Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 377 A fish worth tens of thousands?
It was not until half past nine that my uncle arrived in town by bus.

Since I didn't have anything to do this time, I didn't rent a car. What a waste.

He is still that middle-aged man who is both elegant and ruffian.

He looked even more energetic, with hair wax on his head and looking very energetic when he lay back.

"Big sister." Qin's mother had been waiting here early and could see her as soon as she got off the car.

"Rong Xiang, go sit with Aqin for a while. You must be cold." Mother Qin patted her younger brother's shoulder. He looked so energetic.

"Haha, it's not cold. I'm wearing fleece-lined thermal underwear."

The two of them walked into the fertilizer store with smiles on their faces, and Qin Dahe immediately stepped forward to greet them.

This time we came back to help the old man move, so we didn't waste any time. We just drank a cup of hot water and went back.

"Ajun is cleaning up the house, let's hurry up and send the things over tomorrow."

The car was moving forward on the embankment, and the scenery on both sides kept receding.

Mother Qin nodded when she heard this. "I already packed some things yesterday. There's a lot of stuff. Let's call a truck. It's not far to Hefei anyway."

"Don't bring some junk, they are useless. I can just buy whatever you need." My uncle frowned.

"The broken family is worth a fortune, and the shipping fee is not expensive. His father can just send it by boat and then put it on the car."

It’s not easy to live in a big city, and my life may not be very good, so I’ll save as much as I can.

When they arrived at Qin's house, they did not stop and directly asked Qin Dahe to drive the boat to Xiaoguowei.

Grandpa was still smoking in the yard, and grandma was packing her things with a happy look on her face. It must be good to be able to live with her son.

Mother Qin took a look and rushed over to ask the old man to help her clean up. She was unwilling to serve the old man anymore.

We had agreed to go to Hefei, but now I feel reluctant to let my vegetable garden be given to others to cultivate.

This vegetable only costs a few dollars. The two old people are in their hometown. How can their children feel at ease? So many old people have passed away this winter.

"Dad." "Ga Dad."

"I'm back." Grandpa raised his eyelids and pointed inside the house. "Everything is packed. Let's move some of it to the boat first."

My uncle didn't say much and went into the house to see how many things there were.

Qin Dahe was not feeling well, so he smoked with his grandfather.

"It's not so good to go to the city and enjoy life." Qin Dahe said with a smile, "You don't even have to pick water to drink in the city."

"I know it's convenient, but it's not that there's no space for so many things at home." Grandpa sighed and took a deep puff of cigarette.

"I don't have the strength now, otherwise I could plant two more acres of land."

"I'm old now, so I should accept my age. My two sons are promising, so it's time for me to enjoy my life." Qin Dahe also lit one for himself and stuffed the rest of the black pine into the old man's arms.

Holding the cigarette, grandpa looked much better.

"Your family will have to wait a bit for the 25,000 yuan. It's not easy for the eldest son either. We didn't make much money from harvesting cotton this year." He was referring to the 25 yuan interest.

More than 20,000 yuan can make a rural family unable to make ends meet for two years.

"What's wrong?" Qin Dahe asked curiously.

As for the debt, his family only owed 5,000 yuan in usury, and the rest was borrowed from his uncle, so it doesn't matter when he pays it back.

"Over 40 tricycles were dispatched to collect cotton at the warehouse. The quota is very strict. It's hard for the old family to make even 10,000 yuan this year."

"How can we collect so many cars?" He shook his head. The way Erye and his friends were eating was too ugly.

In the past two months, almost three months, except for the time when we couldn't harvest cotton due to snow, we have earned 17,000 to 18,000 yuan.

Xinba is a small factory, but it can make more money than their big factories.

Whether it was those who lent money to the factory, the shareholders, or the cotton-collecting drivers, they were all in high spirits and worked enthusiastically when they met at the cotton-picking factory.

No matter how cold the weather is, it can’t stop people from making money.

Now, whenever Director Li farts in the factory, people will praise him. The semi-trailers that come to transport cotton spindles come once every two days, and the funds in the account accumulate very quickly.

In just over eighty days, the flower-making factory's momentum grew stronger and stronger.

Now the shareholders are all gearing up, waiting for the year-end closing and dividend distribution.

The flower-making factory is quite special. They close the accounts during the Chinese New Year and distribute dividends to everyone. There is another one in March, and then they wait until September or October to resume work.

