My 1995 Small Farm.

Chapter 25 Fishing
"Putting everything else aside, this kid used to fawn over me whenever he saw me, but look at him today, did he even acknowledge me?"

Sun Yanhong smoothed her hair and said with a smile.

Chen Ling knew that Chen Erzhu had risen to prominence after his release from prison thanks to Sun Yanhong's connections.

They also knew that Sun Yanhong's brother was a very influential figure in the county.

So when Chen Ling met Sun Yanhong while drinking with Chen Erzhu, he naturally wanted to get along well with this big sister.

Sun Yanhong was aware of this, but seeing that Chen Ling was good-looking, she didn't expose him. She would even tease him a few times when they met.

In reality, apart from his appearance, Chen Ling didn't have anything else that would catch her eye.

She just thought it was fun to tease a young, pretty boy; she didn't mean anything by it.

But to her surprise, after meeting Chen Ling today, the boy barely even glanced at her, which made her a little annoyed.

"Zhu Zi, this kid might be plotting something bad..."

"Damn his ancestors, he dares to do that!"

"It's only been a few days, and this little bastard has gotten bolder, daring to mess with Brother Zhu."

Chen Erzhu's face darkened, and he spat angrily.

No wonder he felt something was off when he met Chen Ling this time.

In the past, whenever Chen Ling met someone, he would always address them as "Brother Zhu" and try to say nice things to them.

Furthermore, whenever Sun Yanhong is around, this guy tries his best to show off, hoping to climb the social ladder and make a name for himself.

This time, not only did it not happen.

Without batting an eye, she blatantly lied to him in front of his face.

This guy is completely different from the simpleton he remembered who could be fooled with just a few words.

Could it be that this kid is really up to something?

Chen Erzhu's expression turned somewhat grim.

next to.

Sun Yanhong remained relaxed, smiling and saying, "Don't look so sullen. I was just saying it casually. Are you afraid of him? What can a clueless fool like him do, even if he has bad intentions, make a big fuss?"

"That's true."

Chen Erzhu paused, his expression softening considerably.

"However, in the past, we could keep this kid occupied and get him to put in more effort when building the greenhouse."

"If it's free labor, why not use it?"

"Damn it, forget about it now. I'll have to spend money to hire a supervisor."

Chen Erzhu spat again, somewhat indignant.

……

Chen Erzhu was still cursing Chen Ling over there.

At this moment, Chen Ling had long forgotten about Chen Erzhu and the other man.

He was driving his donkey cart with great enthusiasm when he arrived at the banks of the Nansha River.

It was around 4 p.m. at this time.

Looking around, there was no one in sight.

Chen Ling parked the donkey cart next to a large willow tree, then carried his fishing rod and bucket and swayed as he walked towards the river.

"Quack, quack, quack..."

As soon as I approached, I startled a flock of ducks in the withered reeds on the bank. They jumped into the river with a splash and swam away in groups into the distance.

"Haha, ducks are the first to know when the river warms in spring!"

Chen Ling smiled and found a large rock to sit on.

They then took out bait from the cave. This bait was soybean cake from the oil mill, mixed with wheat bran, and soaked in the cave water overnight. Now, they stirred it, hooked a fish, and cast it into the river.

This bait is made with all the best stuff; it would be a shame if we didn't catch a few turtles.

Unfortunately, it backfired.

Twenty minutes or so passed, and it was no longer the case that the old turtle was left behind.

They didn't catch a single decent fish.

All the fish he caught were small, about ten centimeters long, which he threw into the cave to keep for now.

"It must be because of those ducks. Even if there were fish and turtles, they would have been scared away."

Chen Ling realized what was happening, put away his fishing rod, and prepared to move to another spot.

He had only taken a few steps when he quickly stopped, his gaze drawn to something in the reeds ahead.

"Hey, a duck egg!"

Chen Ling was pleasantly surprised.

I was surprised to find that the ducks were laying eggs here. I parted the reeds and counted them carefully.

There are eleven of them.

"That's good. Even if we don't catch any turtles today, we won't lose out."

Chen Ling picked up a duck egg; it was quite large and still warm.

Most likely, they were just laid.

Because domesticated ducks no longer incubate their eggs, in rural areas, the only way to hatch ducklings is with an old hen.

The duck egg is still warm, which means it was just laid.

Then, Chen Ling took out a basket from the cave.

Pick up the eleven duck eggs one by one and put them into the basket.

Three or four of the duck eggs were still warm.

The eggs were just laid.

Chen Ling shook his head and smiled, thinking, "I wonder whose duck it is. It must be used to laying its eggs outside."

When he was a child, his family also raised ducks.

Some ducks are obedient and return to their burrows every day at dark, laying their eggs in the burrows in the evening or at night.

However, some ducks are different. Although they return to their burrows after dark, they always lay their eggs outside.

It could be in some corner on the east or west, who knows where it might land.

And...

Most ducks lay their eggs in the evening and at night, but some ducks do not. They must lay their eggs outside during the day and only go home after they have finished laying them.

Chen Ling remembers that when he was a child, his family had several ducks like this.

Every time he laid his eggs at someone else's house, it made his grandma really angry.

Later, they built a duck pen to block it up, but that didn't work either, because these ducks were used to laying their eggs outside, and when they were penned up, they stopped laying eggs properly.

Grandma had no choice but to kill and eat it.

"Goodness, another one."

As Chen Ling walked forward, he found another duck egg in the reeds. If he hadn't had good eyesight, he would have stepped on it.

Afterwards, Chen Ling walked around and picked up about ten more duck eggs from the reeds.

"That's quite a lot!"

"It seems these ducks often lay their eggs here!"

Chen Ling looked at the basket full of duck eggs, almost forty in total, and muttered, "I wonder whose ducks these are, they're such a spendthrift..."

This guy had about forty duck eggs; the money he made from selling them was enough for an average person's expenses for more than half a month.

Besides, people in county towns aren't rich these days.

During the wave of layoffs, there were plenty of people scavenging for leftover vegetables in the market.

Thinking to himself, Chen Ling searched around carefully again, and after picking up three or four more duck eggs, there were none left.

Chen Ling then chose a new spot, lowered his fishing hook, and continued his fishing adventure.

"Splash, splash..."

Within two minutes of the fishing hook entering the water, a small area of ​​water about four or five meters square in front of Chen Ling began to boil.

It was like a pot exploding, with bursts of water splashing up and churning on the surface.

Large fish swam in from all directions, one after another!
The bait on the fishing hook was washed away and scattered in the river, where it was devoured by the fish.

"Wow, this effect is even more powerful than I expected!"

Chen Ling's mouth dropped open in surprise, and then she burst into laughter.

I realized that it must have been the ducks that scared the fish away, otherwise, the bait mixed with the Dongtian Creek water wouldn't have only caught a few small fish.

So he simply put away the fishing rod, stirred the remaining bait, and sprinkled it into the water.

"Wow!"

The fish that were still swimming nearby swarmed forward and feasted on the bait.

In the blink of an eye, the bait was devoured by the fish once again.

Some fish, still wanting more, poked their heads out of the water, their mouths agape as if urging more to be thrown down.

Some of the more impatient ones simply leaped out of the water, splashing the surface with a loud thud.

"Haha, don't rush, don't rush. Once you enter my paradise, you'll have plenty to eat and drink."

As Chen Ling sprinkled bait, he scooped fish into the bucket, and surprisingly, not a single fish darted away.

At first glance, fish were leaping and jumping in the water, as if they were scrambling to get into Chen Ling's bucket.

This is a huge harvest!
(End of this chapter)