It was a crucian carp that weighed about half a pound. Chen Feng held his breath and calmed himself down, slowly bringing the net closer and then snapping it down as it got close.
When Chen Feng felt something struggling in the net, he almost burst into tears.
This was even more exciting than when he struck gold.
"Lin Nian, Lin Nian, look, I caught it! Hahahaha!" Chen Feng couldn't wait to show off the net to Lin Nian.
Lin Nian was seen carrying a five- or six-pound carp in his arms as he walked toward the fish basket.
"Wow, brother, you're amazing! What a huge crucian carp!" Lin Nian looked up with a simple smile on his face.
Although he knew Lin Nian didn't mean anything by it, the sight of the fish in his arms made Chen Feng feel like he was being mocked.
The two men caught their breath and got ashore, ready to have a smoke and rest for a while.
They took out cigarettes from the plastic bag, lit them, and sat on the shore smoking.
"Brother, we've had a really good haul today. I think those fish are worth a hundred yuan each. We can each get fifty. We don't usually have this many fish. Did the reservoir upstream overflow and these escape?"
Lin Nian couldn't help but speculate.
"I guess so," Chen Feng nodded.
There would never have been so many fish here before; you'd only see one every half a day. Otherwise, this place would be full of people, not just the two of them catching them.
"By the way, Anian, you don't need to divide the fish after you sell them. You can keep them all. You caught them all. I'll just take the crucian carp home and stew it." Chen Feng said.
If he caught fewer people and Chen Feng caught more, Chen Feng could share the money. But the problem is that Chen Feng didn't catch fewer people; he didn't catch any at all.
These are all the fruits of Lin Nian's labor, and he felt embarrassed to share them, so he just took one home to eat, as long as the trip wasn't in vain.
"What are you saying, bro? We agreed to catch fish together and split the profits. How could I possibly take it all? What kind of person do you take me for?"
"It's definitely half for each of us, no discussion." Lin Nian immediately straightened his face upon hearing this, appearing very resolute. He definitely wouldn't agree to take both.
Seeing that Lin Nian was about to get angry if Chen Feng continued to say that, Chen Feng smiled and didn't say anything. Instead, he stubbed out his cigarette, stood up, and said, "Okay, then catch more. Damn, let's have a whole fish feast today."
"Hehe, okay!"
Lin Nian took a few deep drags on his cigarette, tossed it aside casually, picked up the net again, and smiled.
This time, the two did not separate in the river; instead, Chen Feng ran to Lin Nian's location.
He thought that if he couldn't catch it himself, Lin Nian could help him cover for it. He didn't believe that a fish could escape their attack.
What's wrong? You're the main character, the fish, and you want to break off the engagement?
A large carp quickly swam downstream and slowly passed in front of Chen Feng. Chen Feng took the net and slowly approached, raising the net high, ready to catch it.
Just then, Chen Feng's system suddenly sent a notification!
Precious metals are present within a three-meter radius!
Chen Feng was stunned for a moment; he never expected the system to ring out.
"What are you doing, bro? Hurry up and pounce!" Lin Nian said anxiously as he watched Chen Feng holding the net up for a long time without dropping it.
He was already prepared to patch up Chen Feng's mistakes.
"Wait, I think I see something."
Chen Feng simply turned the net upside down, completely ignoring the fish swimming in front of him, and started digging around in the water with the net handle.
"There's something! What is it?" Upon hearing Chen Feng's words, Lin Nian forgot about the fish and immediately ran to Chen Feng's side to take a look.
"We have it. I'm not sure about the gold and silver, I didn't see them clearly, but we definitely have them."
Chen Feng frowned as he searched back and forth in the water. In the end, finding the landing net unusable, he handed it to Lin Nian and began groping around on the riverbed with his bare hands.
"What? Bro, you really saw it? There really is gold?" Lin Nian exclaimed excitedly in surprise.
Gold and silver are much more valuable than fish. If there really is gold at the bottom of this river, who would still catch fish? Everyone would come here to pan for gold.
“Yes, it is. Throw the net on the bank and help me find it.” Chen Feng waded through the water, searching back and forth in the river.
Upon hearing this, Lin Nian immediately ran back to the shore, threw the landing net onto the bank, and eagerly returned.
"What kind of gold is it? Is it big?" Lin Nian asked, mimicking Chen Feng as he groped around in the river.
"I don't know, just pick up anything that looks different from a stone and take a look."
Chen Feng dug hard at the silt at the bottom of the river, trying to figure out if the thing was buried in the silt.
This was Lin Nian's first time panning for gold, and he was incredibly excited, constantly digging at the silt at the bottom of the river, seemingly tireless.
The once crystal-clear river water was made incredibly murky by the two of them, and the murky water continued to spread outwards from them.
"Brother, is our method wrong? Is this how you pan for gold?" Lin Nian asked after digging for a while, feeling that something was wrong.
"Of course it's not that stingy. Who would be so kind as to pan for gold in the river?" Chen Feng stood up, rinsed his hands with river water, and frowned as he looked at the murky river water with his hands on his hips.
This can't go on. Besides, the river is so muddy that even if there's gold, we won't be able to see it.
Moreover, with a depth of three meters, it would be like searching for a needle in a haystack for the two of them to dig around with their bare hands; they simply wouldn't find it.
Fortunately, the system notifications continued, proving that the goods had not been washed away and were still nearby.
"A-Nian, go back and get the metal detector, find a sturdy plastic bag, cover your head with it, and then get an umbrella."
Chen Feng finally pursed his lips and spoke.
"Okay, I'll go right now." Lin Nian nodded and ran ashore, then jogged towards Chen Feng's house.
Chen Feng stayed there to see if he could catch it with his bare hands.
Lin Nian quickly arrived at Chen Feng's house. Liu Ping was taken aback when she saw Lin Nian return looking like a drowned rat.
"Huh? Xiao Nian, why didn't Chen Feng come back with you?"
“Auntie, Brother Feng is still in the river. He found the goods, but we’ve been trying to fish them out for ages and haven’t been able to. Brother Feng told me to come back and get the detector.”
Lin Nian took a breath and said.
"You found the goods?" Liu Ping was full of surprise upon hearing this.
"There's still cargo in the river, he's not mistaken, is he?"
Over the years, she had never heard of anyone finding gold in the river.
“It’s definitely right, Brother Feng wouldn’t be wrong. He told me to find something to cover the front of the detector and then get an umbrella.” Lin Nian had an inexplicable confidence in Chen Feng and kept saying this.
“Okay, but what should we use to cover it? The river is so deep.” Liu Ping was a little troubled. She knew that metal detectors were not waterproof and it would be a problem if they broke.
After wandering around the house several times, Liu Ping finally remembered something. She ran to her room and rummaged through it for a long time before finally finding a raincoat.
Together with Lin Nian, they covered the metal detector head with raincoats, and to prevent accidents, they also wrapped the head tightly with tape to prevent it from opening.
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