Chapter 113 Big Fish!

The next day, Zhou Sinian heated up breakfast early and called Mingdai through the door to get up, which directly brought out Mingdai's bad mood.

After breakfast, the two began to wait.

After a while, Zhou Sinian became impatient and kept going out to look out, almost seeing through the wall.

"Ming Dai! Did they forget to call us?"

Zhou Sinian had serious doubts.

Ming Dai shook her head: "No, you can knit a sweater for a while, and come call us soon."

Zhou Sinian had no choice but to hand the ball of wool to Mingdai. She let out the yarn while he knitted the sweater. He just kept his ears perked up, listening carefully to the noise outside, and would go out to check if there was any sign of trouble.

Ming Dai also understood Zhou Sinian's anxiety, mainly because the winter in Heilongjiang Province was really too boring!

After the heavy snow blocked the doors, every household stayed indoors for the winter. Except for the children who could not stay indoors, no one generally came out. Even the educated youth in the front yard became particularly well-behaved and acted less mischievously. I hadn't heard any noise in the front yard for a long time.

Such interesting group activities are even rarer. Zhou Sinian has been in the countryside for three years and has never participated in one.

It was not until around 10 o'clock in the morning that Aunt Huang came over and called them.

Zhou Sinian couldn't wait any longer. He snatched the ball of wool from Mingdai's hand and stuffed it into the basket. He jumped off the kang and pulled Mingdai down with him.

By the time Mingdai reacted, her cotton shoes had already been put on.

Okay.

Mingdai put on her big cotton jacket and Zhou Sinian put on his military coat. They both had sheepskin knee pads sewed by Mingdai tied around their legs, and then put on a pair of trousers on the outside, which kept them warm and was not conspicuous.

Afraid of the strong wind on the ice, Mingdai put on a woolen hat and wrapped her face tightly with a scarf.

Zhou Sinian wore a hat with ear protection and a red scarf wrapped around it. He held the newly acquired red scarf unwillingly and confirmed with Mingdai: "Can't I wear it? Just like you."

Ming Dai shook her head confidently: "No, this is a gauze scarf, not a scarf. Gauze scarves are breathable, so it's useless for you to wear it. Just wear the mask I sewed."

Zhou Sinian put the scarf back into the cabinet with regret, picked up the black cotton mask and tied it around his ears.

"I want a floral one, this one is ugly!"

Ming Dai rolled her eyes: "I want to sew it myself!"

Zhou Sinian hummed softly and muttered, "Just sew it yourself! Da Zheng knows how to do it! I'll go learn from him! Once he learns, I'll sew the ugliest thing for you!!"

Mingdai didn't hear it, and if she had heard it, she would probably be even more speechless.

Let him carry the basket, while Mingdai carefully carried a closed bamboo basket.

This was an idea proposed by Mingdai and made by Zhou Sinian and Liu Dazheng. It contains a fire-resistant porcelain pot and is wrapped with bamboo on the outside. The whole thing is made into a basket that can be held in the hand to keep warm.

Mingdai put some burning charcoal inside and brought some baskets to prevent the ice from being too cold for the two of them to bear.

At Zhou Sinian's repeated urging, the two locked the door and went out. At the entrance of the alley, they saw the Liu family waiting for them.

It was a rare pastime and everyone went, the sleds were packed with people.

Although the horses and sleds are public property, they are used to transport people who go ice fishing on the Yudai River for free every year.

Because Liu Dazhu is the team leader, the Liu family is always the first to go every year, which is considered an invisible benefit.

Mingdai and Zhou Sinian were the ones who hitchhiked.

On the way, Ming Dai found that many people followed along on dog sleds. Nowadays, most families only have one dog, and these dogs pulling sleds are usually gathered together by several families. The speed is not as fast as theirs, but it is also very convenient.

The closer we got to Yudai River, the more lively it became. There were already many people digging holes on the ice.

"Let's move on and not get involved with them."

In previous years, there have been incidents of villages fighting over ice caves.

After running for a while, we finally arrived.

Liu Dazhu observed it for a while, felt it was appropriate, and asked everyone to get out of the car.

The other dog sleds in Liujiawan also stopped behind the horse sled.

Mr. Liu Sanye sat on the sled, watching with his hands in his pockets, and had no intention of getting off. Anyway, as the professional driver of Liujiawan, he would get the fish no matter who caught it, so why should he get off and get frozen?

Zhou Sinian was a little impatient, and pulled Mingdai, who had just got off the car, down the car. Mingdai was so scared that she tightly grasped the basket in her hand.

Mingdai's back was wet with sweat when she reached the bottom safely. She took a deep breath and started to curse at Zhou Sinian.

She finally understood why in her previous life, some parents were sent to the hospital because of their children's anger!

It's really hard to manage naughty kids!!

She was holding a charcoal basin! What if it flipped over and burned both of us?

Ming Dai scolded Zhou Sinian so much that his ears drooped. She repeatedly promised that there would not be a next time before letting him go.

The little dog quickly adjusted itself and watched Liu Dazhu and the others digging holes with curiosity.

Liu Dazhu chose a location in the middle of the river downstream and circled five holes every ten meters.

