Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 173 A gratifying harvest
"Siniperca chuatsi weighing around one and a half kilograms is now 26 yuan, and mandarin fish weighing over two kilograms is 23 yuan."

"A croaker that is less than one meter in length costs 12 yuan, and one meter in length or more costs 15 yuan."

"Small perch are not accepted, but large ones are five dollars."

"There are two more snakehead fish. Let's take them all. The general price is seven dollars and a half."

Scar agreed on the price one by one, and the people here had no objection at all, and it was almost the same as the retail price.

They even came to my door to buy it. How could such a good thing come from?

Even the loach guy next to him was tempted.

"Scar, can I sell you the fish too?" He asked politely, and started to distribute cigarettes around with Shuangxi in his hand.

"You, that's fine too." Scar nodded. There were fish in transfer boxes over there. It was obvious that there were not as many as here, so he just took them.

"But I only brought 20,000 yuan this time. I'll pay Dahe's bill for the goods and then I'll get yours."

Qin Dahe said with a smile: "Scar, let's not argue about it. You take care of the goods first. I'm almost fine here. You can pick it up when I go to the city to play later."

"Sure." Scar was not polite. He owned a shop, so this small amount of money was nothing to him.

"I'll give you this big alligator fish. Go back and pickle it and drink with it."

"Haha, two or three yuan per pound is not a small amount of money." He definitely wouldn't buy the black carp, it was too cheap.

"It's just a few dozen dollars, I won't talk about it anymore." Qin Dahe said indifferently.

I made almost 10,000 today, so why should I care about this?

The mandarin fish weighed more than 2000 kilograms, which was relatively small, and was sold for about 200 yuan. The black carp weighed more than kilograms, and there were also about kilograms of sea bass.

Including black carp, catfish and other fish, there are a total of about 600 kilograms of fish that can be sold to Scar Grandpa.

The prices of these fish vary, the expensive ones are twenty or thirty yuan, and the cheapest ones are four or five yuan. They were sold for more than seven thousand yuan, and everyone was very excited.

Several people helped Scar Uncle lift the goods up, and then climbed up the ladder to the roof of the truck to divide the fish into compartments.

The big fish are put in one compartment, and the small fish are put in another compartment. They are all predatory fish, and the small fish cannot survive if they are put together.

The loach seller over there also sold it for around 3,000 yuan, which is less than half of theirs. 20,000 yuan is enough.

Qin Dahe was in a good mood, holding a handful of green banknotes in his hand. It was the first time in his life that he could make so much money from fishing. It was even more exciting than when he received a large order for welding.

"Scar, take care. I'll come to Jiuzi to have a drink with you next time."

"Haha, okay, I'll wait for you." Scar greeted them with a smile and went upstairs.

The purchase price of this truckload of fish is 20,000 yuan, and I can make at least several thousand yuan by selling it.

"Are we going to do it tonight? If we do, let's continue." Tiedan said excitedly.

Even Qin's father was a little tempted. Making thousands of dollars in one night, it's such a good thing.

"Forget about the lack of lights. There aren't many loaches left. What's the point?" There were more than ten pounds of loaches, but now there are only more than three pounds left.

Weighing the fish took quite a while, and it's already dark. "Let's go home for dinner and try this knife fish."

"Then let's drink?" But he specially left a big-mouthed catfish.

"Next time we'll have a drink to celebrate, let's go home first. We have so much money on hand." I'll get up early tomorrow and come fishing, so I won't drink today.

Upon hearing this, several people nodded immediately. It was fifteen thousand yuan, so they had to leave quickly.

The fishing platform is convenient, but it is troublesome when closing the stall because the legs get stuck in the mud and have to be pulled out.

It's quite painful to go into the water at this time, as it is very cold in the mornings and evenings in spring.

It took five people several trips to carry up a large number of things including fishing platforms and transfer boxes.

Qin Dahe drove the car to the fork in the road below, said hello to Loach Man and the others, and left.

This group of people have their own outdoor batteries and lights, and are prepared to work all night long.

This is the routine they usually use when they go to other places to play with loach nests. They first build the nests, and then work for two days and two nights in a row.

After that, you must retreat regardless of whether there are fish or not, otherwise you will be in trouble if you are caught by local fishermen.

On the one hand, it destroys the ecology, and on the other hand, it robs other people of their wealth. They can catch 20,000 to 30,000 fish in two days and two nights.

This time I was planning to keep it for another day before starting to fish, but someone cut me off and I had to start fishing in a hurry.

After rushing all the way home, they divided the money among themselves.

"Let's not get into the details. Baby, leave this money at my house first. I'll take you to town to deposit it when I'm done."

