Chapter 235 234. Forty-two and a half pounds!
Lao Qi has been fishing for more than ten years.

This time he screamed only because he caught the fish too quickly. He was startled when he caught the fish right after he put the bait on the hook and threw it into the water.

After shouting twice, he immediately calmed down. He held the fishing rod against his belly with one hand and turned the fishing reel with the other hand, reeling in and releasing the fish.

After a while, a silver light flashed on the water surface and the fish came out of the water.

The waiter behind him didn't bother to introduce the farm dishes anymore. He took two steps at a time and ran to Lao Qi's side. He picked up a long pole and a scoop net from the ground, lowered his head, stared at the water, and bent over to wait.

When Lao Qi dragged the fish closer, the waiter was quick to use the scoop net with one hand and scoop the fish into the net bag.

Then he praised her, "You are such a good cook. Look at this big grass carp, it weighs three and a half pounds. Our fish are very lively and strong. Only you have superb skills. If it were an ordinary person, he would have to unhook it. Should I put it directly in the fish basket or weigh it first?"

By saying this, he praised Lao Qi and praised himself at the same time.

The last two options are to install it directly and then install it after weighing.

Anyway, if I didn't pay attention and answered him, I would be taken away.

His goal was achieved.

Because you have to pay separately if you catch the fish here and take it away.

Lao Qi understood it in his heart, but the first thing was, it was this big guy, so he had to take it away.

"Weigh it. Weigh the amount first." Old Qi was delighted.

The waiter agreed loudly, "Okay!"

He immediately put the fish on the ground, took out the fishhook with swift hands and feet, and took out an electronic hand scale from the back of his waistband and hung up the fish.

"A big grass carp weighs 3.8 jin, that's high!" the waiter shouted in a long tone. This electronic scale is not a beam scale, so how can it be high?

But shouting like this does give me some encouragement.

The waiter carried a scale with a fish hanging on it and showed it to Mr. Qi, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhou.

Then he handed it to Lao Qi, who took photos of it, took a group photo with it, and was busy all over again.

I also ask Lao Qi to post on WeChat Moments when he has time. If he gets 20 likes, he can get a plate of scrambled eggs when he eats here at noon.

The service is good, the words are nice, but it's all routine.

Of course Lao Qi agreed.

Not for scrambled eggs, just for showing off.

A nine-square grid was created around this grass carp, with a group photo in the middle.

I also wrote 13 small sentences.

[Don’t seek to gain anything, don’t be impatient, this is true for fishing and life as well. 】

Lao Zhang was jealous when he saw it. He pointed at Lao Qi and said, "What kind of crap did you write? Is there a word that looks like you?"

Lao Qi happily threw the 1.5-pound grass carp into the fish basket, sat back and slowly pinched a small piece of bait, rolled it into a small ball and put it back on the hook, while slowly saying to Lao Zhang, "Catch one if you can."

"Old Qi, just wait for me." Old Zhang said angrily and sat down to pack up his fishing rod.

Today we are going to go wild fishing on a large body of water. We had discussed it yesterday and today we will all bring big fishing rods, just to go for the big fish.

The first fishing rod that Lao Zhang took out was the same as Lao Qi’s, and they both bought it together.

The 5.4-meter-long Handi can theoretically catch 80 kilograms of fish.

This rod has been in the hands of Lao Zhang and Lao Qi for two or three years. Together, the biggest fish they have ever caught was a fish weighing four and a half kilograms.

Lao Zhang and Lao Qi got off the pole and turned to look at Lao Zhou.

"Wow, Lao Zhou, you have a beautiful cock."

"Hey, it's OK." Old Zhou smiled shyly, "My son-in-law gave it to me as a gift."

What Lao Zhou took out was Guangwei’s Qingyue, which was seven meters and two meters long, a clear sky blue color, and looked very beautiful.

Beauty is one thing.

What’s even more amazing is that this was a gift from the son-in-law.

