127: Fish porridge

Gao Xiaofan and Qiu Gu sat inside the car like a couple of idiots. Fortunately, some of the things in the back had been moved out, giving them a bit more space. They reclined the seats and propped their feet up on the center console.

"The place where it was just raining was still a bit of a distance from us, but then it just came out of nowhere~"

With a melancholy expression, Gao Xiaofan pointed the camera outside the car.

The wind howled and the rain lashed down; the entire car was filled with the sound of raindrops drumming against the body.

"Alright, Brothers, I'm going to end the stream for now. Once the rain stops, we'll start fishing~"

At this moment, Gao Xiaofan only wanted the rain to stop so he could quickly farm his yun jian value.

This wait lasted until six in the evening before the rain finally stopped. Gao Xiaofan and Qiu Gu had both managed to take a nap in the car.

To be honest, sleeping on a rainy day is truly comfortable.

Yawning, Gao Xiaofan unplugged his phone from the power bank, started the livestream, and aimed it at the busy Qiu Gu.

"Brothers, the rain only just stopped now. Brother Gu is helping set up the fishing platform. Tonight, we're night fishing!"

Perhaps because everyone had finished work and returned home, or because the fishing was starting, the number of people in the livestream room surged, skyrocketing straight to 100,000.

"Night fishing? Exciting! Everyone chant with me: Corpse! Corpse! Corpse!"

"Why is your fishing trip so full of hardships? One-handed, fishing gun, traveling halfway across Huaxia, and then it rains as soon as you arrive~"

"Night fishing, night fishing! Peanuts and beer are ready~"

After sticking the tripod into the soil, Gao Xiaofan placed his phone on it and began rummaging for the spotlight.

Before long, the two had everything prepared. Gao Xiaofan brought the bait mixing basin close to the camera.

"We won't use corn tonight; we'll wait for tomorrow during the day. Let's start with some bait to get some fish up first. Brother Gu and I haven't even eaten dinner yet~"

"Let's add some All-Purpose Fishy, then some Red-Tailed Green, and Soul of the Mud Carp~"

"The setup we're using this time is a 4.5-meter rod, a size 4 main line, a Dalima sub-line, and a size 0.5 New Kanto hook. This combination is specifically for Mud Carp."

As he prepared the bait, Gao Xiaofan muttered toward the camera.

Just kidding—even though he'd never been to South Guangdong, he had Baidu. Gao Xiaofan had spent quite a while searching over the last two nights~

Once the bait was ready, Qiu Gu had already rigged the line on the rod. Gao Xiaofan threw a ball of bait onto the pull-bait tray, swung the rod, and began finding the bottom to adjust the float.

Qiu Gu, meanwhile, went to the car to fetch a small folding table and hung a rechargeable fluorescent light on the canopy, instantly brightening the area.

Then he started setting up the pots and pans. Regardless of whether they caught fish, they had to eat tonight; if there were no fish, they'd just cook porridge.

About ten minutes later, the float showed some movement.

Gao Xiaofan gripped the fishing rod, a cigarette dangling from his mouth, as he patiently watched the float before him.

The float suddenly submerged. Gao Xiaofan felt a bit confused; hadn't he heard that the float signals for Mud Carp were sharp dips or rising floats? Why did this one just sink?

Despite his confusion, his hands didn't hesitate for a second.

Feeling the force, Gao Xiaofan leaned forward, thrust his right hand back, and firmly clamped the rod butt under his right armpit. The rod instantly bent into a full arc.

Hearing the commotion after finishing his chores, Qiu Gu immediately took the Gimbal off its stand and ran over with it.

"Landing Net~" Gao Xiaofan said while controlling the fish.

Only then did Qiu Gu react. He looked at the Gimbal in his hand, momentarily unsure of what to do.

"No rush, set the phone down properly first. It'll take a while to tire it out."

Hearing Gao Xiaofan's words, he jogged back to mount the phone on the tripod before running back to pick up the Landing Net.

Gao Xiaofan handled the rod, leading the fish as it splashed on the surface toward the shore. Qiu Gu carefully scooped the fish into the net.

After finishing, Qiu Gu wiped his face, feeling strangely nervous.

First time netting a fish: success.

Gao Xiaofan set down the rod, gripped the fish from the Landing Net, and examined it closely.

He had always heard that Mud Carp were incredibly strong, and today he finally experienced it. This one looked to be at most 3 catties, yet it had more fight in it than a seven or eight-catty Carp.

And it didn't look like a Mud Carp. Weren't Mud Carp supposed to look a bit like Crucian Carp? This thing looked a bit like a Grass Carp~

Qiu Gu also picked up the Gimbal to film the fish, and the comments started scrolling by.

"Qiu Gu: So happy, we can eat fish now~"

"Grateful for nature's bounty~"

"Good heavens, it's a Cirrhinus mrigala!"

Looking at the comments, Gao Xiaofan realized this was a Cirrhinus mrigala. He recalled reading on Baidu a couple of nights ago that they indeed cause the float to submerge.

He tossed the fish to Qiu Gu nearby, letting him handle it.

Gao Xiaofan then sat back down on his fishing box and continued fishing.

Hearing the notification sound in his mind, he couldn't help but smile.

Another point of yun jian value acquired. Delightful~

In the back, Qiu Gu was cleaning the fish, but he wasn't sure how to prepare it. When he asked Gao Xiaofan, Gao Xiaofan said he didn't know how it tasted best either.

Qiu Gu had no choice but to hold the fish toward the comments and ask softly.

"Brothers, uh... how should I cook this fish to make it taste good?"

The bored viewers in the livestream room suddenly discovered something new.

"Ooh~ Brother Gu actually took the initiative to say hello!"

"Eat it raw, of course!~~~"

"Person above, Brother Gu finally asked for help, don't scare him~"

"No, seriously, over here we really do eat Cirrhinus mrigala as sashimi~"

"You could make some fish fillet porridge~"

Seeing the scrolling comments, Qiu Gu's eyes lit up.

"Fish fillet porridge sounds good. I was going to make porridge anyway, thinking that if Xiaofan didn't catch any fish, we'd still have something to eat. That's a great idea~ Thanks for the suggestion, Brother. I'll get to it."

After saying that, Qiu Gu happily went off to work, leaving the people in the livestream room dying of laughter.

"LMAO, 'even if he doesn't catch fish, there's still porridge.'"

"Too real~ Brother Wo Zi definitely won't go home empty-handed, but whether it's fish or not is another story~"

"Why hasn't there been any Creating Hype yet? I've been waiting all night~"

...The weather at Wanlv Lake was truly annoying. Gao Xiaofan shook the water off his body.

He hadn't caught anything for half an hour, and it started raining again.

He brought the rod back to shore and moved the bait under the canopy; if the bait got soaked, its condition would worsen. As for the fishing box, he left it in place.

"I can't do it, Brothers. The rain is really coming down too hard. We'll continue once it stops."

Gao Xiaofan took the dry towel Qiu Gu handed him and wiped the rainwater off. The weather had turned cold, and with the chilly breeze, it would be easy to catch a cold if he wasn't careful.

After drying off, he tossed the towel into the car, pulled out a fishing chair, and sat under the canopy. He watched as Qiu Gu sliced the fish; the Little Stove was already boiling the porridge, which was bubbling and steaming.

"I have to say, the atmosphere is pretty nice. If only Brother Gu were replaced by a woman~"

Gao Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh while holding his phone.

Qiu Gu's hands paused, a dark line appearing on his forehead.