This was Gu Yuxin's first time hunting a bass. He thought bass were stupid; after being hunted, they should just struggle and wait to die. He never expected this creature to fight back.
It's not because he lacks experience. Large fish like the Dolche bass haven't been caught by hand for many years. They're caught with large nets. When they're hauled onto the boat, they're tossed around half-dead. Neither on the surface nor underwater.
The fish's tail slapped against the water, and its enormous body charged towards him like a boat. Its mouth was open, and its sharp teeth were clearly visible.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Lu Wuyai immediately used all his strength to swim to the surface of the water.
He was too reckless; this is a lesson.
The ocean is, after all, the home ground of fish, and the bass is very fast at attacking, especially now that it is using all its strength, it is as fast as a galloping horse.
The distance between the two sides rapidly decreased. Lu Wuyai quickly reversed his golden core, and the water vapor merged into his body. His speed increased dramatically, and he rose straight towards the sea surface.
The seawater quickly turned red, and everyone on the boat was startled: "What happened?"
A harpoon protruded from the head of a dolphin as it swam to the surface, splashing blood that turned the seawater red.
Upon seeing the enormous sea fish appear before them, the young people on the boat couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
Tuoxi's perch chased after Lu Wuyai, who glided through the water with his hands and feet.
A girl on the boat shouted, "Quickly, lower the life raft!"
Lu Wuyai knew he couldn't simply run away like this, so he said sternly, "Throw the harpoon."
Another harpoon was hurtling towards him. He leaped out of the water, caught it, and dived back down. Jin Dan flipped over once more, and like a torpedo launched from underwater, he charged towards the large fish. (Underneath his body.)
Without hesitation, he plunged the harpoon into the bass's belly and swiftly twisted it out.
The surrounding seawater turned even redder. Lu Wuyai retreated into the water. The big fish went berserk, its tail wildly slapping the seawater, creating a surging current.
The current was swift, and Lu Wuyai was almost unknowingly dragged down. Without thinking, he swam to the surface, saw the kayak beside him, and quickly climbed aboard.
Just then, the little count (dog) jumped off the fishing boat and swam over. Facing an opponent much larger than himself, he wasn't afraid at all. He wagged his tail and changed direction.
A young man on the boat called out, "Good dog. Good dog."
The little count (dog) is naturally a good dog. His attack was suicidal, aimed at attracting the attention of Dorsey's squid and making him give up chasing Lu Wuyai.
The dolphin bass was hit, turned around, and opened its mouth to bite it.
It was too late to speak, but Lu Wuyai didn't stop after climbing onto the dinghy. He stomped his foot hard, used the momentum to jump into the air, grabbed the harpoon tightly with both hands, and angrily slammed it down.
Water splashed everywhere as the harpoon plunged into its wide-open mouth.
Lu Wuyai used all his strength to stab the harpoon into the big fish's mouth, bringing it out from behind its head, his arms almost piercing the bass's mouth.
This was undoubtedly a fatal blow. Finally, the life force of Dorche's scales vanished, and it could no longer mount a powerful counterattack. It could only twitch its tail and struggle weakly.
The people on both boats were dumbfounded; all that could be heard on the sea was the sound of waves crashing against the fishing boats.
He wiped the blood from his face, hugged the little count (dog) who swam over, and said, "Let's cast a net and catch this fish."
Upon hearing his words, the people on the ship realized what was happening:
"Damn, that guy actually caught a fish."
"This brother is a god of war in the water; his fighting power has been unleashed."
"Oh, it's a person. My God. My God. My God."
"What a huge bass! I haven't seen anyone catch such a big fish in a long time. Ah, it's like a sheep's nose."
"Yang Zi is amazing. Why is he so good underwater?"
"Why are there such big fish underwater?"
Lu Wuyai explained with a smile and told them about the young man's description. The people on the boat immediately patted their chests in frustration: "This is a great opportunity to make a fortune. Yangzi, good luck."
Li Zhijie was filled with envy and jealousy, and his mouth was practically watering as he looked at the big fish.
Without a second thought, even if they knew there was a giant bass underwater, they knew they couldn't possibly catch it. They weren't fishing; they were dying.
