Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 345: Working as a foreigner

Not much was done until after eleven in the morning. This was the natural way to slow down the work, and Qin Dahe also knew this routine.

At eleven o'clock, we took a cigarette break and lunch boxes started to be delivered.

Qin Dahe moved closer to Mr. Wang and bumped into his shoulder.

"Thanks. It's easy to make money." He handed over a cigarette.

The welder's quoted price was 1,500 yuan a day, and Erhu and his partner could only get 500 or 600 yuan at most, and the rest was his.

Of course, some of the fifteen hundred yuan must be returned to Mr. Wang.

"Haha, you're definitely looking for one of our own." Mr. Wang took the cigarette with a smile. "Besides, you don't need these small things."

He had already asked someone about Qin Dahe's car. It was a Continental Cruiser worth over one million yuan, and he was a fucking welder.

"Let's put it this way. Having money doesn't stop me from making money, hey."

The two men lit up their cigarettes and began to puff.

"Guess how much I can get from this order?" Mr. Wang asked with interest.

He certainly wouldn't say this to ordinary people, but Qin Dahe is rich and reliable, so he doesn't mind chatting about it.

"You're a second-level subcontractor. The factory hardware costs about 120 million. Of the remaining 280 million, I estimate you can only take 80% at most, and that includes the building materials taken from you."

This factory exudes a cheap smell. The machinery and equipment, raw materials, and even the asbestos tiles and color-coated steel tiles are all inferior goods.

The actual cost is at most a little over one million, and the remaining labor costs are not much higher.

There were only three teams present. Their welding team had three people, and the other two teams had fifteen people. They were makeshift teams among makeshift teams.

"Ce, there's no way we can have that many," Mr. Wang said with a wry smile. "I can take 150, but half of them have to be given away. The remaining 75 will only be used to pay for materials and workers' wages."

"This is just a stepping stone. I won't make a penny from the project. From now on, I will specialize in contracting projects."

He took a melancholy puff of his cigarette. He still had to advance more than 400,000 yuan, a lot of the money had not been distributed, and the general contractor had also deducted a lot.

Although it was a subcontract, he offered a very high price.

Whether it was the engineering team below or Qin Dahe and his team, they all acted according to the maximum limit on the surface, showing their attitude to the people above them.

But the contractors nowadays are making more money than they will in twenty years, and what he wants is an admission ticket.

"Haha, I've been upgraded from Mr. Wang of AA building materials to Mr. Wang of construction." Qin Dahe joked.

They said there were not many left, but there was still a rebate, so he had to give back some of his daily salary of 1,500 yuan.

These are acquaintances. Those engineering teams probably only get a little more salary than normal.

"Thank you for your words today, Boss Wu, I'm so excited now. Hey, I look much better now."

"Work slowly this time, but make sure you don't make any mistakes and do a meticulous job."

Qin Dahe's smile froze. "To be honest, the materials used here are a bit poor. No matter how detailed they are, it's just so-so."

A good cook cannot cook without rice. This is all raw iron sheets, and it is unrealistic for him to do fish scale welding.

"That's true, the cost pressure is too severe," Mr. Wang said bitterly. "Just keep in mind the situation."

At least half of the four million yuan in project funds would be eaten up, so how could there be any money left? All I can say is that there is no mistake.

"I understand." Qin Dahe sighed and went back to get his lunch.

Four million can do a lot of things nowadays. With this kind of land being given away for free, it is not difficult to build a large factory with an output value of tens of millions.

This approach now can only be a failure, although the final result is satisfactory to all parties.

The lunch box is also awesome, with braised pork and vegetarian chicken, which is so delicious.

The workers at the construction site all praised the subcontractor Renyi and were cheerful even when squatting to eat.

Someone came over and asked how much they earned as welders, but Qin Dahe just gave a vague answer and didn't say anything.

Erhu and the others are not fools, they know what to say and what not to say.

After dinner, while other workers were resting, he simply took Erhu and the others to draw pictures, as if it were teaching.

The drawings for the morning have been completed, but they haven’t been shown to them yet.

"You two can draw another one for yourselves to kill time." They have been working on the production line for the past two days, so there is still room to sit.

"Okay." Tiedan immediately became energetic and started drawing accessories according to the manufacturer's production line renderings.

Erhu didn't take it seriously, so Qin Dahe sent him to cut the iron trough.

He took the welding machine and started to do some odd jobs, and even tried to do fish-scale welding on thin iron sheets.

Unfortunately, all ended in failure. The material was rubbish and welded through immediately, wasting his welding rods.

After Tiedan finished drawing the blueprint, he showed it to him, and Qin Dahe threw his own blueprint over.

"Compare it yourself and do it as you see fit." As he said that, he lit a cigarette and went out to get water.

A master chef must have the style of a master chef, and it is normal to take more breaks after working.

After I went out, I didn’t see Lao Wang, so I just found a corner away from people and took a pee. It felt very comfortable.

Boss Wu even went back home after lunch and didn't take this place seriously at all.

I didn't rush back. I walked around the construction site and found that the quality of these workers was pretty good.

