Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 183 The floodgates are about to be released
I went to the town and packed two large portions of fried noodles and ten meat buns, then hurried back.

He was speechless as he watched the two of them wolfing down the food, feeling both amused and helpless.

There were only three silver carp in the fish basket, and their total weight was only about twenty pounds.

"It's time to eat. You can't go fishing without eating."

"I was just teased." Erhu swallowed his food with a choked throat: "A lot of bubbles came out at 11:30, and there were movements down there, but I just couldn't get it up."

The silly kid also nodded. He was indeed teased today. He tried to fish several times but couldn't catch any fish.

"Even if I have no food to eat, I can't miss out on eating. There are only three small fish."

The two of them were silent and awkward. Their waists were sore from sitting for the whole morning, and there were only these three fish.

Last year, when the four of them were fishing, they caught hundreds of kilograms of fish every day.

"Okay, who's this eight-jin one?"

"Mine?" Erhu said.

The two people's fish are put together. Since they are different in size, they can be identified.

"I took it." As he said that, he threw two packs of Hongshuangxi cigarettes over.

It’s definitely not worth the money for the fish, but brothers don’t need to be too calculating.

"You can eat it. I want to eat this tonight too." Erhu happily accepted the cigarettes and threw a pack to Hanwaer.

The fishing spot for him was prepared by his children early in the morning, so how could he carry cigarettes alone?

After saying hello, Qin Dahe left with the fish. These two idiots still had to stay until evening.

When he got home, he found another big tricycle parked in the backyard with someone waiting beside it.

"Yan'er, have mom and the others gone to the fields?"

"Mom went to my house and will be back soon." Yanyan looked at the fish in his hand with curiosity.

I went over to say hello to the customer, and he pointed at the bottom of the big tricycle.

"I pulled some heavy freight this morning and dried out the bottom deck. Can you fill it up for me?"

Qin Dahe nodded, jumped onto the carriage and took a look. He saw a big crack.

"Can I just cut off the crack and weld a steel plate on it? It will be done in a short time."

"How much?" The customer was very satisfied when he heard that it would be done in a short time.

"The steel plate needs to be 60*90, the material cost is 120 yuan, and the labor fee is yuan."

"Okay, I'll go to Limin Supermarket and wait. Call me when it's ready." The customer should be nearby. He nodded and went out.

Qin Dahe went to get six steel sleeves, all of which were prepared, as well as two bearings and handles.

He started the tricycle. The steel plates were all at Tiedan's place, so he had to go there to weld them.

I was planning to weld something today, and I happened to meet a big three-wheeled person to help me finish it.

When they arrived at Tiedan's yard, they saw him welding a model ship with a protective shield. Qin Dahe observed him and found that he looked quite professional.

"Not bad, the technology has made a lot of progress."

"Dahe, I'm here." Tiedan put down what he was holding and gave him a cigarette.

Qin Dahe pointed at the tricycle and said, "Cut off the cracked area and weld a 60*90 steel plate on top. Remember to put angle iron underneath."

"Okay." Tiedan was happy when he knew there was work to do, and immediately went to cut steel plates.

He has stockpiled some materials to avoid the hassle of buying them every time he works.

Qin Dahe began to busy himself with what he was going to do.

I picked up an abandoned wheel hub from Tiedan, added a bearing in the middle, and then inserted a steel pipe in the middle of the bearing.

The connection is directly welded, and because of the bearings, the wheel hub rotates very smoothly.

Finally, the steel sleeves are welded to the wheel hub one by one, just like tires. Every time the wheel rotates on the ground, the steel sleeves fall to the ground.

After trying it, I felt that the weight was not enough, so I took some angle steel and welded it on both sides. I stopped when it was about 140 or 150 kilograms.

Tiedan had finished the work over there long ago. It was very simple, just cutting and welding.

"Daha, what are you doing?" he asked curiously.

It's just a steel pipe with a wheel hub inserted in the middle, and then some steel rims put on it. It's hard to tell what it's for.

"Haha, I need to punch holes in the cotton soon, so I got a semi-automatic hole puncher." He chuckled.

"Come on, let's go to the muddy ground at the back and try it out." Although Tiedan's yard was not hardened, the soil was compacted and it was impossible to conduct experiments.

He excitedly carried it to the back, put it on the ground, and it sank into the water immediately.

"Let's go ahead and push forward."

Tiedan knew what this was for and couldn't help but admire his brother for his smart thinking.

The two of them pushed it together easily, leaving holes of even size wherever the wheels passed.

"This is easy to use. When I'm drilling a cotton hole, I just push it along the way."

