Chapter 31: The Congo Jungle (1)

The sky was dark, and the starlight was faintly visible in the dim sky.

A simple motorized raft is heading down the river along a wide waterway.

The rectangular flat-bottomed raft boat is a common means of passage in this water, this kind of boat is a floating body under the bottom, and a layer of hull is erected on it, which plays a fixed role and has good stability.

Due to the lack of protrusions underneath, the raft has a shallow waterline, which is ideal for the Congolese plains, where the water is slow and the bottom is complicated.

Despite its humble appearance, it has all the basic amenities on board, such as a rest cabin made of wooden planks, a satellite positioning telephone, a good carrying capacity, and an old captain who knows the terrain well.

Taking a fancy to these points, Yang Zi and the others almost didn't think much about it, and determined it to be the main means of transportation for this mission.

They got up early in the morning, and before dawn they joined the captain of the boat and began to make their way towards the rainforest.

After leaving the city, this section of the road was down the river at first, because the endurance was limited, and in order to save fuel, the boat did not turn on the power, so the surroundings seemed very quiet.

Sitting on the wooden bench at the end of the raft, Yang Zi looked at the slowly receding scenery around him, his eyes flashing, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Husband, what are you thinking?"

With a question, Qiaoqiao walked out of the houseboat and sat down next to Yang Zi.

"Nothing, thinking about something at home.

After coming out for so long, I suddenly missed my family and friends.

You didn't sleep well last night, why don't you rest in the house for a while?"

Seeing his lover coming, Yang Zi raised the other party's hand and rubbed it lightly on his face.

"I don't know why I haven't been able to sleep, but Tan Zi happened to be sitting outside the door napping, so I gave him the bed.

Didn't you say that after completing this mission, we can go home?

Don't worry, it should be soon!"

Seeing Yang Zi's affectionate behavior, Qiaoqiao smiled gently, and then leaned his head on the other party's shoulder.

"Strange to say, when I was at home, I always wanted to travel around the world and see different scenery every day.

But when I really go out, I always miss the days at home.

I feel that they are fishing every day, bragging or something, and they are also very comfortable.

Oh!

Wife, you've been out for so long, do you miss anyone?"

"Of course there is! In addition to my family, I still miss Sister Jiao and my classmates, I haven't seen them for a long time, and I don't know how they are doing. ”

"It turns out that you are the same, so let's take advantage of this time to go home for the New Year, but we can take the opportunity to rest.

By the way, what about Sima? Are you still in the bow with Dego?"

"Hehe, the two of them are not tired of being together now, and Brother De's wood seems to have opened up, so the relationship is progressing very quickly.

What's the matter?

"I'd like to ask her when she'll be there, and if she's early, I'll catch a few small fish for bait while I'm free, and maybe I'll be able to try some fishing when the time comes.

Or just idle for a day, I feel bored. ”

"Well, I'll ask, you're waiting here. ”

"Okay!"

Looking at Qiaoqiao getting up and walking to the bow of the ship, Yang Zi let go of the emotion in his heart and began to think about the idea of this mission.

The information they have so far is from Sima.

According to the other party, deep in the rainforest, there is a small group of waterfalls, where someone has caught African tiger fish.

As the only clue for the time being, this has become everyone's first destination.

The reason why they got up so early was also because of the long distance, and they wanted to rush over early to find a suitable camp to settle in.

"Husband, Sima said that now that the rainy season has passed, the water in the river is slow, and some places have to be detoured, so we estimate that we will not be able to arrive at night!

What to do?"

It didn't take long for Qiaoqiao to return to the stern.

"What else can I do, if I really can't, I can only find a random place to rest tonight. ”

Getting such bad news, Yang Zi had a headache.

"You can still catch the fish! I still want to drink the fish soup." ”

"You little glutton, okay! I'll go get the fishing rod. ”

"Uh-huh!I'll help you~"

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Seeing that he was idle anyway, in order to please his wife, Yang Zi returned to the houseboat and found a light rock rod, took out the earthworm that fished for baitfish, sat on the stern of the boat, and began to pack up his things and catch small fish.

Since the raft was drifting all the time, he did not lower the bottom pole as usual, but fished in the pelagic water.

This is mainly to prevent those obstacles under the water, such as tree branches, tree trunks and so on.

Compared to the common death-threatening fish situation in China, fishing in these rainforests of Africa is too simple.

As the hook with earthworms was thrown into the river, Yang Zi first released a dozen meters of fishing line, then locked the reel and adjusted the unloading gear.

Because the flow speed of the surface and the lower layer of the current are different, after about ten seconds, the rig will no longer continue to sink when it reaches the bottom three or four meters, but will float in the water with the traction of the rod.

After more than half a minute, the tip of the pole on the pole began to shake constantly, seeing that the amplitude was not large, Yang Zi did not rush to lift the rod, but continued to wait patiently for the meeting.

It wasn't until the rod was bent into a big bow that he pulled up the rod and stabbed it hard, and then slowly retracted the line.

This kind of small hook and small bait is generally difficult to attract big fish, so when the fishing group is pulled to the side of the boat, it is only three small river fish weighing about one or two.

Pinching the buckle loop, Yang Zi lifted the fish to the surface of the water and glanced at it a few times, shook his head and put it into the fish guard.

"Husband, why are there so many fish in this river? ”

"In this primeval forest, there is a lot of competition for the survival of all kinds of animals.

It's not uncommon for them to fight to the death for food, and the same goes for these fish.

As long as they see food in the water, they don't think about whether it's a trap at all, but eat it first.

So now there are still few three, and even if there is a full hook later, it is very normal. ”

While recovering Qiaoqiao, Yang Zi mended the earthworm on the hook, and then continued to throw it out.

As he said, the previous time, all the fish in the water had not been able to get the signal, so the competition was not particularly fierce.

As soon as the second shot was thrown, the situation was completely different, and it was only four or five seconds after the fishing rig fell into the water, and Yang Zi could clearly feel the bite of the bait.

When there were several pulls at the tip of the rod, he began to unhurriedly roll up the fishing line, until the line set was retracted and pulled up, and it was a good fellow, a group of six hooks, at this time full of finger-long river fish.

The other party was jumping up and down on the hook and struggling, obviously panicked by his sudden escape from the water.

With such a high fishing efficiency, Rao is Yang Zi has a system in his body, which will also be a happy smile.

These small fish may not taste good, and it is useless to catch too much, but the fun is enough.

He happily fished for a while, and quickly left behind the boredom he had just had.