Qin Dahe briefly explained the situation in Xinba, and my grandfather slapped his thigh in regret.

"I was blinded by greed back then. If I had listened to you and invested in a small factory, I wouldn't be unable to make much money from cotton harvesting now and have to wait for dividends at the end of the year."

"Dividends?" He curled his lips. "I guess it's difficult to get dividends."

Grandpa wanted to ask more, but Qin Dahe didn't say much.

When several major shareholders form a partnership, it is not something that can be resolved just by knowing the situation. Big Daddy and the others are just working for them.

Two points of shares cannot make the final decision and are nothing.

It will probably be difficult to recover the equity even after two years. It depends on whether Erye and his men are evil-minded, but there is a high probability that they are.

There were some arguing sounds coming from the house. My uncle clearly said that he would pay for many things himself and they didn't need to be brought over.

But he couldn't do anything as his mother and elder sister strongly opposed it.

It’s almost time for dinner, so I have to eat first.

My uncle was still very angry at the dinner table. He had a lot of troubles on his hands and had to deal with settling down in Hefei. He had no time to waste.

"It's okay, just call a truck to send it over." Qin Dahe advised.

He also had a lot of things to do. The lime in the fish pond had been soaked through, and it was time to go buy seedlings, but he still had no time to go.

"Okay, it's just that a lot of things are really useless." The uncle took a bite of the tasteless food in frustration, and became even more depressed. "Mom, put some chicken essence and MSG in your cooking next time."

"I know. We've finished what your eldest sister brought back last time."

My grandmother is notoriously bad at cooking, and the whole family has been fooled for a lifetime.

Grandpa is used to it, but my uncles have eaten good food outside, so how can they eat this?

Qin Dahe had a cold recently, so his mouth was a little dry, but he ate well.

"Grandma, you're enjoying life in the city. My mother and I will visit you every New Year and other holidays."

"Well, Dahe is still filial." Grandma patted her grandson's shoulder with a smile.

Qin's mother was relieved after sending the old man to the city. It was not that she didn't want to take care of her parents, but she had two grandchildren at home, so she didn't have time to go to Xiaoguowei.

Yanyan will go back to work in March after the New Year. By then, she will be the only one taking care of the child, and she will definitely be tied up tightly and unable to move.

After lunch, my uncle and grandfather went to visit relatives and friends.

After moving away, even if they would occasionally come back in the future, they had to say goodbye to the people around them. They continued to pack up and take as many things as possible to the city.

If we move some more things onto the big ship, we won’t have to rush tomorrow morning.

It wasn't until three in the afternoon that my uncle and his family came back.

"Mom, I'll stay at my eldest sister's house for one night and come back tomorrow morning." The house was uninhabitable. The new house was not tidied yet, and the old house was only left with the old couple's bedding after they moved.

They both have to go to their uncle's house for dinner.

"Remember to hail the truck."

Eight quilts, three large bags of clothes, some pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, all of which could not be put into Qin Dahe's Land Cruiser.

Grandpa wanted to bring firewood with him, but I didn’t let him get away with it. There was no place to burn firewood in the city.

"We'll take the goose home and roast it. Everyone in the city uses gas stoves."

"You don't want to waste it, so you have to take it back. If you leave it here, someone will pick it up." Grandpa said with a little reluctance.

Qin Dahe was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. The interest from the 20,000 yuan he got last time was enough to buy a lot of firewood every year.

He is confused about big things but smart about small things.

The new house that was built last year has also been abandoned. Mother Qin will take some time to come and take a look at it so that my eldest brother and his family will have a place to stay when they return to their hometown.

My uncle couldn't stay in his hometown for a moment. He was too lazy to calculate the 20,000 yuan account that my uncle owed him. If he stayed any longer, he would have no idea how much trouble he would have to deal with.

After moving the things, he quickly got on the boat.

When he arrived at his nephew's house and saw the two little ones, the uncle felt much better.

He took out two longevity locks from his pocket. The lower ones were made of gold, weighing about thirty grams.

"Qingci, Qingsong, your auntie specially asked for you, grow up quickly."

"Thank you, uncle." Yanyan's eyes narrowed with smiles. There was so much gold.

Ever since Qin Dahe sold the two gold ingots, only some of her gold jewelry were left at home, and she felt empty inside.

