I picked up five fish weighing two to three pounds and put them in the bucket for Ji Qinglan. Ji Qinglan kept saying, "Too many. We can't finish them."

"There's no way there are too many. Just hang them up to dry and keep them for eating during the New Year." Liu Yumei ignored her and put the fish that Ji Qinglan put back into her bucket.

Xiang Jun came over at some point and was talking to Luo Hongyu with a smile.

"Sister Hongyu, you like fishing too! I have a fishing net at home, I'll take you fishing tomorrow."

Luo Hongyu ignored him and looked away.

"Sister Hongyu, fishing is actually very simple. We country people know how to do it. I also go hunting in the mountains. At this time of year, the squirrels in the mountains have also hibernated. I often go to the squirrel holes and dig out a lot of hazelnuts and walnuts. It's fun."

Seeing that she ignored him, Xiang Jun continued, "There are also sparrows that come out to look for food on snowy days. Scatter a few grains of millet or corn on the snow, use a winnowing basket, prop it up with a stick, tie a rope and hide far away. When the sparrows come in to peck at the food, pull the rope and you will catch more. Add some salt and roast them. They are delicious."

He talked to himself and kept getting closer to Luo Hongyu.

Ji Qinglan just looked up and saw it, so he handed the bucket over and it hit Xiang Jun. The water in the bucket splashed out and soaked Xiang Jun's cotton coat.

"Hongyu, carry the bucket."

Luo Hongyu took the bucket and walked to the other side of Ji Qinglan.

"Sister Ruby."

Xiang Jun didn't care about his clothes and hurried to chase after him. When Ji Qinglan turned around to leave, Xiang Jun fell on the ice.

The ice beneath him suddenly cracked. Xiang Jun was so frightened by the cracking sound that his face turned pale and he dared not move.

"Help, help me."

When Zhang Jianguo saw Ji Qinglan tripping someone, he yelled, "The ice is about to crack. Spread out."

The people who were originally gathering together to fish suddenly scattered like birds and beasts and ran to the shore.

"Xiang Jun, what are you doing?" The young man who had not caught any fish yelled at Xiang Jun angrily.

Luo Hongyu had been pulled ashore. She looked at Xiang Jun lying motionless on the ice with a frightened face. The cracks under his body kept widening, and he looked like a curled up mouse. She couldn't help but glance at Ji Qinglan.

Zhang Jianguo threw himself on the ice and slowly approached Xiang Jun. Everyone on the shore was worried about him. At this time, no one dared to speak loudly and watched with nervous eyes.

Someone has already quickly run to a nearby house to borrow a rope.

Without the rope, Xiang Jun looked at the gap below him. He was so scared that he was shaking all over and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Zhang Jianguo, I'm going to fall, save me!"

"Shut up! Don't move." Zhang Jianguo wanted to give this idiot a hammer.

Just as he finished speaking, he saw Xiang Jun grabbing and rushing towards him. His face changed and he squirmed backwards. With a plop, the ice where he was just now shattered into pieces.

Xiang Jun fell into the water. He splashed around in panic and shouted for help. Zhang Jianguo had no choice but to move forward little by little and finally grabbed one of his hands.

As a result, maybe Xiang Jun was too panicked, or the river water was too cold and froze his nerves, he was still splashing around, and Zhang Jianguo couldn't catch him alone.

Zhang Jianguo's face turned black, and the ice under him was cracking bit by bit. At this moment, he couldn't let go even if he wanted to, because Xiang Jun had already grasped his life-saving straw tightly.

Just as he was about to be dragged into the water, someone suddenly grabbed his feet. He turned around and saw that it was Liu Yumei.

Ji Qinglan untied his son from his back and asked Luo Hongyu to hold him. He then grabbed Liu Yumei and dragged her to the shore.

But Xiang Jun was soaking in the water, and his cotton coat had swelled and become several times heavier, so it was impossible for them to drag it.

The others looked on, feeling anxious and angry, but they did not dare to go up recklessly. Cracks had already appeared on the ice, and if too many people went there, the cracks would be more likely to be enlarged.

Fortunately, someone came to borrow the rope, and everyone worked together to pull Xiang Jun up.

At this time, Xiang Jun's face had turned pale, his whole body was frozen like an ice ball, and he was shaking like a sieve. He was carried back by someone.

After this incident, no one could catch any fish, and those who didn't catch any fish scolded Xiang Jun.

Zhang Jianguo also caught a cold and was urged to go back by Liu Yumei.

In the kitchen, Ji Qinglan was killing fish. Luo Hongyu was sitting on a chair holding Xin Cheng. She stared at him blankly, her face still a little pale, as she was frightened just now.

"Godmother, will Xiang Jun be okay?"

"No, at most I'll just catch a cold." Ji Qinglan said, and quickly gutted a fish.

"Will he tell it?" Luo Hongyu asked worriedly.

"No matter what he says, who will believe him? Don't worry. Just wait and see. No one will believe him." Ji Qinglan comforted her.

"But you, he talked to you, you just didn't like it why didn't you say it out loud? Although you know you ignored him, in the eyes of others, you were talking and laughing and your relationship was warm. If he spreads it to others, your reputation will be ruined."

"No, I didn't even want to talk to him, but he kept following me." Luo Hongyu retorted with a red face.

"I know that today, these people were busy fishing and didn't notice this. If he does this to you again in public in the future and you don't make your attitude clear, others will just think that you have a close relationship."

Luo Hongyu's face turned pale. She didn't think about all this. She just didn't want to talk to someone like Xiang Jun.

Ji Qinglan looked at her thoughtful expression and said, "Don't feel embarrassed. Some people have no sense of boundaries and are self-centered. Next time he does this again, you should reject him sternly. If he continues to pester you, slap him and shout that he is molesting and being a hooligan."

"Some people look kind and honest, but they are actually very bad inside. They won't write the word bad on their faces. If they want to plot against you, they will always find ways to lure you into the trap. Look at me, I am a lesson for you. I don't want you to suffer the same harm that I have suffered."

Luo Hongyu thought seriously about what Ji Qinglan said, and Ji Qinglan ignored her and started to process the fish seriously.

She selected a fish that weighed about two kilograms, sliced ​​the fish meat, added salt and an egg to marinate it, then threw the fish head into the pan and fried it with oil to make soup.

The remaining four fish were belly-cleaned, rubbed with salt, and propped crosswise with two bamboo sticks and hung under the eaves to be blown by the north wind.

Luo Hongyu lit the fire and simmered the fish soup over low heat. When the fish soup in the pot turned into a milky white color, a rich aroma wafted out, which made people's mouths water at the mere smell.

Ji Qinglan cut some more pickled ginger and kimchi, went to the vegetable garden to pick up a handful of green onions and chopped them up. After everything was ready, he poured out the fish soup and started making sauerkraut fish.

At dinner, Luo Hongyu ate too much again. The smooth and tender fish fillet was so delicious. She ate a bowl of rice with sour soup and drank a bowl of fish soup.

Ji Qinglan eats more than her. Her appetite has increased dramatically since she started practicing martial arts.

Xiao Hei sat aside, sticking out his little tongue and licking the fish soup in the bowl mouthful by mouthful.

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