Chapter 237 Final Harvest
Seeing the fishing rod run away, the three of them put down their food and ran over. When they arrived at the river, the fishing rod had been pulled into the water two or three meters.
"Damn, what should I do?" Lin Yue was helpless as he watched the fishing rod being dragged away bit by bit.
"I'll do it."
Lin Heng said with a smile, taking his fishing rod and hooking it.
This is really three bites a day. I eat, sleep, and play with my phone. I don't eat if I don't do anything else. It's very metaphysical.
I finally hooked it with the fishing rod after two attempts, and it took some effort to pull it ashore.
Lin Yue picked up the fishing rod and pulled it, saying excitedly: "The fish didn't run away."
He and Lin's father did not try to drag the fish along, they just pulled it ashore. Fortunately, the line Lin Heng used was thick enough.
"It's another plum fish. This one is a little bigger, maybe two kilograms." Father Lin said with a smile as he looked at the fish in his eldest son's hand.
"Hey, I'm not a dead end today." Lin Yue said with a smile. Lin Heng often called him a dead end, and he was also infected by him.
Lin Heng smiled and nodded, "There are indeed a lot of fish here. It will definitely be good to fish again in a month or two."
There are indeed a lot of fish in this place, and the scenery is beautiful. It is a good place.
After putting the fish into the fish basket, the three of them continued to eat. After finishing the meal, there was no movement on the fishing rod. Lin Heng tried the same method for half an hour, but no fish was caught.
He was extremely disappointed with this place, so he went around fishing with his fishing rod, and he couldn't believe that he couldn't catch any fish.
The sun was warm at this moment, and the sand under his feet seemed to be covered with a golden coat. The sky was blue, and the sunlight shone on the river, creating ripples that made it difficult for Lin Heng to see clearly what was happening in the water.
After casting countless times along the river, the brook grouper couldn't withstand the back and forth casting and died. Lin Heng caught two more and put them on the hook again.
Before he knew it, he was already seven or eight hundred meters away from his father and older brother. If he walked any further and turned a corner, he would no longer be able to see them.
"Son, we're on to another one!"
Just as Lin Heng was about to continue walking up, the river wind brought his father's laughter.
From afar, his father was holding a plum fish that was sparkling in the sun, and his cheeks, carved by time, were filled with joy.
Lin Heng gave a thumbs up from a distance, and he was happy in his heart that his father was happy.
However, he did not go back, but continued to move forward against the ruthless river wind. After passing this bend, the river bank became a little narrower, but because it was winter, there were still many dry places in the riverbed, so he could continue to move forward.
After walking for another two hundred meters, Lin Heng came to a place covered with rocks. This kind of place was definitely an ideal hunting spot for mandarin fish and salmon.
After looking at the creek grouper that was still jumping a few times on the hook, Lin Heng threw it in and started fishing again.
When he lost the ball for the thirteenth time, there was a pause and he felt a distinct sensation in his hand.
"Get up!"
Afraid that the fish would get stuck under the rocks and could not be pulled out, Lin Heng chose to pull it violently. A palm-sized mandarin fish was pulled directly out of the water, and its olive-colored body was full of beauty.
"It's not big, but it's not bad. Take it home and keep it."
Lin Heng took a look at it and placed it in the small pond next to him.
His guess was correct. There were indeed fish hiding in this place. The deep water and complex environment made it a good place for fish to hide.
Having caught another fresh brook grouper, he continued to cast the rod. After a while, he felt another pulling sensation and when he pulled it up, it turned out to be a spotted fish.
Although it only weighs about seven or eight taels, it's not bad. I throw it into the water and continue fishing.
After two fish came in just ten minutes, the fishing rod suddenly stopped and there was no fish for half an hour. Just as Lin Heng was about to change the place to retrieve the fish, there was a sudden stop, and the fishing rod was instantly pulled into a big bow.
"Oh my god, big fish, big fish!!"
Lin Heng's hands were shaking with excitement. This pulling force was unprecedented, and the tip of the fishing rod was pulled into the water.
"No, you can't go into the cracks between the rocks."
Lin Heng gritted his teeth and pulled back with all his strength, but the bamboo pole was too soft and he couldn't exert any strength.
Fortunately, the fish were not very strong in winter, and he finally pulled it to the side after some effort. After sliding it back and forth again, he finally pulled it to the surface of the water for the first time and saw its true form.
"Mandarin fish, this mandarin fish must be four or five kilograms."
Lin Heng was so excited when he saw the mandarin fish which was a little black in color. It was so big and rich.
