Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 192 Procurement
After dinner, Qin Dahe picked up two portions of small fish that had not been cleaned yet, put a lot of small crabs in them, and rode Yanyan's scooter to the tofu shop.

The shock absorption of this scooter is good, and it is not bumpy when riding on country roads.

When he arrived at the tofu shop, he directly took two portions of mixed fish.

"Grandpa, I've caught a lot of small fish these days, so I'm sending some to you today."

"Haha, this kid is so real." The tofu shop owner happily took the miscellaneous fish.

The kid from the Qin family is really good. He always thinks of sending small things to me.

"I'll get you two pieces of tofu and stew the fish when I get back."

"Okay, thank you, Grandpa."

"Do you want some tofu dregs?"

"I don't need that. I haven't used up all the stuff at home. I just brought too much trash this time, so I gave some to my relatives and friends."

The implication is that you treat him as a relative or friend.

The boss was even happier when he heard this. The fish in the river were very beautiful, and there were so many small crabs on them.

He simply cut two large pieces of tofu with a knife and handed them over.

"The tofu is so bad. Remember to keep it in water when you get home. You'll have to eat it tomorrow."

"It's okay. I bought a refrigerator yesterday. Just put it in the refrigerator."

The boss gave a thumbs up when he heard this. These days, not many people have money to buy refrigerators. Only Zhang Dazhu across the village bought a big freezer.

"sharp."

There was nothing to do at home at the moment, so he chatted with the tofu shop owner for a while.

As they were talking, they ended up talking about Zhang Dazhu's house across the street.

"Come up with me." The boss pulled him upstairs mysteriously.

When he got to the second floor, he looked at the time. It was only half past seven.

"The woman from the Yang family should be coming over soon. She'll be walking along the path behind my tofu shop."

Qin Dahe's eyes widened, it was so outrageous.

"You're here so early?"

"I have to do housework and wash myself when I get home. I have to get up early." The boss had an indescribable smile on his face.

Qin Dahe took out a Double Happiness cigarette and handed it to the boss. He almost always smokes Double Happiness now.

Because we had a lot of external contacts, Sheng Tang ran out of stock, so we bought Double Happiness to replace it, but later we were too lazy to buy Sheng Tang anymore.

The two men lit up their cigarettes and took a deep puff. Before they finished smoking, they saw a curvy figure enter Zhang Dazhu's house.

The people across the street seemed to know that someone was coming at night, so they kept the door closed.

Looking from upstairs, the woman walked straight through the backyard. There was a small house in the backyard where Zhang Dazhu's father lived.

Before the woman could knock on the door, she was pulled inside.

"Tsk tsk, although this woman is not very good-looking, she has a great figure. I hope she will kill the old man." The tofu shop owner said with envy.

After seeing the person go in, there was no movement and no one could hear anything from this side, so Qin Dahe could only say goodbye.

He is a righteous man, how could he talk behind others' backs?

After coming out of the tofu shop, he deliberately leaned against the wall and listened to some faint sounds before he pedaled home contentedly.

When you get home, keep the tofu in water and put it in a fresh-keeping layer.

Then I started welding the fishing rod holder. If I continued fishing like this, my hands would be broken.

The bracket is directly supported by thin steel pipes, and then snapped in.

The buckle is two movable circular grooves that fit together, leaving a gap that can be adjusted with a screw.

An iron bar is welded on the nut of the screw, making it convenient to twist it directly by hand.

A total of five pairs were made. Yanyan wanted to come down and accompany him but was driven away. Pregnant women cannot be allowed to watch electric welding for too long.

Both the smell and the sparks are harmful.

It was almost nine o'clock when he finished all these. He simply washed up before going upstairs.

"Brother, come and eat."

When we got upstairs, Yanyan had already shoveled out the baked things.

There are things like peanuts, walnuts, and wheat.

"Why is the wheat being roasted?" Qin Dahe grabbed a handful and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

"How is it? Does it smell good?"

"Hmm." It smells really good. This woman's mind is all focused on this.

"I knew it was delicious. I heard others say that roasted wheat was delicious when I was a child." Yanyan said proudly and quickly grabbed a handful.

Brother, what a guy, he eats so fast, she hasn’t even eaten yet.

"Go to the supermarket tomorrow and buy me some beer and drinks. When you're done, I'll take you to the city for some shopping."

It's boring to just eat, you must have something to drink.

"Okay, but we don't have much money left." The little girl pouted. There were only a few hundred yuan left at home.

"Use it first. You'll have money tomorrow when you sell the shrimp."

The little girl nodded and spoke again: "The manuscript fee should have arrived by now. Can you take me to the post office down the street to ask?"

