Chapter 284 The window paper is thin again

Ning Xiyue actually saw it too. There was water in the reed marsh where they came to, just up to the instep of their rain boots. The roots of the reeds were covered with small snails. While she was still trying to identify whether the snails were edible, Chen Yechu had already squatted down and started picking them up.

"These snails don't have much meat. How can we eat them? Besides, they don't look tasty." Liu Yao said with disdain.

"These are small snails. They are delicious when stir-fried with chili peppers. Come over and get me some. I'll stir-fry them and give them to you to taste."

Chen Yechu was picking up snails with great interest. He picked up a handful and found that he had no place to put them. He saw Ning Xiyue's empty backpack and had an idea: "Xiyue, I'll put the duckling in your backpack for a while, and use my backpack to hold the snails."

"Why would you use a backpack to carry the snails? It will leak all over you. I'll weave a basket for you. It will be quick. You can pick the snails."

Ning Xiyue skillfully cut a handful of reeds with a sickle and weaved a basket.

Basket making was the first thing she learned to weave. She was very skilled and fast at it. She also learned it at twice the speed, so she had already mastered it.

Can weave a basket in the shortest time.

The speed of weaving is dazzling.

In less than ten minutes, a medium-sized woven basket appeared in front of Chen Yetu and Liu Yao.

"It's ready, pack it up." Ning Xiyue handed the basket to Chen Yechu.

"Xiyue, your speed is getting faster and faster, so amazing." Liu Yao was stunned and clapped his hands in admiration.

Then he looked at her hands, which had just woven a basket bottom, and was speechless: "Why am I so slow? I have such clumsy hands."

"How long have you just learned? You need to practice more. Xiyue has learned for a long time and has made a lot of things. Many of the things used to hold things in the kitchen were made by her later. I watched her speed improve little by little. From being unskilled to being able to easily weave one now, it took her more than half a year of learning."

Chen Yechu took the basket to fill the snails and gave Liu Yao some additional instructions:

"I remember Xiyue learned it when we first came to the Youth Weaving Institute. At first, she went to Aunt Qiuju's house to exchange it, but later she made everything by herself. I admired her so much when I saw this change. I have learned how to weave baskets from her, but my speed is also very slow."

"I don't pursue speed, as long as it can be used. Although I can weave this basket quickly, the quality is not good. There are big gaps and it is rough. It is a disposable item and can only be used once."

Ning Xiyue deliberately made up a poor story, otherwise it would be unreasonable to make up such a solid story at such a speed.

"That's not bad, very impressive, perfect for snails. Help me pick them up, pick up enough for us all, and I'll let you guys taste the delicious food tonight."

Chen Yetu picked up a pile of snails on the reeds and put them into the basket.

An hour later, when the three of them walked back to meet up, they didn't get any ducks or duck eggs, but they did pick up two baskets of snails and brought them back with laughter.

When they returned to the starting point, Ning Qingyuan and Yu Zhiyu were already sitting there waiting, waving at them with a smile.

"Come here, we caught him."

Ning Qingyuan was holding a wild duck with its feet and wings tied and shaking it in the air.

Yu Zhiyu was holding a fish in his hand.

"Brother, you caught a duck."

Ning Xiyue put the basket on the ground, went over to catch the duck, and when she felt the heavy weight, her eyes narrowed with a smile.

"This is quite heavy, at least four pounds."

Dinner for tonight is settled, and it will definitely be enough for the five of them.

Liu Yao looked at the duck and said, "Give me some advice."

Chen Yechu also stroked the duck's feathers and asked with a happy smile: "How did you catch it? It's too fat, bigger than the two we encountered yesterday."

Yu Zhiyu pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose and replied to her with visibly happy expression.

"We found a place with lots of duck feathers and duck shit on the ground, set a trap there, and then squatted near the trap to guard it. We were lucky. Not long after we arrived, a duck flapped its wings and flew over to eat the cornmeal we put in the trap, then fainted on the ground."

Chen Yechu smiled happily and looked at Yu Zhiyu: "It's also because you know how to choose a place. Only if you choose a good place can you wait for the ducks to come. It's not just luck."

Ning Qingyuan looked at the two of them, smiling knowingly, and then said, "Brother Zhiyu chose the place. He knows a lot about where ducks like to stay. We found that place based on his knowledge."

"You are so kind, you know so much." Chen Yetu praised, his eyes full of admiration.

"Nothing much. I've seen it in a book before." Yu Zhiyu smiled gently upon hearing the compliment and answered modestly. He was in a very happy mood and the look he gave Chen Yechu was so gentle that it almost filled his eyes with tears.

Ning Qingyuan: These two people really like each other.

Ning Xiyue secretly gave her second brother a thumbs up, saying that he had learned how to assist.

Because Ye Chu dealt with daily necessities in his previous life and did not go to university, the people he likes and admires most in this life are those who are educated, knowledgeable and experienced.

After her second brother's help, the two of them looked at each other with a tear in their eyes.

The window paper is too thin.

Only Liu Yao was still immersed in the world of food. She smiled foolishly at the duck and went over to pick up the fish in her cousin's hand. She held a fish in one hand and a duck in the other, and she laughed so hard that her throat was visible.