Financial freedom begins with fishing

In Chapter 18, the fish mentioned—grass carp? Or perhaps a bream?

Xiao Kai baited the top hook with corn and the bottom hook with bait, then gently cast the line and the fish easily entered the fishing spot.

From a distance, out of sight of others, the bait was precisely positioned within the small aperture that Xiao Kai had set up.

His large aperture extends as far as possible into the depths of the riverbed.

He knew that in such waterways, most fish were mobile and rarely stayed in one place unless there was an eddy. Even when they did stay, it was only for a short time.

By doing this, as long as fish swim through the large circle, they will inevitably be drawn to the small circle due to the fish-gathering effect of the large circle, thus maximizing his chances of catching fish.

At the same time, doing this will keep you away from other people's homes and prevent you from affecting them.

Sure enough, less than five minutes later, his float started to move.

huh~

Almost the instant he saw the float sink, Xiao Kai lifted the fishing rod.

Waaaaah~

A rapid, taut sound came from the wires.

"Damn, Brother Xiao, you're amazing! You caught a fish so quickly in the middle of the day. How's it? Big or not?"

Yu Qiqiang, who had been staring intently at the water, heard the familiar voice and immediately looked at Xiao Kai, only to be stunned.

Although he had verified many times that Xiao Kai was indeed very lucky, he still couldn't help but be surprised at this moment.

"Hehe, luck, luck!"

Feeling the pull from the fishing rod in his hand, Xiao Kai felt a sense of relief and responded with a smile.

"I wish I had that kind of luck!"

Yu Qiqiang was incredibly envious. Why didn't he have such good luck?

Xiao Kai ignored him and continued to swat the fish in the water.

He originally thought it would be a big fish, after all, this fish gave him the same feeling as when he caught a four or five-pound carp in Yangjiahu Reservoir, the pull was really strong.

However, the moment the fish surfaced, Xiao Kai's smile froze.

"Damn, it's just a grass carp, and such a small one at that. Does it even weigh two pounds? I'd rather have a pound-long crucian carp!"

Watching the slender figure flash across the water, Xiao Kai complained in frustration.

Seeing this, Yu Qiqiang smacked his lips, thinking to himself, "You should be grateful, kid. In the middle of the day, you caught a fish in just five minutes, and it was a grass carp. What more could you want?"

No matter how you look at it, this is his first fish, and Xiao Kai can't possibly let it go, so he might as well not care.

With that in mind, Xiao Kai continued to play with the fish.

Soon, the grass carp lost its ability to resist and was dragged back to the surface by Xiao Kai.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qiqiang, who was standing nearby, quickly stretched out the prepared net and caught it.

"Thanks, Brother Yu!"

Xiao Kai smiled and put down the fishing rod. He then took out the newly bought large fish basket and put it into the water. Next, he took the thin grass carp from Yu Qiqiang and put it in as well.

After finishing those tasks, Xiao Kai sat down again and continued fishing.

Another few minutes passed.

The same sinking motion occurred again.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai raised his rod again and hooked a fish.

A familiar feeling washed over me again.

"Damn, is it going to be another small grass carp?"

Feeling a pull similar to that of the previous fish, Xiao Kai's heart skipped a beat.

"What, grass carp again?"

Yu Qiqiang, who was standing nearby, naturally noticed this situation and asked again.

He was speechless; all he could see in his eyes was envy.

Others would be overjoyed in this situation, but Xiao Kai was never satisfied.

"Hmm~"

Xiao Kai smiled helplessly and nodded.

Two minutes later, the fish emerged from the water.

Sure enough, it was a grass carp about the same size as the previous one.

Xiao Kai was no longer moved and casually tossed it into the fish basket, then ignored it.

Over the next half hour, Xiao Kai caught several more fish, almost all of them grass carp of similar size to the one he caught. The largest one was probably less than 3 pounds. This continued until he caught the fifth fish in a row.

Of course, this doesn't mean Xiao Kai couldn't catch any fish; it just means he caught other fish.

