Chapter Seventeen Catching Fish

  Song Jie didn't believe she couldn't handle such a little brat, just you wait and see!

  Looking around, the two of them had just been fleeing and hadn't noticed that they had run to the riverbank. With the melting of snow in early spring, the small river was also surging forward, occasionally with one or two small fish jumping out of the water, causing the river to ripple slightly.

  It's been a long time since I've had fish, steamed fish, boiled fish, sweet and sour fish, just thinking about it makes me drool. Song Jie this foodie is starting to think again.

  She stared intently at the river water, circling around in place. At this moment, she was like a little flower cat that couldn't catch fish in the water, anxiously spinning around and around. How could it be done? Really wanted to eat it immediately...

  The little swallow saw her looking quite worried and thought she was scared by the big cow, so she comforted her: "Nini, you're scared, aren't you? Don't be afraid, I'll protect you." She puffed out her chest, trying to look very fierce.

  Song Jie's mouth twitched, how could she tell others that she was craving fish? Too embarrassing...

  But maybe Little Swallow has a way, let's ask: "Sister Swallow, I see many fish in the river, how can we catch them?"

  The topic jumped too big, and Xiao Yan'er couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then smiled suddenly, it turned out that Nini was craving fish to eat, but Nini's greedy look was really cute.

  Song Jie saw the bright smile on Xiao Yan's face, her face flushed with embarrassment, feeling that she had lost all her dignity, and wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into, why couldn't she control her own mouth?

  "The water in the small river is not deep, they all went down to catch fish directly. However, it's still too cold now, and going down will catch a cold. But we can put the basket into the river, sprinkle some grass seeds in the basket, maybe there will be fish on the hook. Since Nini wants to eat fish, let's try it." Little Swallow explained to Song Jie.

  I didn't know it could be done this way, it's indeed a good method, but the success rate wouldn't be too high, I suppose. Besides, where can you find spring grass seeds now?

  "Huh? There is, isn't there still the Space Spirit Spring Water? Since it's useful for both humans and plants, fish might be attracted to it too. Let's try it out."

  "Swallow sister, why don't we try it? Nini really wants to eat fish." Song Jie's face was drooling with desire, she didn't even care about her dignity anymore!

  Xiao Yan naturally had no objection, for her own favorite little sister, as long as it was not excessive, she would agree to anything.

  The two poured the wild vegetables from the basket onto the ground and rinsed the basket clean with river water. Then they found a stone to press into the basket, tied a rope picked up by the river on the handle of the basket, and put the basket in the river. Unable to find grass seeds, Song Jie simply pulled out a handful of wild grass as a substitute.

  Song Jie was still cautious and only dared to do so because the river water wasn't deep. If it were a big river, she wouldn't dare risk her life.

  Put the basket down into the water to a place where you can reach by hand, and press it with stones so that the river water won't wash the basket away. Song Jie quietly poured some spiritual spring water into the basket, the whole process was done without anyone noticing.

  Next, let's see how the results turn out. Song Jie and Xiao Yan'er both stuck their butts out and lay down behind a large stone, clutching the rope in their hands and staring intently at the basket.

  Time passed minute by minute, second by second, but there was still no movement. Song Jie was almost desperate. Suddenly a tall and majestic black shadow slowly swam over.

  "There's a big fish!" Little Swallow excitedly jumped up high, shaking the basket with the rope in her hand. The big fish was frightened and swam away quickly, disappearing from sight in an instant.

  The little swallow's eyes were welling up with tears, her eyes were red and puffy, and she was biting her lip. It wasn't easy to catch a fish, and now she had scared away her sister's fish too, it really shouldn't have happened like that.

  Song Jie sighed, this was really a childish kid who didn't know how to grow up, crying over such a small matter, completely unaware that the other person was feeling guilty because of her, the two were not on the same wavelength at all.

  "Look, another fish is coming!" Song Jie said in a low voice.

  The little swallow's emotions hadn't fermented yet when it was choked off halfway. Its line of sight was immediately diverted by the fish, and it even forgot to feel sad...

  The fish swam around the basket for a long time, making several tentative approaches before finally staying still inside. No one dared to make a sound now. The two of them grasped the rope together, silently shouting out the count "one, two, three".

  At the count of three, the two people simultaneously used their strength to lift it up, and the basket was pulled ashore with water and fish in one go. As soon as the basket was turned over, a palm-sized crucian carp jumped and jumped on the shore, done!

  They threw away the rope in their hands and went to catch fish with their bare hands. The crucian carp was slippery and hard to grasp, and they had to slap it several times before catching it. It struggled in their hands and almost escaped.

  This time's success gave Song Jie a great encouragement, it seems that Lingquan water is still very useful, must catch a few more.

  Because they were afraid of putting the fish in a basket and letting it run away, Song Jie and Xiao Yan dug a hole to raise the fish in it, planning to take it away when they left.

  After finishing the basket, Song Jie followed the same procedure and soon attracted several more fish to hover around the basket. The two of them had a bountiful harvest, catching over ten fish. Xiao Yan was still just a child and didn't suspect anything, not realizing how difficult it was to catch so many fish all at once.

  If it weren't almost noon, they might not have stopped, and these fish would be enough for two people.

  Song Jie and Xiao Yaner made two trips, each time putting wild vegetables on the fish as camouflage before daring to take them home. At noon, when people got off work and went home for lunch, there were really too many of them.

  Two little wild kids came home, covered in mud all over their bodies, as if they had rolled around on the ground.

  Aunt Li and Zhao Juan returned, took one look and were furious, how could this little girl be so disobedient, what's going on here?

  Two little rascals mysteriously led two adults to the washbasin, and upon looking inside, oh my! Goodness! Where did these fish come from? The basin was packed with them, some still alive and jumping out of the basin, there wasn't enough space.

  Seeing the adults looking at them in confusion, the two little brats took turns telling what had happened, and their arrogant appearance made the two adults stunned.

  Is there such a thing? But I've never heard of catching so many fish by putting wild grass in a basket. Is it because no one has caught them that the fish have multiplied? Hmm, it must be that way, and the two of them start to make up stories.

  It's not bad to catch so many fish without any danger, and the two little girls wouldn't dare lie, so forgive them for making a mess.

  The two happy people who can't find their way around have no idea they just escaped a fate of being scolded and spanked.

  Zhao Juan went home with a basin, took out half of the fish and carried it back home with relish. It seems that there will be fish to eat tonight! Thinking of this, Song Jie felt another wave of sourness in her mouth, she's really hopeless!