Financial freedom begins with fishing

Chapter 24 Seeking Help

Generally speaking, what anglers call a "full catch" is when they catch fish that fill one or two fish baskets.

Compared to Xiao Kai's amazing protective abilities, they can only be considered inferior.

At this moment, apart from the three fish baskets that were above the water, Xiao Kai's five underwater fish baskets were almost completely filled with fish.

This is what true burst protection means!

Looking at the fish basket in the water, Xiao Kai also felt a bit of a headache.

He had a great time fishing, but now he has to face a problem.

His newly bought fish basket seems to be overflowing.

You should know that the new fish basket he bought is an 8-compartment fish basket with a diameter of 50 centimeters. Even the part in the water can hold at least two or three hundred kilograms of fish.

(Note: The main character's fish basket is a medium-sized fish basket with small gaps between the compartments!)

But now the catch is almost full, can you believe how infuriating that is?

Left with no other option, Xiao Kai had to ask for help.

"Brother Peng, do you have any other fish baskets?"

Xiao Peng, who was fishing intently, heard Xiao Kai's voice and looked at him in confusion.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Kai pointed helplessly to the fish basket and said, "It seems like my new one isn't big enough to hold everything again?"

"Um?"

Xiao Peng froze, his brain shutting down for a moment as he frantically processed the meaning behind Xiao Kai's words.

It took him two seconds to realize what was happening.

Then, he looked at Xiao Kai as if he were looking at a monster.

"You're not kidding, are you?"

As he spoke, Xiao Peng couldn't help but swallow hard, his eyes fixed on Xiao Kai's fish basket in the darkness.

As if in response to his words, Xiao Kai's fish basket suddenly made a crackling sound.

The sound came from the water's surface and was very dense.

But at this moment, the part of Xiao Kai's fish basket that is underwater is more than two meters long!

How many fish would it take to make them swim to the surface and make that noise?

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Kai shrugged helplessly, which was his response to Xiao Peng's question.

Seeing this, Xiao Peng took a deep breath and finally managed to calm himself down.

He then said to Xiao Kai, "Monster!"

Xiao Kai pretended not to hear and continued to ask, "So, is it?"

Xiao Peng thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I do have some, but it's in the car. It's too dark now, so I can only pick it up tomorrow!"

Xiao Kai was helpless; this was a difficult situation.

It's obviously impractical to go to the car to get it from here. Distance is one issue, but the main problem is that the road we came on passed through a dense jungle, and going there now might cause some unnecessary trouble.

The worst thing is encountering a venomous snake.

Although it is late autumn, the environment here is warm, and the venomous snakes may not be hibernating yet. If you are bitten by them, it would be a great loss.

Therefore, unless it's something particularly urgent, Xiao Kai is unwilling to take the risk so late at night.

Perhaps seeing Xiao Kai's predicament, Xiao Peng added, "Why don't we ask the others? Maybe they brought spare fish baskets!"

"Alright!"

Xiao Kai nodded; this was the safest approach at the moment.

If there was really no other way, he could only try to take out the expensive giant military fish and put it in Xiao Peng's fish basket first, and leave the other fish to fate.

Soon, Xiao Kai told everyone about his situation.

Upon learning of the problem Xiao Kai was facing, everyone was initially taken aback, but then they couldn't help but gather around his fishing spot.

As they watched the dark mass of people swimming in the water, illuminated by their headlamps and accompanied by the occasional splashing sound, the people on the shore fell silent.

"Brother Xiao, you're here to buy some goods, right?"

Zhou Jianjun suppressed his shock, pursed his lips, and couldn't help but say something.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Even with their extensive experience in wild fishing, they had never seen such a scene before.

If it were a commercial fishing pond, it would be fine, since the fishing method there is different from wild fishing, and the fish density is also different.

But at this moment, Xiao Kai was clearly fishing in the style of a commercial fishing pond, just like he was fishing in a wild pond.

Furthermore, even the top fishermen in most commercial fishing ponds might not catch as many fish as he does.

This is such an absurd and fantastical performance.

If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have believed that someone could catch so many fish while fishing in the wild.

Regardless, the facts are undeniable, leaving them no choice but to believe them.

The most urgent task is to find a spare fish basket to help relieve the pressure on Xiao Kai's fish basket; otherwise, given the density of these fish, they definitely won't survive until the return trip tomorrow.

Everything else was fine, but Xiao Kai didn't want anything to go wrong with that giant military fish.

That's several months' salary for him; if he really dies, he'll probably regret it to death.

After all, dead fish are worthless.

"Chen Wei, I remember you brought a spare fish basket, right? Lend it to Brother Xiao!"

After calming down, Zhou Jianjun spoke to Chen Wei.

The latter nodded and said, "Okay!"

He once encountered a situation where his fish basket suddenly broke while he was fishing, forcing him to pack up and leave early.

Since then, he has always brought an extra fish basket with him when he goes fishing in the wild, and he also prepares other backup measures in his car.

This is just what I need for Xiao Kai.

Soon, Xiao Peng brought over a new fish basket.

This fish basket is about the same size as Xiao Kai's, which is definitely enough.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Xiao Kai, Xiao Peng, and Zhou Jianjun together grabbed Xiao Kai's fish basket and slowly began to lift it up.

With a deafening crackling sound, Xiao Kai's fish basket was exposed on the water's surface to the astonishment of the crowd.

Despite being mentally prepared, everyone couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!" the moment they saw the catch in the fish basket.

What kind of scene it was, in short, was something that no one had ever seen before.

That densely packed scene would probably terrify anyone with trypophobia.

hiss~

Everyone took a deep breath and quickly helped pull the catch to the shore.

Xiao Peng, not caring whether his shoes would get wet, stepped into the water and helped slowly drag the fish basket to the side.

Fortunately, the fish basket Xiao Kai bought this time was of good quality; otherwise, if anything had gone wrong during the process, he would have been kicking himself.

Under Xiao Peng's command, the group split into two teams, with some holding the fish baskets and others sorting the fish. Soon, nearly half of the fish in Xiao Kai's fish basket were transferred to the new fish basket.

Without further ado, they quickly put the fish basket back into the water and took precautions to prevent it from getting out.

"Wait a minute, Brother Xiao, when did you catch so many mandarin fish?"

After everything was finished, Yu Qiqiang, who was in charge of sorting, seemed to remember something and couldn't help but look at Xiao Kai.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Kai knew what he meant, smiled, and explained, "I just got lucky and caught a bit late at night!"

"Me~"

Yu Qiqiang suddenly felt a rush of energy to his head, and almost fainted.

What kind of talk is that? Good luck?

Did you catch anything?

If he remembered correctly, when he was sorting them just now, apart from the largest giant mandarin fish, he saw no fewer than twenty other smaller mandarin fish.

If each one weighs two and a half pounds on average, then more than twenty of them would weigh at least fifty pounds.

So many fish are still considered a little bit?

What do you call those guys who didn't catch a single mandarin fish all day?

Air Force guy?

For a moment, not only Yu Qiqiang, but everyone else felt an urge to beat Xiao Kai up.

His words were just too infuriating and arrogant.

Seeing that he had angered everyone, Xiao Kai quickly changed the subject.

"Haha, thanks everyone for today! When I leave tomorrow, I'll give each of you a mandarin fish!"

"How could I possibly accept this?"

Upon hearing this, everyone beamed with joy!

Seeing this, Xiao Kai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He was genuinely afraid these people would throw him into the water.

"No, next time you need to consider the occasion before you put on a cup. You absolutely can't do this again!"

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