The sound of bamboo rafts hitting the water surface continued, and the big fish in the pond were struggling more and more violently. Song Sancheng stared at the water surface, took the fishing net on his shoulder in his hand, turned around, and was ready to go!
The seventh cousin also joined in the fun. Seeing Song Sancheng preparing to twist his waist, he suddenly asked, "Sancheng, are you spreading the net or casting it?"
Song Sancheng:!
I interrupted him so much that I almost twisted my waist!
He looked at the fishing net in his hand and said, "This net is not big. There is no need to spread it slowly. Just cast the net. It will be more convenient."
To spread the net, they had to go into the water and slowly adjust the position. It would be impossible to fill such a large pond. The net was too big and they needed several people to pull it. It would be better to choose a fishing net of the right size and stand on the pallet to cast it.
The seventh cousin also realized that he had interrupted, so he pretended not to be embarrassed and just smiled and nodded: "Okay, hold on tight, there are so many people waiting!"
Wu Lan works very efficiently and effectively. In just a short while, all the helpers from the village have arrived!
In a shady corner of the pond, a group of old ladies were seen carrying large basins, scissors, brushes, and plastic bags, ready to start work!
There was a group of men and women around asking about the price:
"How much do you charge for helping to kill the fish?"
"Can we not throw away the fish scales and fish intestines? Put them separately?"
"Can the fish bubble stay?"
"Do you have any more tools? Give me a set, I can clean it up myself!"
"Boss, please give me a few more plastic bags. I want to buy a lot!"
Xiao Cai was squeezed outside the crowd. Seeing her mother carrying a pile of plastic bags with satisfaction, she couldn't help jumping up and down: "Mom! Don't you want to pick the fish? Let someone else do it here, otherwise you will get your hand pricked when they kill the fish. It's not worth it!"
The car is here, the money is ready, and it is right to be a hands-off boss. I really don’t understand why young people today have to work so hard!
Cai's mother looked down on her daughter for not having to do housework: "Look, there are so many people here. Everyone is buying and cleaning fish, but there are only a few helpers. Can they do it well? Can they do it carefully?"
"I'll go pick the fish first, and then they'll pack the noodles. I'll help, and we can go back earlier, right? Can you send your freezer when we go back?"
Just as he finished speaking, he heard a cry of surprise from the water surface—
"Ahhhhh!"
"Cast the net, cast the net!"
Song Sancheng grabbed the small, inconspicuous fishing net, half-turned his body, twisted it hard, and threw it away.
The dark green fishing net gradually opened in mid-air, like a blooming spiral flower. The wrinkled lines at the corners were soon stretched to be round and full, and then sank quietly into the water silently. Gradually, the traces could not be seen clearly, and only the white marks on it could be vaguely seen.
There was total silence by the pond.
After a long while, as if it had just recovered from the shock, the shore became noisy again—
"This requires skill, right? Look at the net, it's spread so round!"
“It’s quite a big one!”
"How much can this net catch?"
“You never know, sometimes you don’t catch a single fish—Ahhhhhhh!
Look, look! Why do I feel like there are so many fish! "
"Hurry, hurry, help pull the net—"
"No, don't mess around! You can't use too much force on this! You have to do it slowly and at a constant speed - hey, get out of the way, I'll do it!"
Before casting the net, the gentlemen on the shore looked at the aunt who was chattering and making a fuss, with a very high-class look on their faces.
—A bunch of people who don’t know how to fish. The fun of fishing lies in the hook and the net! Only they, the old fishermen, can’t understand it!
After the net was cast, everyone's heart was hooked.
When I saw the vague fish—
"Hurry, hurry, hurry—help pull it!"
"Fuck, is this net full of fish? I see fish thrashing around..."
"Ouch, that's quite strong! Hurry up and pull me up, I'm stuck in the mud and can't get up!"
In an instant, the men on the shore were filled with passion and jumped into the water like dumplings. No matter what they were wearing, ten-yuan shorts or thousands-yuan shoes, they all fell into the water in an instant.
The aunts on the shore who hadn’t had time to move:…
They put back their eager hearts and put on a cold look again:
"Look at these men! They know how to fish, so they just go down and join in the fun... Tsk tsk tsk!"
…
Song Sancheng's net is indeed extremely full.
He was also very happy. He hadn't fished for many years. He didn't expect that today's net would be full of skills! Listening to the joy on the shore, they must have been shocked by him, right
And these fish... Oh my! Oh my! Why are there so many fish? I can't even pull them all out!
The light of the setting sun shone on his face, scorching and dazzling, but his heart was about to soar.
At the edge of the fishing net, a group of men were pulling it carefully, little by little, from the middle of the water to the shore.
“Alright, alright!”
"Here, here—"
"Look! Oh my god, this fish is really strong!"
"Let me see, let me see..."
"Wow, this crucian carp is so big!"
"This must be a three or four year old crucian carp! A wild fish! Definitely a wild fish! It looks different!"
"Look at this silver carp. It must weigh more than ten kilograms!"
"A dozen pounds is just right. Any bigger and you'll get fat and not taste good..."
"That can't be! When has the food here ever tasted bad? I want this one! I'm not afraid of getting fat!"
"This one is bigger! It must weigh more than 20 pounds! I want this one!"
"Grass carp! This big grass carp will take me several nights to grill!"
"Why are there no mullets? It would be great to take them to a barbecue stall for a feast tonight!"
"What are you thinking? How can other fish survive in a pond with mullet in it? The pond must have been cleaned out a long time ago..."
A group of men were still pointing and nitpicking, but soon another vigorous force of action came from the side, and instantly they had no space left—
"Oh, hurry up and pick the fish!"
"Carp! I want carp!"
"Little white fish! White fish strips! I want white fish strips! They are so delicious when stewed with sauerkraut!"
Oh, there is still some space for men. After all, many of them are standing in the mud of the pond, and the aunts can’t get out.
…
In such a bustling and noisy environment, men and women no longer considered the fishy smell, the prickly fins, or the dirt on their bodies.
They only know—
The fishing I witnessed with my own eyes was truly a great harvest, hahahaha!
Xiao Cai stood on the shore, looking at Mother Cai and her group of sisters, whose sneakers had already sunk into the mud, and their hard work of bending over to pick up and throw away fish. She felt that she, who stood by and watched, was out of place from head to toe.
Hey, come on, that fish looks so slippery!
Oops, I didn’t catch it!
This one is so big! I have to scratch my cheeks! Oh my, why did it slip off again!
The fish fins, the fish fins were pricked and she said that her mother was actually not suitable for this kind of work!
It seems like catching a fish requires some skill, and it's not that difficult. If she were to catch it, she would definitely not let it slip away...