Lu Qing, followed by a string of Xiao Pihai, arrived at a river outside the village.
The river wasn't large; at its widest, it was only about ten meters across.
However, though not wide, the river was deep, with the deepest parts reaching over a person's head, so adults always forbade the village's children from playing in it.
Lu Qing naturally followed these admonishments.
So, upon reaching the riverbank, he immediately sternly told the few Xiao Pihai who had followed him, “You lot, don't go near the river, and don't play in the water, understand?”
Although Lu Qing was thin and weak, he was already fourteen or fifteen years old, which in the eyes of the children, was considered half an adult.
Because of his words, the children did not dare to disobey, obediently responding, “Understood, Lu Qing Ge.”
Seeing that all the Xiao Pihai had agreed, Lu Qing then said to Xiao Yan, “And Xiao Yan, you must also be good, don't go near the river, just stay up here and watch the wooden bucket, so the fish don't escape, okay?”
“Okay~” Xiao Yan also obediently agreed, then asked, “Brother, when will you start fishing?”
“Don't rush, brother will look again. You can't just pick any random spot to fish.”
This was Lu Qing's experience talking.
In the art of fishing, to fish well, several steps are extremely important.
For example, selecting a spot, baiting, adjusting the float, and preparing the bait—each step can affect the angler's probability of catching fish.
Among these steps, the most important is undoubtedly choosing the fishing spot.
A good fishing spot often directly impacts the probability of catching fish.
After all, a clever housewife cannot cook without rice; if the fishing spot is not well-chosen and there are no fish at the bottom of the water.
Then no matter if you are a master angler, possessing the best fishing technique, it will be in vain and yield no harvest.
In his previous life, Lu Qing was a seasoned fishing enthusiast, and he had a lot of experience in the Dao of fishing.
He naturally had a lot of experience in choosing fishing spots.
Although he was now in another world.
But many laws of all things in this world are interconnected.
The habits of fish in this different world presumably won't change too much.
So he thought, could he use his experience from his previous life to choose a good fishing spot, so that this fishing trip would be twice as effective with half the effort.
He wasn't thinking about baiting; currently, his family didn't even have food for themselves, so where would the extra grain come from for baiting.
After instructing the Xiao Pihai not to run around and to stay under a large tree, Lu Qing began walking back and forth along the riverbank, scanning the river surface.
Soon, he discovered what appeared to be a good location.
Finding a wooden stick, he pressed down the weeds on the bank and came to that spot, beginning to observe.
This was a recessed bay area, with calm water flow and fertile water grass; it should be a good fishing spot.
Lu Qing watched for a while, feeling somewhat satisfied, and just as he was about to turn back to get his fishing rod, a gray light suddenly appeared in his vision.
Lu Qing was all too familiar with this kind of gray light; he didn't know how many times he had seen it today.
His body immediately froze, and he quietly looked at the water surface.
He saw the layer of gray light gradually emerge, forming a one-meter-diameter spiral ripple on the water surface.
Immediately, a line of text appeared.
【Ordinary Fishing Spot: A place where small fish gather. It seems like a good choice for fishing.】
Its location was precisely where Lu Qing had just chosen his fishing spot.
Lu Qing was stunned, then a wave of pleasant surprise washed over him.
His ability actually had such a function, it could even detect things like fishing spots?
At the same time, there was a hint of pride in his heart.
Sure enough, his experience in choosing fishing spots was quite good, even getting the approval of his ability.
With this unexpected discovery, Lu Qing was no longer in a hurry to start fishing.
He continued to walk along the riverbank, but this time, he deliberately began to use his ability to search for fishing spots on the river surface.
Not long after, in this section of the river, he discovered two new fishing spots.
What surprised him even more was that one of the fishing spots was not gray light, but emitted a faint white light.
【Ordinary Fishing Spot: A place fish schools often pass through for foraging. Fishing here might yield good catches.】
【Elementary Fishing Spot: Wild fruits often fall here, which are favored by some large fish.】
【Fishing here might result in unique unexpected catches.】
Three notes, the first was for the gray light fishing spot, and the remaining two were descriptions of the white light fishing spot.
“Indeed, gray light and white light are different classifications for the same thing. Gray light corresponds to an Ordinary Fishing Spot, and white light corresponds to an Elementary Fishing Spot,” Lu Qing muttered to himself.
And from the description on the notes, it was clear that there were even Advanced fishing spots.
He just didn't know if there were any fishing spots of that level in the small river outside the village.
After discovering these three fishing spots, Lu Qing did not continue searching.
These three fishing spots already covered the relatively clean section of the river outside the village.
If he continued further, the vegetation on both sides of the river would become even denser, making the path harder to traverse.
Unless he used tools to clear a space, let alone fishing, it would be difficult to even get close to the river.
Currently, he didn't have the energy to do such a thing.
Moreover, discovering these three fishing spots was already enough for his current needs.
What he needed to consider now was which fishing spot to fish at.
After a moment of contemplation, Lu Qing finally decided to fish at the spot he had discovered first.
The reason was simple.
According to the description given by his ability, that fishing spot primarily had small fish gathered below.
The fishing rod Lu Qing made was just the simplest kind.
He still didn't know if the hemp line was strong enough to withstand much pulling force.
If he rashly went to catch large fish and the line broke, he would really be in trouble.
After all, there wasn't enough remaining hemp line at home to make many qualified fishing lines.
More importantly, he only had one fish hook; if he lost it, he truly wouldn't be able to fish anymore.
So, it was safer to catch small fish first.
Having made up his mind, Lu Qing began to return, arriving back at the large tree, where he found the Xiao Pihai waiting obediently. He nodded with satisfaction.
Actually, Lu Qing hadn't gone far; he had been moving within the sight of the Xiao Pihai, fearing that these mischievous kids would run wild when they couldn't see him.
“Brother, you're back!”
Seeing Lu Qing return, Xiao Yan was the first to happily greet him.
“Yes, I'm back.”
“So, have you chosen where you want to fish?”
“I've chosen. Let's go there now.”
Hearing Lu Qing say he had decided where to fish, the Xiao Pihai also perked up.
Some of the clever ones immediately stepped forward to help carry the wooden bucket: “Lu Qing Ge, I'll help you!”
Lu Qing didn't refuse. The oldest of these Xiao Pihai were eleven or twelve, and the youngest were eight or nine; they were at an age of abundant energy, so letting them expend some was good.
The group quickly arrived at the fishing spot Lu Qing had chosen.
“You guys just stay up here and watch me fish, don't get too close to the riverbank, understand? A Hu, you're the oldest, help me watch them.”
A Hu was the oldest child among these Xiao Pihai.
At twelve years old, he was already at a sensible age.
“Understood, Lu Qing Ge!”
Seeing the Xiao Pihai obediently agree, Lu Qing nodded with satisfaction, then took the fishing rod and wooden bucket and walked down the slope to the fishing spot.
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