After throwing the fishing net into the outlet of the pond, Meng Qidi walked towards the bridge holding a flashlight and a fish basket.
"I'll go with you." Ling Xiao was waiting by the bridge.
Meng Qidi glanced at his wheelchair and asked, "Why are you coming with me when I'm working in the fields?"
"I'll go to the fields with you. It's not safe at night because there are snakes."
Seeing the man's stubborn look, Meng Qidi sighed, "Then you stay with me on the shore."
She was really not afraid of snakes, and she was not going to catch fish, but to catch loaches and eels. Many of the paddy fields across the stream from them had been abandoned and were full of various aquatic plants. It was early summer, and the loaches in them were probably fat and tender.
Ling Xiao's eyes lit up, "I can do it too. My legs just can't stand for too long. I can help carry the fish basket."
"I only have one fish basket..." Meng Qidi then noticed that there was actually another fish basket next to Ling Xiao...
Good man, this guy came prepared...
She was helpless, "Are you planning to keep me awake all night?"
Even if she didn't sleep all night, she still couldn't catch two baskets of fish...
"That's why you asked me to come. Don't you know that in the paddy fields over there, besides fish and loaches, there are also lobsters and frogs?"
Meng Qidi was slightly stunned, "There are also lobsters?"
Forget about the frogs. They are beneficial insects, but she doesn’t dare to kill or eat them…
"Yes, but no one dares to eat it."
"Then how do you know how to eat it?" Meng Qidi couldn't help but ask.
She raised her foot and walked towards the other side. Whether Ling Xiao would follow her was none of her business.
Ling Xiao followed with a smile. It was a good thing that she cared about his past, and there was still hope.
"Well, a comrade has studied it. We were almost out of food several times during the mission, and that thing saved us several times."
Meng Qidi slowed down her pace and couldn't help asking curiously, "When you are in desperate situations, will you really eat tree bark?"
"Yes, I have eaten bee pupae and ant eggs. I eat them raw. I eat them all as long as they don't kill people in order to survive."
Meng Qidi took a deep breath and actually felt a certain resonance. In her previous life, she had escaped for decades and hid in caves many times. She had eaten everything to survive, including snake eggs. Unfortunately, she was caught every time...
"I can prepare many kinds of lobsters, steamed, garlic, spicy. If we catch a lot, I'll prepare them for you. How about that?"
Ling Xiao asked hopefully, didn't someone say that if you want to capture a woman's heart, you have to capture her stomach? He had to find a way to keep her.
Meng Qidi smiled, "Okay, then you will be in charge of cooking tomorrow."
Ling Xiao was not allowed to go into the water. He was asked to wait on the shore while he put on rain boots and went into the paddy field.
The water plants in this area were not very lush. When the flashlight shone on the water surface, an eel dared not move. Meng Qidi quickly grabbed it and threw it into the fish basket.
Maybe because no one comes here, there are a lot of eels and loaches. In less than half an hour, Meng Qidi caught a lot of them, as well as lobsters and snails.
Originally, I planned to separate them, but when I really caught them, I couldn't care less and just stuffed them all into one fish basket.
The fish basket in her hand felt heavy, so Meng Qidi turned around and went to Ling Xiao to exchange it for another one.
Around eleven o'clock, she finally came ashore, pounding her waist with a feeling of unsatisfied feeling.
"We picked up so much, can we eat it all?" Ling Xiao glanced at the fish basket she brought up, which was already three-fifths full...
While changing her shoes, Meng Qidi said, "It takes a few days for the snails to spit out the sand. How about giving my dad two eels?"
When they came back today, he was generous for once and let them get back a lot of his benefits at the coal mine.
"Okay, let Jin Ming go by bike."
Ling Xiao didn't object. It was good that Meng Qidi cared about Meng Daqiang. If she wanted to run away in the future, perhaps this cheap father-in-law could still play a role.
When they came back, Wang Jinhua had already taken her granddaughter back to the house to sleep.
I drew water from the well and poured all the fish and shrimp into the bucket. It was too late and I was too lazy to separate them.
After taking turns taking a shower, they locked the door and went to bed.
The next day, Meng Qidi got up as soon as it was light, still thinking about the fishing net.
When the fishing net was pulled up, there was a bag full of fish of all sizes in it.
"so much?"
When Ling Xiao came out, Meng Qidi was sorting the fish in the fishing net at the gate, and Ling Cheng was looking for small fish with a small bucket.
Her aunt told her to pick up the small fish and put them into the fish pond so that she would have fish to eat in the future.
"Well, I haven't cooked for a long time. The fish are quite fat." Meng Qidi smiled. The harvest was quite rich. These fish can be dried and eaten in winter.
"How can I help?"
"Separate the things from last night." Meng Qidi ordered bluntly.
"Don't forget what you said yesterday. The lobster is waiting for you."
Ling Xiao chuckled, "Well, Jin Ming will go deliver the fish later, and I'll ask him to bring back some seasonings from town."
Meng Qidi turned her head quickly, "Yes, you take two big eels, and Jin Yue's family should also take some back. It's so hot, and they are working hard."
Meng Qidi even sighed a little. She should be thankful that the Ling family had a bad reputation in Lingjia Village, and no one knew what they did at home.
Otherwise, people will accuse them of practicing capitalism.
"Um."
It was already morning when Ling Jinyue and his sister arrived. Ling Jinming took the fish and rode his bicycle to Mengjia Lane.
Ling Jinyue followed Meng Qidi with a bitter face, "Sister-in-law, am I too useless?"
"What do you mean?" Meng Qidi asked casually while pinching beans.
"We didn't sell any umbrellas yesterday..."
This was her first time to fail in business, and she felt very upset. She said it wasn't raining, so who would hold an umbrella when it was sunny? It was hypocritical...
Meng Qidi comforted her, "It's okay. It rains a lot in the summer. Maybe it will rain in a few days. Since you are in a bad mood, eat more at lunch. We caught some delicious food."
Ling Jinyue felt even worse after being comforted by her. She felt that she had failed to live up to her high expectations.
Ling Xiao cooked lunch, a fish feast. In Ling Cheng's words, it was just like Chinese New Year. Ling Jinyue's upset mood finally felt better.
Perhaps what Meng Qidi said came true, as a light drizzle began to fall in the evening. Meng Qidi took advantage of the light rain and moved several buckets of water under the tree to under the eaves.
The next day, it rained harder and started to rain continuously. Afraid that the fish pond would be full, Meng Qidi held an umbrella and closed the water wheel gate, and even opened the water outlet below a little wider.
"Xiao Qi? Xiao Qi! Let's go to the village chief's house for a meeting."
At the bridgehead, Zhao Youwei shouted to the woman holding an umbrella by the water.
The woman on the other end didn't even turn her head, but stretched out her hand and waved in response.
Not seeing the person up close, Zhao Youwei turned around with some disappointment, and saw the man under the eaves. After thinking for a moment, he walked over.
After putting away the umbrella and shaking off the rain, he asked casually, "How's Ling Xiao's leg?"
"Okay, it's almost done. What meeting is it? I'll go." Ling Xiao asked. He saw the way the man looked at his wife.
However, since Meng Qidi couldn't see him, she certainly couldn't see this educated youth either. He still had some confidence.
"It's expected to rain non-stop in the next few days. The team will have to arrange people to release water to the paddy fields in shifts."
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