Siheyuan: The road to counterattack for the little transparent

Hard work pays off. Yan Jiecheng's float finally began to nod continuously. This time he was quite patient and held the fishing rod motionlessly.

After a while, the float was pulled down, but Yan Jiecheng still did not move. Lin Donglai quickly reminded him: "Brother Jiecheng, pull it out quickly!"

Yan Jiecheng then held the fishing rod with both hands and pulled it upwards with all his strength. Finally, he caught a fish! It was a crucian carp the size of a palm. Although the fish was not big, he was still very happy because he had made a harvest after all.

He held the fish and grinned, "Dongla, I caught a fish too. Look at this big crucian carp. It will taste great if I use it to cook tofu."

Lin Donglai has been catching fish non-stop during this period of time. It has to be said that fishing is really strenuous work. After an hour, his hands and arms were tired, so he simply put away the fishing rod and weaved a straw rope on the shore.

Seeing that Yan Jiecheng also caught a fish, Lin Donglai was quite pleased. After all, he was the one who taught him how to fish. The fact that he could catch a fish showed that he was really studying hard.

He said to Yan Jiecheng, "Brother Jiecheng, keep working hard. If you catch more fish, you can sell them to the steel mill. I will collect them for you."

Yan Jiecheng became even more excited when he heard this, and kept saying, "That's great." Then he quickly hung the earthworm and threw the hook out, staring at the water more intently.

Lin Donglai rested for a while, threw some broken earthworms into the water to make a nest, and started fishing again.

But this time there was no movement on the water surface, and the floats of both people were motionless, which formed a sharp contrast with the previous scene of continuous catching fish.

Almost half an hour had passed, and the situation had not improved. Yan Jiecheng became impatient and said, "Dongla, it's been such a long time, and our floats haven't moved at all. Do you think there are no fish left?"

"Brother Jie Cheng, are you kidding? Shichahai is so big, how can there be no fish? Be patient and wait."

Lin Donglai found Yan Jiecheng's words a little ridiculous, thinking that this man really could not keep his cool. As a qualified fisherman, how could he be defeated by such a small setback.

After a while, Lin Donglai's float began to move, and Yan Jiecheng also began to nod. The two stopped talking and began to concentrate on staring at their own floats.

After Lin Donglai's float nodded several times, it was quickly pulled down and then he pulled it up, and started the familiar process of fishing again.

On the other side, Yan Jiecheng saw his float slowly sinking, and began to pick up the fishing rod and pull it up. He felt that Lin Donglai's movements were stiff, and he let out and reeled in the line.

Lin Donglai quickly brought the fish to the shore. When he was using the water grass to tie the fish, Yan Jiecheng called out anxiously, "Donlai, come and help me. I'm about to be dragged into the water by this fish."

Looking up, he saw him leaning forward in a horse stance, holding the fishing rod and fishing line in his hands, one above and one below, his face full of nervousness and sweat. Lin Donglai almost laughed out loud.

If the big fish in hand escapes at this time, Yan Jiecheng will probably remember it for many years, so let's help him first.

Lin Donglai stepped forward, took the fishing rod and continued to reel in the fish until the big fish was exhausted and finally pulled it to the shore. He then exerted force with both hands and pulled the fish to the shore.

This was a grass carp weighing about 4-5 kg. After watching the big fish being pulled ashore, Yan Jiecheng's face flushed with excitement: "Great, great, I can catch a big fish too."

"Donlai, thank you. If it weren't for such a big fish, I would never have been able to catch it." Yan Jiecheng kept saying thank you. After all, this fish was caught with the help of Lin Donglai.

Although the process of pulling out the fish was very enjoyable, it has to be said that fishing is very physically demanding, especially when fishing for such a big fish. The two rested for a while before continuing to cast the rod.

After throwing the bait down, I kept catching fish, slipping them in and pulling them out.

Time always goes by quickly when fishing. Two hours passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Donglai never counted how many fish he had caught, but he could clearly feel his arms were sore.

Yan Jiecheng was not much better. Under the guidance of a novice, he also caught three big fish. If his fishing skills were good enough, he would probably have caught a lot more fish.

But he was content. He caught several big fish with one stroke of the rod and almost filled the bucket he brought. This was something he had never dared to imagine and had never seen with his father Yan Bugui.

In his spare time, Yan Bugui often went fishing in the name of improving his food, but he usually returned empty-handed or caught only one or two small whitebait, which was not enough to feed his family.

Also, because the fish he caught were mostly small whitebait, people in the courtyard gave him the nickname Yan Baitiao behind his back and made fun of him. It could be said that the loss outweighed the gain.

Lin Donglai wanted to deliver the fish to the steel mill before getting off work, but was afraid he would miss it, so when he saw the sun setting, he put away his fishing rod and said to Yan Jiecheng:

"Brother Jie Cheng, let's stop here for today. I'm tired of fishing and I have to send these fish back to the steel mill. What about you?"

Without Lin Donglai to guide him, Yan Jiecheng had no confidence at all that he could catch the fish, so he quickly put away his fishing rod.

But he was unwilling to bring all the fish he caught back home. Yan Bugui's sarcasm towards him during this period made him realize one thing: only by becoming strong can he gain the respect of others.

He looked at Lin Donglai with a flattering smile: "Donlai, I want to discuss something with you. You can also take back these big fish I caught to the steel mill. I will keep the crucian carp to eat at home."

Lin Donglai was sorting out today's catch. There were three big fish and many small fish in the bucket. All the fish on the shore were big fish and there were quite a few of them. He counted that there were as many as twelve.

The total weight of so many fish must be several dozen kilograms. It is obviously not easy for him to carry them back to the steel mill alone. It would be different if someone could help.

Lin Dong came to look at Yan Jiecheng and said, "It's not difficult for me to help you collect these fish, but I have a condition."

"You tell me what the conditions are. As long as it's not illegal like murder or arson, and I can do it, I will never refuse."

"Haha, Brother Jie Cheng, you must be kidding. This is not difficult at all. You just need to help carry the fish back to the steel mill."

Yan Jiecheng agreed without even thinking twice, as the big fish he caught weighed at least ten kilograms in total. If he sold them all according to the market conditions, he could earn several dollars, which he felt was a good deal.

So Yan Jiecheng first helped Lin Donglai to drag up all the fish raised on the shore, and then he pulled a lot of water plants into a very thick rope and tied all the fish together.

He put the fish in both buckets together, of course not forgetting to mark his three big fish with water plants. Then he went to the shore, found a thick tree trunk to use as a shoulder pole, and picked up the fish.

"Okay, Donglai, let's go." He looked serious and it seemed like he could endure hardships.

So Lin Donglai carried the tools in front, Yan Jiecheng carried the fish behind, and the two of them walked towards the steel mill one after the other...