Chapter 125 You've all been deceived. She's not Ran Qingxuan at all.
In front of the officer, Ran Qingxuan cut off a few long branches that were two fingers thick, sharpened them, and returned the knife.
The stream was only ten meters away from the resting place, and the officials could just see it. Ran Qingxuan greeted the women of the Gu family and walked straight towards the stream.
"Let's go and take a look."
Seeing that the officer did not scold them, the brave second sister-in-law of the Gu family took the other two sisters-in-law and followed.
Ran Qingxuan first stood on the shore to look at the depth of the river, then took off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs and walked towards the center of the river.
"Hey, Sixth Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
The second sister-in-law who followed her was so frightened when she saw her doing such a dangerous thing that she screamed.
"Sixth brother's wife, please come up quickly, the river is dangerous!" The third sister-in-law was also anxious, stamping her feet on the shore.
Gu Yanchen, who was picking up firewood, immediately put down what he was holding and hurried to the river after hearing this.
After all, he didn't dare act too normal in front of so many people.
After walking a little further, Ran Qingxuan stopped. The water level was just above her knees.
Hearing everyone's worried calls, Ran Qingxuan turned around and waved to his family on the shore.
"Don't worry, I'm catching fish!"
Gu Yanchen heard it, but did not stop moving forward until he approached Ran Qingxuan in the middle of the river.
"Together?"
"Well, I'll definitely catch more than you!"
The two men smiled at each other and stood still. After Ran Qingxuan found the target, he dived down suddenly without even looking. With a lift of his wrist, the fish on the branch was thrown onto the shore.
A big crucian carp weighing four or five pounds was struggling to jump back into the water. My second sister-in-law reacted and immediately stepped forward to hold it down, with a hint of excitement in her eyes.
"Such a big fish, you are amazing, Sixth Sister-in-law!"
Ran Qingxuan smiled but said nothing. This method was taught to her by the local natives when she was on a mission with her teammates. She never thought that she would be able to use it one day.
However, everyone was shocked by her quick and swift skills; even Bu Wei couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
When they escorted prisoners, they would choose places with water. They knew there were fish in the river, but it often took a lot of effort to catch them.
Moreover, in their opinion, fish can only be eaten by grilling or making soup. However, they are a group of grown men who don't know how to cook at all. Every time they put fish in their mouths, there is a fishy smell. Over time, they don't bother to do that.
When the second fish came ashore, Gu Yanchen had already caught three. Soon, the fish on the shore piled up into a small mountain.
The women of the Gu family couldn't hold so many people back, so they just called for help. After the Xiao and Chen families arrived, the situation was temporarily under control.
"Sixth brother, Sixth sister-in-law, please stop catching. We can't hold down the fish on the shore anymore!"
Gu Yanchen pulled Ran Qingxuan, and the two walked hand in hand toward the shore. When they came up, the women saw her bare feet, her snow-white feet were wet, and she looked very tempting...
Originally, the female relatives felt that something was wrong, but when they saw Gu Yanchen naturally squatting down to put shoes and socks on Ran Qingxuan, they were immediately moved by this heartwarming scene.
Their husbands didn't say anything, so what else can they say?
Old Madam Gu also saw this scene. In the past, she might have thought that following the rules was the most important thing, but now she doesn’t think so.
Rules are important but being alive is also important, rules are used to regulate women’s behavior so as to avoid discrediting their husband’s family outside and being criticized.
But as long as they don't take it seriously, whatever others say is just empty talk.
Chen Zhao came forward with a straw rope after seeing Ran Qingxuan come ashore. Several families strung the fish together, and each person carried three or five fish and walked back.
People who didn't know Ran Qingxuan were all amazed at her skills, except Li Si, who had been dealing with the original body for many years and looked skeptical.
Whether it was the beating of the officials before, or the calm attitude when treating the wounded, or even those incredible items, all of them were beyond Li Si's understanding.
Thinking of this, the doubts in my heart deepened.
When the Gu family and several other families passed by, Li Si immediately spoke in a sarcastic tone.
"Ran Qingxuan, I didn't realize you had such great abilities. I was with you every day before, but how come I didn't know you could do these things?"
Ran Qingxuan was happily thinking about how to eat the fish he caught. When he suddenly heard this, a moment of panic flashed through his mind, but then he returned to normal.
But her reaction was still keenly noticed by Gu Yanchen next to her.
Before the two of them could say anything, the women in the Gu family thought that Li Si was jealous of them because they caught so many fish, so he was finding fault with them in a sarcastic way.
Chen Yue'er, who was already Ran Qingxuan's follower, became unhappy immediately and raised the two fat fish in her hand and shook them in front of Li Si.
"Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't do it either. Why, you want to slander my sister Ran just because you can't eat it?"
"That's right. You're already acting weird now, not to mention before. If I had revealed these things to you before, who knows what you would have planned behind my back!"
Li Si was so angry that he pointed at Ran Qingxuan and blurted out: "You have all been deceived. She is not Ran Qingxuan at all. The Ran Qingxuan I know has no medical skills, no martial arts, and even less ability to catch fish!"
After he finished speaking, the air instantly fell into deathly silence.
After a long time, Ran Qingxuan was the first to sneer, and then started to laugh out loud. The Gu family and everyone else were confused and looked at Ran Qingxuan.
After laughing enough, Ran Qingxuan's eyes were slightly red.
"Li Si, I say you are stupid, but you are really not smart at all. Why do you come to see me every day? Isn't it because you see that I am on good terms with the princess?"
"In front of the princess, I can only show the demeanor of a lady from a noble family. Why do you think that just because you are stupid and you can't do anything, I have to be like you and can't do anything?"
"You don't know, that's just that I don't dare to show it in front of the princess. Open your eyes and look at where this is. This is on the road to exile, not in the capital."
"It has come to this. Do you think there is any need for me to hide my incompetence?"
Ran Qingxuan's words made those who knew Qi Zhiyun fall into deep thought.
If I reveal these things in front of the princess, let alone whether I will get any benefit, given Qi Zhiyun's temper, if I dare to show any difference, I'm afraid I will be gone the next day, not to mention making friends with her...
Because as a princess, Qi Zhiyun would not allow anyone to be better than her, even if it was fishing, which was looked down upon by the noble ladies in the capital!
Several of the people present had seen this before, because at a palace banquet one year, a young lady from the capital had done a very beautiful hairstyle and makeup. Not only did she win praise from Emperor Mingde at the banquet, she also slightly stole the limelight from Princess Qi Zhiyun.
Before the palace banquet was over, news spread that the young lady had fallen into the lotus pond and drowned.
Qi Zhiyun was among those who went out with them at the time, and the other young ladies from official families who went out with them insisted that the young lady accidentally fell while admiring the lotus flowers.
How could a person who is so jealous accept that others are more special than her!
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