Wu Yingjin shook his head: "I still don't understand why Shen Nan would do this. It doesn't do him any good either."
"How can there be no benefit?"
"The biggest advantage is that he became an outsider."
"Hmph, in the end, it's just because he's a coward, afraid that Wu An will retaliate if he finds out that he was the one who did it."
"Shen Nan shouldn't be afraid, right?" Wu Yingjin said with a sneer. "I think Shen Nan is much more capable than that kid Wu An."
“From childhood to adulthood, Shen Nan has always been one step ahead of Wu An in everything.”
"In my opinion, even if Wu An finds out about this, he can only swallow his anger and won't be able to do anything to Shen Nan, nor would he dare to do anything to Shen Nan."
When he spoke of Wu An, his tone was contemptuous. After falling out with Wu Yingwei, the last thing he wanted to see was Wu Yingwei's family gaining power.
He's been hearing a lot about Wu An lately. Although Wu An doesn't really affect him, he's still annoyed.
"How old are you? Still bringing up your childhood. Besides, things are different now... Why do you think Shen Nan is targeting Wu An? Isn't it because he thinks it's best to strike first?" Chen Gui, being somewhat of an outsider, saw things clearly and bluntly stated, "If he wasn't afraid of Wu An, why would he strike first?"
"As it turned out, it was a huge blunder, and we gained nothing but trouble."
"They just pushed me out of it. After all, I was the prime suspect, so it's reasonable for me to take the blame."
"His wishful thinking was quite elaborate."
Wu Yingjin suddenly realized: "Goodness, now that you mention it, it feels like the abacus beads are hitting my face."
"To be fair, Shen Nan is quite shrewd."
"Even you got tricked."
Chen Gui scoffed, "What's the use? We still can't beat Wu An."
“You weren’t in the village for a while, so you don’t know how many great things Wu An did.”
"Anyway, Shen Nan is going to have a showdown with Wu An, and I don't think Shen Nan has a good chance."
Wu Yingjin said, "Shen Nan can't beat Wu An, but we still have you."
Chen Gui waved his hand: "Stop flattering me, I feel ashamed."
This time.
Shen Nan remained aloof and completely uninvolved, so no one suspected him.
Wu An suffered no loss and even became a victim. At this critical juncture, Shen Nan betrayed him, making him the target of public criticism.
Forget about Wu An, the villagers' gossip could drown him.
Thinking about it this way, he had the illusion that he had been tricked by Wu An and Shen Nan.
Having spent my whole life playing with eagles, I've finally gotten my eyes pecked by two little sparrows!
Wu Yingjin said, "No matter what, you still have to handle this matter well."
"It's all over the village right now, and it's really affecting your reputation."
"You'll definitely suffer when the election comes."
Chen Gui smiled and patted Wu Yingjin on the shoulder: "Isn't this because I asked you for help?"
"Besides, rumors stop with the wise."
"I'll just let Wu An know when the time comes."
Wu Yingjin said, "Wu An definitely won't pay any attention to you."
Chen Gui said casually, "He doesn't care. Anyway, I've explained it. Whether he believes it or not is his business."
As the two were talking, they ran into Lin Bin.
After exchanging greetings, Lin Bin took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket.
They didn't say anything.
The two walked towards each other.
After walking a little further, Wu Yingjin asked curiously, "Brother Gui, why did Lin Bin give you a cigarette?"
Chen Gui smiled smugly; "That's a secret."
"Just consider it hush money."
Wu Yingjin was even more curious: "What are you sealing off?"
Chen Gui said, "Since it's hush money, can I tell you?"
...
Wu An had no idea that he only wanted to annoy Chen Gui and at most ruin Chen Gui's reputation, but with his father's help, he ended up causing a rift between Chen Gui and Shen Nan.
It just goes to show that people's hearts are hard to fathom.
Intelligent people tend to overthink, but sometimes their cleverness backfires.
After sailing for more than two hours, we had gone quite far and could see fishing boats operating as far as the eye could see. We encountered fishing boats almost every time we went along the way.
Wu An didn't join in the fun, especially since the fishing boats that were casting their nets were difficult to approach, as most of them had fixed operating areas.
Rushing in could easily cause unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts.
In the end, they went to the area near the small island where many fishing boats had dug up clams. There were no fishing boats or buoys operating there, so they could work there.
Ah Qing asked, "Brother, what do we do?"
Wu An casually replied, "Whatever, let's set a fish trap first, it's simpler, and then we can use a longline."
"After we've set these down, let's talk about casting nets."
"Hangyu, you can go fishing if you want once you're done with your work."
All three were self-taught, and to put it mildly, they were practically feeling their way across the sea. Even though setting fish traps seemed simple, they were still quite flustered and disorganized.
Because they hadn't prepared in advance, they were putting the bait in the traps while they were setting them, so they were in a hurry. In addition, the two of them weren't very coordinated, so it took them a while to throw the next trap after one was thrown in.
Fortunately, after throwing two or three, the two gained experience and their skills improved dramatically. They then placed the shrimp and crab traps in an orderly manner.
Finally, after throwing the buoy into the sea, Ah Qing muttered some auspicious words.
Longline fishing is much more difficult than fishing with a fish trap because it requires baiting a dense array of hooks.
This is routine work for any fisherman.
But for Aqing and the others, it was much more difficult.
The main problem is that I've never done it before.
They didn't pre-attach the bait, so they had to put it on and attach it as they went. Especially with longline fishing, the bait had to be placed in a specific order, otherwise it would get messed up.
That would be a huge problem.
Especially for beginners like them, once they mess things up, it's very difficult to find a way to restore them.
After struggling for a long time, Mai Hangyu rubbed his aching back from squatting and said, "Being a fisherman is definitely not easy."
Not only A-Qing and Mai Hangyu, but Wu An also found it difficult. Whether it was setting fish traps or longline fishing, he needed to keep the fishing boat at a constant speed.
It can't be too fast or too slow, especially with longline fishing, the requirements are quite high.
Wu An thought he would have plenty of free time after setting the fish traps and longline fishing, but when he checked the time after setting the longline, it was already 12:30 pm.
Looking at the buoy on the sea, Aqing asked expectantly, "Brother, what do you think the harvest will be like?"
Wu An smiled and said, "It should be pretty good."
A fish trap can add 10 points of luck, while longline fishing adds an even more outrageous 20 points at once. Wu An believes that if longline fishing were longer, the maximum amount of luck added could be increased even further.
With so much luck invested, the chances of getting rich should be quite high.
I almost forgot to mention that my daily luck is a bit high, probably because today is an auspicious day for the fishing season to open.
It has a total of 166 points.
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