Chapter 291 I Will Think of You Every Day
They walked and stopped along the way, looking at trees, flowers, and squirrels. When they arrived at the familiar cave, Xia Xiaoxiang had added several more words to her notebook.
She was extremely satisfied. Seeing the desolate cave full of rocks, she no longer felt bitter and actively helped to tidy it up.
Traces of their previous camping trip remained in the cave; the burnt-out fire left a trail of black ash. Xia Xiaoxiang carefully cleared away the stones and branches before setting up the tent and lighting a mosquito coil nearby.
There are many mosquitoes on the mountain. Last time Mao Mao went home, she had several mosquito bites on her body.
Mao Mao followed behind her mother like a little tail, helping to pick up stones and branches, running around in the cave.
"Mother, are you happy?"
"I'm so happy! I'm so happy!" Xia Xiaoxiang was in high spirits. After finishing her own tasks, she eagerly went to help Miss Bailey: "Teacher Bailey, let me help you!"
As for Mao Mao and Su Fei, they went to break up the fight between the cats and dogs again.
The cave echoed with meows and barks, the sounds of a cat and a dog arguing as if they were about to start a fight. Two little girls anxiously circled their pet.
Lou Hongjian glanced at the noisy cats and dogs over there, and shrugged at his brothers: "I think even if Dad doesn't come, we won't get any Mao Mao."
Lou Fengju raised an eyebrow: "Who said that?"
He called out in that direction, "Mao Mao, let's go catch some fish for the cat."
Upon hearing this, Mao Mao excitedly dragged the big white cat over and ran towards them, shouting, "Brother, I'm here!"
Lou Yansui: "Big brother, you're too cunning."
"Cunning? I catch fish, but it's still for our lunch."
This time, they didn't bring fishing rods and couldn't fish, but Lou Fengju had his own methods.
He found a long wooden stick, sharpened one end with a knife, took off his shoes, rolled up his trousers and sleeves, and walked into the small pond with the stick in his hand.
The pond wasn't deep, only reaching his calves. Lou Fengju held a wooden stick, his eyes scanning the bottom, searching for any fish.
He was poised to strike, his arm muscles tensed, and he thrust downwards with force. With a "splash," the stick emerged from the water, one end already piercing a lively little fish.
Mao Mao clapped her little hands excitedly on the shore and said, "Brother is awesome!"
Meow~
To spearfish in a pond this way, you need sharp eyesight and quick reflexes; luck has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Seeing his younger sister's adoring expression, her eyes practically sparkling, Lou Hongjian immediately rolled up his sleeves: "Mao Mao, watch me!"
Lou Yansui also found a suitable wooden stick and went into the water together.
With so many people, a few small fish aren't enough to go around.
Mao Mao also wanted to go into the water and catch small fish like her older brothers, but as soon as she lifted her feet up and before she could even take off her shoes, her brothers stopped her.
"Mao Mao, the water's cold, so don't go in," Lou Yansui said casually. "You and Su Fei stay on the shore and watch the fish for us, making sure the cats and dogs don't steal them."
"Okay!" Mao Mao patted herself: "Leave it to Mao Mao!"
The two little ones nodded vigorously, standing guard by the bucket, their chubby little faces tense, as if facing a formidable enemy.
The big white cat squatted beside it, meowing.
With a "thump," the golden retriever jumped into the pond, splashing up a large spray of water.
The large white cat, sitting on the bank, was splashed by water and immediately cried out, "Meow—!"
But it circled the pond several times, unwilling to go into the water. It could only arch its back and breathe on the big golden retriever swimming in the water like a dog paddler, and then jump onto another dry rock to spread itself out to dry its fur.
The number of fish in the bucket kept increasing.
At first, only Lou Feng got the first fork, but soon Lou Yansui also got the first one.
Lou Hongjian looked at his older brother, then at his younger brother, and then at himself, who had come up empty-handed. Clutching the wooden stick, he exclaimed in disbelief, "Ah Sui, it's one thing for my older brother, but how did you manage to catch me too? When did you become so powerful behind my back?!"
Lou Yansui: "It's very simple. As long as I calculate the refraction of the water and the speed of the fish, and combine that with my own strength and speed, I can spear the fish."
Lou Hongjian: "..."
