Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 370 The Price of Crab Seedlings

The Qin family was bustling again at noon. Today's main dishes were braised pork and braised angding (yellow croaker).

When the weather gets cold, the white eels disappear. The kids haven’t seen them for a long time. The crabs also start to become less. Now the main catches are yellow croaker, catfish and crucian carp.

A group of people were drinking rice wine and eating fish in a lively atmosphere, having a great time.

"Son, how much money can you earn in a day now? It's really hard for you to work online." Qin's father asked curiously.

It turned out that when Qin Dahe was in school, his family was under great financial pressure, so he went fishing even in winter.

But no one is as good as Hanwa, who uses ground hooks, shrimp cages and ground traps one after another.

In the summer, he also made eel cages. Even so, he did not miss out on learning carpentry. This really made several elders admire him. Everyone who saw him would give him a thumbs up.

"When it's low, it's fifty or sixty yuan." The kid touched his head embarrassedly, "When it's high, it's four or five hundred."

Baoer said with a smile, "Last time he caught five crabs and sold them for 220. This year, with winter coming, the price of crabs has gone up again."

Everyone here is family, there is nothing we can't talk about.

"So high?" Qin Dahe was a little surprised.

"Well, I heard that the price of a package of male and female fish in half and three taels is 150 yuan per catty." This means that the price is the price of a package of male and female fish in half and three taels.

That's amazing. If you can harvest 3,000 kilograms of crabs a year, that would mean 300,000 or 400,000 yuan, right?

"Ce, so much money?" The old man widened his eyes excitedly and immediately took out his cell phone to call Lao Wu.

If crabs are so expensive, Lao Wu should make a lot of money this year.

When the call went through, Fifth Master knew everything.

It turns out that the price of crabs has increased. The price of crab seedlings is 6.5 or 7 yuan. If you raise crab seedlings in a intensive way, the cost of raising crab seedlings in a year will reach 30,000 yuan.

Even if the price is high, I guess not many people would raise crabs as they cannot afford such a huge investment.

If the price drops next year, or if something unexpected happens in the fish pond, all my money will be gone.

After hanging up the phone, Qin's father also frowned.

"Dahe, do we raise crabs at home?"

"Raise them. If you can harvest 200 kilograms, you'll make your money back. There are 5,000 seedlings," he said indifferently.

The convenience of raising fish in a cage is that you don’t have to feed them specifically. If you lose money, you lose money. It’s also good to gain experience.

I don't plan to clean up my own big lake in the short term, so I have to have some income.

"Grandpa, let's go for a drink." Putting aside the topic of raising crabs, it's still more refreshing to drink.

Drinking rice wine in winter is a true enjoyment in life. It tastes mellow and has a rich flavor.

"Haha, Dahe is a good kid." Grandpa drank a sip happily, and then ate the yellow croaker that his apprentice bought online. He was so proud of himself.

A son-in-law, an apprentice, and two filial sons are better than other people's biological sons.

"It's also because my family is not short of money, otherwise I wouldn't dare to invest so much." Qin Dahe had a smile on his face. If the water quality of his lake was good, he could sell the goods to Scar Ye.

Regardless of the price, at least the sales are stable.

The three families gathered together to eat and drink, and Baoer and Yanyan quickly left the table and went to the new house in the back.

I haven’t eaten yet, I have to change the person.

While we were eating, Erhu came down the road driving an excavator.

Qin Dahe simply pulled the person over to drink together.

"Did you get the job?"

"Well, I went to Ligezhuang to dig a fish pond for someone two days ago. Who knew it would snow today? I hurried to finish the work and go home." Erhu felt more comfortable after entering the house. It was so cold on the excavator.

Today's excavators don't have air conditioning, and this sub-zero weather is simply unbearable.

Tiedan no longer does welding. The wind in the welding shop on the levee is so strong that it is unbearable. He can't work at all and his hands are frozen.

"Have a couple of sips of wine to warm yourself up." Qin Dahe walked forward with a smile and poured a glass of wine.

Erhu quickly drank it in one gulp and felt better.

I asked about digging a fish pond, and this time the charge was normal, 80 yuan per hour.

I paid 1500 yuan for working in a fish pond for two days.

The net profit is about 1,000 yuan, and that's how much I charge the rural people. If it's too expensive, I won't find any work.

"If you really want to make money, you have to work for a factory. You can earn 120 or even 150 an hour." Erhu said enviously.

"Haha, when it comes to driving an excavator, expanding your customer base is also very important." Qin Dahe said with a smile, "Keep in touch with Mr. Wang. He'll be contracting construction work at the construction site next year, so there will definitely be work for you."

