Silver Leaf Whale Chapter 31

winter fishing

Chapter 31·Winter Hunting

Originally, it wasn’t cold enough for a while a year ago, and the ice on the big lake was not frozen solid. I thought that this time Pang Whale and the others might not be able to see the winter catch when they came back, but who knew that the temperature turned sharply and it froze again.

In the evening, Boss You, who organized the winter fishing team, called his uncle and asked them to go to the river the next day to wait for fish.

Boss You used to work as a lumberjack with Grandpa Pang Jing in Vladivostok. At that time, he was still a child and received a lot of care from his grandfather. After returning to China, he continued to keep in touch. After that, he started a winter fishing business. Every winter fishing, he would ask his uncle and the others to go to the river to bring some fresh fish home to eat. The uncle would often bring some of his own things to send there. The two families had a very close relationship.

Since the lake is quite far away, if you want to catch fish in the winter, you have to get up early. My grandma has been there many times and didn’t want to go through the trouble, so she let her son and daughter go there by themselves, but she still packed a big bag of things for them to take with them.

“Put everything together and don’t leave anything behind. Those cold noodle dishes have been vacuumed and can’t be damaged. Xiao You likes to eat them. Let him come home to pick them up after he finishes.”

“I got it! Mom, come in quickly and stop freezing.”

At dawn, my grandma stood in front of the car and gave instructions. My uncle responded repeatedly and urged everyone to get in the car.

Looking out of the car window, the horizon is only slightly bright, and the earth looks like it has not yet fully awakened. The villages only show a little light in the mist, and occasionally there are a few roosters crowing.

“You stay asleep for a while, I’ll call you when we get there.”

Pang Jing and his family were in the same car. Qi Zhixuan and he were sitting in the back seat. The air conditioner was turned on and he was not wearing a coat. Pang Jing was afraid that he would be cold, so he held him in his arms.

Qi Zhixuan was so scared to death that he quickly broke away from him and glanced at Pang Jing’s parents in the front seat. Fortunately, they were discussing how many fish to buy this year and didn’t pay attention to the people behind them.

Pang Whale glanced at him, sighed softly, put his coat on the two of them, and held his hand inside the coat.

This time Qi Zhixuan didn’t make any more effort and just held on to him.

The two of them slept in the back seat for a while, and in about two hours, the car arrived at the big lake.

At this time, the sky was completely bright, and the lake surface as far as the eye could see was completely covered by a thick layer of ice. There were some uneven ice cracks underneath, which shone slightly with crystal clear light under the sunlight.

Everyone was wearing crampons on the car, but Li Yunyao ran down early without wearing crampons, enjoying skating on the ice.

“Ouch! Old Li and Old Pang, you are finally here!” Boss You saw them from afar and greeted them warmly. He glanced at Li Meihua and joked with a smile, “Meihua is still so beautiful!”

“Thank you for being able to boast, I’m wrapped up in a bun, and you can see how beautiful I am.” Meihua said with a smile.

“No, you are as beautiful as ever.”

As Boss You said, he saw Pang Whale again and stepped forward to pat him on the shoulder, “Is this a small fish? It looks the same every year. His body is getting stronger and stronger. He is modeled after your father!”

“Hello, Uncle You.” Pang Jing also greeted politely.

Qi Zhixuan walked slowly behind and stood for a while watching Li Yunyao act as the queen on the ice. She was the furthest skater among the crowd.

There are many people on the ice, including fishermen, tourists, and some locals. In addition to people, there are even many horses.

These horses are used to pull the winch, and the fishing net is several kilometers long. It depends on the horses to pull the winch and bring the net. They are indispensable for collecting and releasing the net.

“Want to ride a horse?” Pang Jing walked up to Qi Zhixuan and looked at him. He stared at the horse motionless.

Qi Zhixuan shook his head. The temperature here is estimated to be minus thirty degrees. The horse is not like the horses he usually sees. It is not that tall, but it feels very strong. The hair on its body is also very long. It is very powerful. It looks like it can kick people away with a kick.

At this moment, Li Yunyao finally had enough skating and ran to the two brothers, and the three of them returned to the net head together.

“If Meihua hadn’t been unhappy, we would have had a wonderful story long ago!” Boss You was still chatting here.

“But pull it down, you want to get along with everyone you meet, so only my sister-in-law can control you!” Li Meihua exposed him mercilessly.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao said, “I said Lao You, please don’t share your romantic love story, okay? I didn’t see it when the net was turned on!” Boss You’s wife gave him a scare, and everyone laughed at him, so he could only go to work obediently.

“Yuna!” Boss You couldn’t do it alone, so he called his daughter’s name loudly.

“Coming!”

A strong female voice came from afar.

The horse’s hooves hit the ice and made a crisp sound, from far to near.

Everyone looked up and saw Yuna coming on a horse. She was tall, with firm eyes, and she held the reins tightly with both hands. Her body kept rising and falling with the horse’s movement, and her speed was very fast. A few strands of slightly curly hair on the edge of her leather hat were blowing in the wind. She came to everyone in such a heroic manner.

“Hurry up and set up the net to capture your daughter!”

“Okay!”

Yuna dismounted neatly, walked to the winch and drove seven or eight horses with her father to start pulling the net.

With the pulling force of the horses, the net came up little by little. There were only a few fish here and there in the front section. After pulling for about half an hour, the net suddenly became heavy and the whip used to drive the horses started to swing.

“Set up the net!”

As the whip fell, a loud trumpet broke through the cold fog. This was the most exciting part of the entire winter hunt!

