Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things.

When Lin Shaowen arrived on his bike, there were already quite a few fishermen swinging their rods.

"Wow, man, your equipment is so beautiful." A little old man said with a smile.

He had a hunched back, was missing a front tooth, and his face was full of wrinkles, but his age was unmistakable.

"Sir, this equipment is an heirloom." Lin Shaowen said nonsense, "Do you know Jiang Taigong..."

"You...you are the descendant of Jiang Taigong?" the old man asked in surprise.

"No, what I mean is that if Jiang Taigong had my equipment, he wouldn't still do the 'willing ones take the bait' thing. Even if they don't take the bait, I'll pull them up for you." Lin Shaowen said seriously.

"How poor." The old man laughed.

"Uncle, how was the harvest today?" Lin Shaowen asked as he sat down next to him.

"Two or three small fish." The old man spread his hands.

"Your skills are not good enough." Lin Shaowen shook his head.

"Go away, you're probably not as good as me." The old man was unhappy.

"How about we make a bet?" Lin Shaowen came over and said, "We'll use the same bait. If I catch a fish, I'll let you choose one... If I don't, then I admit that I'm not as good as you."

"Okay." The old man agreed happily.

Without saying a word, Lin Shaowen took the bait box in front of the old man and poured half of it into his broken tin can.

Hang the bait and shake it dry, all in one go.

"No, kid, didn't you prepare the bait?" the old man scolded with a smile.

"If Zhuge Wuhou had your wisdom, the Three Kingdoms would have belonged to Shu." Lin Shaowen gave him a thumbs up.

"Fuck you, virtue."

The old man was immediately overjoyed.

Chapter 233 Xu Shen

I don’t know if the Feilong fishing rod had a buff, but Lin Shaowen had just chatted with the old man for less than five minutes when the float suddenly sank.

Lin Shaowen immediately grabbed the fishing rod and pulled it hard, but it didn't move.

"Oh my goodness, this must be a big cargo." exclaimed the old man.

Lin Shaowen ignored him, held the fishing rod against his waist, and lifted it from time to time, ready for a long battle.

The old man didn't even fish for himself, but stood by the shore carrying a broken scoop net.

"Kid, keep your hands steady."

"How about you come?"

"Don't make a fuss. I'm too old. If I get dragged into the water, you'll have to pay for my medical expenses."

"Screw you."

Lin Shaowen cursed with a smile, and slowly reeled in the fish.

The fish was really strong. After pulling for a long time, it didn't show any sign of exhaustion. Instead, it kept circling around the back sea.

As a last resort, Lin Shaowen and the old man could only follow along.

At this time, the fishermen from Houhai also gathered around.

It is said that people at that time were simple and honest. Many anglers no longer fished, but carried their fishing nets on the shore, waiting for help to catch fish.

"Boy, your hands are starting to shake."

"Old man, why are you talking so much? It's been so long."

They had been walking for nearly half an hour, and the fishermen from Houhai and the onlookers surrounded Lin Shaowen in three layers.

Wow!

A huge fish tail slapped the water surface, splashing water all over the old man's face.

At this time, two young men came up to the old man, handed him a handkerchief and whispered, trying to take the scoop net from him, but the old man refused.

Lin Shaowen was looking at the water intently at this time. To be honest, even though he was physically strong... his hands were already sore and painful because the fish was too strong.

"It's a catfish. Wow...it must weigh over a hundred kilograms," the old man exclaimed.

"Shut up, I'm out of strength." Lin Shaowen shouted angrily.

"Hold on, hold on." The old man encouraged loudly.

Another half hour passed.

Houhai was already crowded with people, and many people were staring at the water, afraid of missing any details. If they caught a fish, they would have something to brag about in the future.

Wow!

The sound of water sounded.

"Oh my god, good man."

"This fish head is bigger than my body."

"Will it not swallow me?"

……

Amid the crowd's exclamations, the fish head floated to the surface.

Seeing that ferocious face, Lin Shaowen suddenly didn't want to continue fishing. If you said that this fish could eat people, he would believe it.

"Hold on, come up quickly." the old man shouted.

"Stop talking nonsense. Your scoop net is useless. Hurry up and find a way to get some hemp rope and hooks." Lin Shaowen cursed.

"Yes, yes, I have it. I'll get it right away."

The old man waved his hand, and the young man beside him immediately ran out.

In a few minutes, he came with a hemp rope and an iron hook.

