By the Clear Water River, an endless drizzle hung down from the sky.
Wang Chen took a hooded rain cape from Large Black Donkey's saddlebag, draped it over himself, and sat back down to fish.
A true fishing man never feared wind or rain.
Suddenly, the goose-feather float in the river bobbed. Wang Chen's eyes and hands moved as one, and he swiftly lifted the rod.
With a splash, a glittering golden large carp was forcibly hauled out of the water.
It struggled with all its might, trying to shake free of the hook lodged in its lower lip.
But it fell with a slap onto the grass by the riverbank!
Wang Chen smiled faintly, reached out to seize the large carp by the head, then placed it into the submerged keepnet.
His luck was good today.
He took a piece of burlap and wiped the fishy slime from his hands, then baited the hook and continued fishing.
Before long, another carp took the bait.
The Clear Water River stretched for hundreds of li. Even in years of severe drought, it had never run dry. Its abundant waters nourished the lands of three counties, including Qing'an County, while the various fish it yielded also supported many fishermen.
Among them, wild large carp were the most delicious. Not only were they free of any muddy, earthy taste, they were also quite nourishing.
Wang Chen had fished in the Clear Water River for nearly a year, yet he had caught only twenty or thirty large carp in total. Who would have thought that today he would hook fish one after another, quickly filling the keepnet to bursting?
He looked at the sky and decided to catch one last fish before leaving.
At that moment, Wang Chen failed to notice that beneath the