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Chapter 4 The Fisherman's Capital

"What do you mean fishing?"

"Fishing is throwing this hook in the water and waiting for the fish to bite. You'll see in a minute."

The two walked upstream along the river bank, passing through grassy round hills. The hills on both sides of the canyon rolled up and down, with gentle slopes. Red maples, willows with thin bark and soft leaves, birches and aspens grow here and there.

There are more tree species that Zhang Tian can't recognize, and many flowers and plants that can't be named. Pink and snow-white petals are falling down the mountain. Some have withered and decayed, and some are still blooming stubbornly.

Looking far away, the towering mountains block the line of sight, and the mountains are covered with snow and ice. Under the soft light of the rising sun, the ice-covered mountains reflect the magnificent colors of peach red and light purple, just like wearing a crown studded with jewels. huge crown.

Zhang Tian was shocked by such a magnificent sight and slightly relieved his depression.

God was so sorry, he finally found a backwater bay with slow water flow and a lot of aquatic plants, and dug out many earthworms and unnamed small meat worms on the spot.

Zhang Tian squatted by the river, brushed off a layer of plankton on the surface, and washed his face with the river water.

A rough face was reflected in the water, with a protruding forehead and flat cheeks. In terms of head-to-body ratio, it was not much different from modern people, and its limbs were much more developed. Handsome guy, as for what it looks like in the eyes of primitive people, I don't know.

Maybe primitive people don't care about beauty and ugliness at all... He thought to himself, patted his leather skirt to stand up, and swung his fishing rod to slap the water.

When the weather turns cold, the fish are as lazy as humans. They are far less active in foraging than in hot weather, so they have to make some noise to attract their attention.

Hang up the bait, pick up a yellow broad leaf and put it into the fishing line to act as a buoy, then swung the arm and swung the pole, the hook fell into the river, the yellow broad leaf floated on the river surface, surrounded by green aquatic plants, only that A touch of yellow, very easy to identify.

"Come on, hold it, don't move."

Xiao took the fishing rod, heard that he couldn't move, his body immediately became a little stiff, and asked nervously, "Then what?"

"Wait. If a fish bites the hook, the yellow leaf will move and call me."

Zhang Tian turned his head and walked towards the woods.

"Why are you going?"

"I'm going to gather some wood and come back to make a fire. It's too cold."

Fishing is not compared to hunting, the latter is sports warfare, and the former may be punished to stand. In this cold weather, other fish did not catch a few, and the body froze first.

Drilling wood and hitting rocks to make fire are compulsory courses for every primitive person. Zhang Tian soon built a bonfire on the bank. The heat of the burning was transmitted through radiation, and the surrounding air gradually became warmer, and the temperature of the water also increased. also picked up.

Fish have temperature tendency and like to drill in places with higher water temperature, so fishing is generally chosen in waters with sufficient sunlight.

At this time, the temperature of the water near the river bank gradually increased, and the lazy fish in the river were finally willing to move their nests. They swam slowly over to have a look, and wondered, such a big earthworm did not take my carp king seriously!Then he opened his mouth and bit it.

The dead leaf buoy suddenly shook violently. The strength of the fish's struggle was transmitted through the fishing line to the fishing rod, and then from the fishing rod to the owl's fingertips. Wake up, at this moment, he finally felt the joy of fishing.

"Move! Move!"

"give it to me."

Zhang Tian took over the control of the fishing rod. Instead of rushing to raise the rod, he shook the rod, which is equivalent to punching the opponent before fighting in the ring. When he finds that the opponent is a heavyweight, he raises the fishing rod up and forward. , put the line and walk it, and then slowly raise the pole and exert force.

"Whoa!"

The river surface was splashed with water, and a carp about 80 centimeters in length broke out of the water and ran aground on the bank. The fish's mouth opened and closed, and occasionally fluttered.

Without further ado, Xiao picked up the wooden stick and hit the carp's head with a blow.

"do not want!"

It was too late, carp died on the spot, blood spattered all over the place.

Zhang Tian looked at the mess on the ground and was dumbfounded.

Xiao Xiao looked puzzled: "What's wrong?"

He has never hunted, let alone fished. He just heard from his uncles that only dead beasts are good beasts, so he shot without hesitation.

"It's okay, there's no need to kill it, we can bring it back alive, fresh ones are better."

"How do you take it back alive? Grandma said that fish will die if they leave the water."