After sliding back and forth twice, Lin Heng couldn't wait to pull the fishing line back. After a while, the fish was caught in his hand. The fish's mouth was big enough to fit his daughter's fist. The fish was dark brown in color and looked a little black.
After taking out the fishhook, Lin Heng held the fish in both hands and ran down. At this time, he wished that the whole world would know that he had caught a big mandarin fish of level four or five.
"Dad, brother, what do you think this is?"
The loud voice came before the person arrived.
Father Lin and the other man, who were originally staring at the river, turned their gaze and took a closer look, their eyes suddenly widened.
"Oh my god, you're going to be awesome, bro!" Lin Yue ran over to greet him. The fish was so huge.
Father Lin also praised repeatedly: "Amazing, amazing, this fish weighs four or five kilograms, was it caught from above?"
Lin Heng raised his head and smiled, "Yes, I judged that there were fish there. In addition to this big one, I also caught two small ones."
"That's great, let's go up too." When Lin Yue heard this, he couldn't wait to go up.
"Let's all go. This place is no good." Father Lin also nodded.
Lin Heng put the fish into the fish basket, checked the firmness of the fish basket, then took the plastic bucket and led the two of them upstairs.
Lin Heng was so excited while walking on the road that he kept telling his father and elder brother how he caught the fish. The two of them were also excited and walked quickly up the river. They caught the fish that Lin's father had caught before, but there was no more fish after that.
"Right here, these are the two small ones I caught."
Lin Heng pointed to the place where he was fishing, and then pointed to the two small fish in the puddle.
The 1980s were so great. Before his rebirth, he would never have believed in resources like wild fishing. Nine out of ten times, you would fail to catch a big fish, and he couldn't even think about it.
"sharp."
Lin Yue said this with a smile, and without further ado threw his fishing rod in.
Lin Heng caught a big fish and was very satisfied. He would give up his position to guide his older brother and father in fishing.
“I caught a fish!”
After a while, Lin Yue excitedly pulled up a half-pound plum fish.
Father Lin felt a bit of a stagnation as he failed to hit the target three times in a row. But even so, it was still much more satisfying than the previous time.
"Dad, don't be anxious. Let it eat for a while longer." Lin Heng looked at his father and said with a smile.
Father Lin nodded: "Okay, I'll try."
About three minutes later, he caught fish again, and after listening to Lin Heng's words, he slowed down his rod pulling. Soon, a beautiful mandarin fish was pulled out of the water.
"Hey, this place is good." Looking at the mandarin fish in his hand, Lin's father showed a sincere smile on his face.
"Dad, you keep fishing. I'll go catch some brook grouper."
Lin Heng said with a smile, and then walked towards a stream above. The three of them were happily fishing together, and he was happy even if he didn't catch anything. He felt that this was how life should be lived.
After searching in the stream for a while, Lin Heng caught ten stream groupers that were about five or six centimeters long. Although the water was extremely cold in winter, the fish were also much dumber, so it was much easier to catch them.
Holding the fish, Lin Heng turned back.
"Son, why don't you come fishing?" Father Lin looked at Lin Heng and said.
"No, you guys go fishing, I'll walk around and play for a while."
Lin Heng waved his hand and put the fish aside. Seeing that Lin Heng didn't want to play, Lin's father had to continue trying.
Lin Heng walked a little further up and found a huge black stone in the shape of a round cake and placed it by the river. The surface of the stone was polished by the water and was as smooth as a mirror, and it felt very delicate.
For him, this was like a natural bed. He climbed up and lay down. The black stone absorbed the heat from the sun and it felt very warm lying on it. He could feel the endless heat drilling into his body.
It is so beautiful to cover your head with clothes and lie down to bask in the sun. The temperature of the warm winter sun is just right.
Feeling the river breeze brushing past my ears and listening to the noise of the rushing river, I have a sense of forgetting the beauty of all my worries. I fall into a state of emptying myself, feeling quiet and free, grounded and lonely.
I fell asleep without realizing it, and when I woke up again and looked at the clock, I found that I had only slept for half an hour.
As I walked down, I saw my father and elder brother were still fishing, and they had changed the spot.
"What's going on?"
Lin Heng asked curiously.
Father Lin shook his head and said, "After you left, we caught a half-pound mandarin fish, and then there was no bite. We looked everywhere but still couldn't catch anything."
"Okay, let me try."
Lin Heng nodded, picked up his fishing rod, put on the brook grouper, and tried everywhere.
In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed, and it was already half past three. The sun had left the valley and was halfway up the hill. Without the sun, the river breeze was chilly.