"Haha, Dahe is so capable. I can't be stingy if he can give birth to twins, a boy and a girl." The uncle touched the hands of the two little ones with interest, then turned to look at his nephew, "When will the full moon banquet be held?"

After calculating the time, I guess I won’t be able to make it.

"The family will have a feast, and when spring comes, we'll invite a troupe to perform for two days."

"That's a good idea, but I probably won't be able to make it." He said with a bit of regret, "Next year, when you have time, come to Shenzhen and I'll find you a sea fishing club so you can go fishing."

He knew that his nephew made money by fishing, so how could he not go to Nanhai when he came to Shenzhen?

"We'll talk about it tonight." Qin Dahe's eyes lit up. Sea fishing must be fun. "I got a lot of rice wine from last time. Let's grill something tonight."

"Row."

When Qin's mother heard this, she smiled and went to make the bed for her younger brother. She would definitely treat him well at her home.

At the dinner table in the evening, the Qin family specially prepared some delicious food.

There were the yellow croaker fried tofu that Hanwaer had caught in Yuxi, the rabbit that Ah Hao had sold him, as well as the braised beef and braised pork with quail eggs – all of them were meat dishes.

This braised beef was bought specially for Qin Dahe. He felt sick from eating greasy food when he had a cold, but he still wanted to eat meat. This was the best choice.

Although I was not polite, I still felt sorry for my son, so I bought two big pieces with my own money.

"Rong Xiang, how is this year?" Mother Qin served her brother a bowl of rice and asked with a smile.

"We had a good year this year, even fatter than last year." My uncle's face was full of joy. He didn't need to pretend in front of his family and just said whatever he wanted to say.

"The year-end bonus was over 800,000 yuan, and there were other incomes as well."

Ah Qing has already led the team to Beijing. Once hao123 is sold, at least their company will have a good year.

"That's good. I don't know the details, but just live a good life." Mother Qin smiled and picked up a piece of beef for him with chopsticks. "Eat more food now and drink less at night."

It was about the two of them going to the attic to drink in the evening. Last time when they came back from the Chinese New Year, they didn't even keep a jar of wine.

"Dahe is knowledgeable. We two should just talk and not drink too much." He waved his hand and started eating.

Even he himself didn't believe what he said.

Qin's mother quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and went to ask Yanyan to come over to eat while she went to take care of her grandson.

Because of the little one, the two women in the family rarely sit at the same table, and their meal times are staggered.

Father Qin ate his meal calmly, and asked about sea fishing from time to time.

He also wanted to go fishing in the sea, as sea fishing was definitely more fun than freshwater fishing.

"The last time Ah Qing and his friends went sea fishing, someone on the boat caught a 229-pound bluefin tuna, which sold for over 80,000 yuan at the fish auction."

"More than 400 yuan per pound? One hundred thousand yuan for a fish?" The old man's eyes widened.

Qin Dahe was not surprised. The current aquatic product market situation was much better than it was twenty years later.

When the economy is on the rise, money is easy to make and big bosses are willing to spend money.

"How much does a sea voyage cost? How many days does it take?" he asked curiously.

"Each ship boss arranges the shops differently. The powerful ones charge high fees, sometimes tens of thousands, but the chances of making back the money are also high."

Ah Qing also quit his job and is now busy with the investment company. When he is free, he goes sea fishing and sometimes we talk about this.

"I don't know the details, but Ah Qing ran with that boat boss five times and earned over four thousand yuan."

When Qin's father heard this, he immediately felt itchy. Sea fishing is so profitable, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands at a time?

"Dahe, do you have any plans for next year?" He looked at his son.

Now my son is the main breadwinner in the family, so it’s not certain whether I can travel far away.

"Next year I'm going to open a small bait workshop," Qin Dahe said helplessly. "I'll definitely be busy then, so you and the kid have to help me keep an eye on it."

"how about you?"

"I want to create a persona of a fishing master, so I definitely need to go out and catch giant bluefin bream. I might even go to Shenzhen."

"While there, I'll find a supplier of shrimp powder."

As for shrimp meal, it has to be of better quality from a fishing company. The shrimps brought back from deep sea will go bad.

Some fishing giants have their own offshore processing plants, which directly make shrimp powder and shrimp bricks and ship them back to sell. These products are of high quality and cheap.

"You can still go out, why should I watch you?"

"Those who are capable should do more work. Dad, you look like you are destined to do great things."

The strategy is to flatter his son.

(End of this chapter)