Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 500: Fighting Crime Under the Scorching Sun
The production of bait went smoothly. Soybean powder and cornmeal were brought to the feed factory for frying.

After frying 2000 kilograms of bean dregs, Qin Dahe even gave his grandfather yuan for electricity.

Even if Mr. Wu doesn’t want to accept it, he has to give it.

By the end of June, the inventory of silver carp and bighead carp bait had reached 160,000 kilograms, fermented corn had reached 14,000 kilograms, and the inventory of commercial bait, musk medicinal wine, etc. had all been completed.

July and August are the peak seasons. Even if 50,000 kilograms are sold in a month, the remaining 60,000 kilograms will be enough for sales from September onwards.

The temperature drop at this time does not mean that you can't catch silver carp and bighead carp, but it is difficult to catch them wildly, and everyone's bait consumption begins to drop significantly.

Production in the workshop officially came to an end, and the Qin family yard finally became deserted.

However, at this time, the temperature also reached its peak.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the temperature was about 37 degrees Celsius. Erhu, Hanwaer and Qin Dahe started this year's anti-crime work.

It's not about fighting the underworld, it's about fighting the black fish.

This time we were driving a cement boat, and it was a bit difficult for the aluminum alloy spliced boat to carry three people.

People couldn't stand the sun just sitting on the boat, so Qin Dahe drove the boat, and the other two searched in front with rock fishing rods. The route was the same as in previous years.

The search started from his doorstep all the way to Xinba, and then to Ligezhuang.

"Damn, it's so hot." Erhu washed his face with a towel. He was almost smoking from the sun.

"How can you catch snakehead fish if it's not hot? You're sunbathing now." Qin Dahe replied and picked up the water and started drinking it.

The sun protection suit was soaked and stuck to my body, and my face was red with heat even through the mask.

"Here it comes." The silly kid happily collected a big black fish, weighing more than five kilograms.

The rock fishing rod was strong enough that the fish flew back directly, so I threw it onto the boat and continued searching.

"Brother, row forward." He aimed at a fallen tree, but was still some distance away.

Qin Dahe immediately started rowing the boat after hearing this, because you can't use a diesel engine when fighting against crime.

Some people on the shore were very impressed when they saw the three of them. They thought they were really able to endure hardships.

"Damn it, he deserves to be rich, fishing for snakehead in the middle of summer."

"Yeah, it's too hot even for me to take a bath in the river."

"Dahe, that kid, has earned so much money, and he's still thinking about fishing. The temperature is going to be over forty today, right?"

"Who knows? It's not raining in this damn weather."

A few idle guys or old men were hiding under the shade of the trees and chatting.

Even if there is work to do in the fields now, we can’t go down to work because it’s so hot that it’s killing us.

It’s okay to get up early and stay up late every day. The sun is very strong during the four hours from 10 am to 2 pm, and farmers are not stupid.

For farm work that is really urgent, it is better to go to the fields before dawn than to do it at noon.

Qin Dahe and the other two relied on their youth and when they couldn't stand the heat, they washed with river water and were able to hold on.

There is ice cola in the cabin, with crushed ice placed in a foam box. You don’t have to worry about getting heatstroke after taking a sip.

As black fish were caught and brought into the cabin, the three of them were very excited.

It’s so fun to go out fishing with brothers, and we can also make soup for the family.

After a while, Erhu started to take turns rowing the boat, and Qin Dahe went to the bow to fight the gang.

"Tiedan is planning to buy a car, what about you, Erhu?" he joked with a smile.

"I need to save money. I've already made over 40,000 yuan driving an excavator this year. Let's see if the market will improve in the second half of the year." Erhu said angrily, "He's planning to buy a used car, it's not really a new car."

“A used car is still a car.”

Tiedan works in a car repair shop and has at least 400,000 or 500,000 yuan in cash. After getting his driver's license, he naturally thought about buying a car.

I talked about this when I went home during the Dragon Boat Festival some time ago. Sometimes there are customers in the repair shop who don’t want to repair their cars anymore and just sell them directly, and the price is still very cheap.

He can fix the car himself, and it won't cost much to revamp it.

"Kid, how's your driver's license?" He cast another rod and when he was slowly reeling it in, it suddenly burst.

"Brother, I haven't passed the second subject yet." The silly kid said embarrassedly.

The driving school that Qin's father contacted for him also followed the procedures, charging 500 yuan per subject.

"Hurry up, you have to accompany me outside later. I am worried about you going out alone." He picked up a black fish weighing more than five kilograms and threw it into the cabin.

The black carps this year are relatively small in size, as the big ones had been cleared out by him in the past two years.

"Yeah, I'll take the exam the day after tomorrow." He still felt a little guilty about the second subject.

We fished all the way to Xinba and caught eleven black carps. All three of us couldn't stand the heat.

There happened to be a bridge on the Xinba side, so we drove the boat directly under the bridge, where it was very cool.

I gulped down the Coke and lit a cigarette, feeling refreshed.

"Dahe, my driver's license will be available soon. I'll run with you."

"You don't drive an excavator?"

"If you have nothing to do, just go out and play. It's fun to go out with you." He chuckled.

"Okay, I'm going to Shanghai to inspect the goods soon. The fishing box is ready." He didn't care, as long as someone was with him.