"use this."

Zhang Tian kicked the bamboo cage next to his feet.

It doesn't matter if you kill it, it doesn't matter, except Zhang Tian, ​​​​other people don't care if it's new or not.

He was just worried that Xiao's stick would break his hook, and that would not be worth the candle.

Pull out the fishhook from the bloody fish head, fortunately, the fishhook is intact.

He rebaited, cast the hook into the river, and handed the rod into the hands of the owl.

Xiao Xiao stood upright by the river, motionless like a statue, looking forward to experiencing that trembling feeling again.

Zhang Tian didn't touch the carp's corpse, and it's not easy to soak the bleeding fish in the bamboo cage.

He had thought of roasting it and eating it. Both he and Xiao were very hungry, and this carp weighed more than ten catties, which was enough for the two of them to eat.

But they quickly dismissed the idea. The basis for the existence of the tribe and mutual trust is food sharing. It is best not to do things that are not conducive to unity.

Fortunately, the temperature is low now, so exposing corpses to the wilderness won't hurt.

Zhang Tian took out the broken bones he picked out last night, and there were four more pieces, and he wanted to make them into fishhooks.

"Moved!"

Soon another fish was hooked, and the owl shouted excitedly.

It was a small fish weighing two to three catties, Zhang Tian lifted and retracted the pole easily, and another carp was hanging in mid-air, with its mouth open, with a look of lovelessness on its face.

"Come on, grab it with your hands."

Xiao Yiyan grabbed the carp's slippery body, and the carp struggled symbolically. Xiao oh yo yo screamed, his heart was pounding, and he was inexplicably excited.

Zhang Tian took out the hook from the fish's mouth, kicked the bamboo cage and said, "Throw it in."

The carp enters the cage along the funnel, the bamboo cage submerges into the shallows, and the river water submerges the fish.

Xiao was very curious, and squatted down to observe for a long time, only after confirming that the fish in the cage could not come out, did he feel relieved.

Zhang Tianxia took the pole, and once again handed over the task of punishing the stand to Xiao, and sat by the campfire to continue grinding the fishhook.

Xiao was also happy to stand still. He even felt that this was the fun of fishing. The longer he waited, the more excited he would be when the fishing rod vibrated.

"God, I'll pull the fishing rod next time."

It is a good thing to be willing to try, Zhang Tian readily agreed.

As the sun gradually rises to the top of the head, the temperature also rises a little bit, and the fish become more active and bite more frequently.

Xiao missed twice and ran away two big fish, which made him very annoyed, but he quickly learned his lesson and regained his strength. After that, the fishing became smoother and smoother.

Zhang Tian couldn't help but look sideways at him, thinking that this kid had the potential of a fisherman.

Xiao Xiao was addicted to fishing, unable to extricate himself, and even forgot about hunger.

Zhang Tian was not idle either, not only polished four fishhooks, but also weaved two bamboo cages before sunset.

The sun was setting on the western mountain, and there were faint shouts of "ohhhh" in the mountains and fields.

The elders in the tribe urged.

Xiao had no choice but to put away his fishing rod, took a deep breath, and yelled in the direction of the cave. Zhang Tian could hear his excitement, but most of the people in the cave couldn't hear the sound when it was heard on the mountain.

The two struggled to drag the bamboo cage to the shore.

Compared with the bleakness of the previous few days, today is considered a bumper harvest. A cage full of fish weighs at least [-] to [-] catties. Together with the collected plant roots, it is enough for everyone to have a full meal.

Now Xiao really wants to know how the hunting is going. He has inexplicably a little sense of victory and eagerness to show off to the tribe. This is an emotion that he has never had before, and he himself can't explain it clearly...

Zhang Tian sank the two newly made bamboo cages into the bottom of the river, tied some earthworms and insects with ropes, and buckled the hole-shaped cover upside down in the cages, with the opening facing the direction of the river.

Xiao Xiao was puzzled: "What is this for?"

"Take a chance, what if the fish will swim in by itself?"

Will the fish swim into the cage by itself?So what if you swim in, can you just swim out again?
Xiao Xiao couldn't understand the significance of this move.

Zhang Tian didn't explain, the two picked up the bamboo cage and wrapped their hands around the bottom, for fear that it wouldn't be able to bear the force and split from it.

The setting sun dyed the mountains and rivers red, and the two returned to the forest in the afterglow of the setting sun.

(End of this chapter)