Chapter 157: Fishing by the River, Big Fish Taking the Bait
Like most people, the three girls had no intention of training after learning that they were going to have a good holiday tomorrow. So this time in the afternoon has become incomparably long in everyone's eyes.
Avril put her guitar aside, came to Su Muying and the two, and said in English, "Hey, we're going out tomorrow, don't we need to prepare something?" ”
It's a pity that Su Muying couldn't understand what Avril was saying, and Zhang Liangying was also confused.
Avril slapped her head on the door, and this was the most embarrassing problem she had encountered in China. She gestured with her hand as she repeated the English vocabulary. In the end, Zhang Liangying finally understood what she meant. Then Zhang Liangying relayed it to Su Muying.
After Su Muying heard this, her heart moved, and she said, "Brother Chen Yuan should be ready for us." ”
"What's the point of that? We can't count on anyone else. Avril blinked her big blue eyes and said, "Do everything yourself, then things will be interesting." It's okay this afternoon anyway, why don't we go get some things ready? ”
Su Muying was quite moved. The hard and complicated training every day has almost suffocated her. She also wants to go out and have fun and relax. However, thinking of her dreams and persistence, this idea was quickly denied by her.
She rejected Avril's offer. Avril didn't give up.
Avril Lavigne was a newcomer to this small Chinese town, and it was very inconvenient to act. If you have two girls of the same age next to you, many things will be much easier. She tried her best to encourage Su Muying, and the smart Avril had already seen her identity and energy. Only if Su Muying takes the lead, the operation may succeed.
In the end, Su Muying couldn't resist the temptation and finally agreed to Avril's proposal. But she was afraid that Chen Yuan would know, so she decided to hide it from him secretly. The three of them cautiously walked from the second floor to the first floor, and then sneaked out through the back door.
The three of them skipped class and fled. It wasn't until more than an hour later that Huang Yunling discovered it. Huang Yunling searched the entire company, but did not find the three of them. She hurriedly reported the matter to Chen Yuan. After Chen Yuan got the news, he didn't worry too much, but he still took Sun Li to look for it immediately.
Avril was too conspicuous, and Chen Yuan easily inquired about the whereabouts of the three of them. When Chen Yuan found them, the three of them were shopping for tomorrow's ingredients in the supermarket.
Su Muying and Zhang Liangying picked up a bunch of snacks on the shelves. Avril was more interested in refrigerated meat, and she picked up a large piece of beef, as well as a lot of chicken wings and ribs. In addition to this, the trio also bought a variety of spices and drinks.
In front of the cash register. When Chen Yuan saw the three little girls each carrying two big bags, he was angry and laughed. He was skeptical that this morning's decision was right or wrong. Chen Yuan took out his wallet and paid the bill for the three of them. Then together with Sun Li, help everyone carry things into the car and put them in the trunk.
Su Muying followed behind, she lowered her head, and she didn't dare to face Chen Yuan.
Seeing this, Chen Yuan immediately took the other party's little hand and said with a smile: "When you come out in the future, remember to say hello to me." I'll be worried if I can't find anyone. ”
Su Muying saw that Chen Yuan didn't blame herself. Soon regained a good mood. She asked, "Shall we go back to the company?" ”
"No," Avril firmly disagreed, "aren't we going to fish again tomorrow?" So, we had to buy some fishing tools. For example, fishing rods, bait, etc. ”
Sun Li drove, Chen Yuan sat in the co-pilot's seat, and the three girls crowded into the back seat. The group went to the small commodity city in the east of the city. There are several fishing tackle shops in the second building of the small commodity city, one of which is a fishing tackle shop called Dacheng. The scale is the largest, and the store is also very atmospheric. After getting out of the car, Avril made a beeline for the store.
The owner of Daesung's fishing tackle shop is a young man. He is in his thirties and has a thin build. He was sitting at the front desk sorting out the ledger when he saw a foreign girl suddenly rush in. He was shocked, as if in a dream. The owner of the fishing tackle shop has only seen foreigners on TV, but he has never met them in reality.
He had heard that some foreigners had come to the county town recently, but he had not seen them. Avril was the first foreigner he had ever seen in reality, and she was very pretty, just like those beautiful dolls.
Avril said a lot to him, but he didn't understand what the other party was saying. He glared and waved his hand to show that he didn't understand.
At this moment, Chen Yuan and the others walked in. Sun Li whispered a few words to Avril, and Avril fell silent. People are starting to look for the tools they like. Sun Li acted as Avril's translator, translating her words to the owner of the fishing tackle shop.
Chen Yuan, Su Muying, and Avril all chose satisfactory fishing gear. Zhang Liangying and Sun Li were not interested in fishing, so they did not choose. After paying the bill, everyone went straight back to the company.
Su Muying and Zhang Liangying continued to train.
Chen Yuan called Avril to the office and said to her, "Avril, you need to learn to speak Chinese, understand?" ”
Avril nodded, and said, "But I've heard that Chinese is hard to learn. English has only 26 letters, but there are 100,000 Chinese characters. It's so hard......"