Old Zhang was even more jealous. "My kid never said anything about buying things for his father. He only knew how to honor his father-in-law. Raising a son is really not as good as having a good daughter... I'll go!"

Before he could finish his sentence, the fishing float in the water disappeared and Lao Zhang also caught a fish.

He quickly picked up the fishing rod and stood up, saying "Fuck!" repeatedly while turning the fishing reel in his hand.

When Lao Qi saw it, he picked up the scoop net and waited for help.

As soon as he picked up the scoop net, the fishing float on his side sank to the bottom. Lao Qi quickly threw down the scoop net and picked up the fishing rod instead.

Lao Zhou had just taken out his fishing rod and still had the hook on it, when two people over there caught fish at the same time.

He should hurry up too.

He threw down the fishing rod, took out the scoop net, and waited between Lao Zhang and Lao Qi. He looked to the left and to the right, not knowing which one to catch first.

Working for three old men.

Even though Lao Qi's fish was hooked late, his was the first to come out of the water. At first glance, it was a carp weighing more than two kilograms.

By the time the carp was caught and put into the fish basket, Lao Zhang was still slipping away.

Lao Zhang and Lao Zhou were shouting and yelling, and the fishing rod was bent into a semicircle. Lao Zhang couldn't hold it by himself, so Lao Zhou also took over.

Two people were pulling fishing rods and struggling with the fish in the water.

When Lao Qi saw it, he quickly took action as well, stood up and grabbed the fishing rod on the other side.

Lao Zhang was very anxious, his forehead was covered with sweat. He gritted his teeth and tightened the fishing reel. Lao Qi and Lao Zhou each helped him pull the fishing rod.

"One, two, three! Pull!", "One, two, three! Pull!"

Three people pulled together, like tug-of-war.

It's even a little hard to grasp.

The noise here called the waiter back, and he was shocked by the situation.

He shouted from afar: "Old man, be careful, cut the wire!"

He was afraid that if the hook came off, the three old men would fall.

I was also afraid that if the hook was not unhooked, the three old men would be dragged into the water.

Either way it's troublesome.

He finished shouting.

Someone on the side also shouted, "Don't cut, don't cut! Listen to my instructions, don't pull the wheel, let go, and let go of the line!"

The waiter was so angry. Why were there still people making trouble?

He turned his head and stopped talking.

At the bend from the reservoir, there was a tanned middle-aged man running towards this side, shouting as he ran.

He didn't recognize the middle-aged man, but he recognized the vest he was wearing. It said "Beijing Wanyou Fishing Club"

These words represent professionalism, experts, and big customers.

This person is indeed professional.

Under his command, the three old men collected and released, collected again and released again.

Slide that big fish in the water.

After swimming for more than twenty minutes, the fish was exhausted.

Next, the middle-aged man shouted, "Reel in the line! Reel in the line! Pull out the water!"

I saw the water splashing and tumbling like a boiling pot, and then a gray-black shadow appeared and emerged from the water horizontally.

"Wow! Good guy! That's enough!"

"This boss is awesome!"

"Grass carp, definitely grass carp, at least 20 kilograms!"

Lao Qi, Lao Zhou, and the waiter all shouted.

Lao Zhang was not there. His hands were shaking with excitement, half from tiredness and half from excitement.

He has never caught such a big fish in his life, even though he is over 60 years old.

If this fish comes up, he could get lost in the community carrying the fish and wouldn't be able to find his way home for three days.

Just as I was distracted, someone shouted, "Focus, don't look around, pull up quickly, don't run away at this time."

There is no age limit when it comes to catching fish.

The middle-aged man next to him was not much older than his son.

You have to listen to that too.

Lao Zhang quickly focused his attention on the water surface and pulled it back little by little.

Gradually, the big fish was dragged back to the shore.

The waiter had been waiting with a scoop net. As soon as the fish approached, he quickly extended the net into the water, caught the fish's tail, and used both hands to cooperate with Lao Zhang and the others to pull the fish ashore.

