Chapter 4: Night Fishing in Xiaoxiang

There is a very famous line in Forrest Gump's biography: "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what the next piece will taste like." ”

Travel is the same, the front is full of all kinds of unknowns, you don't know what kind of people you will meet on the next road, what kind of scenery you will see, and what kind of opportunities you will have. If we don't try all this, we'll never know the answer!

Fortunately, our protagonist is very lucky, not only can he freely choose the place and time of his trip, but also has a clever company along the way.

The next morning, after washing up, they finished their breakfast and started their new journey. However, this time there was no definite destination, just following a general route that had been negotiated last night.

Next, if there are no accidents, the two will enter Guangxi from Yongzhou, and then move towards the northwestern provinces.

There are many places they have never been to but have dreamed of for a long time, Guilin, Dali, Shangri-La, Yili, these well-known attractions are attracting them all the time.

The two drove all the way up the Xiangjiang River, enjoying the scenery along the way and slowly arrived in Yongzhou City.

At this time, it was still early, Yang Zi took Qiaoqiao to take a little stroll around the city first, and after buying some things, he found that because they were not very familiar with this side, the two of them didn't think of anything interesting for a while.

Fortunately, under the guidance of the audience in the live broadcast room, they went to Liuzi Temple and Pingdao near the city to finish a tour, these two places are ancient and grand, and they are very poetic and picturesque in the south of the Yangtze River.

Another is the description of the term Xiaoxiang night rain, but unfortunately it seems to be sunny for a few days, and the two of them can't appreciate the quiet and hazy beauty of lying on the railing and listening to the wind under the misty night rain.

After visiting these two places that are closer to each other, the time also came to the afternoon. Seeing that it was no longer suitable to continue setting off today, Yang Zi found a place to settle down by the Xiangjiang River, planning to rest in the car first, and then go to the river for night fishing in the evening.

Originally, I thought that the audience who watched them fishing would be happy, but at this time, everyone thought that there would be no show today, but they didn't expect that there would be entertainment programs in the evening.

Everyone applauded and said that they would come over to cheer in the evening, and then they chatted and didn't bother Yang Zi and their little couple again.

Time gradually passed, as the sun disappeared, the extremely high temperature that had been scorched finally slowly lowered, and the two of them, who had been tired of being in the car for half an afternoon, also began to eat dinner.

In the past few days, Qiaoqiao, who has been raised by Yang Zi, is not very willing to go to the restaurant to eat except for some desserts and snacks, and pesters Yang Zi every day to change tricks for her to make food, and I don't know why her little belly stuffs so many things every day and she doesn't see fat.

Yang Zi, who dotes on her very much, is of course responsive, and every time he goes to a new place, he will inquire about the food here, and then buy the raw materials himself to cook it himself.

After the two of them had a beautiful dinner, Yang Zi cleaned up the tableware, and then walked outside to prepare the fishing tackle.

The gluttonous Qiaoqiao eats a little bit, so he can only half-lie on the sofa to eat. Seeing Yang Zi busy there alone, she was obviously a little embarrassed, and her simple appearance was very amused by Yang Zi.

Seeing that it was completely dark outside, people in the city began to take a walk by the river after a busy day at home after dinner. Among them, there are many citizens carrying fishing tackle, and it seems that they plan to take advantage of the cool at night, which will catch fish for a pastime.

Yang Zi, who was afraid that the position would be occupied, hurriedly greeted Qiaoqiao when he saw this, and then picked a more ideal position on the shore with fishing gear on his back, put down his things and began to clean up.

In view of the situation in Wuhan last time, he did not prepare a hand rod today, but brought two throwing rods to try his luck.

Of course, it's better to have fish, and if you don't have it, you should pass the time. You can also chat with the audience in the live broadcast room and consult the attractions and fishing grounds on their next itinerary.

Walked to the water's edge and threw the two casting rods, one left and one right, to the distant water, Yang Zi tightened the fishing line a little and then hung the bell, and then ran to Qiaoqiao's side and began to blow bubbles with everyone.

The riverside is lit up at the beginning of the day, and the roads on both sides are full of citizens who come to enjoy the cool weather, and the endless stream of pedestrians slowly becomes lively here.

Yang Zi was discussing the topic with his fishing friends, and at the same time paying attention to his fishing rod. After a few glances, he found a phenomenon, the same fishing by the river, the local anglers here are a little different from the Wuhan side.

Although there are also a lot of people who play with casting rods, there are obviously many more people who use hand rods for fishing, and it seems that they are really raising one side of the water.

But he didn't plan to toss again, anyway, with his current vision, there are not many fish that can be seen, at most it is just to earn some experience.

Just as they were chatting very lively, the rod on the left suddenly rang loudly, and Yang Zi, who reacted, hurriedly rushed over and picked up the fishing rod is sting.

The force coming from the tip of the rod showed that the fish was still hanging from the hook, but it was not very large. After finding out that it was not a big fish, he was not too anxious, and slipped away unhurriedly to the other party, enjoying the process of catching the fish over and over again.

As the fish slowly exhausted in the water, it was not long before it was dragged to the shore. Yang Zi took a look at it through the light of passers-by and unexpectedly found that it was actually a mandarin fish of about two catties.

