Qin Zhao went to Li Dali's house to pick up a few bags of vegetable seeds, and then returned home.

The little koi was bored at home and had already fallen asleep waiting. The little fish's tiny body floated in the water, its tail and fins swaying gently from time to time, creating shallow ripples on the water's surface.

Qin Zhao walked lightly to the table and sat down.

When Qin Zhao first rescued the little fish, he had thought of returning it to the wild once its injuries had healed. However, after discovering that the little fish could understand him and had no intention of leaving, he gave up the idea of ​​releasing the little fish.

People have been lonely for too long and always hope to have someone to accompany them.

Even if it's just a fish.

Qin Zhao believed that all things have spirits, but he did not believe in supernatural powers.

Just like hunters like to keep dogs at home and wealthy people in the city like to keep parrots, it is not uncommon for some animals to be intelligent, understand human language, and communicate with humans.

He had the same idea about the little fish.

Therefore, during the past few days of getting along with this little guy, he just thought that this little guy was spiritual, but never thought of it as weird or supernatural.

But what happened last night forced him to make such a guess.

If there were more evidence...

Qin Zhao's gaze searched the room for a moment and fell on the straw raincoat and bamboo hat next to the low cabinet.

Due to health reasons, Qin Zhao seldom goes out on rainy days, so he has not actually used this raincoat many times.

Last night I was in a hurry to go out and accidentally forgot to bring it with me.

The straw raincoat was still lying there as before, its surface was dry and there was no sign of anything wrong.

Qin Zhao walked forward and gently brushed his fingertips across the surface.

His eyes moved slightly.

He thought for a moment, walked to the wooden tub full of laundry, and took out the wet clothes on the surface.

Qin Zhao lifted up the clothes and searched carefully inch by inch, and finally found what he was looking for.

—A small piece of dry straw.

The material is the same as that of the straw raincoat.

All doubts were resolved at this moment, and Qin Zhao felt as if a huge stone had fallen from his heart.

The young man I saw yesterday when I was half asleep, the clothes hidden by Xiaoyu, and the straw raincoat that had not been used for a long time but was still spotless.

Now I have the answer.

The strange thing is that after guessing the truth, Qin Zhao did not feel any surprise or fear.

Most of the time... I think it's quite interesting.

It seemed like he had rescued a little monster by accident.

Qin Zhao turned around when he heard the sound of shallow water behind him. The little koi fish was wagging its tail and coming to the wooden barrel.

He looked at Qin Zhao, and when his gaze fell on the clothes in Qin Zhao's hand, his body visibly tensed up.

Qin Zhao noticed his reaction, put down his clothes naturally, and walked to the table: "Finally woke up, I was just about to go to the stream to wash clothes."

Just doing some laundry?

Jing Li looked at him doubtfully, and was relieved when he saw that the latter did not show any abnormality.

He wagged his tail, splashing some water.

Qin Zhao understood what he meant and asked, "Do you want to go together?"

Jing Li nodded repeatedly.

He didn't want to stay at home alone at all; it was too boring.

Qin Zhao fell silent.

Take him there!

The little koi fish wiggled its fins and looked at him pitifully. Seeing that he still didn't respond, it flicked its tail, jumped up and kissed his fingertips.

This action may not have seemed like a big deal in the past, but it feels different today.

Qin Zhao withdrew his hand, only to feel the small area that had been touched by the other party was itchy and extremely uncomfortable.

Jing Li looked up at him, somewhat confused.

Is Qin Zhao having a fever again? Why do his ears look red?

Qin Zhao felt a little embarrassed when the little koi looked at him. He looked away and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

.

Before the sun set, Qin Zhao came to the village stream where clothes were washed, holding a wash basin and a small fish basket.

The people of Linxi Village use water from the same stream for washing clothes and cooking, so there is a specific time and place for washing clothes in the village. Over time, the villagers know not to drink the stream water when washing clothes.

Similarly, once it is time to cook, there will be someone upstream to remind you.