Yi Zhonghai led Yan Jiecheng and squeezed towards Yan Bugui's direction.
Liu Guangtian then went to find Liu Haizhong.
Xu Damao was the only one who kept looking around. When he saw Wang Dabao sitting leisurely to the side smoking, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly went over to say hello.
"Brother Da Bao, what are you doing sitting here? Didn't you go fishing?"
"Hey, I don't have much fishing experience, and it's no fun just joining in."
Wang Dabao, sitting cross-legged, offered Xu Damao a cigarette. "By the way, what brings you guys here?"
Xu Damao glanced at Yan Bugui, who was engrossed in fishing: "That old geezer Yan Bugui rushed back to the compound, but ran off again a little while later. Nobody knew what was going on until someone from the neighboring compound came over and told us that he had caught a big fish here."
"I had nothing to do on the weekend anyway, so I just came to watch the fun."
After taking a couple of puffs of his cigarette, Xu Damao snorted, "Luckily the fish got away, otherwise that old bastard could walk all over the compound like a madman."
That's true.
Wang Dabao nodded in agreement, and then his consciousness re-entered the sea area of the small island. This time, he needed to find a bigger fish than last time.
Many people on the shore were discussing it.
"Forget it, let's go. This black carp spirit has only appeared once in decades. Do you think we're all hoping it will show itself again?"
"You're right. If this fish reappears next time, we old folks will probably all be in our graves!"
"Maybe someone will see it again in a few months, but I reckon it sensed danger today and will definitely not appear again."
"It's not realistic for us to just stand here and wait. Even if it happens, it's impossible for the same person to catch it twice in one day. That's ridiculous!"
The surrounding whispers quickly reached Yan Bugui's ears, causing his hard-won ambition to waver once again.
What they said is true. These big fish only appear once every few decades. It's incredibly lucky if they even bite your hook. There are countless anglers on this shore. Even if the big fish appears again, the chances of it biting your hook are extremely small.
Thinking of this, Yan Bugui felt a surge of regret once again.
If I hadn't rushed into the water to catch him, would the outcome have been different?
Looking at Yan Jiecheng's excited eyes beside him, Yan Bugui sighed again.
Yi Zhonghai noticed Yan Bugui's dejected expression and immediately encouraged him, "Old Yan, why are you sighing? Everyone makes mistakes sometimes. Cheer up! Didn't you see that as soon as I got the news, I dropped everything and rushed over to support you?"
Yi Zhonghai was able to come here entirely because of the honor of the compound.
Ever since the news spread that Yan Bugui, the third uncle of Hongxing Courtyard, had caught a black carp spirit in Shichahai, many people from the surrounding neighborhoods went to Hongxing Courtyard to inquire about the news.
This was even before Yan Bugui managed to catch any fish!
One can imagine how lively and famous the Hongxing Courtyard would be if Yan Bugui actually caught the fish; it would definitely be a star courtyard in the neighborhood.
These days, people value honor more than money.
As one of the oldest residents of the Hongxing Courtyard, he felt proud and proud to go out!
So even though Yi Zhonghai couldn't eat the fish, he hoped that Yan Bugui could catch it.
“Dad, what the old man said is right. If you can catch one fish, you can catch one fish again. With your experience, you can easily fish all over Shichahai.”
Yan Jiecheng hurriedly comforted his father, saying that he knew from others how big the fish was, and that it was all meat; the whole family would eat their fill and still not be able to finish it.
A hint of doubt appeared in Yan Bugui's eyes. Why did his eldest son's words sound so familiar?
After a while, Yan Bugui suddenly slapped his forehead. That's right, Wang Dabao said the same thing. If he remembered correctly, Wang Dabao made a bet with Sha Zhu before he caught the fish.
Yi Zhonghai and Yan Jiecheng were startled by Yan Bugui's actions.
"Old Yan, don't get excited. Even if we don't catch anything today, there's always next time."
“Dad, the old man is right. Don’t get stuck on this. If you can’t catch it this time, there’s always next time.”
Yan Bugui pondered for a moment, then said to Yan Jiecheng, who was squatting beside him, "Jiecheng, go ask Wang Dabao if he and Shazhu made another bet."
"What? A bet?"
Yan Jiecheng was a little confused about the connection between fishing and betting.
Yan Bugui shook his head and began to explain. Yan Jiecheng and Yi Zhonghai, who were standing to the side, were confused, but they understood the main idea: as long as Wang Dabao and Shazhu made the bet, he had a chance to catch a big fish.
That's just how it is, that's how bizarre it is!
"How can this be accurate? How did it get involved in a bet?"
Yan Jiecheng remained squatting, not moving. "Wang Dabao isn't stupid. He might be foolish enough to make a bet like that once, but how could he do it a second time?!"
"Just go when I tell you to, stop with all the nonsense."
Listening to his son's nagging, Yan Bugui became even more annoyed and immediately snapped at him.
Yan Jiecheng wasn't afraid that Yan Bugui would beat him like Liu Haizhong did; what he was afraid of was getting one less strip of pickled vegetable at mealtime. "Sigh, I'm going now, Dad, you can go fishing in peace."
After saying that, Yan Jiecheng stood up, pushed past the crowd behind him, and walked towards Wang Dabao's location. He had seen Wang Dabao when he came, but in order to avoid calling him "uncle" again, he glanced at him and deliberately did not look in that direction.
Because of the previous incident where he disrupted the Jia family's donation, Yi Zhonghai harbored a great deal of resentment towards Wang Dabao.
However, I was quite surprised to hear about Wang Dabao and Sha Zhu's bizarre betting method. What surprised me most was that Wang Dabao actually won!
Poor Sha Zhu actually lost twenty yuan in a bet he was sure to win.
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