Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 273

Such a big gold brick would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The father and son started to pry the bricks with fiery eyes, not caring about the damage done to the machete, and just pried them open with force.

After a while, the golden bricks were finally unloaded, but the weight seemed a little off.

"It's made of copper again?" the old man said regretfully.

The last time they went to pump water, the copper felt they pulled up had this kind of blunder, so they had some experience.

"It's only a few dozen dollars, which is not bad." Qin Dahe felt that his luck was still good, and continued to use the detector to look for it.

He is not planning to get rich overnight, but just wants to enjoy the feeling of gain, which is more exciting than making a lot of money in business.

I didn’t expect there would be a surprise later. I got four copper bricks.

Moreover, these copper bricks are not glued on with cement. The four holes at the bottom can be used to easily take out the bricks. They just opened in the wrong direction.

These brasses weigh more than 50 kilograms in total and are worth hundreds of dollars. They are probably gold and silver treasures that someone temporarily hid during a war.

Although copper is cheap now, before the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was still an absolute precious metal and a hard currency that could be converted into cash at any time.

Others use bricks and felt to hide money, which is also a way to hide money.

Seeing that it was already twelve o'clock, the father and son didn't want to go back, so they made a phone call and prepared to work for a while longer.

Then they started to act separately and search around the ruins of the bunker.

This time, Yin’s metal detector was really a good buy, as he found a lot of shell casings.

I couldn't lift it anymore, so I sent it to the boat. By the time I got ashore, it weighed more than 200 kilograms.

"Haha, I can barely make back my money today." Qin Dahe looked happily at the boat full of shell casings.

These were all dug. If the shallow soil layer was exposed by water, it would be taken away by someone. Only their metal detector could detect a little deeper.

"The detector is really good."

The two were in such a good mood that they didn't even feel tired from carrying so many things.

When I got home, I didn't even have time to unload the sacks of food, so I hurriedly asked my mother to serve me food.

I'm starving at this hour.

After taking a few big bites of food, they began to talk excitedly about their lunch experiences.

After hearing this, Qin's mother went straight to open the trunk and took out the things inside.

The little girl looked around curiously, curious about everything she saw.

He also took out a metal detector and started trying it in his own yard.

"Oh, this is profitable." Qin's mother smiled from ear to ear. So many good cannonball irons would sell for a lot of money.

Cannonball iron is not scrap iron. Blacksmiths buy it at a high price, and the kitchen knives made from it can be sold for more money.

After finishing their meal, the father and son also came over and started sorting the harvest.

Just pile up the wires, nails and other miscellaneous items in the corner and let me sell them when I have time.

"Why don't you sell the copper bricks for now? The family doesn't need these few hundred yuan."

"Okay, I'll melt it down and give it to the kids to play with." The old man said with a smile.

Copper bricks are quite rare, so he plans to melt two barbells out of them for exercise, so that his grandson can play with them when he grows up.

The shell casings are placed in the trunk of the car. When I have time these two days, I will go to the town to find a blacksmith to make a knife for me.

Qin's father asked for a machete and a narrow shovel, similar to the Luoyang shovel, to make digging easier.

Qin Dahe thought about it and decided that he also wanted this thing. He would leave a few for Erhu and the others later. There were plenty of shell casings anyway.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Qin Dahe was still sleeping. Erhu and the others came over, and Yanyan had no choice but to wake him up.

I got up sleepily and started packing with my brothers.

We are going to stay on the island until the next day, so we need to prepare food and drinks.

When I went to the city to buy a metal detector this morning, I also bought a mosquito net. You should take this with you.

All the stuff added up filled up the big tricycle, so we have to drive two more cars over today.

One truck is carrying goods and the other is carrying people. If this scene happened in the Air Force, it would probably be laughed at.

Everyone excitedly got in the car and headed all the way to Longwangguai.

When they arrived at the place, they attracted a lot of attention. Even people from the temple came out to ask them what they were doing, fearing that they were committing a crime.

When he learned that they were fishermen, he didn't say much, but just asked them to be careful because there were many snakes and insects on the island.

Sang Biao was brought here today, and Erhu also brought the Sanhua cat raised by his grandmother.

Cats are better than dogs when it comes to dealing with snakes.

The boat is just too small, making it inconvenient to carry things, so we can only transport goods in trips.

There were two large trucks parked right next to the levee, and no one dared to steal such large trucks.

If it is a motorcycle tricycle, it is hard to say whether it will be there after a night.

