Hu Mingchen and Wang Huixue bought fishing rods, baskets, bait, and even two small folding chairs at the flower and bird market, and then bought some snacks and drinks at the small shop next door. Prepare everything, and then Fang Guoping will drive them to Qiongshang Reservoir for fishing.

The Qiongshang Reservoir is on the edge of the city, which is the backup water source of Liangcheng, and the water quality is very good, but now it is loosely managed, and fishing is allowed, and in two years, this reservoir will be completely fenced off, and fishing and any recreation are prohibited.

Although it is now winter, the mountains around the Qiongshang Reservoir are still dense and green, and only the grass on the side of the road looks withered and yellow.

For this backup water source, the mountains on both sides of the reservoir are planted with cedar trees, and even in winter, they are full of greenery and tranquility.

Hu Mingchen heard that fishing should be a nest, he didn't know about it, so he simply found a water inlet that was not too deep, and the two pressed chairs on the grass, pinched the bait on the hook, threw out the hook and fishing line, set up the fishing rod and waited for the fish to take the bait.

"Brother Ming Chen, why hasn't this fish been hooked yet?" The bait was only thrown into the water for dozens of seconds, and Wang Huixue couldn't wait to ask.

"How long have you been here, bear with you, how can you be so fast?"

was told by Hu Mingchen, Wang Huixue closed her mouth and stared at the fish drift on the water, but just after a minute, she couldn't help it anymore.

"Will this fish not eat in winter, why does the fish float motionless?"

"Huixue, have you heard of snake hibernation, have you also heard of fish hibernation? Hu Mingchen felt speechless.

"If you want to eat fish, you can just go to the vegetable market to buy it, why do you have to work so hard to catch it yourself, the money we buy these tools is enough to buy a lot of fish, people who like fishing are stupid." Wang Huixue pursed her lips and said.

Hu Mingchen was really defeated by Wang Huixue, what kind of logic is this. But not to mention, in the eyes of many women, this is probably how they see the problem.

"Hui Xue, fishing, the important thing is not to eat fish, in fact, his real meaning is in the process. Maybe we can't catch a single fish today, but this is also meaningful, the joy of the angler is the moment when the fishing rod is pulled. ”

"If I can't catch a single fish, I don't know what the point is, and if it's just to sit, it's so cold here, it's better to sit at home and bake the fire." Wang Huixue dismissed Hu Mingchen's arguments.

"You...... I can't tell you clearly, you know the poem about fishing alone in Hanjiangxue, why does a fisherman want to go to Hanjiang to fish alone?"

That's because he had nothing to eat and had to go fishing, which shows that the common people had a bad time in ancient times. Wang Huixue tilted her head and glared.

The sweat on Hu Mingchen's head, this girl is really eccentric.

"Forget it, I won't tell you, we're here to croak, the fish are scared away, it's strange that we can catch fish. Let's keep it quiet now, fishing, just be quiet, and when you catch a fish, you'll understand how it feels. Hu Mingchen does not plan to continue to talk to Wang Huixue on this issue.

"Then if the fish doesn't take the bait, will we just sit and wait like this? Won't we be frozen here then?" Hu Mingchen stopped, but Wang Huixue may not be willing to stop.

It was really difficult for Wang Huixue to sit like this, and besides, the waterside was damp and the wind blew and felt quite cold.

"Then why don't you have a snack, or walk around?" Since she didn't have the patience to sit, Hu Mingchen simply let her play.

"There's nothing around here, what's there to walk about...... Bite, bite. Originally, Wang Huixue was still complaining, but when she suddenly saw the fish drifting down, she immediately shouted.

"If you bite it, pull it, pull it, pull the fishing rod quickly. Hu Mingchen hurriedly said.

Wang Huixue hurriedly pulled the fishing rod, but when the hook was pulled out of the water, there were no fish, not only were there no fish, but even the bait was completely gone.

"Oh, it's too late, if you had been one step earlier, maybe you would have caught a fish by now. Hu Mingchen looked at the silver fish hook and said regretfully.

"So what now?"

"What else can I do, put on the bait, and continue to throw it in the water and wait for the fish to eat. Hu Mingchen said.

"Then you can help me pretend, my hands are cold. Wang Huixue shook her body and her mouth curled.

"Well, then I'll help you get a free job. ”

Hu Mingchen just loaded Wang Huixue's bait and threw it back into the water again, his bait seemed to have been eaten by the fish, Hu Mingchen was sharp-eyed, and when he saw the fish floating, he hurriedly pulled the fishing rod.

However, Hu Mingchen's fishing rod was pulled up, and there was no living creature hanging on the hook, and the bait was basically scattered.