"As for rebates, just take whatever they say, and don't ask for more."

"I understand." Erhu nodded solemnly.

Mr. Wang had been with them on the Changjiang River for several days, eating and living there together. His relationship was undoubtedly reliable. "Seeing these little guys' lives are getting back on track," Grandpa said, smiling as he drank a glass of wine.

He thought of the time in the past when four little kids and his daughter came to his carpentry workshop and secretly played with his tools.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten years have passed, and everyone has started a family and a career.

"Haha, Dahe is a good leader. Without him, I would probably still be living a mediocre life." Erhu still has some self-awareness.

The kid nodded in agreement. Without his elder brother to lead him, he would probably have to guard the one acre of land and set traps in the river.

The three brothers drank a cup together, ate and drank their fill, and then dispersed.

The snow was still falling outside, but it had subsided by noon.

The edge of the outer river was frozen, and at first glance it looked like a silver plate.

Erhu drank a little bit of wine and wanted to drive the excavator home, but Qin Dahe stopped him and told him to park it directly in the yard.

The silly couple didn't rush back, and they just made a snowman in the yard.

Southerners have been obsessed with snow since childhood. Even after getting married and having children, they are always surprised to see snow.

Qin Dahe started making snowballs right away. The snow in the yard was clean, and he quickly made the body of the snowman.

The image is that of the Snow King who sells milk tea, and it is very easy to make.

They also used red cloth as a cloak to cover it, and everyone happily piled up two.

"Let's take a picture."

"Okay." The girl agreed quickly, "How about taking the baby out too?"

"Hold him. It won't be a problem if he's just frozen for a while." Qin's mother didn't object. It would be so interesting to take pictures of the child when he grows up.

The film cameras were taken out and everyone took several photos in various poses.

Qingsong still has his eyes closed, probably because he hasn't woken up yet.

The good thing about this child is that he can't be woken up even by thunder when he falls asleep, so he is very easy to take care of.

Qin Dahe also took a photo with the two little ones in his arms.

Various scenes were frozen in time. The winter of 01 was filled with heavy snow and laughter.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the snow finally stopped.

Erhu received a notice to use an excavator to clear the snow on the levee.

The subsidy is 45 yuan per hour, paid for by the village.

The village cadres and party members also came up with shovels, determined to at least clear out this section of their village.

This is not disaster relief, there is no way to mobilize everyone to work together, they have to do it themselves.

Because the Qin family was close to the levee and they had many cars, Qin Dahe also went up to help shovel, since he had nothing to do anyway.

It's so cold today, doing some work will warm you up.

With the excavator, the work will be much faster. We just need to clear the area between Xu Village and their location and all the way to Ligezhuang.

Although there is an intersection leading down to Ligezhuang, the village is actually quite close to the levee. If they don't clean up, it's their business and they have to do it themselves.

Unexpectedly, there were so many people who volunteered to help, most of them were party members.

My second uncle also came up. He has been a party member for over 20 years, so he must be involved in this kind of thing.

There were ten party members in the whole village, as well as people like Qin Dahe who volunteered to help. A dozen people and an excavator were working together in full swing.

Although it was snowing, there were still people driving on the levee without any regard for their lives. The snow was compacted and it was too difficult to move without an excavator.

After the excavator scraped off the snow, they followed behind and pushed the snow to the side, clearing at least two lanes.

After working for a while, I felt hot. Although there was a cold wind on the levee, there was a lively scene.

It was not until five o'clock that they finished. Qin Dahe took out a piece of black pine and handed it to the village director, and asked Erhu to take the rest and distribute them.

"Director, what are the current regulations of the flower-making factory?" He asked curiously, lighting a cigarette and taking a deep puff.

"There are still eight points left and no one has claimed it. Old Huang is reluctant to part with it." The village chief said helplessly, cigarette in his mouth. "Why don't you just claim it directly? It will only cost an extra 24 yuan."

Old Huang is the owner of Liming Supermarket. His business is good, so he should be able to come up with 240,000 yuan.

"Ce, how can I have so much money?"

Now that it's winter, the bait business is basically out of stock, so I make some money by collecting cotton.

My family lives on small expenses, and every day it’s a huge expense. I have almost 200,000 yuan in savings, and I still have some left after buying stocks.

"Then there's nothing we can do. We have to wait for the funds to arrive. Otherwise, we won't be able to start cotton harvesting if we don't have enough money. We also have two production lines."

(End of this chapter)