"Hey, Baiying! There must be a big fish in there!"
He Shiwen's low voice was filled with excitement.
She had lived a well-behaved life since she was a child and had never played in the fields. Now, surrounded by this vibrant world, she was like a bird out of a cage, and all she wanted was to play freely.
I want to try everything I haven't tried before.
Bai Ying glanced at the place where He Shiwen pointed. She was much calmer. She shook the water off her feet and put on her shoes. "Okay, let's go now that we're done washing. I guess dinner will be served soon."
"We didn't bring anything good to eat when we left. All we'll have is porridge and sweet potatoes when we go back," He Shiwen said, curling her lips. Her gaze remained fixed on the still-rippled water. "It would be great if we could catch some fish and take them back! Eating some meat would give us strength to continue on our journey!"
Bai Ying glanced at the rushing water and frowned slightly, "Forget it. The current is too fast. If I fall into the water and get washed away, it will be more trouble than it's worth."
"It's okay. Look, the fish is right next to the river. We don't have to go down there. We can just catch it! Okay, stop talking nonsense. If you don't dare, I'll do it!"
He Shiwen couldn't wait any longer. She tiptoed to the shore, bent down, slowly stretched her hands towards the water, held her breath, and was ready to attack at any time.
"Be careful, don't fall."
Seeing that He Shiwen was determined, Bai Ying knew that it was useless to persuade her anymore, so she simply went up and put her arm around He Shiwen's waist to prevent her from falling into the water again in excitement.
"Got it! Look at me—I caught it! Ahahahaha..."
He Shiwen suddenly pushed down, plunged her hands into the water, and successfully caught the big fish lurking at the bottom of the river. The fish was struggling desperately at the bottom of the river, stirring up mud and sand, making the water surface turbid and unable to see the situation underwater clearly.
A slippery feeling arises spontaneously.
Although the feeling was a bit disgusting, the intense joy of catching the fish made He Shiwen so excited that she suppressed the discomfort.
Bai Ying frowned slightly.
It's so easy to catch?
Judging from the signs of water fluctuations, the fish should be quite large, but the bigger the fish, the harder it is to catch. How could He Shiwen catch it easily on her first try?
For some reason, Bai Ying had a bad feeling in her heart.
"As expected of me! I caught a fish on my first try!"
He Shiwen was so excited that she pinched the fish's body with both hands, trying to pull it out of the water. Hmm... this body shape doesn't seem to be a fish's body?
The confusion in her heart flashed away, and the joy of catching the fish quickly dispelled He Shiwen's doubts.
whoosh!
He Shiwen emerged from the water with both hands, holding up the fish she had caught with a smile on her face.
A round head.
The four legs stretch out in four directions.
Two dull little eyes looked at He Shiwen.
“Gugua——”
The big fish's yellow belly bulged slightly, and it let out a cry.
"Ah! It's a toad!"
He Shiwen screamed and her hands trembled violently, as if she was having a seizure.
Bai Ying's eyes also fell on the prey in He Shiwen's hand. Its yellow skin was covered with dense bumps. How could it be a toad? This was clearly—
"Ah! Toad!"
Bai Ying couldn't help but scream.
You know, apart from round bugs, what she fears most is toads!
“Ahhhhhh—”
Frightened, they slipped and fell into the water.
"Help! I can't swim! Gululu..."
He Shiwen had already fallen into the water, and Bai Ying couldn't ignore He Shiwen. She tried her best to steady her body while grabbing He Shiwen's clothes, trying to pull her back.
However, Bai Ying's strength was not as great as she imagined. Not only did she fail to pull He Shiwen up, but she fell into the water as well.
At the critical moment, Bai Ying frantically grabbed the ground on the shore to steady herself, but she could only pull out a few weeds, and the medicine box placed next to her was also pulled into the water by her.
Gurgle——
Both of them were swallowed up by the rushing river.
"Doctor Bai! Doctor He!"
The young soldier nearby heard the noise and ran over quickly, his eyes wide open.
How could two living people disappear in such a short while?
Considering that Bai Ying and He Shiwen might have fallen into the water, the young soldier quickly jumped into the water to rescue them.
Helplessly, after searching at the bottom of the river for more than ten minutes, he still couldn't find a single person. Worried that the delay would affect the rescue, he quickly went ashore to inform Captain Shen of the news.
——
"What did you say? Doctor Bai and the others fell into the water?"
Following the young soldier's announcement, Shen Ao and his group rushed to the river without stopping.
Looking at the turbulent river, everyone had a bad feeling.
The river water is so turbulent that even people who can swim would not be able to swim out if they fall in, not to mention two girls!
One of them is Captain He's daughter. If something happens, how will they explain it when they return?
"What's wrong with you!"
Zhao Dayong looked at the young soldier who had brought them here and said angrily, "I told you to protect Doctor Bai and the others closely, so what did you do? You actually let them fall into the water!"
The young soldier was at a loss: "I, I, I, in just a moment, they disappeared... I immediately went into the water to look for them, but there was no one. I guess they were washed away by the current."
"You still dare to quibble!"
Zhao Dayong grabbed the young soldier by the collar, his eyes full of anger, and he wanted to beat this guy up.
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