Let alone fighting this kind of fish, you can't find it even if you dive to 40 or 50 meters without any equipment.
Lu Wuyai went back to return the harpoon, and just as he was about to leave, a young man stopped him and said, "Brother, what are you going to do with your fish?"
"What should we do?" Lu Wuyai looked at him strangely. "Of course, we sell it. I'll go to Hongyang and sell it right now."
A girl generously handed him a bath towel: "Dry yourself, God of War, you're amazing."
"Hey, Xiaoxiao, you're in heat." Someone immediately laughed.
The young man who asked what to do with the fish interrupted their joke, putting on his glasses and asking, "What price are you planning to sell it for?"
Lu Wuyuan said, "I guess it can sell for 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. This kind of sea bass is quite rare, and many hotels will be interested in it."
The young man with glasses immediately said, "I bought it for 30,000 yuan, okay."
Lu Wuyai was taken aback: "Is that so?"
The blond-haired youth next to him quickly said, "Sell it to me, brother, I'll pay 35,000 yuan."
“Sell it to me, I’ll pay 40,000 yuan,” another tall young man interjected.
Lu Wuyai was stunned: "What do you mean? You guys are joking, right?"
The beautiful woman with large breasts and a pointed chin laughed and said, "I'm not kidding you. This fish unfortunately hurt a girl, and these people want to buy it to show their affection, like cooking the fish and eating it to vent their anger on that girl."
Lu Wuyai suddenly understood. So that's what it was. These male animals wanted the fish as a gift.
The auction began. "Forty thousand yuan. Brother Yang is very rich, so he asked me to bid forty-five thousand."
"Forty-five thousand is a ball. Ha, I'll offer fifty thousand."
"Alright, stop arguing, there's nothing shameful about it." The busty beauty finally lost her patience after seeing several men bidding against each other. "Let's all bid together first, then we'll discuss how to proceed."
The men nodded. Indeed, it was a good idea. They had all been so eager to get the chance to perform that they had been sabotaging each other. The one who benefited was Lu Wuyai, the outsider.
Lu Wuyai glanced at the busty beauty in surprise and said that this girl was all looks and no brains, but she was actually quite smart.
He was a little regretful; if the girl hadn't given up drinking, the bidding might have continued. It seemed these young men weren't short of money; the price had broken 100,000 points.
For a busty woman, stopping in time is crucial. The old man, young man, and poor man were wealthy, but didn't have enough cash; he had painstakingly scraped together 50,000 yuan.
While the price of Omoyangdale didn't reach 100,000, 50,000 isn't too low either. If it were sold on the market, this pufferfish could fetch 20,000, but it wouldn't reach 30,000.
The flesh of the sea bass isn't particularly delicious, and it probably can't compare to black sea bass or white sea bass. Its price depends on its size and rarity. If no hotel is willing to use it as a gimmick, its price will be even lower. It might not sell for tens of thousands of yuan.
The busty beauty gave him a Chanel box and then took off her earrings and put them inside.
Lu Wuyai asked in confusion, "This is it."
The beautiful woman smiled faintly and said, "As I just said, if you can catch any fish underwater, I'll give you 10,000 yuan. But I don't have that much cash, so I'll use the earrings as collateral. Give me your address, and I'll bring cash to redeem the earrings in a bit."
Lu Wuyai laughed heartily, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, one shouldn't be too greedy. I've already earned enough today, so you can save that 10,000."
The beautiful woman proudly puffed out her chest and said, "I, Jiang Yufei, do what I say. My father taught me the principle of keeping my word, and I will not ruin my father's teachings for this ten thousand yuan."
A group of men nodded vigorously, but in reality, no one paid attention to what she said. Their eyes, like radar detecting missiles, were all fixed on her ample chest.
Lu Wuyai took the box and left quickly. He only had one pair of swimming trunks, and he would feel ashamed if he didn't leave soon.
The fish and the net were hauled onto the yacht, and then the dragonfish was gone.
Li Zhijie stared at the box in his arms, almost drooling: "Yang Zi, you're amazing. Going to sea with the Second Young Master is a huge reward."
