Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 498 Luya Mandarin Fish
The next morning, the father and son started busy with loading matters at 6:30.

Uncle Biao’s big truck has arrived. He loaded the goods quickly and then had to get busy scooping out the bean dregs.

Although he looked a little depressed, Uncle Biao still helped load the goods with great enthusiasm.

Making four or five thousand yuan in three days, how can this be such a good thing?

It's less than 2000 kilometers, but the freight of yuan is very high, yuan per kilometer.

Qin Dahe specially threw a pack of cigarettes into the cockpit to keep people alert on the way.

“Uncle Biao, if you’re tired on the road, just take a rest. I’m here for the real stuff, so there’s no rush.”

"Okay, haha, there are a lot of goods in Shaoxing." Uncle Biao lit a cigarette with a smile, got in the car and set off.

Shaoxing is located in the Yangtze River Delta region, so there must be a lot of goods transported inland.

"Dahe, you drive my car to the factory to preheat the machine. I'll go pick up the goods first."

"I understand." He curled his lips, said hello to Yanyan and set off.

To be honest, he didn't like driving Santana after a few times, especially in summer.

It's so hot without the air conditioner, and it's so cold with it.

The cooling effect of this car is so good that even first gear is a bit unbearable.

I simply turned on the air conditioner and rolled down the windows. It didn't matter if I consumed a little more fuel.

Lighting a cigarette, the car drove on the road in the town and many people envied it.

He doesn't like to wash his silver-gray Land Cruiser, and he didn't repair the bent bumper. He looks so unremarkable.

I drove the Santana all the way to the feed factory. When I got out of the car, I was shivering all over. I finally felt a little more comfortable when I was exposed to the sun.

After saying hello to Grandpa, I went to preheat the machine first.

I got up early today, so I can finish my work quickly and go back for lunch.

Check the power switch, pull the switch, start the machine, and then wait for dad to come back.

In the yard, the packing work is in full swing.

Because it was hot, my second aunt and the others didn't start working until three in the afternoon, by which time the little ones had already fallen asleep.

Qin's father looked after the child in the house while the mother and son helped with the work.

Nowadays, bean dregs are produced very quickly, and countless raw materials are piled up in the warehouse, waiting to be packaged.

After working until four o'clock, Qin Dahe went to his fishing gear warehouse to pack up his things.

"Where are you going?" Qin's mother was sweating from busy work, and she felt unhappy when she saw her son running away.

"I'll go prepare the lure rod and catch some black carp and mandarin fish." He waved his hand and went to get the rod.

Silly boy will come to see him later, they had made an appointment.

"See if I can catch some big crucian carp to nourish Bao'er."

"got it."

At this time, the silly kid was riding a three-wheeled motorcycle and came to the Qin family yard.

After picking up the fishing rod, I got on the tricycle directly. Even though the car had a colored steel shed, it was still scorching hot and could not be driven at all.

"Let's go to my second uncle's house to get some loaches first."

"Yeah." The kid nodded, turned the car around and drove to his second uncle's house again.

The master and disciple came back in the morning and had almost rested enough by now. When they heard the eldest brother calling him to go out and grill fish, he would definitely be willing.

I went to my second uncle's house and picked up three pounds of loaches. This time I traveled light and went after the predatory fish.

He took out a black pine and handed it to his brother, then lit it himself, took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

"Did you learn any skills this time?" Qin Dahe asked with a smile in the tricycle.

With so many master chefs gathered together, the scene must be grand, and he is itching to join in.

However, they directly refused all outsiders to watch, and even Brother Feng didn't find a chance to go in.

"Well, there are many master chefs with good skills." Thinking of the master's amazing skills, silly kid's face showed longing.

"The craftsmanship of the master is also very good, and the detailed carving is amazing."

"Haha, Grandpa must be awesome."

Not everyone can carve mortise and tenon joints on bamboo sticks, and handmade floats are still in limited supply.

The master and apprentice now have an additional source of income, which is to take time to make handmade flute reed floats. Qin Dahe buys them for eight yuan each and then wholesales them at the original price.

However, the production is limited, and only a few can be produced in a month. This time, they have been out of stock for a long time.

One of the father and son is good at fishing, and the other has superb craftsmanship. Under Qin Dahe's guidance, they began to study hand-made floats.

The selection of materials and craftsmanship are very particular, and it is one of the best-selling products.

Floats are expensive nowadays, and this handmade float is not only the same price but also easier to use, so it is naturally popular among people.

When we got to Da Wan, the sun was really hot.

The two brothers carried their things down the levee, and Qin Dahe began to cut loaches.

You need to keep some of the three pounds of loaches as bait. The rest is not enough to make a live nest, so you can only make a dead nest. The overflowing blood will also attract predatory fish, but the effect will be worse.

Just cut it off and throw it out. This is also the window period for predatory fish.

After the nest is ready, find a place to rest under a tree. It will take some time for the nest to develop.

He wiped the sweat off his face with the towel around his neck. He knew without looking in the mirror that he was going to get tanned again.

Sun protection clothing does work, but not much. At most, it won’t cause your skin to break out from the sun, and you’ll still be tanned.

Erhu, that guy, has been operating an excavator at Fenghuang Bridge recently, otherwise he would definitely come here.

