Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 211 Selling Bait

The three of them fished until 3:30 before they started to pack up. Nana lived in Chenwan, so they had to leave some time to go back.

The big transfer box was filled with crucian carp and onion. The largest one was estimated to be more than one kilogram, and the small ones were about the same size as whitebait.

The harvest was quite good, and we also caught a lot of small flathead fish and whitebait.

The water quality in the wild pond is too poor, so I won’t take the small whitebait back home. I still have a big silver carp at home to eat.

He honked his tricycle and headed straight for the gate. He wanted to see what the boy had harvested today.

When we arrived, there was a cart on the side of the road, probably brought by the kid, with a bicycle and a motorcycle parked next to it.

He asked the two girls to wait in the car and prepared to go down to take a look himself.

"Brother, I'll go down with you." The little girl hugged his arm in a flattering manner and rubbed it deliberately, which made Nana beside him dumbfounded.

"Someone is here." Qin Dahe knocked her head unhappily.

"Hey, don't be afraid, Nana is a girl."

Nana blushed when she heard this, and Yanyan was so shameless now.

"I'll walk in front and support you, be careful."

This path seems to have been repaired, and it is not slippery anymore. I will take people down to take a look.

"It's okay, it's only been three or four months, it's not a big problem." She chuckled and pulled Nana downstairs.

"Nana, let me tell you, my brother can catch hundreds of kilograms of fish a day in this place."

"I know your man is powerful, okay?" Nana said speechlessly.

When we got down there, all the original wooden stakes had been removed and the place was restored to its original state.

The silly kid was fishing and when he saw Qin Dahe coming, he quickly asked for help.

It is actually very troublesome to fish for silver carp and bighead carp alone. You have to lure the fish until it is completely exhausted before you can scoop it up.

Because the rod is long and the fish is big, it is difficult to scoop the fish for yourself.

Qin Dahe immediately went to get the scoop net upon seeing this, and after much difficulty he scooped up a silver carp weighing more than 20 kilograms, which looked extremely ferocious.

"You must have had a great time fishing these days." Qin Dahe was jealous when he saw the fish.

Nana was stunned. Such a big fish was caught like that? The fish they caught in the whole day were not as heavy as this one.

"Brother, Yanyan." The silly kid greeted him, but when he saw Nana, he didn't know her name and just nodded.

"It's hard to fish alone." The silly kid said with a bitter face.

If you don’t have a car, you can also come here by yourself. You can also push a cart. Anyway, silver carp and bighead carp bite later in the morning.

But I still have to fish for myself, boil water for drinking, eat, and do many other things, so my efficiency drops immediately.

Even if you catch fish like crazy, it won’t be as efficient as fishing with four friends together.

"Let's go fishing together after I'm done with my work. There's still one car that hasn't been modified yet." He said helplessly.

Zhang Dazhu is watching over there, and he can't just sit back and do nothing for the 1200 yuan labor fee.

"Go back now?"

"We'll fish until dark," the boy said with a simple smile. He wanted to earn money to marry a wife, so there was nothing to do if he went back now.

"Come to my house in the evening and take the motorcycle tricycle away. You can ride it for two days first. Pushing a tricycle is too tiring."

"Oh." The silly boy knew that his brother was taking care of him and did not refuse.

Ever since Qin Dahe brought people to help him collect firewood, he has regarded him as his big brother for life, and he just needs to help his big brother add more gasoline.

The two girls were turning over the fish basket, and they were very surprised to see the fish inside.

Five big fish and three small silver carp and bighead carp, weighing at least sixty or seventy kilograms.

At this time, the two grandfathers nearby also came over.

"Young man, this is the bait you gave him, right?"

"Yeah." Qin Dahe knew what he wanted to do as soon as he heard it, to buy bait.

"How much does it cost per pound?"

"Twenty-one pounds." He said lightly.

It's not that he is evil, but he doesn't want to sell the bait for the time being. The sluice gate is their private land, so how can they let others take it?

"Ce, it's so dark."

The two were a little speechless, as the bait for silver carp and bighead carp was more expensive than the fish themselves.

They had asked the silly kid when he was fishing just now, and found out that the bait belonged to his elder brother, so he had no say in the matter.

Now when people come over, I will definitely ask about it. Who knew it was so expensive?

"It contains milk powder and other flavors, so the cost is very high." He said casually and called Yanyan and the others to go upstairs.

"Brother, let me fish with a rod." The little girl gave him a flattering look, then immediately looked at the silly kid: "Kid, give me the fishing rod."

"Oh, take it." The silly kid naturally gave it to him.

Qin Dahe patted her head with amusement, thinking about fishing even though she was pregnant.

But since I already had the fishing rod, I had no choice but to agree.

At this time, bubbles are still coming out of Silly Boy's nest, so he will definitely catch fish.

There was a fisherman nearby who was still hesitating whether to buy the bait.

It was true that they caught fish. At least the silly kid caught several big fish today, which made them very envious.

Either the fishermen are willing to spend money, or they are interested in such an outrageous price.

The price was almost the same in later generations, but not only was it harder to catch fish at that time, but the income was also higher than it is now.

An old man took out a cigarette and handed it to me.

"I'm fine with the bait, but can I get some of that leader line?"

Qin Dahe thought about it and nodded, thinking that the sub-line did not require much technical skills.

