Not a god

Chapter 29 Fisherman (17.12.23)
The next day, light snow

Chen Xi became one with the bed, and when he woke up he felt that the bed was not bearing his weight alone.

He lifted the quilt a little bit and looked down, and sure enough, Jiang Wanwan was curled up against his chest, while little Chen Yi was squeezed to his feet.

I guess he came to bed in the middle of the night again.

Get up, brush teeth and wash face. Chen Yi is also a good baby who wakes up early, so he changes Chen Yi's diaper and washes her face.

The little thing was stunned when she saw Chen Xi brushing her teeth, and she looked like she wanted something too.

"I'll give you a taste of what it's like to be an adult."

I gently tapped her lips with toothpaste. After a while, she was so chilled by the mint that she looked at a loss, her eyes wide open: “Oh oh oh oh——”

Looking at her waving her hands and feet, Chen Xi smiled wickedly.

Then I changed her into thick clothes. Today, little Chen Yi was wearing a little dinosaur jumpsuit with a little tail.

He then pushed the baby into the bed and let the still sleepy Jiang Wanwan take care of the baby while he got up and went to do some work.

Around eight or nine in the morning, the girls continued to study game development in the store. Jiang Wanwan looked around and it seemed that she hadn't seen Chen Xi since breakfast.

"Has anyone seen my brother?"

Chen Yan stole a bottle of brandy from the wine cabinet as if nothing had happened: "Boss, he went out fishing with the old man."

"fishing?"

"Tell me you want some crucian carp soup, go catch two fresh ones."

"When did I..."

Jiang Wanwan wanted to ask when she had said that, but then she remembered what she had casually said to Chen Xi yesterday, that she thought the fish soup he made tasted better.

Su Qingyue was drinking warm milk, and she couldn't tell whether she was envious or teasing: "Your brother really dotes on you, no wonder you have such a strong brother complex."

Jiang Wanwan didn't say anything.

It was just a casual remark, it was always like this... Jiang Wanwan had a gloomy face, and the girl's thoughts were obscure and difficult to understand.

"Humph!"

She seemed to be very unhappy all of a sudden. Su Qingyue was confused and asked Chen Yan beside her: "What's wrong with her?"

Chen Yan glared at her: "How should I know?"

Jiang Wanwan was mumbling something to someone at the door and only returned to the store after a while.

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At around ten o'clock in the morning, an old man and a young boy came back from outside. Mr. Jiang was carrying a fishing rod and Chen Xi was carrying a bucket. They were full of fat crucian carps that were four or five fingers wide and were jumping around.

Chen Yan looked up and saw two people coming back from outside the door. She said in surprise, "Boss, were you dragged into the water by a fish?"

That's right. Chen Xi was dripping with water at this moment. He looked cold when the winter wind blew. However, he was strong and energetic, so he felt it was okay.

When Chen Yan shouted like this, the people in the store also looked over.

The white-haired old man explained: "The boss was kind-hearted. He saw someone fall into the water and jumped in to save him."

The person who fell into the water was unlucky.

It was snowing lightly today and there were not many people by the river. In the past, there were many people fishing there, but today there were only the two of them and another uncle.

Chen Xi came to catch some crucian carp for Jiang Wanwan. Jiang Ziya was free and hadn't gone fishing for a long time, while the uncle was a fisherman who would go fishing regardless of rain or shine.

The uncle was originally fishing alone in the cold river under the snow, but now he saw someone who was just like him. Not only was his husband crazy, but there was someone even crazier than him.

Going out fishing on a snowy day, it’s hard to find a soulmate, it’s hard to find a soulmate!
At first glance, he knew that the old and young duo were obviously amateurs. When fishing for crucian carp in winter, bait is of paramount importance. As a result, the young man just took some commercial bait. When fishing for crucian carp in winter, of course, you should use crucian carp bait with a stronger fishy smell.

As for the old man, it was even more outrageous. He held a broken wooden pole, who knew how many years it had been there. The fishing line was even more peculiar, made of silk. That was not the biggest problem. The key point was that the old man didn't even have a fish hook.

What’s going on? Are you cosplaying as Jiang Taigong here?
But you know what, if you take a closer look at this old man, he really does have a bit of an immortal air.

Chen Xi sat down and gave him a cup of hot coffee from the kettle. It was rare for a fisherman to meet like-minded people, so as a senior, he wanted to share some good baits with the two of them.

As a result, an outrageous scene happened.

Chen Xi had just thrown the hook into the water, and before he could even pee, a fish was caught!

When I pulled it, a huge carp came up! How big was it? It was longer than my forearm, so it must have weighed four or five pounds!

But this is a dead fish, and it has probably been dead for quite some time.

The so-called "when a dead fish is biting its mouth, just collect your fishing rod and leave". Some people also say that when a dead fish is biting its mouth, it is a water ghost that has hooked you. That is pure superstition. But in the eyes of anglers, it is unlucky if the fishhook happens to be hung in the mouth of a dead fish.

"How can a dead fish bite the hook? It's really weird."

Chen Xi didn't believe it. When he pulled it up and saw that it was a dead fish, he unhooked the fish and threw it back.

As soon as I sat down on the stool with the rod in hand, another fish was hooked.

"This time... he's still struggling, alive, and very strong!"

Even a tall and strong man like Chen Xi had such a hard time doing this. The fisherman was shocked and wondered what kind of big fish must he be?
He came over with a landing net to help, and gave instructions: "Put up the pole, lead the fish out of the nest, don't blow up the nest, walk it for a while first..."

