The 12th octopus got into the basket by itself.

We moved to a shady spot.

Qin Yulin quickly cleaned up and let Su Dai out.

A large stone was stacked up, and the surface dried quickly. Qin Yulin let Su Dai sit down and play by himself.

They then carefully placed the baskets on their backs.

After weighing them down with stones, you don't need to worry about them anymore; just start chasing the fish around.

The bucket was filled with water and set aside.

"Sweetie, do you want to look for crabs?"

Qin asked gently.

Su Dai nodded; she was very interested in everything.

Seeing Su Jinbao and the others above them lifting their clothes to urinate, she frowned in disgust.

It would be nice if a snake came to scare them.

Just as Su Dai was thinking this, he heard a gasp from not far away.

"Everyone, get out of the way! There are snakes! Lots of water snakes..."

It turned out to be several water snakes that had been swept down from upstream, and people quickly made way for them.

The water snake came down in the same direction as Su Jinbao and Su Jingui, startling both Old Yang and Old Man Su.

Su Jingui and Su Jinbao were terrified and could no longer urinate. They desperately tried to climb onto Old Yang.

Old Yang lost her balance and fell into the river.

Su Jinbao and Su Jingui clung to her, screaming, "Grandma, pick us up quickly! The snake is coming!"

After drinking a few mouthfuls of river water, Old Yang felt dizzy and started coughing. Her body felt as if it were being pulled down by something, and she was in a panic.

Driven by a will to survive, she frantically grabbed whatever she could, not caring that it was her beloved grandson, and pressed him down onto her body.

Su Jingui and Su Jinbao were both pushed into the water.

"Milk... glug glug..."

He couldn't speak; he could only see water going down his throat.

Seeing that something was wrong, Old Man Su quickly went to pull Old Yang, Su Jingui, and Su Jinbao away.

When he helped the three of them up, they all looked pale and sickly.

Old Mrs. Yang was still in shock, panting heavily, and said in a trembling voice, "Old man, there's a water ghost in this river. It just kept pulling me and wouldn't let me get up."

Thinking of the water ghost, Old Yang shivered, feeling a chill run through her body, a chill that went to her very bones, as if her soul had been dragged away by the water ghost.

"It's barely knee-deep, how could it drown you? You almost killed Jinbao and Jingui. If something had really happened, see how the second and third brothers would hold you accountable!"

Old Su roared coldly, "This water doesn't even reach our knees, how can it drown anyone!"

Seeing that Old Yang was still spouting nonsense, Old Man Su was furious.

He took Su Jingui and Su Jinbao's hands and turned to leave.

Old Mrs. Yang felt wronged, her face burning with embarrassment, as if everyone was mocking her.

But seeing Old Man Su walking away, Old Madam Yang quickly followed.

Su Dai, who witnessed all of this downstream, clapped his hands with a smile.

Serves her right, she's outspoken and immoral, she deserves her bad luck.

"God has truly opened his eyes."

Zhao sighed with a smile.

Qin Yulin also laughed and said, "That's right. Who told them to be so immoral? They deserve it. Su Bao is still surnamed Su, and at the very least, she has some blood ties to the Su family. Instead of wishing you well, she cursed you. She deserved her retribution."

"Little sister, next time you should be more assertive. There's nothing to be ashamed of. You're younger and stronger than her, just go up and tear her apart. You should learn more from your sister-in-law!"

Qin Yulin looked at Qin Shi and said seriously.

His younger sister is good in every way, except that she's too gentle.

"Qin Yulin, you're calling me shrewish?"

Zhao put her hands on her hips, her face flushed.

Qin Yulin knew he was in trouble, so he quickly put on a smiling face and said, "Lan'er, I was just praising your true nature."

That's more like it.

Madam Qin looked on in surprise, "Is this even possible?"

She was a little dazed.

"Mother, Mother is the best."

Su Dai noticed Qin Shi's mood, so she tugged at Qin Shi's clothes and said with a smile.

No matter what her mother is like, she is still the best mother to her.

Fiery, gentle, and weak—all are the best.

Madam Qin smiled.

For the sake of her precious child, she will try her best to correct her mistakes in the future.

The weak will be bullied, and she can endure it, but her precious child cannot. She wants to set a good example for her child so that her child will not be like her in the future.

Su Dai began moving the stones.

She watched intently, and as soon as the stone was moved aside, she exclaimed, "Uncle, let's catch crabs!"

Qin Yulin was happy to be ordered around, and it seemed he was quite young.

Because their place is clearly on the edge, people stay far away.

Since they weren't going to catch any fish anyway, Qin Yulin decided to accompany Su Dai to move stones and look for crabs, and have some fun.

"Su Bao is really amazing; the crabs she found are big and fat."

Qin Yulin was having a great time catching crabs, wondering if there were really that many.

Zhao looked at the basket on her back.

Qin was carrying a bucket on the side.

Looking at the adorable Su Dai in the sunlight, Zhao felt incredibly envious.

She was startled when something seemed to touch her foot.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a fish.

They were all quite big, and they swam straight into their baskets.

Zhao was shocked and stared blankly at the water.

This is way too much.

"Is Su Bao tired?"

Qin Yulin saw Su Dai stop and asked with concern.

Su Dai shook his head: "Uncle, we've already caught a lot. We can't eat any more."

Qin also spoke up: "Brother, there's more than half a bucket full."

There were so many crabs, big and small.

Su Dai's eyes sparkled as she smiled and asked, "Uncle, is that enough?"

Qin Yulin nodded: "That's enough, let's go check out the baskets and buy some fish later."

Qin nodded, thinking that since they hadn't caught any fish, but her eldest brother liked to eat them, they would buy more later.

Su Dai shook his head and said, "No need to buy."

Qin Yulin laughed: "Su Bao doesn't want to eat fish anymore? That won't do. You have crabs to eat, but your uncle loves fish."

Su Dai shook her head; that wasn't what she meant. Since many fish had been attracted by her, their baskets were surely full, so there was no need to buy any.

Qin looked at Su Dai and suddenly felt a pang of nervousness.

When they returned along the river, Qin Yulin noticed that Zhao's expression was a bit strange, so he quickly went over and asked, "Lan'er, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhao Lan shook her head and pointed to the basket on her back: "I'm not feeling unwell, I'm just worried that others will discover our treasure trove!"

The fish went straight into the baskets, and all three baskets were full.

She was afraid of being discovered.

Qin Yulin looked closely and exclaimed, "My God, how can there be so many!"

He's never caught so many fish in his entire life.

Zhao shook her head: "I don't know either. Fish just keep swimming here and they all end up in our baskets."

Qin held Su Dai tightly and asked with concern, "My dear, are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

Su Dai shook his head: "Mother, I'm not feeling unwell. Hurry up and get the fish ashore, or they'll escape."

This isn't because she used divine power; she is the Koi Princess by nature, and any creature in the water who senses her presence will want to get close to her.

To be eaten by the Koi Princess is a blessing.

The water snakes were coming for her, but she was so annoying that they ran away in fear.

Qin breathed a sigh of relief, relieved to know that Su Dai was not feeling unwell.