Yun Yiyi dragged the basket back to the pond and placed it in. She lay on the ground, staring at the basket. From this angle, the pond was packed with fish. Schools of fish swam back and forth. From this angle, the water in the middle of the pond was incredibly dark, the bottom completely invisible. The sunlight overhead shone on the water, shimmering silver like strands of luminous ribbons.
After a while, Yun Yiyi felt her eyes were no longer working. Her head was nodding, and her eyelids were getting heavier. She struggled to pat her face, then splashed the cold water on it. Haha, not only did she feel cooler, but her sleepiness was gone too.
Yun Yiyi didn't dare to lie down anymore, so she started to circle around the pool. When she was about to circle the fifth time, Yun the Butcher came back with three young men.
"Dad, why did you take so long this time?"
"Yiyi, this time I followed the village chief and delivered water all the way to the camp, and then came back with empty buckets. In addition, your village chief uncle needed to explain to everyone how to transport water in sections on the way, so we didn't walk fast on the road. However, I came back faster this time. I only needed to transport the water to the fork in the road, and then carry the empty buckets to fill them with water." Yun the butcher explained carefully.
"Dad, you've come a long way. Come over here and wash your face and cool down. Brothers, wash your faces and cool down too."
After hearing Yun Yiyi's words, Yun the Butcher and the young men first washed their faces, then filled their buckets with water and walked towards the mountain road.
"Yiyi, please pay attention to your safety. If anything goes wrong, just call me loudly. I can hear you." Yun the butcher gave instructions while walking forward with a bucket in one hand.
"I understand, Dad." Yun Yiyi replied.
Yun Yiyi first sat under a tree to rest for a while, then went to the pond to get a basket, and after all the fish in the basket were poured into the puddle, she put the basket back into the pond.
In order to prevent herself from falling asleep, Yun Yiyi walked back and forth in circles in the woods. So, the whole afternoon Yun Yiyi was in a cycle of collecting baskets, collecting fish, and then putting baskets back.
Yun the Butcher and his men also carried water back and forth. At first, Yun Yiyi counted how many times Yun the Butcher carried water, but later she simply stopped counting.
Only when the sun began to set and it was estimated that it would be dark in more than an hour did Yun the Butcher and his companions stop.
"Dad, is there enough water in the village?" Yun Yiyi asked.
"Yes, every household in the village has their water containers full. We have to hurry and clean the fish," said Yun the butcher hurriedly.
"Dad, do you need my help? How long will it take to clean up so many fish?" Yun Yiyi said worriedly as she looked at the densely packed fish in the puddle.
"Haha, don't worry, Yiyi. Your uncle Zhang will be here with more than ten people to help in a while. We have a lot of people, so we can clean it up quickly. We don't need your help here, Yiyi, you should just walk around the woods around the stone pond a few more times. It's getting dark, and we hope there are no wild animals running into the pond without us noticing."
"Okay, Dad. I'll go for a walk." Yun Yiyi said and turned into the woods. It was very dark in the woods now, but you could still see things clearly.
About five minutes later, Hunter Zhang arrived with a dozen or so young men to help. They gathered around the puddle, killing the fish, scaling them, and removing their guts. With more people, the work went much faster. In about half an hour, all the fish were cleaned.
Yun the Butcher cleaned the baskets and then placed the fish, which had also been cleaned, inside. In the end, Yun the Butcher had three baskets full of fish, totaling over 120 fish.
"Brother Yun, I didn't expect you to catch so many fish in this afternoon." Hunter Zhang said happily as he looked at the basket full of fish.
"Yes, Uncle Yun, I didn't expect that we not only found water this afternoon, but also caught fish."
"Most of these fish were caught by Yiyi. I didn't expect Yiyi to be not only skilled in martial arts, but also good at catching fish."
"Yes, this fish is an unexpected catch."
As soon as Hunter Zhang started speaking, everyone started praising him.
"Uncle Zhang, brothers, it's not that I know how to catch fish, it's that the fish in this pond are too stupid. They can go into the basket without any bait." Yun Yiyi said embarrassedly.
"Haha, yes, don't praise Yiyi anymore. Everyone has worked hard this afternoon." Yun the Butcher said with a smile.
"Yiyi is such a smart and capable child, it's only right that we praise her." Hunter Zhang said with a smile.
"Dad, Uncle Zhang, the sun is about to set. The mountain road is difficult to walk on, let's set off quickly. Besides, it's not safe to walk on the mountain road at night." Yun Yiyi urged.
"Then let's set off quickly." Yun the butcher carried the basket and walked in front, Yun Yiyi followed closely behind, and everyone lined up to climb the mountain road.
When Yun the Butcher and his companions were halfway through their journey, they could no longer see the road through the woods. They had no choice but to light a torch and continue on their way. The woods were dark at night, and only the areas with the torches provided some light.
"Everyone follow me closely and don't fall behind. We have already walked more than half of the way and will be back to the camp soon. Besides, I think the village chief will definitely bring people to greet us." Yun the Butcher said loudly.
"Yes, don't be afraid, keep an eye on the road, we will get there soon." Hunter Zhang also said.
Yun Yiyi had rested for the whole afternoon and was now full of energy. She followed Yun the Butcher and walked very fast.
The guys at the back of the team were empty-handed and had nothing on their backs, so they were able to keep up with the team's pace.
When Yun the Butcher and his companions arrived at the entrance to the woods behind the camp, they saw from afar the village chief holding torches and leading a group of people to greet them.
Yun the Butcher and the others also quickened their pace. Great! They were finally almost there. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After Yun the Butcher and his men met the village chief, everyone returned to the camp together.
"Village chief, we caught three baskets of fish in the pond this afternoon, about one hundred and twenty fish. We cleaned the fish before coming. You can distribute them to everyone later." Yun the butcher said as they walked.
"Ah, did you catch so many fish this afternoon?" the village chief exclaimed in surprise.
"Actually, it was Yiyi who caught all the fish this afternoon. The fish in the pond had never been caught by anyone, and there were a lot of them. We caught so many without realizing it. In the evening, when we were cleaning the fish, we were also very surprised. I thought it would be great if we could catch seventy or eighty fish. After all, we are always drawing water from the pond and often scare the fish away." Yun the butcher said with emotion.
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