Although it seems like he is slacking off, you can see that there are some tricks.

After returning home, he found a bench to sit on and finished half a day's work in two days without having to do much.

We worked until 5:30 when it was time to get off work, and then we told the two of them to get ready to go home.

"Should we take the welding machine?" Tiedan hesitated, wondering if it got lost. "I'll take it with me. I'll drive to the workshop door and you guys can put it in the car. Who can we turn to if it gets lost?" Losing things at a construction site is common.

Not to mention, if someone grabs a handful of welding rods that cost one dollar each, it can cost dozens of dollars.

I drove the car to the door and took some effort to move the second-level welding machine, acetylene and other things into the car. I didn't have to unload the goods at night because I would come again tomorrow.

I stepped on the accelerator, today was another comfortable day, and I made several hundred dollars.

Although the bill has not been settled, the subcontractor is an acquaintance, so there is no need to worry about him defaulting on the payment.

When the car arrived at the yard, Erhu and the others went back. Qin Dahe went to wash his face and saw that there were only a few cotton balls left at home. These three kids were really quick.

He got a bench and sat down to peel it. The weather was gloomy today, so he decided not to waste time.

"Brother, you've been busy all day, so take a rest. I'll peel it in the evening." The little girl handed him a chestnut.

"I just messed around all day today. I wasn't busy." He recounted his experience of the day with a helpless smile.

"That's fine too. As long as I can make money, that's fine."

"Well, including the outfield, I can probably work for five days, and I think I can make around four thousand yuan."

Qin's mother just came in and was surprised to hear that he had made so much money.

"Why is there so much money?"

"It's a money-making project." He didn't want to talk about it any further. "Mom, I'm going to get the sheep back tonight. I'll call someone this afternoon."

It’s getting cold, so we must eat lamb. Now is the time when lamb is fat and tender.

Mother Qin nodded and sat down to help peel the cotton. "Yan'er, go watch the fire and roast some cotton. It's warm there."

"Oh." The girl happily went to the kitchen with her MP3 player.

The mother and son chatted while peeling cotton berries, which was not boring at all.

"Where's my dad? Is there no work in the fields today?"

"No, isn't the gambling den going to open this year? He went to get information about it."

Qin Dahe felt a toothache when he heard this. He didn't expect that the old man was serious and really wanted to take down the place.

But I didn't take it too seriously. Although my dad was a little weird, he was an old hand and it was okay for him to get a group of outsiders together.

After peeling the last few cotton balls, he can have a few days of leisure and can go fishing when he comes home from get off work in the evening.

But Erhu and the others still have to work overtime. They received a call during the day today, asking them to modify a motorcycle tricycle.

I guess these two will be busy after get off work these days.

Qin's father came back when it was almost time for dinner and didn't say anything.

After dinner, he drove to get the sheep, which had already been slaughtered in the afternoon.

I drove to the destination and paid the bill directly this time.

"Grandpa, are there any lambs left?" The last sheep, there are still many days before the Chinese New Year.

"The rest are lambs, and we can't eat them until at least spring."

"Okay, thank you." A bag of mutton, which looked very fatty.

They also pay attention to washing the sheep intestines, hearts, livers, brains and other offal separately so that they can be eaten when they get home.

You can add some pork ribs to the sheep tripe and make a soup, which is a great tonic in winter.

I agreed to help him raise a few more sheep, gave him a pack of cigarettes, and said goodbye to my grandfather with regret.

This store is particular about its work and the prices are reasonable, so Qin Dahe decided to spend a few thousand yuan every year to order their lambs.

The money I earn is used for food. If I can’t finish it at home, I call my brothers to make it together. It’s so cool.

Especially when it’s cold in winter, it’s so delicious to eat some mutton with your hands and drink some rice wine.

When I came up from the path below and passed by Liming Supermarket, I saw my dad bragging here with saliva flying.

When we got to the levee, we saw two idiots working overtime all night.

Today's working hours are from seven in the morning to five thirty in the evening. Excluding a half-hour lunch break, their working hours are ten hours.

A wage of 250 per person for two people is an auspicious number.

"Busy?" He said proudly after stopping the car. It was great not to have to do welding.

"I despise you." Tiedan raised his middle finger.

"Haha, come over at nine o'clock in the evening for barbecue. We'll have a freshly slaughtered sheep."

"Of course I'll come." Erhu's eyes lit up. He loved roasted lamb and other things the most.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare to do so, otherwise his family would scold him to death.

Qin Dahe is corrupt based on his own ability, but others don't have this ability.

"Okay, I'm getting off." He deliberately stepped on the accelerator and got off arrogantly, leaving the two of them to suffer from the exhaust fumes.

"Damn, I envy him so much." Tiedan sighed. This is life.

Driving, eating meat, having twins, a boy and a girl, a life worth nothing.

"I'm envious too." Erhu curled his lips, "If you work hard, you'll be able to drive a car sooner or later."

"What about you?" Tiedan glanced at him sideways. Who are you talking to, Ce?

"I'll drive an excavator and make more money than you, hehe!"

(End of this chapter)