Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 201 Crayfish

"Is there any drawing for reference?" Grandpa thought about it. His son-in-law did make money by fishing, so it would be okay for him to help.

"I'll draw a rough sketch myself later. The main thing is to leave space for cylindrical air bags on both sides so that they can bear more weight. I also need to modify the two cabins to store fish."

Last year, Tiedan and his friends proposed to buy a boat but were rejected. However, the situation has changed now. Now that they have made money from fishing, they are naturally willing to invest. Besides, it won’t cost much if my father-in-law helps.

Especially when my dad caught a giant bluefish weighing 133 kilograms, he was really tempted.

It would be so awesome to catch such a big fish.

The old carpenter has good skills, and the boat he makes must be reliable.

After dinner, Qin Dahe started drawing right here.

He was thinking of making a three-meter foldable boat with a hull divided into three sections that could be folded together.

My father-in-law gave it some advice and also thought this idea was feasible.

"The middle cabin should be longer, about 1.2 meters. The bow should only be big enough for one person and some storage."

"A pointed ship?"

"Well, be gentle."

"Grandpa, please think more about the wood. I don't understand this either."

The boat has to be able to be taken out, so the weight must be considered.

In fact, plastic is the best material. A five-meter boat weighs only over 100 pounds and is much more convenient than wood.

There was no place around to sell this, so later on they bought fishing boats directly online, which was very convenient.

The courier guy was just cursing because most of the packages were delivered by ordinary express delivery on folding ships.

"Let's combine pine and paulownia wood. They are lighter and easier to process." For this kind of work, you just need to get the drawings, and the rest is very simple.

Process them separately and then leave the slots for splicing.

"I'm not in a hurry. As long as you can get it done in the summer, Grandpa."

Qin Dahe was too embarrassed to pay. He estimated that the boat could be bought for two or three hundred yuan. He could just bring his wife back and have a few more meals with her.

When you catch some fish, send some over to me and grandpa will definitely be happy.

The two dogs were full now. They were also guests, although not real guests, but Auntie still fed them well.

On the way back, the two dogs were running around the two of them happily, with mud on their bodies.

"Brother, black bears are so annoying. I accidentally bumped into one." The little girl looked at her clean pants with heartache and was going to wash them again when she got home.

"This guy is dressed in black, there's nothing I can do." Qin Dahe smiled and shook his head. The dog's eyes and tongue are all black, so he can't see.

He'd been bumped into several times on the road, and his pants were probably covered in mud.

When they got home, the two gluttons started roasting candied pears.

I had a great meal last night and I plan to make it again today.

Sang Biao also moved his nest here recently, and settled down upstairs with his own "bed" in his mouth.

I guess he thinks this place is closer to Yanyan.

The two cats rarely go through the front door. The balcony and windows above the attic are their main entrance.

The two of them were lying on the bed, and Yanyan took his phone and made a call.

It seemed like they were female classmates or something, and they were having a pretty good chat.

It took me a long time to return the phone to him, without feeling sorry for the money.

"Brother, my classmate just called and said that she is a teacher in the junior high school near Fenghuang Bridge." The little girl said excitedly.

"Is he from our local area too?"

"Well, her home is in Chenwan. I asked her to come over and visit in a couple of days. You can take us out fishing." The little girl looked at him ingratiatingly.

Ever since she became pregnant, she had tried many ways to get her brother to take her out fishing.

After catching a big fish last year, I couldn’t forget it.

Qin Dahe scratched his head. This woman really put a lot of thought into going out fishing.

"Can we not go to Yuxi River?"

"Okay, but only if we can catch some fish."

Looking at the silly wife, he could only nod in agreement, but he had to think carefully about where the resources were.

It's okay in Ligezhuang, but there are too many aquatic plants, and the fish in the outer river have just been divided up by Xinba.

After counting around, you can only fish near the Zhahua Factory in Cangtou. It takes about 40 minutes to go there and back by tricycle.

"When are you coming?"

"At least until the May Day holiday. There's so much mud now." The little girl knew that her brother agreed, so she jumped on him and pecked him.

"Brother, you are so kind. You are my dear husband."

"Go away, it's disgusting."

"Hehe, I'll give you some rock sugar and snow pear. I won't fight with you this time."

The candied pears last night might have tasted better, so Yanyan ate quite a bit of them.

"Let's eat together. We put more pears today." Qin Dahe touched the little girl's hair.

"Your cold doesn't seem that serious this time?"

"Yeah, eat first, then read for a while."

"Uh-huh."

The next morning, it was light at six o'clock. Qin Dahe saw that the weather was good, so he went to take a look and brought a big grass carp for his elder sister to eat.

