Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 390 Happy New Year (asking for monthly ticket)
At twelve o'clock in the evening, the two babies were still sleeping in the house, and the young couple came to the levee with big fireworks.

The big fireworks are the size of a transfer box, with tubes inserted inside and the outer packaging is colorful.

The sound of firecrackers never stopped today, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.

No matter how hard the wind blows, it can't blow it away. It's blooming everywhere in China, and the air everywhere else is the same.

This situation will not get better until after the third day of the Lunar New Year. Of course, it will only get better, and it will not end until the Lantern Festival at least.

As the fuse was lit, the little girl immediately covered her ears and ran away.

There were quite a few people on the levee, and it wasn't just his family that bought fireworks. Both Mr. Huang and his second uncle bought some and set them on the levee.

Flames of various colors were sent to the sky, then exploded, and fireworks flowed down like garlands.

Even if it is a 1200 yuan firework, it is estimated to be worth tens of thousands of yuan in the future.

Fireworks are not regulated now, and both production and transportation are very barbaric, so the price is naturally very cheap.

The girl snuggled in his arms, watching the fireworks slowly fade away, feeling extremely satisfied.

Standing on the levee and looking up, I saw that the light never stopped in the originally dark night.

The Chinese New Year now is the real Chinese New Year, full of fireworks.

"Brother, come here quickly, hold one and let's go for a walk." He was talking about the baby.

At seven o'clock in the morning on the first day of the new year, Qin Dahe, who was still half asleep, was woken up.

"Where are you going?" Rubbing their eyes, the two little guys were wrapped up like rice dumplings, grinning foolishly with their toothless mouths.

I am so happy that I can be taken out to play often recently.

"To celebrate the New Year, we're going to ask for red envelopes." The little girl said with squinted eyes. It was the first time that her son and daughter went out to celebrate the New Year.

"Haha, I'll go wash up."

Paying New Year's greetings is to ask for good luck. If others give red envelopes, he has to give them back.

After washing up and eating two tea eggs, he also made a lot of red envelopes for himself, which he would give to others later.

It is normal for grandparents to give five hundred or one thousand yuan, and fifty or one hundred yuan for relatives is enough. For something like this that brings good luck, five yuan is also acceptable.

I took my son over and found that the jacket on the little guy was really heavy, probably over ten kilograms.

The couple each went to their father-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings, starting from the village entrance.

My eldest sister and her family will come over tomorrow, the second day of the New Year. Because of the move before the New Year, Qin's mother is not willing to rush to visit the old man and mother, so she will wait until the Lantern Festival.

While greeting each other along the way, everyone was happy to give a small red envelope to the twins when they saw them.

Qin Dahe is not stingy either. He will take out any child he wants.

Ah Hao and his two brothers were also making money, and they came over immediately when they saw the couple.

"Brother Dahe, Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, haha, here's a red envelope for you."

"Thank you, Brother Dahe." The three little guys opened the red envelope on the spot and were immediately happy when they saw the five dollars.

All the fifty or one hundred yuan given by relatives during visits must be handed in, only the five yuan one is yours.

When we arrived at my second uncle's house, my second aunt gave me fifty yuan. It was a pity that my eldest cousin and Sister Yun didn't have any children yet, otherwise I could have returned it.

Erhu and Tiedan also made big ones at home. Of course, he also made one for Erhu's daughter. The three little people played with them for a while.

I went all the way to my father-in-law's house and then returned, and received hundreds of red envelopes.

When I got home, Waer and his wife had already arrived, and Erhu and Tiedan also came with gifts to wish them a happy new year.

The Qin family immediately became lively. My mother brought cakes, tea eggs and other things to the table and made tea for everyone to eat.

"Brother, happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, may you make a fortune in the new year."

"Happy New Year, may you catch big fish in the New Year."

"Haha, everyone get rich and have something to eat." Hearing the blessing about catching a big fish, he felt much happier.

I am going to watch for Juqing this year. It would be great if I could get it.

Erhu and the others sat down and ate a little before going back. Tiedan would drive a tricycle to the county to wish his uncle a happy new year.

Originally, I would go there after the third Lunar New Year, but now that I have a tricycle, it is much more convenient to go back and forth, so I decided to go there on the first day of the New Year. I will have to rely on my uncle to take care of me in the county in the future.

Qin Dahe started calling to wish everyone a happy new year. He called all the owners of the fishing tackle stores he cooperated with, his fishing friends like Mr. Wang, and the Li Weiwei siblings.

I made an appointment with Mr. Xu from Jinling to go there as soon as the weather gets hot and guard Daqing together.

"I have a friend who wants to go play, so it will be more lively if we have more people."

"Okay, I'll bring one of my friends, and the online anglers will come with two."

Liu from Shanghai also wanted to come and have fun, since it wasn’t too far for him to drive over.

