Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 37: Raising a Nest

When the two of them returned home, it was almost seven o'clock. He first sent the silly kid home, and then went back to park the car.

When the couple saw him come back at this time, they heated up the food and asked him what he had been doing outside.

"I'm looking for a fishing spot, taking a good look at the bait and preparing to fish for a few more days." He told me about his plan.

They kept the bait for three consecutive days, and then the four of them started fishing, keeping the bait while fishing until the fish stopped biting.

"How much food do you need to feed them?" Qin's father suddenly said, "Don't be silly and provide a lot of food yourself, and then let's fish together."

"That's true. Let's forget about Silly Boy. Tiedan and Erhu need to provide some food." Qin's mother also agreed.

The food at home is grown with hard work. We can take care of Hanwa's child because his family is poor, but the other two people's families are not poor.

"Well, I've already agreed. I'll just go out this time. We'll need a tricycle to help us transport our stuff in the morning. We'll all bring the nets from all four of us."

"Such a big deal?" A hint of interest flashed in Qin's father's eyes. The work in the fields was almost done, and he could go fishing with his son.

"Well, this time we'll put out both the shrimp traps and the large ground traps. Put the traps in place in the morning, and then the four of us will fish while we keep watch."

Four strong laborers would earn at least 200 yuan a day. It would be a waste of time if they don't earn back the money. They also have to pay for bait and nesting materials.

Fishing is a tricky thing. You might come up empty-handed for several days in a row. You have to do something else.

The large ground trap is larger than the ordinary lobster ground trap, and the imported one will be much larger. Put some rapeseed cake in it, and you can catch a lot of things like crucian carp, yellow croaker (a kind of miscellaneous fish), and whitebait.

Although whitebait is a small fish, it is delicious. The larger ones can be sold for four or five yuan per catty on the street, and those weighing two taels can even be sold for 10 yuan.

There are some unexpected surprises in the large ground traps under the Yuxi River, namely white eels and hairy crabs. Now these two things start at a hundred yuan if they meet the specifications.

The price of crabs at this time should be the highest in the past 20 years, with three taels of female crabs costing over a hundred yuan per kilogram.

This time we have to prepare some dry food and water in advance so that no one will bring us lunch at noon.

"Lan'er, how about I go with you?" Father Qin turned to look at his wife, his eyes eager to try.

Last time we had a great day of fishing, we kept catching big fish. This time my son made such a big move, so he must have caught a lot of fish.

"My sons are out fishing, what's the point of you tagging along? Besides, if you follow them, won't Tiedan and Erhu's families have to send people over as well?"

"That's right." Father Qin nodded awkwardly.

Although these two families may think it is nonsense at first, they will definitely take over the spot if they catch any fish in the next few days.

"Dad, you can just build a nest behind the road. The mulberry fruit, pumpkin vines and sweet potatoes are not rare things." Qin Dahe curled his lips.

He didn't plan to take Qin's father out fishing this time. Whenever he caught a big fish, he would grab the rod and scold him.

It’s so cool to go fishing with friends, and you are the big brother, hey.

"Get out of here! How can I spare the time to fish every day?" Father Qin glared at him unhappily and went to the back.

The mother and son smiled at each other and began to take out the big ground trap at home to repair it.

This kind of ground trap is rarely used because it is too conspicuous. If it is placed in the Yuxi River, it will definitely be stolen, even if it is placed in his exclusive area.

The shrimp cages also need to be repaired and some small gaps need to be filled.

Sometimes shrimp cages will catch some prawns from the river, which are very good at gnawing at the nets.

In his previous life, when he first started fishing, he didn't know much about this and often put small yellow croaker (yellow croaker) caught by the anchor into the fish basket, which even bit the basket and caused many fish to escape. The eel cages needed to be well maintained. The white eel fishing season in the river is from September to October, and now is the time for white eels.

"Abao, will it cause trouble if we put the eel cage there?" Qin's mother asked worriedly.

Productive fishing is not allowed in the section of Yuxi River from Longwanghui to their place. It seems that there are still many protected animals in it, and the county has also notified them several times.

Normally, when I use ground traps and shrimp cages, everyone turns a blind eye. But this time, I use large ground traps and eel cages, and it is easy to get criticized when I get the goods.

"It's okay, Mom." Qin Dahe pointed to the Yuxi River: "The biggest protected animal here is the idiot who disturbed you guys while washing clothes, you can deal with anything else." That idiot was the Yangtze alligator, and it was once chased by a group of wild ducks. It was so embarrassing.

Anyway, the Baiji dolphin and the Yangtze River porpoise will definitely not come to their river channel because it is too shallow.

It's okay if you get other things. The supervision is not strict now. If people from the county come, they will at most fine you. The government is not that idle and will not send you to jail just for getting some rare animals and plants.

The two were chatting when they saw Qin's father coming out from behind with a bucket and a long-handled sickle in his hand. He was going out to fish for snakehead fish and asked the silly boy to use it to cut aquatic plants.

"I'm free anyway, Abao, how much does it take to raise a nest? I'll give it a try."

Qin Dahe: “.”

Qin’s mother: “.”

Ce Na, who had no time to talk, turned around and went to prepare the nest at night.

"Five or six pounds of fodder a day will be enough, along with melon vines, mulberry fruits, and some fresh corn. Then I can use the fresh corn and grasshoppers to fish." He said weakly.

This old man in my family is now addicted to fishing, fuck.

Fortunately, traditional fishing in rural areas is not expensive. You only need to buy fishing lines and fish hooks, and everything else is homemade.

"Don't you have malt?" The old man glared at him again, as if he was hiding something from him.

"Just go and make it. This is very troublesome. I asked Erhu and the others to do it." Qin Dahe shook his head helplessly and continued, "If it really doesn't work, you can get some malt beer and knead some dough and beat it."

Today's malt beer is fermented from real malt, and it tastes like malt, and is very useful as bait.

But it certainly cannot replace malt itself. He is ready to do something big and not just make do.

My old man is just doing traditional fishing, and beer is enough.

"Okay, I'll do it now." He said and was about to go out.

"You still have to work tomorrow." Qin's mother was afraid that the old man would become addicted to fishing. Normally, he could make money by casting a net, but as far as fishing was concerned, only her son could make money.

"Don't waste any more time. I'll be back after I've taken care of the nest." When the old man's voice came, the people were no longer visible.

It's already eight o'clock. He has to go out to cut melons and mulberry fruits, and also buy beer to make dough, so he has to move quickly.

"Forget it. You can talk to him more later and let him catch fish too." Mother Qin turned and said to Qin Dahe.

My man must also take care of his dignity, otherwise the Air Force will be embarrassed.

"The key is to raise a nest. I'll tell you when he gets back."

The two continued to work, with so many nets, some of which needed to be repaired.

The eel cage is better, it’s okay if it’s a little damaged, but the shrimp cage and the ground cage must be repaired.

(End of this chapter)