Chapter 943

As the old saying goes, "An expert shows their hand, and you know if they have it."

And the matter of casting a net to catch fish, although you can't see the situation of the net in the water, the rope in your hand can also let you know roughly.

So, Wang An just exerted force and immediately greeted Wang Yi:

"Xiao Yi, hurry over and help me pull; this net of fish is truly not a small amount."

Wang Yi, who was observing another fish bait spot, upon hearing this, promised while running over:

"Hey, I'm coming, Big Brother."

But there were truly too many fish in this net; after the brothers pulled the fishing net tight together, they couldn't pull it anymore.

It was very obvious that this net of fish must have weighed at least three or four hundred jin.

Fortunately, after a short while, Wang Li led the horse over.

After tying the rope on the fishing net to the thousand-jin hook on the shaft, that is, the iron hook, Wang An and Wang Yi then released the rope in their hands.

Wang Li held the reins in his left hand and patted the shoulder of the big horse with his right hand, while simultaneously shouting:

"Giddy up!"

Seeing Wang Li give the order, the big horse lowered its head and started to exert force forward; its two thick front legs instantly bent, and its two huge hind hooves directly stepped into the soil.

The power of the big horse could not be said to be weak, but until the big horse's back arched upward due to the exertion of force, this net of fish hadn't been pulled out of the river.

From this, it could be seen how heavy this net of fish was.

Wang An, seeing that things were not good, immediately greeted Wang Li and Wang Yi:

"Quick, quick, quick, don't just watch, let's go together."

As he spoke, Wang An's left hand grabbed the right side of the shaft, while Wang Li stepped back and grabbed the left side of the shaft with his right hand.

Wang Yi, seeing there was no place for him to stand, went to the back and grabbed the rope on the fishing net.

Immediately after, Wang An started shouting the chant:

"Come, one, two, pull hard, one, two, pull hard..."

Just like that, combining the strength of three people and one horse, it took about 20 seconds to pull this fishing net out of the river.

Until the fishing net full of fish was pulled three or four meters away from the shore, Wang An shouted "Yu" while panting.

Anyway, locally, although the word "Yu" is used to call livestock, people can also understand what it means when they hear it.

After shouting this word, Wang An sat on the ground directly; of course, Wang Li and Wang Yi did the same.

To be honest, this fishing method is truly quite exhausting; mainly it's not only exhausting for the horse, but also a bit exhausting for people.

I have to admit, this was truly too heavy; with the power of the big horse, it couldn't even pull it alone.

Panting a few times, Wang Yi turned his head and looked at the fish in the net, saying with a surprised face:

"Oh my god, Big Brother, Fifth Brother, look at this big pile of fish; how many jin did we get?"

Wang An looked at these fish and also felt very surprised.

Because the whole fishing net was filled to the brim with fish, and many fish were stuck in the gaps of the fishing net.

Fortunately, this fishing net hadn't been used many times before the land was divided among households; otherwise, it would have been burst by the fish.

Except for seeing fishermen at sea have their nets burst with fish in his past life, Wang An had never seen a fishing net filled to the brim when fishing in a river.

It can be seen how high the density of fish in the river was in this era.

But if you count the days, this phenomenon is normal, because every year from July to October is when there are the most fish in the river, and now it is August, which can be said to be the peak time for the number of fish in the river.

After Wang Yi finished speaking, only hearing Wang Li mutter:

"This... this must be eight or nine hundred jin, right?"

Wang An shook his head and said:

"How big is the fishing net? There definitely isn't that much; 600-something jin, maybe it won't even reach 700 jin."

Wang Li opened his big mouth and said with a sigh:

"700-something jin is already quite a lot; oh my god, this thing tired me out."

Normally, 700 jin of weight is not a big deal for a horse, and the height and weight of the big horse itself are much larger than a normal local horse.

And the reason why three people and one horse pulled so hard was because pulling things out of the water doubles the weight instantly.

After resting for a while, Wang An stood up and said:

"Xiao Yi, untie the rope, lead the horse over in a while, and Fifth Brother and I will go cast the other net first."

As he spoke, Wang An picked up the fishing net Wang Li brought and walked toward the second bait spot with Wang Li.

Just at this time, Wang Yi asked Wang An:

"Big Brother, then should we just leave the fish in the net like this? Should I take them out to let them breathe?"

Wang An didn't even turn his head and said:

"No need, just leave them there; the more you let fish breathe, the faster they die. Besides, the fish in the bait spot will run away in a while."

After such a long delay, the fish in the second bait spot seemed to have scattered quite a bit; mainly because there wasn't as much water as before.

Regardless of this or that, Wang An aimed at the position and covered it with one net.

After waiting for a while, Wang An started to pull the net.

Although this net wasn't light either, Wang An felt the big horse could pull it out by itself, so Wang An greeted Wang Yi:

"Xiao Yi, are you done? Hurry up and lead the horse over."

Who knew Wang Yi shouted anxiously:

"Big Brother, I seem to have pulled the rope end to the wrong place; this knot won't untie."

Wang An, upon hearing this, said to Wang Li softly with a speechless face:

"Xiao Yi has become stupid from studying; you go help him fix it, if it really doesn't work, just cut the rope."

Things like temporary pulling are normally tied with a slip knot, also called a tow knot; the tying method is different from the knot for shoelaces, but the untying method is the same—just grab the bent part of the rope end and pull hard.

Being able to mess up such a simple knot shows how annoying Wang Yi is at this time.

Wang Li, upon hearing this, turned around and walked back.

Just when Wang Li was helping Wang Yi untie the rope knot, Wang An felt a quite significant pulling force from the fishing net rope in his hand.

Wang An subconsciously pulled the rope in his hand hard, but immediately after, the fishing net rope in Wang An's hand transmitted a pulling force again.

After Wang An felt this pulling force again, his heart was instantly happy.

Because it was very obvious that he must have caught a big fish in the net. Wang An pulled twice but couldn't move it, but the pulling force on the rope became even greater.

I have to admit, this big fish in the water is truly damn strong.

Wang An hurriedly shouted to Wang Li and Wang Yi:

"Fifth Brother, hurry up and cut the rope, Xiao Yi, hurry over and help me pull, this fish is going to run."

Wang Yi, upon hearing this, ran over and pulled with Wang An like a tug-of-war for a long time before this fish finally calmed down.

Fortunately, Wang Li also cut the rope in time and led the horse over.

(End of chapter)