Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 384 Old Classmates

In the morning, Qin Dahe drove a boat alone to Xiaowu Village to collect cotton.

As the end of the year approaches, many people cannot wait for the news of cotton price increase and have begun to sell their cotton.

The cotton harvesting work is still going smoothly at this time and will not stop until before the New Year.

At this time, those who are short of money will sell at any price, and the remaining group of people are still waiting.

We will wait until the next spring when money is needed for fertilizers, seeds, etc., and then there will be a small selling climax.

Once this batch is sold, the cotton-tying factory will basically stop production and will not reopen until the cotton is on the market next year.

Xiaowu Village is an L-shaped village surrounded by water on three sides.

Some people build their houses near water because there is not enough housing land.

If a fisherman saw this, he would definitely be envious because he could fish without going out.

But Qin Dahe observed carefully and found that there were obvious traces of traps set up in the ground, and there were also many mazes placed in the water.

Even if you go fishing, you can only catch smaller ones, forget about catching big fish.

The reason why there are so many fish in the Yuxi River is that the levee does not allow people to build houses. Except for the residents at the entrance of each village who are closer to the river, others who want to catch fish have to run back and forth without any hesitation.

There is also the risk of having the net stolen, so apart from fishermen, most people use river shrimp nets.

River shrimp nets are light, do not take up space, and can be placed in rivers where nets are prohibited. Qin Dahe's family mainly uses this.

Hanwaer is a special case. He is very hardworking and can carry a trap weighing more than 100 kilograms up and down the slope. Most people can't do it.

I was lucky today. I received goods from two companies at the "L"-shaped store. There were more than 3,000 kilograms at 10 o'clock.

The people here are also simple and honest, and the host family helped deliver the cotton to the boat.

This made him feel comfortable, and he was not in a hurry to go home. He continued to shout from the big loudspeaker hanging on the bow of the boat.

Xiaowu Village has a dirt road next to the main road, and there are tricycles collecting goods. Today, the three thousand kilograms were just picked up by chance.

He lit a cigarette and smoked it happily while sitting on the big boat. He even turned off the diesel engine and let the boat move forward by itself.

"Big River." A shout came from the shore.

Qin Dahe looked up and saw that the twenty-year-old young man looked familiar.

"I'm Daliang, the one sitting behind you."

"Wu Daliang, haha, we once beat the dog of our English teacher's house." He remembered that this was his junior high school classmate.

It seemed like only six or seven years had passed, but Qin Dahe had already forgotten it and had to be reminded by others.

"Fuck, you still remember it, hey, come up, I'll sell you cotton."

"coming."

Pull the boat ashore and send out a cigarette.

"Tsk tsk, they all say you're doing well in your life. You even smoke differently from others." Daliangdian said enviously as he put on a cigarette.

"You idiot." He waved his hand.

"Everyone says you have a car, why are you still collecting cotton?" Those who drive cars are big bosses. This is the consensus among people nowadays.

"Hey, driving a car doesn't stop me from making money, so why do I keep it at home farming?"

"I have leased over 40 mu of land in Neihu, and my parents are still growing cotton there."

"I also booked the big lake near my house. We are destined to meet, haha." Qin Dahe was immediately happy when he heard this. The two had quite similar experiences.

They didn't even mention cotton harvesting and just started chatting animatedly.

From embarrassing things that happened in school to their respective lives later on, their mouths were dry from talking.

At this time, a young girl with slightly dark skin shouted.

"Xiaoyu, go and get a duck. I'll treat my classmates." Daliang responded and turned to look at Qin Dahe. "Let's have lunch at my house and have a drink together."

"We're sailing now. Let's go get the cotton first. I'll come to you for a drink after I finish delivering the goods." I'll cut up some meat and vegetables and bring them over. He didn't feel comfortable coming to drink with nothing, but he was really happy to meet Daliang.

The memories of junior high school slowly came back to me, and I felt a sense of disconnection in my mind, but more of nostalgia. I must have a good drink.