When Qin Dahe heard this, he suddenly remembered that he still had a salary. Mr. Ma said that the first month's salary had been remitted and it was probably at the post office.

"Okay, we won't go fishing until 8 o'clock tomorrow. Let's get up early and go."

"Yeah." The little girl nodded while still eating.

Qin Dahe was also at a loss for words. This girl's personality was just a little bit simpler after marriage, but her appetite had changed a lot.

The current record is two bowls of rice and ten pieces of red pork. It’s not that she can’t eat it, but my mother was afraid that she would get sick from eating too much, so she didn’t dare to give it to her.

As a result, she secretly roasted chestnuts in the attic in the afternoon.

"Slow down. Let Mom steam some big buns tomorrow and put them in the refrigerator. We can just slice them and bake them in the evening."

"Okay, I want more meat. I can't eat without meat."

"I'll listen to you, haha." He patted the girl's head gently. She was even more greedy than himself.

At six o'clock the next morning, the young couple went out together.

Today I rode a scooter, just to try out the car. Qin's father drove the motorcycle to the town to sell fish.

The spring breeze blowing towards us brings a hint of warmth, and the early morning sun is also orange, hanging on the branches at the horizon.

The little girl hugged Qin Dahe in the back seat with peace of mind, and occasionally looked forward.

"Brother, riding a motorcycle is so comfortable."

"Haha, it must be comfortable, considering how much money you spent." Qin Dahe laughed. "You better ride slower next time, since you're pregnant."

"Yeah, I know."

When they arrived in town, it was still early and the post office was not open, so the two went to buy some things first.

Go directly to the food wholesale department here, which is more than 300 meters south of the intersection in town and is quite remote.

A large warehouse door, filled with goods.

Just let Yanyan pick out the goods and buy anything delicious she sees.

"Brother, do you want to buy beer and drinks here?" "The car can't hold them all, just buy some food."

Qin Dahe threw a cigarette to the boss, and the two of them lit up and smoked at the door. The little girl was pregnant and couldn't smell secondhand smoke.

"Boss, when will your popsicles and ice cream be restocked?"

"Yes, we have them. They are all in the refrigerator at the back. You can eat them yourself?" The boss was a little puzzled.

Nowadays, no one from the countryside comes from far away to wholesale popsicles. It is supermarket owners who come to purchase the goods.

"Well, I'll pick out two boxes and leave them here with you. I'll come get them when I get home, okay?"

"Okay." The boss nodded. Of course he would do business that came to his door.

It was only when Qin Dahe reached the back that he saw two large transparent freezers covered with thick cotton cloth.

"Yan Yan, come over and pick some, I'll help you."

"Here it comes." The little girl was a little dazzled by the number of delicious foods here.

When she heard her brother calling her, she hurried over.

I was even more surprised to see popsicles. No one sells them now, only the big supermarkets in town sell them.

"Let me make this clear first. You can buy it and take it home, but you can only eat one a day, and you have to eat it twice, otherwise the baby in your belly won't be able to bear it."

"I understand, brother. I will definitely not eat more."

The little girl began to choose with great interest.

I bought two plates of milk cakes, each plate has ten pieces, which cost five yuan, equivalent to fifty cents each, which is quite expensive.

Twin popsicles, two frozen at a time, 1.2 cents, I took ten.

There are also mung bean and strawberry ones. I bought a lot of different flavors and picked out two boxes in total.

The boss took notes in a notebook. After picking out two boxes of popsicles, she was still not satisfied, but she had little money at home, so she had to give up.

"how much is it?"

"Forty-two dollars and fifty cents, forty-two is yours." The boss thought about the fact that the other party had just given him a Double Happiness candle, so he let the fifty cents go.

Then Yanyan brought over the snacks she had chosen, which cost more than 80 yuan in total. If I knew about this, I would definitely tell them off.

The couple really have no patience for spending money. They buy whatever they want immediately. They don't live like rural people at all.

Carrying a lot of bags in my hands, I rode my bike directly to my elder sister's place.

"Sister, I bought you some snacks." Yanyan came up to her elder sister and showed her treasures as soon as she entered the door.

"Yan'er, come out and play today." Everyone was surprised to see Yanyan.

He pulled the person to sit on a bench and poured him a cup of hot water.

The two of them sat there chattering, while Qin Dahe walked to the vegetable market.

I found Wu Ye’s stall, but didn’t see my dad there.

"Fifth Master, did my dad come this morning?"

"He came here once, but the price of goods here was too low, so he rode his bike to the city." Uncle Wu said with a smile and gave him a cigarette. Qin Dahe quickly took it and lit it.

"Your car is really well made, very sturdy. It's much more convenient with it." Uncle Wu patted the three-wheeled motorcycle behind him.

