As a Fisherman, My Fish Can Level Up

Chapter 117: Chapter 114: Uncle Gets Lost First [Seeking Monthly Pass]

“Hey, Grandpa, I’ve just caught an almost two-meter-long pike but can’t get it back. Do you have a tricycle? I want to borrow it from you!”

Chu Mingcheng got straight to the point, explaining his predicament and highlighting the size of the fish.

He wasn’t that close to Wei Jiaguo, so if he had started by asking if he was busy, it would clearly signal that he needed a favor.

Then the other party might have declined even before he could explain his situation.

But as a fellow fishing enthusiast, Chu Mingcheng knew the allure of a two-meter fish would definitely get Wei there, even if he had other matters, he would handle them quickly.

Indeed, upon hearing about the two-meter pike, his tone immediately rose with uncertainty, “Wait, how big did you say the pike was?”

“Nearly two meters, absolutely a hundred kilograms. I’m right now at the spot where you took me this morning to fish for crucian carp. I can’t transport such a big fish, so I want to borrow your tricycle.”

“Wait there, I’ll arrange it right away.” Wei Jiaguo then hung up the phone.

Chu Mingcheng looked at the disconnected call and smiled faintly, not in vain had he played a little trick; now he could take the fish back home.

He went to the side of his car, took out a towel to dry off as much as possible, then changed his clothes inside the car.

Half an hour later, he saw Wei Jiaguo arrive on a motorized tricycle.

The moment he saw the large pike lying by the shore, he quickly got off and approached it.

“Tsk tsk, such a big pike, I’ve never seen anything like it in my life of fishing.”

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After patting the fish’s head, Wei Jiaguo couldn’t help but sigh. Then he noticed the arrow in the belly of the fish, and the spear beside it, and was taken aback.

“Ah Cheng, do you spearfish?”

“Yeah, I went to Qiongzhou to learn free-diving spearfishing, just got my spearfishing license, and even bought a boat to go out to sea.”

Hearing it was free-diving spearfishing, Wei Jiaguo’s furrowed brows slowly relaxed, “Not bad, quite skilled.”

As for the boat, he automatically ignored it because he had one too.

Then, he removed the arrow, tried to lift the fish by the gills, and couldn’t…

Seeing this, Chu Mingcheng secretly snickered but quickly acted, “Grandpa, let me help, the fish is a bit heavy.”

“…”

Wei Jiaguo glanced at him, unamused, “Go to my tricycle and get the measure.”

“Oh, oh…” Chu Mingcheng, also curious about how big the fish was, quickly fetched the measuring tape for him.

Each taking one end, they measured the fish’s length, which turned out to be one hundred eighty-three centimeters.

“Good, good, definitely over a hundred kilos.” Wei Jiaguo nodded repeatedly, seemingly very pleased.

Then together, they managed to lift the fish onto the tricycle and secured it with packing straps.

Wei Jiaguo wiped his hands clean with a towel, took out his phone, and directly transferred money, “Ten thousand, the fish is mine!”

“…” Chu Mingcheng stared at the transferred money, silently accepting it, while also feeling a bit speechless.

The price for wild pike was seventy to eighty per kilo, cheaper in some places, and the bigger they were, the less tasty they became.

This fish was not like red snapper or sea bream, which could double in price when large.

In reality, selling for five or six thousand might not even find a buyer; usually, food companies would just take it.

Wei Jiaguo offering ten thousand meant Chu Mingcheng definitely made a profit.

But he suspected the old man had ulterior motives, perhaps getting lost leading to going hungry at night.

To ensure his benefactor wouldn’t faint from hunger on the road, Chu Mingcheng hurriedly got into his car and followed.

Keeping a distance, twenty minutes later, Wei Jiaguo passed by Xiamen University, his motorized tricycle moving even slower than walking.

Under the gaze and exclamations of onlookers, he maintained a blank expression, his head held high.

And he kept this pose until the sun fully set… and still hadn’t reached home.

