"Wash your feet!" Without even turning his head in response to the woman's shout, the guy called He Qiang just yelled back.

"You wash your feet and take a box to do nothing."

"Just going fishing."

"Fishing, fishing all day long, get back here!"

The woman shouted directly.

"He Qiang, get back here, I'm counting to three."

Facing the woman's shouts, He Qiang still didn't turn his head and walked straight to the car.

Li Dingjun hurriedly opened the car's trunk for his good buddy.

After He Qiang put his fishing gear and other tools into the trunk, he got in the car.

"He Qiang, get back here!"

The woman ran out after them.

"He Qiang, if you go fishing, I'll take your last name tonight when you come home."

"Drive," He Qiang shouted.

Hearing He Qiang give the order, Li Dingjun immediately hit the gas and started the car.

"Impressive." Chen Yiyang shook hands with He Qiang, who was sitting in the back seat with him. "I heard women from Sichuan and Chongqing are all very formidable. But it doesn't seem that serious now."

"Because fishing is more important," He Qiang nodded seriously with a look of determination.

Clearly, this guy really loves fishing.

Before long, Li Dingjun dropped Chen Yiyang and He Qiang off at the spot.

The fishing river was not far from the road, just a few minutes' walk away.

"I'm planning to fish here, how about you?" Chen Yiyang pointed to a spot and asked.

"You're the guest from out of town, so I'll give way to you and head downstream."

Having said that, He Qiang carried his fishing box and walked a few hundred meters downstream.

For fishing enthusiasts, leisure is both fishing and enjoying solitude.

So, they usually don't fish together.

After the two separated, Chen Yiyang poured a bunch of bait into the river, then extended his fishing rod to get ready to fish.

Though he came here for another purpose today,

it's also nice to fish and relax his mind.

But just after Chen Yiyang had been sitting for a while, he suddenly heard a cat meow nearby.

Turning his head, he saw a tabby cat had somehow appeared in the bushes beside him, meowing incessantly at him.

"You want to eat fish?" Chen Yiyang felt he had guessed the cat's intention.

"Meow~" The tabby cat gave a meow, acknowledging Chen Yiyang's assumption.

Then it quickly walked over to the side of the chair where Chen Yiyang was sitting and lazily lay down.

"Lie here, the ground is cold," Chen Yiyang tossed his fishing gear bag next to the tabby cat.

The tabby cat was unceremonious and lay right down on it.

Although Chen Yiyang doesn't fish often, he does know a bit.

However, today his luck seemed genuinely bad.

After sitting for more than two hours, he still hadn't caught a single fish.

Even the tabby cat was getting a bit impatient,

instead of lying down, it circled around Chen Yiyang, meowing and staring at his fishing rod.

Which put quite a bit of pressure on Chen Yiyang.

"Got it, got a bite."

At that moment, Chen Yiyang felt a tug on the fishing rod.

So he quickly reeled it in.

This time he did catch a fish.

Only to find out when he reeled it in that it was a fish only as long as his middle finger.

But at least he caught something.

So Chen Yiyang removed the fish from the hook and tossed it to the waiting tabby cat.

However, the fish was just too small.

The tabby cat ate it all in a few bites.

Then it turned its gaze back to Chen Yiyang.

The meaning was clear: it's not enough.

"I'll catch you another one, today I'll make sure you get full," Chen Yiyang gestured to the tabby cat, urging it to be patient.

But that little fish was Chen Yiyang's only highlight.

By the time it got dark, Chen Yiyang still hadn't caught a second fish.

And the tabby cat, which had truly believed Chen Yiyang's promise to fill it up, looked at him more and more disdainfully.

Seeing the tabby cat's disdainful gaze, Chen Yiyang couldn't take it anymore.

He directly called up He Qiang.

"Buddy, how's your situation today?"

"Caught more than a dozen, two of them really big. I think my luck is good today, the fish are biting well. I might catch a fish that surpasses all those in my fishing career."

What the heck, why can't I catch fish upstream while he just keeps getting them downstream?

Could it be the feng shui upstream isn't good?

So Chen Yiyang asked He Qiang, "Can I buy a fish from you?"

"I'll give you one. But what do you want a fish for?"

"It's a superstition from my hometown, borrowing a fish from a lucky angler to share their luck,"

Chen Yiyang made up a reason on the spot.

He Qiang believed him and let Chen Yiyang come over to get a fish.

So Chen Yiyang took his fish basket and ran over to He Qiang's place to get a more than a pound grass carp.

Then he took the grass carp back to his spot.

The tabby cat was still crouching there, waiting.

Then Chen Yiyang tossed the fish over.

"Here, I just caught it. It won't overstuff you."

The cat glanced at the big fish in front of it, then looked at Chen Yiyang.

It was a bit puzzled about how Chen Yiyang got the fish without going into the river.

But forget about it for now.

This big fish, the tabby cat happily started eating.

Humph, humans' fishing skills are beyond the imagination of you cats.

