Reborn in the Millennium: Building a Fortune from Fishing

Chapter 535 Mantis Shrimp at 150 a Box

The business meeting took a bit longer than expected, and it was already 1 p.m. when we left the hotel.

On my way from the hotel to the parking lot, I was stopped again.

"Hey bro, wanna try some mantis shrimp?"

"Mantis shrimp?"

“Yes, we’re a fresh produce delivery company. Songhelou is the last stop. This box weighs 30 jin (15 kg), it’s 150 yuan a box for you, so you don’t have to take it back.” The man handed over a cigarette and pointed to the refrigerated truck.

"Please, it's only five yuan a pound! Even Hanwa, let alone Qin Dahe, is tempted."

He had traveled to many places with his older brother, so he naturally knew that mantis shrimp were not cheap.

"Let me see." He became interested.

If it's really that cheap, I might as well buy it and try it.

The man immediately opened the car door and took out a box; to his surprise, the shrimp were quite large.

The two brothers looked through the boxes and immediately each took two boxes. Anyway, they had a refrigerator at home, so they could just drive faster on the way.

After paying, the simpleton, fearing he might be cheated, carefully checked each item again before happily loading them into the car.

"Brother, this is delicious and really cheap." The simple-minded boy's face was beaming with joy.

Buying two large boxes of seafood for 300 yuan is a great deal!

"Haha, I'll go back and cook it. It'll be even more delicious when it's spicy."

There were two boxes of mantis shrimp in the car, so I pressed the accelerator harder, afraid they would melt on the road.

I sped home, driving 300 kilometers in a full six hours, arriving home just as it was getting dark.

After getting off the bus, the two brothers immediately started putting the mantis shrimp into the refrigerator. They also temporarily put the shrimp from Hanwa's house into their refrigerator, planning to take them back after dinner.

"Brother, what is this?" Yan Yan asked curiously, holding the baby. Bao'er was also holding one; she was getting used to living in the Qin family's house.

"Hehe, mantis shrimp, let's try cooking a pot tonight." A box weighing thirty pounds fits easily into his commercial refrigerator.

"Dahe, child, dinner's ready."

"coming."

The two brothers washed their hands and went to the main room. The dishes on the table were a little cold because they were waiting for the two of them.

"How much did you pay for the mantis shrimp?" Yan Yan sometimes read his books on sea fishing, so she naturally knew about mantis shrimp.

"Five yuan a pound, this is a steal!" Qin Dahe said excitedly, recounting how he bought the leftover stock from the delivery truck.

It's really hard to buy them if you go out of your way to do so, because it takes too long to bring them home from the beach.

"That's great. Should we buy a whole box and cook some tonight?" She was a little tempted, seafood, oh my!

I've only ever heard my husband describe how delicious seafood is, but apart from seaweed and ribbonfish, I haven't tried any of the others.

"I'll cook a pot of spicy food for lunch tomorrow. This stuff is frozen, so it seems a bit fishy if I cook it directly."

"Oh."

The two kids can barely walk now, and they're restless even sitting in the food cart. It's driving me crazy watching them eat.

"Sweetie, Daddy will take you to play after dinner."

"Yeah yeah!"

When Qin's father saw his grandson calling him, he immediately couldn't sit still and hugged one of them to his chest.

I even picked up a piece of fish that wasn't oily, but unfortunately the baby spat it out as soon as he put it in his mouth.

"This child, drinking milk every day won't give him any strength."

"It's still early. She can only start eating fish at least a year old." Qin's mother brought Qingci up as well. The little one insisted on being held by both of them, otherwise she would definitely not agree. "Dahe, go and get some mandarin fish for the baby to eat later."

"I know, there are some in the pond." He turned to Qin's father, "Dad, you didn't forget to feed the crabs, did you?"

"I remember, I'll feed you fifty catties of broad beans and corn every day."

It's already mid-August, and it's still a bit hot. I estimate the crabs will be ready to be caught in September.

If they're not around, then all the household matters will have to be left to Qin's father.

We'll have to ask Fifth Master when exactly to set the nets; the crabs themselves are quite delicious.

