Erlang took out two big fish from the water tank and handed them to Shu Jiaying.
"Take it back, and don't be so polite as to say you're giving Uncle Erlang money or not. Uncle Erlang treats you as his niece. If you want to eat fish in the future, just come to our house and get it, okay?"
Shu Jiaying really didn't know what to say, so she took the fish from Erlang's hand.
"Thank you, uncle..."
"Hey, what are you thanking me for? Let's go back. The village roads will be hard to walk on after dark. Be careful!"
“…”
Shu Jiaying wanted to say something but stopped herself. She didn't know why, but at this moment she always felt like Erlang was telling her his last words.
Unconsciously, she glanced at Erdang's black forehead again.
Erlang is a good person in Shu Jiaying's heart, and she must not let anything happen to him.
While stunned, Xiaohua poured the water over.
"Sister Jiaying, drink some water first..."
"Okay, okay...thank you!"
Shu Jiaying took the water cup Xiaohua handed her and took a sip. She then pulled Xiaohua aside and said, "Xiaohua, after you and your father finish eating, remember to let him rest well and don't go anywhere, okay?"
Xiaohua didn't understand why Shu Jiaying gave such an order, but she already regarded Shu Jiaying as her savior, so she nodded obediently.
"Don't worry, sister. We usually don't have anything else to do after dinner, so we all go to bed early."
Glancing at Shu Jiaying, who seemed about to leave with two fish in her arms, Xiaohua asked again, "Sister...are you really not going to have dinner at my house?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Xiaohua. It's getting late, and I should go now. Take care."
"Sister, I'll take you out."
Erlang and Xiaohua sent Shu Jiaying out the door, and then the father and daughter went back to the house to eat.
Originally, Erlang wanted to go to bed and rest after dinner, but he thought about how much Shu Jiaying liked to eat fish, and the only fish left in the water tank at home were small fish.
Picking up the trap from behind the main door of the hall, Erlang was about to go to the river to catch some fish.
The creaking sound of the door opening woke up Xiaohua who was already in bed.
Xiaohua climbed up from the bed and called out to the door, "Dad, is that you?"
"It's Daddy, Xiaohua!"
"Why are you still open so late? Where are you going, Dad?"
"I didn't go anywhere. I just couldn't sleep, so I wanted to get some traps and throw them into the river. That way, when I get back from the boat tomorrow, I'll have caught a lot of big fish."
Xiaohua remembered Shu Jiaying's words. She hurriedly got out of bed and walked into the main room to persuade him, "Dad, don't go out so late. If you want to cast a trap, you can go tomorrow morning. That way, when you get back from the boat, you can still catch a lot of fish."
"It's okay, I'm just going for a bit. I'm not going into the water, so what's there to be afraid of? My girl... you've just recovered from your illness, you should rest early and go back to sleep."
"No, Dad..."
"Bang!"
Before he could finish his words, a door separated Xiaohua and Erlang.
Facing the cold door, Xiaohua felt very uneasy, perhaps influenced by Shu Jiaying's words.
But then I thought, Dad was just going out to cast a trap. In fact, he used to go out to the river at night to cast traps, so -
There shouldn't be any problem this time.
After comforting herself in this way, Xiaohua felt much more comfortable, and she went back to her room to sleep with peace of mind.
At this time, Erlang walked in the dark to the river where he usually threw the traps, and just threw the traps into the river.
“Wuwuwu…”
The crying of a woman on the shore scared Erlang so much that he shuddered, but he still plucked up the courage to look towards the direction of the crying.
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