He was also very enthusiastic about fishing. When he had free time, he would often go fishing with Gangzi and the others for silver carp and bighead carp. He rested for a long time, but he was getting hotter and hotter.

"I'll be idle for a few seconds, go cast a few lines."

"Yeah, it's so hot." Even the silly kid couldn't stand it. At least carpentry work is done indoors.

The two men went to the river, poured a bucket of water on themselves, and then started fishing.

The sound waves of Shimano are still crisp. After throwing it out with the loach hanging on it, I didn't rush to collect it.

Loaches are very active, so let them twist around underwater for a while.

Relatively speaking, the island countries do make better lure rods, and the domestic reels are not very good after 20 years.

It’s not because of the level of technology, but because sea fishing and bass fishing have been developed for many years and have accumulated a lot of technology and talents.

The future development of the domestic fishing gear industry is all about materials and prices, and few people put effort into areas that customers cannot see.

For example, a small wheel made by Shimano may not look very good, but the smoothness of line delivery and reeling is unmatched in China.

After throwing the loach down for a while, he began to pull it back a distance to prevent the loach from going too deep into some obstacle areas.

The silly kid next to him suddenly raised the fishing rod and turned the wheel.

"Brother, it should be mandarin fish." He laughed innocently.

The feel of mandarin fish is so unique. The electric shock-like vibration feeling can only be compared to that of rice chub.

"Ce, there really are some goods." Qin Dahe was pleasantly surprised. The mandarin fish came in nests. He was lucky today.

After confirming that there was stock, he did not hesitate to damage the loach and started to jump to the bottom.

The foolish boy forcibly reeled in the wheel and soon pulled up a two-jin mandarin fish. "What a good thing!"

"Brother, here you go."

"Haha, you're welcome, brothers. Let's make more for us to eat together." Qin Dahe said happily.

He cast his rod again, and before it reached the bottom, something suddenly bit the fish. He waited for the fish to hook him and immediately reeled it in.

A large black carp suddenly emerged from the water, washed its gills, and then dived back down.

"Here it comes." He felt excited.

It's so cool to watch the fish washing their gills, and it makes your adrenaline rush.

"I knew there would be stock in the evening." I saw a meter-sized black carp being forcibly pulled up.

The large braided line is not afraid of breaking, and they are all rock fishing rods, which are more than enough for fishing black fish.

I didn’t bring a fish basket, only a bucket, and it’s not easy to put the black carp in.

He simply cut the cheeks with scissors, hung it on a tree to let it bleed, and then put it in the refrigerator when he got home.

I also took a photo with my camera, which is enough as ordinary material.

The two brothers cast one rod after another and caught three more mandarin fish.

Fortunately, there are no small fish, so the loach will not be chased and eaten by the whitebait.

"I'm going to soak in the water and relax." The heat was unbearable, but there was no need to be particular in the countryside.

Seeing this, the silly kid followed him into the water and kept sweating.

"Let's go get a haircut together tomorrow. Our hair is so greasy." He looked at his brothers and they looked like wild people. There was no one to take care of them when they went out with grandpa during this period.

"Brother, I want to shave my head."

"Go away, what are you doing? Be careful, Bao'er won't let you in at night."

"Ah?" The child showed confusion on his face. When he was a child, his grandmother always shaved his head, which was so comfortable.

My hair grows too fast and becomes frizzy in just a few days.

"You just got married, and we don't have bald spots, so why should you shave your head? Don't even think about it." Qin Dahe said unhappily.

When he was a kid, he knew that shaving his head was a good idea to save money, but now that he is not short of money, why would he shave his head?

Tiedan has no choice. If he doesn't shave his head, the bald spots will get inflamed.

"Oh." The silly kid nodded angrily.

The two brothers soaked for a while and then went ashore. They wanted to catch more fish to eat today.

I cast again and again, but unfortunately there was no fish. Finally, I caught a bream.

"Let's go. There shouldn't be no mandarin fish in Diao River." He still remembered to get some mandarin fish for the owner of the fish farm, as he had promised him.

Those anglers seldom use lure fishing, so they don’t catch many mandarin fish, and most of them are spotted mandarin fish.

The two brothers packed up their things, each of them got two mandarin fish, and since Qin Dahe didn't like the bream, he gave it to Hanwaer too.

Cut the black croaker in half for each person, and there will be enough for each person to share.

"Tsk tsk, this fish roe must be delicious." After cutting the fish into pieces, he found a long string of fish roe, which made him very happy.

"Brother, the black carp are laying eggs by the river." The silly kid's eyes lit up, and he suddenly remembered that it was the breeding season for the black carp.

"Try again, Ce." Qin Dahe slapped his forehead and forgot about this.

Around June is the peak spawning period for black bass, and they are all lurking around at this time.

The two men took out the rods again. Now they could only hang dead loaches on them. Many loaches had died but were not caught, so they just threw them into the bucket and cooked them at night.

But it’s okay to die, just show some more action.

"I'll go north, you search south. We'll meet up in half an hour," he instructed. "Search wherever there's aquatic grass. Cockroach eggs are attached to the grass."

"Yeah." Silly kid nodded heavily, and decided to see if he could get a few bigmouth bass today.

(End of this chapter)