Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 227 Electric Welding Move

"Well, you also need to maintain a nest to catch black carp. Put ten pounds of screw bait in one spot every day. Don't use too much. Do it for a few days before you start fishing, otherwise it will be too difficult to keep it." He talked about the precautions for fishing black carp.

You need to make nests in fishways such as estuaries or small islands, in small amounts and multiple times, because black carp likes cleanliness.

It is best to wait until the nest is well established before starting fishing.

"Okay, let me use your assembled boat later, and we'll go to Longwangguai to try it out." Qin's father said excitedly.

The spliced boat has been made, and some movable hinges have been added. You can assemble it directly when you get to the river.

Now that it hasn't been put into the water, the total weight is only 200 kilograms, which is enough to carry two adults and a bunch of fishing gear.

"It's in the yard. If you have time, go and try fishing." Qin Dahe sighed. He had never tried it before.

But now that the two brothers are building a house, I can't leave them alone to go fishing.

When the eldest sister and her friends knew that Qin's father sold a fish for eight or nine thousand yuan, they thought it was very reliable, and her brother-in-law was eager to go fishing with them.

"Use 30+30 line set, and remember to use raw bamboo." Although the glass rod is durable, it lacks strength.

The last time I caught a 133-pound black carp was pure luck, and the rod broke accidentally.

They had already caught two while fishing at the sluice gate. Silver carp and bighead carp weighing fifty or sixty kilograms were more powerful than black carp weighing a hundred kilograms.

"The sub-line is the same as the main line? It would be better to use a through line." Qin's father curled his lips.

"Just do the same thing. Although the chances are slim, it's possible to catch a giant fish in this kind of nest. The two sub-lines are used to test the fish's bite in different water layers. If the fish bites, just cut the line."

Fishing for giants is naturally different from fishing for small fish, and there is no need for strict separation of sub-lines and main lines.

The old man nodded when he heard this. He still had some say in his son's fishing affairs.

After dinner, my eldest sister talked with my mother in the house for a long time before she and her brother-in-law took Binbin away. It was convenient to have a three-wheeled motorcycle.

Qin's father continued to look for the child to touch the screw for him with great interest.

One cent per pound, and there are plenty of children who can help him touch it for two dollars.

"Yan'er, what time do you start work this afternoon?" Qin Dahe drank a sip of tea contentedly. He was really full after having lunch.

"It's one o'clock in the afternoon. The stationmaster said that if I'm tired, I should rest at home." She said embarrassedly.

There’s actually not much to do at the station, as it’s still early for summer harvest.

"Then I'll go take care of the kids. I'll finish building the wall in the next two days."

"Yes, brother, you go and do your work." The little girl carried Sang Biao to the backyard to cool off. The weather was a bit hot now.

The sun was still very strong in the afternoon, and the three brothers couldn't help but speed up the construction of the wall.

I worked until six in the evening, and only had to eat some dry food in between, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hold on.

The yard wall has been built to two meters high. The front and back walls need to be built to three meters high. Because beams need to be erected on both sides, they need to be built to a little over four meters. We should be able to finish it by working overtime tomorrow.

When he got home, he couldn't even eat the hot meal. He had to take a shower first to feel better.

Another two days passed, and this time he and Erhu started to help Tiedan with the work. This place was a bungalow, so it was much simpler.

You can just use prefabricated panels for the roof, and the construction period may be faster than that of Hanwaer’s house.

Because Tiedan has a large family, the work was already in the final stages when the two of them entered.

In the afternoon, when the wall was completed, the three brothers collapsed on the ground, sweat dripping from their bodies like it was free money.

Qin Dahe has to go to the nets to sell eels every morning. It has been really hard these two days. He has to drink two bottles of beer before going to bed at night.

The sun is getting hotter and hotter, as if midsummer is coming early. I estimate the temperature to be around 34 or 35 degrees Celsius.

There was not even a trace of wind at the moment, and his hair was stuck to his scalp, which was very uncomfortable. Qin Dahe thought about going to the town to get his head shaved tomorrow, as it was too hot in the summer.

The three brothers sat on the ground, smoking cigarettes and chatting about the welding site.

"You all know that electric welding can hurt people. Now that we have wives and children at home, we have to move. None of our three families is suitable." The men don't care, but the wives and children are a problem.

"You decide how to do it, I'll do as you say." "Me too."

Both of them spoke.

I learned welding from him. Although I get commission now, Qin Dahe is already qualified to get the money because he provided the blueprints. It is really too much for him to weld in someone else's yard.

"Do you remember the sign I put on the county road?"

"I know, it's used to attract customers."

"There's a small vacant lot next to that sign. Drive a few stakes along the county road and build a small wooden hut for welding. You'll start getting orders soon."

Someone has called him these days and asked him to modify the car before August. In the second half of the year, not only the cotton harvest, but also various grain and agricultural products are transported, which is the peak season for the three-wheeled vehicles.

In order to make a profit of several hundred yuan per trip, these people have to make their cars wider and thicker.