Qin Dahe thought that he would send some to Da Liu and the others in the winter, since the water quality of his own fishpond was good and the crabs raised there should taste good.

After finishing their meal, Hanwa borrowed Yanyan's footstool to take his wife back, and also put the two boxes of mantis shrimp on it.

This thing can't withstand being frozen; the person freezing it can't stand it.

Yan Yan curiously opened the refrigerator and looked inside. "Brother, these shrimp look really strange." "They're delicious. I'll make some chili peppers and cook them tomorrow."

After grabbing his clothes and towel, Qin Dahe went to the river to bathe; the temperature in Wuwei was starting to drop.

Back home, I could clearly feel that the price was lower than in Shanghai.

The hottest place must be Wuhan. Boss Wan said it's still 38 degrees Celsius there, and the army of people fishing for silver carp and bighead carp on the river is still there.

I need to restock his stock tomorrow.

This year, anglers in Hubei really had a great time. With the right resources, a single fishing line caught more fish than a trawler could in a month.

After he finished washing up and returned to bed, his two kids stared at him with wide eyes.

I'm still wondering why Xiangxiang's aunt is gone and replaced by her stinky dad.

"Uh!"

"Go to sleep, or I'll spank you," Qin Dahe said sternly.

The eldest girl was still not convinced and turned around to pounce on him.

"Alright, stop fooling around." Yan Yan smiled and went over to soothe the child, knowing what her brother was thinking.

"I'm pregnant, you should just go to sleep."

"Oh." I was just thinking of getting some exercise, but then this happened again.

The next morning, another truck arrived.

This time it was a truck from the town. Uncle Biao had gone south and wasn't home for the time being.

The goods were not many: 5,000 catties of silver carp and bighead carp bait and some miscellaneous goods.

Forty fishing boxes were also sent over.

After loading the goods, Qin's father was about to drive the truck when Qin Dahe stopped him.

"Dad, go to the city and buy twenty crab traps." Without crab traps, we can only use large earthenware pots to catch crabs.

Once it gets cold, collecting large fish traps won't be an easy job.

"I know, remember to pay me back when you get back." With that, the car drove off.

Qin Dahe curled his lip; the old man really knew how to calculate things.

It's only a little before eight o'clock, and it'll be too late to go back to sleep, so I might as well get my fishing gear ready.

When you go to Shenzhen, you'll definitely want to take a boat trip out to sea, but you can also try raft fishing along the coastline at other times.

The aluminum alloy is used to install the fins, which are the extra floating bodies that extend from the sides of the ship.

Fins increase the surface area in contact with the water, improving the stability of the boat, which is useful when rafting inshore.

It is not easy to capsize if it encounters strong winds and waves.

He made a foldable one; when the boat stops, it can be flipped over and secured with clips, and it can be folded up when the boat starts moving.

Many canoes in Southeast Asia go out to sea in this way, with a diesel engine attached, fins on both sides, and they even dare to go fishing in the open sea.

Welding was being done here when Yan Yan came out with her two kids, so the welding had to stop. They'll have to continue welding at the entrance later.

"Brother, I'm going to work."

"Go ahead." A flying kiss stunned Qin's mother; her son was truly shameless.

He turned to his mother and asked, "Mom, were you busy this morning?"

"Alright, I'll take care of the child for you, you go about your business." She knew what Qin Dahe was going to say as soon as he turned his back.

Lazy, huh? Taking the kids out to play is fine, but taking care of their eating, drinking, and toileting is not.

He chuckled and began packing the fishing gear he needed to take to Shenzhen.

Small boats, tungsten carbide fishing hooks, sea rods, lure rods, etc.

All these things are packed up, and I'll send them to Shenzhen by express delivery tomorrow.

Judging by the time, it should be time to leave soon. The express delivery is incredibly slow these days, so we need to ship in advance.

As for the cables and other accessories, just buy imported ones.

As a special economic zone, you can buy all kinds of imported goods.

After packing all the items up, they towed the boat to the gate of the yard to weld the fins.

(End of this chapter)