Chapter 108 Chu Song Shines
Ye Xiuzhi looked at Chu Song, who was holding the harpoon, eager to try it out. "What are you doing here, kid? Just stand aside and watch the fun."
The aunt next to her also joked, "Don't worry, fairy girl, you can still get some fish to eat even if you don't go into the water. Go home tonight and ask your mother to make you a delicious meal."
It's completely the tone of coaxing a child.
Chu Song shook his head and said seriously, "No, no, no, I'm not doing this for myself. I'm trying to catch more fish for you, Auntie."
"From now on, Aunt Wang will eat the fish and I'll drink the soup."
Everyone knows it's a lie.
It was fake, but it was incredibly sweet. Wang Fangling burst into laughter. "Don't stop me, no one! See? My daughter wants to honor me. Go grab some fish for me."
Ye Xiuzhi curled her lips.
Where did this goddaughter come from?
He is really capable and found her a bunch of "godmothers".
It was about six or seven in the morning, the sun was just rising, the bluestone slabs beside the pond were shining with dew, a group of people had gathered on the shore, some of them had already rolled up their trousers and gone into the water.
After the water in the pond is half drained, the nets are lowered. On both sides of the bank, people use bamboo poles to slap the water surface to drive the fish to one side for easier catching.
As soon as Chu Song approached, she became active. Someone stuffed a thick hemp rope into her hand and said, "Hold it tight. When the fish hits the net later, it will be very powerful."
Turning around, she saw a young girl. She asked, "Can you do it? Are you strong enough? Or should I find someone else?"
Chu Song swallowed back his refusal words when he heard this, "A real woman never says no, leave it to me, I can do it!"
"Okay then. I'll leave it to you."
Chu Song nodded. The aunties and uncles on both sides of the river shouted to collect the nets. She pulled the rope. The force of the fish hitting the net was really strong. Coupled with the resistance of the water, Chu Song staggered a few times at the beginning. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether she was pulling the net to run, or the net was pulling her to run.
But the picture is particularly lovable.
Ye Xiuzhi looked at him, her lips curled up again, and she pretended to complain but actually boasted to the people around her: "Hey, look at you, it's always like this, it's like I'm raising a little ancestor."
People around: “…”
The fishing net slowly closed in the water, forming a huge arc. The water surface was sparkling with silver scales, and big and small fish were jumping around in it, splashing water with their tails.
The onlookers on the shore cheered loudly. There were so many fish in the first net. The harvest was getting higher every year. Chu Song also became excited.
Someone else was finishing up the fishing net, and Chu Song was still thinking about her harpoon. She had brought it with her, so she couldn't go back empty-handed.
She crouched down and moved along the edge of the pond, her eyes fixed on the water. The water was shallow now, and she could see everything moving underwater clearly, which was perfect for spearing fish.
Chu Song waited for a while, and sure enough, he saw a dark blue shadow brush past the cracks in the rocks. It was a black fish weighing a few pounds! It was dormant among the water plants, its back bulging like a small hill.
Stir-fried snakehead fish fillet, boiled fish fillet, spicy fish fillet, snakehead fish tofu soup...
Chu Song held her breath and concentrated, raised the harpoon, turned it half a circle in her palm, and aimed the tip of the fork at the small area where the fish's head and spine met. She suddenly moved down——
Of course it didn't work.
Chu Song curled her lips slightly. She couldn't blame herself, so she could only choose to blame others. It must be because the people around her spoke too loudly and scared away all her fish.
Chu Song tried again and again, but failed two or three times before finally succeeding the last time. The harpoon broke through the water surface, and the fish among the water plants was frightened and swung its tail violently, but it was still half a beat too late.
The spear pierced the fish's tail with a thud. The poor little fish struggled frantically, sending splashes of water all over Chu Song's face. It was almost as if most of the people on the shore were focused on Chu Song. The usual lively fishing activity had lost its allure. Seeing her spear the fish, the crowd erupted in cheers and even clapped.
"sharp!"
So, it’s no wonder Chu Song is so confident.
Chu Song's head, face, and even the tip of her nose were still stained with water. She shook the harpoon, unable to hide the smugness in her eyes.
Most of the fish have to be caught with a fishing net. Chu Song's small harpoon is just for fun and can't catch many fish, but Chu Song likes it, so Ye Xiuzhi just lets her do it.
It’s better to use up some energy so that you don’t have to go back and tear down the house.
Chu Song was in high spirits and speared two fish in quick succession. However, before she could enjoy herself for long, she heard someone beside her suddenly scream, "Is there a water snake? Oh my god, something is biting me!"
Chu Song had sharp ears and heard it, so he quickly ran to the shore.
If you bite someone else, you can't bite her again.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw the man who had screamed just now had his trouser legs rolled up. A two-inch long dark brown leech was clinging to his calf, its sucker-like mouth digging into the flesh, and a circle of light red blood had seeped out around it.
