Catching the big guy with bare hands

"So this is the eel cave, let me try, let me try..." Upon hearing this, Zhao Dahai immediately rolled up his sleeves, squeezed to the front and shouted.

When Zhao Yubao saw this, he immediately glared in displeasure and scolded: "What are you shouting about? What are you shouting about? Fugui hasn't spoken yet. Why are you so rude? You're a guest at home. It's disgusting... I taught you this before."

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Then he turned to Chen Ling, pushed up his glasses and said with a smile: "Fugui, it's inconvenient for you to take Ruirui with you, just tell me how to dig out the eel hole, and I'll do it for you."

Before Chen Ling could say anything, Old Man Zhong said with disdain: "Go, go, you are so shameless. It turns out that you wanted to catch the eels for fun. You are so old that you competed with the children. It's your fault."

You can do it too."

"Then come, then come, I'll let you..." Zhao Yubao chuckled, feeling confident.

"Screw you, you just saw that my arm was injured, otherwise it would be your turn?" Old Zhong said angrily.

The two old men were guarding the eel cave like little children, bickering, blowing their beards and staring like two big, competitive roosters.

Everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Only Zhao Dahai stepped aside with a look of grievance on his face. He was such an old man and was being scolded by his father like a grandson. He didn't give any face in front of so many people. He would have known better not to take the old man out to play.

"The first one is to use a long wire, about one meter long, sharpen one end and bend it into a hook shape, grab an earthworm or something and put it on, then follow the eel hole and pull the wire wearing the earthworm

The wire is slowly stretched in, and when the eel sees the delicious food coming to his door, he will come and enjoy it without thinking. When his hands feel it, he quickly pulls the hook out, and the eel is caught."

When they were surprised, they all shouted to let Chen Ling show off her skills again.

Zhao Yubao took the eel and quickly put it in the fish basket. It was too precious.

"That's different. You were bitten by a bastard, and you are much more embarrassed than me."

It made him feel very itchy, and he wanted to take the opportunity to show off his skills, but he couldn't bear to give up.

His shout attracted everyone over, and they learned that Chen Ling and Zhao Yubao had caught the eels with grass stalks, and finally caught the eels with their bare hands.

It's really like walking into an oil painting.

Not only was he drowned, but he also drank several mouthfuls of dirty water.

Chen Ling didn't say anything, he just smiled and knocked the eel unconscious with his hands, and handed it to the old man Zhao Yubao.

"Catching eels, I say catching them, but actually I'm fishing for eels..."

Several old people were fascinated by what they heard and hurriedly urged.

Yes, there are so many in the reed swamp, why are you just staring at this eel hole?

It made Old Zhong laugh at him for a while.

However, as we walked further out of the village, the voices of the two old men gradually disappeared, leaving only the sound of Ruirui and Yaya running around and fighting.

If someone unfortunately steps on an old turtle hiding in the mud, he is likely to be bitten.

"Okay, okay, it turns out that catching eels is so fun, I want to choose the third option, to find the eels that protect their eggs."

"Old Uncle Zhao, Old Uncle Zhong, there are a lot of eels here, there is nothing to grab. If you want to catch eels for fun, we will continue to look for them later. We originally came to the reed swamp to catch fish and shrimps, otherwise we would not bring this big wooden basin with us.

What are these fish baskets for..."

The yin and yang in the words overflowed.

The old man was so happy that he grinned and showed off to Lao Zhong and others arrogantly.

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"Yaya, do you think your grandfather was bitten by a bastard?"

"Uncle Zhao, let me briefly tell you how to catch eels. Whatever you think is fun, it doesn't matter if you can't catch it. It's hard to find anything else here. Eels are everywhere, and they can be found wherever there is water.

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Later, I felt uncomfortable, so I took off my water shoes, rolled up my trouser legs, and started playing with my bare feet.

Chen Ling reluctantly spoke to persuade.

"You kid, you like to hide everything, show it now." Shan Mao pointed at Chen Ling and said with a helpless smile.

When I came to collect the hooks the next morning, there was basically an eel on every hook.

Zhao Yubao's face was full of excitement when he saw this, while Lao Zhongtou had a look of astonishment on his face: "Hey, Fugui, how do you practice this? Just catch it with your hands. The one we caught just now is like catching it with your hands. This eel is slippery.

I caught it and ran away several times, but in the end it was your father-in-law who caught it."

He didn't get bitten, so he fell over and fell into the water.

At the beginning, he asked Chen Ling for some tips, and he learned quite quickly. He caught the most eels.

"Yes, grandpa is bad. He catches fish without Yaya, and he scolds dad. He deserves to be bitten by the bastard."

"But, we don't have such long hooks."

But if you want to catch eels, there are tricks.

This giant eel, with a yellowish-brown head and a thick body covered with black spots, saw someone waiting eagerly outside. It immediately gave up on the food that was about to reach its mouth and wanted to retreat back into the cave.

