Chapter 3 Want to Fish
"Brother, what is this?"
Xiaoyan had been watching Lu Qing busying himself beside him. After he finished making the fishing rod, she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This is called a fishing rod. It's used for fishing. Whether we have anything to eat today depends on it."
Lu Qing waved the bamboo pole, tried the feel of it, and felt somewhat satisfied.
He was a fishing enthusiast in his previous life. When he became interested, he would like to make some small rods to play with.
I didn't expect that this skill would come in handy here.
The little guy's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother can catch fish?"
"We can't say for sure whether we can catch it or not. Let's give it a try first. If we do catch a fish, we'll have fish soup to drink."
"Fish soup..." When Xiaoyan heard these two words, she was already lost in fantasy, saliva coming out from the corners of her mouth.
"Brother, let's go fishing quickly!"
The little guy can't wait any longer.
The last time she ate fish was a long, long time ago, during the Chinese New Year, when her father bought a big fish from the market.
In her memory, the fish was so delicious.
"Don't be so anxious, we still need to prepare some bait."
The bait was not difficult to find. Lu Qing found the bait he needed with two shovels in a relatively cool and fertile piece of land in the corner of the yard.
[Red earthworms: a good helper for loosening the soil, and it seems that they can also be used as medicine. ]
Ignoring the information that emerged from the earthworm, Lu Qing put it into a bamboo tube.
He dug this thing up not to use it as medicine, because he doesn't know any medicine.
They sealed the bamboo tube, leaving only one air hole, put the fishing rod on their backs, and carried an old wooden barrel in their hands, then the brother and sister began to walk out in a heroic and proud manner.
Just after leaving the courtyard and walking a short distance in the village, I was stopped by a woman.
"Lu Qing, are you cured and can you walk now?"
The woman was holding a tray of clothes, obviously having just come back from washing them.
There was surprise in her tone.
It is said that the kid from the Lu family is seriously ill and doesn’t have much energy left. Even Doctor Chen went to see him and said that it all depends on fate.
How come it's only been one day and you're already full of energy and ready to go out?
Just last night, the villagers were discussing when to collect his body.
"Yes, Aunt Wang, I don't know how, but after sleeping for two days, my illness gradually got better and I can get up in the morning."
Lu Qing answered in the same tone as the original owner.
Fortunately, the original owner used to be a taciturn and gloomy person, so it was not difficult to imitate him.
"My brother drank Grandpa Chen's medicine and recovered immediately!" Xiaoyan interrupted.
Aunt Wang didn't pay attention to any changes in Lu Qing's personality. Seeing that Lu Qing seemed to be getting better, she also smiled.
He kept saying, "It's good, it's good."
At the same time, I felt relieved.
In the past two days, several elderly people in the village went to see Lu Qing, and later said that he might not be able to survive this.
Everyone was discussing what Lu Xiaoyan would do if the boy from the Lu family was really gone.
The elders’ opinion was that one family in the village should adopt Xiaoyan, and the others should contribute some money as her nutritional expenses.
As luck would have it, the man from her family came back and said he wanted to adopt Xiaoyan, saying that the old man of the Lu family had done him a favor when they were all fleeing famine together, and he couldn't bear to see his last bloodline left unattended.
Aunt Wang was naturally unhappy to have an extra burden for no reason.
But she didn't dare to refute her man to his face, so she could only pray that Lu Qing could get through it.
Now that Lu Qing is indeed better, she is sincerely happy.
Thinking of this, Aunt Wang said to Lu Qing earnestly: "Lu Qing, you must take good care of yourself in the future. Xiaoyan only has you as her relative to rely on now. If you are gone, what will she do when she is all alone?"
Lu Qing was a little surprised.
In the original owner's memory, Aunt Wang didn't seem to be such a kind-hearted person.
But he still politely agreed, "I understand, thank you Aunt Wang for your concern, I will take good care of Xiaoyan."
"Well, that's what a good child should be like." Aunt Wang was satisfied.
As long as Lu Qing is still around, her husband will not have the idea of adopting Xiaoyan, and she won't have to worry anymore.
