Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 361 Giant Soft-shelled Turtle

For three consecutive days, we dug the hard soil in the morning and dug the silt in the afternoon. Finally, the hard soil layer in the middle was filled.

This morning, we laid a layer of gravel, then inserted the steel bars, and finally started pouring cement mortar.

The formwork is directly inserted into the cement, and steel bars are tied in the middle to make six pillars. After the bottom layer of cement and gravel has completely hardened, the foundation is ready.

Then pour cement mortar directly into the template. It will not be demolded later and will be directly sunk in the water. Six pillars are more than enough to make a small platform.

Just like a bridge, although it is a simple version, the cost is not low. The main reason is that the foundation requires effort and must be compacted.

It was a blessing from heaven that groundwater didn't seep in on such a cold day, otherwise the eight-meter-deep pit would have been flooded long ago.

The next step was to change the bottom and dig a deeper area between his house and the middle of the island.

Remove the wooden boards from the island and aisle and use them. They have been compacted anyway, so there will be no problem driving to the middle foundation.

Repeat the same procedure here, but don’t backfill with hard soil, just dig the hole directly.

Big fish will gather in deep waters near his home, so he feels more at ease.

He was planning to raise a giant bluefin prawn. By then, one fish might be worth tens of thousands. He couldn't feel at ease if it wasn't under his nose.

Qin's father has been very busy recently. He has not been able to sail the boat and collect cotton, so he can only drive a tricycle to collect cotton.

I run two trips a day, and sometimes I don’t even come back for lunch.

Qin Dahe spends money like water. Tens of thousands of dollars are gone in the blink of an eye. He has to buy fish and crab seedlings immediately. He has to save more money for his grandchildren.

He didn't know about buying stocks yet. It would be better for the old couple to have more money so that they could take care of their grandchildren in the future.

"Damn, when will this silt digging stop?" Erhu numbly got off the excavator and was replaced by Qin Dahe.

"Have a cigarette. Let's clean it for a few more days. At least we have dug out the bottom here." He handed over a cigarette and went up to start digging the silt.

Erhu sat on the edge of the field to smoke and rest. He was really exhausted during this period of time.

However, with the visibly improved technology, the coordination between people and excavators has become more and more tacit, instead of being as chaotic as at the beginning.

Their motorcycle tricycle business has completely gone bankrupt. Now it’s all tractors that come in. Ten yuan a trip is many times more than a motorcycle tricycle, and they can even run in the fields.

Silt can also be used to fertilize fields that are difficult to walk on.

But the tractor costs ten dollars, and they charge a few more dollars for transporting it to the fields.

But no matter what, it is cheaper than chemical fertilizers, and the fertility of old pond silt is amazing.

He sat on it and operated the excavator skillfully. It took several shovels to fill a tractor.

Immediately after the loading was completed, another tractor came over, with three more lined up behind it.

After several tractors are loaded, they begin to transport the silt from the designated location in the center of the lake.

At this time, the phone rang. He took the opportunity to take a break, lit a cigarette and answered the phone.

"Explosion?"

"Well, today the three of us caught seventeen carp, wow." Old Yan said excitedly.

“We started with two drops, then increased it to five drops, and the effect is getting better and better.”

Qin Dahe was delighted when he heard this, as long as it was useful.

"Keep adding more, and try to see what the limit is for wild fishing."

"I can't add more. There's no bite at six drops. I've been using that every day recently." Old Yan thought of the dozen or so carp he caught today, and he admired Qin Dahe even more.

"Okay, thanks. I'll give each of you a bottle later."

This experience report is very important. After doing more experiments, you can sell it.

"Haha, I'll come to your house to get it this afternoon."

Seventeen carps are worth hundreds of dollars at today's prices, so at least it wasn't a wasted effort.

A pack of commercial bait can be used for a long time, and its cost is much lower than that of silver carp and bighead carp bait.

After hanging up the phone, Qin Dahe was very happy that he could try to make more small medicines. Seeing the tractor return, he drove the excavator to the roadside to continue transporting soil.

"Daha, what good news makes you so happy?" Erhu asked curiously.

"Old Yan and his team caught a huge number of carp. Seventeen carp."

"Ce, so many?"

"Why, you want to go fishing? You're freezing to death."

"After I finish my work, I'll go fishing for a few rounds. I'm so tired." Because I have to hold the operating rod every day, my hands are covered with calluses.

Qin Dahe smiled and shook his head. This guy just couldn't sit still.

What a great opportunity! Someone is helping him improve his skills.

But I didn't take it to heart. With a child, the pressure is huge and I will naturally find ways to make money.

I continued to dig the mud with the tractor, and a piece of mud moved.

"Erhu, keep an eye out, there seems to be a turtle." As he said that, he threw the shovel of mud directly into the field.

"coming."

There was a large transfer box next to it, which already contained eight eels and two turtles.

To be honest, these things alone are enough to subsidize most of the fuel costs.

In the middle of winter, the price of half-pound eels and turtles is not low.

However, he left a lot of cooked dishes. Although my second uncle and Hanwaer didn't want any wages, they definitely couldn't go short of food.

"Damn, this one is big, haha." Erhu excitedly used a snakeskin bag to grab a turtle as big as a small washbasin, which weighed at least ten pounds.

"Okay, I've got my gas money back for today." He said with a smile, "Go to my house later and take all the big crucian carp back."

Ah Mei seemed to not have enough milk and even had to use some milk powder.

"Your family doesn't eat it?"

"I don't want to eat anymore. I'll give it all to you." Yanyan's number was a bit exaggerated. The twins couldn't finish it. As an old father, he had to go forward from time to time to fill his stomach.

Although the children sometimes eat big steamed buns that smell of cigarettes, they are not allowed to express their opinions now.

"That's fine. The big crucian carp soup my mom bought last time made A-Mei vomit." Erhu was overjoyed.

It is really hard to buy big crucian carp nowadays, you really need luck to get it.

I bought five from Xucun last time, and they were so fishy after stewing them.

The quality of the large crucian carp in Qin Dahe's collection is obvious to all, and the fur is incredibly beautiful.

"I really want to go fishing. Let's go ice fishing later." He was also a little itchy.

I have used the pure gold method at home several times but it still doesn't work.

"Then get the job done quickly." Erhu pointed at the lined-up tractors.

A big turtle delayed us for a while, but the tractor drivers also came over to watch the fun.

"Dahe, sell us two yellow eels so we can feed them to our children."

"Okay, uncle, just pay twenty yuan and get two." Qin Dahe said with a smile and started working.

The eels that can be found are all more than half a catty, and this size costs at least 20 yuan per catty.

Since he is the uncle of this family, it will naturally be cheaper.

After loading this wave of tractors, we took some time to transport the silt, and the cars behind came over soon.

No wonder Erhu couldn't sit still. His butt was sore after working for an hour.

I didn't slack off at all during the whole process, and the excavator was so dry that it was smoking.

　Happy New Year
　　
　
(End of this chapter)