him cigarettes and ask him for some fishing secrets in a roundabout way.

In fact, Qin Dahe couldn't explain it clearly. The reason why he caught so many fish was first of all because of good luck, and secondly because of his patience.

Many people cannot keep the bait for three consecutive days before going fishing, not to mention the issues of fishing gear investment and bait selection.

If you want to catch fish, you have to exchange them for food. This is no joke.

I estimate that the corn used for fishing these days is more than 200 kilograms, and we also have to work hard to cut grass and reed leaves. How can normal rural people have so much energy to raise it?

As for fishing gear, not to mention the fishing rod, the line set, float, lead sinker and other things all cost money. There is also the big tricycle running back and forth, and the fuel alone costs a lot of money. A trip to the city is not cheap.

Qin's father and his friends brought a lot of things with them when they went fishing this time, and even brought some floats from home. The three men in their forties and fifties went out excitedly in the heavy rain.

I didn't care. Maybe those grass huts could make some money. Besides, Qin's father was very tired from working in the fields and helping sell fish. It would be nice to relax for a while.

(End of this chapter)