Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

Sure enough, Xu Damao quickly caught one. It wasn't big, only a little bigger than the palm of his hand, and weighed about a pound or a little over a pound. Zhang Dabiao didn't handle it and didn't know its weight.

But Xu Damao exclaimed, "Good heavens! At least eight ounces! Holy crap, can you really catch a fish?"

The street office staff standing by were dumbfounded.

Really?

What probability theory? I've never heard of it.

Can math be used for fishing?

Then the young people in courtyard number 95 started catching fish one after another, exclaiming and screaming in surprise because the frequency was too high!

The smaller ones weighed one or two ounces, while the larger ones weighed over a pound. There were crucian carp, minnows, two catfish, and a snakehead fish weighing over three pounds! This is a huge catch!

They were about to release the catfish because they don't eat catfish, but Zhang Dabiao couldn't bear to, so he immediately put it in the bucket to keep it alive. Catfish is delicious!

If you don't eat, I'm going home to look up recipes!

There were also some whitebait, minnows, and loaches.

Anyway, on average, everyone caught a fish in less than a minute, which made them very happy.

This isn't a fishing trip; they're clearly here to buy goods!

The street office staff were completely dumbfounded.

Everyone was praising Zhang Dabiao's feed and bait as amazing—but Zhang Dabiao knew in his heart that firstly, it was just luck as a beginner, and secondly, the fish were hungry too!

These days, if you suddenly throw out so much feed, how can they not come?

People die for wealth, fish die for food—that's the truth!

Moreover, Zhang Dabiao jokingly said, "What can Teacher Yan catch by catching a blade of grass? The fish aren't stupid."

"This is what fishing is all about! Forget about techniques, we're all about science, probability!"

"This is called 'You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub, and you can't catch a rogue without risking your wife!'"

"Hahahahaha—"

The girls blushed as they listened, and Mu Wanqing even punched Zhang Dabiao, while the men laughed nonstop.

This Zhang Dabiao is truly a rascal, speaking without restraint—but…

That makes sense!

The group was having a great time fishing, and their activity attracted many experienced anglers, some of whom wanted to buy some bait. Everyone could tell that these young people didn't have much skill; they were just relying on the power of fish feed and bait.

But Zhang Dabiao refused to sell, saying, "First, we don't speculate."

Secondly, giving that to you would be like giving away your own fish, wouldn't it?

Furthermore, Zhang Dabiao only prepared 5 jin of fish feed and 2 jin of fish bait, which wasn't even enough for himself.

The anglers could only leave disappointed. Some stubborn ones simply moved far away to another fishing spot, while others shamelessly sidled up there—since they'd baited the area, there would naturally be more fish.

However, Zhang Dabiao didn't say anything. This moat wasn't his property, and he just needed to keep a distance of a few meters.

At noon, everyone grilled ten fish, one for each person, and ate them with the dry food they had brought, skewering them on branches and grilling them. They even treated the street office staff to a meal separately because they saw how hungry he looked, his mouth was watering.

Absolutely! Zhang Dabiao's seasonings are generous with oil, and they're packed with chili powder, cumin, pepper, and ginger shreds. The aroma alone can travel for miles.

However, the street office staff were also conscientious and gave them more food coupons, without taking advantage of these young people.

By around 3 p.m., Zhang Dabiao had caught a total of over 400 fish, weighing about 200 jin (100 catties).

They released all the smaller fish, but there were very few big fish.

Zhang Dabiao didn't catch many himself; none weighed more than 2 jin (1 catties).

Xu Damao, on the other hand, had a stroke of good luck today, catching a full ten fish weighing over 2 jin each!

The largest one weighed a little over 3 pounds, which is quite a big fish these days.

It was almost time for everyone to go back, as they were waiting to transport the fish to the pond in Zhang Dabiao's courtyard.

Xu Damao, however, stared at the water and muttered, "Wait a minute, let me catch another one. I have a feeling it'll be a big one!"

Everyone laughed it off, thinking Xu Damao was just addicted, but they didn't expect Xu Damao to be right—the rope moved!

The buoy made of grass roots was immediately pulled into the water.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! There's a huge shipment!"

But Xu Damao lacked strength and experience, and in an instant, the wooden fishing rod was pulled away!

"Holy crap, my big fish!"

He panicked and stood on the shore, jumping up and down – he couldn't swim!

Zhang Dabiao was even more anxious than him. He had seen the fish flip over very clearly!

More than a meter long!

If I miss this, may I be struck by lightning!

Without a second thought, Zhang Dabiao jumped in and grabbed the wooden stick and fishing rod, starting a struggle!

The water wasn't very deep, but the stick and cotton thread couldn't hold up, and the stick snapped in two.

At the last second, Zhang Dabiao reacted quickly and grabbed the cotton thread, then was dragged into the water by the immense force of the big fish!

The crowd on the shore gasped in surprise, and Mu Wanqing, Xu Damao, and the others waded through the water and rushed over.

"Zhang Dabiao!"

"Da Biao!"

The instant Zhang Dabiao entered the water, he felt the cotton thread in his hand about to be pulled away, and a thought suddenly popped into his mind—

[Back to my little nest!]

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Then, in Zhang Dabiao's little den, he sat on the floor, soaking wet, holding a fishing line in his hand. On the other end of the line, a large fish, a meter long, was thrashing about!

Nima made a complete mess of Zhang Dabiao's living room.

"Holy crap?! They actually brought it in?!"

Zhang Dabiao suddenly remembered that they might come down into the river to look for him, so he quickly rushed over, grabbed the big fish tightly, and then silently prayed—

【go out!】

Zhang Dabiao reappeared underwater in an instant, grabbed the big fish, and suddenly raised his head, emerging from the bottom of the water.

By this time, four or five people had already gone into the water, which was up to their thighs! In April, the temperature in Beijing was still a bit cool.

However, seeing that Zhang Dabiao had emerged from the water unharmed, everyone was relieved.

Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi rushed over to help him hold the fish. The fish was incredibly strong, and Zhang Dabiao probably couldn't hold it by himself!

If such a big grass carp gets away, I'll really regret it to the core!

but--

Xu Damao was holding onto the tail, and the big fish's tail lashed his face hard.

The truly cold, icy fish slapped my face haphazardly—it all swelled up!

Snap snap snap snap snap—

But Xu Damao refused to let go, shouting, "Mine! Mine! All mine!"

Of course, Xu Damao was the one who fished, and Zhang Dabiao caught it. Xu Damao was just talking about it, and he knew that if it weren't for Zhang Dabiao, he would never have had the chance to catch this fish.

Everyone was also startled by this huge thing—it was over a meter long!

Although she's a bit thin, I'd estimate she weighs over 30 pounds!

The surrounding fishermen got excited and crowded around, wanting to buy the fish, even offering to exchange it for food coupons.

But are Zhang Dabiao and Xu Damao short of money?

No way!

Finally, the crowd pushed past the envious fishermen and returned to Nanluoguxiang.

Moreover, on the way, Zhang Dabiao taught Xu Damao a trick: he used a thick rope to pierce the gills of the big fish, tied it to his back, and made Xu Damao walk in front of him, almost like he was banging drums! It was better to leave this kind of showing off to Xu Damao, since he was thick-skinned.

Xu Damao arrogantly carried a meter-long fish on his back, walking at the front of the group like he was some big shot. His arrogant appearance made you want to punch him!

It's a fish that's over a meter long!

Xu Damao felt that today was the most glorious day of his life. Compared to this, the four great joys of life were nothing!

In the entire Nanluoguxiang area! Has anyone ever caught such a big fish?

Who else?!