Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

Hou Sanli patted Yang Bai on the shoulder and said.

"With great power comes great responsibility. Besides, this is a quarterly task. As long as you can deliver within three months, the time is flexible. Isn't this a piece of cake for you? Anyway, you have something to do. And mackerel are not cheap. You don't even know how much you can earn from 200,000 catties."

Yang Bai looked at the list and agreed.

"Okay, I'll go next."

He would be happy if he had the time to himself, just as Hou Sanli said, if there were no single mackerel, that would be the best choice.

Just like today, there are still no orders, so naturally the first choice is to catch mackerel.

Hou Sanli breathed a sigh of relief. If he hadn't taken on the 200,000-jin mackerel Yang Bai, probably no one in the entire county would have dared to take on such a job.

Whether they can meet the standards when they are sent down to the village level is still unknown.

Next, he will be competing for the position of Party Secretary, so he cannot afford to make any mistakes.

"Yang Bai, thank you very much."

"It's alright, do you have any mackerel brocade to replace the net?"

Yang Bai asked, "Is the mackerel silk a tool specifically for catching mackerel?"

Mackerel are fast swimmers with a streamlined, spindle-shaped body, and are known for their ability to attack but not retreat.

Ordinary nets allow mackerel to pass easily, but mackerel with this characteristic can be firmly hooked by the fishing net, making it impossible for them to retreat.

Hou Sanli immediately nodded.

"Yes, we definitely have it. We have to have it even if we can't. I'll have someone send it over right away, and it will be standard equipment for all your ships."

He immediately ordered someone to fetch the net from the warehouse and give it to Yang Bai.

A moment later, Ma Jiaoling delivered a rectangular floating barbed net.

Yang Bai immediately had it carried onto the boat and installed.

"Manager Hou, I'll take care of the 200,000-ton task."

"Captain Yang, you are truly the pillar of our aquatic products company."

Hou Sanli was overjoyed and hummed a little tune as he rode away on his bicycle.

Yang Bai boarded the ship and sat in the cockpit.

Liu Dade looked at the mackerel ribbons placed beside them and asked.

"Are we going to catch mackerel this time? Where are we going to catch them?"

Yang Bai saw the anchor being pulled up and started the boat.

"Let's go to Changlong Reef."

Liu Dade's jaw almost dropped to the ground as he recalled how he had nearly stumbled into the Great Whirlpool last time.

"You're not going to go through there again, are you? Is this mission urgent?"

Yang Bai shook his head, "There's no rush, so we won't go through."

Liu Dade immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiao Yang, next time speak in complete sentences, you're giving me a heart attack."

"I'm going to have to stay up all night again this time."

Mackerel have excellent eyesight; they can see nylon ropes and dodge them even in broad daylight under the bright sunlight.

The best way to use nets is to cast them in the evening and start harvesting them at night.

"It's alright. This time the net is big enough. We'll cast one net at 6 AM and pull it up at 11 AM, and another net at midnight and pull it up at 6 AM. In between, we can rest and sleep, so it's not considered staying up all night. We're going over there first to get some fish. We'll leave 20,000 catties for the mackerel."

Yang Bai shook his head; he strictly followed Zhang Ning's will and would never stay up late.

Once the net for catching mackerel is in place, the boat can be kept still and doesn't need to move anymore.

He and Ma Yongkang can take turns guarding it.

"Ma Yongkang, go to bed early tonight and cover my midnight shift. Then tell the others to take turns on duty as well."

"From 6:00 to midnight, and from midnight to 6:00 AM."

"Apart from us, the other ships can return after they finish catching the mackerel at midnight."

Ma Yongkang nodded and immediately explained to the surrounding boats.

The boat soon arrived at the Changlong Reef Group and cast a net containing 10,000 catties of fish.

Everyone had some free time; some were setting up fishing nets, while others had already gone inside to sleep by midnight.

There's still some time before six o'clock.

Liu Dade walked over to Yang Jun and took a photo out of his pocket.

"Xiao Jun, this is my wife's cousin, take a look."

Yang Bai also curiously joined in, worried that Yang Jun might develop psychological issues after what happened with Wang Yao last time.

However, it's better to break up with a rotten woman like that sooner rather than later.

Yang Jun looked at the woman in the photo with suspicion. She had a pure and innocent appearance and short hair that reached her ears.

She wasn't as good-looking as Wang Yao, and was even a bit average-looking, but she was very attractive.

Yang Bai nodded slightly. "This kind of girl is not bad."

She looks like a very family-oriented and virtuous woman.

Yang Jun was also somewhat mesmerized as he looked at her.

In China, some things are all about first impressions. Once two people are attracted to each other, nothing can stop them.

He agreed immediately.

"Okay, Lao Liu, see when she's free, arrange to meet her at the entrance of the county cinema, I'll treat her to a movie."

Liu Dade said with a smile.

"You little rascal, if this works out, you'll have to thank me properly."

His hand remained on the photograph, but Yang Jun refused to let go.

Liu Dade frowned slightly. "Xiao Jun, let go! You're not going to hide this photo, are you? This is the only photo this girl has, and it was taken for a blind date. What if you lose it and ruin her chances?"

Her family was very poor; no, all the villagers were poor.

You can buy more than half a pound of pork with just a photo.

I wouldn't even take a photo once a year.

Yang Jun's eyes fell on the photo, and he casually handed it over.

"Take it, take it. I don't care. A man like me can get her to marry me at the Civil Affairs Bureau in one go."

Liu Dade reached out and snatched the photo, chuckling with a hint of mockery in his voice.

"You? Don't brag. She just wants to find someone from the same commune to live with and look after each other; otherwise, she would have gotten married long ago."

He said this while tucking the photo into his pocket.

He's on the midnight shift tonight, so this is a good time for him to catch up on some sleep.

"I'm going to sleep now."

Time passed slowly, and before we knew it, it was six o'clock in the morning.

The group got up and went out to sea, taking advantage of the calm tide and wind, to lay the mackerel gillnets on the sea surface in an orderly manner.

All the nets were set up and the fishing boat was steadily moored on the sea.

According to regulations, one person was left on board to keep watch over the net.

Mackerel nets are suspended in shallow waters, and the biggest dangers are that the wind and waves break the ropes, the nets drift away, or the nets get tangled in the boat. You must pay attention to the current and the state of the net at all times, and you can't be careless in the slightest.

Aside from that, there's nothing else.

Yang Jun sat on the deck, smoking and contemplating life.

Yang Bai walked over, sipping his tea. "Xiao Jun, what are you daydreaming about? Aren't you going to read your comic book?"

"No, absolutely not." Yang Jun waved his hand. "Didn't Lao Liu say I couldn't succeed in one go? I really want to succeed this time. I need to start conserving my energy."

Yang Bai smiled and said he was conserving his energy, which was similar to the young people in his previous life who would say they needed to quit for a few days or months.

They often couldn't even hold it in for a week.

"I think it's good for young people to vent their emotions appropriately, as it's beneficial to national security."

"Just don't go to the county town to look for women who aren't wearing pants."

Yang Jun frowned.

"What are you saying, Brother Yang? I haven't gone to that place in ages."

Yang Bai spat out a mouthful of tea foam.

"It's good that you're not going. You're still a fine young man. If the girl agrees, you should treat her with respect."