The fish was very strong in the water, and Jiang Xingchen directly pulled on the tendon line, which made his palms hurt. It took him a long time to pull the fish up.
"Brother! This fish is so big!" Meier cheered in surprise, hugging Jiang Xingchen's arm and staring at the fish still flopping on the ice, excited.
"It's not small!" Jiang Xingchen also laughed. This fish weighed at least three kilograms. Zhou Xiong said it was called big silver carp. It looks similar to silver carp, but the body of the fish is rounder and looks hard. The meat is obviously very tight.
It is extremely powerful and can jump very high when fluttering.
"Fortunately, I knew the development of the formation and my strength has increased a lot, otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to use it up." Jiang Xingchen secretly rejoiced and called Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong to come forward and hold down the fish god before he took off the fishhook.
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At this time, Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong looked at Jiang Xingchen with fanatical eyes: "How come we have such brains? Why don't we have such brains? Young Master Sun got up just by thinking about it, and now his status in the family is also increasing day by day."
... As a man, he actually went to perform singing and dancing, and he also received unprecedented praise, received a title, and was granted a territory... In this winter, he can actually catch fish. If he sells it to restaurants..."
While the two were worshiping, Jiang Xingchen inserted the fishhook into the ice hole again, then held the little girl in his arms, held her little hand, and waited together.
The little girl's face turned red and she glanced at Qian Feng and the others, staring at the ice cave with a very excited expression.
After catching four fish in a row, Jiang Xingchen didn't dare to let the little girl play anymore. After all, this was also physically demanding. Regardless of Meier's objections with a puffed-up face, he pushed her behind him resolutely.
Continuing fishing, when there was movement again, Jiang Xingchen was about to pull the line.
"Brother!" Suddenly, Mei'er shouted in his ears. He was so focused on raising the line that he almost jumped up in fright. Of course, the fish also ran away!
"This girl!" Jiang Xingchen turned around angrily. But when he turned his face, a fish head was facing him, with its mouth wide open.
"Hey!" Jiang Xingchen was startled again and moved his feet to avoid falling.
"Giggle, giggle..." The little girl let out a cheerful laugh, threw the fish in her hand, turned around and ran away.
"Little girl, stop!" Jiang Xingchen got up angrily and ran after her.
Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong looked at the two brothers and sisters fighting, and felt an extremely harmonious and warm feeling in their hearts...
Over the course of the morning, they caught more than ten fish, most of which weighed more than three kilograms. However, the species of fish was somewhat single, with only one kind.
On the way back, Mei'er, who was sitting in the carriage, had not yet recovered from her excitement. Her face was flushed. She had never played so happily before.
Jiang Xingchen was very happy to see Meier happy. The reason why he only brought Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong out today without calling them friends was to let the little girl have more fun! Meier was very quiet in front of outsiders, and only had familiarity with others.
She can only let go of people. In the entire Hongyuan City, apart from herself, she is only familiar with Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong!
"Brother! How did you come up with the idea of fishing in this way?" the little girl in the carriage suddenly asked.
"Idiot!" Jiang Xingchen smiled and knocked her on the head and said, "You forgot, my brother told you that after taking fake medicine, you had strange dreams..."
He said this, but Jiang Xingchen secretly thought in his heart: "If it weren't for the sensitive formation and the knowing formation, without fishing rods, floats and lead weights, how could I have such great skills and be able to fish with just a piece of animal sinew line!"
"Yeah!" the little girl exclaimed softly, rubbed the area where she was knocked, puffed up her face, and muttered: "I'm not too happy, have you forgotten..."
Immediately afterwards, Mei'er's eyes suddenly lit up and she asked, "Doesn't that mean that my brother knows a lot of interesting things?"
"Of course! My brother told you that there are many fun things that I will play with you in the future!" Jiang Xingchen gently stroked Mei'er's long hair and couldn't help but think of that windy and snowy night.
"Yes! What my brother said..." Meier calmed down, and the hazy scene of her brother taking her to see a doctor and holding her while talking also appeared in her mind.
"Brother, will you always play with Mei'er from now on?" The little girl slowly tilted her body and leaned lightly on Jiang Xingchen's shoulder.
"Always will, as long as Meier likes it!" Jiang Xingchen put his arms around the little girl's thin shoulders. He only had this one relative in the whole world, and he never wanted to lose this warmth of mutual dependence.
"Hehe..." The little girl suddenly laughed.
"Little girl, why are you laughing?" Jiang Xingchen asked.
"I was thinking..." A strange picture appeared in Mei'er's mind, which was of two gray-haired old men fishing and having fun together on the ice.
However, before she could tell the scene, Jiang Xingchen suddenly shouted: "Wait! Qian Feng, stop the car!"
"Ah!" Mei'er was stunned and asked in surprise: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Jiang Xingchen opened the car curtain and pointed to a patch of light yellow flowers on the slope in the distance: "Look!"
When the carriage was jolting, a corner of the curtain was lifted, and he caught a glimpse of it. It was already winter, but it was still blooming. While he was surprised, another idea came to his mind.
