Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 351 Chen Wan Collects Cotton
Time quickly came to November.

The four brothers went to the city and attended the wedding of Scarface's son as a gesture of respect.

I have been so busy lately that I haven't been able to send any fish to the city, but Scar and Ah Hu are still very happy. It's a great honor for them to come all the way to have a meal.

The weather this year is also weird. It rained twice in October and it became completely cold, entering winter mode directly.

In addition to harvesting cotton, Qin Dahe was busy fishing for big crucian carp, and he had not yet finished welding the ten aircraft carrier formations.

However, top-level hand rods are really fun to use, and when you go fishing in those small rivers and ditches, the power of peanut bran is also revealed.

The bait was just so-so, but the nest material was better than expected.

I even caught silver carp and bighead carp in Nanxiang, which is a miracle in such low temperatures.

He thought that he could add some fragrant bait and silver carp and bighead carp bait appropriately in the future, and try a few more experiments next year.

But this year I have to say goodbye to fishing completely. The temperature at night is below zero, and it is too painful to fish.

My hands were frozen from preparing the bait.

The big lake on Sanye's side also officially started pumping water, and two diesel engines on the lake bank of Xu Village started working day and night.

Erhu is just waiting. Once the water level drops, his excavator will come in handy.

I bought an excavator for more than 200,000 yuan, but I can't just leave it parked every day.

There is really no work in the countryside now, and he doesn't dare to go out to take work. This time, digging silt for more than ten days will definitely help him improve his skills.

That morning, he drove the girl to the city's Maternal and Child Health Hospital.

It’s November 10th and the due date is just one week away, so we decided to just move in. The whole family at home is so nervous.

That belly is so scary, you can even see the blood vessels.

Yanyan's mother and Qin's mother both went there and took turns to accompany her during the day. Since they had a place to stay in the city, Qin Dahe went to accompany her at night.

It is difficult for pregnant women today to experience this kind of treatment.

Qin's father, grandpa and the silly boy were all eating together. There was no one at home to cook, so Baoer had to do it.

The silly young couple were quite happy. Since both families were not strangers, it was a good opportunity for them to show their filial piety and buy good food every day.

Qin Dahe also went there for lunch, but he went to the city to eat in the evening. Anyway, he could drive back and forth very quickly.

Erhu's family probably decided to give birth in Yuncao because Amei was pregnant with a girl, as it would be more convenient this way.

Both families have a lot of work to do, so how can they work around a pregnant woman?

Qin's father also wants to pick fruits himself. Now there is only one round left, and he will climb up the pole after picking them.

The father and son were still busy harvesting cotton, so they naturally couldn't give up this opportunity to make easy money.

At eight o'clock that morning, they sailed to Chenwan.

Because they had two conflicts in Chenwan, the father and son became more excited and liked to come here whether they were harvesting grain or cotton.

The big village has a lot of grain and cotton. It is a big backwater. Except for a few households in the middle, every household is by the water.

It is really convenient to harvest cotton by boat. At most, you just need to cross two dams.

After getting off the boat, Qin Dahe rubbed his hands. They were so cold that he was even breathing out white steam.

The grass and trees on the ground are covered with frost. It is estimated that this year will be colder than last year.

I lit a black pine and took a puff, then I felt better.

Because one family had been contacted in advance, the old man drove a big boat over to load cotton. Qin Dahe walked around with a loud speaker to see if he could recruit two more families.

In a big village like this, there are many people harvesting cotton, and there is also a cotton-tying factory in Fenghuang Bridge.

When he passed by the family where Secretary Da Chen had asked them to collect grain last time, he saw the man of the house leaning on a cane and greeted him.

This family did not do things in a decent way at the beginning. Not only did they mix stones into the grain they sold, but they also slandered them after they had worked so hard to send people to the county.

Later, Secretary Chen forced me to go to his house and apologize, and the matter was finally settled.

Seeing him passing by, Grandpa smiled awkwardly and took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it to him.

"Uncle Guoqing, smoke it yourself." Qin Dahe waved his hand quickly.

This is the man who was injured in the county town. He had no money to see a doctor, so he came here from his own home to collect food to raise money for others.

"Don't take what happened last time to heart. I also beat my wife at home. You must not talk about it carelessly in the future."

"There is no such thing as a perfect person. I've forgotten it a long time ago." He said with a smile.

The man is reasonable and the girl in the family is nice, but the wife always stirs up trouble with her mouth.

The last incident brought shame to the village. The whole family will probably be bullied for a long time.

It was normal for a village like Chenwan with thousands of households to have some people in charge, so Qin Dahe didn't take it to heart.

"Uncle, I'm going to be busy."

"Row."

Uncle Guoqing finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the person leave. The person had been helping his family out of kindness, but he was still being blamed. Alas, he couldn't hold his head up for the past two years.

As soon as I turned the corner of the bamboo forest in front, I saw a lot of children playing. Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance.

"Brother."

"Nana, are you on vacation?" She walked over and greeted him. "Yan'er is still thinking about you. She said she'd come play with you after she gives birth."

"I know. We've always been in touch." Nana nodded. "Are you collecting cotton?"

