In the eyes of those truly knowledgeable, if you take the time to fully absorb these freely available teaching materials, they're worth their weight in gold.
Many people who have paid for mentorship to learn fishing, following their masters dutifully and gifting money, probably haven't learned as much as Zhang Yang shares in his videos!
Besides occasionally filming related teaching videos with Wang Yan, Zhang Yang took advantage of the relatively idle winter to do another thing.
He enrolled in a driving school to learn.
For the past half year, Zhang Yang mostly relied on a bicycle for commuting, occasionally riding his dad's motorcycle. When going fishing, he was driven by Old Zhao or Wang Jun.
Now the company is registered, and business is starting to grow. It doesn't seem right to always ride in someone else's car.
Taking advantage of the winter's downtime, he planned to get a driver's license, and later spend a few thousand to buy a Wuling Hongguang that could carry goods and people without hindrance.
Currently, Zhang Yang has at least over a hundred thousand in savings at his disposal, not counting the store's inventory or the company's funds.
Unwittingly, more than two months passed quickly, and Zhang Yang, who was an experienced driver in his past life, easily got his driver's license.
On the day of La Ba, Zhang Yang spent over fifty thousand and purchased his first car in this lifetime, a Wuling Hongguang van.
At that time, buying a new car was no small matter for the villagers. The news that Zhang Guofu's son bought a new car quickly spread in the village.
Everyone in the village was familiar with each other, so there were no secrets.
Soon, some keen individuals noticed changes in the Zhang Family over the year.
In the spring, Zhang Yang sold lunch boxes and rice for making wine by the Wen River, and later opened a fishing tackle shop in town.
Allegedly, Zhang Yang's family also bought their uncle's old house and planned to build a new one.
Later on, Zhang Guofu quit his job at the construction team, added mixed equipment at home, and began producing and selling bait.
By the end of the year, even a new car was driven home. They're making big money!
Zhang Yang was already a handsome young man, with good family background and decent conditions; now, he's quite capable too. By next year, he'll be 21, which is considered the right age for courtship and marriage in the village.
Thus, as the New Year approached, Zhang Yang faced new troubles.
Every other day someone would bring proposals, but the matchmakers were often relatives tied to the Zhang Family, making it hard to refuse directly.
What frustrated Zhang Yang even more was that his dad and mom also felt it was time to consider their son's personal issues, and were unusually enthusiastic about matchmaking.
Not wanting to defy his parents' arrangements, a "begrudgingly active" Zhang Yang suddenly became a matchmaking prince in the Zhang Family Village.
Having reincarnated, Zhang Yang had his own ambitions and plans, actually resisting considering marriage at such a young age. However, he couldn't go against his parents' wishes, often just going through the motions at these matchmaking events, carrying a few packets of sunflower seeds and candies and then leaving.
He met seven or eight suitable girls already, avoiding mishaps each time, until the twenty-first of the twelfth lunar month, when he met his former sweetheart, Zhou Xiaolin, at his aunt's house.
Zhou Xiaolin studied nursing at a vocational school, and after graduation worked at the town's clinic, living in Wangsan Village, about two kilometers away from Zhang Yang's shop.
Reborn, Zhang Yang would occasionally think of this girlfriend from his past life when passing by Wangsan Village. After all, they shared a solid emotional foundation, having been in a relationship and experienced intimacy.
Yet, recalling that she chose to break up when he was at his lowest, Zhang Yang felt like he had a thorn in his throat. So he decided to completely extinguish his lingering thoughts and seldom linger.
Unexpectedly, fate seemed to play tricks, making Zhang Yang meet Zhou Xiaolin through matchmaking this time around, instead of free romance as in their past life.
"Little Zhang, you and little Zhou can have a chat inside. I have something to do and will be going out for a bit!" The matchmaker greeted them and opened the door, leaving the two a bit at a loss.
Before rebirth, Zhang Yang had complained, resented, and even cursed this woman who betrayed him in his heart countless times.
However, upon meeting Zhou Xiaolin again, Zhang Yang, puzzled, didn't immediately choose to walk away and swiftly end things.
In fishing, Zhang Yang had countless ways to achieve his goals, but facing Zhou Xiaolin now, his mind went blank like a fool.
"Um…would you like an orange?" It was the outgoing Zhou Xiaolin who first broke the ice.
"Okay!" Zhang Yang replied, taking the orange and quietly peeling it.
Peeling the skin, then removing the fibers from the orange segments, until every piece was perfectly bare; Zhang Yang still didn't eat it.
His thoughts were complicated, not knowing what he was doing.
In such situations, silence is the enemy, and Zhang Yang didn't speak, leaving Zhou Xiaolin unsure of what to say as she stealthily glanced at Zhang Yang's face.
In terms of looks, Zhang Yang was certainly handsome, standing tall at 1.81 meters, aside from a slightly darker complexion from frequent fishing, his appearance could easily impress!
Feeling a bit stirred, Zhou Xiaolin continued to awkwardly initiate conversation, "I work at the town's clinic and heard from Aunt Zhang you opened a fishing tackle shop in town? Where do you guys usually fish?"
"Wen River, pay ponds!"
"Caught any big fish?"
"Nothing too big, four to five pounds."