After some bargaining, Chen Xi finally pulled up a giant thing weighing more than 20 kilograms:

"What kind of fish is this? It's so big?"

The fisherman was confused and stuttered: "Rocky fish, that, that's Erbao, it's not allowed to fish here, buddy." Although it is illegal to fish in the wild, this thing can be farmed and is considered an ornamental fish. Moreover, this fish looks so beautiful, blood red all over, and so big. Those big bosses will definitely like it. Of course, he couldn't say those words, so he could only give a few vague suggestions.

However, Chen Xi still planned to let him go.

He is a law-abiding citizen, and he is here to fish for crucian carp. He pulled out the hook and said, "Don't eat my bait. I'm not fishing for you."

Seeing that the fisherman was about to release the fish, he quickly called out, “Brother, can you take a picture for me?”

Even though he didn't catch the fish himself, he helped me with the scoop net just now, so he also had a share in catching this fish. He took a photo and boasted about it, and must have been envious of those fishermen in the group who caught nothing.

The mullet, such a big mullet, is something that only fish like fish have ever seen in their life. For the anglers, it is like a pilgrimage.

Chen Xi was very open and confident. After the fisherman finished taking pictures, he released the fish and cast the rod. Then, something took the bait again.

The fisherman had a blank expression on his face. This time it was a grouper, weighing about seven or eight kilograms.

Chen Xi just picked up a bucket and filled it with fish, but these were not the fish he wanted, he came here to fish for crucian carp.

As a result, several strange fish were caught, but no crucian carp. On the contrary, the fisherman caught two or three small crucian carp, which were three or four fingers wide.

He was also wondering: "Brother, how did you catch the crucian carp? Why didn't I catch any crucian carp?"

The fisherman felt miserable, but he had to pretend that it was nothing special. He wiped his nose and said, "Fishing still requires some skills."

Before he could finish his words, he saw the young man pulling the pole again and pulling up a several-pound splitbelly fish.

Then the young man seemed to have turned on a cheat code. As soon as the fishhook was put into the water, a fish would take the bait within 10 seconds. Each fish was bigger than the other, and he could easily catch fish that were rarely seen in normal times.

"Second guarantee."

"One guarantee."

"That's also Erbao..."

"I'll be in jail for the rest of my life."

"You can even get the pig dragon up here?! Oi! Go! Go! Go go!"

There are indeed Yangtze alligators in the Minjiang River, but this is the first time I have seen one by the real river. However, small crocodiles like Yangtze alligators are not threatening at all, so the fisherman hit it on the head with a pole to drive it away.

Chen Xi was also puzzled. He looked at the time and it was almost noon. He stood up and said to the fisherman:
"Brother, can I give you a few fish in exchange? I came here to catch some crucian carp to make crucian carp soup, but I couldn't catch any in half a day."

Although some protected species were released, he still had two groupers and one sweet-scented osmanthus in his bucket. These few could be sold for nearly six or seven hundred yuan, and the fishermen were embarrassed to exchange them for those crucian carps.

"I am so sorry. I am taking advantage of you!"

Although he said he was embarrassed, he was actually ecstatic inside. However, as the old saying goes, excessive joy leads to sorrow. As soon as he stood up, he accidentally slipped and fell into the water.

Fishermen know a little about water, and they can swim to the stairs and climb out if they fall into the water. But what scene did the fishermen see when they fell into the water?
Beneath the gloomy and silent river surface, there are densely packed people, people spread all over the entire water area.

No, how could there be someone underwater?

That's a water ghost.

There are hundreds and thousands of water ghosts gathering here from all directions, like immortals paying homage to their master, catching all the big fish in the Minjiang River.

One of the water ghosts swam right in front of him, and its pale face slid past his.

"Gulu gulu gulu——"

"Brother? Brother, are you okay?!" Chen Xi shouted from the shore.

Jiang Ziya beside him said cheerfully: "You must be scared, boss, please save him."

Then Chen Xi rescued the fisherman who had fainted from fright. Since the hospital was not far away, he carried the man to the hospital.

The fish that Chen Xi brought back were caught by the fisherman, and his was given to the fisherman in exchange.

What they didn’t know was that so many water ghosts suddenly gathered in the Minjiang River, awakening all the old creatures that had been sleeping in the river for thousands of years.

A group of police officers came to the riverside and dispersed the people along this section of the river. They didn't know why they did that.

"Brother Wang, what happened again?" A young police officer yawned. He hadn't slept well in the past few days.

"Why are you asking so many questions?"

The young police officer complained: "I've been so busy lately. There's a very popular game called 'Destiny Man' that I haven't had time to play it yet."

Just when they had set up a cordon on the river bank and had almost driven away the pedestrians, several special cars appeared and a group of specialists got off.

It was a team with resolute faces, standing like pine trees, moving like the wind, and with strict discipline.

The one walking in the front was a woman in her twenties. She nodded to their captain and took over:

"Thank you for your hard work. We will take care of this. Please make sure that no one crosses the cordon."

The young police officer saw that their captain looked pretentious and the woman had no intention of paying any attention to her, but the captain did not dare to show any resentment on his face.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wang, which unit is that from? Why is he so arrogant?" the young police officer asked hurriedly.

"Kid, keep your voice down. Aren't you afraid of being heard?" Brother Wang hit him on the back of his head and whispered:
"The newly established department seems to be called something like... the Pastoral Affairs Department."

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