Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 213 The Fierce Fish Mouth
By eleven o'clock, we were fishing and roughly estimated that the four of us had caught over two hundred kilograms.

The largest silver carp and bighead carp today weighed only a little over 20 kilograms. There were no giants weighing 30 or 40 kilograms. Many of them were small silver carp and bighead carp weighing only one or two kilograms, but there were really a lot of them.

At the beginning, Erhu played as a support, and then they went to Qin Dahe, and the two unlucky guys took turns to go into the water.

Tiedan and Hanwaer sat steadily without moving.

"You guys go fishing, I'll go downstairs to steam buns." Qin Dahe sighed and thought, forget it, I won't fish for now.

How lucky I am! Except for the three consecutive fish at the beginning, the rest were all silver carp and bighead carp. They must have been contaminated by Erhu.

I stopped having diarrhea for an hour in the morning, and it wasn't as severe as I had imagined.

"Well, boil another pot of water. The cup is empty."

I lit the fire again and put a kettle of water on it.

After thinking about it, I dug a new hole and put the steamer on it to steam the vegetables and buns. I was too lazy to wait for the water to boil.

"Grandpa, can you please come with us?" He looked at Grandpa Chen.

I felt embarrassed to charge someone a hundred yuan. It was indeed too expensive.

"Okay, I'm too lazy to go back." Uncle Chen said happily.

Although his catch was not as good as here, he still caught more than 30 kilograms, which was much better than usual.

When fishing for silver carp and bighead carp, there is no taboo against using the same fishing spot. If everyone fishes in the same place, you will only catch more fish. The bites from his side are actually quite fast, but one person has to both reel in the fish and scoop it up, which wastes time.

Qin Dahe nodded and lit another fire. The three dogs were attracted by the aroma of food and squatted obediently beside it.

Especially Brother Niu, squatting next to him like a villain.

"Erhu, has Brother Niu gained weight again?"

"I think so. I fed a lot of good things last year."

"Haha, it's better to be stronger." Qin Dahe stroked the dog gently. Unexpectedly, Brother Niu was quite cooperative and raised his head to let him touch his neck.

Black Bear and Fried Noodles also squeezed over and joined in the fun.

The fish are biting much slower now. Silly Kid has caught a fish and is still reeling it in, but the other two are not making any movement.

"It's time to eat. Come over here."

"okay."

Erhu put Hanwaer's fish into the fish basket and hurried over. Uncle Chen from next door also came.

"It's okay. Today we'll have steamed buns and braised pork with pickles."

A big pot of food, but no bowl.

Everyone just uses chopsticks to pick up the vegetables and eat them, there is no need to be so particular.

Uncle Chen didn't bring chopsticks, so he picked two branches, washed them, and used them as chopsticks.

"You guys are really professional at fishing, and that fishing platform."

"Haha, we're going to make money from this." Qin Dahe laughed and continued eating.

You have to eat enough at noon, otherwise you won’t be able to hold on if you eat too much in the afternoon.

Fishing for silver carp and bighead carp is really tiring. Even with a tripod, it is still difficult to cast the fishing rod, especially a two-pound rod.

"How much did you earn?" Uncle Chen asked excitedly.

"A few tens of thousands of yuan, I haven't calculated it." The main reason was that I made a lot of money from the loach fishing last month.

Uncle Chen was slightly surprised when he heard this, but he could also make money, so he didn't say much after being surprised. Judging from the situation today, he was going to make a lot of money.

Silver carp in the town can be sold for about six dollars, and they have caught five or six big silver carp.

After dinner, everyone took a break and smoked together. The remaining steamed buns were put in bags. If they felt hungry in the evening, they would eat the steamed buns first.

The dogs are fed bait by just pouring boiling water on it, which is more enjoyable than letting them eat steamed buns.

I don’t know how the silver carp and bighead carp bait taste, but the dogs grow really fast after eating it.

The two dogs, Black Bear and Chao Mian, are shiny and greasy because they eat the bait.

After dinner, everyone continued fishing, and he didn't care even if Uncle Chen moved a little closer.

The fish have been roaming around the shore since the morning's nest. Just throw a couple of baits in and the fishy smell will start to rise.

As soon as the bait entered the water, there were small fluctuations.

One point, rise; half a point, rise.

Heipiao, "Swoosh!"

"Ce, this is really strong."

If you can still see the fish floating black when fishing for silver carp and bighead carp, it must be a dead bite, and the sound of cutting water can be heard.

"Ce, the big stuff has finally arrived." He could tell by the feel that the stuff weighed almost 20 kilograms.

The other three people were also staring at their floats. Now everyone was taking action, but the last one who didn't catch any fish had to pick up the rod and help the other three people scoop up the fish.

"Damn it, it's not me again, is it?" Erhu said depressedly.

"Haha, I'm not in a hurry. This fish will probably take more than ten minutes to swim."

Qin Dahe laughed heartily and started doing deadlifts on the horizontal bar.