Lu Wuyai smiled and said, "Good luck. I've done quite a few good deeds myself. Good luck."
Li Zhiyi licked his lips and said, "Good, you caught that big bass. This is not only your skill, but also my achievement. If it weren't for my boat..."
The face was already quite unpleasant, so Lu Wuyai didn't bother to deal with it. He pointed to the fish in the cabin and asked, "What have the fish in there done for you?"
Li Zhijie was blocked by him, snorted, and returned to the cockpit.
Li Mupeng spat and said in a low voice, "I'm still the island owner. I'm too shameless."
Lu Wuyai said with a smile, "As long as everyone knows what's going on, so what? Come to my house tonight, let's have a big drink together to relieve our fatigue."
The people on the boat suddenly cheered excitedly.
Back at the island's trading post, Lu Wuyai and the others disembarked. The Dragon Head Gang continued their relentless journey towards the town. Li Zhijie had no choice but to dispose of the fresh fish still in the hold.
Lu Wuyai waved goodbye to everyone and took the little count (dog) home.
He opened the door and went to check on the crayfish in the fishpond first.
When he saw this, he was stunned. Something was wrong with the lobsters; why were there only a few? He remembered that he had brought back forty-two in total, and now there were at most twelve.
Someone stole the lobsters. That was his subconscious thought, but he quickly realized he was wrong. If someone stole the lobsters, he would keep twelve.
Moreover, the remaining lobsters were quite different from before. They were much larger, with the largest reaching 30 centimeters in length.
As you probably know, when he caught them, the largest of these lobsters was only 20 centimeters long.
There are also several types of large lobsters with very brightly colored shells, with spots that look like stars and moons, and faint ribbons that shimmer when the sunlight shines on them.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Wuyai thought of the changes in the little count (dog) who had just absorbed the golden elixir's vapor. These lobsters had changed so much.
This is bad. Finding that the lobster is acting strangely is never a good thing.
The decline in lobster numbers doesn't mean they disappeared without a trace; rather, it's due to fighting among themselves. Once a lobster's claws are torn off, it will be eaten by other lobsters.
There were still lobster remains in the fishpond; a large lobster was slowly chewing on a piece of tail meat in its mouth.
This discovery sent chills down Lu Wuyai's spine. How could this be?
There was a fence beside the pond, which served as a small gate made of bamboo. The pond could be divided into several sections to raise different kinds of fish and shrimp.
He first separated the lobsters with a partition, and just as he finished, Hou Banshuang returned.
If the boy had seen the lobsters he served yesterday, he would have definitely noticed something strange.
So Lu Wuyai stopped him and said, "Little Niu, what are you holding in your hand?"
Wang Ming said with a smile, "I caught a lot of small fish and shrimp today, enough for the big lobster to eat for several days."
Lu Wuyai took over and said, "Okay, I'll do it myself. My uncle has arranged something for you. He's treating us to dinner tonight. Go back and ask your mother to come and help. We'll have dinner together tonight."
Most of their young minds suddenly burst forth with excitement.
The little count (dog) squatted by the lobster tank, greedily licking his lips. Lu Wuyai went to shoo him away. The lobsters were killing and eating each other, not because they were hungry, but because they were fighting for the golden core water in each other's bodies.
Similarly, what most people crave is not the lobster itself, but the golden essence within it.
Lu Wuyai had noticed the lobster was missing early on, but he hadn't thought much of it at the time, assuming the little count (dog) had stolen it. But now it was clear that he had misunderstood the little count (dog).
These lobsters were very valuable, and he couldn't feed the little count (dog) enough, so he pushed it out.
The little count (dog) wagged its tail and saw some dogs running into the mountains, so it chased after them to play.
Gu Yuxin put the shrimp shells into the pond, and the lobsters started eating them again. He then poured in all the small fish and shrimp, and covered the pond to prevent people from discovering these strange things.
He cleaned the kitchen and prepared the seasonings, scallions, ginger, and garlic for cooking.
Gu Yuxin was the first to enter, holding a beer in her left hand and a woven bag in her right. She asked, "Yangzi, I'm going to drink again tonight."
