The hotel had been booked in advance. After checking in, my master and I went out to find something to eat nearby.
Since we were in the Northeast, we naturally had to try iron-pot stew.
It wasn't as spicy as what we ate back home, but it was still pretty good.
After we finished eating, my master said he was going to buy some fishing gear.
While waiting for Zhao Liansheng, he also needed to scout out the area...
Fishing was my master's only hobby, so I didn't pay much attention to it.
After parting ways with him, I returned to the hotel alone.
I watched videos for a while, practiced my breathing for a bit, then lay down and went to sleep.
My master was seriously hardcore. He didn't come back all night.
He only returned early the next morning, carrying a fish that weighed around three pounds.
The moment he entered the room, he burst out laughing. "Xiao Jiang, Xiao Jiang, look! Your master only had to make a slight move, and I easily landed a five-pound redfin culter."
As he spoke, my master waved the redfin culter around in front of me.
"Master, this is a redfin culter too?"
My master was so smug his mouth was practically curling upward. "This is a local specialty. You can't catch these back home.
"At the place I went, there were over a dozen fishing guys, and I was the only one who caught one.
"See? That's skill.
"A true expert can catch fish anywhere.
"No, I've got to make a video call to Old Man Ma.
"Hold this for me..."
Seeing how excited my master was, I stood beside him and held the fish for him.
But as I held it, the weight didn't feel right.
I estimated it