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

Chapter 41 Fishing at Zhang's Hometown

The night was dark.

"I've already given you the password. I need to complete the handover procedures with the Youth League Committee tomorrow. You can come and pick up the cat yourself."

Jiang Qian nodded, "Okay, senior!"

Dai Zhenli looked at Jiang Qian, seemingly feeling something was missing, and said with a grin, "I've already told you my home password, why didn't you react at all?"

"Really not going to play a little longer?"

"No, no, senior, I have to go to the reservoir tomorrow..."

Jiang Qian took two steps back, quickly waved goodbye to Dai Zhenli, and left.

It's definitely not right for him to stay here any longer; at the very least, he's not a promiscuous person.

People should still have a bottom line.

……

After seeing Jiang Qian off, Dai Zhenli closed the door and sighed, "You're gone?"

"If they're gone, they're gone."

"He's really... a very sensible person."

Dai Zhenli thought of Jiang Qian's face and remembered how he looked confused and shy when he made the phone call;

The thought that she had only moved a little closer made Jiang Qian blush.

As she thought about it, she unconsciously smiled.

Beside them, the cat owner meowed and suddenly became lively.

Dai Zhenli grumbled, "Why are you jumping around like that?"

"Can't you just stick to making your sugar-free whole wheat bread?"

"Weren't you quiet and adorable when Jiang Qian was here? Now you're jumping around again. So you're obedient with him, but with me you're like an old man, huh?"

She slapped the round head and pointed at the cat boss's head with her finger: "Shut up!"

The cat owner looked at Dai Zhenli, moved but dared not move.

……

The next morning!

Jiang Qian jumped out of bed.

"Today's task is..."

Fishing for soft-shelled turtles!

Jiang Qian felt really good.

After packing up his fishing gear, Jiang Qian went out, hopped on a shared bicycle, and first made a detour to Dai Zhenli's place to pick up the cat.

Then we took a taxi to the dam reservoir.

"Thank you, Master, goodbye!"

Jiang Qian got out of the taxi. Taihu Reservoir is not very big, but the scenery is indeed pleasant.

He paid the fare and stood on the earthen slope with his bag.

The call of a ring-necked dove could be heard in the distance, "Coo coo coo...coo coo coo..."

"What are you doing here, cluck cluck cluck..."

He made a couple of complaints and took a deep breath.

The air carried the sweet, earthy scent of rain-soaked soil. The willows on the bank drooped, their branches sprouting new buds, a tender yellow tinged with green.

Several wild peach and cherry trees were planted diagonally by the water, and some rapeseed flowers were also in full bloom.

Jiang Qian pondered with some doubt:

"This should be the place, right?"

That shouldn't be the case. He went to pick up the cat owner, so he must have been a little late.

Why is there no sound at all?

He slowly walked down the earthen slope and reached the bank, where he finally faintly heard the sounds of arguing.

Jiang Qian knew immediately whose commotion it was.

Old Li!

"Boss Ji, this isn't advertising, this is fraud! Look at the water, there's not a single white fish in sight!"

From afar, Jiang Qian heard Boss Ji's aggrieved defense:

"What kind of talk is that! Would I cheat you in business? Someone actually caught a turtle yesterday, a big red one at that! The fish aren't biting today, is that my fault?"

Jiang Qian ignored the group's argument.

Old Li is like that; the Air Force King can always find an excellent excuse for his air force.

He left the cat owner on the ground, figuring the cat owner wouldn't run away anyway...

He then strolled along the wild bank of the dam.

Looking at the water in front of him, he thought to himself, "Today's task is probably..."

"Let's try to get two turtles."

Jiang Qian thought for a moment, "If I could really catch some more turtles, I wonder what Comrade Jiang Zhiguo's reaction would be when he sees that I caught two wild turtles."

He couldn't help but laugh just thinking about it.

Given Comrade Jiang Zhiguo's nature, it must be—

"Did you catch this?" Comrade Jiang Zhiguo asked, puzzled.

He doesn't believe it!

"Stop bragging!" Comrade Jiang Zhiguo didn't believe anyone could catch a wild turtle. "You just bought it at the market!"

Thinking about this, Jiang Qian found it a bit funny. Jiang Zhiguo was just as bad at playing around as Lao Li.

He looked at the water.

The water was still, but occasionally a string of tiny bubbles would rise and move along a fixed trajectory.

Based on the system upgrade, Jiang Qian knew that these were traces left by the turtle taking a breath at the bottom of the water.

After choosing a fishing spot, he unloaded his gear.

As soon as the packaging was torn open, a strong, salty, and fishy odor burst out.

This coarse-grained bottom bait does not easily dissolve in water, and its scent can spread widely after sinking to the bottom, making it particularly effective against soft-shelled turtles with a keen sense of smell.

He was holding the hook and preparing the bait when the light in front of him dimmed, and a figure approached.

Jiang Qian was a little confused. The man was wearing a baseball cap and a polo shirt.

He held a cigarette between his fingers, glanced at Jiang Qian's plastic stool and ordinary carbon steel rod, and began to speak in a lecturing tone:

"Young man, just call me Lao Wang. New to wild fishing, huh?"

"The water is deep at the dam, and the creatures down there are very cunning and easy to snag on. Your line setup isn't good enough. Take my advice, reel it in five or six meters and try fishing for crucian carp near the weeds first, to get some practice."

After saying that, he flicked his cigarette ash and raised his voice: "The day before yesterday, I was still at that gap, using a 3.6-meter pole, and pulled up a five-pound carp."

Oh, it's Old Wang.

Jiang Qian immediately recognized who this was.

Isn't this [AAA Reagent Brother Wang]?

"Really? That's impressive."

He really loves to pretend...

Jiang Qian gave a few perfunctory replies, then stood up and gripped the string.

Raise your arm, flick your wrist, and lift the rod.

The movements were completed in one smooth motion.

The sinker, carrying the bait, traced an arc and landed precisely in the marked underwater crevice.

Jiang Qian sat back down on the stool and brushed the bits of bait off his hands.

Twenty minutes passed, and the water was completely still. Even Old Li stopped what he was doing and started drinking water from his cup.

Just when everyone thought there was no chance today, Jiang Qian's float moved.

Without any probing movement from small fish, the float suddenly stopped, then abruptly moved to the left and forward, being dragged away by a strong force!

They've really hit the spot!

Jiang Qian sprang up from the stool, gripped the pole handle tightly with both hands, and lifted it diagonally upwards.

"Bang!"

The fishing line cut through the water with a muffled sound.

A heavy drag force was instantly transmitted to the arm, and the tip of the rod was bent directly, almost parallel to the water surface.

The cat owner was startled and was about to hiss when he glanced at Jiang Qian and became quiet again.

With a roar, it arched its back and stared intently at the water's surface.

"It's not a bottom hanger!"

With that feeling, Jiang Qian suddenly felt more confident!

He knew this feeling all too well.

Things underwater don't dart around; they're simply dragged along by weight.

Only turtles possess this brute strength!