Free Web NovelChapter 1105: Chapter 450: If You Can’t Catch Fish, Dig Lotus Roots! Old Sun: That’s What Anglers Often Do!
After preparing the bait, he formed it into a ball and threw it at the chosen fishing spot. Meanwhile, he also made a small spot in the shallow water nearby so that Lele could use the hand rod to catch small fish.
Once the bait was ready, he started organizing the fishing line, while Old Sun had already finished everything, including preparing the bait.
At this moment, he was hanging the bait while softly speaking to Grandma Sun about some fishing tips.
As for Shen Guofu, he was still adjusting his multi-functional fishing chair.
"Are you ready, A-Xu?"
"Lele’s hand rod is ready; she can take it and fish now. I’m using red worm bait."
After saying that, he handed the 3.2-meter fishing rod to Geng Lele:
"I’ve adjusted the float for you. Just fish in this area surrounded by water grass. I’ve already scattered the bait."
"Alright, thank you, Brother Xu!"
Newly minted angler Geng Lele held the rod but didn’t fish immediately. Instead, she picked up the nearby Dundun and quietly said:
"Holy fire illuminate, holy fire radiate, may the Holy Master protect me for a grand fishing start!"
After she finished, she put down Dundun, cast the baited line into the water, and held the rod, waiting silently.
After Dundun was placed down, it lay on the fishing bag and started sunbathing.
Just as Lin Xu finished preparing Shen Jiayue’s rod, Geng Lele noticed her float moving and then sinking down.
She quickly pulled back, but because she was inexperienced, she couldn’t gauge the strength, nearly falling into the water instead of pulling the fish out.
Seeing this, Shen Jiayue hastened to help. Together, they managed to catch a carp slightly smaller than the palm of a hand.
By fishing circle standards, this was considered somewhat big... a medium board carp?
"Wahaha, it wasn’t in vain to skip class and come here, caught a carp right away, who’s the boss now!!!!!"
At this moment, Little Mushroom Head was flaunting like the boss of the Shark Gang, standing with hands on hips, snapping a photo with the fish, and preparing to post it in her Moments for a wave of show-off. But after posting, a comment appeared below.
"Bring back a thousand-word reflection, in English."
Ah, got carried away with excitement!
If I knew earlier, I wouldn’t have taken the photo. Now I have to write a reflection in English... freeweɓnovel.cøm
Geng Lele sighed deeply, looking every bit like a small adult, filled with a sense of worldly wisdom.
Shen Jiayue giggled and said:
"Oh, Lele, even tricked us, skipping classes in high school wasn’t enough, now you’re skipping college classes."
"I secretly did that experiment last week on my own, it was pretty boring..."
Geng Lele sighed again, furrowing her brow.
Seeing her like this, Shen Jiayue asked:
"What’s wrong?"
"Just now, I posted my fishing achievements in Moments, and my godfather saw it. He wants me to write a thousand-word reflection... in English."
Uh...
Shen Baobao brought the fish protector over, put the carp inside the water, and only then said:
"Seeing you look so troubled, is writing a reflection in English that difficult?"
Geng Lele nodded and sighed once more:
"I’m not sure if I can find the saved English reflection templates from before... Careless mistake. Next time, I must block godfather first..."
Template?
Shen Jiayue thought Geng Lele was worried about the difficulty of writing an English reflection, but it turns out she was contemplating the templates of English reflections.
Seems like she has done this sort of thing quite often before.
Not far away, Shen Guofu finally figured out the fishing chair. Next to him, Han Shuzhen said:
"Just like those multi-functional elderly chairs in the hospital, when you get old, I’ll prepare one for you, then push you to fish by the water."
While organizing his fishing rod, Shen Guofu replied:
"I’d rather not."
"What? Afraid it’ll tire me out?"
"No, I’m afraid if I say something wrong, you’ll push me into the water... Ouch, don’t pinch me, it was just a joke... I’m sorry, my dear."
Only then did Han Shuzhen release her grip:
"Even Lele has caught a fish, yet you so-called professional anglers haven’t even started."
"Good food isn’t afraid to be late, no rush."
Shen Guofu finished organizing, opened up the ready-made bait, and hooked it onto the fish hook to start fishing.
He didn’t make a bait spot, thinking it unnecessary.
Soon, the others also started fishing one after the other.
Across the bank, Grandma Sun, looking at the unmoving float in the water, curiously asked:
"Lele just tossed and caught a fish. You analyze so systematically, why hasn’t the float moved?"
Old Sun chuckled:
"The scariest thing in fishing is small fish causing trouble, immovable is actually a good sign, indicating there’s no small fish commotion below, a signal that a big fish is coming... Be patient, don’t rush, the more you rush, the less you’ll catch. When you’re calm and without expectations, the fish will unexpectedly appear... It’s a usual thing for anglers."
Just as he said this, Geng Lele’s float sank again, catching another carp.
While the fully equipped anglers hadn’t seen a move, the schoolgirl Geng Lele, with only a hand rod and not even a rod holder, caught two carps in a row.
The adult anglers looked at each other, creating an awkward atmosphere.
Shen Jiayue sat on the small stool, holding her cheeks, gazing at the unchanged float, and asked:
"A-Xu, if we don’t catch anything, what do we eat for lunch?"
Lin Xu chuckled and replied:
"Don’t worry, you won’t go hungry. Worst case, we’ll dig up some lotus roots and stew them with meat, it’s no trouble."
Stew with meat?
That’s nice; if there are fish, we’ll eat fish. If not, stew with meat.
As long as I don’t go hungry.
Mi Lan remarked:
"Yueyue, don’t worry about the food. There are plenty of chickens in the southwest corner of the garden. Later, we can have Auntie slaughter a couple of big roosters. Would your sister let you go hungry?"
Shen Jiayue stuck out her tongue:
"Of course, I’m not worried. I was just trying to encourage everyone, so we won’t miss out on catching fish."
Mi Lan chuckled, squatting next to Dundun to scratch the little one’s chin:
"I brought over twenty pounds of meat. Xiao Lin, how do you think we should cook it? And with these lotus roots, can we make some special dishes?"
Special?
Lin Xu thought for a moment and said: fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
"There are many ways to eat lotus roots, and many special dishes too, like lotus root meatballs, lotus root patties, stuffed lotus roots, stewed lotus roots with meat, glutinous rice lotus root..."
While he spoke, Geng Lele, refilling her bait, couldn’t help but swallow her saliva.
Shen Jiayue also looked quite tempted.
Seeing this, Lin Xu smiled and said:
"How about we forget fishing and go dig up lotus roots instead? Play around with some food, sitting here is cold and dreary, just the right time to move our bodies and experience the joy of digging lotus roots."
Let Master Yuet and Old Sun have an open contest to see who’s the real angler.
The suggestion was immediately met with approval from Geng Lele and Shen Jiayue:
"Great idea, I’ve been wanting to experience the joy of digging lotus roots."
They leisurely pulled up their fishing rods, ready to pack up and leave.
Just as Lin Xu was about to stand, suddenly the float on the water moved. Instinctively grabbing the rod, a huge force transmitted over...
A fish is on!
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The upstairs air conditioner is dripping water, making a ’da da da’ sound and has been disturbing my sleep for days, which affects my update speed. Sorry, everyone. This Chapter is 5200 words, please give your votes!
