Chapter 55: The boss got anxious

Wu An continued bottom fishing.

He actually caught one, though it was much smaller than the two just now.

A Qing saw this and shouted, "This must be the son; really a family of three."

Lao Mai nodded while watching.

Others were envious.

Just these three Jinxiu Lobsters could sell for two or three thousand.

Now doing odd jobs, one can't even earn two or three thousand a month.

Except for Lao Mai, who purely treats fishing as leisure, others actually come to fish to earn extra money to supplement household expenses.

Coming to fish in the rain—could it be out of love?

Of course it's because they're poor.

Wu An had A Qing tidy up the Jinxiu Lobsters, then he hurriedly continued casting the bait.

Maybe this family of three really came for a stroll; after their Luck Value ran out, they didn't catch any more Jinxiu Lobsters.

A Qing was still fishing.

He occasionally got a bite.

Although there was no Luck Value bonus, the resources here are indeed good; one can catch fish on their own.

Only the bite rate is slower.

Wu An asked, "A Qing, want to leave?"

A Qing shook his head: "Brother, I want to fish a bit longer."

Wu An nodded.

Then let's fish.

He took out his phone, glanced, saw it was just past eleven; he had eaten a lot in the morning, so he wasn't hungry now.

Mainly because he hadn't fished long, and wasn't tired.

It's just that the Luck Value is too low.

Before he was exhausted to near death, feeling too tired; now he's not tired, which feels rather uncomfortable.

He cast the line again with bait.

No movement for half a day.

Wu An waited left and right, then suddenly realized fishing is actually so boring.

Not getting a bite, he felt a bit anxious.

He looked around at the calm anglers, couldn't help but admire how they could stay so composed.

A Qing also scratched his head in frustration; his fishing rod had long lost the Luck Value bonus, and only after half a day did he manage to pull up two fish.

Lao Mai puffed on his cigarette and said, "A Qing, don't rush, stay steady."

After half an hour with no bites, A Qing saw Lao Mai leisurely smoking and said, "Lao Mai, have you gotten a bite?"

Lao Mai shook his head.

How are you so calm?

What's the big deal? It's normal to have no bites for half a day.

The angler with an umbrella, speaking earnestly, said: "Young people, you need to stay composed."

A Qing pouted: "I can't stay composed at all."

This half-day without a bite, I'm about to die of anxiety.

You guys are really impressive; you can stay cheerful despite no bites for so long.

How do you manage that?

Lao Mai's smoking motion paused.

How come it feels like A Qing is scolding him?

How do you do it?

What else can you do? It's just practice from having no bites every day.

The umbrella angler also couldn't speak for half a day; what to say? Always getting skunked—nothing to be proud of.

Wu An couldn't help laughing; A Qing hadn't said a single dirty word, yet his scolding sounded truly nasty.

Not long after.

A Qing and Lao Mai got bites one after another; even the umbrella angler got a bite.

But he still had no movement.

After another ten or so minutes, the rain started pouring down; A Qing ran to get the plastic sheet raincoat.

The two put them on.

Seeing these two's shabby appearance, the umbrella angler glanced at his own fine gear and muttered: "Could it be that I'm not catching fish because I have too many poor-quality supplies?"

A Qing's luck was really good this time.

In half an hour he pulled up three fish: one Black Bream, one Yellow-footed fish, and one Stone Nine Public.

No cheat activated.

Wu An even felt a bit envious, until his Luck Value ran out, after which his fishing rod showed no movement at all.

Fishing requires patience.

By noon, Wu An's patience ran out; he hastily pulled up the line to see, only to find the bait had long been nibbled away.

All that remained was a bare fishhook.

I don't know how the fish managed to eat so cleanly without biting the hook.

Lao Mai saw it, laughed, and said, "This is small dried fish."

Wu An didn't believe it, re-baited the hook, and after waiting 10 minutes, when he pulled it up he saw the bait had been eaten clean again.

From start to finish, the fishing line never twitched even a bit.

A Qing saw it and also felt anxious for him: "Brother, why don't you switch to a smaller fish hook?"

Wu An took the advice.

After changing it, it ended up snagged on the bottom.

Lao Mai said, "We can only cut the fishing line."

Wu An obediently did as told.

He realized that his Luck Value still had a big influence on him; he had essentially overdrawn today's Luck Value for a moment.

Therefore, once his Luck Value was exhausted, he estimated it would be hard to get any more catches afterward.

But he still didn't give up.

He continued fishing.

Not long after, he actually caught a fish.

It was a sea bass, but after rinsing its gills it slipped off the hook.

A Qing looked worried: "No, brother……"

Lao Mai joked, "A An, what's the situation?"

"Did you just go to the bathroom and get urine on your hands?"

After two rounds of fishing, they could already joke around without any hesitation.

Wu An gave a wry smile: "Maybe."

Hearing him say that, everyone else started laughing too.

Here the rain came and went intermittently, and everyone also caught fish from time to time.

But Wu An's performance was steady—he didn't catch a single fish, leaving everyone amazed.

They fished until two in the afternoon; the elders still had no intention of leaving, and instead took out food—some ate bread, some ate instant noodles, and some who had caught fish sliced it raw and ate it.

"We should also be leaving now," Lao Mai said after checking the time.

Wu An naturally had no objection; he had wanted to leave for a while, so the three of them promptly packed up, but when they went to pull the fishing gear, they still encountered difficulty.

Lao Mai thought for a moment and said, "How about we take a picture of the Jinxiu lobster and show it to Boss Gao?"

Wu An nodded: "You want Boss Gao to come haul the cargo?"

Lao Mai nodded: "Let's give it a try."

"Even just these three Jinxiu lobsters are worth him sending a lackey on a trip."

Wu An naturally had no objection.

Lao Mai grabbed a Jinxiu lobster, took a photo, and specially sent it via MMS.

Now WeChat exists, but it's not yet widespread; it's generally used as a "tool for hooking up."

Lao Mai didn't use it.

Hardly after sending it, Boss Gao called directly; upon answering, his excited voice came through: "Lao Mai, how did you catch the Great Azure Dragon?"

"Let me tell you, I must buy it from you!"

"I happen to have a customer who specifically wants to buy it; I've been looking for two days and still couldn't find it."

"Where are you? I'll come find you right away!"

One could tell Boss Gao was very excited and eager, afraid the Jinxiu lobster would be snatched by someone else.

Although the Jinxiu lobster's price often runs to thousands per piece, ordinary people can't afford it, yet there are still plenty of buyers.

Jinxiu lobsters are not yet farmed; they can only be obtained by wild capture.

And because they are extremely rare, they basically have price but no market.

As soon as they hit the market, food lovers who enjoy them will definitely swarm in.

In the future, once they become protected animals, farmed Jinxiu lobsters will also be a byword for expensive luxury, almost impossible to appear on ordinary people's tables.

Lao Mai chuckled and said, "Boss Gao, look, why are you in such a hurry?"

"When I send you the message, that definitely means I'm selling it to you."

"The Jinxiu lobster was caught by A An."

"We're here at the Zhen Dong Shuizha; bring a minivan, A An has caught plenty of sea fish that need to be transported."