PDLP Chapter 1: The fish raft sent you a request for help.
Chapter 1: The fish raft sent you a request for help.
[The contract was signed on the 30th, so brothers who still want to invest should hurry up!]
Brothers are in our hearts, even if we can't get through on the phone when something happens!
On a dilapidated, abandoned fish raft, Zhou Miao put down his phone in a bad mood.
It's been three days. He's made countless phone calls and tried every possible method, but he still hasn't been able to get in touch with the person.
About two weeks ago, Lu Xingyu, a brother he had known for over ten years and with whom he had always been very close, came to him and said that he had found a very good project called a marine recreational fishing raft.
Simply put, it means transforming offshore fish rafts from aquaculture to recreational fishing.
The main business is to attract anglers to fish, similar to commercial fishing ponds but with more advantages.
For example, only anglers go to black pits, but recreational fishing rafts can attract tourists to play, which is a bit like a water park.
Lu Xingyu wanted to partner with him, with each contributing 250,000 yuan.
Based on trust in his brother, and having some understanding of the project.
Unwilling to continue working like a slave, Zhou Miao gritted his teeth and took out 150,000 yuan, which he had saved up over the past few years.
He didn't ask his family for the missing 100,000 yuan; instead, he took out a bank loan.
Lu Xingyu successfully acquired an abandoned fish raft, and the original owner even gave him a small, dilapidated boat as a bonus.
But when Zhou Miao arrived in Nanzhen, he found that Lu Xingyu had disappeared.
He couldn't get in touch with him for three consecutive days, which made him think he might have been scammed.
When he first graduated, he couldn't find a suitable job for a while and had no money for food, so he asked Lu Xingyu for a loan. Without saying a word, Lu Xingyu transferred 5,000 yuan to him and told him to find a job slowly and not to rush to pay it back.
Zhou Miao always remembered this friendship of lending money, so the two of them became very close afterward.
We usually have small get-togethers, but I never expected the other party to pull something like this.
However, Zhou Miao still had a sliver of hope, because Lu Xingyu's family could not contact him either, as if he had simply vanished.
He didn't know if the other person's family was conspiring to deceive him, but they would definitely be anxious if he couldn't find them. He just needed to wait a few days to find out.
The most important thing now is that he only has a little over three thousand yuan left, and he has no source of income after quitting his job.
With no money to renovate the fish raft and a loan of 100,000 yuan to pay monthly interest, making money is now Zhou Miao's most pressing matter.
Just as he was at his wits' end, wondering whether he should find another job and continue to be a beast of burden, an electronic voice suddenly rang in his mind.
[Congratulations, host, you have successfully linked to the help system. Your fish raft has requested assistance. Do you wish to view the help request?]
"system?"
Zhou Miao was stunned for a moment, then became excited and immediately replied: "Activate SOS message."
[Help request successfully activated]
[A plea for help from a fish farm: A grouper comes to gnaw on the oysters growing on the fish farm's legs every day, causing him pain and itching. The fish farm is asking for your help in solving this problem.]
Zhou Miao was surprised to receive such a request for help; there was actually a grouper under the fish raft?
He agreed to Lu Xingyu's request to set up a fish raft because he himself enjoys fishing.
But back then, I could do it all with just one lure, pulling one fish home every night. Later, I got busy with work and gradually stopped lure fishing.
But there are groupers here!
The dormant fishing spirit immediately awakened and frantically roused Zhou Miao.
Forget about being a beast of burden, let's hurry up and get the grouper sorted out first. If it turns out to be a good one, we can sell it for money.
He spent several days researching sea fishing knowledge before agreeing to invest in the fish rafts.
Based on the information provided by the fish raft seeking help, the grouper that can bite oysters must be quite large, so the lure rod I brought definitely wouldn't be able to handle it.
This requires buying a suitable fishing rod for grouper, along with a fishing reel and fishing line; even for beginners, the equipment will cost several hundred yuan.
For Zhou Miao, who already had very little money, this was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
But without any hesitation, he immediately boarded the dilapidated sampan and headed towards the dock.
If you have a system but still can't make money, then what's the point of having the system?
Because of the recreational fishing rafts built here, several fishing tackle shops have also opened near the pier.
Although Zhou Miao had never done sea fishing before, he had done a lot of research on equipment.
His goal was clear when he entered the fishing tackle shop: he first chose a No. 2 short section surfcasting rod, 2.7 meters long, priced at 150 yuan.
This rod can easily catch a 10-pound grouper, it's just a bit heavy.
When I have the means, I'll buy from a big brand; they not only feel better but are also lighter.
A fishing rod is actually very suitable for fishing on a fishing raft, but Zhou Miao has been looking at rock fishing the most lately, so he subconsciously chose a rock fishing rod. Both are usable.
However, while he didn't choose a particularly good fishing rod, he did choose a decent fishing reel: the Benle Fathom LD25N dual-speed reel.
