Chapter 235 Ice Fishing

At 7:30 in the morning, Ning Xiyue and the others from the Youth League Institute had already arrived at the river. They originally thought that they were the first group, but unexpectedly there were people who arrived even earlier.

There are quite a few enthusiastic people. Looking around, there are nearly ten people sitting on the thick ice, some in the east and some in the west.

Either you hold a net bag filled with bait to lure the fish, or you sit on the ice and fish.

The ice is too thick and it is not easy to make a hole, so it seems that most people are fishing.

Walking onto the ice, Zhao Jianshe looked at the educated youths and said:

"Let's each find a good spot first, don't go too far, if anyone needs help, just shout, the men in our Youth Academy will help with digging the hole, you can also go fishing together, it's safer."

After Zhao Jianshe finished speaking, everyone in the Youth League Institute began to look for people to form teams, and after the teams were formed, they left to look for a place to fish.

Of course, there are also those who don’t want to form a team and just want to fish quietly by themselves.

Ning Xiyue was the first to say, "I'll be with my second brother later, don't worry about me."

After she said this, no one wanted to team up with her anymore.

The brother and sister Liu Yao and Yu Zhiyu turned their eyes to Chen Yetu.

Liu Yao got her cousin's help and walked over to Chen Yechu and invited her: "Yechu, how about the three of us go fishing together? We can also let my cousin help us."

"I think it's hard to fish with too many people standing together. It's easy to scare the fish away. I prefer to fish alone."

Chen Yetu looked at the brother and sister apologetically and said.

It wasn't that she didn't want to team up with the brother and sister, but she had some different ideas about fishing today. For convenience, she just wanted to find a place to fish alone.

But after Chen Yechu finished speaking, he noticed Yu Zhiyu's slightly lost look, so he added another sentence and looked at Yu Zhiyu with expectation.

"However, I would like to trouble Comrade Yu to help me dig a hole in the ice. I am not strong enough to dig it open. I really need your help. Is that okay?"

When Yu Zhiyu heard this, the disappointment in his eyes disappeared instantly without a trace, and there was no trace of sadness at all. He took a few steps forward and stood in front of Chen Yechu, like a child who had received candy, and immediately happily agreed.

"Okay, leave it to me. I will definitely dig a good ice hole for you. Let's find a location now and I'll help you get it ready before we leave."

"Thank you, Comrade Yu."

Chen Yechu smiled at Zhiyu, who was so fascinated that he lost his way in an instant, his head dizzy, and gave Chen Yechu a half-cooked sweet potato in his hand. The tips of his ears turned red.

"You're welcome. This is bait. It's easy to catch big fish with this."

Ning Xiyue, who was sitting nearby, was sitting on a small stool waiting for her second brother. She happily ate the bowl of dog food with great relish.

How come the relationship between these two is still so interesting? After knowing each other for more than half a year, it is still so simple and innocent, which makes her, who is watching from the sidelines, very intoxicated.

It’s fun to watch others fall in love.

At the same time, I express my deep sympathy for your kindness.

It seems that Yu Zhiqing is completely controlled by Chen Yetu. He listens to her in everything and can be brightened by a little sunshine. He will definitely be a henpecked husband in the future, and he will enjoy it and do it voluntarily.

Looking at Chen Yechu again, she took the sweet potato and put it into the bag of bait, and then pinched a piece of dough made of flour and added special bait to it and gave it to Yu Zhiyu.

He turned around and pulled off another piece of food and handed it to Ning Xiyue: "Xiyue, I'll go find a place first, you take your time."

"Okay, go ahead, don't worry about me." Ning Xiyue waved her hand.

She sat there alone and watched Yu Zhiyu and Liu Yao follow Chen Yetu towards a less crowded place.

The location Chen Yechu finally chose was very quiet, far away from where other people were fishing, and he was all alone.

Ning Xiyue suddenly understood why Chen Yechu was fishing alone. He wanted to use a cheat and find a secluded place where he would not attract attention.

She reasonably guessed that if Chen Yechu couldn't catch any fish, he would buy some fresh fish to replace the fish he caught?

At this time, Ning Qingyuan came with a fishing rod and tools, and saw a figure who looked like his sister and shouted, "Sister."

"Second brother, here."