I'm not afraid of the No. 18 leader.

Erhu over there also caught a fish and finally breathed a sigh of relief. He no longer had to assist others.

Finally, the silly kid came down to scoop up the fish. Tiedan's fish was a small silver carp and bighead carp, but he pretended to slip away and made a big bend bow for the fish weighing one or two kilograms.

"Shameless." Erhu scolded him. The silver carp and bighead carp weighing more than a kilogram slipped away for a minute. What a damn No. 18 leader.

"Hehe, I caught a fish." Tiedan smiled and continued to cast the rod.

Silly kid will wait at Erhu's side first. Qin Dahe's fish is a bit big, so it will definitely take a while to swim.

It took fifteen or sixteen minutes to get it ashore. It was a big silver carp with incredibly beautiful fur.

"This is the heaviest today, right?" he said proudly.

There were really no big fish today, but there were a lot of small silver carp and bighead carp, weighing one or two pounds, or three or four pounds. We could only throw them back into the pond to keep them.

Silly boy raised a lot of fish in the pond next to his house, but the pond was too small, and only one fish would float up every few days.

Silver carp and bighead carp are most likely to die in spring and autumn.

I continued casting the rod and got another bite, which was a real surprise.

Unfortunately, the moment he stabbed the fish, he knew it was a silver carp or bighead carp.

"How about we release all these silver carp and bighead carp?" There are only so many wild resources. If they release them, they can still get some next year. The key is that these silver carp and bighead carp cannot be sold for money.

"Just keep it in your pond and clear out your crucian carp."

"Forget it." Qin Dahe shook his head.

The small fish pond at home is not very big. I can make about one or two thousand yuan a year by raising crucian carp. Raising silver carp and bighead carp will take at least four or five years without any water. It is too much effort.

"Ce, this guy with something in his mouth is coming over here too." Qin Dahe looked speechlessly at the stupid Yangtze alligator at his feet, who was actually pulling at his fish guard.

"I hit him twice with a stick and he ran away." Tiedan said indifferently.

They have encountered this thing quite a few times, and it also appeared when they were fishing for grass carp last time.

"Forget it, just feed it." There happened to be no silver carp or bighead carp chicks, so he took one out, smashed it to death, and threw it into the water.

When the Yangtze alligator saw food, it immediately tried to grab the fish, and it took several tries before it successfully entered its mouth.

This is also the reason why he killed the fish before feeding it. The Yangtze alligator has no chance of eating fish because it moves too slowly.

"Call him over and feed him to me, hey." Erhu also found it fun to watch.

As he said this, he yelled "Oh, oh, oh, oh!" and unexpectedly, Hanpi really ran over. Niu Ge seemed to think his master was in danger and swam over as well. With a roar, he scared the alligator away.

"Haha, this is really cowardly, even dogs are afraid of it." Qin Dahe laughed happily.

Fishing itself is boring, and it's nice to have some fun, but the big blue dog in Erhu's family is really vicious.

After this episode, everyone continued fishing.

The bite in the afternoon is more intense than in the morning, and someone will have to go down and catch the fish soon.

Because the rod is soft and the fish is reeling in for a long time, it is easy for three people to be waiting to catch the fish at the same time.

In the afternoon, it was Erhu and Tiedan's turn to go into the water, and they took turns helping to copy.

Now the sun is shining from the opposite side, the water temperature is slowly rising, and everyone is having a great time fishing.

"Big stuff." The silly kid was pleasantly surprised. The fishing rod suddenly bent and the tip of the rod went directly into the water. He could only hold the rod horizontally.

Everyone also started to look forward to it. There were really no big fish today. The fish Qin Dahe caught, weighing over 20 kilograms, was considered an impressive weight.

They came here last year, but they kept bringing in large quantities of goods.

But there must be a lot of fish today, at least three or four hundred kilograms.

Erhu also caught a fish. It was almost four o'clock and Qin Dahe felt a little anxious.

He seemed to be at the bottom of the list today, even though he was the first one to take the first bite both in the morning and afternoon.

After about twenty minutes, the fish on Hanwaer's side began to surface, big silver carp, weighing at least thirty kilograms.

Everyone was a little disappointed. Silver carp is cheap now, more than two or three yuan. Even if the fur of wild carp is good, it will only cost three yuan per catty at most if it is sent to the city.

If it were such a big silver carp, it would be worth at least two hundred yuan.

"Dahe, when are we going to fish for grass carp?" Erhu complained and threw another silver carp and bighead carp.

There is no place to raise fish now, so these silver carp and bighead carp can only be thrown away.

"Wait, make some money first, then I'll take you to a small island on Longwangguai heading towards Chaohu Lake." He also wanted to catch big fish, but he had to make money first.

It is difficult to make money by fishing for herring. You may not get a bite all day, so you have to be patient.

"Shall we sail there ourselves?"

"I asked my grandfather to make me a wooden spliced boat. Later I will go to the city to buy a portable gasoline engine and install it, so that I can carry the boat with me whenever I go out." He said casually.