The sound of rushing water filled the air, and Lou Hongjian silently walked to the side.
On the shore, Mao Mao took off her little shoes, sat down on a large rock, and dipped her little feet into the water. Sophie followed suit and sat down on the shore as well.
The water was ice-cold, and the two little girls shivered at the same time.
“Mao Mao, the mountain is so much fun.” Sophie said, “I used to come here with my dad in the summer, but I never knew there were so many fun things to do on the mountain.”
Mao Mao shook her little head: "Then you can come and play in the future too."
Sophie: "But I won't be able to see you after summer vacation."
Mao Mao: "It's okay, Sophie, I'll miss you. I'll call you and write to you. You can call me whenever you miss me. My mother said that she knows when I miss her. As long as I'm thinking of her, no matter where she is, we're together."
Sophie immediately said, "Mao Mao, I'll miss you too."
“My brother even took pictures of us, so I can see you every day,” Mao Mao said. “Next year, we can come to the mountain to play again.”
Sophie nodded vigorously: "I'll come again next year!"
The two extended their short fingers, made a pinky promise, and agreed to come back next year to live together in the cave.
After catching enough fish, the three older brothers also went ashore.
The golden retriever, its long, wet fur dripping, crawled out of the pond.
As soon as it came ashore, it spun itself wildly like an electric fan, splashing water droplets from its long fur, and everyone nearby suffered.
"Meow—"
The white cat's fur, which had just dried in the sun, got wet again. It breathed on the cat and ran away with its paws scurrying about.
Mao Mao exclaimed, "My clothes are wet!"
Sophie: "Luna, look what you've done!"
The golden retriever seemed to know it had done something wrong, tucked its tail between its legs, and came over, enthusiastically licking their cheeks and little hands with its warm tongue. Mao Mao giggled incessantly from the licks, pushing away the dog's head that was trying to lick her: "It tickles—haha—"
The big white cat came running back, its fur bristling, howling as it chased the dog away.
The two girls had no choice but to hurriedly try to break up the fight.
The sounds of barking and meowing, accompanied by two tender little voices, echoed all day on the mountain, leaving traces of attempts to mediate the fight everywhere.
As night fell, the cat and dog, tired from playing, finally lay down to rest quietly and stopped arguing.
Mao Mao also sat in her mother's arms.
"Mother, look!" Mao Mao excitedly pointed to what her mother was looking for, pulling her hand.
The fireflies came out again.
Like stars falling from the sky, floating around them, the scene was as dreamy as a fairy tale.
Sophie sat down next to Miss Bailey. Even though she had only seen it once, she was still incredibly excited. The twinkling fireflies reflected in her emerald eyes like stars falling from the sky.
Xia Xiaoxiang lowered her head and kissed Mao Mao's head: "Mother saw it."
"Mother, are the stars beautiful?"
"nice."
Mao Mao nestled in her mother's arms, happily swinging her little feet: "Hehe."
"Mom, I'll take you to see the stars again next time."
"good."
“Mother, look at that, that’s the Big Dipper.”
"Wow, our Mao Mao is so amazing, she can even recognize stars?"
"My brother taught me!"
"Oh dear, what a pity," Lou Hongjian said. "We should have called Grandma and the others over so they could see this scene too."
Lou Fengju: "Grandma's legs are not good, and she can't climb mountains. Although they didn't see it, you can draw it."
“You’re right! If I draw them, Grandma and the others can see them too, so it won’t be a missed opportunity.”
Lou Hongjian immediately turned around to find his painting tools, grabbed a paintbrush, and began to paint swiftly and skillfully on the paper.
Lou Yansui looked tenderly in her sister's direction.
Mao Mao sat in her mother's lap, but her feet were sticking out, swaying back and forth with a happy mood.
"It's alright," Lou Yansui said. "At least, everyone is happy enough right now."
With the country in turmoil, no one knows when war will suddenly break out.
But the experience at this moment will become a beautiful memory, and no matter when or where you go, you will feel the joy of that moment when you look back.
Human happiness is made up of one beautiful memory after another.
Miss Bailey looked at the fireflies fluttering in front of her and raised her hand to pat Sophie's head.
“Your summer vacation is almost over,” Miss Bailey said. “You can think about how you’re going to spend the next few days.”
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