Longevity begins with taking care of your sister-in-law

Chapter 2

Wrapping the fish's head with a cloth, Cao Guang unhooked the fish and threw it into the living water tank.

I glanced at the proficiency panel and saw the current skill [Fishing (Proficiency 289/300)].

If you catch one fish, the experience value will be +1, then if you catch 11 more black sea bream, your skill level will reach mastery.

I thought about my predecessor going fishing for several years.

The fish caught ranged from ten thousand to eight thousand.

But when the skill is fixed, the feedback on the panel is only proficiency.

As for myself, with the help of the proficiency panel, every time I catch a fish, my experience increases very intuitively.

The most important thing is that this growth and progress will be fed back to reality simultaneously.

Just like just now, when his fishing experience +1, he suddenly had an idea in his mind and figured out some fishing knowledge.

Including the previous bait making experience +1, I also feel the same.

But at that time, because it was the first time, and it was too silky and moisturizing without any sound, I didn't notice any clues.

Looking back now, the proficiency panel is really scary.

It allows people to naturally improve their skills without knowing it, without any bottlenecks or restrictions.

With a pop, the lead fell into the sea.

After watching patiently for a while, the tip of the fishing rod shook continuously.

Cao Guangyang stabbed the fish.

Fishing experience +1.

Re-hook the bait casting rod.

Keep catching fish.

The rhythm was good throughout the morning, with an average of one black bream caught every quarter of an hour, and the harvest was quite good.

[If you catch a black sea bream, your fishing experience will be +1]

[Current fishing skills can be upgraded]

[Has been automatically upgraded from "Proficient" to "Proficient"]

【Fishing(Mastery 0/1000)】

Near noon, when Cao Guang pulled another black sea bream from the sea, the text on the proficiency panel flashed continuously, and his fishing skills finally reached proficiency.

At the same time, a lot of fishing experience came to Cao Guang's mind.

Like a veteran who has been fishing for decades.

Be familiar with the living habits and characteristics of various types of fish, know what environmental structures are easy to hide fish, and when fish are likely to open their mouths, including the feel of different fish when they bite the fish on the hook, and under what circumstances you should slide the fish and when you need to lift the rod. Pull hard.

Standing on the fishing boat, I digested it silently for a while.

Cao Guang clicked his tongue and sighed, it turns out there are so many ways to fish.

He looked up at the sun above his head and wiped his sweat.

He took out the water bag and poured water into his mouth.

It’s hot at noon and the fish mouth is not good.

Cao Guang thought for a while and decided to temporarily close the pole and wait until the tide rises in the afternoon and there is flowing water before fishing.

Went into the cabin and ate some dry food.

Then Cao Guang found an open space, practiced cross-legged, and activated the [Five Elements Breathing and Inhalation Technique].

Wisps of spiritual energy pass through the mouth and nose, enter the meridians, and finally gather in the sea of ​​​​qi.

More than an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

[You practice the Five Elements Breathing and Inhalation Technique, and your skill experience +1]

Look at the eye panel.

[Skill: Five Elements Breathing and Inhalation Technique (Proficiency 136/300)]

There is still a long way to go before the next stage of mastery.

Shaking his head, Cao Guang stood up, came to the bow of the ship, and stretched out.

There are still two quarters of an hour before high tide.

Being bored, Cao Guang simply took out the bait basin and improved his bait making proficiency.

After several experiments, he discovered that making bait is not just a small amount of shrimp powder or rice bran, mixed with fish-attracting grass and stirred. It must reach a certain amount before the bait-making experience will increase.

If you think about it, it makes sense.

If you randomly use half a liang or even less shrimp powder and rice bran to make bait, you can make a portion of bait in just a few breaths.

BUG, you can upgrade your skills to the limit in half a day.

Cao Guang smiled and stopped thinking about how to take advantage of the system, and began to make bait honestly.

[You successfully make bait, bait making experience +1]

[If you successfully make bait, your bait making experience +1]

After a long time, Cao Guang bent down to scoop some water and washed his hands.

The shrimp powder, rice bran, etc. that I brought today have all been made into bait.

Of course, the experience value has also increased by more than ten points.

He stayed quietly at the bow of the boat and waited for a while.

The sea surface finally slowly began to surge.

Cao Guangjiang had just prepared the bait not long ago and poured it all into the sea.

Afterwards, he checked the fishing rod and line first. When he saw that there was no problem, he hung up the bait and cast the rod.

A sea centipede was strung on a fishhook and sank into the sea.

After waiting for a while, the tip of the rod shook.

"Coming, coming, Zhong."

"The black sea bream weighs two pounds, not bad."

Unhook the hook and hang the bait, and throw the fish into the live water tank.

Not much.

There was a big pause, and it went straight to black.

"Come on, come on, here comes the fish again."

"Why does this fish feel so big? It doesn't look like black sea bream." Cao Guang held on to the fishing rod and pulled the fish out of the water.

At first glance, it turned out to be a sea bass weighing more than ten kilograms.

Next, I don’t know if it was because he had mastered his fishing skills, but Cao Guang rarely fished, and basically fished wildly.

In just half an hour, more fish were caught than in the morning.

Until the sea surface began to rise, most fishing boats began to return.

He reluctantly closed the pole.

Two quarters later.

