Almost an hour later.
Wu An and A Qing had already pulled up about twenty yellowfin tuna, seven or eight sea bass, and two rockfish. They could catch a fish every one or two minutes.
Wu An called out, "Aqing, take a break."
Ah Qing wiped the sweat from her brow and said, "Brother, I'll listen to you, let's eat eggs then."
He took out a thermos from his backpack, which was still wrapped in a bag. When he opened it, the eggs were still warm. He handed it to Wu An first: "Brother, here you go."
Wu An took a big gulp of water and said, "Drink some water to moisten your throat before eating the eggs."
Aqing responded.
When Wu An was peeling eggs, his hands trembled a little. He didn't feel anything when he was fishing, but as soon as he stopped, he felt sore and swollen. He was exhausted.
Aqing was even more exaggerated than him; her hands trembled like someone with Parkinson's disease.
Even so, they still can't bear to stop.
Aqing's physique was much worse than his. The reason he stopped was because he was already tired, so Aqing must be even more exhausted.
If you keep going, you might overwork yourself and cause serious injury.
He said, "Aqing, stop when you're tired. We're making money for ourselves, and health is our capital, understand?"
Aqing nodded: "I understand."
Judging from his expression, Wu An knew that his "I know" was just a casual remark.
There's nothing we can do.
Who can resist catching fish one after another?
I can't stop, and I don't want to stop.
As long as you don't die from exhaustion, then work yourself to the bone.
Wu An didn't say much more. Like A Qing, he also wanted to make money!
Although he has paid off the high-interest loan, he is still penniless. He needs to earn money so that he can have the confidence to help his father and brother and sister-in-law.
He'll only have the face to go home when he can improve his family's situation.
He knew.
Life at home is tough.
My father and eldest brother are both idealists who are willing to sacrifice for their work. As for such people, well, if they were strangers, I would respect them, but as family members, it's really hard to judge them.
In any case, he is incapable of selfless dedication.
Of course, the family was having a hard time, and he was the culprit.
After swallowing two eggs, Wu An asked, "Aqing, how is it?"
"I feel energetic again." Aqing took another big gulp of water and said, "My hands aren't shaking anymore."
Wu An stretched his arms and said, "Have a smoke before you fish."
Aqing took out a cigarette and asked, "Brother, you really don't smoke anymore?"
Wu An nodded.
Aqing thought for a moment, then put the cigarette back in her pocket and said, "My mom doesn't like me smoking either."
"Brother, I'll quit with you."
"Good brothers should stick together."
Wu An grinned, and when he heard the sound of a car, he turned around and saw a sedan parked at the entrance of the village. Then a figure slowly walked over.
As they drew closer, Wu An raised an eyebrow in surprise. It was an old man, and seeing the large and small bags he was carrying, he suddenly realized what was going on.
The old man was quite surprised to see two people on the rocks and took the initiative to wave and greet them.
Wu An nodded in response.
The old man asked, "Handsome young man, do you have a mouth?"
Wu An said, "Yes."
"Did you catch any three-knife fish?" the old man asked. "I heard there are three-knife fish here, so I came here because of the reputation."
“Old man, your information is outdated,” Aqing said with a chuckle. “Someone caught one here only three or five years ago.”
"Several people from our village come here to fish every day because of this."
"Lin Hu and Lin Bin also became obsessed with fishing around that time, and dreamed all day long about catching a three-knife fish."
Ah Qing whispered the last sentence to Wu An.
Wu An suddenly realized that he had also heard of the three-knife fish, which was known as the "King of Fish" and cost seven or eight hundred yuan per catty. This was just the purchase price; the retail price would be even more outrageous.
The old man smiled and said, "Since we're already here..."
We chatted for a few minutes.
The old man found a spot about ten meters away from Wu An and the others. He had a fishing box, a stool, and all the necessary fishing gear. A Qing secretly exclaimed, "Brother, this old man looks so professional!"
Wu An nodded.
Putting everything else aside, those fancy fishing rods alone must be worth a lot of money.
The sky was beginning to brighten, and with the light from the lamp, he could see clearly that the old man was using prawns as bait. The prawns were still lively and jumping on the hook, and as bait, they were definitely more effective than their razor clam meat.
Watching the old man cast his line with a "whoosh," Aqing muttered under her breath, "He's really rich. Can't he just eat these shrimp himself?"
Prawns are much more expensive than razor clams.
When you compare them like this...
The old men were regular soldiers with guns and cannons; they were guerrillas with millet and rifles.
Wu An smiled. There was no point in comparing. An old man of that age fishing must be enjoying life.
After watching the old man fiddling with the equipment for several minutes, he said, "Let's start fishing."
Deep blue.
Add some points.
Luck value: 48 (8).
They looked at the old man, and the old man looked at them too.
The old man watched the two men cast their lines and bait, shook his head inwardly, and called out, "You two handsome young men, are you beginners?"
Wu An was taken aback: "How did you know?"
The old man laughed heartily: "I could tell."
Wu An said, "Your judgment is very accurate."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu An felt a pull and suddenly lifted the fishing rod upwards.
"call out."
The fishing line is taut.
The tip of the fishing rod bent into a full moon, drooping towards the sea surface, swaying and shaking from side to side as the bait struggled.
Ah Qing quickly followed up with, "Brother, I caught a fish too!"
The old man's smile froze instantly.
So fast?
Are the fish mouths that good?
He quickly gripped the fishing rod, aimed his headlamp and lure at the sea, and waited for the moment he would hook a fish.
But even after the two younger men next door pulled their fish up, there was still no movement on his side.
Ah Qing was overjoyed: "Brother, we both caught black sea bream."
"It's much bigger than the yellow-footed wax tree."
Wu An smiled and said, "That's good."
"continue."
The two fish look alike and are priced similarly, but black sea bream are generally larger and can naturally fetch a higher price.
Next.
The two started using the linkage mode again.
Because we were standing too close, the lines got tangled together, but luckily the fish didn't get away, and we managed to net it.
The old man was numb from looking at it.
I initially thought the two were pretending to be weak, but judging from their clumsy attempts to change fishing lines and tackle, they were clearly beginners.
"Is there really such a thing as a 'newbie halo'?"
"But it wasn't like this when I first got into this hobby."
The two young men next door caught seven or eight fish each, while the old man looked at his fishing rod, which was still not moving, and began to feel uneasy.
Half an hour later.
Ah Qing called out, "Brother, my hand is sore."
Wu An asked, "Shall we take a rest?"
Aqing shook her head and shouted, "I think I can hold on for a while longer."
For nearly two hours straight, Ah Qing, with his small frame, was able to keep pulling fish non-stop, not because he was physically strong, but because his desire to make money was too intense.
Wu An was also exhausted, but seeing that A Qing was still working non-stop, he didn't want to tell her to stop.
The old man next door said he was also quite jealous.
But he wasn't tired.
Instead, they were envious.
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