Ye Yaodong handed him the fishing rod and also started to toss him a small fish and a shrimp, leaving him to choose which to use as bait.
He hurriedly waved his hand. "No need, no need. I just got back from hauling in my Fishing Pots too. There's stuff in my bucket. Any little fish will do."
"All right." Ye Yaodong tossed the fish back into the bucket and dropped the shrimp onto the deck.
Holding the rod, Lin Laoliu said with a smile, "Then I'll give it a try. I'll return it after one cast."
He copied Ye Yaodong, digging out a piece of fish flesh and baiting the hook before casting it into the sea. "I wonder how my luck will be. What will I catch?"
"Just be patient. Something will bite sooner or later."
Ye Yaodong rested his chin in his hand and watched the sea. It felt as though four or five minutes had passed. Just as Lin Laoliu was hesitating over whether to lift the rod and check if the bait had fallen off, something long swam past in the water.
Less than three seconds later, Lin Laoliu said delightedly, "Got one, got one!"
He slowly tried lifting the rod. Finding it quite heavy, he gave another, harder tug in surprise.
"A big eel!"
Ye Yaodong cried out in delighted surprise.
Lin Laoliu was delighted too. "Good heavens! This one must weigh seven or eight jin. It's thick and long."
"You've got good luck, Uncle Lin."
"Haha, maybe it's beginner's luck." He lifted the big eel out and held it toward Ye Yaodong. "Hurry and put it in your bucket! An eel this big is a pretty good catch."
"You caught it. Why don't you keep it? All I did was lend you a