The Song family was having a great time, and the 10-man gang that had been holding their ground by the pond came back stubbornly.
They wore sun protection jackets, and some even had all the necessary equipment and set up a parasol by the pond. With a small bench and a teacup in hand, how could this be considered fishing? It was clearly a heavenly enjoyment.
Except...
"This tea is too expensive. My heart aches every time I take a sip."
"Your tea is not expensive at all. You are clearly suffering from angina. Listen to me, don't come tomorrow."
"Hey, Old Liu, are you jealous that I caught one more crucian carp than you yesterday? Let me tell you, crucian carp is so delicious when you make soup at home! My wife and I ate it all up!"
The show-off of the old fishermen is really too blatant.
Old Liu made a disdainful sound from his nose:
"Why are you so proud? Can't you just fiddle with your camera? That's why you cheated and got the earthworm."
However, after chatting for a while, the two of them found that the fish in the pond were indeed much tastier than when they first arrived.
Of course not. Just for his batch of fish fry, Song Tan had to patrol the area every night to ensure that they were evenly distributed, which took a lot of effort.
Nowadays, they are reluctant to throw away the loaches they catch and have to go home and stew them with tofu.
Speaking of cameras, two people in the room raised their lips proudly:
"Actually, this is just our hobby. We don't want to win any awards or participate in any competitions, but who can blame this boss for wanting to use our little hobby?"
"Oh, look at how many earthworm baits there are. I feel embarrassed to take any..."
Listen, listen!
We have been friends for so many years, is this even human language
However, Lao Liu did not condemn them. Instead, he chuckled and took out a small box from his pocket.
It was a palm-sized box with dense ventilation holes. Now it was taken out and placed under the sun, and everyone's eyes were fixed on it:
"What?" The people around him laughed at him, "You're still not satisfied and want to make a nest yourself? It's no use telling you, the fish in this pond are so cunning that they don't want anything except the red earthworms here."
"Even if you pull a few handfuls of water plants, they are more attractive than the bait you make yourself."
As they were talking, the topic got off track again.
At this moment, someone responded: "Yes, that day I really used the water plants here to mix bait and went fishing in that reservoir."
"My goodness, do you know how many fish I caught in one day? 13! That's it..."
As he spoke, he not only did not feel a sense of accomplishment, but also felt a little regretful: "I thought this fish tasted good before, but after stewing it again, it obviously had a muddy smell and was fat. The taste was not good, and it was far inferior to the one in this pond."
"No matter what I catch here, my wife will clean it up neatly when she gets home so that I can eat it that night. If I want to fish from somewhere else, she will directly bring it to the gate of the community and sell it to me at 5 yuan a pound, and will never let me in."
Speaking of this, which fisherman doesn't have some sad stories? Everyone is talking about it, all of which are cheap ways to share the fruits of their labor -
Five yuan per pound is still considered good, some are ten yuan for a bucket, and some are free!
Old Liu looked at the box in his hand that no one wanted and laughed: "What do you know? This is not the bait I made myself. Let me show you!"
He opened the box and saw a lump of brown soil inside. In the middle, a few earthworms could be vaguely seen wriggling.
The old man next to him suddenly got goose bumps on his arms: "What's wrong with you? You carry earthworms with you! What? Do you want to raise them?"
Normally they are not afraid of stringing bait, but it is a bit abnormal to carry it in a box close to their body.
Old Liu snorted, expressing his disdain for these stupid mortals:
"What do you know? This little boss's earthworms are so good, but I tried to dig them in a few places before but couldn't find any! I figured it must be her secret trick. It's not easy to get an earthworm, but when I got home I chopped it in half and kept it in this box."
"Now you see, both worms have grown! You only know how to fish after getting the worms, but you don't know how to make steady progress and achieve sustainable development."
As soon as this was said, everyone regretted it.
Especially the photography master who had previously obtained 20 earthworms, his face was full of heartache at this moment.
What did 20 earthworms attract him to do
Divided into three days, every day is full of harvest.
When they got home, everyone from the wife to the children ate their fill and were extremely satisfied.
His status at home rose steadily during those days, and the pride he felt was beyond words!
But who would have thought that there was such a treacherous method
So he rolled his eyes and said, "Old Liu, words are useless. Earthworms are everywhere. The boss's earthworms are so attractive to fish. I think she must have a unique way of raising earthworms. Whether the ones you raise are useful or not is another matter!"
"What method?" Old Liu said anxiously: "What other methods are there to raise earthworms? Besides, she gave me these earthworms, so they must be useful!"
"That's different."
The person next to him hurried over to take a look and said, "Your earthworm bait doesn't look as red as the one the boss gave you, and it's also a little thin and weak."
Can it not be fragile
Lao Liu defended himself: "I grew this by cutting it in half. If you don't believe me, I'll fish for you right now! I'm definitely the one who caught the most fish today."
As he said this, he took out the scissors without hesitation, and with another cut, cut one of the earthworms in half again.
Take out this half, divide it into two halves, then carefully string one quarter onto the fishhook and throw it into the pond.
After 10 minutes, he could no longer sit still.
The boss gives the bait and it will take 10 minutes for something to be caught. Why is there no movement now
20 minutes passed and still no movement.
Everyone started laughing: "See, I told you that the fish you raise yourself will definitely be different from the ones raised using secret recipes."
Old Liu was furious: "How is that possible? I am taking good care of my earthworms..."
Little did they know that this was without any spiritual energy and was just an ordinary earthworm.
However, there was still some left. After 30 minutes of persistence, Lao Liu finally succeeded in catching another palm-sized crucian carp.
But at this moment, everyone's envious expressions had long disappeared without a trace.
He looked at his box, sighed secretly, and then took out a pair of scissors, and cut the remaining half into small pieces.
Since there is no use keeping it, you might as well use it now.
…
In the evening, when Zhang Yanping came to check, he saw Lao Liu's harvest and couldn't help but praise him:
"Uncle, you can explode now!"
Old Liu snorted and laughed, thinking: What's possible
With 8 pieces of earthworm lure, a total of 6 small fish were caught, which was completely different from the big fish attracted by the earthworm lure given by the boss before.
However, this one takes the top spot among all.
To be honest, if they didn't harvest so little every day, this pond would not be enough for them to use.
Zhang Yanping looked at his schedule:
"Uncle, you guys have been here for three days. It's time to change people."
The pond is that one person can only use it for three consecutive days, and then it will be 10 days or half a month apart. Everyone has already accepted this strange rule and snorted:
"If you don't want to come, then don't come. There's nothing special about the food in your house."
"The flower rolls sold by Xiao Feng at my door are also very good!"
The person who said this ordered four meals a day, wishing he could take away all the food. Zhang Yanping was not angry, but smiled and said:
"Uncle, go buy some green onions and fry them in some green onion oil. They will be just as delicious when you make flower rolls."
Never mind.
Three ounces of green onions cost 20 yuan, and you still have to prepare oil and noodles when you get home.
Some money still has to be earned by others!