I don’t know if it was because Lu Chen was too good or the fish in the lake were just stupid, but in a short while, Lu Chen caught a basket full of fish.
Regardless of size, Su Ruoli poured them all into the backpack. Sometimes, when Lu Chen wasn't paying attention, she would secretly throw one into the space.
Lu Chen stopped only when the backpack could no longer hold any more.
Su Ruoli looked at the basket full of fish and wondered how long it would take to finish them.
Su Ruoli saw that it was getting late, so she called Lu Chen to walk down the mountain together. Of course, Lu Chen was still carrying the backpack, and Su Ruoli just followed slowly behind.
Occasionally, when she saw dry branches, she would sort them out and hold them in her hands. By the time she reached the foot of the mountain, Su Ruoli had a small bundle of dry firewood in her arms, which was enough to heat breakfast tomorrow.
Lu Chen carried the basket all the way to the kitchen, put it down, and asked Su Ruoli, "Xiao Li'er, what are you going to do with so many fish?"
"I'll make one tonight, and I'm thinking about making the rest into sauce or air-drying them. If they're too small, I'll fry them. Oh, why don't you send two to Lu Jinyan and the others." The fish caught by the brother can't be left uneaten by his sister.
"That's fine. They probably won't be able to eat here."
Su Ruoli picked out two large ones from the backpack, tied them up with a rope, and handed them to Lu Chen, "You go and take them to them first! I'll go wash and change my clothes first. These clothes have been wet and dry, and they smell bad."
"Okay, then you clean up first and leave the fish until I come over to deal with it." After saying that, Lu Chen turned and left the kitchen.
Zhang Sitong heard the noise when the two of them came back, but she didn't come out. Now she came out of the room after hearing that Lu Chen had left.
Zhang Sitong was shocked to see a basket full of fish on the kitchen floor, some of which were still alive and moving around!
"Ruoli, you fell into a fish nest. Why are there so many fish? Didn't you two go up the mountain?"
"Yes, we caught it on the mountain!" said Su Ruoli.
"I'm stupid, but not foolish. There's no water on the mountain, so where do the fish come from?" Zhang Sitong looked at her with an expression that said, "Do you think I'm a fool?"
"We really caught them in the mountains. There is a lake deep in the mountains. We caught them there. Oh! Look at the fish. I'm going to wash and change my clothes. I feel so uncomfortable." After saying that, Su Ruoli turned around and went to wash up.
"Go ahead, go ahead!" Zhang Sitong waved his hand and stared at the fish again.
Su Ruoli entered the house, locked the door, and slipped into the space. She took a nice bath, washed all the clothes she had taken off, drank some milk in the space, and then left the space.
Because it was not time to get off work yet, Lu Chen went directly to the field where he found the two people in the morning, put the fish on the grass, and shouted to Liu Kaifan.
When Liu Kaifan came over, Lu Chen had already turned around and left.
Liu Kaifan stood alone at the edge of the field and began to mutter to himself, but when he saw the two fat fish on the ground, he suppressed the curse that was about to come out of his mouth and happily walked away with the fish in his hands.
"Jinyan, look, your brother sent us some fish. But there are too many people at the educated youth camp, and we can't prepare special meals for them. I think we should build a house together, so we can eat whatever we want in the future." Liu Kaifan walked up to Lu Jinyan and whispered.
"You and I live in the same yard? Wouldn't that affect your chances of finding a partner?" Lu Jinyan asked tentatively.
Although she and Liu Kaifan have always been playing together, Liu Kaifan has never said that he likes her, he just treats her very well.
"Why are you still looking for a partner? I've been pursuing you for years, and I wouldn't be interested in anyone else!" Liu Kaifan muttered, but his voice was so soft that Lu Jinyan couldn't hear it clearly.
"What are you talking about! You're just like a little wife, can't you speak louder?"
Liu Kaifan seemed to have made up his mind. He was going to die anyway, so he might as well say it out loud and see what Lu Jinyan meant.
Liu Kaifan raised his head and looked at Lu Jinyan, his eyes full of seriousness as he said, "Jinyan, we have known each other for so long, you... you..."
When the words were on the tip of his tongue, Liu Kaifan became afraid again. What if he was rejected? Would he no longer be able to stay with her?
"I call you a little wife, and you really are a little wife! Why are you hesitating? Just say whatever you want to say!" Lu Jinyan was really annoyed by Liu Kaifan's nagging.
"I...I...Lu Jinyan, I like you." Liu Kaifan closed his eyes and shouted loudly.
In an instant, the eyes of the people working in the fields around them all shot over.
Lu Jinyan covered Liu Kaifan's mouth with her hand and said with a red face: "Why are you so loud?"
"Woo woo!" Liu Kaifan pointed at Lu Jinyan's hand.
"Don't make such loud noises anymore. If you make any more noises, I'll sew your mouth shut." Lu Jinyan took her hand away after seeing Liu Kaifan nod.
Liu Kaifan looked around, then scratched his head and asked with a red face: "Jinyan, can you be my partner?"
Liu Kaifan had the courage to confess his feelings, thanks to Lu Chen and Su Ruoli. If they hadn't been together, Liu Kaifan looked at Lu's smug look and thought to himself how stupid he was before. If he had confessed his feelings earlier, he could have gotten the girl sooner! Otherwise, he didn't know how long he would have had to pursue her.
Lu Jinyan blushed and nodded gently. She liked Liu Kaifan and had liked him since she was a child, but he never said it. As a girl, she was even more embarrassed to say it.
"Jinyan, you agreed, right?" Liu Kaifan excitedly grabbed Lu Jinyan's hand, but the two fat fish in his hands had fallen to the ground at some point and had turned into mud fish.
Lu Jinyan hummed softly, but her fair little face became redder and redder.
Liu Kaifan picked up Lu Jinyan and spun around. Lu Jinyan was so scared that she screamed and hugged Liu Kaifan's neck.
Then I heard the noises of the old men and women in the fields around me making noises.
Lu Jinyan's little face flushed red with shame, and her hands tightly grasped the corner of her clothes.
Lu Chen had come back to tell Liu Kaifan that he was going to meet him that evening, but when he came back he saw this scene. He was also really happy for the two of them. They had been together for so long, they should have been together a long time ago.
Lu Chen didn't try to ruin the atmosphere between the two. Forget it, let's go to the county town and stay in a guesthouse tonight. Looking at Liu Kaifan's excited look, he probably won't be able to sleep tonight.
When Lu Chen returned, Su Ruoli had already finished washing and changing clothes. She was sitting on a stool next to the well to wash the fish. Zhang Sitong was helping her pour water with a ladle. There were already a few washed fish in the basin next to her.
Lu Chen walked over and said, "Didn't I say I would clean it up? Why did you start it already? Get up and let me do it."
"There are so many, you can't finish them all at once. Let's do it together." Su Ruoli said.
"It's okay, get up. I'll be there soon. You sit down and rest." Lu Chen took the fish from Su Ruoli's hand.
Su Ruoli washed her hands with the ladle in Zhang Sitong's hand, then stood up from the stool, "Then you wash first, I'll go cook."
After saying that, Su Ruoli took a clean fish into the kitchen. She could drink fish soup today. She hadn't had fish soup for a long time.
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