"Yes, yes, you have to stay overnight for this. Even if you don't stay overnight, you still have to wait. It's so unpleasant. What about the third one? Tell me, Fugui."

Zhao Yubao was stunned for a moment, "What is this, a dog's tail grass?"

Chen Ling, as for Chen Ling, was holding a small boat with Wang Cunye and two children on the small boat. He was holding a large wooden basin and floating on the water with the other hand. He led them back and forth in the reed swamps, catching fish, shrimps, and old turtles.

Chen Ling didn't care to answer at this time, and just asked Zhao Yubao to grasp the grass stem and slowly pull it out.

But soon, like Lao Zhong, he was so happy that he stepped on an old turtle hiding in the mud and almost got bitten.

So he dubiously followed Chen Ling's instructions and slowly stretched the grass stem covered with frog flesh into the eel hole.

Chen Lingli's big hands and quick reactions made it impossible for the eel to escape with just one dunk.

"Let's start fishing, Uncle Zhao."

After a while, the poor frog was broken into pieces by Chen Ling, and the frog meat was threaded on the stalks of the grassweed and handed to Zhao Yubao.

Such eel caves are also easy to find. Spawning eels have the habit of spitting bubbles, and there are often piles of foam at the entrance of the cave. Eels also like to keep their heads out of the water. Once you have found the right eel, you can put the bait on it.

The fishhook is dangling around the eel, harassing it.

Even his son refused to give in.

Lao Zhong stopped being so weird and his eyes widened in surprise, "My dear, it's really good. You don't even need a fishhook. Fugui, why didn't you teach me this trick just now?"

Zhao Yubao was extremely nervous. The more he listened to Chen Ling's instructions, the more his hands shook.

Seeing this, Chen Ling reached out his hand as fast as lightning, grabbed the upper part of the eel's body with a clatter, pulled hard, and pulled the big slippery thing out of the hole.

With great difficulty, the eel was lured out of the cave.

This method saves trouble, but it’s a bit slow.”

Zhao Yubao listened to the others looking for the eel hole in the reed swamp with great enthusiasm. From time to time, Ruirui and Yaya's excited screams could be heard. They must have gained something.

The whole sky was filled with sunset glow, and the mountains, fields, and even the farms were all covered with a soft halo.

"The fish hooks in the fish basket are what the children usually use to fish casually, catch frogs, and also catch eels, but they just have to wait. Usually the little children here come over when the sun is about to set, and break two of them in the reeds.

A strong reed stick is tied to a one-meter-long nylon rope. A small fishhook is hung on the nylon rope. Earthworms are usually used as bait on the hook.

As soon as firewood sticks are planted on the shore, eels will naturally come out to look for food at night.

Feeling that he had lost face, Zhao Yubao became violent, gave up on the eel, and went to catch the old turtle in revenge.

There were so many crabs and crayfish crawling around just now, and no one thought about catching them. Now, they just found an eel hole and started fighting over it.

"Is this possible? Using grass stems to catch eels?"

"Then I'll come first. Fugui, please teach me how to catch this eel?"

Chen Ling said this and grabbed a small frog that jumped over. There were so many frog thieves in the reeds that there was no need to go to the shore to look for earthworms...

Chen Ling said, motioning for everyone to take a look at the fish baskets. Some fish baskets contained fishing hooks. Of course, it would be okay if there were no yellow croaker hooks. There are other ways to catch eels.

This made him very anxious. He didn't want to be outdone. He wanted to catch this eel cave guy as soon as possible and try the third method.

"The third method is relatively simple and crude. It is to look for those eel caves that lay eggs. The eel is quite strange. It has egg-protecting behavior, just like cats and dogs protecting their calves. It will protect its unhatched fish eggs...

The eels that are protecting their eggs think that there is an enemy invasion, and they will pounce on them to protect their babies. Just listen, there is a 'plop' sound, and the eels must have taken the bait."

A group of people faced the setting sun and returned with fish baskets that were almost too full to hold. Two old men kept quarreling on the road.

After Chen Ling finished speaking, not to mention a few old people, even Zhao Dahai and Shan Mao were very energetic and fascinated. After listening to it, they felt that they had learned it. They hurriedly rolled up their sleeves and geared up to show off their skills.

"No, this is beef tendon. It's like old beef tendon. It's hard to pull out and strong. It's stronger than foxtail grass. It can be used to catch eels with no problem."

But when it comes to catching old turtles, we have to mention the old man Zhao Yubao.

At this moment, Zhao Yubao let out a low cry, "Bite it."

The sense of accomplishment was overwhelming.

There are also many old turtles hiding in the reeds, and some even crawl into the reeds on the water surface to look for food.

After that, everyone asked Chen Ling for advice while looking for eel caves where eggs had been laid.
To be continued...