When I arrived at Liming Supermarket, I greeted Mr. Huang and the others as usual.

Unfortunately, no one is selling osmanthus cake this morning.

The sun shines on the levee, and the spring breeze blows gently on people.

Sitting at the front of the car, no one is competing with him for business today. Usually there are two or three cars waiting here.

I guess everyone knows that they can’t make money now, so they are all staying at home.

"Master Bao, are you going out to the street?"

"Well, I'm trying to get some fertilizer. Could you help me carry it?"

Uncle Bao is the one who rented more than an acre of land from Hanwaer's family.

"What kind of fat do you want?"

"A bag of urea and a bag of compound fertilizer. Can you bring them back for me for five dollars?" Uncle Bao threw a cigarette over.

Qin Dahe's eldest sister sells fertilizers. If she can help bring it back, I won't have to make a trip, and I won't be afraid of being ripped off by fellow villagers.

"Is it on account?"

"It's just a small amount of money, so I won't hang it up."

Qin Dahe nodded. Baoye's family had a decent income, but there were many people, so it was normal that they didn't have any accounts payable.

The fertilizer store was doing well last year, but there were a lot of bad debts the year before last, and not everyone can pay their debts at my eldest sister's house now.

Bao Ye directly gave him the money for fertilizer and shipping.

"Then I'll come over and wait for you later?"

"Row."

I lit a cigarette and took a puff of it happily, only to find that the sound of the cigarette was starting to choke my throat. It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

There are seven passengers in the car now, and there are few people on the road, so he plans to wait a little longer.

Another ten minutes passed and the group of twelve people finally set off.

Open the window and the morning breeze is so comfortable.

When we arrived in town, we parked the car directly in front of my eldest sister's house.

"Sister, the grass carp is for you. I'll get a bag of compound fertilizer and a bag of urea." Qin Dahe went to the back and moved it himself.

"Are you starting to race cars today?" The elder sister was very happy when she took the grass carp. Her life would be better now that her mother's family was doing this. Now her younger brother was still capable.

"I have nothing better to do, so I earn enough to buy two packs of cigarettes, hehe."

After the fertilizer was moved, I paid for it directly. I planned to take some people back and then take a rest. There weren't many people on the street.

"Where's my brother-in-law?" "Come down later and help Binbin get dressed. Do you want some buns?"

"Eat." He was not polite even to his elder sister.

The elder sister asked him to watch the store for a while, and then took the money and went to buy buns nearby.

A few minutes later, my brother-in-law came down with Fatty.

"Binbin, you're up so early."

"Uncle." The little guy's eyes lit up when he saw him and he immediately ran over.

I picked him up and almost made him fall down.

"Brother-in-law."

"The little guy went to bed early last night and was so noisy early in the morning." My brother-in-law said with a yawn.

At this time, the eldest sister came back with some buns and soy milk, and the family had breakfast.

"I heard that Dad caught a big fish and sold it for tens of thousands?" my brother-in-law asked curiously.

This matter has spread, and even many people in the town are talking about this topic. A black carp weighing more than 100 kilograms is really scary.

"Well, a 133-jin big black carp was sold for nearly nine thousand yuan." Qin Dahe said with a toothache.

This is not something you caught yourself, Ce.

"Awesome." My brother-in-law was also envious. When others talked about this topic, he said that even his father-in-law could be proud of it, so it would be great if he could catch it himself.

Regardless of whether he is a fisherman or not, everyone gives a thumbs up to Qin's father for his popularity.

The eldest sister was also happy because the family had made a lot of money.

Qin Dahe saw the tricycle next to his brother-in-law and his heart moved.

"Brother-in-law, do you want to do a business?"

"what business?"

"Jiuzi City is harvesting crayfish this year, and they're about two yuan a pound. If you go to the countryside every morning to collect some and send them over, you should be able to make around a hundred yuan a day."

He couldn't earn this money himself, and he still had to set up eel cages to catch silver carp and bighead carp, so he could only let others do it.

The only people who are given limited consideration are definitely relatives.

"I don't have time in the morning. I have to look after the store." My brother-in-law waved his hand.

More than a hundred yuan would take up at least half a day's work, and he was still worried about Aqin running the store alone.

"Except for collecting bills in the fall, my dad barely cares about the store anymore. He's nowhere near leaving."

"That's right. I'll ask my second uncle then."

My second uncle also has a motorcycle tricycle, which can do this job. If he puts some traps himself, he should be able to make a hundred yuan or so.

