Siheyuan: After I moved in, the compound became a mess

"of course can."

Wang Dabao readily agreed, then frowned and said, "But you may not know the rules. If you win, you can take twenty from me, but if you lose, you have to pay double the price. And Old Yan doesn't judge by the fish he catches, but by the size of the fish he hooks."

In order to ensure that he could get Xu Damao's money, Wang Dabao explained as much as possible to him, as well as to Yi Zhonghai and Yan Jiecheng who were eager to try.

"Of course there's no problem with that. After all, the chances of not getting anything in this bet are higher, so it's only natural to pay double."

Xu Damao didn't even consider that Yan Bugui could catch a bigger fish, and a bigger fish than last time. "I'm just like that bastard Liu Haizhong. I'll just bet twenty dollars. If I lose, I'll pay forty."

When Xu Damao saw that Wang Dabao agreed to take up his bet, he couldn't suppress the joy on his face.

Wang Dabao has money, so why should Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong pick up the things? He can pick them up too.

Twenty yuan is really a lot of money. Xu Damao was afraid that Wang Dabao would not have the money to compensate and would cheat, so he did not increase the amount. Otherwise, he would have to pay one month's salary.

Yi Zhonghai was also a little tempted, but he knew Wang Dabao's character. This guy was not stupid, but rather smart. It was impossible for him to give money to others for free.

However, compared to Yan Bugui's ability to catch a fish bigger than the black fish spirit, Yi Zhonghai was more willing to believe that Wang Dabao was blinded by money and made a mistake. "Wang Dabao, do you want to take the ten yuan?"

"Answer it, why not?"

Wang Dabao didn't expect that a big player like Yi Zhonghai would be so cautious. Others bet 20 yuan, but he only bet 10 yuan. "Old Yi, it's beneath your dignity for a big player like you to bet 10 yuan!"

"I just participated to support Old Yan, I didn't expect to win money."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Wang Dabao and said, "By the way, if you lose, do you have money to pay?"

Wang Dabao was shocked when he heard this. He thought, "Oh, you old man, you want to see my family's financial situation." "Don't worry, I can afford this little money."

Yan Jiecheng was scratching his head anxiously. Watching Yi Zhonghai and Xu Damao picking up money from Wang Dabao's hands, he became anxious too.

To be honest, Yan Bugui has been fishing for so many years that he has some understanding of the situation in Shichahai. It is already "shocking" enough to catch a black fish in all these years, and he wants to catch a bigger one than this. How much alcohol must he drink to dream of such a thing?

But these people only offered ten or twenty dollars, and he simply didn't have that much money.

"Well, Uncle Dabao, I'm short on money lately, and I don't have as much as everyone else. How about two dollars? Just treat it as a game with me."

"Why not?"

Wang Dabao was delighted at the time. He had never thought that he could get something out of Yan Jiecheng. "Jiecheng, if you lose, you have to give me four dollars. You have to understand this."

"Clear, clear."

When Yan Jiecheng saw that he could also pick up Wang Dabao's money, he immediately responded with a smile.

Four dollars is a month's worth of cigarette money for him, which is a lot.

The bet is complete, and now it depends on how Yan Bugui performs.

For Yi Zhonghai, he was happy that Yan Bugui caught a big fish, but it didn't matter if he didn't catch any, he could still ask Wang Dabao for ten yuan as compensation for his loss of mood.

But Yan Jiecheng is different.

From the beginning he didn't believe that his father Yan Bugui could catch the big fish again. Now with the bonus of the bet and the influence of the Yan family's family tradition, he didn't want his father to catch the big fish even more.

After all, those four dollars were his own pocket money!

It is early autumn now and the weather is much cooler than before, but Yan Bugui has been sweating since he sat down.

Seeing that there was no movement from Yan Bugui's side, most of the people who were watching the fun left. The rest of them were whispering and pointing at Yan Bugui, which made Yan Bugui feel uneasy and he had to force himself to cheer up.

Wang Dabao's consciousness had been searching the waters around the island until he encountered a big fish about two meters long.

This is a real giant, weighing more than 100 pounds.

Just you!

He instantly released the big fish into Shichahai, and then directed the two-meter-long fish to slowly rise from the bottom of the water to tease Yan Bugui's fishing hook.

Watching the float disappear with a "whoosh" and feeling the touch in his hand, Yan Bugui was horrified and his body was shaking as he stood up.

Some sharp-eyed people in the crowd screamed immediately, but were immediately scolded and stopped by the people around them.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Jiecheng and others discovered the situation and began to slowly approach Yan Bugui.

Two seconds later, the float came up again.

Yan Jiecheng's wildly beating heart began to beat rhythmically again. It was so damn scary. He almost lost four dollars.

Before the expression on Yan Jiecheng's face could relax, there was a "bang". Not only did the float disappear, but the fishing line was also stretched straight. Yan Bugui was pulled two steps and stepped directly into the water.

This was the result of Wang Dabao's command that the big fish not struggle hard.

Otherwise, with Yan Bugui's small body, he would have been taken into deep water by the big fish long ago.

Yi Zhonghai didn't care about getting his clothes wet, and ran to the water at the shore to help Yan Bugui hold the fishing rod, and did not forget to call Yan Jiecheng and Liu Haizhong to come and help.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Jiecheng were stunned. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was a big fish. Didn't that mean they had lost the bet with Wang Dabao again? !

Liu Haizhong was shocked. That was forty yuan!

No, the big fish hasn't shown itself yet. As long as no one sees its full picture, he hasn't lost.

Having made up his mind, Liu Haizhong let out a cry, his body tilted, and he fell to the ground, holding his waist and screaming.

Yan Jiecheng also wanted to learn from Liu Haizhong, but was very conflicted. Finally, he sighed and chose to go into the water to help.

Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Jiecheng slowly returned to the shore and started fishing.

After all this, the crowd watching the excitement on the shore returned, and there were even more people than before.

An hour later, cheers came from the crowd on the shore. Liu Haizhong, Sha Zhu, Xu Damao and others were heartbroken because they saw the fish spine, which was three or four feet long, indicating that this fish would surpass the previous black fish in both length and weight.

"Don't worry, I specially selected the fishing rod and fishing line this time. Even a 100-jin fish won't be damaged."

Yan Bugui's face flushed and his heart was pounding. Now he finally understood the ancient saying, "A blessing in disguise."

If the previous fish had not been unhooked, he would have gone back to sell the fish by now and would not have encountered this giant.

Of course, what I want to thank most is Brother Dabao’s friendship and encouragement!

Yan Bugui thought secretly that after selling the fish, he would buy Wang Dabao a pack of good cigarettes no matter what, the ones that cost 60 cents a pack would be good.

Sha Zhu slapped his thigh in frustration, muttering to himself that it was over, no matter whether the fish could be caught or not, his money was gone.