Chapter 188 Fox

The little fox came back quietly at some point. When Lin Yue turned around, he saw it hiding in a thicket of grass, with only a pointed nose and a pair of big black eyes showing.

As soon as Brother Zhang lifted his fishing rod, another small silver fish leaped out of the river, trailing sparkling water droplets. Brother Zhang took the fish off the hook, weighed it in his hand, and threw it back to the little fox.

The little fox jumped in surprise and flew far away. When it saw there was no danger, it came back carefully, circled around the little silver fish, picked up the fish and dived into the grass.

The little fox's fur is red, except for the back of its ears and its four little paws which are black. It looks like a fiery red elf in the forest.

During the rest of the time, whenever a fish was caught, Brother Zhang would throw the small fish to the little fox and the big fish into the barrel. The little fox gradually became braver and no longer afraid. It even lay not far away, quietly waiting for humans to feed it. The man and the fox were surprisingly harmonious.

This was a scene that Lin Yue had never seen before, and for a moment he felt extremely moved.

Not only her, but also her little Sisi, Lingling and other kids who were fishing by the river were watching the scene with great concentration. For the children, the impact was even greater.

Lin Yue was originally worried that the children were too young and would lose their patience, but due to the appearance of this little creature, they all stayed obediently beside Brother Zhang and had no intention of running around.

As the sun rose higher, the little fox slowed down its eating of fish. There were already two or three fish tidbits piled up in front of it, but it lay quietly there, still reluctant to leave.

Children have a natural love for small animals. Seeing that it was not moving, they wanted to go up and touch its fur, but they were afraid of disturbing this timid guy. So they could only restrain themselves and pretend to be fishing, looking back from time to time.

In reality, Little Mushroom didn't even touch the fishing rod. He was either looking at the fox or playing with sand. Little Stone and Lingling were fishing on the surface, but their minds were already elsewhere. Only Wanli was really fishing, and he actually caught quite a few fish.

"Zhang Wanli, what are you doing here? Are you fishing?" A sudden shout broke the silence.

The little fox was frightened, jumped up and ran away quickly, leaving only a few small fish on the ground to prove its presence.

Lin Yue looked back and saw several children's heads suddenly popping up from the woods behind him, led by Dabao.

The children pointed at the little fox's fleeing back and shouted, "Fox, it's a fox!" Then they all chased after it.

The little fox had already run far away. The children tried their best to catch up with it, but still lost it. They could only return in disappointment.

Dabao did not go chasing the fox with them. His purpose of coming here today was very clear: he wanted to learn how to fish.

He didn't want to eat fish. Although his family had many children, his father could afford to support them and they were not short of food. He simply liked these activities, such as catching cicadas, sparrows, and snakes.

As soon as he arrived, he half-knelt beside Brother Zhang, and together with Brother Zhang, they stared at a red spot on the lake. It was from a discarded insecticide.

The red plastic moved suddenly, and Brother Zhang lifted the fishing rod up neatly, and a fish as long as a palm was thrown up.

Dabao screamed in surprise. He didn't have time to hide, and the fish's tail splashed water all over his face. He was not angry, but even more excited, shouting loudly: "It's caught, it's caught, it's a silver carp!"

The remaining children were attracted and curiously gathered around Brother Zhang, waiting for the next fish to be caught.

But the other kids just watched for fun, and soon got bored, and ran off to do other things along with Lingling and Little Stone. Little Mushroom couldn't sit still, and soon followed his brothers and sisters.

Dabao was the only one left by the river, watching Brother Zhang and Wanli fishing.

Lin Yue held Sisi in his arms, sitting by the river, staring closely at the group of children.

Suddenly, the area was quiet again. The little fox came back at some point, blatantly snatched up a few small fish from the ground, and disappeared into the bushes.

The group of kids were having more and more fun, and finally they took off their shoes and socks and wanted to go into the water to catch fish.

It rained heavily a few days ago, and the water level in the river has risen a lot. The current is fast and it is not safe at all.

Lin Yue called out, "Lingling, I'm going to put away the cage, do you want to come over and see?"

When Ling Ling heard this, she immediately shouted, "Yes, yes! Mom, wait for me, I want to hold the rope!"

Seeing that her friends didn’t understand, she boasted to them about the ground cage, and then ran over with a group of children.

Lingling got Lin Yue's permission and went to lift the rope of the cage with some joy.

There are many kinds of traps, and they are not uncommon in coastal areas or places with many rivers. Many children saw the use of this thing at a glance. A group of children surrounded her, staring at the trap pulled out of the water.

When the cage was pulled up, Lingling was the one who could feel the movement inside the cage the most. She shouted excitedly, "Mom, mom, there are fish in it!"

Lin Yue took the cage, opened the tightly closed lid, looked inside with a smile, and let out a "yeah" sound.

The noise here also attracted Brother Zhang and Little Mushroom. Brother Zhang took it and looked at it, and he also laughed.

