33: Another butterfly carp

Chen Xiangbei went to the crevice in the rocks and found the fishing box he had hidden earlier.

When he opened it, the fish were still alive, but they weren't very energetic, mainly because the weather was too hot.

He changed the water for these fish with clean lake water, put them on oxygen, and then went to the outermost giant rock to start fishing.

After understanding the fish's habitat habits, he no longer cast his rod far away, but chose to cast near the crevices of the giant rock.

This kind of rocky beach has many large and small crevices, which are very suitable for Ornamental Fish to hide in, providing shade and protection from natural enemies.

Chen Xiangbei stood as close to the rocks as possible, almost stepping on the water's edge.

This way, he could observe the situation in the water as much as possible, because it's not easy to pull up fish that bite the hook in the rock crevices, and it's easy to get snagged.

He tentatively stepped a few times and finally found a rock that could bear his weight.

So, he placed one foot on the large rock and the other foot on the small rock, with his body almost leaning.

He kneaded a small ball of Secret Bait, pressed it firmly onto the hook, then threw it near the rock crevice, waiting quietly.

Even though the weather was very hot, the scent of the Secret Bait still attracted the fish hiding in various corners.

Suddenly, a black figure darted out from the rock crevice closest to the hook, went straight for the hook, and bit down with its mouth wide open.

Because Chen Xiangbei's body was parallel to the rock crevice, he pulled the fishing rod outwards to prevent the hook from getting caught on the rock crevice.

This pull immediately hooked the fish's mouth firmly, and he immediately moved up, bringing the fish back.

The fish went directly into his hand, he removed the hook, and put it into the fishing box.

This was an Ink Black Butterfly Carp. Its body was ink black, and its scales sparkled, like a black gem shimmering in the water.

Its eyes were large and bright, as deep as the sea, as if they could see through everything.

In previous years, Ink Black Butterfly Carp were very popular in the market.

However, recently, due to more and more farmers starting to breed this variety of fish.

This led to a continuous decrease in price, and it is indeed difficult to estimate the value now.

He didn't bother with this matter anymore, put the fish away, and continued fishing.

While he was fishing, a few fishermen in the distance walked over and saw his strange fishing posture, asking him if he could catch fish like that.

Chen Xiangbei definitely wouldn't tell them that there were fish hidden in the rock crevices, and just said he only caught a fewMiscellaneous fish.

A few fishermen left immediately after hearing this; they were here to fish for Ornamental Fish and didn't want to go home empty-handed.

During this time, Chen Xiangbei caught quite a lot of fish, but their value was not very high.

There were a few fighting fish with good appearances. The external conditions of fighting fish are still very good, with bright colors and beautiful fin shapes.

But they just don't sell for a good price because the quantity is too large. Even if they are very beautiful, they only go for a few dozen to a hundred yuan at most.

Chen Xiangbei doesn't plan to sell the few fighting fish. He will put a landscape fish tank in the living room at home later and put them in it to raise.

In the future, if he catches fish that aren't worth much but are very beautiful, he will just raise them himself. Anyway, he doesn't lack that little bit of money anymore.

Around 3 p.m., more and more people came to Baiyun Lake. These people specifically waited until the sun was about to set before coming out.

Some people fish at night or all night and come early to find a fishing spot.

In the summer, many fish come out to forage at night, so there are quite a few people who fish through the night.

Chen Xiangbei changed fishing spots several times. Seeing so many people coming out to fish at night, he even wanted to fish until night.

But after thinking about it, he decided against it. He still had a lot of clothes that weren't washed at home.

It wouldn't be bad to go back early, finish washing the clothes, and come back to fish for a whole day tomorrow.

At 6 p.m., as the sun set, the temperature began to become comfortable and pleasant. The wind from Baiyun Fairy Mountain blew gently, making one feel refreshed and happy.

Looking at the afternoon's harvest, Chen Xiangbei's mouth unconsciously curved upwards.

After nearly 3 hours of fishing, he caught a total of over thirty Lanshou Goldfish of different varieties, over ten Butterfly Koi of various shapes and colors, and seventy to eighty super eye-catching fighting fish.

He even caught a few Goldfish, which are relatively rare Ornamental Fish in Baiyun Lake.

This kind of heart-shaped long-tailed Ornamental Fish also doesn't sell for a good price and can only be taken home.

All the otherMiscellaneous fish were released; his goal today was limited to Ornamental Fish.

He packed up his equipment and returned to the market to set up a stall to sell fish.

This was the time when fish vendors and professional players gathered together, making selling much more convenient.

There were a total of three boxes of fish caught: one box of Butterfly Koi, one box of Lanshou Goldfish, and one box of Ornamental Fish to take home.

He hung the box he was taking home around his neck, carried the fishing rod on his back, and carried one box in each hand, walking back.

Upon returning to the market, he saw many fellow fishermen sitting on the ground, selling the fish they had just caught.

There were also many buyers fiercely bargaining with them.

Chen Xiangbei found a fish tank store, put his things down on the nearby steps, and walked into the store to buy dozens of glass fish tanks.

Returning to the steps, he arranged the glass fish tanks in three rows, one row on each step.

Then he went back to the fish tank store and asked the Boss for a bucket of water, pouring the appropriate amount of water into the fish tanks he had just bought.

He filled the dozens of fish tanks by fetching two buckets of water consecutively.

He took the fish out of the fishing box one by one and put them into the glass fish tanks filled with water, putting one fish in each tank.

As he was putting the fish in, passersby noticed that the steps were filled with fish tanks.

Some of the fish tanks contained Lionhead Goldfish and Butterfly Koi, and people gathered around. They had all come to the Baiyun Lake fish market for the fish.

When they saw Chen Xiangbei gradually filling all the fish tanks with fish, they couldn't remain calm.

"This kid is too awesome, he caught so many Lionhead Goldfish and Butterfly Koi," said one passerby.

"Isn't that right? I walked around and everyone else only had one or two, but he's got dozens! Others couldn't catch this many in three months!" echoed another passerby.

"Do you think he might have bred them himself and brought them here to sell as wild ones?" someone questioned.

"Impossible, look closely at these fish, each fish's mouth has a small wound, it's clearly a wound from a fish hook, they must have been just caught," someone retorted.

"Then this kid is really amazing! He must have found a fish nest, otherwise, it's impossible to catch so many."

"Look, isn't that an Ink Black Butterfly Carp?"

"It should be, it's completely ink black, its scales are black and shiny like ink, a standard Ink Black Butterfly Carp."

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Finally, Chen Xiangbei put the last fish into the last empty fish tank.

He said to the crowd: "Fellow fishermen, fresh Ornamental Fish caught this afternoon, come and take a look, selling cheap, you can take one home if you like."

Upon hearing this, everyone finally confirmed that these fish were just caught, purely wild, and their value was much higher than those artificially bred outside!