"Hmm." Chen Yang didn’t explain much. He nodded and glanced around before picking up a relatively straight, solid wooden stick about two ters long nearby.
"I’ll use this." Chen Yang played with the stick in his hand and felt it was sturdy enough, which made him quite satisfied.
"Hahaha, young man, you’re too unprofessional, aren’t you? Do you think you’re fishing in a little pond? Using sothing like this to fish, there are big fish in this lake with a lot of strength. Even if a fish bites, you definitely can’t haul it in." Seeing Chen Yang’s actions, the man fishing laughed heartily. Although he didn’t use any harsh words, his tone was rather dismissive.
No one was optimistic about Chen Yang’s wooden stick.
So even doubted if Chen Yang knew how to fish at all.
"I naturally have my own unique insights into this." Chen Yang smiled slightly, not stooping to the man’s level. After replying, he planned to go to the supermarket to buy so fishing line and hooks.
The fishing rod can be replaced with a stick, but the fishing line and hooks are hard to substitute.
It’s more practical to go to the store and buy them.
"You don’t have fishing line and hooks, do you? Co, co, I have so. I’ll give them to you. I really want to see how you use that stick to catch fish."
The man, not knowing if he was genuinely curious or just wanted to see Chen Yang make a fool of himself, enthusiastically stopped fishing himself and brought over a package of brand new fishing line for Chen Yang upon seeing he only had a stick and no fishing line.
"This is a thick line, specially for catching big fish. Young man, today you have to let see how you catch big fish with that stick." The man had a playful expression on his face, obviously teasing.
But Chen Yang had his thods and wasn’t afraid of him.
"Alright, then I won’t be polite, I’ll show you a trick or two."
Chen Yang didn’t refuse, pretending not to know the man’s intention and accepted the fishing line, then unpacked it and set it up on his stick.
Chen Yang’s actions attracted the attention of many around him.
Many were curious, could anyone still catch big fish with a stick these days? It seed unlikely.
Most people were watching out of a sense of novelty.
Suddenly, Chen Yang beca the center of attention.
"Chen Yang, are you sure? If you don’t catch a fish, you’ll be embarrassed." Noticing everyone watching, Yang Ruoxi realized the situation might have escalated, and she felt a bit uncertain.
"Ruoxi, aren’t you aware of Chen Yang’s personality? He wouldn’t do sothing unless he’s confident." Wu Kexin trusted Chen Yang.
Even with everyone gossiping, saying a stick can’t catch big fish, she still believed in Chen Yang.
Li Han did too.
"Kexin and Li Han understand ." Chen Yang smiled lightly, as the fishing line was firmly attached to the stick.
Just as Chen Yang was about to begin, the man beside him, perhaps seeing Wu Kexin and the others’ trust in Chen Yang, felt annoyed and said to Chen Yang, "Young man, you’re so confident in yourself, why don’t we play a little ga?"
Chen Yang was just about to bait his hook to start fishing.
Upon hearing this, he couldn’t help but take an interest.
"A little ga? What do you an?" Chen Yang looked at the man with interest.
The man smiled and said, "The ga is simple. These three ladies want to eat fish, right? So, if you don’t catch a fish, you pay a high price to buy all the fish I have. If you do catch one, all my fish will be free for you. How about it?"
Chen Yang couldn’t be clearer about what the man was thinking.
It’s typical; he was trying to show off in front of Yang Ruoxi and Wu Kexin by putting Chen Yang down.
Popularly speaking, he just wanted to impress the ladies around Chen Yang by flaunting himself.
Chen Yang found this kind of mindset truly laughable.
But since the man wanted to cause trouble, Chen Yang couldn’t back down, right?
He wasn’t particularly skilled at fishing, but he was confident about catching a few.
"Alright, I accept. How many fish do you have?" Chen Yang readily agreed.
"I haven’t counted carefully, but at least two hundred pounds or so." The man estimated.
"Two hundred pounds? If I lose and buy them at a high price, how much do you want?" Chen Yang asked.
Chen Yang asked about the price not because he was worried about losing but wanted to settle the terms before betting to avoid disputes afterward.
However, Chen Yang’s action made the man think Chen Yang lacked confidence and wanted to know the price first.
"Haha, young man, have confidence in yourself. These two hundred pounds aren’t expensive, if you lose, just give ten thousand dollars." The man laughed and said.
"Oh, Wang Ergou, you’re ripping him off too much, aren’t you? Your two hundred pounds of fish can be sold for at most two or three thousand dollars, and you ask for ten thousand?"
"That’s just not fair, clearly bullying, unfair."
...
As soon as the man spoke, even before Chen Yang said anything, people around began to complain, showing how outrageous the man’s price was.
"No way, that’s too unfair, can’t bet like that."
Listening to the others, Wu Kexin couldn’t stand Chen Yang being taken advantage of, so she quickly stepped out to object to this unfair bet.
"Hehe, beautiful woman, then how would you like to bet?" The man, hearing the criticisms, wasn’t angry or upset; all his attention was on Wu Kexin and the other two ladies.
"We don’t want your fish! Let’s bet ten thousand dollars! You lose, you give us; we lose, we give you." Wu Kexin said.
"Okay! It’s on!"
The man, certain Chen Yang wouldn’t catch any fish, agreed without hesitation.
"But I also have conditions: the fish you catch must be at least fifteen pounds each, small fish don’t count, and you need to catch three to win! This place is rich in resources, plenty of fish; this condition isn’t hard, right?"
The man agreed while stating his conditions.
Chen Yang, after hearing, also agreed without hesitation.
Because the man wasn’t wrong - the resources here were really good; you could see it from the speed and size of fish others were catching.
"Okay, let’s go with what you said."
Chen Yang agreed.
"Alright, are you about to start? Do you need bait? I have the best bait for catching big fish; you can use it, don’t say I’m bullying you." The man was all smug, as if confident of winning!
"No need, I have my own."
Chen Yang smiled as well, then took out a slightly odd-slling green elixir from his pocket.
The elixir, the size of a mung bean, was the animal-taming pill with an innate power over animals!
Though it’s after being consud that it listens to Chen Yang,
its own scent can hugely lure animals, surpassing that man’s proud premium fish bait.
Chen Yang hung the taming pill on the hook imdiately after taking it out.
Standing far back, others couldn’t make out what was in Chen Yang’s hand.
Seeing the green color and round shape, they thought it was a green bean.
"Hahaha... Young man, I can’t hold back anymore, using a wooden rod and a green bean to fish? Who taught you that?" The man previously restrained himself. Though disdainful, he hadn’t shown it.
But seeing Chen Yang using a green bean, he couldn’t help but laugh.
Even those watching the excitent burst into laughter.
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