The reason we found this reservoir was not only because it wasn't too far from the company, but also because there were plenty of fish in it.
Moreover, Bai Yu's father knew the contractor of this reservoir; it was a friend of his who contracted the reservoir and had previously been a supplier of freshwater fish to Uncle Sun's hotel.
The saying "It's easier to get things done if you know someone" applies to everyone, regardless of age or background.
After Bai Yu arrived at the reservoir, he met Uncle Liu and learned some information from him.
The reservoir's contractor's surname is Liu, and he's a few years older than Bai Yu's father. It's only natural that he calls him Uncle Liu; it's easier to discuss things if they're closer.
This reservoir doesn't look very big on the surface, but its water storage capacity is quite astonishing, with the deepest part reaching twenty or thirty meters.
Moreover, according to Uncle Liu, the reservoir was not originally contracted by him. His grandfather's area had been raising fish there, but it used to be collective property, and it was only later that it became privately contracted.
The main reason Uncle Liu wanted to tell Bai Yu this was to inform him that the reservoir had been there for a very long time, and many of the fish inside were much older than him.
So he wasn't too sure how many fish were in the reservoir or how big they were, but there were definitely fish weighing over 100 pounds.
Among them are large fish such as grass carp, sturgeon, pike, and silver carp.
Of the fish mentioned above, except for sturgeon, Uncle Liu can catch a fish over a meter long every now and then for the other types.
There are sturgeon, but not many. Uncle Liu has never been willing to sell them and has been raising them in the reservoir, hoping to grow and expand the population with them.
Aside from these larger species, there are also many other easier-to-keep, smaller fish such as grass carp, salmon, and sea bass.
Moreover, this reservoir has one excellent feature: it's deep enough in the deeper parts, and the water is flowing, not stagnant like in a fishpond.
Cold-water fish can be raised in this reservoir. According to Uncle Liu, there are sesame swordtails in this reservoir. These are freshwater fish that like cold water and are raised in reservoirs in Hainan Province.
Before the sesame swords were protected, Uncle Liu bought a lot of them and threw them into the reservoir. He originally thought that if they could survive, they could be kept, and if they couldn't, it wouldn't matter.
Even now, there are still some sesame swords in this reservoir, but they are few in number and are not usually seen.
Although these sesame swords have made their home in the reservoir, they still prefer cold water and usually stay only in the deepest part of the reservoir.
Even Uncle Liu doesn't see Sesame Sword very often each year.
However, there is one thing that Bai Yu doesn't need to worry about: the sesame swordfish in this reservoir can be fished for and even eaten, because they are not wild protected animals, but rather farmed.
It was through conversations with Uncle Liu that I learned the reservoir contained both large fish weighing over 100 kilograms and sesame swordtails, a Class II protected animal that is actually farmed freshwater fish.
Bai Yu immediately made the decision: this reservoir would be the fishpond he wanted to contract this time.
Putting aside everything else, the fact that the sesame sword was classified as farmed was enough to make him make this decision.
After all, in terms of aquaculture technology alone, freshwater fish like the sesame swordtail, which has relatively high requirements for various conditions, have absolutely no aquaculture techniques. Even the sesame swordtails in this reservoir cannot strictly be called farmed.
After all, Uncle Liu never fed the fish. He simply contracted the reservoir, put the sesame swordfish in, and let them live or die on their own. Then, they miraculously survived.
If they manage to catch some sesame swordfish this time, they'll be basically the same as wild sesame swordfish, so he plans to catch a few to try.
After a series of precise negotiations, Baiyu agreed to lease the reservoir for twenty days, with the use limited to fishing only. The catch would be split equally between the two families, and the fee would be 10,000 yuan per day.
In addition, there are requirements for the use of bait when fishing. First, you cannot use groundbait, and second, you cannot use artificial bait.
After all, Uncle Liu still has to ensure that the water quality of the reservoir is not damaged, otherwise he will be the one to bear the responsibility in the end.
As for the fish caught being split equally between the family, that's normal. Even though 10,000 yuan a day adds up to 200,000 yuan over 20 days, which seems like a lot, it's still a significant expense.
However, 200,000 yuan is really nothing compared to the value of the fish caught in this reservoir. Fish raised in reservoirs with high water quality like this would naturally fetch a high price.