Chu Mingcheng followed behind, and finally saw Wei Jiaguo stop by the roadside, staying motionless for a long while.

Not understanding the reason, he also pulled up and saw the other waving him over.

Chu Mingcheng drove over, only to be scolded by the older man, “Why are you following me? Aren’t you going back already? What time is it?”

“I was just worried you might lose your way, Grandpa!” Chu Mingcheng said, barely holding back a laugh.

Wei Jiaguo eyed him skeptically, “Do you know where my house is?”

“No!”

“Then what are you blabbering about, go back!”

“Alright, I’m going then, Grandpa. You head home too, it’s so late others can’t see clearly.”

Impatient, Wei Jiaguo waved him off, and Chu Mingcheng had no choice but to start the car, turning at the upcoming intersection to head back.

As he drove off, Wei Jiaguo finally allowed a smile, “This kid…”

On his way back, Chu Mingcheng stopped by a tourist spot to sell the fish.

Though a bit late, the crucian carp sold well, earning eight hundred three.

Unfortunately, no one was interested in the grass carp, not even for ten bucks. Chu Mingcheng had to take it home.

Back at home, Jiang Luoluo had already returned.

Originally slumped on the sofa, she perked up at the sight of Chu Mingcheng, “Ah Cheng, what are we eating tonight? I’m hungry!”

“Sorry, there was a bit of a special circumstance today, I’m late.”

“Hey, no need to apologize out of the blue, you must have been busy!”

“Next time if I’m delayed, I’ll let you know in advance so you can eat something to stave off the hunger.”

“Hmm, speaking of dinner, are we having fish? This grass carp is huge, did you buy it?”

Chu Mingcheng shook his head, then brought out the grass carp and placed it in the sink.

“No, caught it myself! Went fishing for crucian carp today and made quite a bit. But people in coastal cities probably don’t like this kind of freshwater fish much, couldn’t sell it. So, I brought it back for us to have grilled fish tonight, wild grass carp still tastes quite good.”

Jiang Luoluo, upon hearing this, let out a hearty laugh, “Looks like I could achieve the freedom to eat fish anytime in the future!”

Chu Mingcheng chuckled as well. With him, the Fishing Man, around, eating fish every day wouldn’t be a problem. He was just worried they might get tired of it.

In the end, the three to four jins of roasted fish that they had was reduced to just a skeleton, most of which was finished off by Chu Mingcheng.

As his physical condition improved, his appetite had also increased significantly.

After cleaning up, Chu Mingcheng continued to study in the evening. It was already the fourth day, and in three more days he could schedule his exam.

His current test accuracy rate had already surpassed 80%, so passing the exam shouldn’t be a problem.

The next day, after running, he hung out at Jiang Luoluo’s place for breakfast, learning that she had to go out today as well to try on clothes and pick locations.

Chu Mingcheng just went and bought a few sandwich breads, gearing up for a full day of effort.

Unfortunately, despite the sunny weather and clear waters with a slight tide today, Chu Mingcheng didn’t catch a single fish even after two hours of fishing on the shore.

This was his worst outing in the month and a half that he had been fishing.

But given today’s conditions, it was normal not to catch any fish.

Yesterday, he had wreaked havoc on that lake and hadn’t found another creek entrance like last time, so he probably wouldn’t have much of a catch for a while.

Chu Mingcheng packed up his fishing rod and stood on the beach, looking out towards Gulang Island and some rock outcroppings poking out of the water, and decided to check out what was beneath these isolated reefs today.

First, he drove to buy a big net bag and rubber gloves and then found a secluded beach.

He parked the car, changed into his diving suit, first put on the rubber gloves, and then the cut-resistant gloves.

With a double layer, as long as he was careful, he should not easily get stabbed by fish fins from the likes of stone fish.

Equipped with a spear gun, fish spear, lasso, large net bag, and live fish clasp, Chu Mingcheng fully geared up dove into the water from the shore.

