Xu Qingzhi squatted down and dug with a small hoe, and saw half of the earthworm's body in the soil, and half of its body was twisting. Her whole body was not well.
"Grandpa, these earthworms are a bit disgusting and scary," she said.
Xu Qingzhi remembered that when she was a child, she and her friends had no feeling at all digging for earthworms and thought it was fun. However, when they grew up, they felt completely different.
Xu Dongru immediately caught one, threw it into the jar, and said with a smile: "Then I'm afraid you won't be able to catch this fish."
"It's a good catch!" Xu Qingzhi swung a small hoe and dug, dug up the soil, dug out two or three earthworms, reached out to catch the first one, and the acceptance in his heart was greatly improved, and then he took out the remaining two.
Just catch them all.
It’s so exciting!
Later, Xu Qingzhi became more and more skilled and caught more than half of the jar of earthworms.
After digging up enough earthworms, the grandfather and grandson took a small bench, a bucket and a fishing rod and set off to the reservoir to fish.
The two found a good place and set the hook.
"Grandpa, do we want to compete to see who can catch more fish?"
"Okay."
After a while, Xu Dongru's buoy sank. He pulled the hook and harvested the first small crucian carp.
"Grandpa, you are so awesome. You caught the fish so quickly! There was no movement on my rod..." Xu Qingzhi couldn't help but applaud him.
Xu Dongru smiled widely, put the fish into the bucket, and said comfortingly: "Don't be discouraged. Grandpa is just lucky. It's still early this afternoon."
He hasn't been so happy for a long time since the old lady passed away.
In the past, the old man had nothing to do, and he didn't dare to stay at home alone. He was afraid that no one would know if he died in the house, so he always liked to walk around.
He doesn't know how to play cards, he doesn't know how to play chess, and he doesn't know how to use his brain anyway.
He had thought about fishing, but he was afraid that if he fell into the water, no one would know if he died. Besides, there was no way to buy a fishing rod in the village. He didn't know where to buy it.
This time, with his granddaughter here, he picked vegetables and fished, but he found something to do.
As the old man was thinking about it, after lowering the pole for a while, the buoy moved again.
He waited for two seconds, observed it, and then decisively pulled the rod.
Xu Dongru felt the weight in his hand and said in surprise: "Oh, he's a big guy this time."
Xu Qingzhi, who was not catching any fish, ran over quickly and looked into the water, "Grandpa, I'm watching, hurry up."
"Don't worry, this kind of big fish cannot be pulled over at once, it will be easily decoupled." Xu Dongru said, and then like a fish swimming in the water, slowly slid closer, and then pulled it up with a splash.
Xu Qingzhi looked excited: "It's still crucian carp, it must weigh two kilograms!"
Not far away, there were other old fishing men who shouted excitedly when they saw it: "I have been fishing in this reservoir for several years. The crucian carp in this reservoir are all several ounces in size. This is the first time I see two.
It’s so big. Brother, where did you fish before? Why haven’t I seen you before?”
This old man is from the next village and does not know Xu Dongru.
But that’s how fishermen are, you get to know each other as you fish.
Xu Dongru also responded to what others said, "I have fished twice when I was young, but this is my first time, hahaha."
"Well, brother, your fishing skills are good." The old fishing man praised sincerely.
Xu Dongru smiled, her face full of joy of harvest, took off the fish and threw it into the bucket, put on the earthworm throwing pole and went out to wait.
Later, Xu Dongru caught several more fish, all of which were small crucian carp, but no matter how old they were, the old man was always happy and focused on fishing.
Xu Qingzhi found nothing here. She yawned in confusion and just looked at the water. The wind blew through the water, causing ripples. Just sitting here, thinking about nothing, just in a daze, it felt very comfortable.
It's also very peaceful.
"Qingzhi, the fish bit your hook." Xu Dongru shouted excitedly, more excited than an 18-year-old boy.
Xu Qingzhi came back to his senses and saw that the buoy was really biting the hook. He took the fishing rod and felt the weight of the fish. It was a small fish. He pulled it up directly. It was also a small crucian carp.
She took the small crucian carp off the hook and said to her grandfather, "Grandpa, I caught it too."
"That's great, grandpa gives you a thumbs up." Xu Dongru gave her a thumbs up.
The old fishing man on the other side is very depressed. The fish in this reservoir are very delicate and difficult to catch. In the past, he might only catch five or six fish in an afternoon. How can people catch so easily?
He also deliberately counted and found that the two of them had caught seven or eight fish.
The old fishing man walked over and asked: "Brother, what kind of bait are you using? It's so easy to bite the hook."
Xu Dongru pointed to the glass jar, "I didn't use any bait, just dug earthworms."
"Earthworms." The old fishing man twitched the corner of his mouth. This earthworm is indeed a universal fishing bait, but when he first tried it, he only caught two fish that afternoon. Later, he changed to expensive bait and caught more.<
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He felt that there must be a lot of fish here.
So, he smiled and said: "Brother, let me change my position and come to your place to fish. No fish has bitten at my place for a long time."
The old fishing man moved to Xu Qingzhi's right.
As soon as he sat down, Xu Qingzhi's fishing rod was bitten by a fish again. She pulled it and felt a little weight. She quickly called her grandpa for help, "Grandpa, come and help me. It's a big fish. I can't pull it."
Move."
Xu Dongru came over quickly, pulled the rod, slipped the fish, and pulled it up.
The old fishing man on the side said in surprise: "This grass carp must weigh three to four kilograms!"
Xu Dongru took off the grass carp and threw it into the bucket.
Xu Qingzhi said happily: "I have two big fish to eat tonight, one for crucian carp soup, and the other for sour water chili fish. My favorite!"
"Okay, I'll eat them tonight." Xu Dongru nodded happily.
Soon, the sun set for almost an afternoon. Xu Qingzhi and her grandpa caught a lot. Grandpa caught sixteen fish. Except for the big crucian carp, there was also a grass carp weighing more than a pound, and the others were all small crucian carps.
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Xu Qingzhi only caught eight fish, and except for the big grass carp, they were all small crucian carp.
Xu Qingzhi was not discouraged even if he lost, "Grandpa, I will go fishing tomorrow, and we will compete again then."
"Okay." Xu Dongru looked happy, carrying the bucket and preparing to go back.
The old fishing man on the side only caught two today. Seeing that there were still a few earthworms in the other party's jar, he hurriedly said: "Brother, you are not fishing anymore, can you give me these earthworms? I will exchange them for a crucian carp?"<
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Xu Dongru left the earthworm jar to him, "No need, it's just a few earthworms. We won't fish for them anymore. If you want, just take them for fishing."
"Okay, thank you, brother. Let's go fishing together later."
Xu Dongru nodded: "Okay."
Facing the setting sun, the grandfather and grandson returned home with a full load.
The warm yellow light of the setting sun shone on the old man's face, and Xu Qingzhi looked at the happy smile on the old man's face.