Qin Yue patted her chest loudly, but no one noticed that Qin Xiaoxiao's face had turned pale as she hesitated to move forward in front of the frozen river.
Haha, others might be fine going up there, but she's guaranteed to fall. Is it so easy to escape the fate of being cannon fodder and passerby number N?
"Sis, come here."
Qin Yue stood on the river and waved to Qin Xiaoxiao.
Qin Xiaoxiao decisively refused, "No, you play by yourself, just don't go to the middle."
The river was more than ten meters wide. The seemingly thick ice layer looked no different from a thin layer of ice to Qin Xiaoxiao. She even felt that the river was opening its mouth wide, waiting for her to fall in.
Qin Yue looked at Qin Xiaoxiao with confusion, "Sister, don't you like ice skating?"
Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head with a straight face, "No, not at all."
Qin Yue was now certain that her sister really didn't like skating and didn't want to come with her.
Qin Yue was depressed, feeling that her sister didn't like her, or even disliked her.
Looking at Qin Yue's round, chubby face, which had lost its luster, Qin Xiaoxiao felt a pang of guilt and a sense of pity.
But……
Qin Xiaoxiao looked down at the river.
Is this thing really frozen solid? Will it suddenly crack open the moment she steps on it?
Qin Xiaoxiao refused to participate in the experiment herself.
No, she couldn't take the risk; she couldn't gamble with her life.
"Xiaoyue, play by yourself. Be careful and don't go too far. I'll go look around and see if there are any wild ducks or anything. It would be good to pick up a couple of wild duck eggs."
Qin Yue's eyes lit up, and she nodded happily, "Okay, I'll wait for you here, I promise I won't go far."
Qin Yue had no idea that wild ducks were nowhere to be found in the dead of winter, as they all migrated south in the fall, let alone find wild duck eggs.
Having deceived Qin Yue without any remorse, Qin Xiaoxiao changed direction and walked along the riverbank to one side.
After walking about twenty meters, Qin Xiaoxiao stopped, fearing that Qin Yue might be in danger and there wouldn't be time to rescue her.
Standing on the riverbank, watching Qin Yue playing happily on the ice from afar, Qin Xiaoxiao pouted, "Such a child, able to have so much fun playing like this."
Qin Yue played for about twenty minutes, then Qin Xiaoxiao went back and said, "Come back, rest for a bit before playing again."
Qin Yue smiled and slid over to Qin Xiaoxiao. Qin Xiaoxiao caught her and helped her up, then took out a handkerchief to wipe her face. "You're all sweaty, be careful not to catch a cold."
Qin Yue tilted her head back and laughed, her body heat escaping from her collar and forming mist upon encountering the cold air, separating Qin Xiaoxiao and Qin Yue. For a moment, Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't see Qin Yue's face clearly.
After wiping away her sweat, Qin Yue looked back at the river, her eyes filled with reluctance.
"Go back."
Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Qin Yue in surprise, "Why? You're not playing anymore?"
Although Qin Yue was young, she wasn't completely ignorant. She could tell that her older sister didn't like this place and was vaguely afraid of it.
"No, let's go home."
Qin Xiaoxiao looked down at Qin Yue and saw the reluctance in her eyes.
Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't bear it, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "It's okay, play a little longer, I'll wait for you here."
Qin Yue shook her head again, "No need, it's close to home anyway, I'll come over to play when I feel like it."
Seeing that Qin Yue clearly wanted to continue playing but gave up because she didn't like it, Qin Xiaoxiao felt even more sorry for her, so she recklessly suggested, "How about we break the ice and throw fish?"
She had never seen ice fishing before, but she had seen it a few times in videos and it left a deep impression on her.
Thinking of the plump river fish, Qin Xiaoxiao squinted and licked her lower lip.
"It's decided then. Once we catch a fish, we'll make braised fish for dinner."
Pickled cabbage fish is also fine. I happen to have some pickled cabbage at home that's ready to eat. It would be very delicious if I made it well.
Qin Yue, a little foodie, immediately looked at Qin Xiaoxiao excitedly, "Is it okay? Can we go ice fishing?"
Qin Xiaoxiao stared intently at the river and nodded firmly, "Yes, there's nothing that can't be done."
I'll go all out to eat the best, fattest fish.
"Xiaoyue, go home and call your brother and Qinming over. Tell them to bring the tools to break the ice."
She can't, but her brother can. She's afraid of falling, but her brother isn't; he's the male lead, after all.
Qin Yue happily ran home, but less than ten minutes later, she returned, followed by Qin Ye and Qin Ming carrying tools.
"Want to eat fish?"
When Qin Ye arrived in front of Qin Xiaoxiao, he looked at her teasingly.
Qin Xiaoxiao nodded matter-of-factly, "Yes, I want to eat it."
She has plenty of fish in her space, which she can eat whenever she wants, but they are all frozen and not very fresh. Fish is only delicious when it is fresh.
Without saying a word, Qin Ye started chiseling ice, with Qin Ming helping him. A dozen minutes later, a hole slightly larger than a washbasin appeared in the center of the river.
Qin Ye cast the net in, waited a while, and then began to haul it in.
Qin Xiaoxiao stood by the riverbank, looking around. When she saw Qin Ye start to haul in the net, she couldn't resist her curiosity and cautiously walked in.
The journey was smooth and without any unexpected incidents, which greatly relieved Qin Xiaoxiao.
Fortunately, the ice was solid enough.
When we reached the ice hole, the fishing net had already been pulled up, containing more than twenty palm-sized fish, three fish weighing about a pound each, and two carp weighing about two pounds each.
Qin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips and revealed a slight smile.
I've got my pickled fish today.
Qin Yue was originally quite far away, and Qin Ye and Qin Ming strictly forbade her to get too close, but when the fish was caught in the net, Qin Yue couldn't hold back anymore and couldn't help but come over.
Eager to see the fish, Qin Yue wasn't very careful. After playing for more than twenty minutes without falling, she suddenly slipped and fell backward. At the same time, because the ice was too slippery, she slid forward.
She wasn't far from the ice hole to begin with, and when she fell and slipped, she headed straight for it.
Qin Ye and Qin Ming had their backs to Qin Yue and didn't notice for a moment. By the time they realized it, it was too late; Qin Yue had already stuck one of her legs into the ice hole between them.
Qin Xiaoxiao was facing Qin Yue and watched helplessly as Qin Yue fell and slid. When one of Qin Yue's legs went into the hole, she instinctively took a step forward, trying to stop Qin Yue from sliding into the ice hole.
As a result, she slipped and fell forward.
As Qin Xiaoxiao fell, she didn't forget to push Qin Yue with her hand. Although she successfully prevented Qin Yue from falling into the ice hole, she herself fell straight into the ice hole.
Qin Xiaoxiao felt a chill run through her body, a tingling sensation shooting from her spine to her scalp, and the river water instantly soaked her cotton-padded clothes.
Qin Xiaoxiao didn't have time to think and tried to slide upwards using both her hands and feet. However, she hadn't warmed up before falling in, and unsurprisingly, she got a leg cramp.
Because it was in the center, the river was ten meters deep, with more than a meter of ice removed. In addition, Qin Xiaoxiao's weight, and the added weight of her cotton clothes after they were soaked by the river, meant that after Qin Xiaoxiao fell in, she was quite far from the ice surface before she stopped sinking.
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