A fish was hooked, and Qi Xiang was about to close the rod when she suddenly felt the fishing line tense, and a huge force rushed over, causing the fishing rod to fly out from his hand.

"What's going on?" Qi Xiang was stunned for a moment.

At the same time, the flat lake immediately splashed with water, making a rustling sound.

The boat boss was experienced and as soon as he saw the movement on the water, he immediately smiled and said with surprise: "Big fish, there must be a big fish that has taken the bait."

"What big fish?"

Xiao Ding, who was at the stern of the boat, ran over to watch the fun.

At this moment, Qi Xiang didn't care about speaking, held the fishing rod tightly with both hands and kept leaning back. The fishing rod and the fishing line in his hand were at a 90-degree angle and were bent very violently.

Not only is the fishing rod bent, but the fishing line is also tight, almost forming a straight line.

Xiao Ding walked over and saw it, and hurriedly reminded: "Shopkeeper Qi, loosen the line, quickly loosen the line. Otherwise, the line will break."

"Yes, let go of the line first."

The boss rushed over excitedly, nodded and agreed, "You must be patient when catching a big fish and slowly deal with it. You can relax and relax, sometimes loosen and sometimes tighten, grind it, consume it, and wait until it is exhausted, and you can catch it."

Under the guidance of Xiao Ding and the boss of the boat, Qi Xiang also relaxed the fishing line in time. However, the line was loose and it immediately tightened. The slender fishing line kept hovering on the lake and circled around.

The underwater tide was surging, causing fragmented splashes of water from time to time.

The noise was quite loud. Xiao Ding saw it and became even more excited: "Shopkeeper Qi, this must be a big fish, and it can be at least twenty or thirty pounds. Don't let it escape."

"I try my best..." Qi Xiang smiled. Seeing the big fish struggling in the water, the fishing rod was even more shaking, but he felt that it was not tired, but was full of vitality and fulfilling.

He also vaguely understood why so many people like to fish. The main reason is that this feeling of conquest, domination, and control is indeed very intoxicating, happy, and easy to indulge in it.

People and fish hang on the line.

For fish, this is a game of life and death. For people, it is also very thrilling and exciting. A small fish line is the focus of the game between the two sides. The line exists, the person wins, the fish dies. The line breaks, the fish escapes, and the person loses.

For a moment, a nervous aura began to permeate.

The boat owner Da and Xiao Ding looked at the lake without turning their eyes, feeling a little anxious. However, Qi Xiang was happy, constantly adjusting the fishing line and fighting wits and courage with the big fish underwater.

Time passed slowly, and before I knew it, most of the hour passed.

The big fish gradually surfaced, and the boat owner and Xiao Ding also saw it very clearly. They saw that the big fish were silver-white all over, about one foot long, with fish scales shining with golden light in the sunset, which was very beautiful.

"Wow, I haven't seen such a big silverfish in years."

At first glance, the boss of the ship was also surprised, then quickly ran back to the cabin, took a long-handled fish pocket net, intending to help Qi Xiang with his help.

"You don't need to help..." Qi Xiang waved his hand and refused, then estimated, and suddenly pulled the fishing rod, and the big fish in the water immediately flew out of the water and hung in the air.

The big fish struggled in the air, jumping lively, but there was no place to leverage the force in the air. No matter how hard it jumped, it could not escape Qi Xiang's control and eventually fell into the net on the deck.

"Haha, this big guy..." The boss of the ship touched it, weighed it again, and pondered: "It should be forty kilograms, and it is still alive. It can be sent to a big restaurant, at least for hundreds or thousands of yuan."

"Shopkeeper Qi, you are still good." Xiao Ding gave a thumbs up: "No wonder there has been no movement. It turns out that he is holding his energy and is catching big fish."

"It's just a lucky person." Qi Xiang said, actually a little strange. He remembered that his goal was clearly a small fish, so why did he become this big fish?

At this moment, the boss of the boat bent down and unhooked the hook, and suddenly said in surprise: "Oh, it's so strange."

"What's the situation?" Qi Xiang and Xiao Ding hurriedly looked.

The boss of the boat moved his hand, unbuttoned the hook, and then pulled it out, and a small fish came out from the big fish's mouth.

"Haha, fish are fish!" said the boss of the boat with a smile: "It seems that the little fish should have eaten the bait first, and then the big fish eats the little fish before they are caught."

"Go to two consecutive times!" Xiao Ding was also surprised: "There is such a thing?"

"Rare, very rare, none in a thousand." The boss of the boat laughed and said, "I only know that big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp, but I have never seen it with my own eyes."

"Old Wu, have you got a big fish?"

Suddenly, several small boats wandering around also wandered over.

After all, the game between Qi Xiang and Dayu is quite disturbing, which naturally attracted the attention of some people. Several experienced boatmen also knew that they could not rely on the game to disturb them. Now that the dust has settled, they naturally come to join in the fun.

"Hey, what a big fish."

