Chapter 222 Ran away in disgrace
"Big fish, it's on again, it's on again!!"
Not long after the cast was cast, Xiaoxia discovered it herself. She ran back holding the fishing rod and cheering loudly.
With a splash, a large golden crucian carp was pulled out of the water, and the splashing water made the golden sunlight form a fleeting rainbow.
“Is this the novice aura?”
Lin Heng caught the fish in his hand and was envious. This golden crucian carp weighed more than one kilogram and was the largest one so far this morning. Xiaoxia's small body could hardly pull it, but fortunately the fishing line was thick enough.
"I want to eat this big fish!"
Xiaoxia poked the crucian carp's body with her finger and said in a baby voice.
"Okay, okay, I'll make you a braised crucian carp when I get home."
Lin Heng nodded in agreement, put the fish into the bucket, and gave her an earthworm.
"I got a fish, too."
At this time, there was a movement from Xiulan's side. Lin Heng looked up and saw that Xiulan had excitedly pulled a silver-white crucian carp directly out of the water and onto the shore.
"Well, it looks like I'm going to have to rely on you two this morning. I'm a waste."
Lin Heng laughed and ran over to help get the fish and put on the bait.
In fact, he knew that it was only good to fish at this time when the bait was formed, but saying this would make his wife and children happier.
And sometimes novices have magical powers.
"Then you watch carefully."
Xiulan blinked and realized the fun of fishing. She used to think that people who sat by the river fishing were stupid, but now she feels it's really good after trying it.
In the next half hour, Xiulan pulled up five crucian carps weighing almost one pound in succession, one every five or six minutes, at a very stable rate.
Xiaoxia only caught three fish and had thrown her fishing rod by the river. She was hungry and was sitting on a rock eating shrimp crackers.
Lin Heng also took a pack of biscuits, ate half of it himself, and fed the rest to Xiulan. It was already past twelve o'clock, and he was already feeling hungry after having eaten in the morning.
Lin Heng counted the fish, and there were 15 in total, which was a good harvest this morning. He felt that his rice wine was very successful.
"Do you want to go back?" Lin Heng asked Xiulan.
At this moment, the sun was shining on her face, and the fine hair on her forehead was covered with a layer of gold. She felt a little hot, so she took off her coat and revealed a white turtleneck sweater underneath, which outlined her plump figure and made her look graceful.
Lin Heng thought that she looked extremely beautiful when she was concentrating, especially her profile.
Hearing Lin Heng's words, Xiulan turned her head to look at her and smiled, "It's nothing serious. You can play as late as you want."
"Then let's play for a while. This riverside is quite fun."
Lin Heng smiled and didn't want to go home so early.
"Okay." Xiulan nodded and looked back at the fishing rod. The joy of harvest is also addictive.
It seems that even a god can hardly catch fish at noon. The bite is not very good at this moment. I only catch a half-pound fish every ten minutes or so. Occasionally, a yellow thorn fish will be caught.
During this period, Lin Heng did not fish. Instead, he leaned on a rock and looked at the mountain while watching Xiulan fishing.
"Um?"
By chance, Lin Heng glanced and found that the fishing rod that Xiaoxia threw on the shore seemed to be moving.
"not good!"
Lin Heng let out a low roar, then climbed up and rushed forward.
With a snap, he stepped into the water and finally caught the fishing rod.
"Oh my god, it's a big fish!"
As soon as he caught the fish tank, Lin Heng felt a strong pulling force and the fishing line buzzed.
"Can the fishing rod Xiaoxia left on the shore still catch fish?"
Xiulan was also stunned. Before she could react, Lin Heng had already rushed out.
"You can never be sure when it comes to fishing. I estimate this fish must be at least five kilograms. It's quite strong."
Lin Heng said as he played with the fish. Fishing is a very mysterious thing. Sometimes you waited all day without catching anything, and when you turned around to go to the toilet, the fishing rod was pulled away.
Fish are weak in winter, and the lines Lin Heng used were already very thick, so the fish floated to the surface in a short while.
The fish was just as Lin Heng expected, a beautiful big carp, its scales glowing golden and red in the sunlight.
"So beautiful!" Xiulan said in surprise.
"What a big fish!" Xiaoxia was dancing with joy. If Xiulan hadn't been watching, she would have jumped into the water.
Lin Heng slid for another two minutes, pulled to the side and directly grabbed the cheek and lifted him to the shore.
Holding the big carp, he smiled and said, "This fish must be five kilograms. It's about thirty to forty centimeters long. Two fingers can fit into its mouth."
"Then we made a lot of money fishing today."
Xiulan said in surprise.
Lin Heng nodded repeatedly, looking at his daughter who was touching the fish with her little hands, and said, "Let's keep this carp that Xiaoxia caught for her to eat on her birthday."
