The crowd watching from the sidelines erupted in uproar.
"He caught another big fish! My god, this is amazing! So many people are fishing, how come this big fish only bites his hook!"
"I just heard someone say that the man wearing glasses is the third uncle of the Hongxing Courtyard. I should go and learn from him sometime."
"This fish is incredible! The exposed back alone is over a meter long. If it were out of the water, it would probably be close to two meters long. This must be a giant that has lived for hundreds of years!"
"That's right. If you catch this fish, it'll sell for at least a hundred yuan, not even counting the meat ration coupon."
"The Red Star Courtyard is now famous. Both of these big fish were caught by the same person from their courtyard."
Yi Zhonghai held his fishing rod, listening to the chatter in the crowd, and felt incredibly pleased.
As Hongxing Courtyard is upgraded again, in addition to being an advanced courtyard house, it is about to become a star courtyard house. In any case, these honors were all obtained under the management of this old man.
He was indeed heartbroken about losing to Wang Dabao, but if he could bring this big fish into the courtyard house, he could make up for it with honor.
At this point, Yan Jiecheng was no longer thinking about anything else. Since he had already lost the money, he could only sigh at Wang Dabao's incredible luck, which allowed him to even guess correctly.
Xu Damao, with a long face, said, "Dabao, I'm a bit short on cash lately. I just paid Shazhu a hundred yuan. How about I give you twenty instead?"
"Da Mao, this isn't like you at all."
Wang Dabao patted Xu Damao heavily on the shoulder, "If you keep acting like this, how are we going to get along in the future?"
Wang Dabao increased the force of his slap, almost knocking Xu Damao to the ground.
"I'll give you twenty now, and I'll give you the rest when I get home."
"Okay, remember to bring it to me when you get home."
Wang Dabao tossed Xu Damao a cigarette, then turned to look for Sha Zhu.
Xu Damao held the cigarette, feeling a bitter taste in his mouth. This was the second cigarette Wang Dabao had given him today. So he only spent forty yuan to buy two cigarettes!
This spectacle is a bit pricey!
When Sha Zhu saw Wang Dabao coming towards him, he sighed, took out all the money from his pocket, and handed it to Wang Dabao.
"Zhu Zi, you're really generous, even more so than Xu Damao."
Wang Dabao counted the money; it was exactly thirty-two yuan.
Sha Zhu sniffed and snorted, "A promise is a promise. We won't do anything shameful."
Wang Dabao gave another thumbs up, then looked at Liu Haizhong.
Liu Haizhong's eyelids drooped, and he reached into his pocket, pulled out a handful of money, and handed over four large ten-yuan bills: "It's just half a month's salary, how could I owe you money?"
"Hey, Lao Liu, that's no fun talking to you. I didn't say anything, did I?"
Wang Dabao took the money, swishing it around in his hand with a loud cracking sound, and shook his head with a sigh, "This forty yuan can probably buy three or four hundred eggs!"
Liu Haizhong was taken aback, and immediately realized that Wang Dabao was mocking him. Everyone in the compound knew that his favorite food was scrambled eggs.
But there's nothing he can do. Whether he got lucky or not, he won, and he has to accept the consequences. He still has that principle.
Wang Dabao put the money in his pocket and turned his attention back to Yan Bugui.
A hundred-pound fish is not so easy to catch, and only an hour has passed. Wang Dabao is prepared to tire them out a little longer.
Yan Bugui was exhausted and was sitting on the side resting and directing. Yi Zhonghai and Yan Jiecheng were holding the pole.
"Yes, yes, keep it up, this fish can't get away anymore."
Yan Bugui sat sprawled on the ground, panting heavily, his eyes darting between the water and Yi Zhonghai and the other man.
Before long, Yan Bugui got up and replaced Yi Zhonghai, and the standoff with Da Yu continued for another half hour.
Wang Dabao had had enough fun and directed the big fish to approach the shore.
When everyone saw the big fish thrashing about, they all shouted excitedly.
It was enormous; a two-meter-long fish surfaced, creating an unimaginable visual impact on everyone.
"Old Yi, give it your all, this fish will soon be exhausted."
Yan Bugui's heart pounded. With the big fish in his hands, how could he not be excited? As soon as the fish was on the shore, he would immediately gain both fame and fortune, and his name would be sung in the fishing circles of Beijing for at least twenty years!
In Beijing, any fishing enthusiast who meets him will give him a thumbs up and call him Teacher Yan—what an honor that would be!
Thinking of this, Yan Bugui was so excited that he trembled.
"Dad, should we keep this fish for ourselves or sell it?"
Yan Jiecheng, still holding the fishing rod, couldn't help but ask a question.
"Of course we'll sell it. We can make a lot of money. We'll buy you fatty pork, the kind that's five fingers thick." Yan Bugui excitedly agreed, then turned around and started lecturing Yan Jiecheng, "Don't just think about eating meat. If the fish gets away, we'll have nothing left."
"Okay, I know."
For Yan Jiecheng, the fish getting away meant he had nothing left. Although his four yuan was still in his pocket, it now belonged to Wang Dabao.
Liu Haizhong ran over to help, but Yan Bugui stopped him, saying, "Old Liu, just watch from the side, don't lend a hand."
Yan Bugui's words made Liu Haizhong blush deeply.
However, he couldn't say anything, since his fall at the beginning was quite obvious.
"Da Mao, do you think we can catch this fish?"
Wang Dabao glanced to the side and saw Xu Damao had somehow gotten close and was pursing his lips. He thought to himself that this guy had come over to mooch a cigarette.
But when it comes to offering a cigarette, it's one thing if you do it, but it's another if I offer it to you; it all depends on my mood.
This chapter is not finished, please click the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