After her mood improved, Aunt Wang realized what the brother and sister were holding.
"You are holding wooden barrels and bamboo poles. What are you going to do?"
"Aunt Wang, my brother and I are going fishing!" Xiaoyan said happily.
"Catching fish?" Aunt Wang asked puzzledly.
What kind of fish can you catch with just a bamboo pole and a broken wooden barrel?
She thought of the Lu family's current situation and suddenly realized it.
I’m afraid these two siblings are so hungry that they want to go down to the river to catch fish?
Aunt Wang said quickly, "You must be hungry. Come on, come home with me. Aunt Wang has some food. Lu Qing, you've just gotten better. Why go down to the river? Don't catch a cold and get sick again."
"Don't worry, Aunt Wang, we won't go into the river. We'll just try to catch some fish on the shore." Lu Qing refused with a smile.
It's good to have a free meal, but the two brothers and sisters can't always rely on the villagers for support.
In that case, no matter how much affection you have, it will be exhausted one day.
"Fishing? Lu Qing, you also have this skill?" Aunt Wang was surprised.
Of course she knew what fishing was, but there seemed to be no one in the village who was good at this skill. How could Lu Qing know it?
"I only know a little bit. I heard about it from my father before, so I wanted to give it a try." Lu Qing replied.
Aunt Wang then remembered that Lu Qing's father knew a little about reading and writing, and he often traveled outside, so he had much more experience than the villagers.
Maybe he knew some special method.
But Aunt Wang was still a little worried: "There's no rush. You've just gotten better, you should rest more. Fish are so easy to catch. Don't stay by the river for too long in the wind, and catch a cold without catching any fish."
If Lu Qing falls ill again, it’s hard to say whether he can survive again given his frail body.
Lu Qing heard the concern in her tone and felt touched.
"Don't worry, Aunt Wang. I will be careful and will never act stubbornly."
Aunt Wang tried to persuade them again, but seeing that she could not persuade them, she could only say, "Then you must promise Aunt Wang that you will not go down to the river."
"Okay, we definitely won't go down to the river. Goodbye, Aunt Wang."
Aunt Wang watched Lu Qing and his sister walking out of the village, and suddenly she was startled.
"Oh, by the way, we have to tell that stubborn guy at home that the Lu family kid is alive and well, so that he can give up the idea of adopting the little girl."
Aunt Wang hurried home, and Lu Qing and his sister met a few people from the village on their way out.
Every villager was shocked when they saw Lu Qing and asked him how he recovered from his illness.
Every time this happened, Xiaoyan would happily tell them that her brother got better after drinking Grandpa Chen’s medicine.
This made everyone surprised, and at the same time, they could not help but respect Doctor Chen even more.
The old doctor's medical skills are getting more and more advanced. He can even save someone like Lu Qing who was only breathing his last breath. It's really amazing.
After being amazed, everyone felt happy for the Lu family. After all, Lu Qing was not dead, and the Lu family's bloodline was preserved.
When they learned that Lu Qing was going to the river to catch fish, they all advised him not to touch cold water as he had just recovered from a serious illness.
It was not until Lu Qing repeatedly assured him that he would not go into the river that he stopped dissuading him.
And after they heard that Lu Qing was going fishing, they lost interest.
Fishing, everyone knows this.
Some villagers have even tried to fish on their own.
After all, river fish are fat and have no owner, so who wouldn’t be greedy?
But everyone who tried eventually gave up.
Because in their opinion, fishing is really too difficult.
Often you may wait for half a day and only catch one or two small fish.
Even if you can catch a bigger fish occasionally, it's not worth it.
Everyone has a lot of farm work to do. If you waste so much time just for one or two fish, how can you still live?
Only someone like Lu Qing, whose family's fields were abandoned, with no farm work to do and no surplus food, would think of catching a couple of fish to fill his stomach.
After knowing Lu Qing's thoughts, everyone stopped trying to stop him. They just gave him a few words of advice and then went their separate ways.
On the contrary, a few half-grown children became very interested after hearing Lu Qing's words.
I followed them to the river, wanting to see how he fished.
(End of this chapter)
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