After digging for a while, the basket they were going to use to hold the wild vegetables was quickly filled up.
After they saw that the digging was almost done, they prepared to check if there was anything in the previous trap.
However, the result was bound to disappoint them. They set four traps but didn't catch any prey.
"It's okay, maybe the time is a bit short, just leave it there for now, and come back to check it out after we finish eating."
"Based on my many years of experience catching pheasants in the mountains, there must be pheasants here. Don't worry, sister. Second brother will definitely let you eat them today."
Did you see that? Xia Jin was indeed a little disappointed when the pheasant took the bait, because she wanted to see how this thing was different from the chickens raised at home. Everyone said that it looked very good.
But there is no way, and we can't force it.
"It's okay. We're not going down the mountain now anyway. Let's wait and see in the afternoon. The time is really too short."
Brother Xia disguised the trap again, and then several people carried their baskets to the stream to prepare for lunch.
They brought omelets from home, as well as some other dishes, and caught some fish from the river, so it was quite a feast.
They walked to the stream, found a flat open space, carried all the things they brought over, and began to prepare a fire to cook.
Brother Xia went to the woods to collect firewood first, and Xia Jin and the others stayed there to watch over the things.
After watching Brother Xia leave, Xia Yanbing took off his shoes and trouser legs, rolled them up to his thighs, and happily ran to the stream to start fishing.
As expected of someone who often goes up the mountains and into the water, he quickly fished out a lively fish from the water.
He stood up from the water, holding the fish tightly in his hand, and said to Xia Jin who was standing on the shore with a happy smile:
"Well, your second brother is awesome, right? Look, we have meat dishes for lunch today."
Xia Jin gave him a thumbs-up with both hands and said with a smile, "Second brother, is the water cold?"
"It's not cold. Why don't you come down and try it? It's quite comfortable."
Hearing him say this, Xia Jin, who was already eager to take action, could no longer hold back and wanted to take the plunge.
So she put down the things in her hands, rolled up her pants and sleeves, took off her shoes on the shore, and walked down carefully on the rocks.
Xia Yanbing looked at his cautious movements, hurried over, reached out to support her, and let go after she stood firmly.
"It's really not cold, it's quite comfortable. Brother, teach me how to fish."
"OK."
So Xia Yanbing demonstrated to him the movements of catching fish again, and then stood aside and explained some techniques to her.
She started to catch fish according to the instructions of the soldiers below. Although she saw the fish clearly, she kept trying to catch nothing. She tried several times but failed to catch a single one.
"You're not doing this right. You haven't learned the essence of my teaching. How about I demonstrate it to you again?"
"No need, second brother. I'll just catch them for fun. Go catch yours. Today's lunch depends on you."
"Okay, then take your time. Be careful. Watch out as you walk. Some of the rocks below are very sharp. It would be bad if you cut yourself."
"And if you feel cold, get up there quickly so you don't get sick."
"I know, second brother, why are you nagging me so much? Let's go, let's go. I know everything."
After watching the people leave, he started again, bent down and started to catch fish. But after trying several times, he still couldn't catch any fish.
Instead, she made herself a little tired, but it would be embarrassing if she couldn't catch any, so she competed with herself.
She just couldn't believe it. How could it be possible that she couldn't catch any of the fish?
She thought the feng shui of this place must be bad, so she walked forward a few steps, found a more open spot and started catching.
After trying for a long time, she finally touched the fish with her hand, but she was still a little slow to react and it slipped away again. She was so angry that she almost died.
Seeing that she had caught nothing, while her second brother on the other side caught one fish after another, and in such a short time, he had caught five or six, she felt indignant.
So I tried harder to catch fish, feeling around in the water, but after a long time I didn't catch any fish, and I only caught a few snails.
Since I couldn't touch it, I gave up and started picking up snails in the creek instead.
She squatted down and picked them up one by one, and threw them onto the shore. After all, they were the only ones here, and no one would take such worthless things.
As a result, I picked up a large basin in just a few minutes. Looking at the snails on the shore and thinking about their taste, I couldn't help drooling.
She was picking up the trash while laughing, and soon she had picked up all the trash on this side, so she moved forward a few steps and continued picking up the trash.
He was completely immersed in the state and didn't even notice Brother Xia coming over with a bundle of firewood.
He only reacted when he heard the sound of dry firewood falling to the ground. He turned around to look at his elder brother, held up the conch in his hand to show him, and his cheeks were smiling brightly in the sunlight.
Looking at Xia Jin like this, a sense of satisfaction flashed through their hearts.
I've been with her for so long, but this is the first time I've seen her smile so happily. Through her smile, it's as if I can go back more than ten years, back to when she was a child.
If she had not been taken away at that time, perhaps they would have seen her smile like this more often and would not have felt so regretful. They had missed so much.
Looking at his sister standing in the river and smiling happily, Brother Xia also smiled at her.
"Come out as soon as you're done playing. The water's still a little cold. If you stand for too long, be careful of joint pain when you get older."
"Okay, big brother. I'll touch you a little more. I'm not a child anymore. I know how to count."
Brother Xia nodded and started fiddling with his pile of dry firewood, and soon lit the fire.
Then he found two forked branches from the simple dream firewood, trimmed them, washed them in the river, and then smashed them hard into the soil.
Stand on both sides of the fire. If you want to roast something, just bring it there and start.
"Just enough for the little soldier. We can't eat more if we catch more, and they'll spoil in the hot weather."
"I see, big brother. Do you want to come down and catch some too?"
"No, you can have fun by yourself."
While they were talking, Xia Jin quietly climbed ashore and sat there waiting for the water on his feet to dry. He also gathered together the things he had left on the shore.
It makes quite a lot. If you take it home, you can fry a whole plate of it, which is enough for the whole family.
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