Chapter 2288 - 1909: Fishing Fees_3

Chapter 2288: Chapter 1909: Fishing Fees_3

"Don’t worry!" Zhang Yanping already has a plan.

The local fishermen drive in and out, never staying in the village—if they do stay, it’s just to fend off the nagging at home, maybe buy some groceries in the village.

But he’s been mixing in the fishing groups for so long that he’s now set up a new group, full of outsider fishermen.

He has it all planned: when they catch some fish, he’ll invite Master Jiang to cook it right away.

Once people taste it, he doesn’t believe they’ll be willing to leave!

Being outsiders, sleeping in their cars in this weather isn’t realistic, so they’ll definitely stay in the homestay!

After staying at the homestay, he’ll buy some worms from Yun Yun’s House to give to the fishermen—he’s tried it; though they’re not as good as the red worms in front of Lao Song’s house, they’re well-fed and effective in the water, always attracting some fish.

But whether they can catch them is purely up to the fishermen’s skills.

Look, the homestay provides lodging, the chef cooks meals, there are magical baits, no need to worry about blanking out, and lunch boxes are included in the homestay package!

The owner will even take them to the fishing spot by boat!

How perfect is that!

Locals can come too, but their fish are good, so they charge more than an ordinary fish pond. A regular fish pond costs maybe 60-100 yuan a day, but they charge 150.

That 150 is enough to book a room at the homestay!

In short, to make money quickly, Zhang Yanping has rallied all the available resources.

If you ask, it’s all for the sake of my brother; we both owe loans of hundreds of thousands, I can’t let Xin Jun still owe debts and be unable to find a girlfriend by this time next year!

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At the moment, there are various feedbacks in the fishing group.

Outsiders who haven’t been here: [Your Yun City prices are pretty high, huh? Charging 150 for fishing by the river? You have to book this homestay to waive the fee.]

Locals who have been there: [Right? They just love money too much. Are you guys going? I’m not going, anyway.]

Once this was said, locals and outsiders in the group all shouted:

[Can’t go! Used to be free, that’s fine, but now they charge money, who would go? Sitting there all day and not catching a single fish.]

[Even when it was free, I didn’t get anything good. I was empty-handed for three straight days, even helped them pull weeds for three days. I could go work at a construction site for two days instead, easily earning a few hundred yuan!]

[Exactly! Such swindlers!]

[Exactly, exactly! They even emphasize that staying in their homestay comes with 10 worms, which were specially noted not to be the good ones from before...that’s quite honest, but paying for it, I’m not going.]

[Me too! Anyone who goes is a fool*!]

After hundreds of noisy replies, Zhang Yanping opened his phone and noticed half an hour had passed since he sent the notice.

Scrolling up the chat history, he calmly smiled:

[Thanks for the trust, guys. The 20 available fishing spots are fully booked, and the homestays are full too. Thanks for your support! The fish in our river won’t disappoint you!]

[Are you all arriving early in the morning? I’ll prepare the worms in advance for you guys.]

With these two simple announcements, the group went silent.

Moments later, someone exclaimed in surprise and anger: [Whoa, didn’t they say whoever goes is a fool*? How come when I asked, I can only pay to add a spot? 150 a day, and only 10 spots!]

[Uh...Sorry, brother, I’m the fool**, alright?]

[By the way, although their fish are hard to catch, it’s genuinely wild, and tastes superb. My wife hears I’m going fishing and starts smashing things, but when I say it’s to Yunqiao Village, she’d rather rush me out before dawn.]

[Already registered, how’s the river fishing?]

[The river’s fish are livelier, and they’re very fresh! Plus, they’re bigger than ones in ponds.]

[Whoa, how come all of you have snapped up the paid spots already?!]

[Sigh, I just asked casually, not planning to go. But after asking, it’d be embarrassing not to pay, it’s just 150 yuan, I’ll pay, mainly for the experience.]

[Don’t mention it, fishing spots at the local fish pond now cost 120, and those are all fed fish, only a bit better than farmed ones, unlike their fish where catching even one feels worthwhile.]

[Let’s talk about that, now shouldn’t need to fight for a prime fishing spot by the river, right? What time are you heading out? I’m planning to set off at 4am, no rush.]

[Who the ** are you kidding? Your wife just sent a voice message to my wife saying you’re hastily packing up ready to leave now! Wait up, I’m hitching a ride with you!]

[Whoa, it’s not even night yet, how are you guys gonna manage now! Forget it, not talking anymore, I’m a local, my wife wants that village’s tofu, so I’m going to buy it now.]