He asked them to wait for a while, as his wife was on vacation in the summer and definitely couldn't work at home.

"A lot of orders?" Tiedan said with shining eyes.

Now that fishing for silver carp and bighead carp is no longer possible, he is thinking about getting some eel cages.

But Dad was already at home, so he'd have to go farther. Without a motorized tricycle, it was a hassle. A load of eel cages weighed over a hundred pounds. "Yeah, people from Ligezhuang, Cangtou, and Xinba have contacted me." He was the only one in the village who could fix a car and make money, so everyone had to contact him.

There was a master welder in Fenghuang Bridge who tried to take an order. It took him hundreds of hours to finish the work, and the result was ugly, which made the customer very angry.

After hundreds of working hours, if he charges people too little, he will lose money. If he charges too much, others will damage his reputation. Naturally, he can't continue.

The main problem is that I don’t know how to draw blueprints, and I frequently change the dimensions, which results in a weird looking mess in the end.

"Okay, the cabin can be built quickly. I'll go to the village director's house now." Tiedan immediately expressed his willingness to do it.

It would be nice to have my own small welding workshop. It’s not a big deal to work at Qin Dahe’s house every day.

"Wait a moment." He held the man down, took apart the Red Nanjing cigarettes and distributed them to everyone, then lit another one.

He took a deep drag on his cigarette and spoke slowly, "How are you going to divide the wages? Let me make it clear first, I won't do the welding. At most, I can draw up some blueprints or help you out. Under normal circumstances, you have to figure out how to distribute the wages."

"Just split it equally." Tiedan blurted out.

He curled his lips and looked at Erhu. "What about you?"

Erhu touched his nose awkwardly. His craftsmanship was not as good as Tiedan's, so it was a bit shameless to ask for an equal share of the wages.

With Qin Dahe around, everything is easy. He is a master craftsman and can say how the money is divided. The key is that it is clear that he doesn't want to do welding anymore.

"Then you can just set your own wages and divide the money according to the working hours." He said quietly.

The wage I quoted to others is about 30 yuan an hour, but it is actually higher because of the high work efficiency.

"Please help us estimate it." Erhu said alone.

Tiedan also nodded. It was a bit shameless to quote one's own wages.

"Erhu, you're considered a skilled worker now. Fifteen dollars an hour should be fine."

"Row."

"Tiedan's craftsmanship is better, but his drawing skills are lacking. He'll take 20. The standard external quotation is . You can take orders on your own and split the money according to the total labor cost."

He spoke lightly, taking a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaling slowly.

In other words, he would not take any commission unless he drew the blueprints.

It’s okay to get commission from orders in a short period of time, but if you take it for a long time, none of your brothers will be able to do it.

It’s better to discuss some things in advance so that everyone can play together openly.

After all, fishing is not a proper job. It can make money, but it is unstable. Their lives will be better after they have a welding business.

Qin Dahe is different from others. He has a huge information gap, so it is very easy for him to get rich if he really wants to.

I have been in the countryside for nearly a year. Although I am often as tired as a dead dog, my energy and spirit are much better than in my previous life, so I don’t plan to change. At most, I will stop welding.

Erhu and Tiedan had no objection to the distribution ratio.

"I'll go up there often to see how you're doing, and I'll let you know if your skills improve."

"Of course, I have to study hard next time." Erhu said confidently.

"Haha, it would be great if I could learn. Now let's go to the village director's house and tell him what happened. A temporary wooden shed should be no problem."

"Okay, let's go there now." Both of them were happy.

This can be considered as starting a business alone, although the only capital is a worthless wooden house.

When the two men came back, they called their wives together to discuss something before coming to him.

"Dahe, you sold us those two machines too. We paid you what you paid for them. How can we keep taking advantage of you?"

When Qin Dahe heard this, he stared at the two of them with a puzzled look and told them the purchase price last year.

Half a year has passed, and the copper and iron inside the welding machine are more expensive than the welding machine itself. It can be considered a successful investment.

He put the money away, feeling both amused and helpless, and went back to eat.

He doesn't need to worry about how the welding workshop works. He just needs to come forward and help when there are orders that cannot be handled.

I also have a broken electric welder at home, which is enough for welding things like scoop nets and fishing platforms.

When I got home, I was holding a large stack of money and my mother asked me some questions.

Qin Dahe told his mother what his brothers had said in the afternoon, and she nodded continuously, saying that this was the best way to deal with it.

My son is usually not very serious, but he is quite good at handling these things.

He simply handed over a stack of money.

"Mom, spend the money yourself and buy some delicious food." He chuckled, dodged the things my mother threw at him, and went to the back to wash himself.

"You little bastard, you're showing off in front of me just because you made a little money." Mother Qin scolded her and then started laughing.

Her son is so thoughtful. Knowing that she spends a lot of money on meat every day, he specially gave her so much money.

If she were to ask her daughter-in-law for money, it would definitely not work. She would not be able to do that.

(End of this chapter)