"Who are you listening to? It's an exaggeration. Chen Yuan shook his head and smiled, and said, "Actually, there are only a few thousand Chinese characters we use in our daily life, 1,000 commonly used words can cover 92 percent of written materials, 2,000 words can cover 98 percent, and 3,000 words can cover 99 percent." And to do daily communication, learn 1000 words OK. ”
Avril suddenly said, "So that's the case." I'm also interested in Chinese, but who should I find as my teacher? ”
Chen Yuan recommended Sun Li to her, and he said: "If you have time, you can communicate with Sun Li more in Chinese, so that you can learn Chinese as quickly as possible, and you will be able to understand everyone's words." ”
Avril really wanted to learn Chinese, but when she saw Sun Li writing letters on a blank piece of paper and changing the pronunciation, she immediately felt that one head was two big. The same letter a, English read ei, Chinese read a, the same letter b, English read bi, Chinese read bo, the same letter c. English is pronounced SEI, and Chinese is pronounced CI. Avril underestimated the difficulty of Chinese, and she felt that her hope of learning Chinese was very slim.
Nothing was said all night.
The next morning, Sun Li drove a car, carrying Chen Yuan and others, to Chenjia Village, and then turned to the river dam. After more than half a year of renovation, it has undergone great changes. A small two-story building quietly erected.
The south side of the small building is full of fruit trees, apples, pears, persimmons, winter dates, pomegranates, and hawthorns are all hanging on the branches. The north side of the small building is full of vegetables, a piece of green. Cabbage, radish, spinach, cabbage, lettuce, celery, bok choy, coriander, leeks. Seasonal vegetables from the north can be said to be available here.
When the multitude comes. Grandpa Chen is tending to the vegetable garden in the back. Grandma Chen picks fresh fruits.
Everyone got out of the car, and Su Muying led Sun Li and others to greet Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen. Avril called out to her grandparents in her freshly learned broken Chinese. Grandpa Chen and his wife were overjoyed when they saw guests coming to their house. But for Avril Lavigne, a foreign girl, it is not as natural as for others.
Grandma Chen pulled Su Muying and the others to taste fresh fruits. Chen Yuan chatted with his grandfather for a while.
Grandpa Chen said: "In March this year, we contracted this section of the river, and the weeds along the river were cleared and the river was widened. Pavilions are built every 80 meters above the river. The gazebo was limeed around it. You can do a barbecue here. But there are no tools and no materials! ”
"I brought the grill and ingredients, right in the car. That's right, grandpa. Do we have big fish in this river? I want to fish over here. Chen Yuan said with a smile.
Grandpa Chen smiled. said: "There are a lot of big fish in our area, and some time ago the reservoir released water, and a lot of big fish can be released." These days, someone in the village has caught a 6-pound thick fish (i.e., grass carp) here. ”
Hearing that there were big fish, Chen Yuan's interest in fishing was unprecedentedly high. He opened the trunk. Took out all the contents. The barbecue tools and ingredients were placed in the gazebo by the river, and then he went down to the river with a fishing rod.
The water of the river is pale green with floating algae on it. The warm sun shines on the river. The pleasant breeze blows on the face, and it feels very comfortable.
This is very different from the situation a few years later in Chen Yuan's memory. Chen Yuan clearly remembers that when he returned from college vacation, he found that the river water was polluted. The clear water of the river turned black and red, and the swimming fish in the river turned their bellies, and when they got a little closer, they could even smell a choking stench!
Chen Yuan made up his mind that he must protect the environment of his hometown. He wants to make it here, there will always be blue sky and white clouds, green mountains and green water. For yourself and for future generations.
After Chen Yuan surveyed the terrain and chose a location, he sprinkled the nest material prepared earlier. He only made two litters, which was a habit he developed. When many people fish in nests, they like to make three nests in a fan shape. But in Chen Yuan's view, the benefits of two nests are more. First, it is to save nest materials; second, it is convenient to take turns fishing; Third, don't be shocked when walking the fish.
After laying a nest, Chen Yuan sat on the small bench to rest and wait.
Everyone should know that the habit of foraging for fish is to rely on sight, smell (smell), and hearing (hearing the sound of falling water) to determine where there is food to eat before they can come to visit.
After making a nest, you should not rush to fish immediately or adjust the fish drift in the nest, because the fish here have not yet arrived, and if you are in a hurry to fish or try to float in the nest, you will scare away the fish that are about to come on the way and will not enter the nest. Therefore, you should let the nest hair fish for a while, and generally wait for 20~30 minutes.
While Chen Yuan was waiting quietly, Su Muying came over with the washed fruit.