"I've told you in advance that fishing for silver carp and bighead carp requires a lot of attention. You need a long rod and a heavy bait. You have to prepare at least one pound of bait before fishing every day. It's useless if you buy less." The old man gritted his teeth and nodded.

"Okay, where is your home? I'll go home with you later to get the bait."

Qin Dahe was surprised when he heard this. Is it so easy to make money from fishing?
Seeing the silly kid staring at Yanyan, he put his mind at ease and went to chat with the other kid nearby.

He tilted his head, lit the cigarette and took a deep puff. It was Red Nanjing, so he must be a rich man.

Through chatting, I learned that the other person's surname is Chen. He used to be a cadre in the town government. Now he is retired in the town and comes here to fish when he has nothing to do.

No wonder they are rich. Cadres are very popular nowadays, especially those in the town government.

"My home is just at the entrance of the village. I'll get you three sets of sub-lines later. What's the gauge of your main line?" Looking at the equipment of this old man, he was considered an expert and didn't use any twine.

"I used the main line No. 15 and caught a 19-jin grass carp this year," the old man said proudly.

"Haha, I'm lucky. Where did you catch it?"

"Over at Jiangxin Island, I followed the boat to the island and tried it out."

Jiangxinzhou is still on the other side of the big bay, and it is also a motivated place, even though it is so far away.

"Grandpa, I'll get you a No. 10 leader later. It should be enough. It's just that your rod is a bit short." He looked at the other person's fishing rod placed by the river.

It should be less than six meters, maybe five meters seven or five meters four, it will be difficult to catch silver carp and bighead carp.

"That's okay. Just ride your motorcycle to the city and buy one tomorrow." The old man said with a smile.

Qin Dahe nodded, and after the matter was settled, he went to watch Yanyan fishing.

At this time, the float began to move up and down slightly. Yanyan wanted to hit it but felt it was not safe.

"It can be hit in one and a half glances. The three hooks are very powerful."

"Oh." After hearing what her brother said, she was very convinced.

When the float sinks one and a half points, immediately spear the fish.

But her movements were unprofessional, she stabbed very slowly, the kind that slowly lifted the pole.

"I caught a fish, haha." The little girl's face flushed with excitement.

Fishing for silver carp and bighead carp requires a lot of strength and is much more interesting than fishing for small crucian carp.

"Slow down, if you fall into the river I'll get beaten when I get back." He said worriedly.

The old man next to them was very excited when he saw them fishing. He thought he could also catch big fish in this way if he bought bait.

It's just a matter of spending some money. You can spend a hundred yuan to get some big fish to eat at home, but you have to spend money to buy it at the vegetable market.

Yanyan was enjoying the exciting fish-playing, dragging the fish back and forth for about ten minutes.

"How old are you?"

"I don't know, you're so strong." The little girl said happily.

Another three minutes passed before the fish surfaced.

Qin Dahe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry when he saw this. A fish weighing seven or eight kilograms had slipped away from Line 22 and now he was here.

"Pull it up, don't be afraid of cutting the line."

"Oh." The little girl was a little disappointed when she saw the fish. The ones she caught last year were all very big.

After throwing the fish into the fish basket, the little girl wanted to continue fishing, but he grabbed her.

"Let's go home. I have to take Nana back later."

When she heard that there was another classmate next to her, she nodded reluctantly.

"Grandpa, just follow my tricycle." Qin Dahe looked at Grandpa Chen beside him.

"Okay, I'll clean it up. I'm familiar with the entrance to the village."

When they got up there, the little girl was still excitedly telling Nana how big the fish she caught last year was. She was so excited that Nana found it funny just to see her.

After returning home, Qin Dahe first welcomed Uncle Chen into the yard.

"Grandpa, how many pounds do you want?"

"Take five pounds first. If it works, I'll come back to buy from you."

"Row."

He nodded and took the people to the utility room of the new house, where various fishing gear were neatly stacked.

The line groups are neatly arranged on the wooden rack, with the label and length of each line group clearly written, and there are also various floats and sinkers.

"So many things!" Uncle Chen exclaimed. It was the first time he knew that a special room could be set up to store fishing gear.

"Haha, we're a group of four going out fishing, so we must be fully prepared."

A large wooden box was dragged out from under the shelf, and the prepared bait was packed in a snakeskin bag and placed inside.

You have to put it in the box because the four little ones at home are thinking about it and they will be eaten accidentally.

He took a bag and filled it up. After weighing it, it was almost six kilograms. He did not return it but gave it all to the other party.

"Righteous." After getting the bait, Uncle Chen showed a confident smile on his face.

He was imagining the scene of going to the gate and killing everyone in the future.

"You have to use stinky vegetable water to make the bait, with a water ratio of about 1:0.6. The bait can be made drier."

Qin Dahe explained how to use the bait, and when he learned that the other party didn't have stinky vegetable water, he filled a bottle for the person on the spot.

Uncle Chen kept nodding his head in agreement. He didn't expect that this young man knew so much.

He paid the money promptly. He was also thinking of buying some floats from Qin Dahe. These heavy floats looked better made than those in the fishing tackle shop.

However, Qin Dahe decisively refused. He had very few re-floating items, and if he sold them he would have to start over, which would be very troublesome.

He took three more sets of lines and gave them to the other party before going to find the girl. Now he took everyone to the attic to eat.

"Nana, these fried chestnuts are delicious. We fried them ourselves. Try them."

"You are so lucky, you have so many good things."

(End of this chapter)