"Forget it, I'll go see if I can catch some crucian carp over there." Lin Heng shook his head and gave up. The fish don't move around in the winter, so it's hard to catch them again after fishing.
The really big fish are in deep water.
"Let's try crucian carp too."
Father Lin and his friend also decided not to fish for smelt fish and mandarin fish.
After taking all the fish down and putting them into the fish basket, Lin Heng counted them and found there were exactly ten fish in total. He caught four, his father caught four, and his eldest brother Lin Yue only caught two.
Among these ten fish, there are five mandarin fish and five smelt fish, with a total weight of more than ten kilograms. The main reason is that the mandarin fish caught by Lin Heng was big enough, accounting for half of the weight.
These are carnivorous fish and taste much better than ordinary fish.
Change the fishhook to the smallest size, put on a earthworm and start fishing for crucian carp.
“Crack!!”
Half an hour later, Lin Heng broke the bamboo pole in his hand into two sections.
"Let's stop fishing and take a stroll. These cheap fish don't know what's good for them."
Lin Heng said as he reeled in the fishing line, "If he had the explosives, he would have really wanted to blow up the trap to see if there was any fish. It was really infuriating."
"Then let's go. It's really meaningless."
Father Lin also started to reel in the fishing line.
After reeling in the fishing line, all the fish were poured into the two plastic buckets they brought with them. Whether they were dead or alive depended on their own luck.
After collecting their belongings and taking away the trash, the three of them got into the car.
Lin Heng drove the car without planning to go back, but continued to go upwards to see the situation there so that he could come back next time.
As you go up, the cliffs on both sides become steeper and the road becomes narrower and more dangerous. If you fall off the road, you will definitely die.
After walking about another four or five kilometers, the road disappeared and turned into a half-meter narrow road. Some ancient plank roads could be seen on the opposite side.
"It is said that five kilometers from here is the foot of Taibai Mountain, and there are one or two villages over there," said Lin's father.
Lin Heng nodded. Looking up from here, Taibai Mountain was very close. The peaks here were mostly covered with shrubs, mosses and weeds, and looked a bit bare.
However, if you want to enter Taibai Mountain, you will probably have to walk more than ten kilometers. No matter what, it is definitely much closer than walking from Hongfeng Mountain.
There is also an ancient path that leads directly to the top of the peak, although it is difficult to walk on and some places may have been in disrepair for a long time.
"Let's find a chance to come here and explore, and climb up Mount Taibai to have a look." Lin Heng said to himself. The road leading to the foot of Mount Taibai is not passable by three wheels, but it should be possible to ride a motorcycle.
"Okay, let's go together after I buy a shotgun." Lin Yue also nodded.
After watching for a while, the three of them gave up the idea of getting out of the car and going in. The main reason was that time was running out and it was time to go home.
On the way back, whenever they came across water, the three of them would stop to change the water for the fish, trying their best to ensure their survival.
The first half was fine, but in the second half the road was too far from the river, so the three of them were too lazy to change.
Under the setting sun, the three of them returned to Hongfeng Village at 5:30. After parking the car, Lin Heng was the first to run home with the bucket of water.
"What's wrong? You're in a hurry." Xiulan opened the door and looked at Lin Heng running into the house.
"I'm afraid my fish will die. These are good fish."
Lin Heng said as he ran to the backyard, Xiaoxia and Xiongba followed him.
Lin Heng's heart sank as he put the fishing net into the big wooden basin. The gills of the ten fish, three small mandarin fish and one plum fish, were still moving.
"There are so many fish, Dad! I want to eat this fish." Xiaoxia said, pointing to the largest mandarin fish.
"I'll make it for you tomorrow."
As Lin Heng spoke, he caught three mandarin fish and a black carp and put them into the secondary water reservoir that came out of the well, where there was the most oxygen.
As for the others, they were all dead and there was no hope of saving them.
"You guys have a pretty good catch today. Who caught the biggest one?"
Xiulan walked in and looked at the fish in the basin curiously.
"Of course it's me." Lin Heng raised his chin, very proud.
“So amazing?”
"Of course, I'm a master fisherman."
Lin Heng said a few words, then ran out and drove the car in.
When Lin's father and his companions came in and learned that only four fish had a chance of survival, they felt very sorry.
"It's nothing to regret. You can divide the fish that dad has left. I'll just take this big mandarin fish." Lin Heng said with a smile.
"What's there to share? You cook and we can come over to eat." Father Lin shook his head.
Lin Yue also said: "That's right, we're going to eat anyway, and we can get a free meal at your house."
Lin Heng didn't act pretentiously and nodded, "Then let's cook these fish tonight."
(End of this chapter)
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