I actually let it slip away and took the earthworm away with it.

The boss sighed, thinking that it was a waste of one and it just ran away.

The second brother was very proud of himself. Since childhood, his elder brother has never been as good as himself in this aspect. He was angry when he couldn't catch him, so he really wanted to tease him.

"Brother, you can't do it either. Hey, I've hooked another one."

The eldest brother looked at the eels in the basin with jealous eyes.

"Don't be too proud, there are only two of them. We can compare them at the end."

The two men completely forgot about their mother's affairs and started to compete to see who could catch more fish.

He held his breath, concentrated his energy and focused his mind, for fear of disturbing the eel that had been hooked.

I saw a yellow eel swimming near my fishing rod, turning left and right as if it was considering whether to eat the earthworm.

The eldest brother was very anxious, but he didn't dare to show it. He urged silently, "Eat quickly, eat quickly, take the bait quickly."

But the eel wandered around for a while and then ran to the next door, as if it was comparing which one would be more cost-effective to eat.

After a while, as if it had made up its mind, it ran to the second one and bit it tightly.

Hearing a smug laugh, the second brother grabbed the eel from the pole and showed off in front of his eldest brother, shaking it non-stop, "This is the third one."

The bucket placed between the two men was filled with eels caught by the second brother. The eldest brother had not caught any yet. Looking at the eels swimming happily there, he felt a little discouraged, but also very unwilling to accept the result.

Why can he catch it but I can't? And the one just now was simply a provocation. I must catch it today since I still have earthworms.

I don't know why, but the second brother caught an eel every now and then, as if with divine help. It was as if the eels knew him. It was really strange.

The boss was so angry that he wanted to just quit.

A fish swam up to the surface of the water, with half of its head exposed. It stared at the rods in the hands of the two men, as if it wanted to eat them.

The boss became excited when he saw it. If he couldn't get the eel, a fish would do. He hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and he started drooling just by looking at it.

Although this fish is not tasty, it smells very fishy, ​​the meat is loose, and it is a scavenger, so almost no one in the village would catch it to eat. Even if they are about to starve to death, they would not think of eating it.

But today is different. I haven’t caught any fish yet, so I have to win back a game no matter what. If it weren’t too embarrassing, especially in front of my younger brother, I, as the eldest brother, would not be unable to hold my head up in front of my younger brother.

The fish was staring at the boss not far away, motionlessly moving its mouth from time to time, causing ripples on the water surface, as if it was mocking him for not taking any bait all night.

At first I wanted to stay still and see if it would come, but it ended up staying not too far away, as if trying to lure me into the river.

People have drowned in this place. Legend has it that these fish are guides. As soon as people enter the water, they will swim to the deep end until they can no longer return.

The boss was so angry when he saw the fish. How could it be the fish's turn to laugh at him?

The upper body remained almost motionless, and his hand was feeling around. He touched a large stone, and when he picked it up with one hand, it felt a little heavy. Anyway, the water could not go down and it would not come over, so he used the large stone to deal with it.

When the fish wasn't paying attention, I picked up the stone and smashed it on the head, turning it upside down.

The eldest brother walked forward, took a long branch, and brought the fish over.

He imitated the way his second brother had shown off to him just now, and put his hands in the fish's gills and shook them in front of him.

The second brother thought that his eldest brother was really childish. In order to save face, he caught a fish that no one wanted to eat.

The fish was given to the beggars, but they refused to eat it.

"Brother, are you ready to eat it?"

The eldest brother looked at his second brother as if he were a mentally retarded person.

"Of course, why else would we catch it?"

The second brother shook his head in disgust.

"I won't eat it. It tastes too bad."

The boss put the fish into the bucket. Seeing a big fish pushing up several eels, he finally felt less sad.

"If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it. Someone else is willing to eat it."

The second brother said nothing more and glanced at his eldest brother.

"Hehe~Hehe~"

The crowing of roosters was heard in the distance and soon spread to the nearby area.

The two of them yawned at the same time when they heard the sound.

"Ha~Brother, let's go back. We have run out of earthworms."

The boss can hardly open his eyes. He hasn't had a break since yesterday. He is so exhausted.

There are several eels in the bucket, which should be enough.

The boss nodded.

The two men agreed that when they arrived at the place, they would take turns carrying the bucket. After both parties agreed, the second man picked it up and walked home.

I changed people halfway through the journey and finally reached the door. I was completely exhausted and my stomach was growling with hunger. Ten bowls of porridge were not enough to fill my stomach.

But sleepiness prevailed and I prepared to go back to the house to sleep.

The eldest son's wife heard some noise at the door and realized that it was her husband who came back. "Did he bring back the eel?"

"Ah."

The eldest brother threw himself on the kang, used all his strength to force out words with his nose, and then fell asleep.

The eldest son's wife got dressed and went to the yard. She saw several lively eels in the bucket. This was enough for them.

Just open the belly and take fresh blood. This thing is very effective when applied to the affected area, just avoid the area around the eyes. The remaining meat can be used as a snack for the whole family.

I took a bowl of blood and went to my mother's room. I saw that she was not sleeping well. She seemed to be talking in her sleep and drooling.

Gently shake the old lady awake.

He opened his eyes and looked at his eldest daughter-in-law in confusion. Suddenly, he was frightened by the bowl of blood in her hand. What was she doing? What was she going to do to him? He said vaguely, "Take it away. I don't want to drink it. Get out of here."

The eldest son’s wife was afraid that her mother would knock over the bowl, so she stood a little further away. The food that she had finally gotten couldn’t be spilled on the ground.

"Mom, listen to me. This is eel blood. It is the best for treating stroke. You should have heard of it."

The old lady had heard of it, and had also seen other people being cured with it, but she still couldn't accept applying the blood directly on her face.

I simply closed my eyes and stopped looking at it, "You can paint it."

"Hey."

The eldest daughter-in-law dipped her finger in the medicine and applied it little by little on the sick half of the old lady's face.

It tastes cool and a little fishy. After applying it, you will feel tingling and numb, which is a bit comfortable.

His face was so red that it would be scary if he went out in the middle of the night.

There was still some left, and my mother also had some symptoms on her hands and arms, but they were a little better than before, so we used them all and didn't waste anything.

The old lady didn't dare to move, for fear that it would get on the quilt and be difficult to wash.

"These were caught overnight by the eldest and second brothers, specifically for your treatment."

The eldest son's wife spoke well of them, saying that if the mother and son continued to be at odds, they would not be able to stay in this house.

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