1983Fishing and Farming between Mountains and Seas

Chapter 24 Surprises come one after another

In fact, Liang Ziqiang didn't need to think about it.

Because next to him, Lin Baixian picked up the fishing rod on the ground in a flash without waiting for Lu Feng to finish his words.

He held one himself and deftly put the other into Liang Ziqiang's hand.

Liang Ziqiang took the fishing rod and said a few more words to make things clear in advance:

"There's one thing you may not know about dolphin. It's only bright and colorful when it's alive in the sea. Once you catch it, the color will slowly disappear in less than half an hour, and then it won't be very pretty."

Hearing this, Fangfang hesitated.

Another girl, however, showed interest and said:

"Half an hour is fine. We are just very curious and want to see the rainbow fish up close!"

Lu Feng immediately decided:
"Go fishing. Whether you can catch anything depends on your luck!"

Lin Baixian was quite dissatisfied with Liang Ziqiang's reaction and kept making faces to try to stop him. While putting bait on the fishing rod, he whispered in his ear:

"Why bother telling them so much? They have plenty of money and are willing to give it to us, so we just need to make money!"

Liang Ziqiang smiled and said nothing. He put on the fishing bait, then made an oblique cast and started to swing the rod as his body turned.

This way of casting the rod can easily move the fish hook to a farther position.

After doing this, he sat down and waited like everyone else.

This time, Lin Baixian's fishing rod reacted after only two minutes of sitting down.

Lin Baixian's cautious expression was as if what was caught on the hook was not a fish, but a big face.

Unfortunately, when the fish was pulled out of the water, it was not the dolphin that everyone expected, but a tiger carp like Lu Zheng's, and its size was comparable to Lu Zheng's.

Lin Baixian was not at all surprised by the harvest. Instead, he had a long face and looked very discouraged. He put the lunch fish into the bucket reluctantly.

As soon as this side was put in place, Liang Ziqiang's fishing rod also responded.

The fishing rod sank downward with a greater amplitude than the previous few people.

"It must be a big fish!" Lu Feng and others guessed.

Just as they said these words, Liang Ziqiang lifted the rod steadily.

At that moment, it was like a ball of colorful fireworks blooming between the water surface and the fishing rod.

"Wow! Dolphin! It's really a dolphin! Great, pull it up quickly!"

Fangfang and Xiaoyue clapped their hands and screamed. The dreamlike colorful scene seemed to have an absolute killing power for girls, making them as happy as if they had taken stimulants.

Liang Ziqiang himself did not expect that he would actually catch a dolphin with his first cast.

Not only that, it looks quite big, probably about ten pounds?

Is the "fish-attracting body" that I have been using since I was a child coming into play again?
The buckets and basins on the boat were very large and could easily hold the ten-pound dolphin.

Now, not only Fangfang and Xiaoyue, but several men also put down their fishing rods, gathered around, and collectively viewed this strange fish that could emit colorful light like a rainbow.

Liang Ziqiang also took a closer look, but he was not as excited as they were. After all, although this fish was not easy to come across, he had seen it before when he went out to sea.

According to his understanding, the dolphin in front of him was actually a small one that had not yet grown up. After all, dolphins grow very fast, often weighing 20 to 30 kilograms, and the particularly large ones can even grow to 160 kilograms.

"It looks weird, just like a big knife. No wonder it's called a ghost-head knife!" Lu Zheng stared at it for a while and complained.

The head of the dolphin is surprisingly large, but its body is very narrow, giving people a feeling of top-heavy. The strange thing is that its head is not round, but square, with a bony bulge on the forehead, like wearing a large square hat.

The overall shape is like a big-headed guillotine.

"You're the only one spoiling the fun. Can't you see how beautiful its color is?" Xiaoyue rolled her eyes at Lu Zheng and then reached out to touch the scales on the fish.

Fangfang hesitated for a moment, but couldn't resist the temptation and reached out to touch the fish.

The light emitted by the scales actually changes, like green-brown, then blue-green in the blink of an eye, and then golden yellow and blue-purple reflecting each other.

Looking at her palm as if it were covered by neon lights, Fangfang felt a little drunk and murmured:
"This is so beautiful! It's really a good idea to come out and play today!"