By the time all the things were moved to the island, it was already five o'clock.

Some more nesting materials were put down.

This time it was a light nest, with only four or five kilograms of fish scattered in two areas to serve as a temporary lure.

After fishing at night, you have to fish again in the morning.

Just like a grass carp nest, you need to keep raising it. If there is no fish today, come back tomorrow until there is fish.

Everyone installed the bracket with excitement, and found that the black carp was very valuable.

Qin's father drove a small boat and took a metal detector with him, heading east towards Sancha River.

He also brought a headlamp and a life jacket, and planned to spend two hours playing with scrap metal along the Phoenix Bridge.

I had a great time yesterday. I got so many iron shells, I can sell them for at least a few hundred.

Qin Dahe and the others didn't care. The workload today was really heavy and they were almost exhausted.

After the fishing stand is set up, start setting up the pole and tying the fishing line. After putting on the bait, you have to use a bait spoon to cast it.

It took a lot of effort just to tie the fishing line.

Then we have to build the mosquito net. After inserting the bamboo poles, we spread waterproof cloth on the ground and then build the mosquito net.

Before we could finish, the police from Yuncao came over.

Two policemen sent the ferry over and stopped them.

"What are you doing? Are you doing something illegal?"

There were two bonfires on the ground and a bucket of gasoline next to them, which looked really scary.

"Comrade police, we are planning to go fishing in the wild." Qin Dahe stepped forward to explain, feeling both amused and helpless.

He took out his driver's license for the other party to check, and also took people to see the fishing rods and snails they had prepared.

"What kind of fish are you fishing for in the middle of the night?" Although I was still a little skeptical, I felt that this small island did seem a bit lawless.

They can't just take people back for investigation without a legitimate reason.

"It's hot during the day, and there are a lot of mosquitoes at night, so I put up a mosquito net." He pointed to the tip of the fishing rod and said, "There's a bell here. People can hide in the mosquito net and know they've caught a fish."

The two policemen looked back and forth and found that it was indeed fishing.

"Be careful, there are snakes on the island. Someone even called during the day saying there were criminals with guns on the island."

Qin Dahe: “.” Who the hell is so mean? It’s such an unexpected disaster.

He took out the metal detector helplessly, luckily there was only one left.

"My dad and I came here to make a nest during the day and dig up some shell casings. This is a device that can detect metal."

"This?" The two took it curiously.

Qin Dahe carefully taught him how to use it, and from a distance it did look a bit like a spear.

"You guys are so bored. If you have time, go do some odd jobs. You can earn some money carrying bags at the docks."

"It's just a personal hobby. It's getting dark, why don't you stay for a meal?" He pointed to a large pot next to him, which contained a whole pot of pork belly and roasted duck eggs.

The duck eggs are boiled in water, then peeled and cooked with pork belly. They are just bubbling and smell delicious.

"Ce, you guys are quite good at eating." The two policemen waved their hands, meaning they were going to drive them away, so they didn't plan to disturb them any further.

"There are snakes on the island, be careful."

With that, the two jumped onto the boat and let the ferry take them back to the shore.

"Damn it, that bitch reported me. Damn it." After a delay, it was already half past six.

"Forget it, let's get ready to eat. My dad will come back and eat alone."

For dinner, we had big steamed buns and a pot of wild duck eggs and braised pork, which was so delicious.

Before they had finished their meal, a bell rang from quite far away. It was the fishing rods of Erhu and his group.

He threw the steamed bun directly onto the waterproof cloth and rolled over.

"You really know how to pick the time." Qin Dahe shook his head.

They had been busy for over an hour without changing the bait, and they only caught fish when they were eating.

He finished the steamed bun in his hand in a few bites, stuffed a duck egg into his mouth, and then went over to watch the fun.

Today they still use raw bamboo rods and No. 30 fishing line, which will definitely stop them from biting, but their goal is to catch giant bluefin, and making money is secondary.

Erhu held on as soon as he got his hands on it, but the fish was not big.

Qin Dahe was waiting by the side with the fishing line in his hand. The fifteen-meter fishing line required a very large area for fishing.

Only when the others retreated to about ten meters away from the island could the fish just barely see their figures.

"Not bad, a good start, it's about 13 or 14 pounds." Qin Dahe scooped up the fish with a smile.

More than a hundred yuan for a fish, that’s the charm of herring fishing.

