Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 55 Fishing in Louhu Lake

Since most of the people were acquaintances, we exchanged a few brief introductions and then sat down.

Wan Hongguo and Qian Shun were surprised by Zhan Xinyue's change.

Before they knew it, everyone was talking about how Xiao Kai and Zhan Xinyue got in touch.

"Wow, what a coincidence!"

Everyone was surprised to hear that Xiao Kai and Zhan Xinyue had only reunited because their parents had arranged a blind date for them.

"No, it's not that. It's mainly because the group our teacher created was turned into a matchmaking group, and this happened because my mom and her mom were chatting in the group!" Xiao Kai explained.

"I was wondering why. I think my mom mentioned this group before, but I haven't heard about it since I got married. So high school parent groups are actually useful!"

"Haha, yeah!"

"Then that's not surprising!"

As everyone chatted and recounted the changes of recent years, the atmosphere was incredibly harmonious.

Compared to those parties that are just for showing off, this party felt like a reunion between old friends, without all the formalities, just about feelings.

Before we knew it, it was noon.

Under Peng Tianbao's arrangement, they had a special lunch prepared especially for them.

Overall, it's pretty good and worth the price for such a large agritainment business.

"Come on, let's go fishing this afternoon!"

After finishing their meal, seeing that it was still early, Peng Tianbao made a suggestion.

"But didn't I hear that this reservoir has been contracted out? Private fishing is not allowed!" Wan Hongguo suddenly said.

"Tch, you forgot I said this is my uncle's territory, so you can fish without worry!" Peng Tianbao said, patting his chest.

"Oh dear, look at my brain, I forgot all that. Well then, we won't be polite!" Wan Hongguo slapped his forehead and said with a look of sudden realization.

"Let's go, let's go!"

Led by Peng Tianbao, Xiao Kai and three other men walked toward the lake with their fishing gear.

It's worth mentioning that after learning yesterday that Peng Tianbao's uncle had contracted the reservoir, Xiao Kai brought his fishing gear with him when he came today.

The others were in a similar situation, except for Wan Hongguo, who hadn't thought of this.

With so many people, how could he possibly be short of a fishing rod?

As for the other ladies, they went to play mahjong, led by Peng Tianbao's wife.

"Let me tell you, I recently learned a new fishing method. Watch me demonstrate it later!" Peng Tianbao said confidently as soon as he arrived at the lakeside, before even casting his line.

"Alright, alright, I'll watch your performance. Just don't fail!" Qian Shun patted his big belly, burped, and said with a faint smile.

"Go ahead, just watch!"

Soon, the four of them found a flat spot on the bank and sat down to start fishing.

Two hours passed quickly...

"Tianbao, didn't you say you were going to watch your performance? Where's the fish?" Qian Shun looked at the white fish in his hand with a frustrated expression, then turned to look at Peng Tianbao.

This is what he gained after two hours.

The others were in similar situations, only catching one or two small whitebait.

Even Xiao Kai was the same.

"Uh, how would I know? Maybe the weather isn't very good."

Peng Tianbao was also helpless. He had heard from his uncle that someone had set off a floodgate at the reservoir yesterday, and he was thinking of coming over to perform, but he didn't expect to fail.

That's right. In the eyes of anglers, there's no difference between catching a whitebait and coming home empty-handed.

Qian Shun: "Tch, the person is stupid and the knife is dozing off."

Xiao Kai: "Hehe"

He just loves watching those two bicker; they used to do it back in high school.

"Hey kid, what are you laughing at? You haven't changed in all these years. You just like watching the show and gossiping. If you're so capable, why don't you catch a few and let's see?" Peng Tianbao said upon seeing this.

"Me?"

Xiao Kai pointed to himself, then glanced at the halo that he had moved dozens of meters away long ago.

He originally intended to keep a low profile since he was visiting his uncle's territory, as fishing too much wouldn't be good, and the uncle also had costs to cover in raising fish.

Although he would release any fish he caught in the end, fishing does damage the fish, and he felt bad about the loss. In addition, considering his brother's feelings, he did not use the aperture to cheat.

But now it seems that we were underestimated.

"Stop pointing, it's you. I know your skill level. When we were together before, you didn't even catch as many fish as I did. How dare you try to steal my thunder?" Peng Tianbao said with a wicked grin.

"Uh, Tianbao, have you ever heard the saying, 'A scholar who has been away for three days should be looked at with new eyes'? I'm no longer the newbie I used to be. Believe me or not, I can show you how powerful I am in a minute," Xiao Kai said.

"Then let me see it, don't just talk the talk." Peng Tianbao looked unconvinced.

"Yes, yes, let's go fishing for it!" Qian Shun chimed in.

Wan Hongguo, the true bystander, was calmly watching the buoy in the water with an air of indifference, but his occasional glances revealed what he was thinking.

"Okay, you wait and see."

Xiao Kai decided to teach these guys a lesson.

Just then, four people walked over from not far away; they were Zhan Xinyue and Peng Tianbao's wife.

"What's going on? Why is it so lively?" asked Wang Yanan, who was in charge.

"You've come at the right time. Old Xiao said he'd give us a demonstration of how to instantly explode your protection," Peng Tianbao said.

"Oh?"

The four looked at Xiao Kai with suspicion upon hearing this.

Although they weren't very good at fishing, their husbands were all anglers, so they knew what a "big catch" meant.

Not to mention in today's big data era, people often see it when they browse Douyin (TikTok).

So I'm also very curious whether Xiao Kai is just bragging or if he can really do it.

Of course, most people just thought it was a joke.

Seeing that things had come to this point, Xiao Kai, for the sake of his reputation, no longer cared about anything else and immediately lifted the fishing rod that was in the water.

Then he took out a new set of yarn from his backpack and carefully changed it.

He had considered that it wasn't easy for his uncle Peng Tianbao to raise fish, so he didn't plan to catch too many and just grabbed a set of fishing lines.

Now that we're getting serious, we can't be so casual anymore, so we made some adjustments based on the current situation.

This is a rig with line #2 as the main line and a 1.0 leader line paired with a #4 barbless hook.

The float used is a long-bodied float with a lead capacity of 1.5 grams, which is suitable for fishing in large bodies of water.

The selection of the entire fishing line set is suitable for fish ranging from large fish weighing five or six pounds to small fish weighing three or four ounces.

After watching Xiao Kai's actions, for some reason, two words popped into everyone's mind.

"major!"

Soon, Xiao Kai changed the line and adjusted the drift.

He then sat back down at his fishing spot, changed his bait, and cast his line back into the water.

Meanwhile, the other three had already put down their fishing rods and focused their attention on him.

The four women on the shore also fell silent, seemingly intrigued by Xiao Kai's actions.

"Tianbao, believe it or not, I can convince you in ten minutes at most." After doing this, Xiao Kai looked at Peng Tianbao and said with a smile.

Hearing this, Peng Tianbao still had a smile on his face. "Sure, if you can do it, I'll do anything you ask."

"Okay, you said it yourself." Xiao Kai nodded with a smile, looking satisfied.

Upon seeing this, Peng Tianbao's heart skipped a beat, and he inexplicably had a bad feeling.