"She heard I made money, so she came to ask for it, right?" Chen Feng knew exactly what she was thinking.

"Yes, that's probably it. If you ask me, you're too kind, brother. To deal with a bastard like that, you should just set fire to his woodpile in the middle of the night. In the dark, no one will know it was you who did it."

"Give her a lesson, teach her to talk nonsense for no reason."

"If you're worried about being discovered, I'll do it. I'll choose something they'll never expect," Lin Nian said confidently.

Chen Feng laughed and said, "Forget it, the whole village knows you and I are close. If his woodpile burned down, it was either you or me who did it. There's no need to guess."

"Don't worry, we'll have plenty of ways to deal with her later. If she doesn't push her luck, that's fine. But if she dares to continue, or even come looking for me..."

"Then don't blame me for being impolite."

Chen Feng hates people like this the most in his life. They gossip and spread rumors about you behind your back. These kinds of people are like toads on your feet, they don't bite but they disgust you.

When you finally get really angry and go to her, she won't admit that she said it, acting as if it has nothing to do with her.

What is this?

“Okay, brother, I’ll listen to you. Just tell me if you need anything. If not, I can sprinkle some medicine on his chickens one of these days,” Lin Nian pondered.

"Hey bro, if you're not going out today, how about we make some extra money?" Lin Nian suggested.

"What kind of extra income?" Chen Feng asked upon hearing this.

"Let's go fishing in the river. If we have a good catch today, we can catch ten or eight fish and sell them for twenty or thirty yuan," Lin Nian said.

"Do you go touch it on a rainy day?" Chen Feng asked doubtfully.

They usually wait until it's dry to try and catch them, because then the water is shallow and easy to grab.

If you try to catch them now while it's raining, the river will probably overflow; will you even be able to catch them?

“We’ll go fishing on rainy days. I’ve discovered that when it rains a lot, the fish all swim downstream. We can just wait downstream and catch them.” Lin Nian got more and more excited as he spoke and couldn’t help but stand up.

"Okay, we're just sitting here anyway, might as well make some money." Chen Feng was also bored, so he decided to go out with him.

First, I changed into some work clothes, then I took a plastic bag and put my phone and cigarettes in it so they wouldn't get wet.

When Liu Ping heard that the two of them were going to catch fish, she was quite puzzled.

Why would I let them go fishing in this heavy rain? I didn't want them to go, but I couldn't persuade them otherwise. So I could only remind them to be careful and come back early.

After they finished, the two headed towards the small river outside the village.

On the way, Lin Nian went home to get a fish basket and a landing net. As for selling the fish he caught, he didn't need to worry about that.

When the time comes, just put it at Lu Dahai's house, let him post it in the group, and if it's cheaper, people will naturally come to buy it.

Although selling it in the county town would be more expensive, there are also transportation costs involved, so it's more convenient to do it this way.

"Brother, look, it's raining really hard today. I bet even the streams are overflowing."

Before they even reached their destination, the two of them were soaked to the bone. Chen Feng wiped the rain from his face and couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Before they even caught the fish, they became the fish themselves.

He didn't expect to earn much; he just wanted enough to make enough for two packs of cigarettes.

When they arrived at the riverbank, they saw that the water had indeed overflowed onto both sides of the river. They went downstream, put the plastic bag on the bank, and went directly into the river.

The river was only thirty or forty centimeters deep, so there was no danger.

"Brother, look! There really is a fish that's been washed ashore!" Lin Nian said excitedly, pointing to a fish.

"Damn, so you were just guessing too?" Chen Feng realized that the kid wasn't sure either.

"hey-hey."

Lin Nian wasn't embarrassed at all; he picked up the net and chased after the fish.

Chen Feng also picked up a landing net and searched the river for fish.

A carp weighing over a pound was right in front of Chen Feng. Chen Feng slowly approached, his eyes sharp, and suddenly slammed the net shut.

The net was empty; the carp darted away and continued swimming downstream.

Chen Feng: "..."

He really wanted to say, "Damn it, the drawing was so accurate, how come it went off track as soon as the net went in?"

Although he knew the principle, which was roughly the refraction of light, the position of things in the water was different from what you saw.

But while he understood it, Chen Feng really didn't know how to actually do it.

He had never seriously tried to catch fish before. He would just go out with Lin Nian to play around, tie a line to a tree branch and use it as a fishing rod. They would catch nothing all day and then go home happily.

"Oh ho!"

An excited voice came from the side.

Lin Nian held up a net, inside which a large carp was jumping around. He excitedly ran to Chen Feng's side.

"Brother, look, it's really big!"

“Indeed, put them in the fish basket so they don’t run away,” Chen Feng said, looking at the fish.

This fish weighs about 1.5 jin (750 grams), so it should sell for at least five yuan.

Holding the net, Chen Feng continued searching for a target, unwilling to give up.

This time he changed his method, first placing the net in the water, and then slowly approaching it.

It was a crucian carp weighing a little over three ounces, swimming slowly in the water.

As Chen Feng slowly approached with the net, he suddenly lunged forward, creating a huge splash on the water's surface.

The net was empty; the fish had vanished without a trace.

Chen Feng looked at his empty net and sighed dejectedly.

He preferred catching gold to catching fish.

At least the gold won't run away, damn it.

Meanwhile, Lin Nian had already caught another fish.

"Wow, looks like we're going to make a fortune today!" Lin Nian said happily as he tossed the fish into the fish basket.

Chen Feng really wanted to say, "It's not that we want to get rich, it's that you want to get rich."

I haven't gotten a single penny yet.

An hour later, there were six or seven fish of various sizes in the fish basket. Chen Feng stood in the middle of the river, looking around with a net, feeling lost.

He didn't catch a single fish in an hour. His best chance was when he caught a crucian carp weighing half an ounce.

He managed to catch it, but because the mesh was too big, the small crucian carp struggled out of the net, and Chen Feng just stared at it as it fell into the river and disappeared in a flash.

"It's not my problem, it's the internet. My internet is definitely not working properly; Lin Nian's internet works perfectly..."

"That's right, that's exactly it."

Looking at Lin Nian, who was catching things with great enthusiasm, Chen Feng couldn't help but comfort himself.

"Hahaha, this is big, brother, it must weigh three pounds!" Lin Nian's laughter rang out again as he held up the net with both hands, inside which a large carp was jumping around.

To this, Chen Feng could only give a thumbs up.

You're a natural fish-catching genius, aren't you? You make a fortune with just one net, huh?

Chen Feng was naturally not to be outdone, and he had already lowered his expectations of himself.

From earning thirty yuan at the beginning to now being able to make a living in a day, as long as you don't miss out on any opportunities.

After another hour, Chen Feng slowly approached a fish with a net.