Chapter 427 Parental Love (Part 4)
Xie Zhiqiang couldn't hold back his expression any longer, so he wiped the sweat off his face, took off his straw hat, and fanned himself with it.
"Why is this happening? Not a single fish is taking the bait. I'm dying of heat."
He had never fished before, and had no idea that for a novice like him, going to a reservoir with high fishing difficulty right away was like a rookie entering a devil's village.
Some people say that fishing in a reservoir is like falling in love, the outcome is always unpredictable.
Some veterans have to sit for a whole day before they can get some results.
"It must be the fishing rod that's not working. I'll borrow one from Uncle San when I get back.
Forget it, I'd better go back to the city and buy two fish to fool people for the time being. It would be so embarrassing if I said I didn't catch any fish.
I must have been a cat in my previous life, otherwise why would my dad love eating fish so much now? "
Xie Zhiqiang muttered to himself, trying every way to make amends for himself.
Carrying the bucket and the fishing rod, he was ready to run away in shame.
Fortunately, he got some pocket money from his father yesterday, otherwise he would not be willing to buy fish.
On the way, I consoled myself: "There must be no fish in this place. That's right, it must be so."
He heard a child's scream and almost stumbled.
"Sister Xiulan, you are amazing! You can really catch fish with a bamboo basket!"
"Yes, yes. We can take this fish back and make soup for our uncle."
Xie Zhiqiang also heard it and looked over involuntarily.
A girl with a single braided pigtail stood barefoot in the ditch, holding a bamboo basket in her hand.
Two little kids were standing by the river, clapping their hands.
His eyes were fixed on the fish in the bamboo basket, and he thought: I must be lucky to have caught one.
The older kid patted his belly and said, "Sister Xiulan, should we take the remaining small fish back with us? We've already caught two big ones today."
"Bang," was the sound of Xie Zhiqiang's heartbreaking.
It turned out that he was the only one who was dishing out food.
The corners of his mouth drooped, and he glanced at Gao Xiulan again.
Who would have thought that when he looked away he was caught red-handed. His ears turned red and he lowered his head and tried to slip away.
It's so embarrassing.
Gao Xiulan didn't mean anything else, she just thought this person was a little strange.
It looked like it came from the reservoir, but its backpack was empty, and it was obvious that it had no catch.
Anyone who lives nearby knows that you can’t go fishing in the reservoir without some skills.
She caught two slightly larger fish in a bamboo basket today and kept them in a basin of water to see if she could take them to the city to sell.
"The remaining fish are too small. If you two want them, I'll give them all to you."
"Really? Thank you, Sister Xiulan."
Xie Zhiqiang pricked up his ears and listened for a while, waiting for the two boys to run away with the little fish.
He bravely followed Gao Xiulan and asked, "Comrade, are you selling these two fish?"
He touched his head and muttered the word "Xiu Lan" but didn't say it out loud.
"You want to buy it?"
He nodded hurriedly: "I came here to fish, but I didn't expect to catch nothing this morning.
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, I was thinking about whether I could buy two to take home.
Looking at Gao Xiulan's bright eyes, the truth came out of his mouth naturally.
"no problem."
Gao Xiulan was very straightforward and named a price.
It doesn't matter who she sells it to, and it also saves her from having to carry the bucket into town tomorrow.
Xie Zhiqiang handed over the money. He had some small change on him.
Seeing two fish enter his bamboo basket, his mood became better again.
With a smile on his face, he said to Gao Xiulan sincerely, "Thank you so much, comrade."
"You're welcome. That's not right. It's clearly a business deal, why are you thanking me? What a weirdo."
Gao Xiulan and the others only noticed something strange after they walked a little further away.
He clenched the money in his hand, shook his braid, and rushed home.
Who cares? Anyway, I made some money today, so I'm happy.
Xie Zhiqiang was also smiling. He took the bus into the alley and saw Wu Shengli walking dejectedly in front of him.
He replaced the backpack with his hand and walked over to pat him: "Victory, didn't you go on a blind date today? How was it?"
"Qiangzi, you scared me, no, the blind date fell through, the guy doesn't like me.
Wow, you actually caught a fish?"
Wu Shengli smelled a fishy odor, sniffed his nose, looked down, and his eyes widened.
I rubbed my eyes and found it unbelievable.
"Okay, this fish looks pretty good, not worse than the one caught by Uncle Three.
Are you going tomorrow morning? Take me with you too."
Xie Zhiqiang chuckled a few times: "How can I compare to the Third Uncle? I... I'm just lucky today.
Shengli, I have something to do tomorrow, so I won’t go.
It’s already this late, I have to go back and cook, I’m done talking.”
What a joke! If I really brought people there, I would be exposed.
But he was not wrong. It was just good luck. He didn't catch any fish, but he met a fishmonger.
I walked into the yard, found a basin, and put one in it.
He knocked the other one unconscious and gave it to his father to make braised fish.
When Xie Dawei pushed his bicycle back to the backyard, he sniffed hard.
"Oh my, it smells so good."
Following the fragrance, I walked back home and rushed to the kitchen.
"Alright, son, I didn't expect you to be so good at it. You come out with two of them!"
Xie Zhiqiang laughed dryly and continued to put firewood into the firebox, while watching the heat of the stewed fish.
Xie Dawei put his hands behind his back and looked down at the fish in the basin and the fishing rod leaning against the corner, and realized something was wrong.
"That's not right, son. Did you really catch this fish from the reservoir?"
He was the first to doubt that you could catch fish with just that short, ugly rod.
In the compound, only the experienced fishing enthusiast, Uncle San, can do this.
Xie Zhiqiang felt a little guilty, his eyes flickered, and he looked around and talked about other things.
"Dad, I'm just lucky."
"Tell me, where did you buy these two fish?"
Xie Dawei hugged his arms, shook one foot, and looked straight at his son.
He muttered softly, "Pigtail Girl."
"I was talking about buying fish, and you brought it up with the girl again!
By the way, son, I heard from your Uncle Zhou today that Jianguo went on a blind date.
You're not a child anymore, do you want me to go talk to Aunt Mei too?"
"No, no, I'm not in a hurry."
"Okay, I also heard that Baozhu and that kid from the Chang family, Dafa, are going on a blind date.
Son, you can't be too slow about this matter."
"What? Why are you going on a blind date?"
After hearing this, he started to get anxious.
They had clearly agreed to be single together, but in the blink of an eye he was left behind.
That's not brotherly at all.
"Just be sensible about this matter. At least your face can still scare people.
Don't worry, once you find a partner, you don't have to worry about the bride price.
As long as it's within a reasonable range, I, your dad, will support you.
It's not easy for her father to raise his daughter. If you marry her without asking for anything, it would be too much of a loss."
After Xie Dawei finished speaking, he took the fish and left.
The fish my son bought today is so delicious!
"Dad, wait a minute, I haven't put the green onions in yet!"
"It's okay, I don't like onions."
"But I love to eat."
"Then why don't you just put some in your bowl?"
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