The net rope covered with ice was washed away by the water pipe at the net outlet, revealing the bright white fish body, huddled together without any seams, twisting unwillingly, and the fishermen used their horsepower to pull it out while shouting.

More and more fish were brought out along the fishing net, including white fish, carp, and crucian carp. During this period, a fat-headed fish was squeezed out of the mesh and landed heavily on the ice with a cold air. Its tail continued to flap, and the water on its body turned into ice particles. It splashed up and hit Qi Zhixuan’s face.

So spectacular!Qi Zhixuan was completely shocked by the scene in front of him.

The ice under my feet was so clear that I could even see the float on the fishing net moving under my feet, and finally being pulled straight out of the ice.

The fish that stretched for several kilometers were dragged up in the nets, and the people around them said that the fish were really big this year, and the fishermen’s faces were red with cold and full of smiles.

Even if he didn’t do anything, Qi Zhixuanguang felt that this feeling of satisfaction was too strong just by looking at it. It was not fancy at all and fell into people’s hearts, filling them up.

“Xiao Xuan! Go on!” Pang Jing suddenly handed over a frozen fish.

“Ha…!!” Qi Zhixuan narrowly caught it and was shocked. The fish was so big that it could cover half of him, weighing about ten kilograms!

“This, this…this…” He held the big fish and spun around in a circle. His helpless look made Pang Whale laugh, and he held up his phone to take several photos of him.

“Turn around, smile at me!” Qi Zhixuan turned around stiffly, looked at the big fish in his hand, and then at the giant whale. He was stunned for a few seconds, and then showed a bright smile.

At noon, the net was almost finished. The two families bought several snakeskin bags of fish at cost price and threw them into the trunk.

“I said don’t give money! You really mean it!” Boss You and uncle are having their annual tug-of-war again. No one pays attention to them. It’s too cold and everyone is busy getting in the car.

“Didi-” A tall off-road vehicle parked next to it. The window was lowered, and it was Yuna.

“Sister Na.” Pang Whale was in the driver’s seat now, lowering the window and saying hello.

“You guys will drive with me later and go to Yujiale. My dad said we would have lunch together.”

“Okay.”

Whale responded and quickly called everyone to get in the car.The car slowly drove out of the lake. The nearby villages were neatly lined up. Various fishermen’s restaurants and fish restaurants were opened. Many tourists bought fish on the lake and went here to process and eat it. It was very convenient.

When we arrived at Yujiale, everyone took off their coats and went inside before they could recover from the cold on the ice.

A relatively petite girl jumped out of the room, rushed to Yuna, and asked her if there were many fish today, if she was tired, etc. Yuna gently touched her head, lowered her head and kissed her forehead, and responded softly.

Pang Jing took a look, entered the room, and sat with everyone for a while. He remembered that he had to tell Qi Zhixuan not to put garlic in the kitchen, so he told Qi Zhixuan to go out.

When she came back, she saw Yuna sitting at the door of the house smoking.

“Sister Na.” He walked over and sat down next to her.

“Yeah.” Yuna handed over the cigarette case, but he shook his head and didn’t accept it.

“What?” Yuna glanced at him.

“That girl…” Pang Jing hesitated to speak.

“My wife.” Yuna said bluntly before he could finish the question.

Yes, to be able to come to this kind of gathering of family and friends, and still be so intimate, is obviously a way out.

“Is that kid your date?” She was talking about Qi Zhixuan.

“Ah… not yet, but I like him very much.” Pang Jing quickly added, “He is not a child anymore, he is about the same age as you.”

Yuna raised an eyebrow, as if she didn’t expect it.

“Sister Na, how did your family agree?” Pang Jing asked.

“It’s not like we just got along.” Yuna asked back, “Your family doesn’t agree?”

“It might be a little hard to accept…but I haven’t said it yet.” Pang Jing sighed, “But he is very concerned about this. I have to resolve this matter first, and I don’t want him to have a psychological burden.”

He wanted Qi Zhixuan to approach him without any worries, and he had to clear the hurdle at home first.

Yuna nodded and took a long breath of cigarette: “You are still young, so there is no need to rush. Chase the person first, and slowly reveal it to the family so that they can be mentally prepared.”

She paused and then said: “But at least you have to be financially independent. You can do whatever you want with your parents’ money.”

Pang Whale thought so.Now his competition bonuses and team athlete allowances can cover his tuition and living expenses, but there is still a lot left over, but the effort and money his parents spent on training him from an early age are immeasurable. In the new year, he must produce better results to be more confident.

“Nana, it’s time to eat, come in?” The petite girl poked her head out of the crack in the door and called her softly.

“Here we come.” Yuna put out her cigarette, stood up and patted Pang Whale on the shoulder, and the two of them entered the house together.

The room was already full of people, chatting and chatting enthusiastically. In the big iron pot in the middle of the table, a big fish stewed softly was steaming.

“Where are you going?” Qi Zhixuan leaned against Pang Jing and asked in a low voice.

“We chatted at the door for a while. Miss me?” Pang Jing teased him with a smile.

Qi Zhixuan was a little speechless and slowly moved away.

Pang Whale chuckled, picked up a piece of fish meat without bones and put it into his bowl.

On the way back, Pang Jing drove the car. The Meihua couple got up early and worked for most of the day. Now they were so tired that they fell asleep in the back seat.

Pang Jing asked Qi Zhixuan to take a nap too, but he was afraid that Pang Jing would be bored and sleepy while driving alone, so he stayed up talking to him. However, he received a call from Chen Runsong on the way, which frightened him.