"Whoosh!"
"Whoosh!"
......
As if someone were shooting arrows underwater, a silver "rain of arrows" shot towards the third brother.
The third brother tried to dodge to the side, but the tinderbox tilted to the side.
"Third Brother, don't move the tinder!"
It was a well-calculated angle, otherwise all that work would have been for nothing!
Seeing that her third brother was indeed badly injured, Ruan Meng went back into the house, found a winnowing basket and placed it in front of her third brother, leaving only her hand holding the tinder stick outside.
"ah!"
"hiss!"
......
The third brother suddenly yelled twice, but didn't move much. The second brother was really frightened and had already hidden behind his eldest brother.
Hearing the third brother shout, he shrank behind the eldest brother.
The eldest brother was initially worried, but after understanding the situation, he looked at Ruan Meng with a mixture of helplessness and sympathy for the third brother.
Noticing that the wooden basins in front of her were both full, Ruan Meng called out to her back, "Second Brother, come help!"
Although the second brother was afraid, he still went without hesitation when he heard Ruan Meng's call.
I walked over hesitantly and found that I couldn't move the wooden basin, so I lifted it with my sister.
By the light of the tinderbox, the second son finally saw clearly that the glittering "arrow" was actually a fish!
It's just that it's so tall and slender, it looks painful when it hits you or your hands.
The second brother felt sorry for his third brother for a second, and together with Ruan Meng, they dragged the two full wooden basins back to the shore.
The elder brother dared not light a torch, so he dragged the wooden basin toward the stone house and saw the fish in the basin clearly.
When the frequency of attacks on the third brother decreased and the noise on the sea gradually subsided, the eldest brother approached with a torch in hand.
The wooden basins in front of the third brother were each half full, and the fish bodies inside shimmered in the water.
"Little sister, is this fish edible?"
Otherwise, he would have gotten hit for nothing.
Ruan Meng smiled gloatingly, but still couldn't bear to say it, "You can eat it, the fish is very fresh!"
The third brother looked relieved, realizing that his hand no longer hurt.
Once no more fish flew over, Ruan Meng quickly checked her third brother's hands.
The flying fish crashed into the red object, but thankfully it didn't puncture it.
After Ruan Meng rubbed his groin, she comforted him, saying:
"All these fish today are thanks to Third Brother! I cooked him something delicious this morning!"
The third brother patted Ruan Meng's head, indicating that he was very satisfied with the compensation.
The second child volunteered to drag the wooden tub, pointing at the shimmering silver fish and asking:
"Little sister, why is this fish so stupid? It just walked right into the net and crashed into the wooden basin!"
The third brother chimed in, "Second brother, didn't you notice? This fish likes light! It's because I was holding a tinderbox that it bumped into the wooden basin!"
The second brother thought for a moment, then remembered that his eldest brother, who was holding a torch, had also been attacked by flying fish, and suddenly realized what had happened.
"Oh, right! My sister is so clever, how come I didn't think of that!"
"Thank goodness my sister found out, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to catch so many fish!"
"It's absolutely effortless!"
The eldest brother, standing behind, felt sorry for the youngest, saying, "It's just a bit hard on the hands..."
The second and third brothers both burst into laughter.
It was just some minor scratches from the impact, but they easily reaped four bowls of fish, and the third brother also felt that this was a worthwhile deal.
Ruan Meng answered her second brother's question:
"This is called a flying fish. It swims incredibly fast in the sea and can even leap out of the water. Its pectoral fins are beautiful; when spread out, they look a bit like wings." (Image from the internet) "Its flesh is very tender and tastes delicious. At night, it is attracted to light and will fly towards the light source."
The second brother nodded admiringly and gave Ruan Meng a thumbs up, "Little sister is amazing! She knows so much!"
Just as they were about to carry the fish back, they heard Ruan Meng call out to the third brother, "Third brother, help me hold the torch!"
The third brother looked up. "Anything else?"
Ruan Meng smiled sweetly, "Don't worry, we've caught all the fish. Let's go find the culprit who was 'drumming' in the middle of the night!"
The second child was also intrigued and, mustering his courage, insisted on following behind Ruan Meng to watch.
The three walked to the back of the stone house. The tide had not receded, and the water was up to their knees.
The second brother heard a continuous "drumming" sound underwater. If the water hadn't been shallow, he would have thought there was someone hiding underneath.
"younger sister......"
The second brother grabbed Ruan Meng's clothes and tucked her under his shoulders.
"What's this?"
His voice trembled uncontrollably.
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