Not to mention that Uncle Liu's fish catch is all supplied to Uncle Sun's hotel. Uncle Sun's hotel is a four-star chain hotel. How could the quality of the freshwater fish they use be bad?
Therefore, it's normal for Uncle Liu to raise the price a bit and also take half of the harvest, since Bai Yu has taken over the reservoir, and he still needs to supply Uncle Sun.
Furthermore, Bai Yu didn't agree to this price blindly. Although he wasn't short of money, he didn't want to be taken advantage of.
Regarding the price, Bai Yu had consulted his father, and he only agreed to the price after his father gave his consent.
According to his father's answer, as long as he could catch more than 20,000 catties of fish in the reservoir within 20 days of contracting it, even if he gave half to Uncle Liu, he would basically not lose money.
Even if there is a loss, it won't be much; it will be within an acceptable range.
Twenty days to catch 20,000 catties, but you only need to catch 1,000 catties a day.
If a hundred anglers come to fish every day for these twenty days, then on average, each person only needs to catch ten kilograms of fish, which is really not difficult.
Although it's not allowed to bait the fishing spot, I think that even so, no one among those proud and arrogant anglers would think that they wouldn't catch ten pounds of fish in a whole day.
Moreover, they were fishing in a reservoir. If they caught a silver carp, they would have reached their goal of 1 jin (500 grams).
That's why Bai Yu agreed to rent it for 200,000 yuan for 20 days.
Of course, today doesn't count; it's already afternoon.
The official dates are from December 3rd to December 22nd. Bai Yu still has one more day to prepare tomorrow, and it will officially begin on the 3rd.
However, before signing the contract, there was one more thing Bai Yu needed to do: to personally experience the reservoir and see if the fish catch was as Liu Bo described, and whether there were really a lot of fish.
Actually, Bai Yu's requirements weren't high. It didn't matter if he couldn't catch a fish weighing over 100 pounds, as long as he and Wang Hai didn't go home empty-handed.
When Bai Yu went out to find a reservoir, he put a whole set of fishing gear in the trunk of his car. He had bought it himself before in order to participate in a fishing competition.
Baiyu has quite a lot of fishing gear. Besides what he bought himself, he also has several sets that were given away as prizes for participating in competitions. One of the sets is made of single rods.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai then went to get their fishing rods, preparing to fish there.
To be honest, it had been a long time since he last used a hand rod for fishing. He wasn't very good at it to begin with, and he relied entirely on luck to catch fish.
This time it was even more outrageous; he almost didn't know how to prepare the bait.
He originally planned to fish for a while to test the resources here, and one bag of powdered bait would have been enough, but he ended up opening four bags of bait.
Actually, Baiyu didn't want it to be like this either. The main problem was that when he opened the first pack, he added too much water, and not just a little too much. The powdered bait was so wet that you could squeeze water out of it, making it impossible to hook the fish.
Then Bai Yu opened another packet, and it dried out again. He added some water, and it became watery again, so he opened another packet of bait.
Finally, after opening four packets of powdered bait, he finally managed to get the bait almost ready, making it barely usable.
He originally only intended to fish for a short while and then leave, but now he's prepared a huge ball of bait. How long is he going to fish like this?!
Anyway, by the time Bai Yu and Wang Hai drove home, it was already dark. He hadn't used up the bait he had prepared, so he threw it into the river that connected to the reservoir.
As for Bai Yu and Wang Hai's catch, they certainly didn't leave empty-handed; instead, they brought a trunk full of fish.
Bai Yu and Wang Hai fished by the reservoir for more than two hours and brought back a total of five grass carp, three salmon, and four silver carp.
It's not that they don't want to catch more, but these fish are all quite big, and it would be a bit difficult to carry any more.
There may seem to be only twelve fish, but the catch weighs over 100 jin (50 kg), with the largest silver carp weighing 20 to 30 jin (10-15 kg).
The moment Bai Yu saw this fish, he immediately thought about how to cook it to make it delicious: make the fish head into a spicy fish head dish, make the fish body into fish balls, and then stew it with the fish bones into a soup.
Furthermore, we can take it to their processing plant and add soup to the employees' lunch, ensuring they have a delicious meal.
A large silver carp is prepared meticulously from start to finish, so there's absolutely no need to worry about waste.
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