Ye Cheng blushed as he was mercilessly mocked by Xiao Hu. Damn it, why is casting this rod so difficult? The line is flying around wildly. It looks so easy on TV. He lifted the rod and cast the line. The transparent fishing line curved into a beautiful arc in the air and fell into the water.
My own rod, I raise it, cast it... and it falls into the sea at my feet.
After several unsuccessful attempts to throw it, Ye Cheng gave up and figured it was fine as long as he got in; the ocean is interconnected, after all.
"Acheng, what kind of bait did you bring? Let me see it." Uncle Jinshui was starting to think about becoming a coach again.
Seeing Ye Cheng's clumsy performance, his desire to be a teacher was overflowing.
We must explain this to Ye Cheng, from the theoretical origins to practical operation, from beginner to expert.
"Ah Cheng, if you want to catch a fish, you must..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen Jinshui saw Ye Cheng's fishing rod move. What was infuriating was that Ye Cheng was still leisurely smoking and didn't notice at all.
To protect the fish, Uncle Jinshui pounced without hesitation and grabbed the fishing rod.
"Damn, Uncle, what are you doing?" Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu were startled by Uncle Jinshui. They had just lit a cigarette; did he have to come and snatch the fishing rod?
"We've got a fish! We've got a fish!" Uncle Jinshui shouted excitedly, his whole body sprawling on the ground to hold back the fishing rod that was about to fall into the sea. It was almost... an insult to his civility.
"Ah, a fish's on the hook." Ye Cheng was slow to realize what was happening. He shoved the cigarette into his mouth and then ruthlessly snatched the fishing rod from Uncle Jinshui's hand. This damn rod had to be caught by me.
As soon as he got his hands on the fishing rod, Ye Cheng felt the opponent's powerful strength. The fishing line was taut, and a tearing force was transmitted to his hand through the fishing rod.
Excitement and exhilaration were Ye Cheng's only thoughts at that moment.
You're pulling me in, aren't you? Come on, little cutie, let me see what kind of fish you really are.
Ye Cheng braced himself in a horse stance, then leaned back and pulled sharply backward.
Boom--
The sound of a fishing line taut exploded in the air.
"don't want!"
"elder brother!"
Jinshui and Xiaohu's expressions changed drastically.
Before Ye Cheng could figure out what they meant, he felt his hand loosen, and he involuntarily took a few steps back, falling to the ground with a thud.
fish!
They've decoupled!
"Oh dear, Cheng, why are you in such a hurry? You have to take it slow. If you rush, the fish won't bite deeply and will be pulled away in no time." Uncle Jinshui was pounding his chest and stamping his feet, looking even more heartbroken than Ye Cheng.
Ye Cheng scratched his head a little awkwardly, "Um, sorry, I'm a bit rusty."
"Bro, you're just bad, no need to explain."
"Go to hell, I'm bad at fishing, but at least I can catch fish. Look at your rod, not a single movement."
Xiao Hu looked back at his fishing rod; hmm, it was as steady as a mountain.
"Oh dear, Cheng, it's such a pity that you managed to catch such a fish and then let it get away."
Chen Jinshui stood up and looked at the sea with a face full of regret.
Ye Cheng guessed that it was nighttime, and if it were daytime, he might be able to go down and catch the fish back.
"Uncle Jinshui, it's alright. If there's one, there's bound to be a second. What's there to be afraid of?"
Ye Cheng was quite confident. He had just used the bait provided by the system, and he hadn't expected it to be so effective.
"Fishing is a very mysterious thing, even a bit of a mystery. If you get away with the first one, it's very difficult to catch the rest, you know?"
"Oh." Ye Cheng replied perfunctorily to Chen Jinshui while throwing the fishing line directly into the sea.
Oh well, since I don't know how to cast, I'll just throw it.
"this..."
"elder brother..."
The two stared at Ye Cheng with their mouths agape. This seemed a bit exaggerated, and perhaps a little disrespectful to fishing.
"What are you doing? You caught the fish just like that. Why are you staring at me like that?"
"Brother, you're awesome!"
Chen Jinshui was too lazy to say anything.
This time, Ye Cheng was more experienced and held the fishing rod firmly in his hand.
"Oh dear, there's no need to keep going..."
Just as Chen Jinshui was about to continue his lecture, he saw the fishing line suddenly sink and then quickly dragged down to the surface of the sea.
"It has a mouth!"
Chen Jinshui shouted.
Without him needing to shout, Ye Cheng already felt it in his hand; the fishing rod suddenly sank and bent downwards.
"Lay out the line, lay out the line first, bro," Xiao Hu reminded him from the side.
After having the experience of escaping a fish the first time...
Ye Chengzhen's...
Um,
I'm still confused.
When the fish is put on the plate, the whole body stiffens, and all it can do is pull and tug.
Fortunately, Xiao Hu reminded him of this, and Ye Cheng hurriedly began to lay out the line.
The fishing line was gradually let out, and the small fish pulled it towards the seabed.
"Alright, it's time to pack it up, or it'll sink to the bottom."
Ye Cheng wiped the sweat from his forehead, pulled the fishing rod to keep it steady, and stopped letting out any more line.
"Sturgeon, brother!"
Ye Chenghui had done this before. He suddenly pulled the fishing rod up, and the fish in the water rolled around in pain, splashing water everywhere.
"It doesn't look very big, maybe a little over 2 pounds," Uncle Jinshui said with experience.
The fish wasn't very big to begin with, but once Ye Cheng got the hang of it, it became much easier. He reeled in the line and hooked the fish, and after two or three tries, the fish's back emerged from the water.
The fish was already exhausted.
"Light up, light up, Xiao Hu." Uncle Jinshui didn't even need to call out; he grabbed a net and went down into the sea. Before Ye Cheng could even lift it up, he had already caught the fish in the water.
"A black sea bream, a decent size."
Ye Cheng was extremely excited as he looked at the first sea fish he had caught.
Black sea bream are a fairly common type of sea fish. They are omnivorous, have black backs, and are not very expensive.
Because Ye Cheng had pulled on it too hard, the fish had a large, bloody hole in its mouth. Ye Cheng carefully put it in the tank, hoping it would live a little longer.
"Keep going, keep going!" Uncle Jinshui rubbed his hands together impatiently, his excited and eager expression resembling that of a drug addict going through withdrawal.
"Coming, coming, I'm just baiting the fish." Ye Cheng was a little flustered.
"Little Tiger, are you just going to leave your fishing rod alone?" Ye Cheng glanced at Little Tiger.
"Who cares? There's no stock anyway. Yours looks better."
Ye Cheng rolled his eyes at him, finally finished preparing the bait, and still managed to throw the fish out while holding the hook.
Well, the two people next to me were too lazy to say anything more, given their awkward posture.
"Uncle Jinshui, we've caught two in a row, not bad, right?" Ye Cheng started to show off after casting his line.
"Ah Cheng, this is called the newbie protection period, it's normal. I caught a red sea bream on my first fishing trip, which is better than yours."
As he was speaking, Ye Cheng felt the fishing rod in his hand sink down, and then he immediately let go.
This means a fish is testing the waters.
However, the fish only took two tentative bites before giving up. After all, the bait provided by the system was incredibly attractive to them.
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