237: Chapter 237 Don’t Underestimate 237: Chapter 237 Don’t Underestimate Probably curious about what Chen Yang was doing there, Qiangzi led his ox over directly.
When he got close, he glanced at Yang Ruoxi.
However, rural children are shy, so he didn’t let his gaze linger on Ruoxi.
He turned his attention straight to Chen Yang.
“Uncle Chen Yang, what are you doing?
You’ve been staring into the river all this ti.”
Qiangzi asked with a smile.
Chen Yang turned his head and took a glance at Qiangzi, then he instinctively said he was fishing.
“Fishing?
Uncle Chen Yang, there are no fish in this stream anymore.”
As soon as Qiangzi heard Chen Yang was there to fish, he imdiately said this.
“How can that be?
I rember there used to be plenty of fish in this stream, how co they’re suddenly gone?”
Chen Yang wondered.
Qiangzi smiled: “Uncle Chen Yang, you might not know, but last ti soone dumped a bottle of chemicals into the stream, and all the fish died.”
When Chen Yang heard this, he was imdiately astounded.
“That happened?
That’s too much, actually poisoning the stream.”
Qiangzi nodded, “Yeah, I think it’s terrible too, and now it’s ruined my chance to catch fish.”
ntioning this, Qiangzi felt sowhat distressed.
For rural kids, catching fish and birds is an important form of entertainnt.
Now that there are no fish in the stream, there’s naturally less joy.
But Qiangzi only felt sorry for a mont, then he pointed towards the back mountain and said: “However, Uncle Chen Yang, if you want to fish, you could try your luck at the abandoned fish pond behind the village, there might be so fish there.”
Originally, upon learning that the stream had no fish, Chen Yang had thought about returning ho.
But upon hearing this, he beca interested again.
It was no longer just about whether or not he could catch fish, it had beco a matter of pride.
Chen Yang needed to prove that his fishing spear was very useful.
“Alright, I got it.
Go on and tend to your cows, or your mom might scold you if she sees you playing here.”
Chen Yang said as he patted the back of Qiangzi’s head with a smile.
Qiangzi laughed naively, then led his ox away.
“Whose kid is that?”
Once Qiangzi had left, Ruoxi asked curiously.
“Wang Auntie’s, you don’t know her.”
Chen Yang replied.
“Oh.”
Ruoxi made a sound of acknowledgnt and didn’t continue to inquire.
“Let’s go, let’s check out the pond Qiangzi ntioned; there might be so gains to be made.”
Chen Yang took the bucket Ruoxi was using to hold fish, then headed towards the place Qiangzi had ntioned.
The abandoned fish pond Qiangzi talked about was behind Liuhé Village.
At the edge of the mountain.
The trees there were relatively lush, and few people went there.
If it hadn’t been for Qiangzi’s reminder, Chen Yang wouldn’t have even thought of it.
Chen Yang walked Ruoxi to the vicinity of the abandoned fish pond.
Originally, Chen Yang thought that this abandoned fish pond would be like any other.
Abandoned, surely dirty, ssy, with murky water and silt piling up.
But unexpectedly, not only was this fish pond not ssy and dirty,
It was even cleaner than many of the tended fish ponds.
The water quality in the pond couldn’t be said to be very clear, but it was just good enough to barely see the bottom.
When he got to the edge of the pond, Chen Yang could see from a distance that there were so decently sized fish swimming inside.
“Wow!
There are fish here!
Chen Yang, catch so quickly.”
As soon as Ruoxi saw the fish in the pond, her face instantly filled with excitent.
Chen Yang felt the sa way in his heart.
Quite excited.
Perhaps there was an opportunity to show off his skills.
“Alright, just wait a mont, and I’ll spear so for you,” he said.
Saying that, Chen Yang began taking off his shoes and rolling up his pants.
After the preparations, Chen Yang got into the water.
The water level in the abandoned pond wasn’t high, but it still went past Chen Yang’s calves.
Chen Yang, upon touching the water, imdiately felt its cool clarity.
He carefully took step by step towards the deeper part of the pond.
Because most of the fish were active in the deeper areas of the pond.
Chen Yang held his breath and slowly made his way to the center of the pond.
Once he reached the middle of the water, Chen Yang stood still.
He held the spear in his hand and began to observe his surroundings intently.
He stood motionless, as if frozen in place.
It wasn’t long before Chen Yang maintained this position that a fish swam by his side.
Chen Yang didn’t move a muscle for fear of startling these fish.
The mont he saw a fish swimming by, Chen Yang moved quickly, his raised spear suddenly plunging into the water.
A loud splash erupted, scattering water high into the air.
“Chen Yang, did you spear it?”
Yang Ruoxi had been watching Chen Yang intently from the shore.
As soon as Chen Yang made a move, she imdiately asked out of curiosity.
Chen Yang didn’t directly pull the spear out of the water but instead decided to tease a little.
He turned his head towards Yang Ruoxi and smiled, “Guess whether I speared it or not.”
“Hmph.”
Yang Ruoxi snorted, “I bet you missed.”
Even though she said this, deep down, Yang Ruoxi was really hoping Chen Yang had been successful.
“You guessed wrong,” Chen Yang said with a smile as he pulled the spear out of the water, revealing a fish about the size of three fingers impaled on it.
“Wow!
You really got one!”
Yang Ruoxi was sowhat astonished upon seeing the fish on the spear.
Although she had hoped for it, she hadn’t really expected much from the spear.
But unexpectedly, Chen Yang had succeeded.
“See, my spear is very effective!
You shouldn’t underestimate it,” Chen Yang said with an air of pride.
Now, Yang Ruoxi was thoroughly convinced and no longer scoffed at Chen Yang’s spear as an ancient relic.
“Hurry and bring it here, let’s put it in the bucket,” Yang Ruoxi said, lifting the bucket.
Chen Yang, carrying the fish, walked to the shore and then placed it into the bucket.
He then walked back into the pond and continued fishing.
It must be said, Chen Yang’s spear was quite effective.
Throughout the afternoon, basically any fish that Chen Yang set his sights on could hardly escape being speared.
As long as they swam in front of him, he was sure to spear them instantly.
And catch them.
To say he hit his target every ti would not be an exaggeration.
In just one afternoon, Chen Yang filled up more than half a bucket.
Feeling it was about enough, he stopped fishing.
Catching too many at once would be a waste, as they would not all be eaten.
Chen Yang washed up by the pond and then casually hid his handmade spear sowhere, storing it away.
Next ti he ca fishing, it could be reused.
After that, he carried the bucket and went back with Yang Ruoxi.
Carrying nearly a full bucket of fish, Yang Ruoxi was very happy.
Her excitent was written all over her face.
On the way back, she was hopping and skipping all along.
Seeing Yang Ruoxi so happy, Chen Yang also felt pretty good.
Catching so many fish in an afternoon had him feeling self-admiration.
Upon arriving ho, it was already late.
With nothing else to attend to at ho, Chen Yang began to deal with the fish he had brought back.
All the fish brought back had been speared.
So there were so wounds on their bodies.
These wounds tended to collect debris of so sort, so they had to be cleaned carefully.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t be hygienic to eat.
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