With the tricycle, it was really convenient for him to sell fish. He no longer had to ride a bicycle with big baskets hanging on both sides. Not only was that inconvenient, but he couldn't carry much stuff either.

"Haha, I'll definitely do the best for you."

Qin Dahe was not in a hurry to go back, so he helped Wu Ye sell fish.

"You go fishing every day now? I see your dad's car is full of grass carp. Their fur is really good."

"Well, how much is grass carp in town now?"

"It's about two and a half or three yuan retail, and the price isn't high if we send it to the city."

The main reason is that farmed grass carp has a strong fishy smell and is not as tasty as the grass carp in the river. The wholesale price of the fish he caught is more than three yuan.

The fish on Wu Ye's side are mainly silver carp, bighead carp and grass carp, as well as some crucian carp and bream, all of which were caught in the maze.

"Uncle Wu, tell me about your pond." He had just helped Uncle Wu kill a fish and he didn't mind getting his body dirty.

"My pond? What do you want to know?"

"Tell me everything. I'll do this." He weighed the fish for the customers with great eyesight. The advantage of the farmed fish here is that they are cheap. Wu Ye has many regular customers and is quite busy.

Uncle Wu smiled as he watched Qin Dahe busying himself and lit a cigarette. This nephew was quite nice. He often came to the town and even came to his house for dinner after the Chinese New Year. He was no less kind than his own nephew.

"My pond is over 90 mu, and now I have three small ponds separating it to raise crucian carp."

"It's a large-scale mixed farming system, mainly black carp and grass carp, with some mandarin fish mixed in as well. Black carp is valuable, while grass carp feed is cheap."

"I didn't release any other crucian carp and bream fry. I let them grow naturally. I can make a lot of money every year by catching soft-shelled turtles and onions." He didn't hide anything and said everything he needed to say.

"How many fish can you catch in a year?" Qin Dahe asked curiously.

He wanted to contract the big lake behind the house, so he definitely wanted to find out more about it first.

"About 4,000 kilograms of fish every year. That's not much money, and I only sell fish every two or three days." After a pause, Wu Ye continued, "The big head is the crab."

"Every year, we earn about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan worth of crabs. We start catching crabs in the summer and slowly store them in the reservoirs. We sell them in the winter when the price is high."

Qin Dahe nodded. It was similar for the Third Master. Crabs were the biggest consumer of the year.

"The last step is pond cleaning. We clean the pond every five years. I don't sell black carp on normal days. I only sell big black carp when the pond is cleaned."

Speaking of Qingtang, Wu Ye's eyes lit up.

"Do you know how much I earned from cleaning the pond two years ago?" Uncle Wu lowered his voice a little.

"How many?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand."

This really shocked Qin Dahe. One hundred and fifty thousand! There are not many people in the countryside who can earn this much money now.

"How many kilograms of fish exactly?"

"Seven thousand catties of black carp, one thousand three hundred catties of mandarin fish, six thousand five hundred catties of grass carp, and about four to five thousand catties of other bream and crucian carp."

"Tell me all the costs." Qin Dahe was a little surprised. He didn't expect that fish farming in rural areas could make so much money now.

If you don't want to go out and work in a business, you can just raise fish at home. It seems that Wu Ye has a special relationship with his father.

If I learn more now, it will be easier for me to contract the big lake in the future.

"Every year, we have about 4,000 to 5,000 crab seedlings, and about 10,000 grass carp, black carp, and mandarin fish seedlings at one time. It's tiring," said Uncle Wu with a smile.

"Every day at dawn, I have to pull the nets to collect the fish, and then feed them every two days. If the fish are sick, I have to apply medicine. It costs hundreds of dollars to apply medicine to a pond of 100 mu."

"Don't we feed the animals every day?"

When Fifth Master heard this, he shook his head and said, "How can I have the time to feed her every day? Your aunt and I are both unable to do it."

"Also, when we clean the pond, the electricity bill, diesel, and labor cost over 20,000 yuan, and the nets cost another 1,000 to 2,000 yuan a year."

He turned to look at Qin Dahe: "Are you planning to contract the fish pond? You're asking so many questions."

"Well, the pond of Master San is due to expire this year. I don't know whether it will be released. If it is released, I will go and do something about it." He said honestly.

Unexpectedly, Wu Ye became interested immediately after hearing it.

"That pond can be used. It's right next to the levee. I don't know how much money I can save on feed every year."

“How can we save on feed?”

"Grass? The hundreds of acres of land beside the levee cannot be used to grow crops. It's all green grass. It's so convenient to cut the grass and feed the fish." Uncle Wu said enviously.

(End of this chapter)