Xu Jinning took the bucket handed to him by Xu Xiangdong and without much hesitation, he scooped it into the river.

Can you catch fish this time?

Xu Jinning's heart was beating faster.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xu Jinning clearly felt movement under his feet.

The noise was louder than the previous two times.

Even through his rain boots, Xu Jinning could feel it.

Not only Xu Jinning, but even Xu Xiangdong and Xu Xiangbei beside her felt it.

Xu Jinning didn't know how to describe that feeling.

It was as if her bucket had some kind of attraction, and the fish swam into her bucket from all directions.

When this thought came to his mind, Xu Jinning was stunned.

No, that's impossible!

That can't really be the case.

"I don't believe you can get a full bucket this time..."

Aunt Hua standing by was a little impatient, and it was unclear whether she was afraid that Xu Jinning would catch fish again.

So, not long after Xu Jinning's bucket went down, she rushed up, bent down, and lifted Xu Jinning's bucket up while talking.

Not to mention, Aunt Hua worked in the fields to earn 8 work points a day, so she was quite strong.

Look, she lifted the bucket up with just a little effort.

When she picked it up, Aunt Hua felt the weight, but she thought it was just a bucket of water.

"……fish."

As soon as she finished her last word, the bucket came out of the water.

Not only Xu Jinning, Xu Xiangdong and the others, but everyone around them all looked over here.

When everyone saw what was in the bucket, they were all stunned.

In the sunshine, the bucket was packed with fish, one next to the other, and they were about to squeeze out of the bucket.

But the strange thing is, they were very well behaved. They could jump out of the bucket with just a light leap, but they didn't jump, not even one of them.

“Is it really a bucket of fish?”

In fact, Xu Xiangdong and Xu Xiangbei were also confused. Are they really all fish? It looks like it, but it's unlikely.

So, Xu Xiangbei came over with a bucket, and Xu Xiangdong caught the fish one by one and threw them into another bucket.

One.

Two.

Three.

…

“…Fifteen!”

As people recited aloud, the fish in the bucket were counted. It was full of 15 fish!

The last one was really big, three times the size of the others, and it was a black fish! Yes, it was a black fish weighing about 15 pounds.

If it weren't for this six-pound black fish taking up a large space in the bucket, the bucket might have held more than 15 fish.

Of course, the other fish are not small either, weighing at least one or two kilograms.

"This fish must be our king of fish."

"Captain, the fish king has appeared. The fish king has appeared."

“…”

Everyone called out for the captain.

Fish King?! Before Xu Jinning could react to the fact that his bucket could really catch so many big fish, he heard people around him talking about the Fish King and calling for the captain.

Xu Jinning was a little panicked.

"Ningning, it's okay, don't be afraid."

Xu Xiangdong quickly explained to Xu Jinning what the fish king was.

It turns out that in previous years' fishing activities, although the fish caught by everyone varied in size within three days, the team leader would select the largest fish among them, which would be called the fish king.

The captain will use certain supplies to exchange this king fish.

Then at noon on the second day after the fish market closes, fish soup is boiled and distributed to every household.

In the past, when the fishing activity of Qinghe Production Team first started every spring, a saying was circulated.

The family that can catch the king fish is a blessed family.

This big fish is called the king of fish and also known as the lucky fish.

The captain's action is to bless everyone. Those who drink the fish soup will be healthy, safe and everything will go well this year.

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And the family that catches the king fish also means that they will have meat to eat, clothes to wear, health, peace and blessings throughout the year!

Of course, this is a saying that has been passed down from the past.

There are some feudal superstitions.

It’s definitely not allowed to be said openly now.

Some people even say that if anyone is sick, just drink a sip of this blessed fish soup at this time, the illness will be cured immediately.

This saying was not only circulated in the Qinghe Production Team, but also in other nearby production teams.

Therefore, some people once secretly brought various things just to exchange them for some fish soup from the captain, even just a bite would be fine.

I don't know if anyone has succeeded in changing it.

But both the older and younger generations know this in their hearts.

And although it cannot be said explicitly, the practice of selecting the king of fish, making fish soup, and dividing the fish soup has been passed down and is done every year.

There were some last year as well, but the king fish selected last year was only over four kilograms.

So, when everyone saw Xu Xiangdong take out the black fish weighing about six kilograms from Xu Jinning's bucket, they immediately determined that this must be the king fish of this year.

After hearing his elder brother's explanation, Xu Jinning finally understood what was going on and felt relieved.

At this time, the captain also came over.

When I saw this black fish, my eyes lit up.

He also reached out to grab it.

The black fish, which had been very well behaved in Xu Jinning's bucket and in Xu Xiangdong's arms, began to struggle once it got into the captain's hands. It was very clever. If the captain had not been so experienced, this slippery black fish might have jumped away.

Everyone looked at it in amazement.

This is differential treatment.

This is so damn obvious.

"Good, this fish is good!" The captain didn't care much. On the contrary, the more clever and active the fish was, the more he liked it.

"If there is nothing bigger than this one, this will be the king fish of the year."

The captain didn't expect that someone would catch the king fish so quickly after he gave the order.

That’s right, although the captain said that, he was actually certain in his heart that it would be impossible for a bigger black fish to appear next time.

"Xiangdong, you caught this black fish, it's amazing." Because the captain had just taken it from Xu Xiangdong's arms, he naturally thought that it was Xu Xiangdong who caught it.

"Captain, you are wrong. That is Xiangdong's sister. Ning girl caught her."

Before Xu Xiangdong came back, people around him started talking at once to answer the question.

"What do you mean by catching? We fished them out with a bucket."

"Captain, you didn't see it just now. This patriotic little girl is amazing. She is so amazing. She can fill a basket with fish and a bucket with fish!"

There's another chapter, later.