When they got home, Qin Dahe kept calling his grandpa and aunt, and also called Xiaoyu sister-in-law.

The cotton hasn’t been delivered yet, so they sent the black pine first, and the price was two cents higher.

However, Daliang knew the rules and insisted on adding it back.

"Dad, Dahe has also contracted a fish pond, which is one hundred acres." He turned around and said this to his father, and the family was immediately happy.

"This is Liangzi's first time raising a fish pond, so you have to keep an eye on him, Dahe."

"We're classmates, so I'll definitely help if I can. But this is also my first time raising a fish pond, so if you have any questions, just go to my Fifth Master."

The cotton was loaded very smoothly. Daliang helped with the loading. Qin Dahe was afraid of looking bad, so he didn't check it carefully.

Although business is business and friendship is friendship, you have to maintain your face when dealing with old classmates.

Even if you get cheated, the worst that can happen is that you don't have to do business with him in the future. You can't lose your status.

It was already half past eleven at this time. After loading the cotton, Qin Dahe calculated the money twice with a calculator, and after confirming it, he counted the money directly on the spot.

Daliang took it and counted it once and then stopped. He counted it over and over again, and was embarrassed in front of his old classmates.

When dealing with young people, face is more important than anything else.

Daliang's family has 2200 kilograms of cotton, and one trip is more than kilograms, which has depleted his wallet.

When we arrived at the cotton-making factory, Director Li was on duty collecting cotton.

It's lunch time now, he finished eating early and stared at this place.

"Dahe, did you collect so much by yourself?" The trailer went back and forth many times, and it was obvious that it weighed at least four or five thousand kilograms.

"I met an old classmate and he helped me pack the goods." Qin Dahe thought for a moment and realized that the payment for the goods today was a bit high.

"Grandpa, can I come to settle my cotton bill tonight? I'm going out for a drink later." He still had more than 1,000 yuan in cash on him. He didn't have enough cash to accept cotton no matter how much he had, so he took 20,000 yuan with him when he went out.

If I go drinking later, it will be inconvenient to carry 20,000 yuan with me. Anyway, Director Li is trustworthy, and his father-in-law has shares here.

"Okay, I'll give you an order." Director Li nodded.

After checking and grading the cotton, it is now basically second-grade and inferior cotton.

Don’t even think about first-class cotton. This winter is so cold that many families send it directly to be made into quilts.

I earned 18,700 yuan from buying cotton, and more than 19,000 yuan from selling it. For 5,500 kilograms of cotton, the profit was about 500 yuan.

This is what I’ve harvested for the whole morning, pretty awesome.

The other drivers who were collecting goods were envious for a moment and then went back to work. The quota was set, and no matter how well they collected goods, their profit was fixed at a few hundred yuan a week.

But it is much better than other factories. What kind of job can earn you 6,000 or 7,000 yuan a month these days?

Those who work outside earn less than a thousand yuan a month, and they can earn less in a year than they can in a few months of harvesting cotton.

After I wrote the invoice and put it in my bag, Director Li said it didn't matter if the invoice was lost, I could just come to him and he would definitely be able to settle the bill.

It was already half past twelve when we came out of the flower-making factory. The sun was a little dazzling and the weather was very warm.

I wore a cotton-padded jacket for work when I went out today, but now I have left the jacket on the boat because it was too hot.

After thinking about it, he called Erhu and the others. They were all junior high school classmates, and it would be fun to drink together.

Unfortunately, both of them were busy. Erhu was still digging soil for the village flower-making factory, and Tiedan went to the county. It seemed that his uncle introduced him to the job.

There was nothing I could do since none of them were there. I asked around and found out that the place selling braised food in Xinba was right in front of the primary school.

He walked over and cut half a pound of braised beef, and bought two bottles of Luzhou Laojiao, which was of high quality enough. Then he went straight to Daliang's house.

(End of this chapter)