When I woke up, the rain had stopped. Jianshu stood in the yard and took a breath of fresh air. It smelled really good.

"Beautiful sister!"

Just as she was stretching, she heard a familiar voice calling out. She looked up and saw Tiedan running in. She raised her eyebrows slightly, "Hey, busy man, have you finally remembered me, your sister?"

Tiedan carried the bucket, grabbed Jianshu and said excitedly, "Pretty sister, let's go fishing! Fishing is easiest after the rain!"

Fish are most active after rain, and the harvest is the greatest. Every time it rains, the children would gather their friends and go to the stream with buckets, and by the time they return, the buckets would be filled with a good catch.

"Catching fish? You want to go into the water? No! It's too dangerous!" Jianshu's first reaction was to refuse.

There was no way. The summer education in her previous life was so impressive that she was particularly sensitive to it, and the first thing that came to her mind were various drowning incidents.

"It's okay, the river is not deep. We play there every year. If you don't believe me, come with us to see it." Tiedan shook her arm and refused to let go.

Jian Shu hesitated for a moment, "Okay, then I'll go with you, but if it's dangerous, you just come back with me, okay?" She was afraid that she couldn't stop him verbally, so she decided to go with him to take a look and keep an eye on him. If anything happened, she could still discover it earlier.

"Okay, okay, I'll do whatever you say!" Tiedan was only thinking about pulling people over and would agree to whatever was said.

Then he happily found a bucket from Jianshu's house, saying that he would use it to put the fish in. Jianshu ignored him and started to change his clothes and shoes. The clothes he was wearing were not suitable for going out.

"Hurry up, hurry up! If you go too late, we will all be caught by others!" Tiedan kept urging and pulled people out.

Jianshu could only jog to keep up.

By the time the two arrived at their destination, there were already quite a few people there, including adults and children, and Jianshu finally felt relieved.

With so many people here, nothing should happen.

After putting her worries aside, she became interested in catching fish. She had eaten a lot of fish, but this was the first time she caught one herself.

She felt a little excited, but when she looked at the crowd around her, she couldn't help but feel discouraged. There were so many people, how could she catch him?

"Tiedan, there are too many people here. We can't win by ourselves." We can only ask the children for help. If we work together, we can get some results, right?

Although she felt that she was most likely the one holding herself back.

"It's okay! Just watch me!" Tiedan patted his chest confidently, then secretly observed the surrounding area. After making sure no one was paying attention, he quietly left with Jianshu, "Follow me!"

The two men walked around the crowd from behind and headed downstream, pulling aside a patch of dense grass to reveal a hidden canal.

"This is the secret base I discovered. There are special fish here every time it rains, much more than the ones above. They are also very stupid. I can catch one every time. No one else knows it except me. I won't tell others!" He said the last sentence very proudly.

As he spoke, he took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, and took a step forward lightly. The water immediately touched his knees.

He skillfully pushed aside the water plants in front of him, revealing two leisurely little fish. Slightly startled, they immediately ran away like headless flies, and the next second they fell into the hands of the hunter who had been waiting for a long time.

...It's a bit silly indeed.

"Wow! Tiedan, you are so awesome!" exclaimed Jianshu, a country bumpkin who had never seen this scene.

"Hehe! That's it!" Tiedan was so proud of the compliment that his tail lifted up. "It's very simple. Let me teach you."

"Great, great!" Jianshu couldn't wait to try it out. It looked like fun.

"These fish usually hide in the grass. You just need to gently push aside the water plants like this, and then..." Tiedan narrated and demonstrated at the same time, his desire to be a teacher was overflowing.

Jianshu listened carefully and asked, "Is that so?" He tried to learn while speaking, but his reaction was always a beat late and he missed the fish several times.

"It's okay, take your time, you will be fine after a few more times!" Tiedan, the teacher, is very patient. He wishes she would learn slowly so that he can teach her for a while longer.

The feeling of missing out several times was very bad. Jianshu's initial interest turned into a competition with the fish. She refused to believe it. She had to catch a fish today, otherwise she would not leave!

"continue!"

I don’t know if it was luck or strength, but after failing many times, Jianshu finally caught a fish.

"Ah - I caught a fish!" Jianshu screamed excitedly, but immediately reacted and lowered her voice, holding up the little fish in her hand and excitedly showing it in front of Tiedan.

"Yeah, that's great!" Tiedan was also very happy, happier than if he had caught the fish himself.

Perhaps this is the pride that teachers feel after seeing their teaching results.

Jianshu, who caught the fish, was encouraged and prepared to keep trying. Tonight she wanted to eat the fish she caught with her own hands!

As Tiedan said, no one knew about this place except him. The two of them kept fishing here for an hour or two. The bucket was already half full of fish, enough for two meals. Only then did they reluctantly climb ashore.

"It's okay that we can't keep these fish, otherwise we could catch some more." Jianshu's words were full of regret.

"Yes!" Tiedan was also reluctant.

But it’s getting late, and if I don’t go home I’ll get beaten.

Seeing the child like this, Jianshu put away his reluctance and comforted him, "It's okay, we'll catch more next time it rains. Let's take care of the remaining ones and let them grow some more meat. If we catch all of them this time, we won't be able to catch any more in the future. We can't kill the fish."

"Yes, let's raise it a little longer!" After hearing this, Tiedan felt much better. He then asked curiously, "What does 'draining the pond to catch all the fish' mean?"

Jianshu washed his hands and pressed him to clean the mud off his legs. As he washed, he explained to him, "To drain the pond to catch fish is to drain the water from the pond. It's a metaphor for only pursuing short-term benefits without making long-term plans."

Then he gave him an example, "Think about it, if we catch all the fish today and there is no fish left in the river, will we be able to catch fish in the future?"

"Oh, that's how it is!" Tiedan suddenly realized, and then he became a little excited. "Drain the pond to catch all the fish, drain the pond to catch all the fish, I learned a new phrase: drain the pond to catch all the fish!"

As he spoke, he jumped and ran forward. Jianshu looked at his back and couldn't help laughing.

Children's happiness is that simple, isn't it?

Catching a fish or learning a new word can make him happy for a long time. He is really easy to satisfy.

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