I Have a Lake as I Walk Through the Courtyard

As usual, Lin Feng returned to his yard after work and saw that Master Zhao was still busy inside the house. After greeting him, he put down his lunchbox, went into his temporary living quarters in the kitchen, and took out a relatively thick fishing rod with a thicker line tied to it from his space.

"Are you getting ready to go fishing?"

"Ah, I've got nothing better to do!" Lin Feng walked out of the courtyard with a rain hose and bumped into Uncle San, who had just finished get off work.

"Hehe, the weather's nice and warm today, how about we go together, you and me?"

"I was just messing around, it won't stop you from doing your work!" With this guy! What a joke! Lin Feng didn't even turn his head, carrying his fishing rod and walking towards Shichahai.

"What are you pretending for? I haven't seen you catch anything these days." The third uncle muttered to himself as he spoke, his eyes darting around, before grabbing his weapon and quickly catching up with Lin Feng.

"Hey Xiaofeng, why are you running so fast?"

"With this weather, it gets dark before we know it, so we need to hurry."

"That's true. I don't see you've learned much today. Do you want me to teach you?"

Lin Feng turned to look at Yan Bugui. "You didn't teach him for nothing, did you?"

"Hehe, of course! Let me tell you, you've hit the jackpot. This is a skill that earns a living. Others might want me to teach them, but I wouldn't. I just feel a connection with you..."

"Alright, alright! You should keep your skills to yourself. I'm just playing around with them..." Lin Feng said, quickening his pace.

A dozen minutes later, the two arrived at Shichahai, with Uncle San following behind Lin Feng. "When you see I've made a mistake, you'll come begging to me...hehe!"

An old man by the lake had a fishing rod in front of him, glancing at his watch every now and then. His mind was not on fishing at all, until he turned his head and saw Lin Feng and burst out laughing.

"Hey, why haven't you come these past couple of days?"

"They're building a house! But it's still so lively here!" Lin Feng looked up and saw that the lakeside was crowded with people fishing.

"Hehe, with me here, you don't have to worry about not having a seat. How about this spot?" The old man pointed to a place.

Lin Feng followed the finger and saw a fishing rod lying there all alone. "Grandpa Hu, that's your spot!"

"Hey, I have plenty of fishing rods. If you're interested, you can fish here!" Old Master Hu said, raising his eyebrows. "If you catch anything, sell it to me first!"

"Hehe, okay!"

Lin Feng walked over, and Grandpa Hu consciously put away his fishing rod. Lin Feng threw his super-large rod into the lake without hesitation. The Third Uncle stood beside him, looking at Lin Feng's fishing rod with disdain!

"Such a thick pole! Tsk, tsk, tsk!"

Grandpa Hu ignored the guy and looked at Lin Feng expectantly, wondering if his little grandson would get fish soup tonight. It all depended on whether Lin Feng would be able to do his job.

Lin Feng didn't keep the old man waiting too long. He had come today to improve his life. With a big black float on his fishing rod, Lin Feng hooked the fish that he had already stunned onto his hook and pulled hard, bringing up a silver carp weighing more than 10 pounds.

"Damn, a big fish!" Although it was expected, Old Hu still cursed. He hadn't caught a fish of this size in the area for three or four years!

Hearing the shout, the third uncle, who hadn't gone far, put down his fishing rod and quickly ran over. His eyes lit up when he saw the fish in Lin Feng's bucket.

"What a stroke of luck! This fish could sell for five or six yuan!"

Watching the fish struggling desperately in the bucket, the third uncle secretly reached in and touched them. "Good stuff! How many meals would this take!"

However, before the old man could recover from the shock of seeing the fish, there was another exclamation from the shore as another fish weighing more than 10 pounds was pulled up!

"You've stirred up a hornet's nest!"

"Hehe, luck, luck!" Lin Feng had been asking around on the street lately and found that the bigger the fish, the better it was to sell, and his lake happened to have quite a few of these fish.

Two fish were pulled up, and the purchasing agent, who had been waiting there, was overjoyed. Lin Feng did not disappoint him either. In less than half an hour, five or six fish had been caught in the bucket, each weighing more than ten kilograms!

The third uncle standing to the side went from shock to numbness, from envy to a blank stare. Old Master Hu, standing nearby, glanced at him and patted him on the shoulder. "Brother, you'll get used to it! People's fates are truly different!"

"Comrade Xiaolin, go all out on fishing today! I'll buy as many as you catch!" The purchasing agent next to him had already pushed the tricycle over and started weighing the fish in the bucket with practiced ease.

"It's my old man's rule, this one's for you. Do you want it?"

"Who do you think you are? It's just a fish weighing a dozen pounds!"

The old man was dumbfounded when he saw this scene. Was he here to fish or to pick up money?

Lin Feng saw that he had almost made enough. He had already earned sixty or seventy yuan today, along with various receipts. He used his mind to lock onto a huge fish in the lake. This thing took up too many resources in the lake and weighed at least forty or fifty pounds. It ate a lot but didn't gain weight. He changed his fishing rod today specifically for it!

Lin Feng carefully manipulated the space, stunning the big guy inside, and slowly hooked it onto the fishing hook. The whole movement was frighteningly slow. If this thing escaped, he would have no choice but to cry. This was more than a month's salary for him!

As the fishing float suddenly sank, Lin Feng did not pull up abruptly as he had done before. Instead, he slowly dragged the fishing line, pulling the fish toward the shore.

As soon as the fish's mouth was put under pressure, the fish in the lake was instantly jolted awake by the pain and began to struggle desperately. However, it was too late; the fishing rod had already dragged it very, very close to the shore!

"Holy crap, it's a giant! Quick, use the landing net, don't let it get away!" Grandpa Hu and the purchasing agent on the shore were even more excited than Lin Feng. The chubby purchasing agent grabbed the landing net next to Lin Feng, gripped it tightly with both hands, and stared intently at the lake surface!

Lin Feng had made many preparations for this moment, including thickening the fishing line and rod. But the fish was no pushover either. The two fish were locked in a tug-of-war not far from the shore, making the group of anglers' hearts race with excitement.

After pulling for more than half an hour, Lin Feng's arm veins bulged, and with a hard tug on the ground with his right foot, the fish was thrown ashore, and the line snapped!

Lin Feng flicked his fishing rod and pounced, pinning the struggling fish down. It took him quite a while to finally reach into the fish's mouth and lift it up.

"Holy crap! My brand new cotton-padded coat..."

"Brother! I'll take this fish, price is negotiable!" The purchasing agent said, his eyes shining as he carried the net.

"Old Zhang, can I trade this fish for some meat?"

Upon hearing this, the purchasing agent pondered for a moment. "We still have some meat in our small kitchen, enough to exchange for several dozen kilograms! How about we go to the food factory together?"

"Can!"

The purchasing agent happily placed the fish bucket on his tricycle, and the two rode towards the food factory, chatting and laughing.