Chapter 5

Chapter 5 A Rich Harvest

. Lu Qing arrived at the fishing spot, flattened the surrounding grass, and placed it in a wooden barrel. Then he took out the bamboo tube containing the earthworm.

He removed the seal from the bamboo tube, revealing the wriggling red earthworm inside.

The sharp-eyed children, looking down from above, immediately exclaimed in surprise when they saw the twisting creature in the bamboo tube.

Of course, they knew about earthworms; they often caught them for fun.

Sometimes they would dig them up and feed them to the chickens and ducks at home.

But they didn’t know that they could also be used to catch fish.

Under the children’s gaze, Lu Qing took out an earthworm and put it on the hook.

Then he tossed the still-wriggling earthworm into the water.

The landing point was exactly the gray-light spiral fishing spot marked by his supernatural power.

As the hook entered the water, Lu Qing began to wait quietly.

The children on the slope behind him held their breath, watching the scene closely.

Soon, they saw that the small wooden stick tied to the bamboo fishing line, now floating on the water, began to move slightly.

So the little kids got even more nervous.

Only Lu Qing remained calm and composed, not moving at all, letting the wooden stick tremble.

He didn’t lift the fishing rod until one end of the stick tilted up and suddenly sank down. Then he suddenly lifted the fishing rod.

A white line flew out of the water.

When everyone saw it clearly, a long white fish, two fingers thick, was already hanging on the hook.

“We really caught a fish!”

The little kids were stunned when they saw the little white fish hanging on the hook, its tail constantly jumping and swaying.

Xiaoyan even jumped up: “Brother, you caught a fish, what a big fish!”

Lu Qing also smiled.

Fortunately, his skills didn’t regress, and he pulled it up on the first cast. Otherwise, if he got it off the hook in front of a bunch of little kids, he would be embarrassed.

After taking the fish off, Lu Qing observed it carefully.

This little white fish was quite similar to the white fish he had caught in his previous life.

Soon, a layer of light gray light emerged from the fish’s body.

[Little white fish: Edible, it may be good for nutritional supplements. 】

Seeing the word “edible”, Lu Qing was relieved. As

long as it’s edible, at least today’s food is settled.

He poured some water into the bucket and put the fish in. He heard the little kids behind him still shouting excitedly, feeling a little helpless.

“Be quiet, don’t scare the fish away.”

Hearing this, the little kids quickly covered their mouths and dared not make any more noise.

But the excitement in their eyes could not be concealed.

After seeing Lu Qing really catch a fish, they felt like they had discovered a new world, and their hearts were so excited.

However, what happened next made the little kids feel what real excitement was.

Lu Qing put on a new earthworm and just put the hook into the water. Not long after, the float moved and another small white fish was pulled up by him.

From then on, Lu Qing began to enter the continuous fishing mode.

One after another small fish were continuously caught by him, and the ease was just like pulling fish directly out of the water.

The fish caught were no longer limited to small white fish, but also included other kinds of small fish.

A lot of yellow bone fish, small river shrimps and the like were also caught.

Seeing this scene, the little kids behind him were really excited.

If they were not afraid of scaring the fish away, they would have screamed loudly.

Lu Qing reached into the bamboo tube again, but caught nothing.

Looking inside, he found that most of the earthworms in the bamboo tube had been caught by him, with only a few left at the bottom.

He looked at the wooden barrel next to him, which was also full, and he had a good harvest.

He couldn’t help but smile.

It’s been ages since I’ve felt such a satisfying pull.

As expected of this other world, the fish born in this pristine environment are simply different.

The feel of power is immense; even small fish feel incredibly smooth to pull.

He was also feeling somewhat fortunate. He

was lucky to have chosen this spot. Even small fish were pulling so hard on the rod. If he had gone to the other two spots, the line would have been instantly ripped apart by a larger fish.

Seeing that he’d almost used up all the earthworms, and the bites had decreased significantly since then,

Lu Qing knew it was time to call it a day.

If he kept fishing, he’d wipe out the small fish gathering below the spot.

He had to give them time to gather again.

With this in mind, Lu Qing began to sheathe his rod, dumped the few remaining earthworms into the water, then lifted the bucket and headed back up.

The children on the slope were already staring at him with admiration.

Seeing Lu Qing approach, they immediately gathered around him,

exclaiming in amazement at the large bucket of small fish.

“Brother Lu Qing, you’re amazing! You caught so many fish!”

“So many fish! How long will it take to eat them all?”

“So you can really catch fish with a bamboo pole!”

…

“Brother, brother, fish, fish, so many fish!”

Xiaoyan also came to Lu Qing, jumping and dancing, her face flushed with excitement.

“It’s okay, just a little small,” Lu Qing said modestly.

When the little kids were almost excited, Lu Qing said, “You guys, help me carry this bucket of fish back. Everyone will have a share.”

Lu Qing estimated that the fish he caught must have weighed seven or eight pounds, and with the bucket and water, it was a lot of weight.

He was still weak, so lifting them was no problem for now, but carrying them back to the village was a bit of a stretch. Anyway,

there were so many fish that the two of them couldn’t finish them in one or two meals.

Small fish are easy to perish, and there were no storage facilities at home, so it would be better to share some of them.

“Okay, Brother Lu Qing!”

Hearing that there were fish to share, the little kids immediately became excited.

Each one carried one side, and they easily lifted the entire bucket of fish.

Some of those who didn’t get a spot were almost crying with anxiety.

Lu Qing had to intervene and let them take turns, which calmed the quarrel.

Just like that, the group carried a large bucket of fish and headed towards the village. When

they arrived, the excited chatter of the little kids attracted some villagers who came out to see what was going on.

When they saw what was going on, they were immediately surprised.

“Lu Qing really caught some fish, and so many?”

During the time Lu Qing had been fishing, the news that he had recovered from his illness had spread throughout the village.

Many villagers also knew that he had gone fishing in the river.

But no one expected that he could catch so many at once.

Looking at the wooden bucket, there must be at least ten pounds of fish.

When did Lu Qing learn this trick?

This immediately piqued the curiosity of many villagers.

Especially those villagers who had tried fishing in the river before, they were particularly curious to know how Lu Qing had managed to catch so many fish at once.

So, driven by curiosity, some villagers couldn’t help but follow him to Lu Qing’s house.

(End of this chapter)