"I should have bought it a long time ago. There's definitely more fishing to do on the island in the middle."

After fishing for so long, everyone was tired and took a short break. Their arms were exhausted.

The four of them lit up cigarettes together, and Qin Dahe took a deep puff, feeling refreshed.

"Brother, this one has no bamboo pole, it's easy to use." Silly boy rubbed his wrist. He was strong and he always used one hand to lift the pole and stab the fish. It was convenient, but
"We can't afford a carbon rod." Qin Dahe said angrily.

Nowadays, high-carbon rods can only be imported, and each one costs several thousand yuan. Compared with the fishing rods that cost a few hundred yuan in later generations, they are still garbage.

Although those double tags are just a gimmick, their quality is definitely far superior to current fishing rods.

The only advantage of a glass rod is that it is suitable for catching giant fish. It is difficult to break the rod and it also protects the line.

But fishing for fish weighing more than ten or twenty kilograms is a waste of time. It takes more than ten minutes to fish for them.

If it is a high-carbon rod, combined with a 22+18 line group, it will take a few minutes to get ashore.

"If your wrists are tired, I'll bring you a lure rod tomorrow to use. It's the same for fishing on slippery roads."

"Okay." The silly kid nodded. Luya is indeed more useful than a 7.2-meter fishing rod.

"It seems like we've run out of fishing line. I'll ask my dad to buy a few rolls tomorrow."

They must deliver the goods tomorrow. The four of them are fishing and don’t have time to go, so Qin’s father has to go.

After smoking cigarettes, everyone continued fishing.

The fish were biting slowly at this time, and it was not until five o'clock that we caught two big fish.

There are too many silver and bighead carp chicks, it’s annoying, so I have to throw them away.

"Packed it up, four or five hundred pounds should be enough today."

"Hey, can it be sold for 2000 yuan?"

"Yes." Qin Dahe has been paying attention to the catch. Today's silver carp weighs at least 150 kilograms.

Everyone started to dismantle the brackets and fishing platforms. As the equipment increased, it took them more time to pack up these things.

"Kid, do you want to put out the shrimp cages tonight?" Qin Dahe asked. He was planning to do it in the evening.

Next, it’s time to take turns using shrimp cages and eel cages, making as much money as possible.

"Go." The silly kid nodded heavily.

He wanted to save money, save more, so that his aunt could find him a good wife.

Now, except for a little cash, the rest is almost all in the hands of the eldest brother, which is also a kind of trust in the eldest brother.

Those so-called second uncles tried to persuade him after hearing the news, but were almost beaten by him.

If he didn't give his money to his brother, he would feel uneasy if he kept it at home. If he went out fishing, someone would definitely steal it. Even his third uncle tried to borrow money from him, but he refused.

If anyone dares to cause trouble, he will beat them up. Anyway, the eldest brother said that he can beat them up as much as he wants and no one dares to make things difficult for him.

All three transfer boxes are filled with fish, making it easier to lift them up.

"Do you feel that this time is not as exciting?" Qin Dahe suddenly said.

"Yes."

"Yeah, I feel the same way. I caught a lot of fish today, but it seems like there's nothing else to it except making money."

Everyone nodded, thinking that fishing today didn't seem very interesting.

"It's just so cool to fish in a loach nest. There's nothing like it now."

"How about we go to the Yangtze River and build a loach nest?" Erhu suggested.

It’s just a few thousand dollars, as long as I can make it back.

"Don't, or you'll be helping others."

"Yes."

Everyone thought of the last group of people who were hunting for loach nests in the local area. If Qin Dahe hadn't stopped them, their car might not have been able to get out.

This is the case in the Yuxi River. There are even more fishermen in the Yangtze River. Many people rely on the Yangtze River for their livelihood. They divide the territory and decide how to fish.

As for setting up this nest locally, it is even more difficult, as they still have to fish for a long time.

"Carry the fish, Ce."

Qin Dahe had no choice. He had to make money now, so he started by catching silver carp and bighead carp for a while.

The resources at the sluice gate are also limited, only a few hundred kilograms a day. At most, the resources here will be dispersed in a week, and then we can catch big fish.

By the time we got the things up, it was already half past five. It was too tiring to carry the fish and the fishing platform.

But we really made money today. If we share the money, each of us can make 400 or 500 yuan.

I started the engine and drove all the way home. The sunset on the county road was quite beautiful, hey!
When I got home, I suddenly heard the bad news.

"Mom, you sold them all?"

"Yes, that guy surnamed Lei couldn't get through to you on the phone, so he came directly to my house to ask. Didn't you sell it for 20 yuan per catty? Based on this price, your father also gave ten pairs of leader lines to others." Qin's mother said happily.

There were still 20 kilograms of bait left at home, which she sold for 400 yuan. She knew the cost, so she made a lot of money.

"Dad, why do you give people so many lines?" Qin Dahe said depressedly.

(End of this chapter)