The visibility in the sea was quite good today, and with few clouds obstructing the sunlight, the underwater brightness was also very good.

He first searched around the shore, and as expected, there weren’t many fish close to the shore.

The few that were there were small, but he still caught over a dozen two- to three-tael stone fish, all kept within the net bag.

These fish indeed didn’t swim fast, were slow to react, liked to hide, and were easily caught by him.

Then, his head just above the water, he surveyed the nearest isolated reef and swam towards it.

The clear sea water allowed him to clearly see various fishes swimming, but having seen the beauties of Xisha, he felt indifferent to the local marine life.

The submerged rocks seemed not far off, but it took him over half an hour to swim there at his pace.

While only a bit of rock peeked out of the water’s surface, beneath was a large cluster of rocks.

Moreover, he discovered that big fish often appeared here, making it an excellent fishing and hunting spot.

Chu Mingcheng had originally planned to catch a whole net bag of stone fish today, but it seems plans can’t keep up with changes!

After swimming around the reef cluster, he saw Red Friend Fish, sea bream, sea bass, and cod passing by.

The smaller ones were two to three jins, the bigger ones around ten jins or so, and he even encountered a meter-long one, but unfortunately, it was too alert and disappeared before he could approach.

After circling the isolated reef, he had gotten a good grasp of the area’s topography.

He made his way to the eastern side where there was a flat rock inclined about thirty degrees, loaded his spear gun, and then lay on the rock.

To his right was a large rock, perfectly concealing his form, allowing him to ambush from this spot.

After a little while, a four- to five-jin Big Black Sea Bream swam by, and Chu Mingcheng, taking aim, fired a shot and hit the fish.

The Black Sea Bream, in pain, swam towards the deep-water area on his left with the arrowhead, but being only four to five jins, it couldn’t resist much and quickly lost its strength due to the severe injury.

Chu Mingcheng reeled the fish in and reset his spear gun, waiting for another destined fish.

The spot was good, but waiting for a big fish to pass by still required some luck and quite a bit of time.

After a full twenty minutes, a cod more than half a meter long passed by.

Chu Mingcheng was just about to shoot when the cod sensed the danger, flicked its tail, and swam back.

He frowned and then knocked on the rock below him with the handle of his spear gun, making a ‘clang, clang, clang’ sound.

As he expected, although the cod swam away, it reappeared after about ten seconds.

The sound of collisions has an irresistible lure for predatory fish.

It makes the fish turn back as if they were silly spores.

This time Chu Mingcheng didn’t miss his chance, and his arrow hit the target once again.

He found that lying on the rock, his hit rate was much higher.

Mainly because lying down was more stable, and also because the fish were close enough, only three to four meters away.

Having caught another seven- to eight-jin cod, Chu Mingcheng was enjoying himself and realized that this was indeed a great spot.

The reef cluster was a natural gathering place for fish, and as long as the water wasn’t too murky, he would always be guaranteed a catch here.

That way, Chu Mingcheng’s income was somewhat ensured.

He fished joyfully now; as long as he knocked on the rocks, whether quickly in five to six minutes or slowly in about ten minutes, there was always a decent-sized fish appearing.

Even though he had wasted over two hours in the morning, he still managed to catch twelve fish by 11:30 AM.

The smallest were two to three jins, and the largest was a sea bass, eighty centimeters long and weighing about twelve to thirteen jins.

Carrying the heavy catch, he started swimming back.

Back on shore, carrying fifty to sixty jins of fish, he approached the back of his car.

Opening the fish box, he placed the fish inside but found it barely fit.

The Big Sea Bass had to be placed diagonally; otherwise, the lid wouldn’t close.

These fish would still have to be sold first, having no boat is such a hassle.

Drying off the water on his body, Chu Mingcheng slipped a clear waterproof bag over the driver seat.

Unlike lake water, coming up from sea water left a very uncomfortable residue on his body, and he also feared it might cause the seat cushions to discolor over time, so using a waterproof bag for protection was essential.