"Brother, I'll listen to you." The silly kid smiled, unable to hide the joy on his face.

I've made a lot of money today, and getting married won't be far away.

Qin Dahe provided all the fishing gear and vehicles for transportation, and he was even the one who went to other people's fishing spots, so he got two shares.

He took out 15,000 yuan, the other three people each took 3,000 yuan, and he took 6,000 yuan.

Erhu and the others had no objection at all. If it weren't for Qin Dahe, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to catch so many fish.

"Half a pound of saury per person, go back and steam it and try."

When talking about knife fish, several people's eyes lit up.

The fish weigh more than 1,000 yuan per kilogram. Although they are a little smaller, they are all the same species.

There were still quite a few fish left that Scar Uncle didn't collect, the bulk of which were alligators. At least 170 to 180 kilograms of alligators were still in the fish basket.

I'll ask the old man to take them to town to sell tomorrow, and help them collect loaches at the same time.

When they got home, they were all very happy and said they would come early the next morning.

Qin's mother and Yanyan were looking at the knife fish curiously.

"This is just over a thousand yuan per pound?" The two looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure out what was so special about it. It was almost the same as a white strip.

"Three taels is 1400 per catty. I heard it was 3500 before Qingming Festival."

After shocking the two women again, Qin Dahe chuckled and took the money to the attic at the back.

Yanyan hurriedly followed, saying, "Brother is really amazing, with such a huge sum of money."

Today, the four young men all have severe arm pain. Raw bamboo does have good waist strength, but it is heavy. No one can stand pulling it all day long.

Qin Dahe swapped shifts with his father and everything was fine. Tiedan and Erhu went back and served the medicinal wine happily while grinning.

In the main hall of Erhu's house, his wife was serving him medicinal wine and laughing, "Three thousand yuan."

There is still a few hundred yuan in wages for the driver of a three-wheeled vehicle that has not been divided up.

"This knife fish weighs three or two pounds and costs several thousand yuan per catty. We sold all the big ones and steamed the small ones for A-Mei to eat." Erhu said proudly.

"It should be given to Amei to eat. It's such an expensive thing." Erhu's mother quickly agreed.

In the perception of country people, the more expensive something is, the more nutritious it is. Big knife fish costs thousands of dollars, and it’s the same if you eat more small knife fish.

"Amei, you guys take the money after the medicine is done. When we save more, we can build a big tiled house."

"Well, I know."

The whole family was so happy.

"Is there another one tomorrow?"

"Yes, Dahe asked Grandpa to go to the city to buy a spotlight and batteries. We will start fishing tomorrow morning and fish until dawn the next day."

"That's right. You should go fishing tonight." Erhu's father said in a muffled voice.

It is normal for rural people to suffer. As long as they can earn money to support their families, they are happy. They are even more anxious than Qin Dahe.

In other words, Qin Dahe traveled through time and space and was unwilling to be so unsophisticated for the sake of money.

A loach nest can earn tens of thousands of dollars. The normal operation is to take people to beat up the loach owners and drive them away, or spend some money to send people in to stay for a few days, and then take people to fish for a few days in a row to make a lot of money.

However, the reborn had a different perspective. Two days was the last time he had to carefully consider the situation. The longer it took, the greater the damage to the Yuxi River's ecology.

Once the trawl nets and shrimp racks are set out and the maze is set up, the predatory fish will be killed and the ecology will recover in half a year.

The situation in Tiedan's family is similar. It has become a consensus among them that they can make money by following Qin Dahe.

When others go fishing, catching a big bluefish is enough to make a few hundred yuan, but when Qin Dahe leads the team, they can always make thousands of yuan.

Today was even more awesome, I made 15,000 in one go, it’s really scary.

In the attic of the Qin family, the lights were still on, and two little men were leaning against each other, rubbing medicinal wine.

The little girl kept asking about the fishing trip during the day, and her face turned red with excitement when she heard that they caught a big alligator.

"It would be nice if I were here to help you fish."

"You little pregnant woman, don't join in the fun. Just give birth to the baby safely." He touched the little girl's head.

"Bite you, why don't you take me with you in everything you do?"

After rubbing with the medicinal wine, I finally feel much better. I think it will still be a little painful tomorrow, but one more day will be enough.

"Do you want to eat something?" The little girl went to get some walnuts that she had roasted at home.

"Forget it, I had a full meal tonight." The girl was like a little child, and she became even more greedy after she got pregnant.

"Have you collected the money? I'll deposit it when I'm done."

"I've put it away. I still have 14,000 in cash at home. How much cash should I keep?"

"Just save 5000, and save another for the kids. I need to buy equipment with the rest tomorrow."

"Oh."

Although both of them can spend money, they are also good at making money.

