Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 80 Shrimp Steak
By the time the other two came up with the internet, they hadn't finished yet.

"How is it?" A lot of wheat ears and a white eel can be seen in the bucket with the naked eye.

"There are over two pounds of shrimp, but unfortunately there are too few ground tigers today. I'll share some of them and take them back to eat later."

"Alright, help me lift it. This fish is so damn heavy."

Although the young men had not had dinner yet, they were full of energy and were dreaming of continuing to fish tomorrow.

"Dahe, are you still going to raise the nest today?"

"I didn't bring any bait, so what's the point? We've already eaten all the melon fields. I've used the remaining corn and mulberry fruit to make a nest, and will continue working here tomorrow."

"Okay, this fish bite is really nice."

After finishing the work, we went home and were once again envied by everyone. These four people were really amazing, catching so many fish.

The main fish are grass carp and bream, and there are more than two kilograms of river shrimp, which can be sold for a few hundred yuan tomorrow.

"Come here and divide the money first," Qin Dahe called a few people to the side, took out a stack of green banknotes and began to divide it.

"I paid for the chicken skeletons in the net. After deducting ten yuan, there are 1490 yuan left. We will each get yuan, the kid will take an extra yuan, and the rest will be divided after we sell the fish tomorrow." Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Food and cigarettes certainly cannot be counted, but it is not appropriate for him to pay for the ten yuan worth of chicken skeletons by himself.

"Okay, do as you say." No one cared about this.

"Are there enough earthworms? If not, I'll go dig some." Tiedan said proactively.

The bait for the shrimp cage is chopped earthworms and mud, which are wrapped in cloth and thrown into the cage.

"Yes, let's try again tomorrow."

If you cast your net twice in the same place, the harvest will definitely be less, but no matter how little, it will still be a few dozen dollars.

The other three happily took the money home, and they were all very excited thinking that there was still some money left to be divided.

"Dahe, how many river shrimps are there today?" Qin's father had just returned from the supermarket and asked him when he saw him.

"Two and a half pounds, huh? Anyone want it?"

"Yes, the third brother wants to use river shrimps as bait to catch the mandarin fish and soft-shelled turtles in the big lake. Recently, a group of people came to collect mandarin fish and offered a high price." Qin's father explained.

"You can do whatever you want. We still have over 130 kilograms of fish, hehe."

The old man smiled and nodded. His son was all over the Internet again today.

How could he know that during the day, if there hadn't been forty shrimp cages in the river, the four of them would have thought of going home directly.

"By the way, Dad, can we make shrimp fritters in Yuxi River?" He immediately thought of whether he could do that as well.

Shrimp rackets are rack hooks with a main rope hanging with countless sub-lines. The river shrimps hung on these sub-lines are commonly known as shrimp rackets.

"Don't dream on that! Yuxi River doesn't allow this. If you had brought a big trap today, people would have come looking for you long ago." The old man sneered.

He went to the supermarket and heard from people that the management office's patrol cars had gone to refuel, probably preparing to go and see if Qin Dahe and the others had cast their big nets.

However, when I learned that several people did not use the big trap today, I didn't make trouble.

It is understandable that they collect the big ground traps. Shrimp cages are now the default fishing gear. If they go to collect them, there will definitely be a fight. Four big guys are really scared.

"We'll continue working on the shrimp cages tomorrow. How many river shrimp do you want from Master San?"

"There are always people who want them, no matter how many there are. Your Fifth Master is also collecting river shrimps, but the Third Master lives so close to my home, it would be inappropriate not to sell him."

"Oh, then I'll go see Third Master after dinner." The father and son packed up their things before going in to eat.

I cooked Jiangtuan tonight, but the whole family hasn’t eaten it yet because we are waiting for him to join us.

"The meat is so tender." Qin Dahe picked up a piece with chopsticks. It was so tender and chewy in his mouth. The layer of fat on the belly tasted so delicious that he swallowed it with his tongue.

In my previous life, I also ate farmed river tuan in a restaurant, but the fur and meat were much worse than wild ones.

There is also a kind of forktail catfish, which is similar to the river grouper, but the meat quality is much worse. This kind of wild forktail catfish was not allowed to be eaten at that time. The sale of wild river fish was prohibited in East China. It was a mess, unless someone caught it and ate it at home.

"It's really delicious. I am blessed by my son in this life." Mother Qin put aside the thought of waste while eating the river grouper. The quality of the meat is not inferior to that of mandarin fish.

The food has been really good these days. My sister came over and ate meat all day long, and he got a lot of fish, so he could eat it too. Finally, he was able to enjoy his meal to his heart's content.

He is now a young man of twenty years old and nothing he eats is enough.

"Dad, those who collect mandarin fish are not afraid of the fish dying. Why are they stationed here to collect them?"

"They're from Huangshan, and we bring them back to make stinky mandarin fish."

"Hey, do we sell it here?" Qin Dahe's eyes lit up. Stinky mandarin fish is also delicious, but it's a pity that no one here knows how to pickle it.

"We have them in Jiuzi. They're 30 yuan each and they're about a pound and a half each."

"Cheaper than live fish?" Qin Dahe was a little puzzled. The mandarin fish should be more expensive after being pickled. The purchase price is not low.

As for whether it is pickled with dead fish, considering the sales volume of stinky mandarin fish, how many fish would have to die to supply it? It's complete nonsense.

"They're taking the mandarin fish flowers, which are now hundreds of yuan a pound. It's naturally cheaper to sell the fish after taking them out." Qin's father curled his lips and continued, "Besides, stinky mandarin fish can only be pickled in mountainous areas. Some of us have tried it, but the pickled fish doesn't taste right."

"Oh, so that's it." Brother Qin suddenly realized that there are so many ways to cook stinky mandarin fish.

Those who collect mandarin fish must have made a fortune. The stinky mandarin fish can be sold for money, and the mandarin fish flowers can make another wave of money. They earn more than Wu Ye and his men.

After dinner, he was about to take the river shrimp to Third Master's place when his mother stopped him.

"Abao, you guys have caught a lot of miscellaneous fish these days, send some to the Jiangxi guy's house." As I said that, I took out a small bag and handed it over.

"Okay, these small fry are all good stuff." He chuckled and didn't hesitate.

He has no opinion on love, he does not resist marriage, and he has no special expectations for Yanyan. It doesn't matter if they can be together or not, just let nature take its course.

An old middle-aged man is certainly lustful, but he does not have the impulse and expectation of a young man.

On the contrary, when it comes to activities like fishing and catching shrimps, his eyes are always shining before he sets out, because a man is a boy until he dies.

When I walked all the way to Yanyan's house, I saw a large earthen house with three rooms, covered with straw.

The Jiangxi guy has skills and is definitely not short of money, but this mud house has only been built seven or eight years ago, and he was reluctant to tear it down and rebuild it, so it was naturally preserved.

The carpenter workshop next door is filled with his childhood memories, as he often came here to do carpentry work when he was a child.

Because the four of them were willing to play with Yanyan, the Jiangxi guy didn't care about these things at that time.

When I arrived at the door, the meal had already been completed. The lights in the living room were on, but no one was there.

There was a figure busy in the carpenter's room. Qin Dahe carried something, smiled, and walked in calmly.

(End of this chapter)