She almost forgot that the spring in her palm... would always attract things from unexpected places, and draw them towards her...
"call……"
Xie Mingchi dived into the water and poked his head out from the surface of the lake, holding a fat fish in his hand. He had wet hair, a confused look in his eyes, and looked around.
Where are the school of fish just now?
He had just dived into the water and hadn't caught two fish yet, but the churning school of fish, in the blink of an eye, clearly surged in one direction.
After coming out of the water, she turned around and saw Hua Shi standing on the shore. She had already retreated far away. On the lake in front of her, the school of fish that had just formed a wave was now scrambling to surround it. Many of them had even jumped onto the shore. Without the protection of the lake water, the fish's tails were wagging non-stop, as if they were struggling, and they rushed towards Hua Shi...
"A-Ashi?"
Xie Mingchi's eyes widened, and he was obviously stunned.
He swam hurriedly towards the shore, holding a fish in his hand, and climbed ashore in a few seconds.
"W-What's going on?"
Xie Mingchi avoided the school of fish that were flapping around chaotically at his feet and trotted towards Hua Shi.
Hua Shi coughed lightly, touched his nose, and shook his head: "I don't know either. The fish seem to be attracted by something..."
You can't say that he was attracted by the spring in her palm...
Seeing that nothing happened to her, Xie Mingchi shifted his attention back to the fish struggling on the ground.
It really seems like something is attracting me...
It was really strange. These fish spirits had lived in the lake for who knows how long. They had all become very smart, each one smarter than the other. He jumped into the water to catch fish several times, and each time it took him a long time before he could catch one or two.
Today he happened to encounter a school of fish. He was surprised, but then he was happy.
It was a rare opportunity. The formation of a school of fish would cause the swimming speed of many mermaids to slow down, and he just took advantage of this opportunity to catch a few...
Don’t be fooled by the ugly body and head of the fish, the meat is really delicious.
As Xie Mingchi thought about it, his eyes brightened a little.
He squatted down hurriedly and scooped up the fish that were jumping around on the shore with his arms. The net was full, so many that he couldn't count them.
"It's delivered to your door, don't miss it, Ah Shi, come quickly!"
After struggling for a long time, Hua Shi's fish basket was full, and Xie Mingchi's shirt was also full of fish. When there was really no room left, the two of them left the shore with the fish in their arms.
If we don't leave now, more and more fish will come ashore...
Xie Mingchi was overjoyed at the beginning, but after he had a huge harvest and fish continued to come up, his mood suddenly became depressed.
Normally, if I wanted to eat fish, I would spend a long time trying to catch just one or two. But now... the fish were like possessed, constantly jumping into the pit. There were so many of them that I couldn't even count them...
The two men held the fish and walked downstream along the lake. When they were away from the center of the lake, the lake turned into a gurgling stream, and the sound of the boiling fish flapping their wings faded away from their ears.
"call……"
After finding a smooth and flat stone surface, Xie Mingchi threw all the fish in his arms onto the stone surface, loosened his hands, and the tense breath he had been holding also relaxed.
Hua Shi, who was a few steps behind, caught up by stepping on the messy and uneven stones by the stream. She was only holding her fish basket in her hand, which was not very heavy.
In addition, the fish she picked were all small, and the fish basket was modified by her so that it could hold water without leaking. She stuffed a full basket of small fish and added some lake water into it.
Hua Shi was afraid that the fish in the fish basket would suffocate if she didn't return home, so she secretly added some water from the spring into the basket.
We have the small fish, if that's not enough, we can just come back and catch some next time...
But Xie Mingchi...
Hua Shi's mind shifted as he looked up at the shirtless man standing in front of Shi, with wheat-colored skin and smooth, muscular lines on his back and abdomen...
"Ashi, are you hungry?"
Xie Mingchi suddenly looked up and asked while looking at her.
"Ah?" Hua Shi blinked and came back to her senses. She moved her gaze away from his smooth muscles with some difficulty and looked at his sparkling eyes.
Maybe it's because he's been exposed to the sun and doing heavy work for years, but his entire exposed complexion is a healthy tan... firm muscles, smooth lines...
No, what is she thinking?!
Xie Mingchi didn't notice anything was wrong. He looked at her and asked in confusion: "Aren't you hungry yet?"
Hua Shi felt a surge of heat rushing straight to her face, and her ears felt a little hot. She coughed lightly and said, "It's okay..."
Xie Mingchi casually grabbed a fish and said excitedly, "Then I'll grill two fish for you. The fish meat is very fragrant!"
Hua Shi: “Okay…”
Xie Mingchi acted quickly and skillfully built a grill with sticks and stones. He cleaned the fish by the stream and used a sharpened stick to pierce the fish from head to tail and put it on the grill.
"bass."
There was a rustling sound of flint, and he lit the fire again with skill.
Hua Shi watched him handle the matter in an efficient manner, and then helped to pick up some dry firewood.
The flames of the small fire grew higher and higher. Xie Mingchi crouched beside it, turning the fish rack leaning against it with a serious expression...
Hua Shi sat on the side and watched as the originally slippery fish was burnt bit by bit, and the air was filled with a burnt smell.
Hanashi: ...?
"Xie Mingchi? It looks like a lake? Won't it turn over?" Hua Shi couldn't help but remind him.
Xie Mingchi blinked, his face tense and without any change of emotion. After listening, he turned the other side over.
Then, Hua Shi watched the smooth fish surface on the other side being burnt little by little... Then, the two fish skewered together were both burnt when taken out of the oven.
Hua Shi held the grilled fish that had been caught, held it in her hand, and her eyes fell on Xie Mingchi's face.
The latter stared at the two blackened fish in her hands, blinked, and then looked at her seriously.
His eyes were filled with doubt, as if asking her why she hadn't eaten yet...
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