I had to pull it farther away, to the grass far away from the shore, for fear that it would jump into the water again.

As a result, the fish was so exhausted that it lay on the ground and flapped its tail a few times, then just opened and closed its gills without moving much.

The three old men finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He dropped the fishing rod, rubbed his hands, and looked at the big fish in front of him. "This guy must be more than 20 kilograms."

"Well, you, young man, weigh yourself."

The waiter nodded and said, "Okay, I'll get you a big scale."

His little hand scale can't weigh something this big.

The waiter left.

Old Zhang turned around and thanked the middle-aged man who was giving orders.

"Thank you, man, this is what you are." He raised his thumb and then saw the vest on him. "Oh, you are a professional."

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "It's just so-so, it's fun. You are really lucky, old man, there are really big fish in this pond."

He could see that these three old guys didn't have very good skills, they were just ordinary enthusiasts, so he was lucky.

Lao Zhang didn't care and showed off cheerfully, "Of course, we came here for it. We've heard that there are good things in this pond. They are all wild fish and don't like to be hooked. It doesn't matter whether they are wild or not, but they are really good."

I thought the middle-aged man would refute or praise me after hearing this, but I didn't expect him to have no reaction at all.

"That's right, old man. I also heard from people in our club that the pond here is pretty good. I have nothing to do today, so I came over to take a look..."

It seems like he just arrived.

That'll do.

The two of them started talking about fishing.

They introduced themselves to each other. The middle-aged man was a relative of Lao Zhang and his name was Zhang Shaoliang.

Member of Wanyou Fishing Club.

As for what kind of organization this club is, no one said.

From the words, people feel it is an honor to be able to join this club.

While they were chatting, Lao Qi held up his mobile phone and took pictures.

Then Lao Zhang suddenly reacted when he saw it and started taking pictures too. He also wanted to post it on his Moments to show off.

And you have to show off.

Lao Zhou returned to his fishing spot silently, but he hadn't caught any fish yet.

result.

The nine-grid shot here has not been completed yet.

Lao Zhou over there started shouting, “Yo~Yo~Yo~~”

Lao Qi and Lao Zhang almost didn't say a word.

Turning around, I saw that Lao Zhou had caught a fish.

The two of them, along with Zhang Shaoliang, hurried over to help, as this one was also quite big.

When I pulled it up, I saw a big carp as long as my forearm.

Zhang Shaoliang looked at Lao Zhou's fishing rod and praised him, "You have a good rod, old man. It's 7.2 meters long and the hook is deep. You guys came here specifically to catch big fish."

After chatting for a while, the waiter came back dragging a small cart.

There was a large scale on the cart, the kind used to weigh half a pig in the vegetable market.

When I came over and took a look, I was shocked.

There was another one on the ground, and it looked quite big.

A fat man following behind him was also stunned for a moment and asked, didn’t you say it was just a big piece of cargo?

"Isn't this the new one?" Lao Zhang pointed at Lao Zhou.

Then he looked at the fat man again, "Who are you?"

The fat man smiled and introduced himself: "My last name is Tian, ​​and I own this fish pond and farm stay. What do you think?"

Lao Zhang laughed cheerfully and said, "Not bad, very good, there really is a lot of stuff."

"Of course not." Upon hearing this, Boss Tian's chest puffed up, and he was very proud. "Let me tell you, this pond of mine hasn't been used for more than 40 years. Every spring I put a batch of fry in, and then I just leave it alone, just like wild fish. There are a lot of big fish in it."

Then he pointed at the big grass carp on the ground and said, "There are many like this, but they are very smart due to age, and it is hard to catch them. Can you let me take a picture of yours? I will give you two dishes when we have dinner later."

He came here just for this matter. A customer brought in a large amount of cargo, so he had to promote it. A big fish could attract a large group of customers.

Lao Zhang waved his hand, "Just take pictures, no need to send food, this is just a short journey, maybe we need to send a big one."