"You've got quite a lot! Not only do you have lunch today, you've got dinner too!"

There were quite a few fish in the ground cage. The two largest ones were about 20 centimeters long, and the rest were not too big, probably about as long as a thumb.

She took the fish out and put it in the bucket, and the rest of the cage was filled with river shrimps. There were still a lot of shrimps in the river at this time, and Lin Yue took a general look and thought that they could make two dishes.

Brother Zhang exclaimed, "Wow!" and laughed, "Your ground cage is quite useful. You caught so many shrimps. These are small and not easy to catch."

Lin Yue smiled and said, "Come on, I'll use this to prepare two dishes for you and Yuan Dong at noon!"

Brother Zhang picked up the bucket, called a few children to take the fishing rods and pony and go back with him, and joked: "We can't do without wine!"

"Of course there is. The sorghum wine I brew is not much worse than the one brewed by my uncle!"

Dabao caught up from behind and asked Lin Yue expectantly, "Auntie, did you make this cage yourself?"

After getting a positive answer, he couldn't wait to ask: "Then can you teach me? Auntie, don't worry, I'm very skillful and can learn it quickly. It won't take up too much of your time!"

Lin Yue said with a smile: "Why not? If you want to learn, just prepare the bamboo and come to me anytime!"

Dabao agreed with bright eyes, thought for a moment, and then, as if to return the favor, he called out the names of several children in a loud voice: "Tomorrow I will take you to collect bird eggs and trap sparrows!"

When the children heard this, they cheered and happily surrounded Dabao, asking him where they would go tomorrow and how to get the bird eggs.

Lin Yue's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and he quickly reminded them, "I won't stop you from going out to play, but you are not allowed to do anything dangerous, and you are not allowed to go to those old houses behind the hospital!"

Those are all dangerous buildings. If they collapse, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Dabao patted his chest and assured: "Auntie, don't worry, I will definitely keep an eye on them, there will be absolutely no danger!"

Lin Yue used almost all the ingredients for lunch at noon. She steamed the two largest fish, blanched the river shrimp, and there were many small fish as long as fingers. She originally wanted to put them back into the river, but Brother Zhang caught them, coated them with flour and fried them. They were crispy and surprisingly delicious.

After cooking, Lin Yue specially set aside some food and asked Lingling to deliver it to Wang Tingting at the military hospital. She was on shift work and had to go to work today.

When Zhang Yuandong came back, he was also very surprised to see such a large table of fish and shrimp. He thought that Zhang was just playing with a few children, but he didn't expect that they would have such a rich harvest.

Lin Yue told him what happened in the morning. When he talked about how Brother Zhang fed the fish he caught to the fox, he laughed and said, "I've been here for so long, but this is the first time I've seen a fox. It's not afraid of people at all and is waiting to eat the fish!"

Zhang Yuandong pondered and said, "I have seen them a few times during our training. Their fur is very beautiful. I have always wanted to hunt a few and make a red jacket for you. It will definitely look nice in winter!"

What kind of dangerous speech is this? Lin Yue quickly said: "No, no, I have enough to wear, why do I need so many!"

But Zhang Yuandong still didn't give up. He insisted on letting his wife wear a fur coat made entirely of red fox fur. He had been planning to do it for a long time. However, it was the season when animals shed their fur, and he thought the fur of the few foxes he had seen was not beautiful enough, so he held off on it.

Brother Zhang reminded them, "You are new here, so there are some things you don't understand. Before the Four Olds Movement, people here generally had some beliefs, and fox was one of them. If you really make fox fur clothes for your sister-in-law, be careful that someone will hold a grudge against your family."

Seeing Zhang Yuandong frowning, he advised: "I know you don't believe this, but we have to follow the local customs. Don't offend the locals because of a piece of clothing!"

It wasn't because Zhang Yuandong didn't believe it. On the contrary, after he met Lin Yue, he had become very convinced of these things. He frowned only because he felt it was a pity. Such a beautiful color would definitely look beautiful on his wife.

Lin Yue saw that he looked relaxed, and she heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Brother Zhang reminded her, otherwise she might have really worn a fox fur coat this winter.

In this northeastern region where keeping warm is the main priority, she is not averse to wearing fur, but she still can't get over the thought of the cute fox she saw today becoming clothes to wear.

Zhang Yuandong and Brother Zhang drank a lot of wine. He had nothing to do in the afternoon, but the meeting this morning made him very upset. After lunch, when he was alone with Lin Yue, he talked to Lin Yue about the border patrol next week.

It was not originally his turn to patrol the border next week, and since he had suddenly become very busy recently, Lin Yue guessed that there might be some trouble on the border between the two countries again.

Regarding his work, Lin Yue adhered to the principle that if he didn't tell her, she wouldn't ask, and rarely asked.

It was the same this time. Although she guessed why, she still didn't ask any more questions.

But she didn't need to ask any more questions, she soon found out the reason.