"Hahaha...!"
The old man laughed loudly, he was so happy that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were squeezed together, like a child who had perfect scores in an exam showing off to adults.
He moved his butt, turned around and looked at Zhao Linchuan. The smile on his face had not yet completely disappeared, and he said calmly:
"It's just a meter-sized big herring, it's nothing."
"Husband, you guys chat, I'm going to chop some bamboo and come back." Yue Shen interjected from the side, "Catch a fish and make soup for you tonight."
"Well... go ahead." Zhao Linchuan nodded slightly and responded.
"Then I'm gone." Yue Shen smiled and nodded, then let go of Zhao Linchuan's hand, turned around, and walked towards the bamboo forest by the river.
After Yue Shen left, Zhao Linchuan bent down and put the fish guard back into the water. The net bag sank into the water, causing a small splash of water. The fish inside regained space to move and gradually became quiet.
He straightened up, walked to the old man's side, and continued to say to the old man:
"Old man, from your tone, have you ever caught a bigger one?"
"Of course." The old man seemed to be waiting for Zhao Linchuan to say this.
His eyes lit up, his whole body became energetic, and his back straightened a little unconsciously.
He didn't wait for Zhao Linchuan to continue asking, and continued talking on his own.
"That was about twenty-one years ago. I had just had lunch and went fishing with a few men."
"This is the place." The old man pointed to the river, "I built a nest at that time to test how deep the water here is."
"Guess what?" He asked and answered himself, speaking faster and faster, "I just threw out the hook here, and there was a swish there, and my fishing rod was bent!"
The old man gestured and drew a big arc in the air with his hands.
"I knew then that I was meeting a big guy."
"Then I immediately hugged the fishing rod tightly, pushed back, and fell to the ground."
"And those men, after seeing what was going on here, dropped their fishing rods and came to help me fish."
His fingers were gesticulating in the air, as if he were recreating the fierce battle that year.
"The 'battle' was fierce. Four or five of us took turns fighting it and fought it hard for two or three hours."
As he spoke, his voice suddenly dropped, and the expression on his face changed from excitement to regret, and then from regret to regret. That expression was even uglier than if his wife ran away with another man.
"The result... alas--!"
The old man sighed and slapped his thigh hard, making a crisp "snap" sound, and his annoyance was palpable.
"What happened?" Zhao Linchuan asked with a smile, "Old man, please continue talking."
"The fishing line was broken!" The old man opened his arms and gestured up and down with exaggerated and vivid movements. "Did you see it? The fish's head alone was so big at that time!"
"It's true, old man." Zhao Linchuan looked at the old man's gestures and couldn't help but laugh out loud, "If that fish is really that big, wouldn't it be Soul Beast?"
"Really!" the old man said very firmly, his eyes full of seriousness.
He patted his chest and swore, "It's really that big! If I lie, I'll be struck to death by lightning when I go out!"
"Really, that's such a pity." Zhao Linchuan laughed, but didn't take it seriously.
"Alas! Who says it's not the case?"
The old man looked regretful, shook his head, and sighed, his voice full of regret.
"We were so angry at the time that we didn't have anything to eat for several days..."
At this moment--
"Wow--!"
There was a violent sound of water breaking, and water splashed everywhere, shining with crystal light in the sun, like countless pearls being thrown into the air at the same time.
"Wow--! The fish is on!" Yue Shen's voice came from not far away.
Zhao Linchuan and the old man turned around subconsciously and saw Yue Shen standing by the river, holding a bamboo in his hand.
The tips of the moso bamboo were bent deeply, almost touching the water surface. The bamboo body was shaking violently, making a "crunching" sound, as if it would break at any time.
On the other end of the moso bamboo, a slender fishing line was stretched straight and cut deeply into the water, leaving a white water mark on the surface of the water.
The water mark swam rapidly on the river, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes diving into the depths, sometimes rising to the surface, like a trapped giant beast struggling crazily.
Yue Shen Holding the moso bamboo in both hands, he stood firmly on the riverside, leaning back slightly, and then with a strong lift, a big silver fish three to four meters long was dragged out of the water!
The size of the silver fish was astonishingly large, and its silver-white scales shone in the sunlight, as if they were coated with a layer of silver powder.
Its body twisted violently in the air, its tail flapped hard, splashing water all over the sky, and the silver light flashed in the sun, like a huge meteor rising from the water.
"Be good--!"
When the old man saw this, he suddenly stood up from his horse, his mouth opened wide, his eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost.
"Is that girl doll so strong?"
"Old man, I'll take my leave now." Zhao Linchuan said goodbye.
After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly towards Yue Shen.
"Husband." Yue Shen looked at Zhao Linchuan who was walking towards her, holding up the bamboo and saying with a smile.
The moso bamboo was like a light branch in her hand, and the three- to four-meter-long silvery fish struggled wildly at the other end of the bamboo pole, but could not escape her control.
"Our supper is in order."
"You are really capable."
Zhao Linchuan looked up at the whitebait that was still struggling, with a strange smile on his lips.
"I just chatted with the old man for a few words, and you caught such a big fish."
"Hmph." Yue Shen hummed twice with some pride, and then said with a smile, "Would you like to have a taste of my craftsmanship?"
"Can you still cook?"
Zhao Linchuan looked at Yue Shen in disbelief, his eyes widened slightly, as if he had heard some extraordinary message.
He hesitated for a moment, and then asked with some uncertainty, "You can't kill people by eating them, right?"
"It's hard to say." Yue Shen rolled his eyes at Zhao Linchuan, then turned around and stepped forward, "The good man ate the food I cooked, and there was nothing wrong with it."
"But if a scumbag eats it, he will immediately bleed from his orifices and die suddenly."
"Then it will definitely be okay for me to eat." Zhao Linchuan followed up, "After all, I am a good man."
"Then my good man." Yue Shen turned around, faced Zhao Linchuan, raised his head slightly and looked into his eyes, "You must eat all the food I cooked tonight~~"
"No, no problem..."