"Haha, of course. Anyway, I don't want to dig a hole all day. My waist will be exhausted." He said with a smile.

Or maybe lazy people are one of the main forces driving technological progress. This thing didn't exist in his previous life, but he figured it out.

The main job is drilling holes. As long as you are willing to put in the effort, you can do it quickly. No one produces automatic equipment for drilling holes.

"Then why don't you get a double row of wheels so one person can pull it."

Qin Dahe looked at him like he was mentally retarded and said, "You've been pulling 300 kilograms of stuff for a whole day. You might as well let a cow do it."

Tiedan nodded awkwardly, it was indeed true.

It is easy for two people to pull one wheel hub, but it will be fatal if two wheels are pulled together.

"Okay, I'll take it home and leave it to you to open when I'm done using it."

After use, you can recycle it and sell it as scrap metal, how cost-effective!

The two men directly carried the things onto the customer's tricycle, then drove the car to their own yard to unload the goods. Without waiting for Yanyan to speak, they went to deliver the car.

I got 140 yuan and gave it all to Tiedan. I didn't do any of the work myself and the money was very little, so I decided not to take a cut.

If it's a big order, even if I don't do anything myself, I'll still contribute a few dozen dollars as a token of my appreciation.

When he got home, his mother was getting ready to go to the fields. When she saw him come back, she asked him about it.

"What are you going to do?"

"Drill holes! The cotton seedlings will emerge soon, so we need to plant them. This is a semi-automatic hole puncher."

As he said that, he pulled my mother to try it out together, and it worked very well.

"Lazy people have many ways." The old lady said with a smile, but this thing does save some effort.

Of course, it saves effort but not time, and you still need two people to support you when walking.

"It's fine as long as I can help. I need to be more comfortable while the hole is being drilled."

Mother Qin nodded and said that digging the hole was very hard work.

First dig holes, then plant the seedlings, cover the soil, spread fertilizer, and water. The procedures are all done one by one, and you will be exhausted after doing all the work.

Yanyan also came over to take a look out of curiosity, but immediately told him to eat the fish head.

The fish body was left for Qin's father and the others to eat. The young couple cooked a large bowl of dry noodles, steamed the fish head with chopped peppers, and ate it with the soup mixed with the noodles.

Add the oily and tender white chopped pepper fish head and it tastes so good.

"It's so satisfying, haha." "It's delicious, my cooking skills are really great." She praised herself proudly, she cooked the chili herself.

"Sour boy, spicy girl, there's a princess in your belly." Qin Dahe touched the little girl's belly, which was round, but not obviously pregnant, just fat.

Since she became pregnant, she has gained weight from 110 pounds to 130 pounds. All the weight has gone to her chest and belly. She has to change the size of her clothes because otherwise it would be too embarrassing to wear them.

"Don't make trouble, it's all fat." Yanyan slapped his hand away embarrassedly, "Not necessarily, I can eat sour food too."

"That means twins. We'll have both a son and a daughter."

"Hehe, it would be nice if they were twins." The little girl thought foolishly and suddenly laughed.

"Eat it quickly, the fish will taste fishy if it gets cold."

"Uh-huh."

The two of them devoured the food like whirlwind, and the big fish head was finished in no time.

Qin Dahe doesn't eat much, and the main food is Yanyan.

The old couple were very spoiled now, and Qin's mother had originally planned to save half of the fish head for them to eat in the evening, but she just steamed the whole thing.

Since my wife wants to eat, she can eat more. It’s just fish, and my son can cook it very quickly.

"It would be nice to have some cold beer," he sighed.

"Didn't you say you wanted to buy a refrigerator?"

"I have to go to the county to buy it. The refrigerator cannot be laid down, and my tricycle cannot pull it." He shook his head. The small tricycle could not pull it either. The center of gravity was too high. It might overturn when pulling it back from the county.

We don't need to call a car to tow it, but there is no need to rush for the time being. Anyway, the weather is not completely hot yet.

After dinner, Yanyan cleaned up the dishes as usual, and Qin Dahe began to repair the trap in the yard.

If you go fishing for grass carp, you can catch it the next day when the river management office is not paying attention.

Just wait until the next day to change the shrimp cage. It seems that many people secretly placed large traps in the Yuxi River this year, and the river management office even went to collect the nets in the middle of the night.

This group of people were not good people either. After collecting the things, they took the nets and fish away to sell.

Qin Dahe thought that if he cast the nets early in the morning and collected them in the evening, he would not have time to react.

But it only happened once. I heard that the river management office changed their boats this year. They run very fast and patrol along the river every day.

There is no need to conflict with the river management office, just make some money secretly.