The girl received a salary every month, and Qin Dahe never ran out of money for welding.

Even if the girl is not welding at home after she becomes pregnant, she can still get a commission by introducing business to Erhu and others.

However, it is the busy farming season now, so there are fewer orders.

It’s time to plant cotton at home. They have to wait until they finish fishing and then rest for a few days before going back to work in the fields.

The little girl was eating while flipping through some magazines.

"Brother, when you submit your article again, I will give you some tips." As she said this, her face turned red. A certain word was made to look weird by her brother.

"Haha, sure. I'll dictate and you'll write it down. That's easy money."

It is quite profitable to contribute to some special magazines. A piece of tofu can earn you hundreds of yuan. You can make money by just copying a few articles.

The next day, the four of them set off again in the big tricycle, and the old man went to the town to sell black carp and other small fish, and collected some loaches by the way.

When the four of them arrived, the other party was still working on it, but two people had taken over fishing, probably taking turns working all night.

When we went out today, we filled the pot with boiling water, set up the fishing platform, and several people went up to fish.

However, Qin Dahe brought the fried noodles to the fishing spot and let it sit behind him.

If someone approaches, at least you can call out. Although we talked about this yesterday, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Erhu also brought Brother Niu up there, but the fishing platform was so small that Gouzi felt crowded and jumped away again.

Each person was given 700 to 800 grams of loach. When the loach was used up, they could only make dried river shrimps.

The old man still had to go to the city to buy spotlights and batteries for night fishing, so he wouldn't be able to get here until at least noon.

With the loach hung up and thrown out, today's fishing begins again.

The bite today is much worse than yesterday. I guess the neighbors caught a lot of fish all night.

It took him about ten minutes to start catching fish, and the first one was a sea bass.

He also discovered that small loaches were quicker to bite, and although the fish were smaller, they were more profitable.

The only big fish besides the black carp is the catfish. The catfish are relatively rare, and the black carp is not valuable.

Smaller black carp and mandarin fish are very valuable.

Even if it is a bass, just fly up and continue to put the bait on without wasting time. You will not make much money if you catch a big fish.

"So many bass today?"

"I've already got three." Erhu said depressedly.

"I have it, mandarin fish." The silly kid said with a smile.

Today's bite was pretty good considering their usual fishing conditions, but it couldn't compare to yesterday.

"Keep an eye out. If you see any knife fish, tell me."

"I know. It's definitely not dazzling."

When everyone thought about the price of knife fish, they instantly became excited.

"How did the knife fish taste yesterday?" Qin Dahe said with a smile, recalling the scene of eating knife fish last night.

Each family member got a few fish, and Yanyan ate one weighing a little over one or two taels. They found the small knife fish weighing only a few cents very fresh.

Moreover, the thorns are soft and can be chewed into the stomach.

"It's delicious. The steamed fish soup is delicious."

"Ah."

Even Silly Kid nodded seriously. He went home last night and steamed the knife fish and ate it with a bowl of noodles. It was delicious.

"I'll try to do it again today and bring some big ones back to eat, haha." As he said this, he put away a black carp, which should be about three pounds.

"I don't dare bring the big one back. It costs a thousand yuan a pound. I'll be scolded to death when I get home."

"Yes."

Qin Dahe was just joking. It costs 1400 yuan per pound and costs three or two kilograms. If he dares to eat it, I will beat him up.

The sweet and sour saury fish that people often eat in restaurants in later generations are almost all sea saury.

When sea knifefish migrate, they become river knifefish. When river knifefish enter the big lake, they become lake knifefish.

Except for river knives, sea knives and lake knives are almost cheap, only a few dollars per pound.

The most expensive Jiang Dao was even sold for more than one hundred yuan per gram, which is more expensive than Huang Jinhai.

It was sold for three or two taels yesterday, and the unit price per gram is two dollars and eighty cents.

I fished until nine in the morning, and all the loaches were used up, so the harvest was just average.

But now the temperature is rising, maybe there will be a surprise at noon.

Everyone went downstairs tacitly to move around for a while, smoke a cigarette and take a break.

"Master Jiu, how was last night?" Qin Dahe strolled over.

Jiu Ye didn't come over until after eight o'clock. He must have worked all night yesterday, and his eyes were red at this time.

"Fortunately, there are more catfish at night." Jiu Ye forced a smile.

If it weren't for this bastard, it would have been so much fun for a group of us to take turns fishing. Now we can only collect loaches while fishing, and they don't have much bait left.

"Do you have any extra loaches? Sell me a few pounds for 15 yuan." Qin Dahe said with a smile.

River shrimps can't twist like loaches. Predatory animals are just like men, they all like things that can twist.

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