"Old man, keep your hands steady. If you let me get away, you'll be held responsible," Lin Shaowen warned.

"rest assured."

The old man laughed, quickly tied the hook with a hemp rope, and then turned the hook.

"I say, if you're still playing tricks at this time, I'm going to let you go." Lin Shaowen said angrily.

"Don't make trouble, I'm just aiming."

After the old man roared, a silver light flashed.

"Ouch."

Amid the exclamations of the crowd, the hook firmly hooked the catfish's big mouth.

"How about it, kid?" the old man said proudly.

"What's there to be proud of? This mouth can swallow me."

Lin Shaowen let go of the fishing rod and sat on the ground, gasping for breath.

The fishermen around gathered around and pulled the hemp rope.

"I'll count to three. Everyone, work together." The old man shouted, "One, two, three..."

The huge catfish was brought to the shore in front of countless witnesses.

Wow, it’s almost as tall as Lin Shaowen.

"Weigh it, weigh it." someone shouted.

Not a moment.

Someone came carrying a shoulder pole and a large scale.

The old man came over to take a look and immediately shouted, "One hundred and eighty-six and a half kilograms...boy, you broke the record."

"Oh my god, more than 180 kilograms."

"How do you eat this fish?"

"I'm afraid it's not a monster."

……

Everyone was talking about it.

"Old man, the fish is yours." Lin Shaowen stood up and said.

"What, it belongs to me?" The old man couldn't believe it.

The onlookers also exclaimed in amazement. This fish weighs more than 100 kilograms. If you just sell it in the black market, it will be worth more than ten dollars.

This boy is so generous.

"Didn't we agree that you can choose a big fish from the ones we caught?" Lin Shaowen wiped the sweat off his forehead and said, "You don't think... I can catch a bigger one, do you?"

"That's just a joke, I don't want it." The old man shook his head.

"Really don't want it?" Lin Shaowen teased.

"I am a man of my word. If I say no, I mean no." The old man insisted.

"You are a very loyal old man. My name is Lin Shaowen." Lin Shaowen stretched out his hand.

"Lin Shaowen?"

An inexplicable light flashed in the old man's eyes, and he immediately stretched out his hand and shook hands with him, "Xu Shen."

"Nice name."

After Lin Shaowen gave a halfhearted compliment, he looked at the big fish in a dilemma. He couldn't tie it to a bicycle, right?

If this thing is tied up, won't we have to ride it around the city?

"Do you need my help? I have a few nephews here." Xu Shen came over and said.

"That's great, help me tie the fish to the car."

Lin Shaowen took out a cigarette, walked around, and left the cigarette box in his hand.

"No problem." Xu Shen waved his hand, and several young men came up to tie up the fish. "Lin Shaowen, what are you going to do with this fish?"

"I ate it." Lin Shaowen said with a blink.

"There are only a few people in your family. How can you eat such a big fish?" Xu Shen said disdainfully.

"I gave it to you and you didn't want it. What's it to you?" Lin Shaowen rolled his eyes.

"Cough cough cough...you want to use people to move forward instead of backward, right?" Xu Shen was almost choked to death by the smoke.

"cut."

Lin Shaowen was too lazy to pay attention to him, but after he went up and pushed the cart, he found that he couldn't push it.

He spent nearly an hour and a half trying to catch this fish, and he is still feeling exhausted.

So he ran to Xu Shen again and said with a charming smile, "Old Xu, I was wrong just now... Since you have helped, why not help to the end."

"Good boy, you are thicker than a city wall." Xu Shen scolded with a smile, "Tell me what you want to do."

"Why don't you find a little brother to help me push the car back? It's not in vain." Lin Shaowen said, and took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from his arms and stuffed it into his hand.

"Wow, you are quite rich." Xu Shen exclaimed.

"I won't pretend anymore. Do you know the Eight Great Families of Beijing?" Lin Shaowen said in a deep voice.

Before liberation, there were eight richest people in Beijing, also known as the Eight Great Families of Beijing.

"Fuck you." Xu Shen sneered, "None of the eight great families in Beijing has the last name Lin. Besides... if you have anything to do with them, can you still come out and fish?"

"Old man, why don't you know how to be funny?" Lin Shaowen laughed dryly.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, I'll take you back."

Xu Shen threw away the cigarette butt and walked out.

A young man immediately stepped forward to help Lin Shaowen push the cart. After Lin Shaowen thanked him, he followed Xu Shen.