The children were just playing and didn't care how many fish they caught. So no one objected.
Zhang Shouyi held Zhang Hongmei's hand, and the two sat to one side watching.
“Brother Zhang, I used to come here often to set up my nets, and I always had a great harvest.”
"Hehe, because my wife is amazing."
Lu Jing and Gan Lu sat to one side and checked everything. Since the food had been distributed, there was no need to prepare anything. They simply watched the happy children by the pond.
After Liu Jingze helped the children set the net, he sat down and introduced them to the different types of fish.
The children listened very attentively; these were all common sense facts that they had never encountered before.
Everyone listened with great interest, and they even asked questions from time to time.
"It's okay. If we have time, we can go to the river in the village. The water is shallow there, and there should be a lot of river delicacies, like river shrimp, back in those years. I loved eating those when I was a kid."
"Godfather, let's go to the river when we get back. I want to learn to swim."
“Okay, Dad is a very good swimmer, I can teach you. You really need to learn to swim.”
Zhang Hongmei, however, did not quite agree, as she always felt unsafe in the water.
Zhang Shouyi knew Zhang Hongmei very well; he could tell what she meant just by looking at the expression on his wife's face.
“Hongmei, Liu Jingze is right, the children must learn to swim.”
"Yes, I know, I'm just worried."
Zhang Shouyi remained silent, worried as he was, but it was an essential skill.
"Uncle, is it not allowed here?" Gu Yaozu asked longingly.
Liu Jingze shook his head. "None of us know how deep the water is here."
Upon hearing Xiao Si's words, Zhang Hongmei immediately stood up and came to their side.
“Your uncle is right, nobody really knows how deep the water in this pool is.”
You have seen the land at the foot of the mountain, irrigated with water from the pool, and even after going down more than 20 meters, no one dares to venture there.
I don't object to you guys learning to swim, but you need to be realistic and know your own abilities. Trying something you know is impossible is foolish.
Of course. I'm not talking about academics; I'm talking about things that could potentially affect one's life safety, which absolutely cannot be taken lightly.
There's an old saying that's true: those who drown are often the ones who know how to swim. It means that people who can swim are bold and think they're invincible, but often they're the ones who never make it out of the water.
Do you four understand what I mean? If you can't be careful, then I absolutely will not let you learn to swim.
"Mom, we've got it. The situation you described will never happen. We know our own limitations and we would never risk our lives."
After observing her sons' expressions, Zhang Hongmei finally nodded and said, "Okay, I'll trust you this once."
Seeing Zhang Hongmei's less-than-pleasant expression, Liu Jingze patted her on the shoulder and stood up. "Let's go, let's set up the net and see if we've caught anything."
The four of them were frightened by Zhang Hongmei. Although Zhang Shouyi was formidable, they were truly afraid of Zhang Hongmei.
Liu Jingze looked at the four children, who were not in high spirits, and smiled. "Are you scared by what your mother said?"
"Yes, Uncle, Mom has never disciplined us so strictly."
"Yes, was Mom angry just now? Was it because I said I was swimming here?" Gu Yaozu asked Liu Jingze in a low voice.
"Yes, that's why she's angry. She's worried that you don't know how deep the water is. You see, many words use the word 'deep,' which shows that the water is really dangerous, and you must be careful."
Zhang Shouyi came over and put his arm around his wife's shoulder, "It's alright, don't worry too much."
"Sigh! When children are young, they are hard to manage and too naughty, so we look forward to them growing up quickly. But when they are really grown up and can be obedient, we are even more worried. The worries now are incomparable to those when they were young."
"Hehe, wife, you're nagging like an old woman."
"You bet I am old, or maybe I'm going through menopause."
"menopause?"
"How so? Well, as people get older, their temper becomes very bad, and they become extremely nagging."
Although Zhang Hongmei was chatting with Zhang Shouyi, her eyes were fixed on the children, watching them set up their nets with Liu Jingze's help.
"Brother Zhang, I don't think they gained anything this time."
Why do you say that?
“I used to fish. Look, the net isn’t moving at all, which means there are no fish.”
"Haha, there's a technique to that too."
"Isn't that right?"
And she was right, there really was nothing there, and the children were all a little disappointed.
The couple walked over and said, "It's okay, let's come back. Mom will be with you. I'm confident we can catch fish in the net."
"Sit down and eat. We'll be setting off soon. Do you see that pine forest over there? We'll be crossing it. I saw a big wild boar here before."
"Mom? A wild boar?"
"Yes, your third maternal grandfather was so angry that he didn't talk to me for two days. The wild boar weighed over 600 pounds and the two smaller ones weighed over 300 pounds were all taken down by your mother. Your great-grandfather, third maternal grandfather, and a few other people from the village worked together to finally kill the wild boar."
"Mom, let's eat. Maybe we'll run into each other later." Zhang Ruifeng was the toughest of the four children, and he loved adventure.
"Hehe, I actually hope we run into them on our way back. Otherwise, what do you think? If we really do catch a wild boar, should we waste time sending it down? Or should we just throw it away? It would be such a waste to throw it away. What do you think?"
The four children were taken aback; they hadn't really considered these things. But now that their mother said it, it made perfect sense.
The four trainees stood silently behind them. They already knew who these trainees were; these were their masters from now on. Although they were young, they knew that their fate would likely be decided in the next few days.
After lunch, Zhang Hongmei let them rest for ten minutes before the group set off. Entering the pine forest increased the danger, but the children didn't seem to care; everything around them was new and exciting.
A didn't ask them for anything, but from the moment they started climbing the mountain, he began giving them eight ratings.
They had no experience with wilderness living, so the eight of them kept discussing new and unfamiliar things they had never seen before.
With soft, withered branches and fallen leaves underfoot, only the children were innocently happy, while everyone else was extremely cautious.
Zhenye was very observant and noticed the adults' caution, so he immediately stopped the seven of them.
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