Chapter 198 Dalang, it’s time to take medicine (8)
Ever since she had a legitimate reason to get the money, Huo Shichu no longer put herself in a difficult position. Her daily meals were very good, with both meat and vegetables, and she was willing to add seasonings, so the taste was very good. Wei Qi always supported her.
He is a big eater and eats twice as much as Huo Shichu. When Huo Shichu first learned about his real appetite, he was shocked for a moment, then realized that he had eaten almost as much as he did before. Maybe he had never been full?
After knowing that Huo Shichu had "dug up" silver, he ate as much as he could, but after eating so much, his complexion improved at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his cheeks were no longer sunken. His fleshy face looked unexpectedly good, with deep eyebrows and clear contours.
When Huo Shichu saw his appearance, he was more willing to serve him. At least taking care of a good-looking person makes people feel much better than taking care of an ugly person, doesn't it?
"I went to the river to catch some fish. I didn't buy any meat today, so you can't just eat vegetables. You need to eat better while you recover from your injury." Huo Shichu said righteously, carrying a small bucket.
Wei Qi raised the corner of his mouth and said, "Take the bamboo basket I made. It will be more convenient to catch fish with it."
Huo Shichu did not refuse and took the bamboo basket. The bamboo basket was woven very well. He did not expect Wei Dalang to have this skill. However, he thought that he had been away for many years, so maybe he learned it from his comrades.
Huo Shichu soon felt hot and reached the small river outside the village. The river was two or three meters wide and not very deep. The women in the village would wash clothes here. In summer, children and even men would come here to take a bath, so there was no danger.
"Xiao Huo, why are you carrying a bucket and a bamboo basket?" An old lady asked in confusion when she saw Huo Shichu. She didn't see Huo Shichu bring any clothes, so he definitely wasn't here to wash clothes. But if he was here to fetch water, he wouldn't need a bamboo basket.
"I want to catch some fish in the river and bring them back to nourish Dalang." Huo Shichu said with a smile.
"Come here to catch fish? Where are the fish? Those kids come here to play in the water all day long. If there were any fish, they would have caught them all long ago!" The old lady reminded her, "You can either go upstream or look for fish in the less crowded section of the river downstream. If you're lucky, you might be able to catch one or two hairtails."
"Okay then, I'll go ahead and catch it." Huo Shichu knew this, of course, so he went straight up the river.
The other children in the village loved to join in the fun, so when they saw Huo Shichu said he was going fishing, they followed him. However, since Huo Shichu had only been in the village for a short time and looked unfamiliar, they were embarrassed to talk to him and just followed him not far away.
Huo Shichu let them do as they pleased and found a place by the river with more aquatic plants. She took the bamboo basket and went down into the river. She put the bamboo basket by the river and then stepped on the aquatic plants to drive out the fish and shrimps hiding in the aquatic plants. The bamboo basket was waiting for them to "fall into the trap".
After a while, Huo Shichu picked up the bamboo basket, and as soon as she came out of the water, she was splashed in the face by water.
"We really caught a fish!" a childish student shouted excitedly.
Huo Shichu took a look and found that it was indeed the fish and shrimp in her bamboo basket that were jumping around. She hurried to the shore and poured the few jumping little fish into the bucket.
Several children immediately gathered around, chattering, "Are fish so easy to catch? My dad tried to catch them before, but he couldn't catch a single one in half a day!"
“This one is so big!”
“You are amazing…”
Huo Shichu couldn't help but laugh when he heard what these little brats said. He said, "I'm good because I'm quick and sharp."
It was so easy to get familiar with children, all you had to do was play with them. In their opinion, catching fish was a very interesting game. When they saw Huo Shichu catch several fish so quickly, they thought they had the ability to do so too, and they immediately became eager to go into the water.
Huo Shichu quickly stopped them and said, "Hey! You can't go into the water. You haven't been here many times and you don't know how deep the water is. It's very dangerous!"
"Then why did you get off?" a quick-witted little boy said unconvinced.
"I am an adult, tall and with long legs. The water that is deep for you cannot reach my thighs. It would be dangerous for you if you go in, but it is safe for me." Huo Shichu said firmly.
After much persuasion, she finally stopped these daring children.
After that, Huo Shichu seemed to be helped by God. He could catch something every time, either fish or shrimp, without missing a single time. Huo Shichu even doubted himself. Was he a koi in this world? Otherwise, how could he catch fish so smoothly? It was as if these fish and shrimp jumped into his bamboo basket automatically.
But she quickly rejected this idea. After all, if she were a koi, she should be able to dig out gold and silver from the soil, find ginseng in the mountains, and fish for pearls in the river...
But she didn't catch any! She just had better luck this time and caught a lot of fish.
Seeing that the small bucket had spun half of the water, Huo Shichu finally ended the fishing operation with satisfaction. The group of little kids had gone from being surprised at the beginning to being indifferent now. They thought it was normal for her to catch fish, and abnormal if she didn't.
"Sister Huo, you are really good at catching fish! My mother can't do that. She can't even catch the fish in her own pond. Last time, a fish threw her into the pond and her whole body was wet." A little girl with missing front teeth muttered.
"Zhou Xiaoya, your mother can never compare to Sister Huo. Sister Huo is so amazing." Another little boy, about seven or eight years old, said, "Even my father has never caught so many fish. Sister Huo is the best in the whole village!"
"You don't have to praise me like that..." Huo Shichu blushed a little. The title of being the best fisherman in the village was too depressing.
She felt guilty after being praised by these little brats, so she quickly gave each of them a fish that was two or three fingers wide and asked them to take it home to eat before sending them away.
The little kids didn't expect this surprise, they were all jumping for joy, and wanted to acknowledge Huo Shichu as their leader. Huo Shichu quickly refused, saying that she was not qualified for such an important position and asked them to choose another one.
After finally getting rid of the brat, Huo Shichu quickly carried the fish back home.
The children returned home with the fish and praised Huo Shichu for how good he was and how good he was at catching fish. As a result, the ladies who benefited from the fish immediately had a much better impression of Huo Shichu and thought she was generous. She shared a fish with several children. Who in the village could be so generous?
You know, it's not easy to eat meat these days. Some families haven't had meat for months. Although the fish sent by Huo Shichu was not big, it was still meat. It could be boiled with tofu or vegetables, and everyone in the family could have a bowl of it. It was so delicious. Everyone was very grateful to Huo Shichu.
(End of this chapter)
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