"Well, there are a lot of them in the wild, and the leaves are edible. In our village, many families have no food in winter, so they all pick the leaves and eat them!" Meier said.
"Oh!" Jiang Xingchen nodded, pulled Meier out of the carriage, and ran towards the flowers.
"Brother, what are you going to do? We have rice and noodles at home, so there is no need to eat this..." Mei'er said as she ran after him.
However, when she arrived at the place, her doubts immediately turned into surprise! Her brother actually picked the flowers, knitted a garland with his own hands, and put it on his head.
"So beautiful!" Jiang Xingchen stood opposite the little girl, looked up and down, left and right, and then praised with a smile.
After many days of nursing, the little girl's originally withered hair has turned black, and her face has lost its sallow color. It is much fairer and more delicate, and her cheeks are even a little rosy. Although she is still thin, she is indeed
Much more beautiful.
The little girl pursed her lips tightly, suppressing a shy smile, but she couldn't hide the joy in her eyes.
But at this moment, Jiang Xingchen suddenly said again: "I'm talking about garlands!"
The little girl was stunned, immediately pouted her lips, yelled angrily: "Brother~" and rushed over.
"Hahahaha..." Jiang Xingchen laughed and dodged, but he was afraid that the little girl would fall, so he dodged twice and then let her catch her.
"Okay, okay! Brother is wrong, it's Meier who is beautiful! I was joking with you just now!" The little girl punched her twice, and Jiang Xingchen quickly begged for mercy.
The little girl wasn't really angry in the first place. Seeing that he admitted his mistake, her bulging mouth slowly returned to its original shape. But then, she rolled her eyes and suddenly stretched out two cold hands from Jiang Xingchen's neck.
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"Woo~" Jiang Xingchen trembled and jumped out, but he stumbled and kicked up a large amount of dirt!
"Humph! Let's see if you still dare to play tricks on me!" The little girl raised her two little hands and waved them in a arrogant manner.
But at this time, Jiang Xingchen stopped responding and stared straight at the ground in front of him.
"Well!" Meier was stunned, with a hint of panic on her face. She hurried over and grabbed Jiang Xingchen's arm: "Brother, you are really angry... Meier will..."
"No!" Jiang Xingchen turned around and smiled, rubbed the top of Mei'er's head and said, "Brother is not angry, he just discovered something!"
"Ah? What did you find?" The little girl's thoughts were immediately taken to another direction following Jiang Xingchen's words.
"That's it!" Jiang Xingchen took two steps forward and picked up a round object from the ground. There was still dirt on it, so he couldn't tell what it was.
"What is this?" Meier asked.
"This is called a mustard lump! In the past, the villagers only ate the leaves, which was a waste of money!" Jiang Xingchen laughed. He didn't expect to find this thing. Thanks to his avoidance of Mei'er just now, he kicked a piece away.
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"I didn't expect that this thing actually grows in winter!" Jiang Xingchen didn't know that mustard greens can also grow in winter. In his impression, only plum blossoms bloom in winter, and Chinese cabbage also grows in winter. As for mustard greens, he only knows how to make pickles.
Mustard is good, shredded mustard is very refreshing when eaten cold, and mustard seeds are ground into powder to make mustard.
When he thought of mustard, he immediately started searching on the ground again, especially the flowers! Sure enough, it didn't take long before he found some black mustard seeds!
Watching her brother digging the ground here, Mei'er kept looking at him strangely. Qian Feng and the other two saw that he hadn't returned for a long time in the distance, so they also ran over in a hurry, and then stared blankly at him working there!
It wasn't until Jiang Xingchen straightened up that Mei'er asked: "Brother, are you looking for that mustard lump? Is that thing really edible?"
"Haha! Little girl, you will know when you get back... After a few days, the pickles will be pickled and paired with rice porridge. It will be comfortable to eat!" Jiang Xingchen said proudly.
"Really!" Mei'er's eyes were bright. She was a little hungry after playing all morning. When she heard about eating, she couldn't help but pursed her lips.
After hearing this, Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong made a thunderous gurgling sound in their stomachs.
"Dig a few more, let's go back!" Jiang Xingchen patted Qian Feng and Zhou Xiong, who were a little embarrassed, and dug a few more mustard knots.
When a few people got on the carriage and headed back, in the kitchen of Jiang Xingchen's house, a thin old man wearing a shabby cotton gown was patrolling around with bright eyes.
After a long while, the little old man shook his head regretfully: "This kid is not here, and there is no food in the kitchen. It's really a waste of time... Come back in the evening. I hope this guy's craftsmanship is as outstanding as Chuxue girl said...
…This stove is quite strange, this guy won’t disappoint me!”
Just as he was about to leave, he saw a small jar of water warming on the small stove next to the big stove. He went up, picked up the jar, and poured it into the pot.
"Ha~" wiped his lips, the little old man said: "I ate a little too much buns this morning... but they taste really good..." Then with a swish, he disappeared without a trace!