She had very little experience with crabs, but Wangcai was screaming so pitifully that all she could think of was catching crabs before. She knew that as long as you grabbed the crab by the back, it wouldn't be able to pinch you.
But at this moment, Wangcai's claws covered the crab's back, and the crab's pincers clamped Wangcai's nose, so she could only see the crab's pincers on Wangcai's nose.
Cheng Qingyan, who was standing next to Meng Chuying, handed her a stick: "Use this to pry it open and see, don't pull it hard."
Hu Xiaoxiao also came over and saw that Wangcai's nose was pinched and a little blood was seeping out. She said anxiously, "Chuying, try poking the crab's face with a stick to make it look dangerous."
"If it's still holding on tightly, put the dog in the water. The crab will easily let go once it sees water."
Meng Chuying did as instructed. At this moment, it was really hard for her to find the crab's face. Cheng Qingyan helped her hold Wangcai down to prevent the crab from squeezing even tighter and Wangcai from moving around.
Sure enough, as soon as Cheng Qingyan touched Wangcai's paw, Wangcai let out a howl and then tried to twist its body. Cheng Qingyan used force to hold it down.
Seeing that poking the crab's face had no effect and the crab was clamping its jaws tighter, Cheng Qingyan and Meng Chuying lifted Wangcai closer to the water's edge, submerging the crab in the water as much as possible.
Not long after it came into contact with the water, the crab slowly loosened its claws and darted sideways into the water.
Following this method, they removed the other crabs from Wangcai's body and brought Wangcai ashore. Only then did they see clearly that Wangcai's nose was bleeding from being pinched.
Fortunately, the wound wasn't big, but Wangcai will inevitably be in pain for a few more days.
Ruan Banxia took out some wound medicine and sprinkled some on Wangcai. Meng Chuying pinched Wangcai's mouth to prevent it from feeling that there was a foreign object on its nose and licking the wound with its tongue.
Fugui went into the water with Wangcai. Not only did Fugui not get pinched by the crab, but after Wangcai let out a miserable scream, he immediately rushed ashore.
While Wangcai was being rescued, it watched the commotion from the crowd, occasionally jumping around. It certainly lived up to its reputation for being incredibly sarcastic, shaking its head and showing off that its nose and tail weren't caught.
The fish-catching activity also drew to a close amidst the hustle and bustle.
After seeing all the fishmongers off, it was already three or four in the afternoon. It was a little later than the expected closing time, probably because several fishmongers had bought extra shrimp and crabs at the last minute.
The fish and shrimp sent to Mu Zhiyue and his group have successfully made their way.
Now all we need to do is catch some more and sell them to villagers who want to buy fish.
After the villagers finished buying and left, Cheng Qingyan had someone cast another net to catch fish.
As we agreed before, when we were catching fish, we would give each person a fish.
The net was used to catch fish, and almost nothing was left after it was all delivered. Even at the soap shop, everyone got a fish.
They caught some more fish, shrimp, and crabs and brought them home.
Those who participated in the fishing today, let's go home together for a fish and shrimp feast.
The cooks were found in town; they brought their own tools and stoves, and Cheng Qingyan only needed to provide the ingredients and the space—it felt a bit like eating from a communal pot.
When it was time for dinner that evening, Cheng Qingyan asked someone to invite the village chief's family, who had also helped out all day. Cheng Yuanfu and Cheng Yuanji were also invited by Cheng Shaowen.
The easing of these tensions indicates that Cheng Qingyan herself has begun to let go from the bottom of her heart.
They haven't reached the point of never speaking to each other again, and besides, Cheng Shaowen is now working here and has even gotten involved with Ji Ren.
Although it's called a fish and shrimp feast, not all the dishes are made with fish and shrimp. There are also other vegetables, chicken, mutton soup, and so on.
There was just a lot of fish on the table, cooked in various ways, including boiling, frying, and sautéing.
Dozens of people gathered in the courtyard, making it as lively as a festival.
Hongyu loves to eat fish, and today there's a table full of fish, so let her eat her fill.
She couldn't help but recall what Cheng Qingyan had told her when she first came to this house: that there would be an endless supply of fish, so much that she could eat it every day.
Now it seems we really can't eat it all. With so many fish ponds, we certainly couldn't eat it all every day.
Cheng Qingyan also took out the wine he had brewed at home and drank with Shen Ziyu.
When Shen Ziyu and Cheng Qingyan were halfway through their drinks, Ruan Banxia spoke up to stop them: "Drink less, so you don't have a headache tomorrow."
Shen Ziyu obediently put down her wine glass and peeled shrimp for Ruan Banxia.
Cheng Qingyan was drinking heartily when he was interrupted and said with great dissatisfaction, "Doctor Ruan, this is a double standard, allowing officials to set fires while forbidding ordinary people to light lamps."
"When you were in a bad mood, you often had hangovers. You stole a lot of the wine I kept in the cellar."
When her shortcomings were exposed in public, Ruan Banxia pretended not to hear it. If she didn't hear it, then it wasn't about her.
Seeing that Ruan Banxia remained silent, Cheng Qingyan picked up his wine glass and clinked it against Shen Ziyu's: "Come on, Brother Shen, let's continue drinking."
Shen Ziyu continued peeling shrimp without picking up a wine glass.
Cheng Qingyan picked up the wine pot and filled Shen Ziyu's cup: "Brother Shen, come and drink! Let's drink today and be merry, who cares about tomorrow's sorrows and worries?"
Shen Ziyu stopped Cheng Qingyan from drinking: "Brother Cheng, you'd better not drink anymore, eat more food."
Cheng Qingyan snorted: "Fine, fine, you're not even married yet and you're already henpecked. What will you be like after you get married?"
“Brother Shen, you can’t let her do this. We have to stand up, we have to resist! We have to stand tall.”
To dare to speak like that, you must be drunk.
Shen Ziyu glanced at Cheng Qingyan and saw that she was drunk and her eyes were glazed over, and she was already somewhat out of her mind.
Silently praying for Cheng Qingyan, they could only hope that she would find her own way. Right now, no one dared to speak up for her. After all, they still needed to go home.
Ruan Banxia leisurely ate the peeled shrimp in her bowl, calmly preparing to watch the show unfold.
Ye Lingyu gently patted Cheng Qingyan's back, her voice as gentle as water: "Ayan, you've had too much to drink. Put down the glass and stop drinking, okay?"
Is it good? Of course it's good!
Cheng Qingyan grinned widely, staring at Ye Lingyu with a fascinated expression: "Hehe, it's my wife~ My wife said I drank too much, so I drank too much. I won't drink anymore, I won't drink anymore~"
"It's all Shen Ziyu's fault! I told her I wasn't going to drink anymore, but she still poured me more. That's so unfair!"
Shen Ziyu paused in his silent shrimp-peeling hand. How could they be so blatantly slandering each other? Who was actually making whom drink?
Jiang Jiang whispered to Meng Chuying, "Sister Meng, look, even though my dad's drunk, he's still pretty clear-headed!"
She's a master at shifting blame; has she forgotten that Ye Lingyu has been sitting right next to her the whole time?
The shrimp she ate today, apart from the ones she peeled for Ye Lingyu at the beginning, were all peeled by Ye Lingyu after she drank alcohol.
Although she had drunk too much, her hearing was still good. Jiang Jiang spoke softly, but Cheng Qingyan still heard her.
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