Chen Yuan hurriedly put his fingers to his mouth and made a shushing gesture. Su Muying immediately slowed down, but Avril in the back had no scruples, like a gust of wind, holding a fishing rod, bait, and a small bench, and sat next to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan suddenly felt a big headache. He said to Avril, "Be quiet when fishing, or you'll scare the fish away." ”
Avril was surprised and asked, "Really?" I'm sorry. ”
"It's okay," Chen Yuan smiled and took out a bright red apple from the fruit basket handed over by Su Muying. He tasted it, it was sweet and sour, and there was plenty of juice.
Su Muying came to Chen Yuan's right hand and sat down. She's never fished before, but she knows the general process of fishing. Su Muying took out the bait and hung it on the fishing hook, then stood up, swished, and threw it out.
Su Muying's fishing method was very problematic, but Chen Yuan did not correct it. The appearance of the two completely disrupted his arrangement. He couldn't compare himself with two little girls. He knew that both were novices. Fishing may just be fun, and it is estimated that you will soon run out of patience.
However, it turned out that his idea was wrong. When Su Muying was the first to catch a palm-sized crucian carp from the river, her enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high. Although she missed many times in the middle, it didn't take long for her to catch a small carp weighing eight taels.
Avril was envious, she snorted lightly, and also lifted her fishing rod, only to find that the bait on it was long gone. Avril has a strong temperament and is very dissatisfied with her performance. She re-hung the bait. Then he threw it out.
Sun Li and Zhang Liangying did not join them, the two took out all the ingredients prepared yesterday in the pavilion on the riverbank, cleaned, cut into pieces, pickled, and skewered skewers.
The time was almost up, and Chen Yuan finally threw out the fishhook. Then he looked at Su Muying and then at Avril, and their expressions were completely different. Avril fished for twenty minutes without catching anything. She has gradually lost her patience, but her strong personality still makes her persevere. Su Muying caught two small fish in a row, and she gained a lot of money, and a smile was written all over her face.
Su Muying looked at Chen Yuan from time to time. Looking at the fish floats floating on the water, the mood has never been more happy and relaxed. She silently looked forward to catching a big fish, and then she would be even happier.
Avril stared at her float. After waiting for two minutes, but seeing no movement, she lifted the fishing rod. The hook peeked out of the water, and the bait on it was gone. Avril sighed silently as she put on the bait again, then shifted to another position, and flung the hook out again.
Time passed quietly, and Su Muying's achievements gradually increased, two became three, and three became four. But Avril on the other side has never gained anything. The reason why she can continue to persist is because there is Chen Yuan next to her.
So far, Chen Yuan's harvest has also been zero.
Chen Yuan's experience in nest fishing is also quite rich, and it stands to reason that it is impossible for him to perform so badly. But that's how strange it is. On the contrary, Su Muying, who was fishing for the first time, seemed to be patronized by the goddess of luck, and her performance was very eye-catching.
Avril finally couldn't hold her breath, and she said to Chen Yuan, "Is there really a fish here?" I suspect the fish have gone to her, so we might as well move somewhere else. ”
Chen Yuan shook his head, today's things were strange everywhere, and he felt that there must be something special underneath. Otherwise, at this time, there would have been a fish on the bait. He whispered, "Wait." Be patient when fishing. Without patience, it's impossible to catch a big fish? ”
Big fish? Avril smiled bitterly, she didn't expect a big fish to be hooked, it was already good to catch a small fish. At least she's got something to gain that way. Thinking like this, Avril suddenly found that her fish was floating!
The fish drift seemed to be pulled by something, and walked vigorously underwater.
Avril cheered up, and the fish took the bait!
Chen Yuan noticed the movement on Avril's side, shook his head and smiled bitterly, it seemed that he should be the last to catch the fish.
At this moment, Su Muying next to him reminded: "Brother Chen Yuan, your fish is drifting!" ”
Sure enough, just when Chen Yuan was concerned about the situation on Avril's side, there was also a situation on his side.
Looking at the falling fish float and feeling the strength of the pull, Chen Yuan could judge that this was a big fish based on experience.
The big fish was hooked, and Chen Yuan naturally felt happy. He didn't rush to lift the rod, but began to release the line. He felt that the fish had a lot of energy, and if he lifted the rod too early, it was likely that the fish would break the line and escape.
Just when Chen Yuan was fighting wits with the big fish underwater, Avril had already lifted the fishing rod, she used all her strength, and as the fishing rod rose, a black guy was pulled out. This guy had a lot of weight, and after a few struggles, he fell into the water again. Avril was dragged by this force and almost fell into the water.
Seeing this, Su Muying hurriedly put down her fishing rod and quickly ran to Avril's side. The two of them worked together to lift the big black dick up again. The strength of the two of them is obviously much greater. The big black guy didn't fall into the water this time, and was thrown directly onto the river bank by the two of them.
Chen Yuan's side has also reached a critical juncture. The big hooked fish seemed to have run out of strength. Chen Yuan held the fishing rod with both hands, as long as he lifted the fishing rod, he could lift the big guy in the water ashore!
Chen Yuan slowly exerted force...... (To be continued.) )