Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 19 The Big Fish

Zhou Jianjun's exclamation immediately caught Yu Qiqiang's attention.

He quickly looked at the other person.

"Brother Zhou, what did you say? What military fish?"

Xiao Kai also cast a curious glance. How come he didn't know there were mandarin fish in his fish basket?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun took a deep breath and looked at the two of them with a helpless expression.

"I'm seriously impressed with you guys? Can't you even tell the difference between mandarin fish and grass carp?"

"Um?"

Xiao Kai was taken aback at first, then seemed to realize what was happening and quickly got up to look at his fish basket.

"Brother Zhou, are you saying that those grass carp I caught weren't grass carp? But rather mandarin fish?"

"Yeah, what else could it be but a military fish? It's so obvious, they don't even look the same!"

Seeing Zhou Jianjun's expression as if he were looking at someone idiot, Xiao Peng and his companion felt their faces flush with embarrassment and wanted to find a corner to squat down.

They had no idea what a mandarin fish looked like. If they hadn't come here to fish, they would have only heard of it and never even seen it.

Moreover, there are not many mandarin fish on the market at present, and most of them are farmed mandarin fish. People like the two of them who only go to the market twice a year are even less likely to have seen them.

Xiao Kai said, "Brother Zhou, this isn't the first time we've seen a mandarin fish, but who knew it would look so much like a grass carp?"

Yu Qiqiang: "Yes, Brother Yu, we've never met before!"

Zhou Jianjun was speechless. Didn't these two guys do any research before they came to fish?

Although the mandarin fish and grass carp do look very similar, anyone with a discerning eye can tell them apart at a glance if they observe carefully!

Even if you don't know what kind of fish it is, you wouldn't think it's a grass carp.

After all, there are still many differences between the two, especially the shape and layout of their fins, which clearly indicate that they are two different species.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Just then, a sound came from the shore.

Upon hearing this, the three turned around and saw that it was another three people.

It turned out that they had been making too much noise, which had attracted the attention of the other three.

Xiao Kai didn't know what to say.

Are you suggesting that we two idiots have been fishing here for ages and don't even know what kind of fish we caught? We'd be laughed to death!

However, his silence doesn't mean others won't speak up.

Before he could even speak, Zhou Jianjun told them about their situation.

After hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, everyone burst into laughter.

But after they finished laughing, they were all stunned.

They suddenly realized that they had overlooked a problem: how many fish Xiao Kai and Yu Qiqiang had caught during their two-hour break?

Wouldn't they be missing out if they were sleeping?

In particular, Xiao Kai actually caught a lot of expensive mandarin fish.

"Damn, shouldn't I be sleeping?"

Chen Wei couldn't help but slap his thigh hard, as if he had lost something precious.

The other three also wore expressions of pain.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai and Yu Qiqiang's smiles reappeared.

This change perfectly illustrates that statement.

The smile doesn't disappear, it just moves on.

"hey-hey!"

The two exchanged a glance, smiled, and sat down to continue fishing.

At this point, the others who had realized what was happening quickly returned to their fishing spots and started fishing again.

After sitting down, Xiao Kai took out his phone to check some information, to see what the difference was between the mandarin fish and the grass carp, and why they looked so similar.

But he stopped a second later because he noticed that the signal strength in the upper right corner of his phone was only one bar.

With such a signal, even making an emergency call is difficult, let alone checking information.

Xiao Kai decided not to waste any more time and refocused his attention on fishing.

Upon learning that the fish he had caught was actually a valuable military fish, he was filled with enthusiasm.

After all, that's a mandarin fish, known as the king of freshwater fish, and one of the most popular and expensive freshwater fish on the market.

Based on the few he caught before, they should sell for at least a thousand yuan.

In other words, he had already broken even before the trip had even begun, and had even made a considerable profit.

This is outrageous! We have to hurry up and do another ten or eight more to do justice to the power of this cheat system.

And if you're even luckier and catch a large mandarin fish, that would be even better.

After all, the price of mandarin fish increases with size, and the price of large mandarin fish also rises accordingly.

If he actually catches one or two large mandarin fish, he'll be rich.

The more Xiao Kai thought about it, the more motivated he became, his eyes fixed on the buoy on the lake, as if a fish would bite the hook at any moment.

However, for some reason, he waited for more than half an hour this time, but no fish bit the hook.

This is clearly illogical.

You know, he's practically cheating.

If it were at Yangjiahu Reservoir, it would be one thing, but in such open waters where the fish are very mobile, it's a miracle that they haven't bitten for half an hour.

While Xiao Kai was intently fishing, at this time, he was at home in Pingshun City.

Bang!

"Xiao Kai!"

Xiao Kai's mother, Ji Xiaolan, slammed the door open and shouted Xiao Kai's name as soon as she entered, her face full of anger.

She first searched the room, but found that Xiao Kai was not at home at all, and her expression became even more unpleasant.

Behind him, Xiao Kai's father, Xiao Qingjun, had a helpless expression on his face.

"Where the hell has that kid gone? Didn't he promise to go on a blind date today? I already made the appointment for him, and the girl has been waiting for over half an hour, but he hasn't even shown up."

"Where are the others?"

"I can't get through on the phone, and he's not replying to WeChat messages. What's he trying to do?"

"Will it turn the world upside down?"

"Did he go fishing again?"

"No, I have to call Dapeng and ask him. He definitely knows where that kid went!"

The more Ji Xiaolan thought about it, the angrier she became. She sat down on the sofa, took out her phone, found Xiao Peng's number, and dialed it.

As expected, there was only a dial tone on the other end of the phone, and no response.

Now, Ji Xiaolan knew without being told that the two of them were definitely together.

"Phew~"

"You just wait, come back and see how I deal with you!"

As she spoke, Ji Xiaolan angrily got up and left with Xiao's father.

Completely unaware of the impending doom, Xiao Kai was sitting nervously on a fishing platform on the riverbank, his eyes fixed on the float on the water.

At this point, more than half an hour had passed since he resumed fishing.

He finally saw the float move again.

The float was lifted high, almost pushing the entire upper half of the float out of the water.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai did not hesitate to lift the fishing rod forcefully and raise it heavily.

huh~

A sound like the wire cutting through the water surface rang out.

The next second, a tremendous force instantly traveled from the rod tip along the fishing rod into Xiao Kai's hand.

Waaaaah~

"Wow!"

Xiao Kai couldn't help but gasp in surprise, as he was almost dragged away by the immense force, with the front half of his body pulled to the edge of the fishing platform.

This scene stunned everyone else standing nearby.

"Xiao Kai, watch out!"

Xiao Peng stood up anxiously, wanting to rush over to help.

"Brother Xiao, watch out!"

Yu Qiqiang also called out in concern.

Fortunately, Xiao Kai regained his composure and quickly squatted down to pull his outstretched hand back forcefully.

"Holy crap, a huge fish! A huge fish!"

As he pulled Xiao Kai, he shouted, his excitement evident on his face.