Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

After Lin Xia's breathing became smoother, she ate something to replenish her energy before she stood up and began to count the spoils in the net.

Sure enough, the net is not restricted by level, big fish and small fish can be caught in one net, haha!

There are 4 large fish in the net, I won’t go into details about their species, anyway, the names of the fish here are quite strange; there are 12 medium-sized fish and 22 small fish.

In addition to fish, there are also crabs and shrimps. Since the river next to the ranch is connected to the sea, the fish and crabs in the water are all seafood.

As for the freshwater lakes in Mineral Town, Lin Xia has only discovered two so far. One is the lake at the entrance of the mine where the goddess is; the other is in a secret forest between the east and north of Mineral Town, on the left side of Rose Square. The forest is not big, but there is a small lake in it, which is also a freshwater lake.

Lin Xia has also fished there, and the species of fish there are very different from those in the sea.

After upgrading his fishing rod, Lin Xia will go there to fish for a few days to see how many kinds of fish he can catch.

While thinking, Lin Xia kept sorting the usable fish into the backpack, and threw the unusable ones such as water plants and rotten branches into the river.

After cleaning the net again, I hung it out to dry on the open space by the river in the ranch. Next time I will ask Gotz to make a few drying racks.

I have caught some small and medium-sized fish with a fishing rod before. I sold most of them, but I also kept some in the refrigerator for backup. This time, I will keep three big fish in the refrigerator and take the remaining one to Zack's house and let Huo An cook it.

In addition to this big fish, Lin Xia also picked out three large crabs and three large lobsters and prepared to ask Huo An to cook them together. Adding her own kimchi, there would definitely be enough for them to eat.

After all, a fish that is nearly 1 meter long is definitely enough to eat!

As for the other big crabs and shrimps, they are also stored in the refrigerator. After all, these two kinds of seafood are delicious when steamed. They do not require complicated methods and Lin Xia can do it herself.

The remaining medium-sized and small fish were put into the shipping boxes, and the shrimps and crabs were also released back into the sea to let them grow again!

In fact, there is a breeding pond in the ranch, which can be used to raise fish, but Lin Xia wants to keep it for raising freshwater fish in the future. After all, the river of the ranch is connected to the sea, and seafood is easy to obtain, but the freshwater lake is a bit far away, and it is quite troublesome to eat it. So he will raise it in the pond in the future!

After cleaning up, Lin Xia set off with the ingredients.

First I went to see the dwarfs and asked them to water the plants; then I went to the church to visit Cliff and Carter and gave them the newly harvested onions. They were both very happy.

Then they came to the beach and saw Kai sunbathing leisurely in front of the door of the Sea House. She gave him some onions, which he happily accepted. She also taught Lin Xia how to cook a dish.

Finally, I walked into Zack's cabin. Only Huo An was in the room, wiping the counter. Zack was not there. He must have gone out for something.

Lin Xia greeted frustratedly: "Good afternoon~"

Huo An: "Hey~ What's going on? What happened? Did the wild boar hit you so hard?"

"No, the wild boar is pretty good. Although your offer is not high and your requirements are quite high, Dot took my wild boar and gave me a good price!"

"Then why do you look like you've lost millions?"

Lin Xia sighed deeply: "The one who knows me best is Brother Huo! Didn't he lose several million?"

Huo An was shocked: "When did you become so rich? How come I didn't know?"

Lin Xia rolled her eyes: "Who are you looking down on? Although I don't have millions now, one day, I will have them, and I won't hesitate to bend down and pick them up even if they are dropped on the ground, humph!"

Huo An: I don’t believe you!

Seeing Huo An's disbelief, Lin Xia said awkwardly: "Hey, although I didn't actually lose millions, for my current financial situation, the money I lost is more precious than the millions I will lose in the future! I went to Ban today..."

"Oh~" Huo An suddenly realized and said proudly, "You've suffered a loss, because you didn't listen to my advice! You don't know how to appreciate a good person, and you're suffering right now!"

Lin Xia looked at Huo An with resentment, staring at him until Huo An could no longer be proud of himself. He consoled him insincerely, "Well, it's just a loss of a bottle of wine. It didn't cost any money anyway, so just pretend you never got it!"

"Oh, that's right. This is the only way. But I feel really bad. So, Brother Huo, I want to have dinner at your place tonight. Only the delicious food you cook can soothe my broken heart!"

Huo An: ……

Your uncle's!

Lin Xia chuckled, "Brother Huo, don't worry, I won't take advantage of you. I brought all the ingredients. I just want to see your superb cooking skills. We have such a close relationship, so just think of this as comforting me!"

Huo An thought about it, this girl has been working really hard recently, and now she has lost a bottle of wine that she doesn't know when she will get again, so he might as well do a good deed today!

"Okay, let me see what you brought?"

"There are so many, look!" Lin Xia immediately took out all the seafood happily, including the freshly harvested onions. Onions are a must when cooking seafood! And of course, her kimchi is indispensable.

Huo An took a look and thought it was not bad, but he asked Lin Xia to take back the spicy kimchi. Why was it always the same old kimchi?

"Your fishing rod has been upgraded! It can catch such big fish now, that's great!"

"No, I haven't had time to upgrade yet. It's not because of anything else, but there's only one person in Saibala, and the bow and arrow cut in the queue, which feels more urgent than the fishing rod. The fishing rod can only wait until next time.

I caught these in the river with the net you gave me. It took a bit of effort, but the harvest was great! It’s much faster than using a fishing rod!”

"Not bad, Lin Xia!" Huo An was amazed by Lin Xia's flexible operation. In fact, the last time Lin Xia caught a bamboo rat with that broken net, Huo An had already admired her very much.

The wild boar hunted yesterday, although full of holes, was the best option Lin Xia could have at the moment. So even though he complained about Lin Xia's rude behavior, he still admired Lin Xia in his heart.

"The net I gave you is just an ordinary net. You can actually use it as a fishing net. Only you can do it. It must be very strenuous, right?"

"That's right. I had a lot of trouble to pull it ashore! The fish was so strong in the water that I almost got dragged under. I even wanted to let go at one point!" Thinking about the situation at that time, Lin Xia broke out in a cold sweat afterwards. He was a bit reckless.

"If you use a special fishing net, you won't have to work so hard. Nowadays, fishing nets are automatically thrown and recovered, and no manual effort is required!" Huo An despised.

"Haha, I know that! Besides, it was just a sudden idea at the time. I wanted to give it a try. If it doesn't work, I'll just go fishing on the beach." Lin Xia said awkwardly, "How much is the fishing net?"

Huo An was immediately excited when he heard that business was coming to him: "It depends on the price you need. I have three kinds of nets here. Different prices correspond to different catch ranges and weights. There are three kinds of nets: 3, 5 and 50 million. The 100 million one is the most advanced fishing net currently available. The maximum casting range can reach 100 square meters, and the weight of a net can reach 100 kilograms."