Huo Changlan stayed in the lake for a while but didn't see Yao Qingqing. She remembered that when she first arrived, Qingqing and Yun Ningyan exchanged a few words, but she didn't pay attention at the time, as she was thinking about getting more fish to take back.

She felt uneasy thinking about yesterday's conflict, so she put down her basket and went to ask Yun Ningyan.

"Ningning, have you seen Qingqing? Wasn't she just talking to you?"

Yun Ningyan smiled and said, "I didn't see her! She spoke to me and then left!"

Huo Changlan was a little anxious. Where had that brat run off to?

She asked several more people, but none of them saw Yao Qingqing.

She decided to leave it at that; that brat might have gone off to play somewhere else.

When Li Xiangyun saw Huo Changlan coming to find Yun Ningyan, she was afraid that Ningning would be taken advantage of, so she followed him.

After Huo Changlan left, she asked, "Ningning, what did she want to see you about?"

Yun Ningyan said mysteriously, "She asked me about Yao Qingqing."

Li Xiangyun was a little confused?

Yun Ningyan whispered in her ear, "Yao Qingqing provoked me just now, so I beat her up, and she ran home!"

"What?"

"You beat her up? Ningning, be careful, Yao Qingqing won't let this go. Be careful she gets revenge on you!"

Yun Ningyan wasn't worried at all. She shook her head and said, "Mother, don't worry. I just want to provoke her. Otherwise, how will I find an opportunity to teach her a lesson? The angrier she is, the better it will be for me!"

Li Xiangyun nodded: "That's true, that girl really needs to be taught a lesson, but you should also be careful not to give Huo Changlan any leverage over you!"

Yun Ningyan nodded: "Mother, don't you trust me to do things?"

Li Xiangyun patted her hand and went to the lake to pick up fish.

Yun Ningyan sat alone by the lake, watching a large group of people argue and fight.

The educated youth from the settlement also went to the lake.

I picked up fish with my aunts, older women and sisters-in-law.

Meng Zhenzhen naturally came along too. She wanted to catch more fish when no one was looking, but she couldn't compete with the older women.

The older women even scrambled to grab a fish, and she didn't get anything in return. Instead, she was knocked down several times.

She was so angry that she glared at these people, each and every one of them had no manners whatsoever!

What a peasant!

Suddenly, a slightly larger fish jumped to her feet. She was overjoyed and quickly bent down to pick it up.

But a pair of hands were faster than hers. Seeing that the fish in her hand was gone, she stood up straight in anger and glared at the person.

It's Li Xiangyun!

Upon seeing that it was Li Xiangyun, she immediately smiled and said, "Auntie, I saw this fish first! Auntie, please don't try to take it from me, okay?"

Li Xiangyun put the fish into her wooden bucket, her eyes widening: "What do you mean 'your'? Is your name written on this fish? Or did you catch it? That's ridiculous. I clearly just slipped and it ended up here. How did it become yours?"

Meng Zhenzhen was so angry that her head was buzzing. She even wanted to snatch the fish away, but she didn't dare, as the captain was watching from the side.

If she dared to steal it, the captain, with his biased attitude, would definitely kick her out.

She had no choice but to reluctantly pick up other fish, trying her best to avoid clashing with the Huo family, because she knew she would suffer the consequences.

Yun Ningyan felt cold sitting to the side, so she stood up and walked to the captain's side. The captain smiled and rubbed his hands together, saying, "Ningning, don't come tomorrow, it's too cold!"

Yun Ningyan smiled and said, "I've never seen winter fishing before, so I wanted to come and see for myself and join in the fun, but it takes too long!"

She talked to the captain for a while, then went to watch the men close the net. The more she watched, the more bored she felt. She originally wanted to go back, but Huo Junshan would probably worry if she went back alone, which was so far away.

She walked to her stool and sat down, her eyes half-closed, looking as if she were asleep. In fact, her consciousness had sunk into the space to organize the things in it.

The medicinal herbs and grains she planted were ripe; with a single thought, they automatically shed their husks and were bagged.

The Schisandra chinensis, honeysuckle, and some other medicinal herbs planted in the space have all been harvested.

She left only the seeds scattered in the space to wait for the next time they matured, and she left only the ginseng to continue growing, but a small patch of ginseng also grew in the space.

From now on, I won't need to go outside to find medicinal herbs anymore.

When they got married, there were several large mountains that appeared in the space, but she had never seen them and didn't know what was inside.

Let's go inside and take a look together sometime when we have the chance!

"Ningning, Ningning, let's go, we're going home!"

Li Xiangyun was preparing to go back. Her third son had just told her to take Ningning back with her, as Ningning was probably tired of seeing him.

I'll go back and cook some food to bring over for a few people.

Yun Ningyan opened her eyes and looked at Li Xiangyun: "Mother, shall we go back?"

"Okay, go back! Don't come over this afternoon, it's much more comfortable staying at home."

"Okay, I won't be coming this afternoon."

As the two walked home, Li Xiangyun asked her to eat at home, but Yun Ningyan shook her head: "Mother, I won't eat. I'll cook something myself when I get back. You can take Huo Junshan's food to him!"

"OK!"

After she finished speaking, she went home alone. Just now, she saw Yao Qingqing peeking into the house and looking at her, but she didn't dare to come out.

She went straight back to the back of the stove, where the fire had gone out. She put the fire back on, but didn't feel like cooking anymore.

I ate two fried chicken legs and a cup of milk tea right there in the room, and that solved my lunch problem.

She locked the front door, went back to her bedroom, and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed) to read.

As I watched, I felt sleepy and soon fell asleep.

All the fish in Erlong Lake have been caught, and the nets will be cast again tonight, so Huo Junshan returned very late.

All the fish that were caught froze solid shortly after being taken out of the water. After the event, the captain led the men directly to a place prepared by the brigade headquarters.

Waiting for the winter fishing to end so I can go to the public square.

Finally, the fish are divided.

After finishing his work, Huo Junshan headed home.

Yun Ningyan had already eaten dinner. She had stewed pork ribs and steamed rice. Huo Junshan had been working very hard these past few days, and she wanted to make sure he had some nourishment.

Huo Junshan reeked of fish, and Yun Ningyan pinched her nose in disgust: "You stink! You're not allowed on the bed until you've washed up! Eat first!"

Huo Junshan shook his head helplessly: "Fine! I'll wash up in a bit. I'd be at a huge loss if you didn't let me get on the kang!"

He had only taken two bites of his meal when the door was pounded on. Yun Ningyan's expression turned cold: "It must be Huo Changlan. I hit Yao Qingqing today. Yao Qingqing mocked me by the lake! I hit her! Your aunt is probably here to cause trouble."

Huo Junshan got up to open the door, and Yun Ningyan followed him.

As soon as the door opened, Huo Changlan rushed in and headed towards Yun Ningyan.

He reached out to grab Yun Ningyan, but Yun Ningyan wouldn't let him have his way.

Yun Ningyan deftly dodged to the side and sneered, "Auntie, what are you doing? Are you bored?"