"Yeah." "I have exactly 1,500 kilograms at home. I'll go ask Dad." After saying that, she went to the back room.

It’s not far from Chen Guoqing’s house, and it was she who informed him when someone framed him last time.

After a while, Nana and an old man came out and discussed the cotton harvesting matter.

Even though they were acquaintances, Qin Dahe didn't pay more. Otherwise, if he accepted Nana's family, it would be ridiculous if other families asked for the same price.

However, after agreeing on the price, he stuffed a bag of black pine nuts from his pocket into the man's pocket.

"Grandpa, you smoke. I'll go to my dad's place to weigh the cotton and then come back to collect yours."

"That's so embarrassing." Grandpa's face showed joy. A pack of cigarettes cost more than 20 yuan.

They know how much money they can make from harvesting cotton, and this is the current market price.

After he left, Grandpa turned to look at Nana and said, "Girl, how about asking Qin Dahe to introduce you to a better partner?"

My daughter is very ambitious. She is already 22 years old.

It seems that this kid from the Qin family is smoking high-quality cigarettes. He must be doing well.

"I understand." Nana was a little annoyed. How could there be so many people with good conditions who are still unmarried?

There are people pursuing her in school, but they look so poor. How will she live in the future?
It was fine in the past, but now Yanyan is in the official system and is going to give birth in the city. Her family is not as rich as hers, so her standards have naturally improved.

On the other side, the father and son were busy carrying cotton.

This time we brought a trailer, which is better than them carrying it themselves.

One truck can pull seven or eight bags, and then take them to the river and load them directly onto the boat, which saves a lot of effort.

Today this family sold 3,000 kilograms of cotton and earned more than 10,000 yuan.

Growing cotton is really profitable now. Others can’t earn that much even if they work outside for a whole year.

After towing the last car, the two men sat on the boat, rested against the cotton, and lit a cigarette.

It's cold, but I still have to work. I shiver as I sweat.

Fortunately, they took off their clothes when they were working, and now they fit perfectly.

"That little classmate of Yanyan's still has 1,500 kilograms at home, right?"

"Yeah." Qin Dahe nodded, "We're still 2500 kilograms short of our quota this week."

"It's fucked up. I can't make any money."

His big ship can transport 7,000 to 8,000 kilograms of cotton, but there is no other way. He has no place to sell so much cotton.

"Let's wait until next year. There will be more cotton-making factories next year, and they will probably start scrambling for cotton, and anyone can get it." The restrictions will definitely be lifted by then.

Even though there are more people collecting cotton and the profit is lower, his big ship still makes more money than others.

"This is the only way." He took a deep puff of the cigarette, threw the cigarette butt into the water, and the big boat began to turn around and head towards Nana's house.

Qin Dahe walked along the shore dragging a loudspeaker. He was still short of a thousand kilograms of quota, but it seemed that no one was selling it to him.

The price of cotton has now stabilized, and second-grade cotton is still priced at 3.45 yuan, so few people are waiting and watching.

Only a few people asked about the price on the road. When they realized they had not made a loss, they left happily without mentioning the cotton sales.

When they arrived at Nana's house, Qin's father was already forking cotton, so he joined in.

Acquaintances are acquaintances, business is business, and the necessary procedures still need to be followed.

Then the father and son began to load the cotton, and they worked very quickly to load 1,500 kilograms.

After about ten minutes of finishing all the cotton, Qin's father began to count the money from his pocket and give it to others.

It was already eleven o'clock, and the other party took the opportunity to invite them to dinner, but Qin Dahe declined on the grounds that he was selling cotton.

While he was moving the cotton, Uncle Guoqing started chatting with the old man and talked about his daughter's marriage.

"Brother, this girl of mine is a real problem. If your family knows someone suitable, could you introduce her to me?"

"It's not easy to find a college student who is very rough."

"It's hard to find a college student. You have high standards, little girl. We are all farmers and don't know any good families."

Seeing the other party's earnest advice, Qin's father was very happy. His family was doing so well now that they started to introduce potential partners to college students.

"Okay, I'll ask Dahe later. Many of his friends who like fishing are in the system. Maybe we can find one." He agreed readily. It would be great if he could introduce a college student to others.

This is indeed the case. Many of those fishermen are retired or semi-retired.

For example, Mr. Chen’s son is 25 years old and still unmarried. He is retired, and his wife has been re-employed in high school. The whole family is on the payroll.

I just don't know what his son does. I can just ask him later.

Hearing what Qin's father said, Nana's father was immediately happy and quickly pulled his daughter over.

"Tell your grandfather what you want so he can introduce you later."

This made the little girl so embarrassed that she almost buried her face in the ground. The two old men were really unreliable in doing things. Shouldn't they ask their mother to go and ask a few times?

Qin Dahe happened to come over and saw the situation and quickly came to the rescue.

"Let her call Yanyan later and I'll ask them." He said with a smile, "Nana, go talk to Yanyan now. She's bored in the hospital."

"Okay." Nana ran away quickly. She had no idea what to do when she met such a stupid father.

(End of this chapter)