At this time, two passengers came to get on the bus. He greeted them and asked them to wait in the bus.

It’s just past seven o’clock now, so there are relatively few cars returning.

After eating the buns, I lit a cigarette with my brother-in-law and chatted at the door.

The fat boy wanted to come over but was driven away. Secondhand smoke is unhealthy.

“Are you still pumping the pond this year?”

"There are no ponds to pump. I have already drained the two small ponds in the village that can be pumped."

He also wanted to drain the pond, as catching fish there was more exciting than fishing, but he just didn't have a good opportunity.

"I'll go look for a pond so we can continue playing." There was some eagerness in my brother-in-law's eyes.

It was really fun to catch fish during the Chinese New Year, and I also made some money.

"Okay, call me when you're done, and I'll take people there to smoke again, haha."

After finishing a cigarette, there were already more than ten people in the car. I stamped out the cigarette butt and made money again today.

The round trip fare is about 30 yuan, which is not bad, and it only takes more than an hour.

When we arrived at Liming Supermarket, Mr. Bao was already waiting there. He pulled down the fertilizer with great gratitude.

Just as I was about to leave, the owner of Weimin Supermarket called me back.

"Second Master, what's the matter?"

"That excavator, I asked you to fix it last year. It was working fine. Your third brother went to inspect it. Doesn't he need to weld a layer of steel plate?"

"That's true." Qin Dahe nodded. He had just used wire as a patch to weld it, which was not safe.

"Send the car directly to Tiedan?" The villagers also knew that Qin Dahe was not at home welding now.

"Send it over. Let's get it done now while we have nothing to do."

"Okay, do it yourself."

"Haha, don't worry, I'll wait."

The second master nodded with satisfaction. They only recognized Qin Dahe's craftsmanship. No matter how good Tiedan's craftsmanship was, it would not work if he couldn't make something good.

When I got home, I parked the car and took out the meat buns I had brought for my wife.

"Brother is so nice."

"Eat."

There was nothing to do at home, so he went to mix some fish food.

Now the crucian carp pond is only fed every few days, and I don’t know how many fish are left in it.

Those fish will reproduce, but their approximate weight should be around 1500 kilograms, which can be calculated based on the bait they are fed.

"Mom, I'm going to Tiedan's house. The excavator at Erye's house needs to have its steel plates replaced." The excavator just passed by his house, and he had to set off.

"Go ahead and fix it for them."

It would be embarrassing for Tiedan to get involved with his own relatives, but it doesn’t matter to outsiders.

"I know."

Walking on the country road, there is still some mud.

The biggest difference between the countryside and the city at this time is the rain. When it rains, there is mud everywhere and it takes several days to dry.

When he arrived at Tiedan's place, the third brother was already waiting there. When he saw him coming, he immediately started passing out cigarettes.

"This yard isn't as spacious as yours."

"Haha, how spacious can it be if we squeeze into the middle of the village?"

An excavator was parked in the yard, taking up half of the space, and his tricycle had been moved outside in advance.

"Dahe, how long will it take?"

Several people lit cigarettes together, and Erhu also came over from his home, which was just next door.

He took a deep puff of cigarette and checked the excavator's operating console. A few wires were broken, but it was no big deal.

"Half an hour. Now there are so many devices, it's very fast."

This time, the third brother was watching from the side. He was so concerned that he couldn't let Erhu and the others practice, so he had to do it himself.

First, use a cutting machine to cut some welding points, then remove the welded bench, and use acetylene to cut the middle steel plate and throw it aside.

This is part of the patching, replacing the new steel plate brought by the third brother.

They are very thick, and these two steel plates probably weigh several hundred yuan.

I measured it with a ruler, filled the rectangular gap in the middle and re-welded it.

After welding, another layer of steel plate was laid. To be on the safe side, the third brother spent his own money to buy an extra layer of steel plate.

The two layers of steel plates are welded together, which looks reassuring. With this kind of strength, there is no need to worry about them falling apart during operation.

The thing that excavators fear most is major overhauls. Every major overhaul will take a long time, and time is money.

Then the bench was welded on and the problem was solved in half an hour. As Tiedan learned the technology better and better, he admired Qin Dahe's skills even more.

The gap is still big. When can we catch up?

"We brothers won't say much, just take this cigarette." The third brother directly gave a pack of Double Happiness cigarettes and half an hour's labor fee, which was definitely enough.

"Haha, thank you, Third Brother."

"I'll look for you if there's work in the future." The third brother smiled slightly. Except for the arm, some other problems with their excavator did not need to be repaired in the factory. It was just right for Qin Dahe to do it.

(End of this chapter)