As soon as he approached, the big fish slapped his tail on the deck immediately aroused the admiration of several boatmen.

The tail of the big fish made the deck sound, and the force and wildness fully demonstrate that the big fish must be wild and long, not the product of artificial breeding.

"Old Wu, is this big fish sold?" A boatman smiled and said, "I know someone in the restaurant. Do you want to send it for you?"

"It's not mine..." The boss of the boat shook his head and pointed to Qi Xiang: "It was this guest who caught it."

"oh……"

Hearing this, several boatmen stopped saying a word because they also knew that for tourists, they usually don’t want to take action after harvesting such big fish, but take it home to eat it.

Qi Xiang had the same plan. He looked up at the sunset and smiled and said, "Brother Ding, it's late, we all have our own gains. It's time to go back."

"Okay, okay..." Xiao Ding naturally agreed.

The two of them returned home and returned with a full load. When they returned to the shore, some people were very surprised when they saw the big fish in Qi Xiang's hand. Some people even surrounded them and took out their cell phones to take photos as a souvenir.

"Brother, do you sell this fish? How much does it cost?" Someone asked for the price and wanted to buy the big fish.

"Not selling..." Xiao Ding said, "We caught this fish ourselves, we won't sell it!"

After overcoming obstacles along the way, the two of them came to the parking place and drove back to the city.

When we arrived at the center of the city, the lights were already on, and the sky was dim.

At this time, Qi Xiang refused Xiao Ding's invitation to visit his house, and made an appointment to go home alone after reunion tomorrow. When he returned home, the big fish in his hand naturally became dying due to a long period of lack of water.

Qi Xiang quickly fetched a large bucket of water and put the big fish into the water. However, the fish in the water did not move, and its fat body floated a little, as if it had turned into a dead fish.

Seeing this, Qi Xiang was helpless. He had known that he should have bought a large basin on the shore to raise fish first and then transported it back. However, because there were too many people, he was in a hurry to leave, but he forgot about this.

Live fish become dead fish. If they are not treated, they will probably become rotten and smelly tomorrow.

Qi Xiang sighed and immediately carried the big fish to the kitchen, put it on the chopping board, then used a knife to cut it on the fish's belly. She cut it through it and then took out a ball of fishy fish dirt.

“Huh?”

Qi Xiang pulled the fish dirty with her hands, but she felt that she touched a hard thing, as if it was a stone. He was a little curious and pushed the fish dirty with her, but a faint light flashed.

"ah?"

When Qi Xiang calmed down, he was immediately stunned. He saw that the thing was round and rolling like beads. However, it might be dyed with fish blood, with a slightly dark surface, and a dark light reflected under the light.

After taking a look, Qi Xiang suddenly felt a wonderful feeling, thinking that it should be a good thing, so she quickly reached out to pick up the beads, then turned on the faucet to clean it.

After washing it, Qi Xiang looked at it again and saw that the thing was very round, about the size of an egg. Unexpectedly, the true color of the thing was originally black, shiny and shiny, with a crystal clear and transparent feeling.

"Is this?" Qi Xiang watched for a while, a little uncertain: "Black Pearl?"

Taihu Lake produces pearls, which is not a rare thing.

Taihu pearls, also known as lake pearls, are one of the nine pearl varieties classified by origin. As early as the Tang and Song dynasties, Taihu pearls were already royal tributes, together with Hepu pearls, South China Sea pearls, and Dongting pearls, they are collectively known as the Four Treasures.

Taihu pearls are round and soft and bright in luster. They are not only precious decorations, but also valuable medicinal materials. Empress Dowager Cixi in the Qing Dynasty often used Taihu freshwater pearls to beautify and nourish the skin.

But as far as Qi Xiang knows, Taihu pearls should be mainly white pearls, and I have never heard of black pearls. So he was not sure whether the bead in his hand was a pearl.

But what is certain is that no matter whether it is a pearl or not, it is definitely a treasure.

Qi Xiang held the beads and saw a magnificent gleam, which shone from the inside and outside. The dark luster was so pure that it naturally produced an indescribable beauty.

The most important thing is that the bead looks like a natural pearl, not a breeding bead. The price gap between natural pearls and breeding beads is quite large, often several times or even dozens of times.

"Anyway, good stuff..." Qi Xiang was very happy as she watched the beads, and suddenly she felt that the villa on the mountain had landed.

Qi Xiang stroked the pearls and watched them until late at night, thinking a lot. He fell asleep in a daze.

He was speechless all night. When he woke up the next day, Qi Xiang subconsciously reached out and touched the black pearl by the bed. Only then did he feel completely awake.

He got up and washed up, then went out for breakfast. At the same time, Xiao Ding's phone arrived as scheduled.

As soon as Qi Xiang saw the caller ID, she immediately smiled. After answering the call, she made an appointment with Xiao Ding to meet. He cleaned up the room a little and went out directly.

Not long after, Qi Xiang came to a quiet teahouse. Xiao Ding had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw him coming, he immediately greeted him with a smile...

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Chapter completed!