Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 326

After picking for three consecutive days, the cotton was finally picked, and the next step was to pick the fruits.

After the cotton blooms, the shell will become darker and harder. The cotton can be picked if it has burst, but the cotton that has not burst must be picked because it may rain.

The entire cotton harvesting process can last as little as thirty days, for example, last year, when the summer was scorching for several months.

As long as you keep watering, you can pick all the fruits in September.

The farming season will be extended this year, and it is estimated that the harvest will not be ready until November when the weather gets colder.

Early that morning, my eldest sister and her husband brought Binbin home, carrying cigarettes, alcohol, tea, candy, and some fish and meat.

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, so there are a lot of people in the village.

People have been coming down the levee since morning.

"Eat the tea eggs and cakes first." Mother Qin smiled and picked up Binbin. The grandson weighing more than 60 kilograms was easily lifted up in her arms, which made her brother-in-law's eyelids jump.

"Grandma."

"Oh, my eldest grandson has gained weight again." Mother Qin smiled and carried Binbin to the new house, where there were better foods.

"Sister, brother-in-law."

Qin Dahe set off two strings of thousand-firecrackers at the door. As the crackling sounds rang out, the village entrance suddenly became lively.

"Daha, you've gained weight again." The elder sister looked at her younger brother with a smile, which was great.

"I'm not fat at all, I'm just strong." He chuckled and started preparing things.

I'm going to my father-in-law's house later, and I also have to make a trip to visit my grandfather.

My mother is still angry with my grandfather and doesn't want to go, so I have to go alone.

Yanyan’s belly is so big that everyone is afraid to visit her.

After a while, Hanwaer, Erhu and Tiedan all came over, carrying things in their hands.

"Ce, why are you here?" Qin Dahe took the things from Erhu's hand with a smile.

It's normal for Hanwa to come here. He comes here three times a year.

"My father said that we should come over every New Year and other holidays in the future." Tiedan said, and Erhu nodded.

"Okay, sit down and have something to eat. You guys are going to send off the festival later, right?"

The house is really lively now. The four little ones have also run to the front to avoid Binbin.

"I won't go. Zhaodi said there is no wedding banquet there. It's enough to just go there during the New Year to show my appreciation." Tiedan had a smile on his face. It would be better if his wife could take care of the family wholeheartedly.

"Yeah." Qin Dahe nodded. It was indeed true.

The daughter feels resentful because her parents are not treated like such people, so she is unwilling to go home every holiday.

Everyone ate some tea eggs and snacks, and then Erhu and Tiedan said goodbye.

The silly kid is still carrying a lot of things in his hands. Later, the two brothers will go to the old carpenter to give them gifts.

"Yan'er, let's go. Call grandpa over for lunch at noon." He shouted inside.

"I'm not going. My grandma said she was afraid that I would fall. She just called and told me not to go out. They will come to our house for lunch at noon." The grandma here refers to my biological mother.

I'm definitely embarrassed to say this. What mother-in-law wouldn't let her daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home?

"Okay." I said hello to my brother-in-law. "Mom, I'll go to Grandpa's first."

"Go ahead, drive the boat over there, and drop off the old man's group later. Come back for lunch."

The two brothers carried their things onto the boat, started the diesel engine and set off.

When we arrived at grandpa's house, it was naturally lively again.

"Baby, come to my house with Grandpa for lunch at noon."

"I know." The boy nodded. He still needed to help his grandfather with some more work.

The father-in-law is not only satisfied with his son-in-law, but also very satisfied with his apprentice.

"You're getting married tomorrow, so there's no rush. Sit down and have something to eat." Auntie smiled and pulled the silly kid to sit down.

"I'm going first. I have to send my father home."

After getting on the boat, we set off again and headed towards Xiaoguowei.

The sun was shining brightly and the sound of firecrackers could be heard from time to time on both sides of the outer river.

This year is such a good year that there wasn't even a drop of rain while we were picking cotton.

Especially what happened on the 11th of last month, it was really gratifying.

On the 12th, everyone started setting off firecrackers.

Qin Dahe was in a very good mood. He lit a cigarette and sat happily at the bow of the boat. Looking at the large pieces of cotton drying in front of some people's houses, he knew that the time to harvest the cotton was approaching.

In the past two days, tricycles have entered the village to collect cotton, but apart from those who are in a hurry to pay off debts or are in urgent need of money, not many people are selling it.

The price of cotton has just come down, maybe it will go up a bit.

Many people suffered losses last year. Who could have thought that the price of second-grade cotton could rise to 3.9 yuan?

Just like the Qin family, they lost a small amount of money, while those with 20 to 30 mu of land could only lose 2,000 to 3,000 yuan at most, which would be fatal. When we arrived at my grandfather's house, we carried the gifts into the yard. One of the gifts was for my eldest sister.

"Dad, my uncle hasn't come back yet?" It's Mid-Autumn Festival now, and Hefei is not that far away, only three or four hours' drive away.

"He's very busy. Your uncles' businesses are nothing compared to farming." Grandpa said with a stern face, "Where's your mother?"