This time he caught a crucian carp, and it was quite large, weighing at least a pound.

"This is what fishing should be like!"

As the large crucian carp, weighing over a pound, was brought ashore, a smile returned to Xiao Kai's face.

Yu Qiqiang, who was standing to the side, was so envious that he didn't know what to say. He simply stopped looking at him and focused on fishing.

Perhaps it was the desire in my heart that worked, or perhaps luck really came.

Shortly after Xiao Kai caught that big crucian carp weighing over a pound, Yu Qiqiang finally caught a fish.

Moreover, the fish in the first middle school was a big one, a grass carp weighing at least seven or eight pounds.

Now it was Xiao Kai's turn to be envious. He also wanted to catch such a big grass carp, instead of a small carp.

Time flies by so quickly, and in the blink of an eye it's already three in the afternoon.

By this time, the sun on the horizon had begun to slant, and the warmth in the air was gradually fading.

The people in the tent also began to get up.

The first person to appear on the riverbank was Zhou Jianjun.

He looked surprised when he saw Xiao Kai and Yu Qiqiang sitting at their fishing spots.

"Brother Xiao, Brother Yu, didn't you take a nap?"

"No!"

Xiao Kai smiled and glanced at him upon hearing this, then replied.

Yu Qiqiang smiled and nodded in response.

Zhou Jianjun nodded in response, then asked, "How is it? Is the mouth okay?"

"Not bad!" Xiao Kai replied with a smile.

Upon hearing this, before Zhou Jianjun could say anything, Yu Qiqiang interjected, "Brother Xiao, that's not fair of you. If your kind of thing is only 'okay,' then I could be called an 'air force'!"

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Zhou Jianjun became interested and couldn't help but look in the direction of Xiao Kai's fish basket.

Xiao Kai waved his hand with a smile, "Oh, no, no, Brother Yu, you caught such a big grass carp! One of those is worth as many of mine! What's mine?"

These words immediately drew Zhou Jianjun's attention back to Yu Qiqiang.

"Brother Yu, may I take a look at your catch?"

"It's convenient, what's inconvenient about it? It's just a few fish, feel free to look around!"

Upon hearing Zhou Jianjun's words, Yu Qiqiang's slightly chubby face revealed a hint of smugness as he smiled and pointed to his fish basket.

Right after he caught that big grass carp, he caught a few more fish, the biggest of which was still that big grass carp, in addition to two big crucian carp and a red-tailed carp, which was a pretty good catch.

Compared to Yangjiahu Reservoir, his luck here is like that of a completely different person.

Seeing that Qi Qiang agreed, Zhou Jianjun did not stand on ceremony and stepped forward to gently lift up his catch of fish.

As a series of rapid splashing sounds came, a look of surprise appeared on Zhou Jianjun's face!

"Not bad, Brother Yu, this grass carp is a decent size!"

"Haha, it's just so-so!"

Yu Qiqiang waved his hand with a smile, then pointed to Xiao Kai's fish basket and said, "Brother Zhou, Brother Xiao's fish basket has a lot more, at least twenty!"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing what Yu Qiqiang said, Zhou Jianjun immediately looked at Xiao Kai.

Seeing this, Xiao Kai gave a wry smile and said, "Go ahead and look. It's just some crucian carp and a few small grass carp, nothing serious!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianjun's face lit up with joy.

It's perfectly normal for anglers to be curious about other people's catches.

Zhou Jianjun couldn't wait to come to Xiao Kai's side and, without any hesitation, lifted his fish basket out of the water.

~~Pat pat pat pat~

The moment the fish basket was lifted out of the water, another loud splashing sound rang out.

Moreover, compared to Qi Qiang's fish basket, Xiao Kai's fish basket emitted a more concentrated sound.

Seeing this, Zhou Jianjun became even more curious and immediately looked inside.

Zhou Jianjun's expression changed at just one glance.

"Damn, you're saying this is grass carp? Isn't this a mandarin fish?"