"Awesome, you're always good at playing." Boss Tian praised again, and then instructed the waiter, "Weigh it quickly."

The waiter first picked up Lao Zhou's carp and put it on the scale.

"Twelve pounds and seven ounces."

Boss Tian took out his cell phone and took several pictures to make sure the numbers on the scale were clear.

The others clapped their hands and congratulated Lao Zhou.

Normally, I could show off for half a year if I could catch such a big fish, but today, it feels so ordinary.

Then the waiter took the carp down and put it aside.

He rubbed his hands, stretched out his body, grasped the tail of the big grass carp with both hands, and shouted: "Get up!"

Drag the fish onto the scale by its tail.

I don’t know if it’s really hard or I’m just pretending for the boss.

Anyway, after weighing it, the waiter saw the number on it, paused for a moment, and then shouted: "One grass carp, 42.5 kilograms!"

The waiter shouted so loudly that his voice broke.

It happened to be heard by a group of new fishermen carrying boxes and bags.

The group of people didn't go to the fishing spot, but hurried over here, shouting as they ran: "Where is it, where is it? Is it really more than 40 kilograms?"

When they ran to the fishing spot and took a look, they were all amazed.

Big fish weighing more than 40 kilograms are rarely seen in the vegetable market.

Not to mention those caught by fishing.

Although you can find a lot of them if you search online, in real life, you only see them once every several years. If you catch them yourself, you can brag about it for years at the drinking table.

Boss Tian was delighted to see so many people coming.

happy.

He just stood there doing nothing. "Everyone, see, I have a lot of stuff in this pond."

"Right in front of us, this old man." He pointed at Lao Zhang and said, "He took the 5.4-meter Han Ding and came up with one pole."

"And this one." He pointed at Lao Zhou again, "He also hit the target with one shot, 12.7 jin."

The waiter also chimed in, "There's also an old man, two rods and two fish, one weighing three and a half pounds, and the other weighing two pounds."

Boss Tian became even more excited, and raised his voice by eight octaves, "Look, look, my pond is full of good fish. The old men are also very skilled, and they caught four... fish with four rods..."

As he was talking, he realized something was wrong.

I quickly asked Lao Zhang, "Brother, you guys have only been here for an hour, and you've caught four fish? What did you use to make the nest?"

Lao Zhang shook his head cheerfully, "We haven't even set up the nest yet, we just tried the rod first, we didn't expect to have such good luck."

"You haven't made a nest yet?" Boss Tian took a breath and muttered, "You guys are so lucky. You caught two big fish just by trying the rod. I can't catch a fish weighing more than 40 kilograms in two months."

In excitement, he spoke the truth.

As we all know, such a big fish is hard to come by and depends on luck.

Congratulations to the uncles for their good luck.

They all asked Boss Tian to speak.

How many kilograms is the largest fish caught here?

"It was the year before last. I remember it clearly. An old customer caught a big silver carp weighing 117 jin 9 liang."

There are also bits and pieces.

A fish weighing 100 kilograms can be called the king of fish.

I didn't expect there would be such a big creature in the fish pond in this mountain.

Moreover, Boss Tian also said, "I have more than one big fish weighing over 100 kilograms here, at least seven or eight. I have seen the waves when I was feeding the fish."

The guests were excited when they heard this. Although the fishermen usually came back empty-handed, digging a loach and catching a crab was enough to celebrate the New Year.

But who doesn’t have a desire to buy big goods?

What if?

If they can really catch a fish weighing more than 100 kilograms, they can brag about it for the rest of their lives, and even after they die, they will have it engraved on their tombstones.

The fishermen dispersed after seeing the novelty.

After taking the photos, Boss Tian posted them on WeChat Moments and asked the waiter to go back to the kitchen to get two large foam boxes, line them with crushed ice, and put the two large pieces of goods in to chill them.

He knew very well that something this big must be taken back intact and shown off.

(End of this chapter)