I'm a junior in college this year, and I've linked my fishing check-in system.

The middle-aged man was overjoyed. He ran back to the spot and brought his fishing rod, then used Jiang Qian's bait.

Unleash the greatest power of a middle-aged man!

But Jiang Qian stopped him.

Jiang Qian quickly said, "Brother, it's not just here."

"Let me tell you, it has to be like this, look at that spot! The spot where the sunlight shines!"

He stood up and pointed to a body of water about ten meters in front of him.

"Look over there."

"It looks the same on the surface, but in that area, there's a steep slope underwater, and there are several large, sunken rocks nearby."

"It's cold, so the fish like to stay in these deep water structures. You can throw your bait there."

The middle-aged man was stunned.

"Steep slope? Rocks?"

He squinted and stared for a long time, but could see nothing but shimmering waves.

"Young man, how did you know?"

Jiang Qian chuckled and said mysteriously, "A feeling."

"When it comes to fishing, sometimes it all comes down to a feeling."

I can't exactly tell you that I actually have a cheat code to use when I play Earth Online, can I?

Furthermore, I didn't use any cheats when I pinpointed this location; I figured it out myself...

"The Holy Son of the Fishing Gate Guides the Ordinary People of the Fishing Gate"

The middle-aged man was skeptical.

But now he regards Jiang Qian as a god and dares not doubt his words in the slightest.

He reeled in the fishing line and, following Jiang Qian's directions, cast the hook with all his might.

"Smack."

The sinker landed precisely in the area of ​​water that Jiang Qian had mentioned.

The float has just turned over.

Before it could even stand firmly.

"Whoosh!"

A dark shadow flashed by, and the bright red float was instantly dragged into the water by a tremendous force!

Black market!

Another illegal smuggling operation!

The middle-aged man's mind went blank, and his hand instinctively jerked the rod up sharply!

"Buzz!"

The fishing line tightened instantly, making a piercing sound.

The fishing rod in his hand bent into an astonishing arc, with the tip almost plunging into the water!

"Holy shit!!!"

The middle-aged man let out a terrifying scream.

"We've got a fish! A big fish!"

He was so excited that his face turned red and his neck bulged.

All the muscles in his body were tense as he gripped the fishing rod tightly, wrestling with the giant creature underwater.

The force was so great that it almost dragged him into the water!

"Stay calm, bro, stay calm!"

Jiang Qian got excited too, "Holy crap, this one's definitely a big one!"

He stood up to help the middle-aged man.

The Fishermen's Shared Misfortune

The middle-aged man was no longer listening to anything; he had only one thought in his mind.

Pull him up!

We must pull it up!

He and the big fish were locked in a standoff at the water's edge for a good five or six minutes, until his arms ached, before he finally managed to wear the creature down.

"Splash!"

Water splashed everywhere.

An extremely plump Taihu whitefish, which looks bigger than the entire landing net!

With the combined efforts of Jiang Qian and the middle-aged man, he was dragged ashore, panting heavily.

The fish was wildly thrashing its tail on the grass; it looked to weigh at least three pounds!

The middle-aged man looked at the fish, then at Jiang Qian, opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Finally, he plopped down on the ground, looked at Jiang Qian, and sighed deeply.

"brother."

"You're amazing!"

The middle-aged man sat on the ground, panting heavily.

He gripped the fish's gills tightly with both hands, afraid that the three-pound Taihu whitefish would escape.

His eyes reddened as he stared at Jiang Qian.

"Brother, I'd even kowtow to you for that."

Jiang Qian was startled and quickly waved his hand.

The middle-aged man suddenly stood up, trembling with excitement:

"You have no idea, I've been on the 'air force' list for almost half a month now! Damn, my wife calls me 'air force' every day, but today I finally got to hold my head high!"

He held up the large white fish in his hand, displaying his spoils.

"The first big fish of the spring! Three pounds! Definitely three pounds!"

