Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 196 The Fish Collecting Business

The next morning, at dawn, Qin Dahe set out alone with a bucket.

The old man had a fever in the middle of the night and felt better after taking a painkiller. He definitely couldn't go out to collect the net at this time.

So he went to collect it alone, and at most he had to make two more trips.

He didn't plan to go to town to sell river shrimp today. Scar Uncle came here to collect the fish and sell them to him.

The rain in the sky became lighter and dripped onto the ground.

The small pond was already overflowing, so Qin Dahe took a shovel and went to the side of the Third Master's house to dig a small ditch so that the water could flow through.

With such a small pond, there is no need to worry about the fish escaping.

The big lake at the back is connected to the outer river. Several water pumping stations control the water level and drain water into the river, so no one is afraid of flooding at all.

The most important thing is the levee. As long as the levee does not collapse, the whole county will be safe.

When we arrived at Waihe, the water pumping station opposite Liming Supermarket started to discharge water, which was a rare sight. It was usually very quiet.

The silly kid had already collected half of the net and was running towards Ligezhuang.

You can tell at a glance that they start working before daybreak.

"Kid, please send the river shrimps to my house later." He shouted loudly.

"it is good."

The silly kid didn't care what his big brother was going to do, he would just send it over later.

It took Qin Dahe 40 minutes to finish collecting the shrimps himself, and then he made two trips to transport the shrimp cages. The shrimp cages were very heavy after being soaked in water, and 30 of them weighed more than 100 kilograms each.

It took a long time to pull all the nets back.

Today's harvest was very good. Thirty shrimp cages contained almost ten kilograms of river shrimp, as well as a large number of miscellaneous fish and two white eels.

These things can be sold for four or five hundred yuan at random, so working in the rain is always worth it.

By the time he finished, Hanwaer had already brought the river shrimps over.

"How many pounds?"

"Five or six pounds." The child showed a satisfied smile. It was a pleasant surprise to get so much.

"Put it here with me. When someone comes to buy the shrimp, I'll help you sell them."

"Okay, thank you, brother."

"Haha, thank me and save money to live a good life." Qin Dahe patted the shoulder of this silly brother, who was really able to endure hardships.

It was raining so heavily, but I set out only at dawn. The silly kid got up even earlier than me.

"My dad caught a black carp weighing more than 100 kilograms yesterday," Qin Dahe told the story of the big fish.

His brother worked so hard and only earned seven or eight thousand yuan, but the old man earned it by fishing alone. He was envious.

When Silly Kid knew that his grandfather had caught such a big fish, he went to the back to take a look.

At this time, my mother came out with steamed buns and told the child to eat them while they were hot.

The silly kid wanted to refuse but was too stupid to do so, so he could only sit at the table and start eating with pickles. He hadn't had time to cook in the morning.

At this time, Erhu and Tiedan also came over.

They heard that Qin's father had caught a herring weighing over 100 kilograms, so they braved the rain to come and see it.

"Damn, it's so big."

Inside the fish guard, a black figure was floating quietly, like a giant beast in the water.

"How much will it cost?"

"It's more valuable than what we've been busy doing for so many days." Qin Dahe said lightly, and the smiles of the three people froze.

"So exaggerated?"

"I've been busy for ten days since we started setting up the nest, and we've got it." Erhu said depressedly.

They contributed this nest, but unexpectedly, the big fish was caught by Qin's father.

Although I am not an outsider, it is not as good as catching something myself.

"Haha, even if we encounter it, it won't work. The fish is too big."

They all bring 5+3 fishing rods, and they cut the king herring as soon as it wags its tail. It's useless to catch anything.

"Then why don't you set up a herring nest and take us to catch the big ones."

"Wait, I'll discuss it." Qin Dahe said seriously.

This big fish really stimulated him. Although fishing has been smooth sailing since he came back, he has never caught a big fish.

They were all caught by Qin's father and his son. The most he caught were 30 to 40 kilograms of alligator, silver carp and bighead carp.

Seeing that Scarface had not arrived yet, he made a phone call and found out that they were very busy in the morning, so he set off.

Qin Dahe had nothing to do, so he took his brothers and drove a tricycle to the sluice gate to take a look.

Lush trees beside the gate blocked the view, so he drove the car directly to the door of the management office, and his brothers came down with umbrellas.

There were quite a few people staring at them at the moment, and they didn't say anything when a few people came over.

There are four holes in the sluice gate. Now all four holes are open. The water in the sluice gate is turbulent, jumping up and down high, causing waves.

The place where they usually fish is already filled with wooden stakes, on top of which fishing nets are tied, forming layer upon layer of blocking the waves.

By the time it hits shore, the remaining surge no longer poses a threat.

Standing at the gate, you can clearly see many big fish being washed out by the waves. These fish are stupid. They gather here even though they know the waves are so big.

Because there was a fishing net right opposite, the big fish could not reach the shore. It flashed on the water and then flowed downstream.

At this time, the river water was backflowing, but the Yuxi River was also rising, and the water flow was strangely calm. Everyone was very smart. When the river water rose, the first thing they did was to drain the water. Emptying the county would make it safe.

No matter how heavy the rain is, you will just flow downstream as long as you don't get drowned.