The fish was protected, and they changed the bait and threw it down again, and the two continued to go back.

"Fruit snails are quite useful. I'll make more when I get home."

"I know, let's try fishing tonight."

You can’t verify it once or twice, only by fishing for a long time can you know which taste is useful.

After dinner, it was dark when Qin's father came back.

He sat by the pot, eating steamed buns in silence, and drank two pots of tea in big gulps.

The four people were a little confused. Did something happen?
"Dad, what's wrong?"

"I got some good stuff. You might not be able to fish tonight."

Everyone was shocked when this was said. Did they really dig up something incredible?
The old man looked up and smiled, then pulled out a small cloth bag from his arms, which contained a bag of sand.

He took out a shovel from the boat, put sand on the shovel head, added some water and shook it vigorously.

But the amazing thing is that no matter how it shakes, the sand remains stable inside.

"Gold sand?" Qin Dahe's eyes lit up. "I don't think we have gold mines here?"

As far as I can remember, there has never been any gold found in the Yuxi River, and no one has ever mined gold. People usually do this in the streams in the mountains.

If there was gold, the gold rush would have started long ago. The people here are notoriously poor and tyrannical. The township government is useless unless the armed police come.

But the sand on the shovel was golden in color, and with that heavy feeling of sediment, it must be gold without a doubt.

Erhu and the others opened their eyes wide. Gold? Damn, if we can dig up a gold mine, we'll be rich.

Everyone, including the silly kid, looked at him in surprise.

"You have some knowledge?" The old man was a little surprised. It was not easy to see it from just one action.

How could he know that Qin Dahe had watched Douyin countless times in his previous life.

"Where did you get it?"

"There are people illegally mining river sand." When the old man said the word "illegible mining", he laughed. It was obvious mining.

"The place I went to is not far from the loach fishing nest where you went last time. It was a former sand mining site. There was a sand washing pool over there. I found it with this probe." He said with a smile.

Qin Dahe nodded when he heard this. It was really possible to find gold in the sand washing pool. It would take countless tons of sand to exchange for a little bottom sand.

Selling sand is more profitable than panning for gold these days, and the bosses of sand mining stations would never think of starting this business.

"Let's take some fishing gear with us, pretend to fish, and dig up all the sand in that pond." Qin's father said viciously.

"How much sand? If there's too much, we may not be able to finish it." Qin Dahe said with a frown.

"There's not much sand. The sand washing pool was dug out a long time ago, leaving only a layer of mud and sand at the bottom. I guess the villagers nearby took it home to use, which is convenient for us." Qin's father smiled proudly. "The essence is in that bottom layer."

The surrounding villagers who are not particular will also dig sand for themselves. The top layer of sediment in the sand washing pool is considered to be fine sand of relatively good quality.

When the sand mining site moved, they certainly looked down on such a small amount of money. Their daily profits were astonishing.

Mining along the Yuxi River towards the Yangtze River, and moving to another location when you run out of resources. It’s a business that’s sure to make money.

"Let's go and make some money." He waved his hand and canceled today's fishing plan.

But it's a bit troublesome to have so many things at the moment.

"Dahe, should we store the brackets and other things on the island?" There are too many, and there is also a fish.

This black carp is a bit useless now. If I take it back, I will have to put it in a transfer box to store water. It’s better not to take it.

Qin Dahe thought about it and realized that it was indeed very troublesome.

"We put our stuff over there in the bunker. It's thick with grass and no one can see it. But it's so late at night that it's easy to get bit by snakes."

"I'll take the lead, you guys hurry up and clean up." The old man urged.

He simply took a handful of water candles, lit them, filled an iron bucket with water, and poured some water on it. Thick smoke immediately began to come out.

He walked in front carrying a water candle, so that even if there were snakes, they would run away. The four of them walked behind carrying things like fish guards and stands.

When we got there, we just threw the things into the bushes.

Gold panning is a windfall and should not affect fishing.

Then everyone started to set off with headlamps, and this time they brought four fishing rods.

In the past, it was just a show, and the main focus was definitely on digging for gold.

Gold panning doesn't seem to be illegal now, but if someone in a sand mine notices it, they can still have an explanation.

It was understandable that a group of them went fishing, as the people at the sand mining station saw the loach nests in the early spring.

After packing up the things, I also killed the remaining snails and continued to raise them in the nest.

After getting ashore, the two cars drove quickly towards Sancha River. It was already past nine o'clock.

(End of this chapter)