20: Crazy Fishing Stone Nine

Yang Qi immediately turned around and walked back to get his fishing rod.

Just as he reached his doorstep, he saw Bai Xue approaching.

"Xiao Xue, do you know if there's anywhere in the village that sells fishing bait?" Yang Qi asked.

Bai Xue replied, "No, you have to go to town to buy it. Do you want to go fishing?"

"Yes, I found a lot of Rockfish. Let's go fish them up together! Then we'll go buy bait."

Bai Xue said, "Although antarctic shrimp is the best for catching Rockfish, pig liver also works well. Or sea centipedes, clam meat, and other fishy things like fish meat are all fine. Let's check the village butcher shop first to see if they have any pig liver."

"Okay! Let's go!"

The two went to the butcher shop to inquire, but the pig liver was sold out.

"Then never mind! Going to town to buy it would take too long. I'll catch a few fish, and we'll use fish meat as bait!" Yang Qi said. "Oh, right! Do you have a fishing rod at your house?"

"My dad usually goes fishing when he has time. My brother and I were both taught how to fish by him! Should I go get it?"

Yang Qi heard this and said, "Alright! You go get it! I'll go get ready too! We'll meet at my place!"

Yang Qi went home, put the live fish tank, tackle bag, and fish keeper into the car, and while waiting, he tied a few string hooks.

A few minutes later, he saw Bai Xue enter the yard. There was also a sixteen or seventeen-year-old boy sitting in the back seat of the car.

Bai Xue said a little sheepishly, "Yang Qi, I'm sorry, this is my brother. He heard I was going fishing and insisted on coming along."

Yang Qi smiled, "It's fine, the more the merrier!"

"But you discovered it, and this is still your profession," Bai Xue still felt a bit embarrassed.

"It's really fine, there are a lot of fish in that school."

"Hahaha, I knew you were overthinking it, Sis. Hi, Bro! My name is Bai Lang."

This guy was a natural at making friends.

"Bro, my sister also said I could only take one fishing rod, and not to snatch your fish. She said this is your profession," Bai Lang began. "She's afraid I'll catch too many."

Yang Qi looked at Bai Xue, who was a bit red-faced and embarrassed.

To ease Bai Xue's awkwardness, he deliberately said, "Even if you two tied together, you might not catch as much as I do."

"When it comes to fishing, I'm a professional!"

"Hey, hey, hey! I started fishing when I was 8, I'm an old fishing pro! I'll have to compare with you later," Bai Lang immediately disagreed, feeling belittled.

"Alright! You two go fishing, I still have something to do, I'll come find you later!"

Bai Xue finished speaking and was about to leave.

Suddenly, she turned back and said, "Come to my house for dinner tonight!"

"Huh~? Why?" Yang Qi felt it was a bit sudden.

"When I went home at noon, my mom asked me, so I told her about you saving me. My mom said to invite you over for dinner tonight to thank you!"

Bai Xue replied, "I was originally coming over to tell you just now, but you talked about fishing and I almost forgot."

"Alright then! Don't make it too fancy, home-cooked meals are the best! We'll fish by the pier."

After Yang Qi finished speaking, he signaled Bai Lang to get in the car and parked the car at the pier.

The two carried their equipment, bypassed a pile of abandoned construction materials, went down the embankment, and then climbed over a huge rock.

"This is it," Yang Qi put down his equipment and took out his small red reel.

"Hmm~, Bro, you didn't bring bait? What are we going to use to catch Rockfish? Or should I go knock off some clam meat?" Bai Lang put his own equipment in place and saw Yang Qi casting a lure.

"No need, let's use fish meat!"

Yang Qi didn't even turn his head, starting to cast his rod towards a small school of Mudskippers.

Casting, reeling, retrieving, setting the hook, landing the fish—it was another combination of moves.

In just over ten minutes, he caught a dozen palm-sized Mudskippers.

"Holy moly! You've got something there, Bro! Every cast catches a fish!" Bai Lang looked at Yang Qi in disbelief.

"Stop chattering! Hurry up and cut the fish meat into small pieces! There's a knife in my bag!"

Yang Qi then started to tie string hooks to his boat fishing rod. At the same time, he took out two pairs of gloves, throwing one pair to Bai Lang. "Put on the gloves, so you don't get stung later."

"Okay, wait for me a bit, we'll cast together."

"Alright, I'll wait for you!"

The two baited their hooks and cast their first hopeful lines.

In the ability vision, before the bait even reached the bottom, a school of Rockfish immediately chased after it.

Bai Lang saw his float twitch, raised his rod, and hooked a fish. He tossed the fish into his fish box, laughing triumphantly.

He turned his head and saw Yang Qi's float also moving, immediately reminding him:

"Bro! You've got a bite there too, raise your rod!"

"Oh! I'm not in a hurry, I'll wait a bit longer!"

Yang Qi watched the fish at the bottom of the sea, one, two, three, and waited until the fourth one bit the hook before raising his rod. Basically, each fish weighed about three liang.

Seeing a string of four fish being pulled to the surface, Bai Lang's eyes went wide. He said enviously, "Bro! You're amazing! Four at once!"

Yang Qi glanced at Bai Lang, who was almost drooling, and said, "I have more string hooks there, go get them yourself!"

"Wouldn't that be bad? You're catching them to sell for money. If I catch too many, your harvest will be less."

Yang Qi couldn't help but look at this kid with new respect.

"Take them if you need them, there are plenty of resources in the ocean, I don't care about that little bit from you."

Yang Qi casually raised his rod again and it was another string of four fish. Each one was basically around three liang. The reddish-brown Rockfish opened their mouths wide, hanging on the hooks, swaying back and forth, very tempting.

Bai Lang looked at his second Rockfish, which was less than two liang, then looked at Yang Qi's side, and suddenly felt his own catch wasn't as good!

Indeed, there's no harm without comparison!

He gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and said, "Bro, I'm going to get a set of string hooks! I'll split half the fish I catch with you then!"

Yang Qi shook his head with a smile, "This kid is quite interesting!"

Rockfish, also known as 'Stone Dog Fish', are small marine fish, reddish-brown all over, with venomous spines on their dorsal fins. Their meat is extremely delicious and has a delicate texture.

Adult individuals are generally 10-20 centimeters long and weigh 50-200 grams. The market price is 50-100 yuan per jin.

Soon, Bai Lang also started fishing with string hooks, occasionally catching two, three, or even four fish at a time. There were both large and small ones, with the small ones being over one liang and the large ones around three liang.

This made the boy excited, red-faced and incoherent: "Brother-in-law! Look, I got four on this cast, aren't I awesome! You're also too amazing, mostly three or more. Brother-in-law!"

Yang Qi was momentarily stunned when he suddenly heard Bai Lang call him brother-in-law. Immediately, his heart stirred, and that graceful figure appeared in his mind.

"It doesn't seem bad either!"

So he didn't refute, only saying, "A Lang, if you catch any that are four liang to half a jin or more, keep them in my fish keeper, and I'll help you sell them for a high price!"

Yang Qi looked at the fish he had just caught on his rod and saw two that were over half a jin. This was quite rare.

He looked at the bottom of the sea and saw quite a few large individuals over four liang. He said to Bai Lang.

"Okay! Brother-in-law, I'll listen to you!"

"Brother-in-law, your fishing skills are truly superb, even higher than a three-story building! No wonder my sister likes you! I now also agree to you being my brother-in-law."