Lu Wuyai said, "Yes, what did you eat?"
Gu Yuxin smiled and said, "Good stuff."
He opened the woven bag, inside were some eels. These eels were golden yellow, long and thick, writhing and slithering inside, full of energy.
Lu Wuyai became interested: "I'll dig a hole in Longkou Lake."
“It’s still there.” Gu Yuxin said, “I had nothing to do today, so I spent the whole day digging there. I’ve dug up this much, just enough to drink.”
The name Longyan Lake is not just a legend, but also because it is indeed rich in resources. The fish, shrimp, and crabs produced in the lake taste exceptionally delicious, as if they were truly raised by the divine waters of dragons.
This type of eel is one of the delicacies produced in the lake. It's called a swamp eel. It has only one three-sided spine. With few spines, thick flesh, and tender, delicious meat, it is highly nutritious.
Among them, its greatest nutritional value lies in replenishing blood and qi, reducing inflammation and disinfecting, as well as having aphrodisiac and rheumatic effects, with the latter two effects being particularly remarkable.
People living by the sea, especially the elderly, are rarely troubled by rheumatism. The elderly in Coconut Grove Village are in good health and rarely suffer from rheumatism because they often eat eels.
Furthermore, among the catches contested between Yelin Village and Wangjia Village, the yellow eel is one of the most important species. This fish is very famous in Hongyang City, and many wealthy people are willing to spend a lot of money to buy it.
Of course, they definitely don't eat eels to cure rheumatism.
There's a local saying about eels: "June beauties, plump eels, men laugh, girls cry..."
Because of the taste and efficacy of eels, there is even a saying that during a certain period of the Qing Dynasty, eels were once conscripted as tribute by the imperial court.
Gu Yuxin caught more than 20 eels, some more than half a meter long, and some less than 20 centimeters long, about the size of chopsticks.
There were many, but none of them were heavy. Lu Wuyai said, "Why did you catch the little bear? It's to make the eels disappear."
Gu Yuxin said, "If I don't go fishing, the dogs in Wangjia Village will go fishing too. They've practically dug up the entire edge of Longyan Lake, big and small."
Lu Wuyai shook his head. He selected a dozen or so short-legged golden eels and kept them in a water tank.
Golden eels are easy to keep. Simply put soil in a tank, add lake water, and then add some small fish and shrimp as food. They can live for many years.
These eels are the main dish. Even in the big hotels of Hongyang City, this is a popular main dish.
After bleeding and gutting the eel, he divided it into two portions: one for eel soup and the other for eel fillets. This is the most common way to prepare it.
The free-range chickens that Liu Xiaole's family sent over were all cooked by him, and there was still some clear broth left. He simply added some water to boil the eel, then added a few goji berries, ensuring that the resulting broth was enough for two people to drink. Very good.
Slippery eel is a test of skill, but for Lu Wuyai it was a piece of cake.
When Hou Banshuang and her son arrived, Lu Wuyai turned around while chopping green peppers and said, "Sister Qiumin, there are spare ribs in the refrigerator. You can make braised spare ribs. There are a lot of vegetables in there. You can count how much there is."
He turned his head to speak, his eyes not fixed on the cutting board, but the knife seemed to have eyes as he chopped the green peppers into even strips with a "da-da".
Wang Ming looked at him in astonishment: "Uncle Yang, your swordsmanship is really good."
Fishermen don't care much about drinking heavily; as long as they have enough food to eat and enough alcohol to drink, that's fine.
There was still fish jelly in the refrigerator. Lu Wuyai took it out and sliced it. Song Qiumin brought over some wild vegetables. He opened the container, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Good stuff, evergreen."
Evergreen plants are a type of ornamental herbaceous plant. The "evergreen trees" in Coconut Grove Village refer to a different plant: wild winter rapeseed.
Winter rapeseed remains green even after a winter's end, hence its local name "evergreen tree." The heart of the winter rapeseed is used as a wild vegetable. These are the most tender parts of the plant. Harvested in spring, dried, and used in salads, they are delicious.
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