"We have a lot of guests at home, and my child is getting married soon and I have to be busy decorating the wedding room."

Qin Dahe explained and started to eat cakes while sitting at the table. It was up to the old man whether he believed it or not.

Bee balm, winter sugar, mung bean cake, etc., many of them are local specialties and are extremely delicious.

He had already eaten at home, so he just went to his grandfather's house to show his appreciation, sit for a while and then go back.

"I'll go and chop some duck for lunch and then eat at home."

"My elder sister and the others are at home. I have to go back to accompany them. I can't eat."

The old man suddenly felt ashamed as he was alone on Mid-Autumn Festival.

"Your mother is really something. She doesn't even come to the house during the holidays." Grandma's face darkened. She used to come to our house.

However, they didn't consider that they were not good to their daughter, and it was good enough that they could have their grandson come to celebrate the festival, and he even gave him 500 yuan last time.

"Dad, why don't you move to Hefei or Shenzhen? Your uncles will support you. Big cities are more convenient." He advised sincerely.

It would be fine if my children were incompetent, but the situation here is different.

Not to mention my younger uncle, my eldest uncle received a bonus of more than 01 yuan for signing contracts in the first half of the year. This was in , and people in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou were considered high-income earners.

The old man frowned as he smoked his grandson's black pine.

I really can't stay in the countryside anymore, and my legs and feet are not very convenient now.

He was considering whether to go to his eldest son's or his youngest son's place. His eldest son was far away in Shenzhen, too far away from his hometown.

My youngest son’s life is actually just average. I’ve known this for years. If he were living well, he wouldn’t ask for the money I give him.

"What about my new house? What about the fields at home?"

"Just keep the new house. You won't go back to your hometown in the future." Qin Dahe saw that his grandfather was moved and started to persuade him directly.

"The land is simple. I can rent it out to someone, have them pay me, and then I can transfer it to my eldest or younger uncle."

"Actually, Hefei is a good choice. It's close to home, and it's convenient for my mom to come visit you."

The old man was hesitant to speak when he heard this, "Your uncle..."

"It's not like my uncle doesn't care about you. He said he would buy you a house in Hefei." Qin Dahe turned to look at his grandmother, "Grandma, you can see Yuanyuan and the others too."

Yuanyuan is my uncle's child. She didn't come back for the whole year last year, and Qin Dahe hasn't seen her for a long time.

"Old man, think about it carefully." Grandma was also tempted, but she was indecisive and still wanted to see what grandpa said.

"Let's not talk about this for now, Dahe, think about something for me." His grandson was smart enough, and there were some things he was not sure about, so he asked his grandson for advice.

When Qin Dahe heard about lending money to his father, he was speechless.

"Dad also took 5,000 yuan each from my family and my second uncle's family. Add your 20,000 yuan, and the total is 30,000 yuan."

"Not only that, the eldest brother also took out another 10,000 yuan from outside, and now he owes 40,000 yuan." The interest on his 20,000 yuan is equivalent to 10,000 yuan in printing money, but brothers cannot compound interest on each other.

"The cotton-weaving factory over at Cangtou has resumed operations, and I see cotton starting to come in," he said quietly, "but the five major shareholders are now in charge."

"What do you mean?"

"Small shareholders can't set cotton prices, and their jobs are mainly chores. They don't have access to the account books, except for the year-end balance sheet, when they can take a look. I guess it's not easy to make money."

The most lucrative job in a cotton mill is probably collecting and grading cotton, which directly determines how much it is paid.

The five major shareholders used more than a dozen trucks to collect cotton. It is an indisputable fact that their own prices must have been inflated.

"The gross profit of the flower-making factory is very low. Maybe my uncle will ask for it..." It was a major holiday, and Qin Dahe didn't want to say anything unpleasant, but that was the fact.

Now small shareholders can’t even see the account books, so what can they see when they take a look at the accounts at the year-end?

"No, I have to get the money back as soon as possible." The grandfather could no longer sit still. As soon as his grandson said that, he knew the seriousness of the matter.

"Ga Dad, it's useless to go now. We can only pray that Dad's family can make money this year." The two old men's eyes turned red when they talked about the business of the flower-making factory.

Now you are doing this, oh!
"Who knows? This is my 20,000 yuan for my coffin." Grandpa slapped his thigh and sighed. There was no way he could get this 20,000 yuan back in a short time.

"I advised you at that time, but you didn't listen." Qin Dahe was also unhappy because his family also invested 5,000 yuan.

Even if my uncle's family can afford to pay it back, it will take several years.

When I was making candy, I always put my own home at the end, and I guess it’s the same when paying off debts.

By then money will be worthless.

Judging from the old man's expression, he seems to be going to live in the city.

Forget it, just consider it as spending money to give grandpa a warning and learn a lesson.

At least when you go to the city, you won’t spend money casually on health products and water purifiers. The scammers nowadays are more rampant than they were twenty years ago.

　I don't ask for the leader anymore, just monthly tickets, three chapters a day.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)