Rebirth 77: From Beachcombing to Becoming a Tycoon and Spoiling My Wife

There is no sonar on this steel boat, so it is impossible to judge the size of the fish in the sea by sonar.

All five fishermen were experienced, and they immediately began setting up the fishing net, stuffing it with bait and lead balls.

Once everything was ready, the nets were set and the fish were caught.

In just three hours, the 1,000-pound fishing net was stretched very taut.

Seeing that the time was right, the fishermen operated the winch to pull up, and the fishing net was quickly pulled up.

As the fishing net was pulled up, seawater gushed out, and one after another, huge mackerel were pulled aboard.

All the newly arrived fishermen were dumbfounded.

This net contains at least 600 jin of mackerel. If sold to the state-owned aquatic products company, it would fetch 0.61 yuan per jin and could sell for over 400 yuan per net.

If he catches five or six nets a day, he can earn around 1,200 yuan.

Everyone can get about a hundred yuan! That's what they can earn in a day for two months' work.

They were all overjoyed, their eyes filled with excitement.

"One hundred a day! In just over three months, I'll be a ten-thousand-yuan household!"

"Yang Bai, from now on, if you say east, I'll never go west!"

"Yang Bai is the only one in the whole village who knows about this path to prosperity."

"When I go back to the village, I'll get a bicycle to ride."

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The smiles on the faces of all the fishermen in the village were endless.

Compared to my current life, what kind of life did I live before?

Now they earn 200 a day, something they wouldn't have dared to dream of before.

If it weren't for Yang Bai leading them to get rich, they would still be staring at the empty fishing boats in the village.

They had only one thought about Yang Bai: they would follow him even if it meant death.

If something happens to Yang Bai, who will give them such good jobs?

The next few nets yielded varying amounts, generally ranging from 500 to 600 jin (250-300 kg).

Yang Bai looked at the sky and estimated it was a little after four o'clock, then said.

"Today is just a trial run. Tomorrow you can work as late as you want, everything is up to Chen Dahai. Let's anchor and head back!"

The fishermen were a little reluctant to leave, as it was common for them to drift at sea for two or three days.

There are so many fish in this sea area, I wish I could take them for a week.

Now they have to go back, but they will absolutely obey Yang Bai's arrangements.

The boat soon docked, and they happily disembarked.

Hou Sanli pointed at the steel ship and asked, "Did you take them into the Widow's Sea? Otherwise, why are they so happy, as if they've struck it rich?"

Yang Bai shook his head and said, "I didn't take them with me, but they did make a fortune. The fishing conditions in the waters I took there were also quite good."

Zhao Li, the captain of the other wooden boat, ran over, his eyes filled with barely concealed excitement.

"Yang Bai, you're amazing! There really are fish in that sea area, lots of yellow croaker. We harvested over 800 jin in total. We're going to make a fortune this time."

He rubbed his hands together; he had never caught so many yellow croakers with his own hands in his entire life.

If he hadn't said he'd be back at dusk, he could have led his men to work at sea for another two days.

After the fish were counted, Hou Sanli took out money and distributed it to the two captains.

Chen Dahai and Zhao Li counted the money.

The results will be available soon.

Chen Dahai's boat is 967.31, and Zhao Li's boat is 397.78.

Total: 1365.09.

Yang Bai received 273.02.

The two boat captains readily gave Yang Bai the money, and then divided the rest among themselves.

The fishermen who received the money were grinning from ear to ear.

Do people who work on wooden boats envy those who work on steel boats for the money they earn?

Naturally, I envy them.

But their strength is what it is; they can't keep up physically, they can't compete in terms of ability, and they can't sail the steel ship.

In the end, all they deserve is this much money.

In the end, those who chose a fixed salary are the ones who regret it, and they are extremely envious when they see that the money others earn in a day is more than they earn in a month.

They all swallowed their pride and went to Yang Bai to beg for mercy.

"Yang Bai, we were wrong. We still want a share. Take us to get rich!"

"Please, Yang Bai, here's some cigarette. I just want to go fishing with the fleet."

"Yang Bai, don't let my age fool you, I can still do it. I was blind to choose a fixed wage back then."

Yang Bai looked at the people who were now a generation older than him pleading for him and laughed.

"Tomorrow, your wooden boats will be familiarized with by Zhao Li. In a few days, I will also give you a piece of sea area."

He could make a profit even if the accounts were split, which would be a good opportunity to utilize the widow's catch from overseas.

Two days passed quickly, and Yang Bai's fleet began to sail on the sea.

You can earn seven or eight hundred every day without doing anything.

Fuhai area, Fuhai County Grand Hotel.

This is "Chengli," the administrative, economic, and cultural center of the Fuhai area.

Fuhai County Grand Hotel is one of the most upscale hotels in the region.

Yang Bai, dressed in a neat white shirt and wearing the tie Zhang Qiao had given him, stood in front of the Fuhai County Hotel.

He looked up at the signboard; today was the day to discuss 40,000 jin of canned sardines with Haihua Canned Food Factory.

He was invited to the Fuhai County Hotel as a guest.

Yang Bai went up to the fifth floor and entered the private room.

Sitting in the main seat was a man dressed in an expensive suit, smoking a cigarette, with his hair slicked back, and a leather wallet on the table, exuding the air of a boss.

"Dear bosses, I am Yang Bai from Hai'an County Aquatic Products Company. I am here to compete for 40,000 jin of sardines."

Upon hearing that there was a competition for 40,000 jin of sardines, the scarred man on the table gave Yang Bai a fierce look.

"So you're Yang Bai?"

"Yes, you are."

Yang Bai looked at the scarred man in front of him. He didn't recognize him and guessed he was an enemy.

"My name is Wu Anshun, the captain of the Linghai County Aquatic Products Company. I own three steel boats. As far as I know, you only have two steel boats. What makes you think you can compete with me?"

Wu Anshun sneered. Before he arrived, Jiang Xinmin had explained Yang Bai's situation in detail.

He's just a little Karami. Jiang Xinmin is really useless; he can't even handle a greenhorn.

They even managed to draw blood from the underlings they sent out.

Yang Bai frowned slightly; it really was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road.

Yesterday, when he went to the county, Zhang Dezhu told him that those men who were clearly not Jiang Xinmin's underlings were Wu Anshun's men.

Yang Bai only wanted to secure the sardine order and didn't want to get involved in too many things, since arguing with gangsters and sea gangs would be a waste of his time.

Now they've become his rivals, competing for his business.

"We do have two steel ships, but I can make them faster than your three."

"Faster than me!" Wu Anshun lit a cigarette, pointed at Yang Bai, and said, "If you're really faster than me, I'm your grandson!"

"Grandson," Yang Bai replied.

Wu Anshun was furious and slammed his hand on the table.

As the tension grew, the slick-haired man sitting in the main seat slowly spoke.

"That's enough. Comrade Yang, I am Huang Chaoyuan, the deputy director of Haihua Canned Food Factory. Please sit down."

"it is good."

Yang Bai sat down, took out a box of cigars, and pushed it in front of Wu Anshun.

"Director Huang, I've heard you're a big fan of cigarettes. These are cigars I brought back from overseas through connections. You can try them."

This box of cigars was not brought back from overseas; he bought it from the black market.

Yesterday's trip to the county town was also for this matter. Manager Chaohou basically knows what Huang Chaoyuan likes by asking around.