Island Management: Starting With the Heart of Ocean as a Prize - Chapter 10

Chapter 10: Big Yellow Croakers! Catch Them All in One Go!

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Big yellow croakers usually did not like the sunlight in the shallows. Therefore, after several confirmations, Qi Hang finally settled down on a reef.

He took out his hand pole and the net, and then in a small box that he kept with him, he took out the bait.

He found a random seat and sat down, with his back against the reef and his legs crossed, looking relaxed.

From time to time, waves would wash over this place, indicating that it was located in a low-lying area on the beach. It was the best place for large yellow croakers to gather and rest.

As long as he waited quietly, there would always be fish that would take the bait.

The villagers who had been watching in the distance finally heaved a sigh of relief. However, when they saw this scene, they felt a little angry.

What was wrong with this child? He took such a big risk just to go fishing over there?

He did not even inform them in advance, causing them to worry for so long in vain.

Fang Qing gritted her teeth and sat down to grab the rod with hatred. “Alright, I’ll see what fish you can catch.”

Time passed bit by bit. Fang Qing’s harvest was endless, and in the blink of an eye, she had filled half a bucket of spoils of war.

Meanwhile, Qi Hang seemed to have made some movements.

He suddenly stood up and skillfully manipulated the fishing rod in his hand. He did not spend much effort to get the fish to come out of the water.

Everyone focused their eyes and saw that it was a belt fish, and it was very small.

“Pfft.”

Fang Qing could not help but laugh. Seeing that Qi Hang’s technique was decent, she did not actually expect him to catch anything.

Sea fishing relied not only on skill but also on luck.

For example, her luck today was not bad. She had not even had an hour, yet she had already obtained such a bountiful harvest. This was something that she had not even expected.

The group of old men could not help but laugh. They had heard that the only talented student in the village, Qi Hang, had returned and was going to compete with the village chief’s granddaughter, Fang Qing, on fishing skills, so they had come to watch the show.

Judging from the current situation, Qi Hang was sure to lose.

However, Qi Hang was not in a hurry.

Under everyone’s gaze, he took the fish from the hook and used the knife he carried with him to cut it into more than ten pieces. Then, he changed the hook and hung the fish meat on it.

“What is Little Hang doing?”

“He isn’t thinking of using the fish meat as bait, right?”

“Could it be that he wants to catch a big yellow croaker?”

This action was immediately understood by the experienced old fisherman, but he did not fully understand it.

“How would he know where there is a big yellow croaker?”

“Could it be that Xiao Hang wants to gamble his luck?”

“What a joke. With the rarity of a big yellow croaker, people who don’t understand might not be able to catch one even if they gamble their entire life’s Luck!”

Fang Qing could not help but be distracted as she looked over. Then, she curled her lips.

Did he really think that he was the main character? He had such good luck every day. Yesterday, he caught a splendid lobster, and today, he wanted to catch a big yellow croaker.

Compared to the discussions and guesses here, Qi Hang appeared much calmer.

He was still doing the preparatory work. He stuck reflective tape on the front end of the fishing rod to avoid scaring away the fish.

Along the way, he also secretly took a little bit of ocean essence from the heart of the sea and smeared it on it.

This bit of light blue light was not worth mentioning on the gradually brightening surface of the sea, and no one noticed it at all.

Then, Qi Hang threw the fishing rod into the water.

In the end, in less than half a minute, the fishing rod moved.

“The goods are here.”

Qi Hang hummed a light tune and held the fishing rod tightly with both hands, secretly channeling his strength. “Go!”

Hua!

A golden shadow broke out of the water, shining brightly under the orange-red sunlight. It streaked across a beautiful shadow and accurately fell into the net that he had prepared.

The net that was originally used to trap fishes was used by him to catch the fish. This gaudy operation stunned all the old men who had their attention on him.

“It’s… It’s really a big yellow croaker?”

“Oh my God, that’s amazing. Look at that one, it’s worth at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, right?”

“Little Hang, this kid’s luck is really not bad. He actually caught such a precious fish right away.”

The few old men talked enviously.

The wild big yellow croaker was extremely precious. Not only could it be used as food, but the swim bladder on its body was also an expensive Chinese medicine ingredient. Its liver was also an excellent material to make fish liver oil. The side ingredients could even be made into dried delicacies.

It could be said that every part of its body was a treasure. Naturally, the value of a wild big yellow croaker was also very high. There were many people on the market who paid a lot of money to buy it, and it was in short supply.

With such a fish in his possession, even if Fang Qing fished out the entire bucket, she would still not be able to compete with Qi Hang.

Just when everyone thought that Qi Hang was going to stop, he took out another piece of fish and hung it on the hook again, using the same trick again.

It was still less than half a minute later. Qi Hang used the same swift and fierce retracting technique again, and a small yellow croaker, which was slightly bigger than the previous one, fell into the net again.

“…”

The crowd was silent for a while, not knowing what to say.

Then, it was the third, fourth, and fifth fish!

Just like that, Qi Hang repeated this simple operation more than a dozen times, and the speed of catching the big yellow croaker was getting faster and faster. He did not stop until the bait was used up.

In less than five minutes, the net was filled with a pile of golden big yellow croakers.

At this time, Qi Hang waved to the people on the shore, indicating for them to come and pick him up.

The fishing boat that had originally planned to come to the sea to save him suddenly turned into a transport vehicle for the villagers who were watching and rushed to the place where the reef was.

When Qi Hang got on the boat, a group of people immediately surrounded him.

“Good god, it’s really a big yellow croaker. Oh My God, such a big one, it must weigh seven or eight catties, right?”

“Old Wang, quick, Go and move the scale on the boat over, and weigh this fish.”

“You bastard, you should move them!”

With so many fat and beautiful big yellow croakers, even old fishermen like them, who had been fishing all their lives, had never seen such a scene.

He had probably caught all the big yellow croakers in one go, right?

Qi Hang smiled slightly and raised his hand to signal for everyone not to get too excited. “Let’s take the fish over and weigh them.”

Everyone responded in unison. A middle-aged man picked up the buckets containing more than ten big yellow croakers and walked into the boat.

The group of people left in an imposing manner. Only Fang Qing remained where she was, looking at him with a complicated gaze.

Qi Hang was still subconsciously smiling as he reached out his hand to touch her little head. He had thought that it would be opened, but this time, Fang Qing did not reject him and allowed him to do whatever he wanted.

“Why? Are you angry with your brother?”

Fang Qing pouted. “I’ve lost. I’ll go to your house in the afternoon to help you repair your boat.”

“Silly girl, what do you mean by losing or not losing? Do we still need to compare this between us?”

Qi Hang messed up the little girl’s hair like when he was young. Looking at her sour expression, he could not help but laugh out loud. Then, he patted her shoulder.

“Let’s go and have a look.”