Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 48: Get married?

"Haha, am I awesome?" Qin's father laughed while lying on the ground.

A black carp weighing about 60 kilograms has been safely brought home. Qin Dahe gave a thumbs up and praised his patience.

Normally, if a wild herring weighs more than 60 kilograms, the No. 10 leader line will not be able to withstand the slightest effort. But today the old man was very steady in reeling in the fish, neither hurried nor slow, which is worth learning from.

Of course, black carp has the smallest sprinting power among all the big fish, so whether you can get it ashore depends on luck.

"Let me tell you, if a big fish is hooked and it attacks at high speed, there's nothing you can do about it. But with this kind of sustained force, you can use technology."

Watching his old man chattering on and on, he was a little speechless. It was just a 60-jin herring, although he was also very envious now.

He knew that the limit of Line 10 was almost here. If he wanted to catch a fish bigger than his father's, he had to make the line thicker.

"Dad, tomorrow I'm going to drive my car, and then go to Jiuzi to buy some fishing line."

"Well, get some thick lines. I'll bring my son to fish tomorrow." Father Qin finally stopped bragging and pointed at the black carp in the fish basket. "It almost got away. I thought the rod was going to break several times."

"The rod is fine. Fiberglass rods are heavy, and there's nothing wrong with them. They're durable."

At this time, Hanwaer had replaced Qin's father's fishing position, and he really couldn't lift his arms.

Uncle Lei also stopped after catching this fish.

Qin Dahe went to the fish basket and pulled out a big fish weighing nearly 20 kilograms, and looked at him.

"Uncle Lei, you only eat fish heads, right?"

"Well, but this one is too big. It must be over a hundred yuan. Let's change it." He didn't feel comfortable taking advantage of Qin Dahe.

Today, during my vacation, I went back to the countryside to go fishing. I didn’t expect to have such an exciting experience. I have made a lot of money.

"No, just take this one. I'll give you the head, and the kid can take the body back to eat."

"Okay, thank you very much, young man." Uncle Lei smiled. This young man is interesting.

This time he brought a lot of things for fishing, including scissors, kitchen knives, and sickles. He cut the fish directly on the ground. He also helped the other party clean the fish's gills and internal organs, and put them in a bag.

"Here, fish again next time when you have time."

"Haha, okay, leave me your contact information."

When they saw the other party take out a mobile phone, the father and son were a little dumbfounded. A mobile phone costs several thousand nowadays.

He then gave his home phone number, knowing that the other party was interested in his bait.

Nowadays, there are still many people using landlines, but those who can afford mobile phones are rare in the countryside. Only those who pick cotton carry mobile phones with them.

Several years ago, the convenience store spent three thousand yuan to install a landline phone. Within two years, the price dropped to four hundred yuan. The old man immediately couldn't sit still and installed a phone when he was in high school.

After Uncle Lei left, Qin Dahe happily put the money away.

"You won't give the money to your mother tonight?"

"I bought a rod, a flour grinder, and so many fishing gear these days, but I don't have any money in my pocket." He said with a bitter face. He really didn't have much money in his pocket now.

"Okay." The old man curled his lips. He didn't have much money in his pocket.

It was only two o'clock in the afternoon. The water temperature had risen and the fish were biting. Qin Dahe personally took the stage and caught four silver carp and bighead carp in a row with very skilled movements.

The last big fish came into the house. I caught at least 300 kilograms today, exceeding the target.

"Call it a day. I'm starving." He stopped the silly kid who wanted to continue casting the fishing rod and told him to come again tomorrow.

"Okay, go back."

The three of them packed up together. They brought a lot of things for table fishing, so it took them a while to finish.

"Dad, when you and Hanwa come tomorrow, don't rush to fish. Start baiting the water at 7:30. At least wait until bubbles appear underwater before you start fishing." On the county road, he spoke in advance without waiting for Qin's father to start the engine.

"Bad breath this morning?"

"Well, the water temperature is too cold in the morning, so silver carp and bighead carp are reluctant to bite. If you bait the fish too early, you'll waste bait. Besides, the fishing spot might be gone, so you'll have to find a new one."

Although the road here is difficult to walk on, there are many big fish and people often come here to fish.

Seeing the repaired fishing spot, I naturally won’t let it go.

Generally, the kind of particularly flat fishing spots have many people fishing, and the daily bait can keep the fish staying, forming a natural overnight nest.

Then he turned to look at the silly kid and said, "Kid, I'm not in a hurry to give you the money. Wait until we finish catching silver carp and bighead carp."

"Okay, I'll listen to you, brother." The silly kid finally said it smoothly.

The big black carp caught by Qin's father was estimated to cost over a thousand yuan. Although other silver carp and bighead carp are much cheaper, their weight is there, so a few hundred yuan is not a problem.

Fortunately, he brought two large transfer boxes. The fish were still alive after being put in them for oxygenation. After a few small silver carp and bighead carp turned over, he took them out directly.

It’s good to go back and have a snack. When getting off the car, I threw one to the silly kid.

"Abao, let's go downtown tomorrow and take the fish directly to Frozen Street to exchange."

"Why don't you call and ask the price first?"

"No matter what the price is, it's definitely higher than in town." The old man waved his hand to stop him from talking.

It’s actually okay to sell it in town. People here like to eat bighead carp, but they have to do it for several days in a row. If there are too many, it will impact the local bighead carp market and affect Lao Wu and others’ business.

While it was still dark, the father and son struggled to put the fish into the fish basket.

"Dad, this is a lot of money." He looked at the fish guards in the river outside the gate. What if someone stole the fish?
"You're fine for the first half of the night, but let your mom watch over you for the second half."

At this time, my mother just came out and started to get angry when she heard what she said.

"Why should I keep an eye on you? How many fish have you caught today? Why are you talking so arrogantly?" Qin's mother looked at him unkindly. If he didn't catch enough fish, she would call the old man back to work in the fields.

It’s time to plant rapeseed soon. There’s a lot to do, such as plowing the soil and watering the plants.

"Lan'er, come here and take a look. Keep your voice down." The old man said proudly.

Then he started bragging again, talking about how he went about fishing for black carp, which made Qin Dahe feel overwhelmed.

"Amazing! My old man is really capable."

Seeing his mother's expression change so quickly, she couldn't hide the joy on her face. He picked up the dog and went into the house in frustration.

There was a nest made of cardboard at the back door. He put the dog in the nest and went to his west room to get an old piece of clothing to pad it. The weather was getting colder soon.

I played with the puppy for a while, then went to get some bait and mixed it for the dog to eat. We made money today, so we celebrated together.

"Son, eat first." Just by listening to her voice, you can tell that I am very happy now.

Just now she went there specially to buy a braised duck to celebrate making a lot of money today.

Hanwaer must also be paid some wages, one hundred yuan a day is enough, and more can be paid depending on the situation.

This time we are not dividing it according to proportion. The bait and fishing gear are all prepared by ourselves. The kids have put in some effort, so it would not be appropriate to give them too much.

On the table, there were only duck and vegetarian dishes. People don’t eat much meat nowadays because they want to save money to build a house.

He had almost finished eating and was about to tie the thread when his mother called him.

"Son, now that our family is making a lot of money, it's time for you to get married."

(End of this chapter)