South Bay Pier.

Cao Guang stopped the boat, lowered the anchor, and tightened the cable.

Then he opened the living chamber.

Strips of black seabream, with their heads exposed, were crowded together.

Today's harvest is quite good, I estimate there are fifty or sixty kilograms of fish.

He used a net to transfer all the fish in the live cabin to the water tank. Without asking for help, he carried the box weighing [-] kilograms with fish and water all by himself to the dock.

"Hey, isn't this fellow Daoist Xiao Cao? I made a fortune today because I caught so many fish."

"Come on, come on, while there are few people around now, I'll give you a shout-out first."

On the pier, an old fishmonger who bought fish, shrimps and crabs saw Cao Guang carrying a tank full of fish. He quickly stepped forward to solicit business, said nice words, and reached out to pick up the tank.

Cao Guang turned sideways to avoid it.

Didn't give the tank to the old fishmonger.

Instead, she stared straight at him and said, "Quotation first, then weighing."

"Hey, we don't deal with each other every day or two. How can we trick you? Black sea bream is priced at 2 stars per catty, and seabass is charged at 1 star. But you are a good-looking guy, and we have old friendships with you. , count you 1 and a half star coins per pound."

Star coins are a low-level currency that circulates throughout the Broken Star Sea region.

Usually, 1 spirit stone can be exchanged for 10 broken spirits, and 1 broken spirit can be exchanged for 10 star coins.

After the old fishmonger quoted the price, he reached out to move the water tank.

But the next moment, his hand was knocked off by Cao Guang.

In the past, my predecessor went fishing.

Basically only a dozen or more than 20 kilograms a day.

There were only one or two large fish in it, so it was unworthy of me to argue with the fishmonger, and he was taken advantage of.

But today, there were quite a few big fish in Cao Guang's water tank, at least a dozen.

Before he traveled through time, his predecessor worked very hard, and in one trip, he could only get three or four broken souls.

And every time you go to sea, you need to use spiritual stones as the driving force. One spiritual stone will be consumed after six or seven trips.

If you remove the bait, fishing gear money, etc.

My predecessor actually only made a dozen star coins a day.

When fish conditions are bad, you may even lose money.

People who are good are bullied by others, and horses who are good are ridden by others.

If Cao Guang had just agreed to the old fishmonger's quotation, then he would have lost at least a dozen star coins on these big fish.

In the past, my predecessor had a weak personality and would tolerate being underpriced if he could.

But now, Cao Guang doesn't want to endure it.

He stared hard into the eyes of the old fishmonger and said resolutely: "The price of this sea bass and the black sea bream of one pound is 2 stars. I want 3 stars for the black sea bream of more than two pounds, otherwise I won't sell it. "

"What are you talking about? I want 3 star coins per pound of black sea bream, otherwise I won't sell it? Go all over the dock and see if you can get this price!"

Seeing that the old fishmonger was deliberately confusing things, Cao Guang didn't get used to it.

"I'm talking about 2 star coins for black sea bream over 3 pounds."

Explain to the crowd around you.

Cao Guang moved the water tank and went straight to another fish collection point.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Cao, the price of sea bass and black sea bream weighing one pound is 2 star coins, and black sea bream weighing more than two catties is 3 star coins. This is the going price. If you sell it, I will definitely take it. In fact, Old Man Zhu accepts other people's fish. , it’s also the same price, but today because Old Man Zhu negotiated the price with you first and made a fuss, I can’t cross my fingers, do you understand?”

I know most of the sellers who buy fish, shrimps and crabs on the pier.

Although they usually want to go to banquets with colleagues, when receiving goods, they have a tacit understanding, save each other's face, and pay attention to harmony to make money.

This is why the old fishmonger surnamed Zhu failed to lower the price and dared to let him go to other stores to ask for prices.

"Oh, it's okay. If no one accepts me, I'll take it back to dry the fish!"

Cao Guang looked ugly, picked up the water tank and left.

"Drying fish? Everyone uses trash fish that no one collects to dry fish. You use black sea bream that can be sold to dry fish. Isn't that a waste of money?"

"Little brother, listen to me. It's better to keep the fish in the living water tank. It's not possible for other fishmongers to step in and collect the fish today, so can you just sell it tomorrow?"

Hearing that someone had an idea from the people eating melons nearby, Cao Guang raised his hand to express his gratitude.

But I know in my heart that I must not do this.

There is no difference between putting fifty or sixty kilograms of fish in a live tank and letting a beautiful woman wear a bikini and dance in front of a crazy man.

It would be weird if it wasn't stolen.

What's more, Cao Guang was really not angry when he said he could take the fish home and dry it.

What if several fishmongers banded together and deliberately lowered their prices?

Then he would rather eat it himself and not sell the uneaten dried fish.

A group of fishmongers are not monolithic.

If I can sell Old Man Zhu a face today, I won’t accept his fish.

But what about tomorrow?

What about the day after tomorrow?
After all, if you collect it, you will make money. Who would have trouble with money?

But if he gives in today, goes around in circles, and finally goes back to accept Old Man Zhu’s offer.

That is the Great Wall of self-destruction.

From now on, no fishmonger would want to lower his price when selling fish.

After all, who is willing to earn less if he can earn more if he is easy to bully?

(End of this chapter)