His family had no shortage of fish to eat during the New Year. There was already a carp, some black carp and some yellow croaker in the fish pond. Now with so many crucian carp, there was no shortage of fish.
"Yes, this fish is indeed commemorative." Xiulan had no objection to this.
With this fish on their fishing rods, the three men stopped fishing. There was little water in the bucket and the big carp was struggling frantically, splashing water everywhere.
After bringing the fish to the store, Lin Heng looked at Wang Zhou and said, "Go get a basin, we caught a big carp."
"Fishing?"
"I think it was bought. I don't believe that you can catch such a big one by fishing."
Some people around immediately looked over, somewhat unbelieving.
"Of course, it was caught in the river just now. My daughter caught it." Lin Heng said proudly.
Everyone became even more unconvinced when they saw Xiulan and Xiaoxia coming over with fishing rods.
"Can this little girl catch such a big fish?"
"I'll definitely buy it. If I catch it, I'll eat shit."
"That's right, there's nothing shameful about buying this. He even got his shoes wet just to act more realistically. How dedicated."
Lin Heng was speechless. He only regretted not having a cell phone, otherwise he would have slapped these people in the face.
"I'm just jealous. I pulled it up myself. Look how nice the fish's fur is."
After saying this, Lin Heng went happily to share his joy with Grandpa Gao.
"I envy you your luck, old man."
Grandpa Gao did not question Lin Heng's statement at all. He believed that Lin Heng was a principled fisherman like him.
"I'm envious too. The novice aura is too scary. Fortunately, I held on."
Lin Heng was so excited that he didn't feel anything even though his feet were cold.
"The little kid is awesome."
Grandpa Gao praised Xiaoxia and then looked at the big carp.
Then he said, "Where is your nest? I'll go and try again."
Lin Heng knew that Grandpa Gao was itching to do something, so he took him to his own home and invited him to celebrate the New Year at his home on the way.
But Grandpa Gao expressed his unwillingness to go up, and if Lin Heng was willing, he could choose a time to come down to his house.
In response to this, Lin Heng could only say that he would find a time to come down, but he couldn't give an exact time during the Chinese New Year.
When he returned to the shop, Lin Heng saw his elder brother also there looking at the big carp. After chatting for a while, he loaded the things into the car, and finally put the fish into a bucket and covered it. Then he took Xiulan and Xiaoxia home first.
Crucian carp and carp are not easy to die, especially in winter, they are still alive when they are returned. Lin Heng put the carp into the fish pond and kept the crucian carp in a bucket to eat during the Chinese New Year.
After asking Lin's father and others to help move things, Lin Heng went again to bring his elder brother and sister-in-law back.
"Let's soak some soybeans and make some tofu for the New Year. Mom just said they will also grind tofu tomorrow."
Lin Heng walked into the room and said to Xiulan.
"Okay." Xiulan turned around and soaked ten pounds of soybeans.
The next day, the soybeans were made into tofu, half of which was normal tofu and half was mugwort tofu.
After making the tofu at one o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Heng finished his meal and sat comfortably in the yard to bask in the sun.
"The sun is shining brightly. I'm going to the river to wash clothes. Do you want to come with me?" Xiulan came over with a bamboo basket and winked at him.
Lin Heng stretched, touched her belly, and said with a smile: "Is it okay if I say I don't want to go?"
"Of course not. You have to follow me." Xiulan smiled.
Lin Heng was naturally happy to go with her, and asking this question made him seem more important.
He stood up and said with a smile: "Let's go, I'm going to take Xiongba for a walk and train the two puppies."
I went to find two ropes and tied up the puppy and pulled it out. If Xiongba was obedient, there was no need to tie him up.
"Dad, I want to pull the dog~"
Xiaoxia saw Lin Heng pulling the puppy and ran over and stretched out her little hand.
"For your little wolfdog." Lin Heng handed her the blue wolfdog's leash. This puppy looked too much like a wolf.
Xiaoxia held it, and the puppy rushed forward, whimpering, with its two ears wagging, which was so cute. Xiaoxia also laughed happily.
Lin Heng locked the door and followed Xiu'an to the river.
"Brother, you guys go wash the clothes. I'll go too later."
Caiyun, who was reading a book in the yard of the old house, saw Lin Heng and Xiulan and hurriedly spoke.
They waited for a while, and Caiyun came over with a basket of clothes. She touched the puppy that Lin Heng was holding, and started talking to Xiulan.
A few people walked to the river, talking and laughing. In winter, the water in the Slate River was much smaller and extremely cold.
While Xiulan and the others were washing clothes, Lin Heng was training two puppies on the riverbed, and Xiaoxia was watching curiously nearby.
Training must start from the most basic, and you must first understand the instructions. Lin Heng took some dried meat as a reward.
