Chapter 28 Rowing Fishing

Su Qian withdrew his gaze from the old patriarch's back and spoke softly to Gu Luyun,

"Mom, it's easy to be grateful, but hard to be vengeful! Dad and the Su family had a deep relationship, but he always supported the Su family. Now that everyone is in trouble, the Su family sees that I have something in my hand and wants me to continue supporting them, but I can't do this!"

"Yes, mother knows. When your father and second uncle were young, their parents died early, and they grew up eating the food provided by the Su family! Ah Sheng has always been grateful for the kindness, and after he was appointed as a general, he brought them to the capital..."

Gu Luyun sighed, "He is now in a state of uncertainty about life or death, yet his people are forcing us like this. If he knew about this, he would probably be disheartened, right?"

Su Qian nodded slightly.

When they were on the way to exile, the members of the Su clan ridiculed and bullied their family. The old patriarch always spoke up to defend them at the critical moment. Perhaps he thought that he and others still had some value to use?

Although I don't want to think of the old patriarch in such a bad light, the fact that he came here today to demand the confiscation of my family's things has already exposed his purpose!

"Ah Qian, don't think too much! Mom just made some sea bass soup, come and try it!"

Gu Luyun sat in front of the iron pot, took out the remaining burnt wood from the stove, and said to Su Qian.

"Yes, here it comes!"

After being busy for most of the day, Su Qian, who had only eaten a meat bun, also felt hungry. She washed the bowls and chopsticks for the family of four with water in the wooden barrel before preparing to serve the soup.

"His uncle and aunt, how about we drink some fish soup together?"

Gu Luyun called out to Uncle Su and others in the stone house next door.

"No need, the clams I cooked are almost ready!"

The second aunt of the Su family and the others just came out of the stone house. They had just entered the stone house because the old patriarch came to talk to Su Qian and Gu Luyun about something and asked them to leave.

"Sister-in-law, Ah Qian, we heard what you said just now! We support your decision!"

The second uncle of the Su family whispered, "Don't worry, I'm here and I won't let you be bullied!"

"Acheng, if you have any problems in the future, don't go to the clan leader. If it weren't for the previous incident of dividing wild boar meat, the old clan leader probably wouldn't have come up with this idea."

The second aunt of the Su family complained in a low voice, "How can they be so shameless that they actually want to confiscate Ah Qian's things!"

Uncle Su showed a shameful expression on his face. "I thought that the wild boar would not be eaten up anyway, and it would go bad if left for too long, so I..."

"Alright, now that we've come to this, don't always go to the old patriarch for anything from now on! Ah Qian has hidden these things for so long, why should he confiscate them just because he says so?"

The second aunt of the Su family couldn't help but raise her voice slightly, "Isn't this bullying?"

Su Qian looked at the straightforward character of the second aunt of the Su family, and smiled slightly, "Okay, second aunt. Don't talk about the second uncle, or he will be buried in the sand! Let's eat first, and after dinner, I will take the second uncle, sister Xi and Ah He to go boating!"

"Ah Qian, is it true? I can also learn to row a boat?"

Su Xi's eyes lit up and she asked her softly.

"Well, if you want to learn, you can go and learn. When you have money in the future, you can buy a fishing boat of your own."

Su Qian nodded slightly.

Maybe it’s because there are more seasonings today, the fish soup is particularly delicious.

After eating, Su Qian took Gu Luyun to the stone house and handed her two silver notes worth 100 taels of silver. "Mom, keep this."

"Ah Qian, just keep it to yourself. Mom isn't going anywhere, so what are you going to do with it?"

Gu Luyun pushed it gently and said.

"Mom, I have some more here. You can keep it. It's a good backup in case of any emergency."

"Okay, I'll keep it for you first. If you need it, just come to me and get it!"

Gu Luyun thought for a moment, nodded and said.

Afterwards, Su Qian took his second uncle and his two uncles to the seaside to practice how to row a boat.

After an afternoon of practice, the three finally mastered the skills of rowing.

"Uncle, you can sell your catches at the fishing shop or market in Haiping Town."

Su Qian asked him softly.

"Well, I am taking advantage of Xiao Ah-Qian!"

The second uncle of the Su family had a look of shame on his face. "Before, the old clan leader always said that we all have the same blood, so the second uncle thought that we are all from the same clan. I really didn't expect that they would also plan to confiscate all your things..."

"Uncle, let's just let this matter go! They can't force me to do something I don't agree with. After all, my father might be vindicated one day!"

Su Qian curled her lips, "They are still waiting for my father to take them back to enjoy glory and wealth again!"

"Well, from now on we can just live our own lives and not interfere with each other!"

The second uncle of the Su family nodded and said, "By the way, we have to go to open up wasteland tomorrow. Let the second uncle take care of it. It's a physically demanding job, and you and your mother can't handle it!"

"Nothing. Since I learned martial arts, my body has become much stronger. I just regard the land reclamation as a way to exercise my body!"

Su Qian shook her head gently. She didn't want to rely too much on others for everything, even if it was Su's second uncle.

After all, those are debts of favor that can never be repaid!

"Ah Qian, how about we try to catch some fish and bring them back?"

Su Xi pointed at the bow and said excitedly, "I think I saw a fishing net here!"

"Really?"

Uncle Su, who was standing at the stern, quickly went through the awning to the front of the boat to check, and sure enough, he found a complete fishing net under the deck.

"Ah Qian, since we're already out here, why don't we catch some fish before we go back?"

Uncle Su looked at the island not far away, then at the fishing net in his hand and asked.

"Okay, let's use what we just caught as dinner!"

Su Qian nodded without comment, "But, Uncle, do you know how to use a fishing net?"

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Half an hour later.

Uncle Su and Su He pulled the fishing net out of the sea with sweat on their faces. They found fish and shrimps of all sizes in the net and couldn't help but sigh, "It turns out that fishing is also a skill!"

Su Qian couldn't help but laugh.

She bought this fishing boat as a cover for her free trips to the sea, and she would not use it often.

Now it would be okay to let Uncle Su learn the skill of fishing.

"Let's go, it's getting late, let's go back!"

Looking at the setting sun, Su Qian said to them.

"Okay, Sister Qian, let me row the boat this time!"

Su He volunteered to raise his hand.

Soon, the group of four returned to the beach of their island.

After Su He secured the fishing boat's anchor around the reef, he and his sister put their catch of the day on their clothes and prepared to go to the stone house.

"Uncle, after the fishing net is put into the sea, it needs to be cleaned up and dried. Only then can the fishing net be used for a long time."

Seeing that the second uncle of the Su family was also planning to go back, Su Qian hurriedly said.

In the future, Uncle Su will definitely use the fishing boat a lot, so Su Qian still has to tell him what he needs to say.