Siheyuan: Steel Mill Engineer

Chapter 135 Fishing
The next morning, Yang Zhenyu and He Yuzhu went out with their tools.

It is quite convenient for two people to ride on a bike.

"Let's go here. I see the water here is not flowing fast and it looks very deep. There must be big fish." Yang Zhenyu said, pointing to a wide river in front of him.

"Okay, here it is." He Yuzhu nodded. He also felt that there must be fish here.

However, this period is already late autumn and entering winter.

Fishing is not easy at this time.

Make a bait with cornmeal and then start fishing. The most important thing is patience.

"Let's go." Yang Zhenyu threw the fishing line out.

"Here it comes." After a while, Yang Zhenyu felt some strength in the bamboo pole in his hand, which must be a fish taking the bait.

After a while, Yang Zhenyu picked up a fish about 30 centimeters long and threw it into the woven bag.

"Wow, your fish is quite big. It's a silver carp, right?" He Yuzhu said.

"I don't know. I don't understand these things either. Let me put them aside for now. Brother Zhuzi, you have to work harder." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Watch me." He Yuzhu also put away his club.

"Hey, mine is not small either." He Yuzhu said.

There are still people who go fishing these days, but they are very few. The reason is very simple. When they have free time, they have to think about making some money, so they don’t have the time to go fishing.

Those who have free time to fish are too lazy to do so. They might as well buy fish to eat instead.

Therefore, there are not many people fishing during this period, but the fish caught are very big, because as long as the bait is baited, the probability of fish taking the bait is quite high.

However, these days, there are probably not many people who are willing to spend half a pound of cornmeal to make a nest.

In the following decades, more people had free time and more people went fishing. The fish became smarter and were not so easy to bite the hook. They needed various baits and the like.

Overall, Yang Zhenyu gained a lot.

He Yuzhu's harvest was also very good.

Although not as many as described in the novel, where any one fish weighs more than ten kilograms, there are still a lot of them.

"Brother Zhuzi, it's almost time. We should go back. If we don't go back now, it will be dark. We have to deal with so many fish." Yang Zhenyu looked at the time and it was already four o'clock. It was time to go home.

"Okay, let's go. We've harvested a lot this time. I have at least 20 to 30 kilograms in total." He Yuzhu nodded.

"It's almost the same here. There are more than enough fish to eat. When we go back, we will keep the ones we can raise and eat the ones we can't raise." Yang Zhenyu said.

"Hey, this is a good idea. We can't eat so many fish at once. We can raise them and eat them slowly." He Yuzhu said with a grin.

"Okay, let's go."

The two rode their bicycles and returned home before dark.

At this time, people have already started cooking.

"Where have you two been? Why did you come back at this time?" Yan Bugui, the gate god of the courtyard, spotted Yang Zhenyu and the others at the first moment.

"The mother in our family needs to supplement nutrition, and we thought it's not appropriate to buy food all the time, so we went fishing. Look, the catch is good." He Yuzhu said happily, pointing to the woven bag tied to the back seat.

"You went fishing? Why didn't you call me? I'm an expert at fishing." Yan Bugui said, slapping his thigh.

"Teacher Yan, the place we went to this time is a bit far, and we two young men are very tired." Yang Zhenyu said happily. "You are too rude, next time you must call me, we can go fishing together, that's more fun." Yan Bugui said.

"Okay, let's go fishing next time. I don't know when you'll want to go next time." Yang Zhenyu nodded and said.

When I got home, I took out a large basin and poured the fish into it.

A few of them were already dead, but most of them were still alive. After adding water to the basin, they were still swimming happily.

"I caught some fish and we'll eat them tonight." Yang Zhenyu carried a few dead fish into the house.

"So many?" Zhou's mother said, looking at the small basin that Yang Zhenyu was holding.

"These were killed on the road. There are still quite a few alive in the big basin outside. Let's eat these first." Yang Zhenyu said, pointing to the main hall.

"Isn't it said that fish are hard to catch? How can you catch so many?" Zhou's mother said in disbelief.

"Maybe it's luck. Today's harvest is pretty good." Yang Zhenyu didn't explain anything. As long as he could catch the fish, it was fine.

"It seems like there's another quarrel in the backyard." Zhou Qianqian said.

"Hehe, it's normal for them to quarrel. Originally, the projectionist's job was respectable and the salary was high. Now, it's just a job on the cleaning team. Not only is the salary low, but it's also dirty. Plus, given their family situation, it would be strange if they didn't quarrel." Yang Zhenyu said with a smile.

"Yeah, I think so too. After all, in that situation, it would be strange if there was no fight. It's just a pity because the child is still young." Zhou Qianqian nodded.

"Okay, let's not talk about them. We just need to live our own lives well." Yang Zhenyu said.

Yang Zhenyu has not paid special attention to Xu Damao's situation during this period.

As long as he doesn't cause him trouble, Yang Zhenyu won't always think about it.

Xu Damao has been relatively well behaved recently, so Yang Zhenyu didn't want to deal with him specifically. After all, Director Lou had taken care of him, so he had to give him some face.

If Xu Damao continues to be ignorant, he might not be able to stay in the steel mill.

Yang Zhenyu didn't stay at home for long. He took his things and went to the Central Courtyard.

The conditions in the entire compound are still pretty good now. No one is short of food, and there is no such thing as borrowing grain, so Yang Zhenyu can still keep his fish.

Of course, if it is a normal exchange, there will definitely be no problem.

For example, Yang Zhenyu doesn't mind taking some vegetables or something like that.

"Xixi, your man is really good. He went fishing just to let you eat fish, and he is so rich. The most important thing is tickets. He has never run out of tickets of all kinds. This is what others envy the most." Geng Wenzhen said.

"It's okay. His job is very hard. He often works overtime until after 10 o'clock in the evening. Sometimes he even works overtime all night. A lot of the time, I feel sorry for him." Zhou Qianqian said with a smile.

"Isn't he a cadre? Why does he work so hard?" Geng Wenzhen asked with some confusion.

"Yes, he is the deputy chief engineer of the factory. Although he is not willing to be in charge of the factory's affairs, it is impossible for him not to be concerned about all the factory's affairs. Moreover, many design tasks are completed by him, and the level of those technicians is not enough." Zhou Qianqian said helplessly.

"Amazing." Geng Wenzhen couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

"Sometimes I am very worried about his health. If he continues like this, I am afraid his body will not be able to bear it." Zhou Qianqian said.

"Let him have some more rest, like today, it would be nice to go fishing," said Geng Wenzhen.

"You can persuade him more in the future, maybe it will work." Zhou Qianqian nodded.

(End of this chapter)