Chapter 234 Lack of Luck in Fishing

The fisherman can really catch anything except fish~ Yu Hongdou sighed as she watched the turtle kicking and struggling after the hook was removed.

The Bagua is not uncommon, but what makes people feel familiar is the rather abstract yet three-dimensional Bagua enclosing a large Bagua with a small Bagua and a lotus carved in the middle.

There is also a ferocious and strange animal head in the middle of the lotus.

The combination of the double gossip and these two things will be something Yu Hongdou will never forget.

The lotus-shaped jade pendant that was found on Liu Jiaoniang’s bed when she was captured by Liu Jiaoniang and escaped is still sleeping in her treasure box.

I didn’t expect to see this unexpectedly after so many years. Life is really full of surprises.

“It looks like a map? Is it Wudai Mountain?” Seeing something unusual here, Mo Shougui put down his fishing rod and walked over, and saw the clue at a glance.

The last time he came here with Wen Daozhi, he went up the mountain and walked through several secret rooms, so it was not surprising that he recognized it now.

“Well, it should be the one I was caught with.” Yu Hongdou looked at the map carefully for a few seconds and nodded.

“That dark room is made up of two sets of Bagua, and each Bagua is a room.”

“I caught this place. It is the Kun Room of the inner circle and the entrance to the inner circle.”

Yu Hongdou recounted what her father had said to her.

“We just took a quick look last time and never thought that the secret room itself might be a mechanism.” Mo Shougui was a little annoyed when he mentioned this, and he didn’t think much about it at the time.

“This is something that is still uncertain.” Yu Hongdou comforted her teacher.

Even with the productivity of later generations, it would take several years to dig a tunnel in the mountains.

Who would have thought that in such a context, a huge mechanism could be artificially excavated.

“Poor little turtle, take it home and take good care of it?” Yu Hongdou felt pity for the turtle as it struggled with its limbs in Tan Yanlin’s hands.

Judging from the size ratio of the picture, this turtle should have been carved when it was very young.

Yu Hongdou couldn’t remember whether the turtle’s back shell felt pain, but when she made the connection, she felt pain for the turtle for no reason.

Tan Yanlin nodded, put the turtle into the bucket waiting for the fish, picked up the fishing rod thrown aside and glanced at Yu Hongdou and his ninth brother.

“It seems that some people lack luck in fishing today.” After saying this, Tan Yanlin hung up the bait and spun it dry, leaving the two people who were called with a chic back view.

“Hmph! This doesn’t count!” Yu Hongdou was unconvinced and turned to look for Qian Sanmei.

Qian Sanmei immediately handed over the fishing rod with the fishing line and bait re-hung on it.

Yu Hongdou gave Qian Sanmei a look that said “well done” and squeezed Tan Yanlin to throw out a shot.

Tan Langxu followed their example and cast his rod again.

The river bank was so big, but the three people had to squeeze together. Mo Shougui had no choice but to pick up his fishing rod and walk away from the three people, not wanting to admit that he knew the three little fools.

“Do you think the Hat Fairy is hiding here?” Tan Yanlin stared at the fishing rod and asked Yu Hongdou in a low voice.

“It’s possible, but who knows.” Yu Hongdou was not sure. After all, hundreds of years had passed.

“Taoyuan Village is a prosperous place.” Tan Lang interrupted with a remark that was irrelevant. “Yes, there are many mines and they are diverse. The hat fairy captured Mi Sheng and taught him the formula for finding mines. Maybe he wanted to find a manager in the human world.” Tan Yanlin understood what his brother meant.

Yu Hongdou was silent for a moment. She had occasionally thought about this matter in the past few days. She had also sorted out the timeline and the traces of the characters in her mind. She had to admit that what Tan Yanlin said was very likely true.

The favorite concubine Chen and Xu Maoling’s master Changlin Zhenren are most likely the other mine explorer that the hat fairy is looking for.

There are doubts here. The biggest doubt is that Mi Sheng and Changlin Zhenren existed more than a hundred years apart.

However, having read a lot of science fiction works and knowing some “unpopular” knowledge such as certain high-tech equipment that can prolong life and aliens with very long lifespans, Yu Hongdou didn’t think it was a big deal.

“Hiring people to salvage waters on a large scale without any reason is likely to cause panic and will be extremely costly.” Tan Yanlin weighed the pros and cons and ultimately could only shake his head.

Reasons and excuses are easy to find, but not everyone can be fooled. It will always attract some people’s attention. It is not a wise move when you are not sure whether the hat fairy is dangerous or not.

Yu Hongdou stared at Taoxi River thoughtfully. It was impossible to build a shipyard because the waters connecting Taoxi River with the outside world were completely inaccessible to ships.

Raising fish is impossible as the river is so big that the fish fry will disappear once they are released. Besides, the water in the river is public and we cannot control other people catching fish. It is just a waste of money.

What about scooping river mud?

Yu Hongdou remembered that river mud was used to fertilize the fields. If she encouraged everyone to go to the river and scoop up a few boatloads of mud when they had nothing to do, could she discover something?
Yu Hongdou expressed this idea softly, and the two boys shook their heads.

“The water is not deep, and we have to use a boat. If we want to scoop up river mud, why not go near the shore, or go under the river bank, and clean up the river at the same time.”

After Tan Yanlin finished his words of disapproval, he suddenly nodded and said, “This is also a benefit to the people and convenient. You can write it down and use it in the future.”

“…” Yu Hongdou was speechless. He really deserved to be a high-ranking official. Look, look at his awareness.

Then Yu Hongdou decided to write it down in a small notebook when she got back and use it as a trick for her brother in the future.

The three of them looked at the river with sad faces, while Mo Shougui had already started harvesting over there.

“A fish is caught!” With Mo Ding’s joyful shout, a grass carp weighing six or seven pounds was pulled up by Mo Shougui.

“!” Yu Hongdou’s eyes turned red. Thinking of the boasting she had just made, she no longer paid any attention to the fairy or not, and stared intently at the fishing float on the lake.

“A fish is caught!” Assistant Qian Sanmei watched the float sink and immediately reminded her young lady.

When Yu Hongdou saw this, she immediately picked up the fishing rod and prepared to reel in the fish. The fishing rod was so light that she could lift it up with just a tug.

She reeled in the fishing line, and a small fish, as long as a finger, was hanging on the line, shaking its tail and cursing.

“Puchi~” Tan Yanlin laughed, turned his eyes away, not daring to look at Yu Hongdou’s face, and turned sideways to cover his mouth and pretend to cough.

“Laugh if you want to, but be careful not to choke!” Yu Hongdou pouted and with the help of Qian Sanmei, she unloaded the fish and put it into the bucket.

“Miss, let’s take it back and raise it. The fins of this fish are a little yellow. Maybe it will turn into a red carp if we raise it for a while.”

Qian Sanmei stared at the fish for a long time, and then found a point to comfort her young lady in disguise.

“Keep it and roast it later as a snack for Wangwang.” Yu Hongdou nodded. What’s wrong with small fish? Frying them will make them so delicious that they’ll kill you.

When Wangwang heard his name, he obediently woofed, then lay down beside the bucket, staring at the little fish that had already started swimming inside.

Tan Langxu glanced over here, his hands sank, and he took two steps closer to Yu Hongdou and Tan Yanlin, and began to reel in the line without stopping…