The roads outside are not safe now, so Uncle Biao had an anti-collision bumper welded on his truck a few days ago.

In mid-June, on a national highway in northern Hunan Province, someone cut down trees in the middle of the night to rob people. They committed several robberies, and each one resulted in a death.

I heard that they have all fled to Hubei, so Qin Dahe had to be careful.

This is a national highway, and the safety factor is so low. "You're making money with this thing, shipping goods out all the time." Erhu said enviously, "Your warehouse is full."

"It's all money. The bait in the warehouse is almost 300,000. If I don't sell it, I'll lose everything."

The total amount of silver carp and bighead carp bait plus other things is 180,000 kilograms, and the raw materials alone are priced at two yuan per kilogram.

He still has to pay the balance of 200,000 fishing gear. If it weren't for the profits, he wouldn't dare to hoard so much.

"Ce, you really have a lot of money."

"You make a lot of money with the excavator. You've already made over 40,000 in just a few months."

The silly boy listened to the two people bickering happily. He had a good attitude. Working as a carpenter and fishing, earning a few thousand yuan a month was already a lot.

After finishing a cigarette and cheering themselves up, the three of them continued on their journey.

After more than a year of recovery in Xinba, the fish began to increase in number again, and the silly kid caught a small black fish as soon as he came up.

We won’t let the black fish go, no matter how small they are, we will take them back. The fewer of these things there are in the wild rivers, the better.

"Tsk tsk, you're still young and you're already eating frogs." Qin Dahe looked at the small black fish in his hand with amusement, "Erhu, let's go to Ligezhuang and stop wasting time here."

All of you little black fish, the sun is getting hotter and hotter, it’s a waste of time to stay here any longer.

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, Erhu turned the boat around and began rowing towards Ligezhuang.

The resources in Ligezhuang are still very rich, and you can always find two in one area.

In rural areas, the best way to catch black carp is to use a fork. However, Lei Qiang is not as efficient. As long as the fish opens its mouth, it will definitely come ashore.

But one bad thing is that it is easy to get weeded. There are more aquatic plants in Ligezhuang, so you have to use a sickle to cut the weeds from time to time.

Sometimes the fish hide in the grass and you have to go into the water.

It was already half past twelve, and the three men, wearing straw hats, fought more and more bravely, not caring about the scorching sun.

People on the shore looked at them as if they were crazy, and people from the countryside would not choose this time to go boating and fishing.

It was really hot. I didn't care about the duckweed in the water. I just paddled a little and washed my face to feel more comfortable.

He doesn't care even if there's a float hanging on his face.

I took another bottle of ice cola and drank it in small sips. It was too hot to drink it in large gulps.

"Go back?"

"Let's go, this batch is enough for us to eat." He took off his straw hat and fanned himself, then continued, "Let's row the boat to the big lake and go for a swim."

"No sun exposure?"

"Go to the big platform. It's about one meter from the water right now, perfect for swimming right below."

It’s almost enough to fight all the way here. Next time, I’ll go to Xiaowu Village to fight the gangs. Anyway, no one cares about this public river.

We turned the boat around and continued searching along the way back, having nothing to do anyway.

Go under the bridge next to the tofu shop and head west along Xiwantang. There is a small ditch connected to the big lake. This ditch is used for irrigation.

Normally the ditch is blocked with a net, and there are quite a lot of lobsters here.

"Ahao, how much have you caught?" Six or seven kids were fishing for lobsters in the ditch. It was no problem to catch seven or eight pieces a day.

In such hot weather, apart from the three brothers, only children can withstand the sun.

"Brother Dahe." Seeing the three of them, all the children became excited and showed them their buckets.

In their eyes, the three brothers are idols who can make money, do some harm, and are very capable.

There was a cabin full of black fish, and they were so envious.

"Haha, that's a lot. Let's go swimming in the big lake."

"it is good."

The little ones all ran along with their buckets in their hands, and after crossing the small ditch there was a big lake.

Qin Dahe asked them to take off their clothes and swim to the large platform in the center.

Three adults took care of six children. All they had to do was keep an eye on them. Ah Hao and the others were all very good swimmers.

On such a hot day, it is more convenient to swim under the big platform where you can't be exposed to the sun.

"Brother Dahe, can you teach me how to catch snakehead fish?"

Just when it was cool, the three Ah Hao brothers came over.

"If you want to learn, you need a reel." Qin Dahe said with a smile, you can just cut bamboo to make a lure rod, it's not inferior to a rock fishing rod.

After swimming for a while, my body felt completely relaxed. While still soaking in the water, I lit a cigarette from the platform.

"I'll buy it. It's summer vacation now and I can earn a lot every day." Ah Hao said with shining eyes.

Qin Dahe was speechless when he heard this. The old-fashioned kid was good in everything except studying.

At such a young age, I’m always thinking about making money to buy things.

Taking a deep drag on his cigarette, he smiled and said, "A barely adequate wheel costs at least over a hundred dollars, it's not cheap."

"I have money. I made over 200 yuan selling earthworms some time ago and gave to my mom."

"Me too. I still have over ninety dollars. I bought a four-wheel drive racing car a few days ago for twenty dollars."

"I still have over eighty."

The three little black eggs all talked about their savings, which were all earned from selling earthworms, and it was quite a lot.

(End of this chapter)