The man was an educated youth from the city. He had never seen such a big leech before. Although leeches release anesthetic toxins when sucking blood and it didn't hurt now, such a big insect still made his face pale. He shook his legs to shake the leech off, but the more he shook, the deeper it drilled into him.
"Don't move, don't move. The more you move, the more it will dig into your flesh." said an old man nearby.
"What should we do then?"
The male educated youth suppressed his nausea and tried to pull the leech off. Chu Song saw that there was no water snake and ran over again. She was deliberately trying to scare people.
"Don't pull it hard. Pulling it hard will leave the leech's mouthparts in your flesh and cause infection. I've heard that someone had their entire leg amputated because of infection."
The male educated youth's face turned even paler.
Chu Song smiled maliciously, but unfortunately, just as she finished her words, she was hit on the back by her mother, but it didn't hurt.
Ye Xiuzhi: "Go away. Why are you always scaring people?"
The male educated youth was a new batch of educated youth. He was a few years younger than Chu Song and was just a half-grown child.
Chu Song argued, "How am I trying to scare you? There are always cases like this. There are always unlucky people, so why can't that person be you?"
Listen, what is she talking about? Ye Xiuzhi was too lazy to pay attention to her. When bitten by a leech, the best way is to slap the leech hard. When the leech feels pain, it will naturally stop pestering people and sucking blood.
However, this leech was extremely stubborn. After slapping it for a long time, it didn't let go. Instead, the educated youth's leg was swollen and red. "Do you have salt water? Try using salt water."
"No, there's no salt water here."
Seeing that he couldn't pull it out by force or take a picture, the male educated youth had already resigned himself to his fate and was about to ask someone to go back to the educated youth center to get some salt water. Fang Qingrong came over and silently handed him a match.
"Use, burn it with fire?" The male educated youth's voice trembled.
No way, what if he gets burned?
Fang Qingrong didn't say anything, but directly struck a match to light the dry branch. The spark swayed in the wind. He moved close to the leech's tail. The insect's body suddenly shrank when it was heated, but the suction cup still bit into the flesh.
Chu Song stood on tiptoe to watch the fun. Fang Qingrong didn't frown at all and continued to press the smoking dry branch against the leech. The male educated youth held his breath and dared not move.
With a slight "sizzling" sound, the leech's tail curled up into a charred ball, and the suction cup in front finally loosened. The insect fell into the mud and twitched slightly.
Blood was oozing from the male educated youth's legs, but he finally got rid of the sticky thing. He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took a few steps back.
Chu Song was in a good mood, even his mouth was sweet, and he almost gave a thumbs up: "Xiao Fang, you are so smart and awesome."
"Same as me." The real purpose was revealed.
Fang Qingrong's expression softened, and he pursed his lips slightly. He was too embarrassed to show it in front of so many people, but his ears turned red.
Ye Xiuzhi saw it all, her face darkened, and she resolutely put an end to all "pink bubbles". She simply stood in the middle to stop Chu Song, "There are leeches in the water. Go back. You've had enough fun. Be careful, or they'll come and suck you."
As soon as she finished speaking, the male educated youth suddenly pointed at her legs and said, "You, you really have leeches on your legs!"
Chu Song froze and slowly lowered his head. Sure enough, there was a dark brown foreign object lying on his right calf. The edges were uneven, and it looked very much like a leech's suction cup.
When one is sick, in pain, and in great sorrow, one always calls out to one's parents.
Chu Song Ruyan threw himself into the forest: "My Queen, please save me!"
Ye Xiuzhi felt sorry for her own child and was a little anxious. She just stretched out her hand, but Chu Song turned around. Thinking of how her mother had slapped someone's leg until it was swollen but still failed to slap the leech away, she decisively changed people.
"Xiao Fang, help!"
Small houses are more reliable.
Fang Qingrong became nervous. Now that Chu Song was in his place, he didn't dare to start a fire easily. His eyes swept over her legs, and suddenly he realized something, so he reached out to touch her.
"Don't." Chu Song thought he was going to force it, so he quickly stopped him. "Although my noble soul shines brighter than my appearance, my legs are still very important. What if they really get infected and need to be amputated?"
Ye Xiuzhi scolded her, "What are you talking about? You're such a jinx!"
"It's okay, don't be afraid." Fang Qingrong comforted her.
Chu Song closed her eyes and dared not look. After a while, she heard low laughter from the people around her, and the pond was filled with a happy atmosphere.
Chu Song opened his eyes and saw Fang Qingrong holding a "leech" in her hand. Upon closer inspection, he realized that it was just a bunch of rotten leaves in the pond. It had stuck to her leg at some point, and at first glance, it looked like a blood-sucking leech.
"It's leaves."
Chu Song: “…”
Ye Xiuzhi laughed mercilessly. She picked up little Jinyu and teased, "Look at Auntie, you coward, you were scared to tears by a leaf."
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The author has something to say: I finished writing it last night. I was afraid of publishing it by mistake, so I set the publication date to 2028. I just realized that I didn’t change it back.
Kneel down to apologize and give everyone compensation red envelopes!
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