I heard this fishing reel is especially suitable for beginners and has a very high cost-performance ratio.
This fishing reel has 30 pounds of braking power, and you can quickly switch to a lower gear when you catch a big fish.
Moreover, the wheels weigh only a little over a pound, making them very lightweight.
I also bought accessories, fishing lines and hooks, a small aerator, and a plastic tank for raising fish.
Live fish tanks cost at least tens or hundreds of dollars, while these lidless plastic tanks are only fifteen dollars each, much cheaper.
It cost a total of 632 yuan, and Zhou Miao felt a pang of heartache when she paid!
However, after thinking about the system, his mindset calmed down a lot.
He didn't buy any bait, even though the fishing raft had given him a heads-up: that grouper likes to eat oysters.
There was nothing on those dilapidated fishing rafts; they hadn't been maintained for a long time, and oysters had grown in abundance.
Zhou Miao carried his things back to the small sampan and arrived at the southwesternmost edge of the entire fishing raft area.
Our own fishing raft is located here, in the outermost part of the area.
The water here is about ten meters deep, which is actually a fantastic location for fish rafts that operate on a commercial basis, much better than those rafts squeezed into the middle.
Zhou Miao stayed on the boat and first tied up the fishing line, hooks, and small accessories.
Then I took out a small knife I had just bought and pried off a relatively large oyster from the part of the fishing raft that was in contact with the seawater.
Then cut off the oyster adductor muscle, remove the meat inside, and hang it on the fishing hook. Cast the bait on the other side of the boat, where it is more open and better for catching grouper.
Once hooked, groupers like to burrow to the bottom of the water or under some kind of obstacle.
There are fish rafts right next to it, and the grouper will definitely burrow under them.
The fishing line will almost certainly break if it touches an oyster shell, so it has more room for error in such an open space.
The information about grouper in the requests for help from the fish rafts was very limited, including its size and specific location.
Therefore, Zhou Miao needs to keep trying; if no fish bites here, he has to change locations.
Perhaps the oyster meat, once shucked, is more attractive to the fish than it is to eat it with its own mouth. The moment the bait hit the water, the movement on the surface caught the attention of the grouper.
Zhou Miao hadn't even waited a minute after the bait hit the water when the fishing rod suddenly felt a very strong pulling force.
"Holy crap, that's about the strength of a ten-pound mantis shrimp!"
Zhou Miao hadn't fished in years sitting in the office, so his reactions were a beat slower. He only realized he needed to lift the rod to set the hook after the fishing line had been pulled out a short distance.
But the moment he lifted the fishing rod, he felt a strong pulling force.
With all its might, it plunges under the fish raft, clearly demonstrating the characteristics of the grouper.
The fishing rod bent into a bridge shape, and the fishing reel made a squeaking sound.
Even with that much force, the fish couldn't break his fishing rod. After adjusting the drag, Zhou Miao immediately lifted the rod hard and wrestled with the fish.
We can't let the grouper continue swimming towards the fish rafts; if it does, it will most likely break the line.
"I wonder what kind of grouper it is!" Zhou Miao steadied the fishing line, preventing the grouper from escaping, and became curious about its species.
However, since many people here have raised pearl grouper, the chances of catching this type of grouper are the highest.
The market price is only 31 yuan per kilogram, and because the whole animal is too big, it is not easy to sell.
But it's not a big problem; selling them sliced is the same.
The two continued to pull at each other. Having not fished for a long time, Zhou Miao found the strong pull of the grouper to be excellent, allowing him to once again enjoy the pleasures of a seasoned angler.
After several bursts, the fish's strength inevitably began to weaken.
Zhou Miao knew it was time. He lowered the fishing rod to reel in the line, then lifted it high with force. In that instant, the fishing reel rocked rapidly, and a dark shadow appeared directly in his sight in the water.
Try it again, and the fish will appear on the surface of the water.
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!"
Upon seeing the fish, Zhou Miao immediately exclaimed, "Holy crap, grandpa!"
What did he see?
A superb large red spotted bar!
What is a surprise? This is an enormous surprise.
Zhou Miao didn't dare to breathe heavily at this moment. He slowly squatted down and took out the fish control device he had bought when he was lure fishing before.
Using my left hand to control the rod, I pulled on the large red grouper that was already tired from being played, making it easier to control the fish.
However, this red spot seems to be quite well-behaved, lying on its side on the water's surface, looking exhausted.
So Zhou Miao easily used the fish gripper to clamp its lower lip and lifted it onto the boat.
"Haha, I actually caught one!"
Zhou Miao was so excited he couldn't express it. He looked at the numbers on the fish controller, which showed 3023 grams, meaning it was exactly over six jin (about 3 catties).
[Congratulations, host, for completing the request for help from the fish farm and receiving a reward from them. Would you like to view it?]