When Lu Feng heard this, he was very happy. He immediately took out a wallet and took out two big unity notes. He handed one to Liang Ziqiang and one to Lin Baixian.
"You must keep your word. This is the money for catching the dolphin. I'll give you the money for going out to sea later!" Liang Ziqiang was a little surprised at how quickly Lu Feng fulfilled his promise, but he didn't show much expression. He just took the money and said thank you.

While accepting the money, Lin Baixian did not forget to give a series of flattering compliments.

Finally, he gave Liang Ziqiang a thumbs up and said happily:

"You're the right person. From childhood to adulthood, when it comes to catching fish, you're the luckiest!"

After all, if Liang Ziqiang hadn't been lucky and hadn't been a dolphin as soon as he came on the court, how could he have benefited from it and earned an extra Great Unity in the blink of an eye?

At this time, Xiaoyue said, "Huh?"
"Strange, no matter how we touched it, it didn't move. Could it be true that it's dead in just two minutes like you said?"

The dolphin in the bucket had a stiff body and didn't react at all, as if it had died.

Liang Ziqiang smiled and explained:
"Not so fast, he's just pretending to be dead! You don't know, this guy is also nicknamed 'Underwater Fox', he's very smart, when he encounters danger, he just lies down and pretends to be dead without saying a word. If he really dies, the color will disappear and he will turn completely gray!"

"I didn't expect you to be so scheming!" Lu Feng squatted next to Fangfang and joked.

Next, Liang Ziqiang and Lin Baixian continued to sit on the boat and fish.

Because Lu Feng was in a good mood, he lent them his fishing rod and let them fish as they pleased. All the fish they caught belonged to them and they could sell them after landing.

After several casts, there were no big surprises.

Liang Ziqiang caught several sea bass and yellow croaker in succession, and Lin Baixian did about the same.

If this happened in the future, catching a few big yellow croakers would definitely be enough to make Liang Ziqiang and the other two clap their hands in celebration.

Unfortunately, yellow croaker is still very cheap these days. For a fish weighing more than 150 grams, the general purchase price is only 40 or 50 cents per pound.

The two fish Liang Ziqiang had just caught could only be sold for a little over one yuan in total.

Fortunately, these days, there are really a lot of fish in the sea, and the frequency of biting the hook is really very high.

Basically, every few minutes after you sit down, new fish will be caught.

After a while, Liang Ziqiang and Lin Baixian's fishing rods moved at the same time.

What’s even more coincidental is that the two of them lifted their rods at the same time and pulled out of the water two identical fish.

This fish has an oval body shape and a flat body. The most striking thing is that the fins under the fish's belly are very different from the whole body in color, a bright yellow color, like two open yellow feet.

"Yellow-legged lily! We both caught a yellow-legged lily at the same time!"

Lin Baixian suddenly became energetic.

"This fish is better than sea bass and yellow croaker!"

Liang Ziqiang also had a smile on his face and happily took off the yellow footstool.

The scientific name of the yellow-legged snapper is yellowfin bream. It has delicious meat and excellent taste, and is known as the "chicken neck of the sea".

In this era, the value of yellowfin snapper is actually higher than that of yellow croaker.

The last time Liang Ziqiang sold fish to Zheng Liu at the dock, he saw someone selling two yellow-legged fish to Zheng Liu. The small one was sold at 80 cents per pound, and the big one was sold at one dollar per pound.

The one in Liang Ziqiang's hand weighs more than two kilograms, which is considered big among Huang Jiaoli's. There is no problem selling it at more than one yuan per kilogram.

It is more than twice as expensive as the yellow croaker which costs more than 40 cents per pound.

From this time on, my luck seemed to have changed. I caught fish one after another, all of which were yellow-legged fish.

Looking at the four yellow legs that suddenly appeared in the bucket, Liang Ziqiang couldn't help but grin, unable to hide his smile.

These four yellow legs are worth about ten dollars.

Liang Ziqiang felt a little more comfortable as he felt the sea breeze.

This unprepared voyage unexpectedly brought him wave after wave of small surprises.

We haven't even started to drive to the island yet, but after only driving halfway, we have already put thirty dollars in our pocket including the guide fee. It was really worth the trip!

Thanks to the votes of book friends such as "Wu-Yue", "Prosperous Memories", Roe Deer, and the last number 306! I hope that book friends will also have surprises everywhere in life, and surprises every year.

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