Back to the 1990s: Holding the spiritual spring and striving for a well-off life

Chapter 447 Eye-opening
"The scoop net is ready. I'll trouble you to make the fishing rod when the time comes." Hua Xiali took the scoop net in his hand, tried it out, and found it quite useful.

Jian Nan looked at Hua Xiali with burning eyes, "Okay, leave it to me. I promise I'll make you satisfied."

Hua Xiali smiled embarrassedly, leaned the fishing net against the corner, and went to knead the dough and steam buns. She decided to cut the buns into slices and use the slices to fish.

Although this behavior is a bit extravagant, she is rich now. She doesn't want to wear earthworms because they smell too strong. And if she goes fishing, a steamed bun should be enough and there will be no waste at all.

After dinner, when most people were taking a nap at home, Hua Xiali and Jian Nan set out to the river bend to fish.

Hua Xiali was wearing a straw hat and long sleeves and trousers. Despite this, Jian Nan still held a big umbrella and tilted it as much as possible towards Hua Xiali to prevent her from getting any sun.

Arriving at the river bend and sitting under the shade of a tree, Hua Xiali took off his straw hat and placed it on a branch nearby. He tilted his head and looked at Jian Nan, "Where's the fishing rod? How can we fish without you?"

"This is a fishing rod, but it was bought from outside and is more advanced." Jian Nan put down the two long things in his hands.

Hua Xiali was a little surprised. He didn't expect that this long pole was actually a fishing rod.

From ancient times to the present, there have been people who love fishing, and naturally some people have done in-depth research in this area, so it is normal to have such fishing rods in the late 1980s.

It seems that people around Hua Xiali don't like eating fish very much. In short, she has never seen anyone fishing and bringing fish home to eat. Instead, children would tie a rope to a bamboo pole, hook a worm on it, and then fish.

"But I don't know how to use such a fishing rod." Hua Xiali frowned and said with embarrassment.

"I'll teach you." Jian Nan put down the fishing rod, then picked up one first, pulled out all the fishing rods hidden inside, and then a fishing rod several meters long appeared in front of Hua Xiali.

"Wow, what a long fishing rod." Hua Xiali couldn't help but exclaim. She had never seen a fishing rod that could be folded up!
Jian Nan handed the fishing rod to Hua Xiali. Hua Xiali grabbed the fishing rod nervously and waited for Jian Nan blankly because she didn't know how to use this kind of fishing rod.

Jian Nan reached out and held Hua Xiali's hand, then threw the fishing rod high up, threw the fishing line and hook into the water, first tested the water depth, then pulled the fishing line back and adjusted the float. After the adjustment, Jian Nan said, "Now we can put up the bait and go fishing."

"Okay." Hua Xiali was really enlightened today. She didn't expect fishing to be so troublesome. She took a small piece of cut bread, hung it on the fish hook, and then threw the fish hook into the water as Jian Nan had just taught her.

Hua Xiali did not waste too many steamed buns. She cut them into pieces about two or three centimeters long so that the fish could bite the hook directly at the first bite without having to wait for the second bite.

There is spiritual spring water in the well of Hua Xiali's house, and it is naturally included in the water used for kneading the dough. Moreover, Hua Xiali added some spiritual spring water when kneading the dough. This means that the steamed buns now are very sweet to the fish.

After a while, Hua Xiali felt the pull of gravity and stood up quickly, "Jian Nan, hurry up and get the scoop net. Wait until the fish reaches the edge and scoop it up." The big fish was very strong in the water, and the fishing rod was very long. The fishing line was pulled into an arc by the fish. Hua Xiali was really afraid that the fish would break the rod. She held the rod tightly with both hands, held it in her arms, and then followed the fish's swimming route, trying to lead the fish out until it had no strength left.

Jian Nan did not expect that before he even adjusted the float, Hua Xiali had already caught a fish, and it looked like the fish was quite big.

Jian Nan was afraid that Hua Xia Li would be dragged into the river by the fish, so he hurried forward and hugged Hua Xia Li and the fishing rod together, saying, "Xia Li, I've grabbed the fishing rod, you slowly back out, I won't drag you into the water."

Time was urgent, and Hua Xiali had no time to be shy. He quickly got out of Jian Nan's arms, picked up the fishing net, and walked towards the river. Seeing that the fish was quite close to him, he didn't let Jian Nan waste any more energy, but went directly into the water and caught the fish with the net.

Fortunately, the fishing net is made of strong nylon net, otherwise it would not be able to withstand such a big fish.

When Hua Xiali caught the fish in the net, Jian Nan quickly put down his fishing rod, then walked over and took the net from Hua Xiali's hand. The heavy feeling almost made him stagger.

"My goodness, this fish is too big, isn't it? It must be at least over 30 kilograms!"

Hua Xiali took a look into the net and said seriously, "There should be some! Our river hasn't dried up in many years, and the reservoir will open the gates to release water when water is needed, so it's normal to have big fish."

"Xia Li, you are really awesome." Jian Nan quickly brought the fish ashore and put it into the wooden barrel, but it couldn't fit in at all. The diameter of the barrel was not even as big as the fish's body, so he could only put the fish in the grass.

"Still fishing?" Jian Nan asked.

Hua Xiali nodded, "Let's continue fishing, otherwise the remaining steamed buns will be wasted. Since we have to waste a steamed bun anyway, we might as well make the most of it!"

"Okay, then you go fishing. I'll be by your side, ready to serve you at any time." What if two hooks are caught with fish at the same time? Which one will he look at then?
Hua Xiali nodded, hung a steamed bun on the fishhook, and then threw the fishhook into the water. It took the two of them an entire afternoon to finish the steamed bun, and then they caught dozens of big fish.

"Jian Nan, go to my house and push the wooden cart over here, and bring a few bamboo baskets." Fortunately, it was getting dark, otherwise when they returned home, everyone would see that they had caught so many big fish in a whole afternoon, which would definitely cause a sensation.

"Okay, then don't run around and wait for me here." Jian Nan turned and left after saying that. The sky was slowly getting dark, and he was worried about leaving her here alone, so he had to go and come back quickly.

After Jian Nan left, Hua Xiali walked to the river, reached her hand into the water, released some spiritual spring water, and saw all kinds of fish swimming towards her. Then she caught the fish with a net.

The letter from decades later told her that in the summer when she was nineteen, the water in the river bay dried up and the riverbed cracked, and all the fish would die, so what she was doing now was also a way to save them.

Afterwards, Hua Xiali returned to the shore and collected a few big fish on the grass and put them in the space. Anyway, Jian Nan had not counted them one by one just now, so even if there were really a few days missing, he would not be able to find out. If he really found out, he would say that they jumped back into the water. Anyway, no one saw her collect the fish.