Xiao Bao and the others were very excited and waved to the big cat. But the big cat ignored them completely, turned around in the water, quickly swam to the shore, disappeared into the woods, and vanished from their sight.
"The big cat swims so fast!" Daya exclaimed in surprise.
Chen Laosi also said excitedly, "It's really unbelievable. This is the first time I've ever seen a lynx crossing a lake."
Xiao Bao clapped his hands and cheered, "Big Cat is so amazing!"
The lynx had vanished, and Chen Nong was still gazing longingly at the grove of trees, saying excitedly, "I miss that lynx so much!"
The way that lynx swam in the water was so cool; Chen Nong was completely captivated by it.
Chen Kai said seriously, "Chen Nong, don't even think about it, that lynx is very fierce!"
Although fishing cats may appear docile and cute, they are actually fierce, ruthless, and extremely wild, daring to attack wild animals much larger than themselves. Some fishing cats, even after being domesticated for many years, will still actively attack other animals.
Chen Nong said, feeling wronged, "Alright then!"
After a while, Chen Nong started shouting again, "Fourth Uncle, I want to play in the water! I want to go into the water!"
Old Chen said, "Alright, but you can't swim too far. You have to stay with the bamboo raft."
"Great! Time to play in the water! Time to play in the water!" the little ones shouted excitedly.
Chen Nong and the others quickly took off their clothes, leaving only a pair of trousers, and with a few splashes, they all jumped into the lake.
Daya said enviously, "You can't catch fish on the bamboo raft. I really want to go into the water and catch fish too."
Old Chen quickly stopped them, saying, "Women are not allowed to go into the water!"
There are outsiders here. What kind of behavior is it for girls to swim in front of outsiders?
The girls, including Da Ya, said pitifully, "Oh, we know!"
Zhou Kai coughed and said, "Da Ya, you're ten years old now, you should pay more attention to your appearance."
When Da Ya heard someone say that she didn't care about her image, she immediately retorted, "What do you find wrong with me?"
Zhou Kai quickly replied, "No, no!"
Da Ya retorted, "Then why should I care about my image! Anyone else who doesn't like me, come on, let's talk privately!"
Zhou Kai hesitated, wanting to speak but stopping himself. He was only reminding Da Ya because he was worried she wouldn't be able to get married in the future. She was so fierce; if she didn't pay attention to her image, who would dare marry her?
However, Chen Kai thought that Daya was doing quite well.
After a while, Zhou Kai asked, "Why don't we just fish here?"
Chen Laosi looked around and said, "Let's go a little further away."
They rowed a little further away, and could no longer see any people from their village around them.
Old Chen stopped the bamboo raft and said, "Alright, let's pack up our things and fish here."
After Chen Laosi finished speaking, he then instructed Da Ya and the other girls, "Da Ya, you can just fish on the bamboo raft, don't go into the water to play."
Daya said impatiently, "Okay, okay, I know!"
Er Ya snorted and said, "Fine, I won't go into the water then."
After Chen Laosi and his men went into the water, they cast their fishing nets not far from the bamboo raft.
Seeing them leave, Sanya happily said, "Let's string the bamboo rafts together and play!"
Da Ya laughed and said, "Okay, let's go, let's row all the bamboo rafts together."
Before long, several bamboo rafts were strung together in a row, occupying almost half the width of the lake.
Chen Nong and the others swam around in the water, having a great time.
There are many fish in the lake, but they are not easy to catch. These fish are very wary and will run away at the slightest movement.
After Chen Laosi and the others cast their fishing nets, Chen Nong followed them to drive the fish away.
On the bamboo raft, Da Ya and the others cast several fishing rods into the water. Da Ya asked, "Uncle, Xiao Tian, do you want to go fishing?"
Chen Kai said happily, "Okay, I want to play!"
Chen Kai took a fishing rod, hoping to catch a big fish.
Sanya looked at the birds flying in the sky and really wanted to catch one to keep as a pet. Erya looked at the big, fat bird flying in the sky and really wanted to catch one to roast and eat.
Then, the two of them immediately agreed and ran to the bamboo raft at the very edge, and used it to sneak ashore.
Chen Kai was fishing when he noticed Xiao Bao swimming around his fishing rod. He said helplessly, "Xiao Bao, why don't you go play somewhere else? You're scaring all my fish away."
"Okay!" Xiao Bao replied and swam off to play with his brother.
After a while, Chen Laosi and his men pulled in their nets. They had a good catch, with quite a few fish, but they were all about the size of a palm.
The other children also caught quite a few small fish with their fish baskets.
Chen Laosi and the others swam over, poured the fish from the net into the wooden bucket, and instructed, "Keep an eye on these fish, don't let those big water birds steal them."
"Okay, we got it!" Daya and the others replied.
Seeing that his fishing rod hadn't moved yet, Chen Kai stood up, turned to the spot, and asked, "Xiao Tian, want to go fishing together...?"
"Ahhh..."
"Thump!"
Chen Kai fell into the lake before he could finish speaking. It seemed like something had ripped his clothes with a lot of force, pulling him into the lake in an instant.
"Uncle!"
"Uncle!"
The children exclaimed in surprise.
Chen Kai quickly swam to the bamboo raft and clung to it with both hands.
Da Ya quickly ran over, pulled the bewildered Chen Kai to his feet, and asked anxiously, "Uncle, are you alright?"
Chen Kai came to his senses and said, "It's nothing, it just felt like something pulled me down."
The people in the water looked at each other, realizing that no one had been playing near the bamboo raft just now.
Daya hesitated and said, "What if we encounter a softshell turtle?"
Da Ya then called out, "Fourth Uncle, please come back quickly, everyone be careful."
Before long, Chen Kai had even changed out of his wet clothes, he was pulled down by something again.
This time, Daya saw what animal had done it and said, both amused and exasperated, "Oh, it was this little thing!"
As Chen Kai swam in the water, watching the little creature swimming around him, he said happily, "Oh, it's you, you little rascal! You're so naughty."
Chen Kai coaxed, "I have dried fish, do you want to come with me?"
Chen Kai played with the little creature in the water for a while before climbing onto the bamboo raft.
After Chen Kai climbed onto the bamboo raft, the little creature poked its head out next to them, looking at them curiously. It was so cute!
Da Ya and the others stared intently at the little creature, not daring to speak loudly, for fear of accidentally scaring it away.
Wow! So cute! I really want to touch it.
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