After a quiet night, when Xiang Ye got up the next day, he saw the little Shaoqing lying on his slipper, watching him. After a night of rest, the little fellow was clearly much more energetic than when Xiang Ye first saw him yesterday; even his eyes were opened wider.
When Xiang Ye turned over, Shaoqing meowed softly.
"Not bad, didn't wake me up," Xiang Ye said as he picked him up, rubbed his little head, then put on his shoes and went out to prepare some milk powder for him.
After feeding the little one full and letting him play in his nest, Xiang Ye went to the bathroom to freshen up. He also threw some frozen mosquitofish and the like into the toilet to feed the softshell turtle living there. That guy wasn't shy at all—he immediately flipped over and gobbled it up.
As for the small crayfish Xiang Ye caught yesterday, they seemed fine, still crawling in the basin. Seeing the mud and sand they spat out at the bottom, these guys should be ready to eat by tomorrow.
After washing up and finishing his business, Xiang Ye changed the water for the crayfish, letting them continue to purge. Then he stepped outside to check the weather.
It wasn't raining today, but the sky was still gloomy and overcast. It was unclear if it would rain again. The YueJing Lake area was off-limits today. Since the small island on the lake was mostly land, without sunlight, the mud would be slippery and damp. Fishing for big fish there would be risky—one slip and you might fall in. Not worth the trouble.
"Alright, let's see what today's task is!" Since the weather wasn't good for fishing, Xiang Ye decided to check his daily mission first before making any plans.
"Daily Task: Fish for ten different kinds of fish (any size)."
"Ten kinds? Hmm, probably have to go to the wild river," Xiang Ye mused. He knew YueJing Lake definitely had more than ten species, but catching them all was tough. The small river behind the Grand Theater mainly had crucian carp; other fish were rare. So, the best bet was the wild river.
From what Xiang Ye knew, the wild river had small whitefish, small crucian carp, common carp around one Jin (approx. 0.5 kg), mosquitofish, wheat spikes (Mai Sui), balu (a kind of fish), Gaya fish (yellow catfish), and reportedly catfish, Black Carp, grass carp, fragrant fish, mandarin fish...
Whether he could catch all those was uncertain, but at least there were definitely over ten species, maybe even twenty or thirty, far more than other places.
After some thought, Xiang Ye decided to go to the wild river today. The weather was bad; better to get the task done early and come back. But before leaving, he didn't feel comfortable leaving Shaoqing alone at home.
He took out a thermos, filled it with hot water for mixing milk, put the little guy into the cat carrier he had bought, then headed downstairs.
He left a bit late and didn't run into his neighbor, but when he reached the breakfast shop, he saw her already at work.
"What are you having today?" His neighbor smiled and greeted him, playfully tapping the glass of the cat carrier to tease Shaoqing.
"Freshly fried youtiao, right? Give me four youtiao and a bowl of soy milk," Xiang Ye said.
"Sure!" She glanced at the freshly fried youtiao in the kitchen, smiled back, then quickly made the order.
Xiang Ye quickly finished his breakfast while the shop got busy with customers despite the gloomy weather.
After greeting his neighbor briefly, Xiang Ye drove off toward the wild river.
Some might wonder: if YueJing Lake wasn't fishable today, why could he fish at the wild river?
Because the wild river here was huge. During the summer flood season, the widest part could be two or three hundred meters across, though that was just a stretch; on average, it was about sixty to seventy meters wide.
As for the length, it was unknown but definitely very long.
With such a long river, much of it served tourism and sightseeing purposes. The local government had built many walking paths and steps along the banks, and these were the spots Xiang Ye targeted today.
He parked by the river near a designated fishing area where many elderly people were already fishing.
Settling in, Xiang Ye prepared his fishing rod. He chose earthworms as bait. While dough baits were good for certain fish like whitefish, mosquitofish, and wheat spikes, he wanted variety today, so worms were better.
Everything ready, he let Shaoqing out of the carrier and sat the little fellow on his lap, watching him fish.
Though today's target was small fish, Xiang Ye's buff were all active except the "small fish destroyer," so he was catching fish quickly.
Within ten seconds of casting, he felt the float twitch and reeled in a small whitefish.
"Meow!" Shaoqing reached out a paw, intrigued by the fish.
"You can't eat this yet," Xiang Ye said, picking the fish off and tossing it into a small bucket. He didn't even bother using a keepnet—no need.
The system's reward popped up in his mind: a hundred cash for the catch.
Encouraged, Xiang Ye cast again, quickly catching a balu fish, then several more whitefish, followed by a small crucian carp.
Spotting mosquitofish and wheat spikes near the bank, he hooked two more of those.
In just about ten minutes, he had completed half of today's task.
Whitefish, balu, crucian carp, wheat spike, mosquitofish.
But the remaining five fish would be harder to catch.
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