"sit down!"
At Lin Heng's command, the two puppies looked confused and kept fighting with each other. Only Xiongba sat down obediently.
Lin Heng gave Xiongba a piece of dried meat, and then asked him to demonstrate it again to the two puppies. He repeated it more than ten times before the two little guys sat down for the first time.
“There’s a huge difference between dogs.”
Lin Heng shook his head. A smart dog like Xiongba is very rare.
After practicing for half an hour, with Xiongba's demonstration, the two puppies finally understood the two most basic commands: sit down and shake hands.
During this period, two more people came to the riverside to wash clothes. They were Tian Yan and Lin Hai who came over to play. These two people are now very open and aboveboard.
"Brother Lin, I caught two creek groupers!"
Lin Hai held up the two small fish in his hand to show off. He wanted the whole world to know that he had caught two fish.
"Your skills are still too poor, watch me."
Lin Heng smiled and ran to the river to perform.
In winter, the fish are too cold to move much and are not as active as in summer, so they are very easy to catch. Lin Heng touched two stones and caught three fish in one go.
"How's it going? Isn't it great?"
Lin Heng showed off the fish while holding it in his hand, saying that when it comes to fishing skills, he is second to none in the village and no one dares to claim to be first.
"Brother Lin, your skills haven't deteriorated at all." Lin Hai laughed.
Xiulan, Tian Yan and others nearby watched the two people competing like children and also found it fun.
After touching two more times, Lin Heng couldn't bear it anymore and shook his head, "No, this water is too cold, it's freezing cold."
Caiyun raised her head and said with a smile: "Second brother, you know it's cold, why don't you make a fire quickly? My sister-in-law's hands are frozen red."
Lin Heng looked at her and said, "I think you can't hold on any longer and want to warm yourself by the fire?"
"Then my sister-in-law wants to bake it too, right, second sister-in-law!" Caiyun winked at Xiulan.
Xiulan smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
"Forget it, I'll start the fire. I'm the lowest in status, and I know myself."
Lin Heng grinned, picked up some firewood and started a fire.
Lin Heng also smiled and went to pick up some firewood. Soon a fire was burning fiercely. Xiulan and Caiyun both came to warm their hands by the fire.
Rumble! At this time, there was a roar of motorcycles on the road in the village. Lin Heng and others looked up and recognized that it was Zhao Hu, Jin Hai and Liu Sheng who had returned.
"Zhao Hu and the others, I wonder if they made any money when they went out." Lin Hai asked puzzledly while looking at the three people on the street.
"Of course you can make some money. If you didn't make any money, you wouldn't make such a big fuss." Lin Heng said with a smile. It will definitely be much better to go out than to stay in the village.
"That's right." Lin Hai was inexplicably a little nervous. He also wanted to make money.
Caiyun Xiulan roasted the fire for a while and washed the remaining clothes. After playing by the river for a while, they got up and went home.
As soon as they walked onto the road, they saw Zhao Hu Jinhai walking towards them, obviously coming to show off.
"Jin Hai, come back here."
Before Jin Hai had walked far, he was stopped by his sister Jin Yan.
"What are you doing, sis?"
Jin Hai asked impatiently. He still wanted to show off the money he earned in the past six months.
Jin Yan glanced at Lin Heng in the distance and said to her brother, "Don't go out and embarrass yourself with your little money. Go back quickly."
Jin Hai was not convinced: "What's so embarrassing about this? I made over a thousand dollars in half a year, why can't I show off?"
No one in the village could earn so much money, so of course he wanted to let everyone know that he had made a fortune.
Jin Yan shook her head and said, "He got over 2,000 yuan just for digging a fish pond, and he even bought a sidecar motorcycle a few days ago. What do you have to show off?"
"A...a three-wheeled motorcycle!" Hearing this, Jin Hai couldn't help but stutter.
“Is this true?”
Zhao Hu, who had prepared all kinds of boasting, stopped and turned his head to ask in disbelief.
They had seen a lot of the market outside, and had naturally seen sidecar motorcycles. However, they couldn't afford to buy them even if they were second-hand, so they could only watch from afar.
Even if Lin Heng is a millionaire with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan, he digs fish ponds and runs a shop. Where does he get so much money?
"I saw it with my own eyes, how could it be false?" Jin Yan looked at Jin Hai and said, "Some people drove a jeep to his house a few days ago. I don't know what they talked about. Don't go and ask for trouble."
After hearing this, Jin Hai was like a deflated balloon and was pulled back by her sister.
Zhao Hu looked at Lin Heng who was not far away, with an embarrassed look on his face, and turned back dejectedly.
"how so!"
He couldn't figure it out, so he decided to go back and investigate it thoroughly. It was too weird.
(End of this chapter)
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