You have to fish for silver carp and bighead carp every day under people's noses.

The next day, Hanwaer and Erhu came early in the morning to get the motorcycle tricycle, and they set off excitedly.

They caught a total of four fish yesterday. They weren’t big, but they were willing to go as long as there was catch.

In the morning, Tiedan and Qin Dahe went to tend to the nests. They could clearly see bubbles rising, especially from the nest near Longwangguai.

"Dahe, why don't we start fishing?" Tiedan looked at the fish nest and didn't want to wait any longer.

"Just do it if you want. I'll go check on Erhu and the others later."

It is also a sunny day today. The empty county road has a panoramic view and the spring breeze is very comfortable.

The two men lit a cigarette and sat in the car, puffing away.

"Can we still hang out together every day after getting married?" Tiedan asked anxiously.

He was getting married soon and felt a little uneasy.

Qin Dahe patted his shoulder.

"As long as you can make money, you can have fun every day. The girl's family didn't even have a wedding banquet. When you get along with others, try to avoid quarrels."

"I know. My mother also told me that even if Axia's family doesn't care about her, our family does."

The daughters of such families have no place to sleep when they get married and return home, which is very pitiful.

Qin Dahe thought of this and gave some instructions. As for going out for fun, as long as it is not about gambling or having sex with women, it is fine.

"You're not a good person either, you bastard. Pay attention to your influence in the future." He didn't say what, but Tiedan understood.

"We haven't been in touch for a long time."

"Bullshit, there is no cat that doesn't steal fish. You will definitely be honest after getting married. Wait until your wife is pregnant, then try again." He really felt the inconvenience of his wife being pregnant.

Now I am in my twenties, which is the time when I am at my most powerful.

"We'll talk about it when the time comes." Tiedan took a deep puff of his cigarette. He wasn't sure whether he would go back to his ex, so he decided not to be too confident.

"You know that old man Zhang? He's Zhang Dazhu's father. He's still cheating at such an old age."

"I know. Let me tell you, some time ago someone saw the woman from the Yang family go to his house at night."

"Ce!" Qin Dahe was so shocked that he almost dropped his cigarette. How outrageous? "Again?"

"Well, after all, there is so much cockscomb oil. There are so many children in his family, how can they not eat the oil and water?" Tiedan sneered.

The whole family is full of cowards. They don't work hard themselves but sacrifice women. That's ridiculous.

Qin Dahe also shook his head. He didn't expect that there would be any follow-up to this matter.

This time, no one spoke out even though they were seen. Everyone probably came to their senses by then, and the Yang family knew what was going on.

"Let's go and see Erhu and the others."

He honked his tricycle and ran towards the gate.

When we arrived, there were still a few people from the river management office standing there.

Qin Dahe put Tiedan down, walked over to the old man guarding the gate and started to smoke.

The old man also knew him. He specialized in fishing at the sluice gate.

"Grandpa, what's going on?"

"The reservoir behind is going to release water, and several leaders are inspecting it." The old man who was guarding the gate took the packet of Hongshuangxi cigarettes handed over by Qin Dahe with a smile. This kid is so generous.

Qin Dahe often catches fish here, so he handed over a bag directly.

"When will it be released?" His eyes lit up when he heard that.

As long as the water is released, there will be no shortage of fish. However, we are not here to fish, but to catch fish.

"About seven or eight days. I heard from the leaders that they need to calculate the flow rate and other things, and also reinforce the embankment to prevent it from being destroyed. It's very troublesome."

"Thank you." If I could know exactly when to release the water, and then bring people downstream to wait for the fish, that would really be a good deal.

He remembered that the Yangtze River flooded almost every year in later generations. Every time the sluice gates were opened before the flood, the old man would take people out and catch at least several hundred kilograms of silver carp and bighead carp.

"Haha, you kid have made a lot of money." Grandpa said with a smile.

He noticed it several times when fish were pulled up last year and looked at it with envy.

"Haha, just to make a living. Next time I catch a big fish, I'll give you one."

"Then I'll remember it." The old man was very happy to hear that. At least this young man knew how to behave.

After chatting for a while, seeing that several leaders were still wasting time, he was too lazy to stay there and went downstairs to see how Erhu and the others were doing with their fishing.

After they finish talking, just go upstairs and find the old man to find out the news.

When they arrived at the fishing spot below, there was a staff member sitting on the boat measuring the water depth. Erhu and the others put away their fishing rods with helpless looks on their faces and waited by the side.

"how is everything?"

"It's not easy to catch two silver carp and bighead carp in the morning. I finally got a bite, but these people came again." Erhu said with a wry smile.

Today is really a bad day.

(End of this chapter)