Jiang Qian smiled as he looked at his ecstatic expression.

A "ding" sounded in my ear, "Congratulations, host, you have completed the daily check-in task!"

"It's good if it can make others happy."

After thinking about it, he decided to check the reward for checking in again on his way back.

The Shared Joy of Fishermen

Jiang Qian packed up his fishing gear. "Let's hurry up and put them in. These fish won't survive out of the water for too long."

The middle-aged man nodded repeatedly.

He quickly began packing up his fishing gear.

He carefully placed the large white fish into the bucket of running water, then turned to look at Jiang Qian's half-full net of whitebait.

"Bro, I really got lucky today thanks to you. Come on, I'll drive you back to school!"

Jiang Qian wanted to refuse, but then he looked at his heavy net bag.

Let me think about it again. I've been fishing for so long today, I don't want to waste all my taxi fare on this one trip...

So he agreed.

What's more, he didn't even know the name of this kind-hearted older brother.

The two carried their fishing gear and buckets toward the parking area on the shore.

I just walked to the roadside.

They ran into three fishermen riding electric bikes.

The three men were fully armed, wearing sun hats and carrying large fishing boxes.

Just as they were about to head down, the old man leading the way spotted the bucket of fresh water the middle-aged man was carrying.

The three-pound white fish in the bucket was splashing in the water.

The old man suddenly slammed on the brakes.

The electric vehicle's tires screeched as they rubbed against the ground.

The two fishermen behind almost bumped into each other.

Just as I was about to complain, I followed the old man's gaze and was completely stunned.

"Holy shit!" one of them blurted out.

The Fisherman's Envy

The old man stared at the fish in the bucket, his eyes almost popping out of their sockets.

"This...this...Taihu Bai? It's so big?"

The middle-aged man straightened his back instantly.

He casually tossed the bucket around.

"It was just picked up, and it weighs only a little over three pounds."

"Let me tell you, this young man is really amazing! He gave me pointers."

Jiang Qian chuckled, "I'm lucky today."

The old man, curious, looked again at what Jiang Qian was holding.

Inside, a dozen or so plump white stripes were huddled together, gleaming silver.

"Holy crap, so many, and so big?!"

"Your mouth is so chubby today?"

The old man's voice had changed.

"Quick, quick, let's grab a spot!"

The three fishermen didn't even bother to stop their car properly before grabbing their gear and rushing to the water's edge.

They were afraid that if they were even a second too late, all the fish in the water would be caught by someone else.

The middle-aged man watched their retreating figures and burst into laughter.

He opened the trunk of a black Land Rover parked on the side of the road.

"Hey bro, get in the car!"

"There's not much I can do to help you, but I'll take you back to school! I still have some water chestnuts here, from my own orchard, you can have them!"

When Jiang Qian heard the name "water chestnut," he felt a bit like he had PTSD.

It wasn't that he didn't know this thing was in season; it was just that his mother's cooking skills were too touching.

His father always cooks at home, and his elderly mother will occasionally cook when she's in a bad mood.

For a long time in his more than twenty years of life, he thought that water bamboo was the most unpalatable thing in the world.

He later discovered that the problem stemmed from his mother's poor cooking skills.

The car started, and the cool air from the air conditioner dispelled the sweat from my body.

Jiang Qian, who had originally intended to choose the reward first, thought about it again.

"Having caught so many fish, not showing off a little would be like wearing fine clothes in the dark!"

He opened WeChat and found a phishing group with the contact name "[Air Force Base]".

Just as he was about to send a message, the middle-aged man stopped him, "Young man, come here for a second! Let me take a picture."

Jiang Qian was a little confused, but he still kept a Polaroid photo.

Immediately, he saw the middle-aged man unfurl a banner in the trunk.

The banner read in large characters: "Was my catch big or not?"

Seeing the middle-aged man paste their photos in the "me" spot on the banner, Jiang Qian immediately understood.

This is a wonderful tool that we'll be using at the traffic lights later.