"You kid, you're so henpecked even though you're not married yet. If you get married in the future, it will be easier for you!" Wei Hai pointed in the direction of Li Xunshan and smiled.
Li Xunshan responded with a smile: "It's good to be henpecked, but there's no shame in being henpecked!"
At this time, the old beggar interjected: "Speaking of Wei Hai, your conditions are not bad, why don't you find a wife?"
"You have opened a wine shop after all, so drink less. This money for marrying a wife is not enough."
As soon as these words came out, the corner of Wei Hai's mouth twitched, and after a moment of silence, he responded: "Old Wentou, who told you that I don't have a wife?"
"Hey!" The old beggar was lying on the stern of the boat and asked with interest: "I have been in Gucheng County for so many years, but I have never seen your wife... This can't be said to be a lady, even a woman. Is it closer than five feet to you?"
"Ha!" Wei Hai turned his head and changed the subject: "By the way, does Mr. Gu have a family?"
When Gu Ning'an, who was drinking, heard that this was brought to him, he waved his hand and said, "No."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Wei Hai clicked his tongue and said, "To be honest, before I met Mr. Gu, I thought Li Xunshan was the most handsome man in our Gucheng County... But after meeting Mr. Gu, I knew I used to sit in a well and look at the sky.”
"If nothing else, just look for your appearance and find a matchmaker to introduce you. Those girls who have not yet left the court will have to rush to get involved!"
"If you are thin-skinned, can I help you contact a matchmaker?"
Gu Ningan waved her hands repeatedly: "Don't bother, I have no plans to start a family."
"It's... what a pity for this body!" Wei Hai took a sip of wine, burped, then lay on the table, shook his hands and said, "Mr. Gu, please drink slowly, I'll go to bed first." meeting……"
After saying this, Wei Hai, who was lying on the table, started snoring instantly. The snoring sound was long and short, like a bellows...
Here, Gu Ning'an looked at the wine jar that was about to bottom out, and poured the last bit of "Fortunate" into his throat without thinking.
After drinking, he came to the bow of the boat and found a bamboo pole and a hemp rope as thick as his little finger from the board. After tying one end of the hemp rope to the top of the bamboo pole, he took a piece of steamed bun and tied the hemp rope with it. The rope goes through it.
At this point, a simple fishing rod is ready.
Gu Ningan swung the stick and threw it, and with a "plop", the steamed bun pieces gradually sank into the water.
Seeing this movement, Li Xunshan couldn't help but grinned and said, "Mr. Gu, our boat is still moving. You shouldn't be able to catch fish like this..."
At the same time, the old beggar got through the awning from the back of the boat and came to Gu Ning'an's side. He smiled and said: "Hey, Mr. Li, you should say you can catch it... If you really catch it, wouldn't everyone be in luck?" Already? The fish in Xiangjiang River is so fresh and tender!"
Gu Ning'an answered: "What Mr. Wen said is right. We have nothing to do anyway. Let's try fishing. Maybe some fish will take the bait."
"It's good that Mr.... is happy." Li Xunshan responded and continued to concentrate on controlling the direction of the canoe.
The old beggar found a suitable place to lie down and said lazily: "Mr. Gu, I'll take a nap first. Call me when you catch something. I'm good at preparing fish food, old man."
"Okay, then wait..." Before Gu Ning'an could finish her words, the loose hemp rope suddenly tightened.
Feeling the force coming from the bamboo pole, Gu Ning'an raised the pole slightly and said with a smile: "Mr. Wen, I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep. This fish is hooked."
"What?" "So fast!"
Li Xunshan and the old beggar both looked sideways and exclaimed.
Uh-huh!
Gu Ning'an raised the bamboo pole in his hand, and a grass carp as long as an adult man's arm flew up from the water. Its scales stained with water droplets shone in the sunlight.
From the moment the fish jumped to being thrown onto the board of the boat, it only took a few breaths, but it made the old beggar and Li Xunshan stunned for a long time before they came to their senses.
Click, click, click!
The unwilling fish were flopping around on the board of the boat, and the river water on the fish was flying everywhere.
The old beggar, whose eyes were squinted by water drops, came back to his senses and exclaimed: "Mr. Gu! Your fishing skills are amazing! The boat planks under me are not warm yet, and you are just catching fish." Coming up?"
Gu Ning'an put away the bamboo pole and put it to one side: "It's fate."
"Then don't stop your rod. There must be a lot of fish here. Hurry up and try throwing a few rods. Maybe we can have a full fish feast tonight." The old beggar stunned the grass carp that was flopping around with his palm, and said: Urging Gu Ning'an to continue fishing.
However, Gu Ning'an just shook his head and said: "Forget it, this one fish is enough for the few of us. It would be a waste to catch it and not finish it."
"That's true..." He said that, but the old beggar had already picked up the bamboo pole and said with a smile: "We have itchy hands and want to catch it. If it catches it, we will release it."
"Then you give it a try." Gu Ning'an didn't mean to stop him, and moved slightly to make a suitable fishing position for the old beggar.
However, as soon as the old beggar saw the end of the hemp rope, his expression suddenly changed. Confused, he put his hand into the mouth of the grass carp and groped for a while, but he only took out some soft batter.
"Old man Wen, why don't you throw the pole? I want to see how good you are." Li Xunshan saw that there was no movement behind him, so he turned his head and asked with a smile.
"Hey, no more fishing." The old beggar put the bamboo pole on the board of the boat with a very subtle expression on his face.
Li Xunshan responded: "What's wrong? Are you afraid that you will lose face if you can't catch it?"
"Why should I, a beggar, be afraid of losing face?" The old beggar rolled his eyes and continued: "Mr. Gu didn't use a fishhook at all when fishing, he only used some steamed buns. I don't have the skills to fish without a hook, old man. "
"What! There's no fishhook!" Li Xunshan was so excited that he almost fell off the bow of the boat. After regaining his balance, he asked in disbelief: "How did you catch it without a fishhook?"
The old beggar curled his lips and said, "You ask me what I want to do, ask Mr. Gu."
"Oh, yes, yes!" Li Xunshan looked at Gu Ning'an and repeated what he just said.
Gu Ning'an just responded with a smile: "I just wanted to try it, but I didn't expect that I actually caught it."
"These are not important matters, don't worry about it..." As he said that, Gu Ning'an grabbed the big grass carp that weighed at least eight pounds and said, "Mr. Wen, I can leave this job of preparing fish food to you."
Steamed bun fishing is normal, but fishing without hooks, and catching fish on a moving boat, is definitely not a matter of luck...
Looking at Gu Ning'an thoughtfully, the old beggar took the grass carp and patted his chest: "Put it on me."