"There are a lot of fish in the river. Should we go down and catch some?" Erhu was eager to try.

This is a good opportunity to catch fish, which is much faster than their usual hard work of fishing.

"Wait a minute. After Scar comes, we can sell the river shrimp and start fishing."

There were already people on both sides of the river wearing raincoats picking up fish. Big fat fish weighing ten pounds or so were floating on the water and could be scooped up with a scoop net.

This situation will continue until the gate is closed, so we can pick up some for at least one day.

It was almost nine o'clock when Scar finally called and he immediately rushed back to prepare to sell the fish.

When we got home, Scar's fish collection truck was parked in his yard.

"Scar Master."

"Haha, you are really good at catching fish." He sighed.

From loach nests to grass carp nests, those who engage in fish farming cannot beat him.

"This was caught by my dad." Qin Dahe said with a wry smile. He himself had never caught a big fish.

"It's the same thing, come on, help me carry the fish."

Everyone walked to the edge of the small pond together, and Qin Dahe took out his camera.

"Dad, come over here for a photo."

The old man was overjoyed when he heard this, thinking that his son understood him well.

He happily placed the waterproof cloth on his chest, while Hanwaer and Erhu helped hold it in their arms, and all three of them showed bright smiles.

With a "click", the black carp weighing more than 100 kilograms was frozen in the film.

"Son, do you want one?"

"Forget it, I'll try it later." He curled his lips. It wasn't him who caught the fish, so why take a photo?

"Tsk, the chance to catch a giant doesn't come around often."

Then they started to weigh it. The black carp in the fish basket looked listless. It twisted twice and then stopped moving.

"It's really 133 pounds, with such a big belly." Scar was also amazed when he saw the number displayed on the scale.

"Scar, are there many giant creatures like this in the Yangtze River?" Qin Dahe asked curiously. He also wanted to fight the giant creature.

He is jealous just by watching his dad catch big fish.

"The giants in the Yangtze River usually guard the river mouths. Large black carp are the most abundant in the river." Scar smiled and turned to look at him. "If you want to catch black carp weighing over 100 kilograms, you'll have to go to large lakes, Yangtze River tributaries, or reservoirs."

There are not many big black carp in the main channel of the Yangtze River. They are generally found in tributaries, reservoirs or lakes.

"Yes, we should go to these places." Qin Dahe suddenly remembered some news from later generations and agreed with this statement.

As far as he knew, many large reservoirs in later generations, such as Xiaolangdi, Three Gorges, Danjiangkou, etc., were roaming with giant fish, and fish weighing more than 200 kilograms would often come ashore, which was simply terrifying.

There are three giant black carp kings weighing about 200 kilograms in Jinniu Lake in Jinling. It is a legendary experience that the three black carp kings came ashore one after another.

However, these giants are caught with fishing nets. It is impossible to catch them with a hand rod, unless you use a sea rod with a wheel or a lure rod.

I have a fishing rod in my hand. After my girl gives birth to the baby, I will take her out for a trip and go fishing for some big fish.

A black carp was sold for more than 8,600 yuan. When I received the money, my mouth was so wide with smile.

This money belongs to them, the old couple, and they don't need to give it to their son. Their son is a spendthrift, so they can't let him squander the family fortune.

There were also more than ten pounds of river shrimp and a few white eels, which Scar Uncle collected as well.

Although the rainstorm made the old man sick, it was still a good way to make money.

The silly kid made more than 300 yuan, and the two white eels and ten kilograms of river shrimps from his own home made more than 500 yuan.

After receiving the fish, Scar rushed back to the city as he had a lot of things to do at his fish stall.

If the fish wasn't so valuable, he wouldn't have come in person.

After finishing the work, Qin Dahe took out two large frozen ice blocks from under the refrigerator and put four large transfer boxes on the tricycle.

These four transfer boxes can hold at least 700 to 800 kilograms of fish.

"Mom, can you lend me some cash?" He came to my mother with a flattering face.

Yanyan had enough money on hand, having received quite a bit during this period. However, when he thought of Yanyan's aggrieved look because she had no money, he decided not to take it and decided to just borrow from her.

"What?" Qin's mother looked at her son warily. What did he want to buy?
"We'll go catch some fish later, collect some more, and then send them to the city to sell."

"That's fine. You should spend less money in the future. It's hard to be without money at the critical moment." When Qin's mother heard that it was time to collect the fish, she started to take out the money she had just put away.

"How much do you want?" The money was not even warm yet, and he asked his son to take it out.

"Give me 3000 and I'll count it as one share. When you make money later, I'll give you my share." He joked.

Qin's mother counted the money to him, and Erhu and the others also took out 1500 yuan.

A total of 7500 yuan was collected as the capital for this fish collection.

The group put on raincoats, hailed the tricycle and set off.

Qin Dahe also brought a large loudspeaker for collecting grain, recorded a voice message, and then hung it on the rear of the car with a rope.

When I walked up the embankment from my home and passed by Liming Supermarket, I left a long list of advertising slogans.

"At 2 p.m., the dead fish collected at the entrance of the village are sold at a fair price."

"At 2 p.m., the dead fish collected at the entrance of the village are sold at a fair price."

(End of this chapter)