318: Serious Fish

"I really didn't expect Brother Yang Qi to know so much about this industry!"

Liu Zheng said with a smile, but he didn't believe a single word about Yang Qi having worked as a delivery guy.

However, he was amazed by Yang Qi's appetite. Damn! He was a total glutton!

How did he manage to eat so much in one meal? His stomach didn't even look that big!

It was simply miraculous!

Oh, and his girlfriend ate quite a bit too; at least she ate much more than he did!

After finishing the meal, the group rested for a while and then returned to their fishing spots by the lake.

"Big Brother, why don't you use my rod instead!"

Yang Qi saw Liu Zheng taking out another fishing rod from his tackle bag. It didn't look like it was of good quality.

"Oh? Is that okay? What if... I mean, what if the rod breaks again..."

"Your rod doesn't look cheap. I'm afraid I won't be able to afford to replace it!..."

Liu Zheng held the fishing rod Yang Qi handed him, speaking with some hesitation.

"Relax, it's just a fishing rod. Just take it and fish. If you run into a big fish again, your rod probably won't handle it!"

Yang Qi's words reassured Liu Zheng, and he began assembling his line setup.

As the sun set, the evening bite slowly arrived. Yang Qi watched the float gently rise by one marker, and quickly placed his hand on the rod.

After two or three seconds, the float suddenly dipped three markers. Yang Qi immediately flicked his wrist, setting the hook. Then, he slowly pulled the fish out of the water.

"Not bad, a three-liang Crucian carp!"

"Finally caught the target species. Damn, five hours! That was rare!"

Yang Qi almost wanted to cry.

He had been watching others continuously catch Crucian carp earlier, and he was dying of envy.

Who could understand that heart-wrenching feeling? Everyone around him was catching fish, and he had scratched the skin raw off the back of his own hand.

"When Crucian carp arrive, they come in a school. Hurry, hurry, can't stop now!"

Yang Qi grinned, once again pulling out two large bait balls onto the Full Magnetic Bait Plate and casting them toward the nest spot.

He focused his gaze on his nest spot, and his eyes went wide.

"Damn it! Besides a few trash fish, why isn't there a single Crucian carp?"

"Was the one I just caught a scout fish, only coming over to gather information? If I caught it, wouldn't that mean..."

Yang Qi felt a headache coming on. He looked at the nest spots of Bai Xue and the others; the water below was full of fish schools, all Crucian carp weighing two or three liang or more.

"Hehehe, what an aggressive bite; the float went straight down!"

Bai Xue grinned, showing her pearly white teeth, and murmured to herself.

"Whoosh!"

"Another one, hehehe, nice!"

Liu Zheng set the hook, pulling a three or four liang Crucian carp to the surface.

"Wuhu! A Double Catch, hahaha."

Yao Shanshan called out in surprise.

"I... This... This is unbelievable!"

Yang Qi helplessly pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and leaned back on his tackle box seat, exhaling smoke with a vacant stare.

"It looks like Qiandao Lake is incompatible with me! I'm not coming back next time!"

Just as he was idling, the float suddenly dipped again. He quickly set the hook; he had a fish.

The pull was considerable. When he reeled it in, it turned out to be a half-jin Yellowtail Xenocypris.

This fish has an overbite, making it difficult to hook. However, it's strong and offers a great fight—a half-jin fish feels like a two-jin Carp.

However, this fish has a very strong muddy smell and doesn't taste good at all. Some places call it the "Stinky Belly Fish" because its belly quickly rots after it dies, and no one likes to eat it.

"Better than nothing! At least I got to feel the fight."

Yang Qi thought to himself.

The Yellowtail Xenocypris were quite cooperative, arriving in a large school, finally allowing him to experience the joy of Continuous Catches!

"Fishing isn't always just about the fish!"

"But why are all of them having continuous Crucian carp catches?"

"Oh dear, I think I've caught a big fish!"

Yao Shanshan's shout came from nearby again.

Yang Qi stood up to look. The five-meter-four fishing rod in her hand was bent into a huge arc.

"That girl has great luck!"

Yang Qi grumbled internally. He saw that Bai Xue was also reeling in a fish.

"Looks like I'm the only one idle. I might as well go help net the fish!"

Yang Qi grabbed the net and walked toward Yao Shanshan. After netting it, he saw it was a Topmouth culter over fifty centimeters long, weighing about five jin, and looking quite plump.

Aside from having too many fine bones, the Topmouth culter had no flaws; its flesh was fresh and tender.

Yang Qi swallowed involuntarily.

"Hehehe, Brother Qi, this fish is really strong! Does it taste good?"

Yao Shanshan had been paying attention to everyone's catches, and clearly none were as big as hers, giving her an immediate sense of superiority.

"Seriously, you never mentioned the fish being strong when you were catching one or two hundred jin fish in the sea."

Yang Qi rolled his eyes and complained silently.

Sure enough, Anglers always have to subtly brag!

"Oh no! Honey, I caught a big fish!"

Well, Yang Qi had just sat down when Bai Xue started calling for him.

He went over and helped Bai Xue net a Carp weighing four or five jin.

Same chum, same bait. Only he couldn't catch a proper fish. Yang Qi was speechless!

The group continued fishing like this until nine in the evening, when Yang Qi finally got a huge Black Float. It turned out to be a Carp weighing about two jin.

The group fished until 11 PM. All Yang Qi did was sit in his spot scratching the back of his hand, and netting fish for the two beauties.

Finally, the fish bite ended.

"Brother Zheng, we're done fishing and getting ready to rest. Are you going to continue?"

Yang Qi handed Liu Zheng a cigarette and asked.

"Yeah, you guys go rest! I'll fish for a little while longer."

The three returned to the RV to wash up and went to bed. The main bed was 1.8 meters wide and 2 meters long, more than enough space for Yang Qi and Bai Xue.

The living room had two extendable 1.5-meter small beds, and Yao Shanshan pulled one out to rest.

The sound insulation of the luxury RV was excellent. Yao Shanshan didn't hear much noise and slept soundly until dawn.

Early the next morning, Yang Qi woke up early, planning to try his luck by the lake again.

"Brother Zheng, did you fish all night? How was the bite last night?"

He asked, seeing Liu Zheng still fishing at his spot.

"Not bad. I caught three four- or five-jin Carp, plus some Crucian carp."

It sounded like he was quite satisfied with his haul from last night.

Yang Qi came to his spot, reorganized his tackle, and cast his bait.

Before long, the float moved. Yang Qi was delighted and quickly set the hook, but this time it felt exceptionally heavy.

He pulled hard, and as the fish slowly surfaced, it turned out to be a Big Black Carp weighing over ten jin.

Yang Qi was thrilled. He had finally caught a proper fish, and it took considerable effort to pull it to the bank.

Just then, Liu Zheng, who had been waiting for a long time, netted the Black Carp in one swift motion, exclaiming:

"Brother Yang Qi, your luck has finally arrived this morning!"

Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan heard the commotion and came out of the RV, cheering when they saw the Big Black Carp.