Return to the small mountain village in 1983

Chapter 36 Encountering a valuable commodity in the river

"It's really big!"

Lin Heng said happily, these two are as thick as two thumbs, more than thirty centimeters long, orange and beautiful.

After glancing twice, he stretched out both hands to catch it. He took aim and lifted it up instantly. As soon as it was lifted out of the water, the eel began to struggle violently.

Whoa!

"Holy shit, the left one ran away." Lin Heng watched with pity as the eel ran to the middle of the field, and helplessly put the other one into the snakeskin bag.

They all caught the eels standing on the ridge of the field. If they didn't enter the field, it would be difficult to catch them if they ran away.

"It's okay, there are a lot of them, and there are a lot of fields!"

The eldest brother Lin Yue said with a smile.

Lin Heng didn't care too much. It was normal to fail in catching eels. He continued to act. He caught five more eels in this field and moved to the next field.

Not every paddy field contains eels. It must be a muddy field that is not dry all year round. Even worse, it must be a very humid field.

Of course, I will still take a look at other fields when I pass by. It doesn’t matter if I don’t look at it, I will be shocked when I see it.

"Holy shit, there really is an eel. Is this a super boss who has been here for more than ten years?" Lin Heng could not help but exclaimed in a low voice.

At first sight, I thought it was a snake, but after a closer look, I was sure it was an eel.

"It's really big, as thick as Xiaoxia's fist. It's just that it's too far away, and half of the body is still in the hole. How can I catch it." The eldest brother Lin Yue was excited and a little worried at the same time.

"It's okay, I'm already prepared."

Lin Heng took out the fishhook he had prepared at home, and the fishing line and earthworm bait were already threaded.

He turned around, found a wooden stick, tied it on and gently threw it to the eel's mouth.

"Lin Heng, are you good at this? If not, I'll go to the field and give it a try." The elder brother didn't believe that the eel would eat such an obvious hook.

Just two seconds after he finished speaking, the big eel suddenly launched a predatory attack as fast as lightning, swallowing up the earthworms and the fishhook together.

With quick hands and eyes, Lin Heng pulled it out, and a giant eel with a body length of more than [-] centimeters was pulled into the air.

"Holy shit, it's really possible!!" Lin Yue was shocked that this eel was so stupid.

"Of course, don't think of them too smart." Lin Heng chuckled, grabbed the eel, took the hook and threw it into the bag.

When he threw it in, Lin Heng's heart was still pounding. This was a giant eel weighing one pound. If it escaped, he wouldn't be able to sleep for three days.

To compare it to a carp, this is a large carp weighing more than ten kilograms.

This is the fun of catching eels. The battle of wits and courage with the eels is much more exciting than playing games.

The two of them searched in this field for a long time, but found nothing. It seemed that this was the only one, and they had no choice but to go to the next mud field.

"There are so many fields here, I saw two of them as soon as I came here!"

The eldest brother Lin Yue also became interested and reached out to grab one, but he didn't catch it tightly and fell onto the field. It took a lot of effort to catch it and put it into the bag.

"Forget it, you better do it." Lin Yue smiled helplessly. It looked simple, but it was really very technical.

Lin Heng nodded and did not refuse.

Be gentle before striking and strike quickly and accurately. As long as the eel is thicker than the index finger, you will almost always catch it.

The thicker ones are easier to grasp, but there is nothing that can be done about thin and small ones. The failure rate is [-]%, so Lin Heng simply gives up.

After finishing catching the three mud fields at home, Lin Yue weighed the bag and couldn't help but grinned:

"Today's harvest is great. There are at least eight or nine kilograms of eels. The town charges [-] cents per kilogram, and they can be sold for six to seven yuan."

The nutritional value of eel is relatively high, and some restaurants in Huangtan Town will buy it specifically to entertain leaders and some wealthy people.

"There are other fields, let's go check them out."

Lin Heng pointed to two muddy fields on the other side of the river. Eels are wild and no one will say anything if you catch them. They can also help eliminate pests to prevent them from drilling holes and causing water leakage in the paddy fields. The most important thing is that this is a unique technique practiced by Lin Heng and his eldest brother, and no one else in the village can do it.

It’s not like no one noticed them catching eels in the paddy fields at night and followed suit.

But because I didn’t have the skills to catch eels, I ran more and caught less, and gradually I became too lazy to catch them.

"No problem." The eldest brother Lin Yue didn't refuse. He didn't steal or rob, there was nothing to be afraid of.

Lin Yue took the initiative to walk in front with his bag, kicking the grass from time to time to prevent snakes from lurking.

When they arrived at the Shiban River, the two of them walked up the river. All the fish in the Shiban River came out at night, and the creek grouper swam to the shallow water to hunt.

But Lin Heng had no interest in arresting him. He was too small and could catch less than a pound in one night. It would not be as fast as poisoning him with medicinal plant leaves during the day.

"Holy shit, good turtle!!"

Suddenly, the eldest brother Lin Yue let out an exclamation, which made Lin Heng tremble.

Hearing that it was a turtle, he quickly ran over, but didn't see it: "Where's the turtle?"

"The speed of this thing is so fast. When I saw it, it screeched under the stone deep in the pool." Lin Yue said, pointing to a huge stone more than three meters long in the center of the pool.

"What a pity. I didn't pay attention at the time. The turtle weighed two to three kilograms, and one of them can weigh as much as the eel we caught for more than two hours."

Not to mention how regretful Lin Yue was.

Lin Heng took a look at the stone. The water was more than one meter deep and it was impossible to catch it.

"Brother, I have a way. Try your luck. Maybe I can catch it tomorrow."

Lin Heng suddenly had an idea and came up with a solution.

"What can I do?" Lin Yue turned around and asked.

Lin Heng didn't say anything. He went to the water's edge and touched a creek grouper with his hands, and then cruelly put the fishhook through its tail.

"Of course it's fishing. This kind of injured fish will definitely not be able to bear it. It just depends on whether the hook can be held firmly. After all, this hook has no barbs."

Lin Heng hung up the stream grouper and put it into the water. He tied the cotton swab to the wooden stick. The rest was left to fate and luck.

"That's all. Let's get up early tomorrow morning and take a look." Lin Yue nodded, not having high hopes for this.

Arriving at two muddy fields on the other side of the river, the journey to catch eels begins again.

The eels here are not big. I caught about two kilograms in the first field, ten in total.

When they reached the second field, the two of them were speechless.

"Let's go, go home directly." Lin Heng shook his head.

"Let me try!" The eldest brother Lin Yue refused to give up and asked Lin Heng to hold the snakeskin bag. He reached out to grab it.

There are a lot of eels in this field. You can see several of them if you take two steps, but they are all thinner than your little finger and are impossible to catch.

After running for more than ten times in a row, the eldest brother Lin Yue gave up and said with a wry smile: "Let's go back. This little eel is too difficult to catch."

"Of course, but you can go back and make an eel cage to try. Catching it with bare hands is simply unrealistic." Lin Heng said with a smile.

In fact, he prefers to eat small eels. The Panlong eel tastes absolutely amazing and makes his mouth water just thinking about it. But unfortunately, the small eels are too difficult to catch.

But tonight's harvest is enough. There are ten kilograms of eels. Running from 11 o'clock to [-] o'clock is not a wasted trip.

When he returned home, Lin Heng discovered that there was a flashlight in front of his house and several people were standing together. Could something have happened?

"Let's go see why you haven't slept at this time."

Lin Yue was also a little worried. If he was still awake so late, something must have happened.

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