This has to be said to be a surprise, this kind of fish farming has to be sold for dozens of dollars a catty, and the wild ones are even more difficult to find. Its meat is very tender, and there are no fine thorns all over the body, which is very suitable for steaming.

With such an unexpected catch, Yang Zi seemed very happy. After packing up the rod and throwing it back into the water, he ran to the side and began to share his joy with the audience.

Some spectators next to him saw Yang Zi catch a mandarin fish, and some people who like to eat fish came over to ask him if he had any intention of selling it.

It's rare to encounter such a fatty mandarin fish, Yang Zi still feels that it is not enough to eat it himself, where would he be willing to sell it.

He politely declined the other party's request, and continued to sit and wait, wanting to see if he could gain anything tonight.

With so many people chatting with him, Yang Zi unknowingly fished until more than ten o'clock in the evening.

During this period, in addition to the mandarin fish, two more carp were caught, but they were not very big, so it can only be said that it is better than nothing.

Seeing that the people around him gradually began to go home to rest, he packed up his things a little and prepared to go back to the car to sleep.

They have to rush to Guangxi tomorrow, so they can't play too late today.

Just after collecting the pole on the left, Yang Zi suddenly heard the bell on the other side ring softly. However, the movement was very small, and he guessed that it should be a small crucian carp or something that was hooked.

Sure enough, as he lifted the rod and stabbed it, he felt the force coming from that end. The slight sense of struggle made Yang Zi shake his head very much, this fish is estimated to be only a few taels, which made him look forward to it again.

However, no matter how small the fish is, it has to be pulled up to pick up the hook, Yang Zi slowly retracted the line, ready to pull the fish ashore, and then packed up the rod and went up to rest.

As the rig approached the shore, all of a sudden, an accident occurred. The fishing line seemed to be entangled in some behemoth, and it was pulled by something and rushed towards the water in the center of the river.

The defenseless Yang Ziren was almost pulled by the other party and fell, and after reacting that this might be a big fish, he quickly stood firm and adjusted the resistance switch, and then excitedly whirled around with the giant in the water.

The strength of this fish seems to be very sufficient, and the line is particularly fierce. The fishing line in the fishing wheel was continuously pulled out for forty or fifty meters before it gradually stopped, and then it was engaged in a tug-of-war with Yang Zi.

Fortunately, most of the surrounding anglers have gone home to rest, so there is no need to worry about getting entangled in other people's strings. One person and one fish were so deadlocked, and more than 20 minutes passed unconsciously.

The audience in the live broadcast room was also excited, and everyone didn't expect that there would be such a good show near the end, guessing the size and variety of fish in the water one by one.

The fishing tackle used by Yang Zi now is basically brand goods, and it is basically difficult for ordinary fish to escape as long as the hook is stable under this kind of excellent quality casting rod.

At this time, he and Yu'er had been fighting for nearly half an hour, and after such a long period of fierce struggle, the other party finally began to slowly compromise, and was pulled to the shore with the action of reeling the line.

This meeting has been surrounded by citizens watching the excitement, everyone is shaking on the side with flashlights, wanting to be the first to witness the true face of Lushan with big fish in the water.

As a huge splash sounded not far from the shore, I saw a figure more than a meter long swimming back and forth on the nearby water surface for the last struggle.

Yang Zi carefully controlled the direction in which the other party swam to prevent it from running around and letting the fishing line hang on the bottom.

There are already old anglers in the crowd on the side who can see the appearance of this fish clearly, and exclaim, "What a big water tiger." ”

Water tigers, that is, eels. It is a very ferocious species of fish that feeds exclusively on other fish. They belong to pelagic fish, and it stands to reason that Yang Zi should not be able to touch the bottom of this fishing.

Perhaps it was luck, but when he pulled back the crucian carp in front of him, the water tiger was foraging nearby.

Seeing such a delicious fish swaggering in front of him, of course, the other party was not polite, and swallowed the crucian carp directly into his mouth.

This time, the greedy impulse finally made it pay the price, although it struggled desperately, it still showed no signs of escaping, and finally fell into the net with the help of Yang Zi and the fishing friends next to it and was dragged ashore.

Seeing that such a big eel was caught here, a large group of people quickly gathered nearby.

Some look strange, some bet on the weight of the fish, and some ask the price and plan to buy the fish. For a while, it was bustling here, and it seemed very lively.

Yang Zi didn't plan to do anything to the other party after pulling the fish up and taking a few photos, but put it back on the surface.

Although the other party is not a good product, but a very fierce bully fish, it is not easy to grow so big. He roughly estimated that this fish weighed more than 40 catties, and it was estimated that it would take several years to grow into such a big one.

Seeing that Yang Zi fiddled with the fish for a while and then put the fish back, everyone finally dispersed in the discussion.

Yang Zi also took the opportunity to pack up his things and say goodbye to the audience in the live broadcast room, and then pulled Qiaoqiao back to the car to prepare for a rest.

When all the people were gone, calm began to return to the riverbank. Only the released eel sank to the bottom of the water due to exhaustion and rested, and it was not until it had regained some strength that it left the place that made it memorable.