Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 23 Gluten Powder

The next day, the father and son went to the town together. The old man sold the black carp, soft-shelled turtle, and black carp, and then took a bus to Cangtou to buy a tricycle.

I inquired about it yesterday and found out that the factory has two vehicles in stock, priced at 8000 yuan each, and even the diesel engines are new ones that have just been delivered.

I took my passbook with me when I went out in the morning, and after selling the fish I went to withdraw money to buy a car.

Qin Dahe was going to buy a batch of fishing nets and go back to ask his mother to help him make the maze, fish guards, and lift the nets.

These finished products are quite expensive, so it’s more cost-effective to make them yourself.

I went to the grain and oil store and bought a lot of wheat gluten, also known as gluten flour.

This is the stuff used in commercial baits made in later generations. However, the raw materials used by those who made commercial baits were still of poor quality, which greatly damaged the flavor.

You can make silky flour yourself by washing out the gluten from high-gluten flour, cutting it into small pieces, drying it, and then grinding it into powder. But he found it troublesome and just bought it directly.

As the king of black pit medicine, he doesn't know how to make those secret baits, but he can still make the general fragrant and fishy baits. The fragrant bait is grains, and the fishy bait is red worm powder, shrimp powder, etc. It depends on whether you are willing to add anything.

When he was fishing for crucian carp the day before yesterday, he found that the earthworms were too fishy, and the fishy smell attracted the ground tigers and small river shrimps. He thought that homemade bait was more reliable.

After buying the things, he carried them to his sister's place and waited for the old man to buy the car and come to pick him up.

"Sister, where is Binbin?" As soon as he entered the room, he started looking for the little fat boy without waiting for his sister to ask.

"He hasn't woken up yet. It's almost nine o'clock, but the kid just won't get up." My brother-in-law said again angrily.

He couldn't sleep at night and couldn't wake up during the day, which tortured him a lot.

"Haha, children should sleep as much as they can. Abao, has Xiaotang finished smoking?"

"Well, I'm done smoking. Let's go buy some fishing gear to take back. I'll go upstairs to check on Binbin."

When they got upstairs, a little fat boy looked at his uncle blankly, his face red from sleep.

"Yeah, you're awake. Uncle, give me a hug."

"Wow" the baby cried loudly, and the elder sister hurried over to make milk.

"Baby is awake, mommy will make some milk for you."

When she saw her mother coming up, she stopped crying, but she was still a little wary when looking at Qin Dahe.

"You're still not weaned at this age?"

"No, I'm addicted to milk, and the old man is willing to spend money, so I won't stop milking for now."

The elder sister quickly prepared the milk and handed it to the little kid, who then grabbed the big bottle and started sucking hard.

The two little feet were stretched so tight that it made people want to laugh.

"Sister, I asked Dad to bring you a mandarin fish. Did you eat it, Binbin?"

"We ate it. The mandarin fish has no bones and is very delicious. Binbin finished it all by himself, and Ayong's father even said he wanted to buy some more." The elder sister said with a smile.

This stuff costs more than 20 yuan per pound. People in the town who can afford it all know the price, and the fertilizer seller must be one of them.

"Next time we go mandarin fish fishing, leave one for Binbin."

"Don't keep it. Dad was so distressed when he sent the fish to me. If he sends it again, he will blame me." The eldest sister curled her lips.

The spotted mandarin fish they caught that day weighed at least one and a half kilograms and could be sold for more than fifty yuan. If they gave it to the old man, he would definitely feel bad about spending the money.

"That's all right. I'll just catch a few more and then go look for another mandarin fish nest later." He said nonchalantly. It's just a few dozen yuan. This little nephew has grown up to be very close to him. He used to visit him often in his previous life.

I have to get closer to the little guy in this life no matter what. I touched his head. He stopped making noises now that he had food. He just looked at me and continued to drink milk.

"A Bao is really capable. He can catch so many mandarin fish, and there is a big one. Even Brother Yong wants to go fishing with you after seeing it."

"Come if you want. Let Grandpa take over one of our shifts. If he goes fishing with us for a day, we'll definitely catch a lot."

After Binbin finished eating, the two of them took the baby downstairs.

"Daddy, hug me."

As soon as the little guy came downstairs and saw his father smoking, he immediately stuck to him.

"I really owe you, Tsuneno."

The brother and sister both smiled as they watched their brother-in-law helplessly pick up the little fat boy and cling to him with his chubby hands.

Babies are cute only when they are fat. It’s fine as long as you don’t hold them in your arms.

"By the way, Dahe, tell me about your fishing experience. I heard that you caught a lot of big fish with your new equipment." Ayong moved over with the baby in his arms.

Qin Dahe talked about his unique platform fishing method and the lure rod, which is the real tool for making money.

Now live bait is not allowed. If you pour hundreds of kilograms of loaches into the nest one day, predatory fish from several kilometers around will come.

But if this is the case, other people will definitely not be able to fish, and they will have to choose a place where there is no one.

"That's awesome! Get me a set of lure rods so I can go fishing for mandarin fish too."

Seeing his brother-in-law's excited look, Qin Dahe smiled bitterly and said, "That depends on luck. This second-hand suit I bought on the black market would cost at least several thousand yuan if it were new. You have to go to a coastal city to buy it."

As soon as he said this, the couple stared at him with wide eyes: "So expensive?"

"Yeah, no one here does lure fishing. Or maybe you could get a turtle gun and modify it, and try it out."

The soft-shelled turtle gun and the lure reel are actually the same, but the reel is much worse. The rod can be a slightly inferior glass rod or bamboo rod, as long as it does not catch big fish.

The giants mentioned here are big fish weighing more than 50 kilograms. When these fish rush forward, ordinary rods cannot hold them back.

"Forget it. Go to the ghost market and ask around. If there's any second-hand ones, get me one."

No one's money comes from the wind, especially his fertilizer store. It is definitely profitable, but the risks are also great. Every year when he goes to pay off the debts, the medicine expenses are quite high.

The current rule of law is not as sound as imagined. The police stations in the countryside are basically focused on mediation. Any slightly bigger matter must be reported for processing, and we can only rely on the old man to lead people to collect debts.

The most special situation is when they are poor, extremely poor, with no food to eat and several children crying from hunger. In this case, the old man may have to leave twenty yuan behind.

"By the way, sister, Dad went to buy a tricycle today. Brother-in-law will buy some firecrackers and set them off with me later." Seeing the fireworks displayed at the entrance of the supermarket next door, he suddenly realized that something bad had almost happened.

Buying a car is a big deal nowadays, even a big three-wheeled car worth a few thousand yuan is considered a big deal. You must have a car to set off firecrackers, and if you are more particular, you will have to set up a table.

"Cena, you're just saying it now. Buying a car is a big deal." My brother-in-law cursed and went to the nearby store to get two strings of firecrackers.

"It was a last-minute decision. I talked to Dad the day before yesterday, Mom agreed yesterday, and then I went to buy a car today. I forgot about it for a while." He touched his head embarrassedly.

"Don't do things like this next time." The elder sister gave him a sidelong glance.

Qin Dahe spread his hands without explaining. In his previous life, no one set off firecrackers when buying a car. He only remembered it when he saw the fireworks at the entrance of the supermarket.

(End of this chapter)