Feeling satisfied now?

Seeing the kitten no longer looking at him with disdain, Chen Yiyang felt very pleased.

Now the sky was getting dark.

So Chen Yiyang reeled in the fishing rod, replacing the hook on it with a strong magnet he'd bought earlier.

Then he flung the line.

Didn't catch anything.

Silently, Chen Yiyang reeled back the fishing rod and tried several more times.

This time, he felt the fishing line noticeably tighten.

Then he slowly reeled in the rod, careful to prevent the line from snapping.

After a while, a metal box was pulled ashore by Chen Yiyang.

This metal box had become somewhat corroded from years underwater.

Chen Yiyang directly forced the box open and looked inside.

Inside the box were four small gold ingots.

Using his phone for light, Chen Yiyang examined one of them.

The front of the gold ingot was inscribed with Central Mint, Republic 34th year.

Chen Yiyang flipped it over to check the back of the gold ingot.

On the back was the inscription denoting the purity and weight of the ingot.

Despite being submerged for many years, the four gold ingots were still in good condition.

The inscriptions were clearly legible.

It's estimated that one ingot is worth around fifty to sixty thousand without any issue.

These four amount to a haul worth over two hundred thousand.

Of course, this amount of money is trivial compared to Chen Yiyang's current wealth.

But Chen Yiyang still felt very happy, as if he was treasure hunting in a game.

After safely storing the gold ingots, Chen Yiyang glanced at the tabby cat.

It was still munching on the fish.

"Told you I'd make sure you had enough to eat today, and I meant it. You eat slowly, I'm off now," Chen Yiyang said proudly, packing up his fishing gear and leaving.

At this time, He Qiang also finished fishing.

His haul today was exceptionally abundant.

The bucket for holding fish was filled to the brim. If it weren't for the lid, the fish might jump out.

"Boss, how was your catch today?" Li Dingguo, who had been sitting in the car waiting all this time, eagerly inquired about Chen Yiyang's catch, probably trying to curry favor.

To avoid the embarrassing situation of flattering the wrong person, Chen Yiyang instantly made up a good-intentioned lie, "I have no place to keep fish where I live, so I released all the fish I caught back into the wild."

"Sure enough, the boss is kind-hearted," the driver instantly resumed flattering Chen Yiyang.

He had been a bit worried earlier because after asking, he noticed there seemed to be no fish in Chen Yiyang's bucket.

Only now did he realize the boss was kind-hearted, releasing all the caught fish back into the wild.

But since you're planning to release them, why bring a fish bucket?

Don't ask.

After getting into the car, Chen Yiyang instructed Li Dingjun, "Send He Qiang home first, then take me home."

"No need, once we get to the city, find a convenient spot and drop me off, I'll walk home," He Qiang instantly responded, saying Chen Yiyang was too polite.

"I'm free tonight anyway, getting home a bit later isn't an issue, let's send you back first."

As the driver, of course, Li Dingjun listened to the boss.

So he drove and dropped He Qiang off at his place.

Once He Qiang got out, Li Dingjun intended to drive away.

Chen Yiyang held him back, "Wait a moment."

After speaking, Chen Yiyang rolled down the car window, curiously looking toward He Qiang's home.

He wanted to see if He Qiang could go home tonight.

If he got kicked out, he could find a place for him to stay.

Unfortunately, after He Qiang entered the house with his fishing gear, though there were a few quarrels, nothing else happened.

"Boss, our Sichuan and Chongqing ladies have sharp tongues but soft hearts," Li Dingjun explained to Chen Yiyang, understanding his intentions.

"Alright, alright," Chen Yiyang reluctantly waved his hand, signaling Li Dingjun to take him home.

Today's intelligence, those former newspapers: At the old bookstore at 1824 Qingnian Road in Dam District, Shan City, there's a "People's Newspaper" discontinued issue from 1940 inside. Go and purchase it for a rare find.

A discontinued issue of a newspaper?

Upon seeing today's intelligence, Chen Yiyang casually looked it up.

This "People's Newspaper" was a newspaper published in 1937, with a total of 113 issues, having great influence in the north at the time.

Later, due to the impact of Japanese Army bombings, the newspaper was forced to discontinue.

This historically significant discontinued issue's value is hard to determine, but for someone who loves collecting such items, they'd definitely spend money on it.

So, after having dinner, Chen Yiyang asked Li Dingjun to take him to this old bookstore.

Once out of the car, Chen Yiyang followed the directions in the intelligence and easily found the newspaper.

"Boss, how much for this?" Chen Yiyang asked the shopkeeper, holding the newspaper, which had been preserved in a plastic sleeve.

"Two thousand yuan. Old newspapers from the Republic period are very valuable." This old bookstore's owner mainly sells old books from the Ming and Qing periods.

Although the newspaper was well-preserved in its plastic sleeve, the owner only knew it was from the Republic period and didn't know the significance of the paper.

Thus, Chen Yiyang happily paid two thousand yuan and bought the newspaper.

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