Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 7 Anhui Q
Next, we went to the water pumping station, where we saw more and more river shrimps, and they were all relatively large.

"Let's divide them into big and small. The big one can be sold for at least fifty-five."

"I know, I'll do it when I get back."

The two of them collected the shrimp cages and chatted all the way, so it wasn't boring at all.

It was already daybreak and people were already walking on the street. Those who went to work in the nearby factories had gotten up early and greeted the father and son when they saw them moving the cage.

"Qin Da, how are you today?"

"About one and a half pounds. I'm lucky. This is the last cage."

"Hey, hey, things get done faster when you have a son. Twenty shrimp cages."

"That's right. Dahe will stay in the village from now on, so he must help me with things." Qin's father was very proud.

It doesn’t matter if my son doesn’t study, he can still earn money at home.

The shrimp traps are set up at night and started up in the morning. If you're late, they're more likely to be stolen. With my son helping me, I can make a lot of money with twenty traps a day.

You just can't go fishing every day, otherwise it's easy to catch all the shrimps in one place, or they might be stolen.

If you put the cage down every night, and someone comes to steal from you at three in the morning, there is nothing you can do unless you catch them in the act.

After all, the Yuxi River is a wild river and it is not exclusive to his family.

"Dad, there's a snake with a triangular head." Qin Dahe quickly called his father. There was still a problem with the last cage.

The triangular-headed snake is very venomous, so an old man like Qin's father is more reliable.

"Stay away first and give me your gloves." Qin's father did not dare to be careless at all.

This snake weighs at least two kilograms and is very big. If it bites you, a layer of gloves will not be able to stop it at all.

Qin Dahe took off his gloves and gave them to him, then put the sickle in his hand, ready to chop him off if he failed to do it.

Take the shrimp cage and place it next to the bucket, then quickly shake out all the goods inside.

Just as the snake was about to emerge, Qin's father grabbed it and held its head tightly with his big hands.

"Hey, we caught it alive. This snake is worth at least 70 yuan." Both of them were a little excited.

Especially Qin Dahe, who had been home for less than 24 hours and was already using electric fishing and setting up shrimp traps, it felt great to have such a great harvest.

He knew that his father was deliberately keeping him busy to see how he performed. If that didn't work out, he would have to find him a job nearby.

My son-in-law's family sells fertilizers in town, so he must have some connections and is qualified to work as an accountant in a factory.

Since you can't make much money, you might as well stay at home and rent some ponds, catch some fish or something, and then combine that with farming to make tens of thousands of yuan a year.

Nowadays, if you want to make money in rural areas, you can still make it, but the prerequisite is that you don’t just rely on farming.

Here you can spend very little money in a year. By catching some fish and shrimp, doing odd jobs, farming and some miscellaneous income, it is normal for a family to earn 20,000 yuan a year.

Those who have connections in the cotton-picking factory spend a few thousand yuan to buy a large tricycle and go to various villages to pick cotton every day, earning hundreds of yuan a day.

As long as you know the real-time price of cotton, you can just buy it at a lower price of one or two cents.

However, his family didn't have the means, and they couldn't afford to buy a big tricycle.

The father and son packed up their things and went home. The shrimp cage had to be left at the door to dry.

"Mom, I caught a big snake today, and the shrimps weighed almost two kilograms." When he got home, he started to take credit for it.

"It's okay. How big is the snake?" Qin's mother didn't even raise her eyelids.

My husband is a capable man. It is considered a small amount if he catches less than two kilograms of river shrimp with twenty shrimp cages.

"A little over two pounds, Lan'er. I'm going to town to sell some things." Qin's father walked in, a cigarette in his mouth. It wasn't even seven o'clock yet, so if he went to town, he could catch the evening market, because by nine o'clock the market would be almost empty.

"Well, it's just right that you two are together. Bring something for Aqin."

Qin's mother went back to pack up her things. She picked up some lotus pods and two large crucian carps. She had originally planned to eat them for lunch, but since there was no other fish at home, she used these instead.

I also took some salted beans and half a pound of river shrimp, and that was basically it.

"Dahe, remember to buy some soy milk. I don't know how fat Binbin is now." Qin's mother's face was full of doting.

The eldest daughter's baby has been fat since childhood and is very tall now. Everyone who sees it is envious. Every time her husband gets a good thing, she will keep some for her.

"This guy will definitely be 1.9 meters tall in the future. He's a big eater, haha." Qin Dahe said with a smile.

"It's so good to be able to eat. It's a blessing for a little kid to be able to eat. It's so rare for a kid to grow up tall and strong."

After taking the things, the father and son went directly to the convenience store and got in the car.

This is the gathering point of several villages. Several large tricycles are parked here. When half of the people gather, they set off for the town.

"Qin Da, we got the goods."

"Haha, a big snake entered the shrimp cage and encountered it."

"Awesome! I don't even dare to catch him."

Several drivers and old men gathered together to smoke and chat. Qin Dahe felt itchy, so he went to a small supermarket and bought a pack of Hongmei cigarettes and smoked downstairs.

A pack of red plums costs 1.2 yuan. He has about 1,000 yuan on him, and my mother gave him another 200 yuan yesterday, so he is still quite well off.

"Dahe, you're not going out this time?" The owner of Limin Supermarket bumped his shoulder.

"I won't go out. There's nothing good in the city, and it's a mess."

"Yeah, it's a mess. I was blackmailed for three hundred yuan when I bought goods in the county last year. I still have to wait a few years before it's suitable to leave." The boss said with emotion.

"What?"

"Wait for the country to develop. Our city isn't very good, so Jiuzi City is quite good."

Qin Dahe looked at the boss in surprise. The wave of migrant workers going to the city would not start for several years. This boss still had vision.

Their county town belongs to Anhui Q, but after so many years it is still not doing well. Its urban area is not as prosperous as their county town.

Later it was divided among Anhui A, Anhui B and Anhui E. Anhui A took the largest share, and Anhui B took the most essential Wuwei County, which is the county where he is located.

Seeing a few more people getting on the car, he put out his cigarette and got on.

Riding on a big tricycle is definitely not a pleasure. The shock absorption is very poor and it will make a rattling sound when a stone passes over it.

It takes more than 20 minutes to get from Limin Supermarket to the town, and we have to stop along the way, which is really torture.

Coupled with the roar of the diesel engine, everyone was almost exhausted by the time they arrived in the town.

Fortunately, I will take the city bus later. Although it costs two dollars more, it will be much more comfortable.

"Abao, you carry the things to your sister's house, and I'll go to the vegetable market to sell the things."

"Okay, I know where to find you."

He said hello and went to find his sister as if he was familiar with the place. Every time the old man finished selling goods, he would eat some vegetarian fried noodles with braised dried tofu for one dollar and fifty cents, and then drink some wine before going back.

It has been like this since childhood. Some fishmongers in the town know Qin Da. Sometimes he sells more fish than those professional fish farmers.

Although the goods from the outer river are scattered, it is still very powerful to occasionally get them from the fish nests.

(End of this chapter)