Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 338: An unexpected gain from a sunken ship

The two men packed up their things and started carrying them up. Today each of them had a bucket, and the catch would be counted separately, since they weren't expecting to make any money anyway.

"This fishing spot is not good either." Today is different from the past. Back then, we used to fish like crazy every day.

"It would be nice to have it."

Thinking of those "extremely protective" photos he saw on WeChat Moments in his previous life, he felt a little sad. The anglers at that time really had no experience of fishing.

If you catch a crucian carp weighing three or four pounds, you will be very lucky. If you catch a big carp, you will brag about it for several days.

Unlike them now, the two of them caught an average of more than five kilograms of fish today, and they still feel a little unhappy.

However, on the way back, the car speed was reduced and we searched along the embankment. Whenever we came across reed marshes or something like that, we would stop to look.

Good fishing spots are constantly discovered and can be used for catching herring next year.

"Dahe, look at that sunken ship, you can fish there too." Erhu shouted.

Qin Dahe looked over. He had passed the sunken ship when he was fishing for grass carp last year, but he didn't see anyone when he passed by this year.

The two got out of the car and stood on the embankment to look. The water level had receded significantly and most of the sunken ship had been revealed.

"There's still water in the cabin. Could there be fish?"

"Come on, take the bucket and go get some water."

The two men suddenly became excited. There were two cabins that were not damaged, and now that the water had receded, there might be cargo.

When they got down there, they saw two dead fish floating in the first shallow water cabin, so they just skipped over them.

It is probably because the water has receded for too long, causing algae to grow and no fish can survive.

Holding the bucket, he carefully walked along the side of the ship and began to scoop water from the second cabin.

The boat was quite large, and the water was a little dark, so I couldn't tell if there were any fish in it.

But today we went out with three buckets, two of which were used to hold fish. Erhu was holding the buckets, and Qin Dahe was scooping water with the bait basin.

After a while, a light gray figure flashed by, and finally the fish was seen.

"What?"

"I don't know, keep scooping."

The two of them poured water out excitedly, and were afraid of pouring out the fish, so they took a look first every time.

"Fuck, mandarin fish." Erhu scooped up a bucket and immediately became excited when he saw a fish.

It has muddy yellow fur with many black spots and weighs about two kilograms.

"Haha, if there's one fish, there's a whole nest." Qin Dahe's eyes lit up when he saw it. "Pour the fish over there first, and then scoop them over here later."

He pointed to the shallow water cabin at the back, which should be a good place to temporarily store fish.

"Row."

The spotted chub fell over, and the two began to speed up.

Knowing there were mandarin fish, I naturally became excited.

Mandarin fishes live in groups, and there might be spotted mandarin fish lurking in the boat, not leaving even after the water receded.

I didn't expect to have such luck today. I didn't catch many fish, but I still managed to fish out the sunken boat.

As the water in the cabin continued to decrease, the four mandarin fish in the corner swayed restlessly.

"It's a big one." The largest one was probably about seven or eight kilograms, which is considered very big among mandarin fish.

They didn't dare to catch it with their hands because the spines of the mandarin fish are poisonous and it hurts a lot when they prick their bodies.

Jump directly into the cabin. It's too slippery here, so you have to hold on to the side of the boat, and then use the bait basin to scoop.

Erhu stopped scooping out the water from the bucket and put it there specifically to store the fish.

As the water level became less and less, there were still more than a dozen young mandarin fish hiding at the bottom, and they were all wiped out.

"The whole family was wiped out."

"Isn't it good? It's suffering to leave a litter of little ones behind. It's better to take them back." Qin Dahe happily put the mandarin fish fry into the bucket.

The bucket was full, and Erhu thought the fish would die if left in it for too long, so he took off his coat and covered the bucket.

It’s not good if the fish escapes, it’s more enjoyable to eat the mandarin fish.

Qin Dahe hurried to another cabin to scoop water.

There was much less water here, and soon only a shallow layer was left after scooping it out.

In addition to the mandarin fish that had just been released, there were also two crabs, weighing about 300 grams each.

Qin Dahe also followed Erhu's example, putting the fish and crabs in a basin and covering it with his coat.

The two of them went to the shore happily. They were really lucky today.

After getting in the car, they quickly distributed the food among the three buckets and divided them up when they got back. Now the two of them didn't care about the two big crucian carp anymore.

No matter how much you feed crucian carp, it can never compare to wild mandarin fish. At least it tastes good.

The Yuxi River is so long that there are not many places where mandarin fish are found. Qin Dahe searched for a long time but caught very few.

After getting in the car, they didn't mind the cold and lit cigarettes and smoked them happily.

