"Okay, okay." The little guy slid off the chair by himself, took Ning Yan's hand, and the two walked outside together.
Just as they arrived at the front yard, Elder Ning returned pushing a cart full of timber. The memorial tablet for Goddess Tao Xian had already been made, and the timber was intended for making some everyday furniture.
"Dad, can you make a pushcart?"
Ning Laoda scratched his head. "What kind of car are you talking about?"
Ning Yan simply drew a picture on the ground with a stone, "Like this, the child can be put in the stroller and the adult can push the stroller to avoid tiring the child out."
Xiao Bao's eyes lit up: "Are you going to make me a car, sister?"
"Of course, if you come to see your sister again in the future, you can have someone push you around if you don't want to walk."
Xiao Bao immediately looked at Boss Ning, "Can we ride in this car?"
Boss Ning: "It can be made, but the wheels should ideally be made of iron, so we'll have to go to the blacksmith to see if he can make them."
“We have a blacksmith’s shop at home, so I’ll have my family’s craftsman do it.”
"How did you know your family owns a blacksmith shop?" The Lu family has so many businesses; the little guy shouldn't be interested in a blacksmith shop.
Xiao Bao beckoned to Ning Yan to lower her head. Ning Yan bent down, and he whispered in her ear, "Because I heard Father instruct the steward to have the family blacksmith make several more large knives for the guards to use for self-defense."
Ning Yan: ...Uh, I really doubt that Xiao Bao can keep what he hears and sees from his father.
"I can only say this to my sister, no one else."
She suspected that Lu Chengwen added the last sentence after discovering that Xiao Bao was eavesdropping.
If that's the case, then we'll have something to do.
"Okay, sister. I won't do anything you tell me not to do."
Ning Yan: Honey, you mustn't let your dad hear you say that, or you'll get a beating.
Ning Laodao said, "Then I'll give it a try. I can make wheels and wooden ones too."
Ning Yan said, "Let the blacksmith do it. Money is no problem. Father, you can take your time. I'm going to take Xiao Bao out to play now."
Boss Ning waved his hand: "Go on, go on, remember to come back when it's time to eat."
He thought he should cut down some bamboo trees; it would be better to make such a small cart out of bamboo.
Ning Yan wasn't familiar with Xiaoyu Village either, because she hadn't left the house since moving in and didn't want to move.
But Xiao Bao is curious; even when he's just walking along the roadside, he finds everything fascinating.
Soon the two arrived at the river in the village. The river was quite wide. In the calmer part of the downstream river, villagers were washing clothes and children were playing by the water. Not far from them, a group of ducks were swimming.
"Sister, are there fish in the river?"
Ning Yan pulled Xiao Bao to stand by the river for a while and watched. The river water was very clear, especially the banks, which were clearly visible. "There are indeed fish. Look, Xiao Bao, there are small fish fry over here, and there, there's a small fish the size of a palm."
"Sister, I want to eat fish."
Ning Yan thought to herself, "Isn't this simple?"
"Wait a minute, I'll go get some fish food, and we'll go fishing together."
There are fishing rods and fish food in the divine palace, but no one knows which world they were left behind from.
Just find a secluded spot and take your things out.
Well, there were also two small fishing stools and a bucket for holding the fish. With all the equipment, she and Xiaobao found a suitable spot by the river and started fishing.
"Here, bait the hook, then cast the line, and you're good to go. But you're still young, so you can only use this small fishing rod, and you'll only catch small fish. But small fish are delicious, and fried fish jerky is really tasty."
"Really, sister? Then I must catch lots and lots of little fish and make fried fish jerky for you, hee hee."
Ning Yan: "Okay, then you should fish well."
As they were talking, both of their fishing floats started moving at the same time!
"Xiao Bao, quickly lift the rod, you've caught a fish!"
"Oh, okay, I know!"
The little guy imitated Ning Yan and lifted the rod, and soon a small fish leaped out of the river.
Ning Yan said, "Xiao Bao is really amazing, he caught the fish so quickly!"
Xiao Bao excitedly scooped up the fish, and Ning Yan's fish was also dragged ashore by her; it was a yellow catfish weighing about half a pound.
Ning Yan quickly removed the fishing hook, threw the fish into the bucket, and took the fishing rod from Xiao Bao's hand. "Don't move, be careful not to prick your hand. Let me take it off for you."
"Thank you, sister."
Ning Yan smiled, took the small fish, which was more than ten centimeters long, off the hook, and put it into the bucket.
"This time I'll bait the fish myself."
"Okay, give it a try."
The little guy's hands are not very nimble yet, but he works very seriously. Before long, the fish food was placed and the fish hook was cast into the river.
The two of them, one big and one small, sat on the shore and started fishing. Around noon, Ning Yan carried a bucket full of fish and took Xiao Bao home.
As for the fishing rod and fishing chair, she had already put them away.
"Sister, can we eat these fish for lunch?"
"Of course, cooking a fish isn't difficult."
"How about we have fried fish then?" He caught almost half of the fish in this bucket.
"No problem, but the larger ones aren't suitable for frying, but they can be made into stewed mixed fish, which is also delicious."
There was a carp weighing over a pound, and the rest weighed a little over seven or eight ounces. We didn't catch any bigger fish.
This is related to the fishing rod and bait, and the river where they fish may be shallow, so there may not be many big fish.
Anyway, it's just about playing with the kids; it doesn't matter if the fish is big or small.
The little one was still chattering away beside her, and Ning Yan smiled and nodded in response. The atmosphere between the two was extremely harmonious.
Back at the Ning family home, Ning Yan carried the bucket to the kitchen. All the women in the Ning family were in the kitchen preparing lunch for the day. Usually, they would take turns cooking in pairs, but today the young master was here, so lunch couldn't be rushed.
"Mom, Second Aunt, Little Sister, Eldest Sister-in-law, these are the fish that Xiao Bao and I caught. Let's add some dishes for lunch. We can fry the small fish and stew the bigger ones together."
My aunt took the bucket, glanced at it, and immediately exclaimed, "Wow! How did you catch so many? This bucket must contain several pounds of fish!"
She meant catching them, because there were so many fish that it was impossible to do it without a net.
“Xiao Bao catches most of the fish; he catches almost all the small fish.”
The second aunt looked at the young master standing next to her niece and exclaimed, "Oh, good, good, good. Second aunt will clean the fish right away. Don't worry, it will be ready soon."
"Young master, you're amazing! You can catch so many fish at such a young age!"
My sister-in-law came over with the scissors; it would take too long for one person to handle so many fish.
After delivering the fish, Ning Yan took the child back to her own yard to wash her hands and change her clothes.
"Sister, how come you have my clothes here?"
He was certain the clothes were made for him because they fit him perfectly.
“Your father sent too much fabric, and my family all do farm work, so we didn’t have enough to wear. I used it to make a few sets for you, thinking that you would have a change of clothes if you came. And here they come in handy.” (End of Chapter)
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