Chapter 40: The Congo Jungle (10)
A waterfall in the Congolese rainforest, where the river meanders down to form a giant C-shape.
In the middle of the river, a small boat was moored at this time, and Yang Zi and several people were eating and chatting around a simple dining table for lunch.
The way they traveled was full of rivers and forests, and everyone thought that food was easier to find, so they didn't carry too many fresh ingredients on the boat, and most of them were dry food that was difficult to eat.
After these things have been consumed in the last few days, the jerky and vegetables have basically been eaten, and naturally, the staple food of each meal they are now slowly turning into river fish of various methods.
Steamed sea bass, catfish in stewed soup, fried tilapia and cocked mouth, each taking turns in their own tricks, Yang Zi has been trying his best to improve the food.
But whoever eats the same dishes all the time after so many days will get tired of it.
As a direct result of this, everyone seems to be a little interested in every time the meal is served.
"Brother Yang, you said that it's been another seven or eight days, is it really effective for us to stick to it like this?" Eating the dishes listlessly, the delicious meals in the past were completely unattractive to Tan Ziqing.
"Hold on for another three days! We still have a little more supplies to bring here, let's talk about it first, after all, it's rare to come in this rainforest, and we don't have any other better destinations at the moment." Frowning, Yang Zi's face was not very good-looking.
At this time, it was the eighth day after they adjusted their fishing plan, and after summing it up, he felt that the reason why the tiger fish had been reluctant to show up was because the movement of his few people every day was too big, so he focused on making a lot of changes.
First of all, the noisy rafts are anchored directly in the middle of the river far from the fishing spots, and no longer go back and forth every day.
It's about a mile away from the waterfall, so it doesn't disturb the fish, it doesn't stop the roar of the waterfall, or at least it makes you barely sleep.
This distance is just stuck within the range of the signal receiver, and everyone just needs to turn back to the ship every day to eat and rest.
In addition to the boat, the three fishing rods that were previously arranged every day have also been reduced to one.
Yang Zi collected all the two fishing rods near the river to avoid disturbing the tigerfish with too many throws every day.
After all, the weight of the fishing group connected to the bait fish is often as high as six or seven catties, and the movement is still very huge when it is thrown over dozens of meters, not to mention that he often has to check the survival of the baitfish, as well as the false touch of the alarm, and the number of throws per day is more.
So after making these changes, out of trust in him, everyone's low interest a few days ago suddenly rose to a new high.
Even if the waterfall is so loud that it affects the rest of the day, no one complains.
But as time gradually passed, after seven or eight days in a row, the mission goal was clueless, and all kinds of problems began to emerge.
Although everyone didn't complain much, at most they just entertained each other a few words in bitterness, but Yang Zi still felt a little apologetic in his heart.
Every day, I only go back and forth between fishing spots and boats, and the rest of the place is flooded with forests and river beaches, and there is no entertainment, so it is easy to talk for a short time, and it is very difficult for anyone to go down for several days.
Setting the latest return date now can be regarded as a compromise for him as the leader.
Sighing, Yang Zi put down the dishes and chopsticks in his hand and was about to get up and rush to the fishing spot to inspect, but suddenly, a slightly cool slender hand reached over and grabbed him.
Turning his head and looking at his wife's slightly worried expression, Yang Zi smiled slightly, and his heart suddenly warmed.
If you really want to talk about it, the most unsuitable for this kind of life in their group is actually Qiaoqiao.
There is nothing to do every day, and the humid and hot environment of the rainforest makes everyone sticky and uncomfortable all the time, but there is a lack of decent washing facilities here.
A few of them are fine, they really can't stand it, so they take off their clothes and take a shower in a shallow water safety place.
But for Qiaoqiao, who loves cleanliness, these days have been very painful.
The lack of living facilities made her miserable, and she didn't even dare to take a shower for the first two days.
Fortunately, there was a Sima with a lot of experience in the wilderness.
As a person who has come over, she is very aware of the difficulties faced by Qiaoqiao, and after several days of continuous teaching, she finally let the other party slowly get used to the current living conditions.
However, because Yang Zi focused mostly on tasks, he couldn't even accompany his wife at night, so it can be said that he failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a lover.
At this time, seeing that Qiaoqiao not only did not complain, but came over to comfort himself like this, he pursed his lips, and his eyes suddenly became a little moist and hot.
Holding each other back with his hand, Yang Zi was stunned for a while, and finally didn't say anything else, but after giving each other a familiar look, he rolled up his trouser legs and left the boat, carrying the fishing basket and slowly walking towards the distant fishing spot.
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"Dididi......!"
After a few steps in the shallows, the signal receiver hanging on Yang Zi's waist suddenly chirped rapidly.
Is there a situation?
Finding that the signal sounded, he perked up and hurriedly checked the alarm, but unfortunately, the news of wearing back this time lasted for a very short time, and there was no follow-up after just two sounds.
This kind of short message Yang Zi is not the first time he has encountered it, most of them are false alarms caused by live catfish struggling, so he continued to wade through the water without taking it seriously.
The boat is about a mile away from the fishing spot, and after two or three hundred meters of the river bay in the middle of the river, people with better eyesight can directly see the condition of the fishing rod, so it is very convenient to investigate.
With Yang Zi's foot strength, this distance quickly passed, but after he habitually glanced at the position of the fishing rod, he was directly stunned by the scene he saw in front of him.
Because the throwing rod that had been set up on the bank of the river had disappeared at this time.
This phenomenon shows that the message just now is not a false alarm, but that the fishing rod has encountered a powerful prey, and is directly pulled down by its instantaneous force and dragged into the water.
Once the transmitter enters the water, it will no longer work.
Seeing the accident, Yang Zi hurriedly beckoned Ah Ling and Tan Ziqing to hurry up and follow, while he trotted all the way and quickly rushed towards the fishing spot.
The equipment used to fix the fishing rod this time was the 80-centimeter-long steel bolt rod frame, and under Yang Zi's huge force, the steel frame had passed through the surface gravel and was rigidly fixed in the soil.
At this time, the fishing rod was actually pulled out by the fish, which was really beyond his expectations.
With this doubt in mind, he immediately glanced around the fishing spot, and when he didn't find the fishing rod, he began to look down and check the rod holder that had been inserted earlier.