Qin Dahe stepped on the accelerator slightly, and with the roar of the old V8, the Land Cruiser rushed forward on the levee at lightning speed. When I got home, I quickly took out the transport box to put the fish in, so as not to kill them.

First, separate the big crucian carps, throw the small crucian carps directly into the fish pond, and discuss how to divide the mandarin fish.

"Brother, you caught so many mandarin fish today?" Yanyan was a little puzzled. "Didn't you bring big crucian carp bait when you went out?"

The man loves fishing, and she has more or less learned some common sense. It is a fantasy to catch mandarin fish with commercial bait, but today she caught a nest of them.

"Hey, this was scooped up from the shipwreck." Qin Dahe recounted what happened in the evening.

"Erhu, I'll take a big one weighing two and a half kilograms, and give you the rest?" The weight is about the same, but the big one is cheaper and the meat is rougher.

However, the taste of big mandarin fish is just as good as that of small mandarin fish, and it is also delicious to eat, but the texture is a little worse.

"Row."

The two of them didn't care about such a small amount of food. Erhu didn't want the two crabs. The four mandarin fish and some small mandarin fish were enough for several meals.

I'm going to have to scold my mother when I get home. Erhu's family may not be willing to eat these mandarin fish. It costs two hundred yuan.

Qin's mother didn't care. She earned 20,000 yuan from bait alone in one summer.

Now that the weather is getting colder, sales are lower, but as long as you have money, you don’t have to worry.

Qin Dahe put all the fish into the fish basket, except for the big crucian carp.

"Mom, we caught five big crucian carp today. Can we use mandarin fish to make soup?"

"That won't work. Crucian carp is for lactation, while mandarin fish is for eating. They are different."

After the old lady left, he complained softly, "There's no need to urge a girl with this figure."

As a result, Yanyan pinched her with a red face and said, "Don't talk nonsense outside."

She said it was okay in the house, she was used to it anyway.

"That's it, haha."

After a while, Qin's mother came out and started to prepare the mandarin fish. She steamed two and a half kilograms of it and ate it in the evening.

Now Yanyan doesn’t eat anything too greasy, mandarin fish is just right for her.

I will send three crabs to my elder sister tomorrow. Crabs taste better when the weather is cold.

"When will the big mandarin fish be cooked?"

"Let's do it tomorrow. When the sun comes out tomorrow, if it doesn't rain, my dad and I will go to the fields to pick fruits." The sun hasn't come out in the evening yet, so we have to hurry up and do the farm work.

If it rains, the cotton berries in the field will rot, turning second-grade cotton into inferior cotton, which will cause huge losses.

It's already six o'clock, and Qin's father hasn't come back yet. I guess he wants to pick more.

He mixed some fish food and started feeding the fish again.

There are only about 500 crucian carps in the fish pond now, and the pond surface is very clean without any aquatic plants. However, the fish still need to be fed.

This time I only mixed three pounds, rowed to the center of the river, scattered it casually, and came back.

"Brother, why don't we drive a few wooden stakes into the center and build a springboard." Yanyan suggested.

When her belly was not big, she would occasionally go to feed the fish, because rowing was too troublesome.

"That's fine." Qin Dahe thought about it and decided that this was indeed the way to go. "I'll ask the kid to get me some wooden stakes later."

Now that Silly Kid is rich, his favorite thing to do is to save wood.

It’s not difficult to build a diving platform, and it’s also convenient to feed the fish.

It was not until half past six, when it was getting dark, that Qin's father arrived home.

The two ends of the shoulder pole were loaded with cotton fruits, which were very moist and weighed at least three hundred pounds.

After peeling and drying these 300 kilograms of cotton, we can get more than 100 kilograms, which is very labor-intensive.

But this is how farmers grow cotton now. This is a plain area. Because the population is large and each family has little land, they can handle the harvest on their own, and no one considers large-scale harvesting machines.

"Go wash your hands and have dinner first. Your son caught a nest of mandarin fish today." Qin's mother stepped forward to help take over the burden.

It was quite difficult for her to carry the 300-jin load, so she could only drag them one by one into the living room of the old house and peel them when she was free in the evening.

She didn't know yet that her son was planning to hire someone to peel the cotton berries.

"Did you catch any mandarin fish today?"

"We caught them in the shipwreck." Qin Dahe repeated the situation and started serving the dishes.

In the evening, he caught a mandarin fish weighing more than two kilograms, which he hadn't eaten for a long time.

As he becomes richer and richer, he is now reluctant to send good things to Scar.

"Yan'er, come here."

"Coming."

When the little girl heard the call, she quickly washed her hands and came over. There would be delicious mandarin fish in the evening.

　I spent the whole day adding two collections. Please give me a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)