After a while of busy work, I finally started carrying the things to the car and drove straight to the New Year's greetings. There were a lot of things today, one for my second uncle's family, one for my father-in-law, and two children. If I don't bring the children with me when paying New Year's greetings, my father-in-law will definitely be dissatisfied.

When passing by my second uncle's house, I put down the cigarettes and alcohol.

The red envelope had already been given in the morning, so there was no need to give it now. Qin Dahe even came over and said a few words.

"Dahe, do you think lobster farming is possible?" asked my second uncle.

Last year, cotton was only three dollars and forty-five cents at most. If you raise lobsters on one acre of land, it is not that tiring and you can earn a lot of money.

"It's too early now. The price of lobsters is not high." The price of lobsters is only two yuan. He doesn't know how many can be raised on an acre of land, but cotton should be more profitable than lobsters now.

"I've asked around. There's a type of thin-shell lobster in Hubei. As long as it's raised to 789 size, it can be sold for three or four yuan per pound, or even more."

The specification of 789 refers to the weight of seven, eight, and nine coins.

"I'll ask my friends in Qianjiang. It seems some people there have started trying to breed them."

"Okay." My second uncle was very happy to hear that. It would be easier to get things done if you have acquaintances.

Qin Dahe happened to have a Hubei agent in Qianjiang. He just called to wish him a happy new year. When he called him now, he immediately told him the answer.

Two years ago, many people were engaged in breeding and cooperating with breeding farms.

Although there was full guidance, the yield was too low. Thirty kilograms of shrimp seeds per acre could only produce about 200 kilograms, and most people lost money.

The local price of lobsters in Qianjiang is only two yuan and fifty cents. Excluding the cost of shrimp seeds and feeding, it is difficult to make three hundred yuan per acre.

"What do you feed the animals over there? Can't you intercrop some crops?" Qin Dahe asked curiously.

In later generations, Dongxiang became a lobster breeding base. Because the properties of arable land cannot be changed, many people intercropped rice and then raised lobsters.

No one cares about rice production. The annual land subsidies plus the sale of lobsters make more money than just farming.

As long as the rules are understood, localized breeding is indeed promising.

"It's similar to fish. In the early stages, it's high in protein. Crush the fish and snails to feed them, and they grow faster. Feeding them with grains will slow them down. No one's making any money yet. It all depends on subsidies from the breeding farm."

"Ce, your breeding farm also provides subsidies to breeders?"

"Yes, otherwise who would give you the experiment?"

"Well, we don't have such a good thing." Qin Dahe smiled bitterly. Fifth Master said that their local breeding farm often produces some experimental fish species and sells them to farmers.

You have to buy it. The black carp and mandarin fish fry sold together are simply incomparable to others.

After hanging up the phone, I told my second uncle about the breeding situation in Hubei.

"If it really doesn't work, you can try to plant rice on one acre of land first."

"I'll wait until they start making money. Qiangzi has already told me that more and more people are eating crayfish, so the price will definitely go up in two years." My second uncle said confidently.

Qin Dahe nodded. Lobsters were indeed promising, but the local shrimps had thick shells and tough meat. He could only wait until the green-shell shrimp farming cases in Hubei matured.

After saying goodbye to my second uncle's house, I continued all the way to my father-in-law's house.

The couple were already eating pastries, but he couldn't eat any more, so he just took a tea egg as a token of his appreciation and sat down to talk.

It has been like this for the past three years. I eat noodles in the morning, tea eggs and cakes when guests come in the morning, and leftovers from the New Year’s Eve dinner at noon and in the evening.

"Brother." Waer said with a happy face, "Baoer is pregnant."

"Haha, I finally have a baby." Qin Dahe was extremely happy.

Grandma's biggest wish is for the child to get married and have children. I'm sure she would be very happy to hear that.

"When did you find out?"

"Last night," Baoer said with a smile, "I ate some oily food and felt uncomfortable, so I took my pulse and found out I was pregnant."

The couple looked very happy. They had been married for only four months, so getting pregnant was considered extremely fast. The silly girl must have tried very hard.

"It's still a newborn baby, a good sign."

"Tiedan's family went to the hospital for the birth of their child on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. Everyone is going to be a father." Grandpa sighed, "Back then, you four were just children, and in the blink of an eye, you're all married and fathers."

The food at noon was naturally delicious, especially the sausages that Auntie made, which were a little spicy and tasted great.

I also asked Baoer to take a few back. As for Yanyan, she took most of the sausages away as soon as they were stuffed.

I only have one daughter, so if I don’t keep the good things for her, who else should I keep them for?

After dinner, the little guy wanted to go to bed, but Yanyan didn’t want to go home yet, so she put him directly in her bedroom.

Even after she got married, her aunt still cleaned this little room for her.

"Brother, you go back. I'll go home after dinner."

"I'll pick you up tonight."

Everyone is worried about her carrying two babies home alone.

"I understand. Drive slowly on the road." She waved her hand and started feeding the baby.

(End of this chapter)