Ning Xiyue withdrew her gaze when she heard the familiar voice, immediately stood up, waved her hand, turned around and shouted.

Ning Qingyuan ran over happily, "Sister, come on, today I will let you see my fishing ability, I guarantee you will catch a lot of fish."

Ning Xiyue believed what he said. When it came to fishing, her brother was a professional, so she just came to join in the fun today and leave professional matters to professionals.

"Brother, I'll leave the matter of choosing a place to you. You did it last year, so you're more familiar with the areas with more fish in this river."

"Okay, come with me, let's go to the widest and most central location."

Ning Qingyuan gave her some scientific knowledge about fishing as they walked.

"In winter, there is a lack of oxygen under the water, and the temperature in the middle of the river is higher than that at the edge, which makes fish feel safer. Most fish gather in the middle of the river."

He waved the ice pick in front of Ning Xiyue again.

"We can use this to make a hole in the ice, and oxygen will flow in. The fish staying below will swim over, making it easier for us to fish. It's rare that it didn't snow today, so the hole in the ice won't freeze over so quickly, and we'll definitely be able to catch fish."

Ning Xiyue listened to her second brother's clear and logical talk, and she was looking forward to fishing today. "Then I'm looking forward to eating fish. Today I want to eat spicy boiled fish fillet."

"Okay, today, Second Brother will make sure you eat boiled fish. I'll be in charge of fishing and cooking. I'll make you a spicy and spicy fish fillet, and also steamed fish. It'll be a full fish feast."

Ning Qingyuan became more and more excited as he spoke. Before he even caught the fish, he had already thought of how to use and cook it.

"If there's a lot, we can also get salted and sour fish."

Ning Xiyue also cooperated and imagined having a field full of fish: "Okay, if there are a lot of fish, we can cook it, and we can also send some to our families."

The widest section of the river was occupied, so they had to settle for the next best thing and walk to a relatively wider part of the river, to the middle of this section of the river, which was still unoccupied.

Ning Qingyuan stared at the ice in the river, and based on his experience, he chose a thick spot to stop, poking the ground with an ice pick: "This is it, this is a good spot."

"Okay, here it is."

When it comes to fishing, Ning Xiyue only listens to her second brother. Whatever her second brother says is what she does.

She put down the small stool and the fish basket, and waited for her second brother to dig a small hole, then she took a brick to help dig it. After the hole was enlarged, she took another ice pick and dug downwards.

The ice was nearly one meter thick. The two siblings worked together and finally dug two ice holes for fishing after more than an hour.

"Phew, this ice is really thick. It's so hard to dig."

Ning Xiyue sat down on the brick in sofa mode to catch her breath, rubbed her red and hot hands, looked at the hole in front of her and said:

"It will be a waste of effort if I don't catch a few fish today."

"Then I'll try to catch more fish and not waste all the effort and time we spent chipping away at the ice."

Ning Qingyuan smiled when he heard this, sat on a small bench and drank a sip of water. After resting for a while, he started fishing with a fishing rod and bait.

The bait they used was made by Ning Qingyuan himself. He used a little flour and boiled sweet potatoes to knead into a small dough. The lump of red dough given by Chen Yechu in Ning Xiyue's hand was put away for the time being.

Ning Qingyuan put the bait on the fishing rod, taught Ning Xiyue how to look below to see if there was a fish on the hook, and then handed the fishing rod to Ning Xiyue and let her do it freely.

Ning Xiyue excitedly took the fishing rod and started fishing in the ice hole in front of her.

As time went on, Ning Xiyue's excitement faded because she didn't catch any fish.

Ning Xiyue looked at her second brother who was staring at the ice cave calmly like an old monk in meditation. She was really impressed. She had never seen a second brother who was so calm and not impetuous at all.

But she couldn't sit still anymore, so she stood up and looked around. There were already quite a few people fishing, so she became interested: "Brother, I'll go around and see how other people are fishing."

"Go ahead, and be careful." Ning Qingyuan continued to stare at the float without even raising his head.

Ning Xiyue put her fishing rod next to her second brother, patted her butt, and walked around with her hands in her pockets. She really wanted to find out what was going on and see how the educated youth in the Youth League were fishing.

Hehe, what she wanted most was to go diagonally opposite to see how Chen Yechu was doing.