Wang Huixue was late just now, and Hu Mingchen was early, the bait may just be a tentative bite, Hu Mingchen couldn't hold his breath, and this lucky little fish immediately picked up a life.

After these two bait bites, for a long time, the two of them never moved again, and floated very quietly on the water, as if their task was not to help with fishing, but to lie on the surface of the water and bask in the sun.

"Brother Mingchen, why don't we go home, looking at it like this, we shouldn't be able to catch fish. Every time I brought it up, the bait was gone, but there was not a single shadow of a fish, and the fish here were so smart that we couldn't seem to fight. Wang Huixue, who had already eaten a lot of snacks and drank half a bottle of drink, couldn't help it.

Wang Huixue is really still an innocent little girl, and her words are so childlike that she makes Hu Mingchen laugh.

"It's finally here, let's hold on for a while, we can't give up halfway, if we can't catch such a fish, it will be so faceless." Here's also a bag of potato chips, you eat, you eat. Hu Mingchen is unwilling, he is not the kind of person who can't hold on to things.

"These snacks are basically eaten by me alone, and you still eat them? You don't have bad intentions and want to feed me fat, I tell you, I don't want to be a little chubby. said this in her mouth, but Wang Huixue's hand still involuntarily took the bag of potato chips in her hand and tore it open.

Wang Huixue is really not interested in staring at the fish drift with blank eyes now, she thinks that eating something is far more interesting than fishing.

After about ten minutes, Hu Mingchen's fish float sank again, and after waiting for a long time, Hu Mingchen shook the fishing rod excitedly and pulled it up, but he still found nothing.

"Little friend, like you, you will never be able to catch a fish. At this time, an old man in a cotton jacket led a small bucket to Hu Mingchen's side and said.

Hu Mingchen was staring at the water intently just now, and he didn't notice when there was an extra person beside him.

"Wow, Brother Mingchen, look, there are a lot of fish in this old man's bucket. Hu Mingchen turned around and was about to speak, when Wang Huixue squatted beside the old man's bucket and shouted in surprise.

Hu Mingchen looked at the old man, got up and looked at the old man's small bucket, there were seven or eight fish swimming in the small bucket, the largest was about half a catty, and the small one was about one or two.

Because of the cold weather, when Hu Mingchen and the others came, they didn't see the existence of fishing friends around. Now it seems that even if it is cold, there are still enthusiasts who will come to fish.

"Old man, you just said that I wouldn't be able to catch fish, didn't I do anything?" Hu Mingchen looked at those fish and pouted for advice.

"You're too anxious to hold your breath, and the lever is too fast. The fish here have learned to be smart, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, there are people fishing here, these fish, have learned to try. If you pull the fish float as soon as it moves, then there will be no fish, because the fish hasn't bitten the hook at all, and you have to wait until the fish float is almost completely sinking, and then you pull it, and that's it. It's like we often say, if there's no benefit, who's going to take the bait, right? The old man seemed to be a fishing fan, and seriously pointed out Hu Mingchen's back.

Hu Mingchen suddenly realized that this was the case. At the same time, he also understood why the largest fish in the old man's bucket weighed only half a catty.

Many people come to fish all year round, and the larger fish are basically caught, and the rest are small fish.

"Also, your bait is not pinched well, so it is easy to fall ......apart when thrown into the water," said the old man squatted down, mixed and mixed the two baits that Hu Mingchen bought again, stirred and kneaded them together, and then picked off a piece and pinched it tightly on Hu Mingchen's hook, "You have to do this, otherwise, you will have to pull it up and change the bait once in two minutes." ”

No wonder every time Hu Mingchen pulled the rod up just now, there were no fish, and the bait also fell off, it turned out that he was also a big problem in the handling of the bait.

"Thank you, thank you old man for your advice. Hu Mingchen thanked him from the bottom of his heart.

"You're welcome, little dolls like you love fishing, which is a rarity around here. Okay, you guys are fishing slowly, we are old and can't spend too much time in the wild, I'm leaving, I hope you can have something to gain today. After saying that, the old man shook his hand, and led his fishing gear and the bucket filled with the booty to walk away.

"It turns out that there are so many things to pay attention to in this fishing, no wonder we didn't have a harvest today, and you don't understand anything after a long time. As soon as the old man left, Wang Huixue complained about Hu Mingchen.

"I said before that I don't understand, it seems that this fishing is the same as being a human being, if you want the fish to take the bait, you have to provide him with good bait, and let him taste the sweetness, well, it is really similar to this society. Hu Mingchen threw the hook that had been bait into the water again and realized something.

"Do you still have to endure the temperament and loneliness?"

"Yes, yes, this is an indispensable basic skill, don't be anxious, it seems that there are some words, easy to say, difficult to do. ”

"You mean you were anxious just now, so you still say that I am also embarrassed by you. ”