The places they draw will generally be avoided by others automatically.

Liu Dazhui and his two sons took turns using ice picks to break the ice along the drawn lines. Soon the entrance to the cave was broken open, with broken pieces of ice floating on top.

Use a colander to scoop out the crushed ice, clean the hole and you can start fishing.

Mingdai looked at the cleaned hole and was a little disappointed. She thought the fish would jump out of the water due to lack of oxygen, but she didn't.

However, most fish are in a semi-sleepy state at this time. Once they sense that the oxygen in the water increases, they will rush over immediately.

Due to lack of oxygen, their vigilance will be low, so the possibility of being hooked is greater.

Aunt Huang took out the corn that had been cooked in advance and tied it to the fishing hook.

In fact, meat such as earthworms is the best bait, but it is hard to find now.

Liu Laifa took the children to fish at the first hole.

Liu Dazhui and his other two sons smashed open all the remaining fishing holes.

Before Zhou Sinian and his friends had time to set their fishing lines, Liu Laifa had already caught a fish.

It’s Goudan’s fishing hook.

His little face turned red with excitement, and he pulled the fishing line excitedly. With the help of his uncle, he pulled a fish up.

It wasn’t very big, but it was enough to make Goudan proud. This was the first fish he had ever caught in his life!

Zhou Sinian became even more anxious when he saw this. He took the ice pick from Liu Dazhu's hand and smashed the hole open with a few bangs.

This time my hands were steady and I didn't crack the ice.

After the crushed ice was scooped away, he took the fishing line handed to him by Aunt Huang and threw it down, squatting patiently, waiting for the float to sink.

Liu Laifa just explained the fishing process to his nephew, and he has already learned it.

Mingdai took the corn and fishing line that Auntie Huang gave them and squatted down.

There was a brazier and both of them were dressed warmly, so they weren't cold. It was just that the wind was so strong that they couldn't see.

After the fishing hook was put down, Zhou Sinian became extremely patient.

He stared at the fishing float in the water without blinking, which made Mingdai's eyes hurt, but he didn't move at all.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, there was finally movement in the water.

After the float sank twice, Zhou Sinian quickly pulled up the line, and a big fish flew out along the fishing line and hit the shore.

Compared with the one Goudan had just pulled up, this one was much bigger and more ferocious. It was struggling hard even after it reached the shore.

Zhou Sinian rushed forward, picked up the fish by pinching its gills, and was extremely excited to see the big fish that was almost as long as his arm!

"Ming Dai! Look! The fish I caught is big!"

After saying that, he ran over, picked up the fish that Goudan had just caught and compared it with his own.

One big, one small, one long, one short, the contrast is very obvious.

He shook the two fish and said to Goudan, "They are so small!"

Goudan looked at the fish they caught, his eyes turned red, and he burst into tears. Liu Laifa was so scared that he quickly covered his nephew's mouth.

Seeing him crying, Zhou Sinian came back with satisfaction. Mingdai didn't even dare to look up at the Liu family.

Goudan, whose mouth was shut by his uncle, clenched his fist and swore secretly that he must catch a bigger one!

Afterwards, the two began to compete.

Zhou Sinian has good patience, steady hands and sharp eyes, and he basically never lets go of a fish that has taken the bait.

Goudan was a small boy with an impatient temper. He would often pull up the line before the fish was hooked to death, and he would let go of many fish. He would then pout and start crying.

In the end, it was Liu Laifu who comforted his youngest son: "Look, your idiot brother hasn't caught a single fish yet!"

Goudan looked at his brother's empty back and burst into laughter.

Tiedan: You really are my dad!

Mingdai was not in a hurry either. She had never caught any fish before, and this time was no exception.

When fishing, the fish only bit Zhou Sinian's hook, not hers.

So she simply gave the fishing rod to Zhou Sinian and asked him to take two.

Sure enough, not long after she passed it over, the fish started to take the hook, and it was a pretty big pike that was pulled up.

Ming Dai sighed. The physique of the Air Force Commander from her previous life really came back to her.

They did not go home at noon, but stayed until after three in the afternoon.

The occasional exclamations from the ice surface represent that everyone has gained a lot during this period.

At the end of the afternoon, Zhou Sinian was still reluctant to leave. He used his two fishing rods and caught half a basket of fish of all sizes, a very good result.

Liu Dazhui's family has four holes, which are used to catch the most fish, and the eyes of people around them are drooling.

Fortunately, everyone had a good harvest, and while the weather was good, we went home happily.

When they got home, Mingdai took Zhou Sinian into the space quickly.

After the fish were put into the warehouse, the two of them took a hot bath and felt alive again.

Mingdai was worried, so she made some ginger tea, and they both drank it.

Zhou Sinian's concern for the fish outweighed his aversion to drinking hot ginger tea. He drank the ginger tea in one gulp and went to the warehouse to take out the largest fish.

"Ming Dai! Eat fish!"

Ming Dai looked at the fish and said, "The pot in the room is too small. Let's clean it up and stew the fish outside!"

Zhou Sinian the puppy nodded: "Okay, okay!"

After Mingdai taught him how to prepare the fish, she went to cook the rice herself.

How can you eat fish without rice?