Yu Chengyuan glanced at the reeds over there and heard rustling sounds coming from them.

I was thinking that it must be a snake, a pheasant, a duck, or a bird nesting inside.

This is normal, after all, there is no human damage here, and the environment is good.

However, he still patted his brother on the shoulder, "Big brother, don't be afraid, there are definitely small animals in there."

"Relax, relax!"

After Yu Chengyuan finished speaking, he squatted down, picked up a fist-sized stone, and threw it directly into the reeds. Sure enough, two gray birds flew out, stayed on the opposite bank for a while, and then flew away.

"Look, brother, it's just two birds. Too bad we couldn't catch them, otherwise we could have stir-fried them into spicy chicken."

Those two birds looked quite plump, about the size of pigeons.

Yu Ping'an was no longer afraid when he saw that there were two birds; it was a false alarm!

"So it was just two birds. Haha, I was making a fuss over nothing." Yu Chengyuan smiled apologetically.

I'm really a bit too timid, even less so than my younger brother!

"Brother, it's alright. It's broad daylight. Even if there were ghosts, they wouldn't come out during the day," Yu Chengyuan said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

They then continued working.

Yu Pingan didn't know how to do this, so he could only watch from the sidelines.

Yu Chengyuan carefully prepared the bait, then deftly pulled a reed from the other side of the fishpond and skillfully made a fishing float from it.

After he finished, he handed one of the bamboo poles to his brother.

"Brother, use this fishing rod. If you see the reed float move, lift the rod up a little so that it's about five centimeters above the water."

This way you can see clearly if there are crayfish below. If there are, quickly extend the net into the water and place it under the crayfish.

Then lift the fishing rod and let it leave the water.

Once out of the water, the crayfish will release its claws and fall directly into your net.

Yu Chengyuan taught his older brother very seriously.

Why is this happening?

Won't the crayfish escape when I move the fishing rod?

Why are we using these little frogs instead of earthworms to catch crayfish?

Yu Ping'an looked puzzled and couldn't figure it out, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Because crayfish are also carnivores and like to eat meat, hahaha..."

As for why crayfish don't escape when they leave the water, it's because they're too stupid!

Hahaha……"

Yu Chengyuan laughed heartily.

Actually, he himself wasn't quite sure what the reason was; he was just making things up.

He had seen fishermen catch crayfish this way before, so he just copied their method and got a general idea of ​​what it was like.

Yu Chengyuan, with an expression of profound experience, began his narration with great emotion.

"Don't crayfish like to eat grass?"

Okay, my brother is probably right.

Yu Pingan always thought that crayfish ate grass because they liked to hide in aquatic plants.

"Who told you that crayfish eat grass? They like to eat meat, just like people do."

Have you forgotten the time I used a piece of fatty meat to lure the crayfish?

Yu Chengyuan laughed as he recalled the time when Yu Sanzhu stole his fish basket.

"So crayfish are such silly little animals?"

Chengyuan, you're so smart! You know so much!

Oh dear, my fishing float is moving!

Yu Pingan remembered the time his younger brother used fatty meat as bait to lure crayfish.

He glanced at his fishing float for a moment while nodding and immediately shouted excitedly.

"Brother, quickly lift the fishing rod and lower the landing net to catch it!" Yu Chengyuan shouted from the side.

Yu Pingan quickly followed suit, and although his movements were a bit clumsy, he managed to catch the crayfish successfully.

“Chengyuan, there are two! Hahaha… twins…”

Yu Pingan laughed heartily, like a child, having long forgotten his previous fear.

"Big brother is awesome!"

May you have good fortune upon opening!

Keep it up!

Oh dear... my fishing rod is moving too, I've got a catch!

Yu Chengyuan stopped looking at his elder brother and started busying himself.

The two brothers were incredibly busy, loading goods one after another.

Before long, they had caught a whole basket full of crayfish. Not only that, but they also caught a bighead carp and a bighead carp, and the two brothers each caught one.

The bighead carp that Yu Chengyuan caught probably weighed seven or eight pounds, and the bighead carp that Yu Pingan caught also weighed five or six pounds.

The harvest was quite good, with a good amount of crayfish, weighing thirty or forty pounds.

The two had been out for less than an hour.

"Brother, we've had a good catch today. Let's stop fishing and head home early. We'll cook dinner and then go to the county hospital as soon as possible."

Yu Chengyuan glanced at the fish and shrimp in the basket and bucket, waved his hand, and prepared to pack up his stall.

As for the small fish, such as small crucian carp and small loach, they were all released back into the fishpond.

"Going back?"

I haven't had enough fishing yet!

Chengyuan, it's still early, shall we fish a little longer?

Yu Ping'an was having a great time fishing, and he really didn't want to go home.

Yu Chengyuan said with a smile, "Brother, didn't you just say you wanted to go somewhere else to catch crayfish and didn't want to stay here to fish?"

Why are you reluctant to leave now?

Aren't you afraid of water ghosts coming up and grabbing you back down?

Yu Chengyuan deliberately teased his elder brother.

Yu Pingan, recalling how scared he had been just moments before, laughed along with his younger brother. "I wasn't prepared!"

I'm not afraid anymore.

Didn't you say that?

There are no ghosts or gods in this world. If you, as the younger brother, aren't afraid, why should I be?

He's really not scared at all now, and the two brothers will earn a few dozen yuan today.

It's terrible to be poor, it's terrible to live in poverty. Only when they have money can they have a good life, right?

"No, brother, that's enough for today. Anyway, nobody dares to come here, nobody knows there are lots of crayfish here, and nobody knows that crayfish sell well."

We can come back tomorrow. This fishpond is so big, it's enough for the two of us brothers to fish.

We can't catch all the crayfish here in a day, so there's no need to rush.

Let's go back and cook first!

Yu Chengyuan patted his older brother on the back, then began to reel in his fishing rod.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. Let's go home and cook."

Yu Pingan nodded and reluctantly put away his fishing rod.