Chapter 207

Before long, there was movement from the fish basket.

Chunya looked down and immediately exclaimed in surprise: "Fish! It's fish, so many fish!"

They saw the palm-sized little fish acting as if they were possessed, one after another drilling into Jiang Xiaoxiao's fish basket.

Several children were also dumbfounded. The child who had just been mocking Jiang Xiaoxiao opened his mouth wide in disbelief and muttered: "Th-this, how is this possible..."

"How is it impossible?" Jiang Xiaoxiao bent down to pick up the fish basket and deliberately held up the fish-filled container to show off. "I told you the fish in this river like my basket, hmph, you still didn't believe me."

Saying this, she called for Chunya to walk home: "Let's go, Sister Chunya, let's go home and cook fish soup!"

Jiang Xiaoxiao walked away swaggeringly with Chunya.

A group of children looked at Jiang Xiaoxiao's departing back with envy. The child who had mocked her still refused to give in and said: "Hmph, what's there to be proud of? It's just a few fish. I'll have my dad make a bigger fishing net, and I'll catch more than she did!"

Several children did not echo his words but began to discuss it among themselves:

"Hey, do you remember when Xiaoxiao helped our village find a water source? At that time, Li Zheng Grandpa said that Xiaoxiao is the lucky star of our village, protected by the Mountain God. Could her catching so many fish have something to do with that..."

"I think so! Those fish just now swam into her basket as if they were bewitched. It must be the Mountain God who sent these fish..."

"Wuwu, th-then I scolded her before, will the Mountain God punish me..."

The joking, half-speculative words of the group of children soon spread throughout the entire village.

Not long after Jiang Xiaoxiao arrived home, everyone in the village knew that Jiang Xiaoxiao had been catching fish by the river with a broken basket, and those fish had actively drilled into her basket.

This was the Mountain God protecting her, specifically sending her delicious food.

Half of the people in the village believed these words, sighing one after another that Jiang Xiaoxiao was a blessed person to have received the protection and shelter of the Mountain God.

Of course, half of the people did not believe in these superstitious things, only thinking that the children were exaggerating and that Jiang Xiaoxiao was just lucky to have caught so many fish.

Naturally, Jiang Xiaoxiao, the source of all these events, did not yet know about what had happened in the village.

At this moment, she had just moved the little fish from the basket into the large water vat at home.

The fish were really too small; the largest was only palm-sized, and the small ones were as thick as a thumb. If they were cooked and eaten, there wouldn't be much meat, so it would be better to raise them and eat them when they grew bigger.

If it were before, Jiang Xiaoxiao would never have dared to raise them. After all, these fish were born and raised in the river and had long been accustomed to the river's ecological environment. If they were raised at home in such a large water vat without even a single root of water grass, they surely wouldn't live long.

But now it was different. Jiang Xiaoxiao knew that her ability water had magical effects. Poultry and animals that ate it grew sturdier one by one, and people who ate it were cured of their illnesses and felt refreshed.

Once these fish arrived in her water vat filled with ability water, they would be happy to their hearts' content!

Perhaps the fish might even grow a few more crystal cores in their heads.

Jiang Wei, who was to the side, watched her daughter smiling foolishly at the large water vat and couldn't help but shake her head. She then silently took a large fish about seven inches long out of her space and walked into the kitchen.

When it was time for lunch, there was indeed a large basin of stewed fish on the table. Even the fish soup had been stewed to a milky white, and the meat on the fish's belly was stewed to be incomparably tender.

Jiang Xiaoxiao was simply overjoyed. Without a word, she picked up her chopsticks and began to feast.

It was really too delicious!

She hadn't eaten such fatty, beautiful fish meat for a long time!

Jiang Xiaoxiao ate until her belly was round and lay contentedly on the chair, sighing with emotion.

Seeing this, Jiang Wei smiled and said, "If you like eating it, there is still a large open space in our backyard. We can just dig a pond to raise fish."

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up immediately. Raising fish is great!

If they raised their own fish, they could eat them whenever they wanted. They would never have to go to the village river to catch fish again, and besides, these fish could also be sold!

The small place of Yong'an Town is surrounded by mountains and rarely has river areas, so the price of this fish is naturally more expensive than pork!

In the past, there were merchants from coastal areas who transported fish to sell. Not to mention the high price, those fish were no longer fresh after long-distance transportation.

Many wealthy families wanted to eat fish but couldn't buy it even if they had the money.

"Mother, is there any fish left in the pot?" Jiang Xiaoxiao thought of Shen Que in the ear room. "Let's feed some fish soup to Lord Shen."

Fish soup is such a nourishing thing; it should be good for his injuries.

"You always think of him the moment there's a benefit." Jiang Wei took a sip of fish soup and said in a flat tone, "I just checked his body. He is clearly recovering very well, but he just won't wake up. I'm afraid he's deliberately deceiving us mother and daughter."

"Ah? That shouldn't be..."

Shen Que is such a serious person; he shouldn't do such a childish thing, right?

Jiang Wei rolled her eyes and suddenly gave a cunning smile: "Why don't we test whether he is feigning sleep or is truly in a coma..."

Time soon arrived at dusk.

Jiang Xiaoxiao held a bowl of boiling hot fish soup with a towel and followed her mother into the ear room.

The door was closed, and a kerosene lamp was lit in the dim room.

The slightly dim light immediately made the man on the bed clearly visible.

Jiang Xiaoxiao looked at Shen Que's face, which was no longer so pale, and even his lips had much more vitality. Could it be that, just as her mother said, Shen Que was feigning a coma?

She put down the bowl and, as previously agreed, deliberately scooped up a spoonful of boiling hot fish soup to feed Shen Que.

Seeming to feel something approaching, the unconscious Shen Que subconsciously parted his lips slightly.

This fish soup was specifically saved for the evening.

The mother and daughter did not come to the ear room during lunch and did not prepare any food for Shen Que.

At this moment, Shen Que had already been hungry for a day.

Jiang Xiaoxiao, who had originally been somewhat skeptical, was speechless upon seeing this subconscious action of Shen Que.

Very well, he had actually been pretending to be in a coma all along, deceiving them, causing her and her mother to have to come and take care of him day and night!

Jiang Xiaoxiao immediately lost her previous concerns and rudely shoved the spoon against Shen Que's mouth.

She deliberately cried out "Oops," the spoon tilted, and the boiling hot fish soup immediately splashed all over Shen Que's face.

Shen Que on the bed remained motionless.

Watching the skin on his face being scalded red, yet Shen Que remained like a corpse, not even frowning, Jiang Xiaoxiao was immediately impressed.

This guy is someone who can endure!

Seeing this, Jiang Wei gave Jiang Xiaoxiao a wink.

Jiang Xiaoxiao understood and immediately stepped aside.

Jiang Wei then took out the silver needle she had prepared in advance and sighed softly: "Sigh, Xiaoxiao, I'm afraid Lord Shen won't wake up. I can only use my family's secret technique to save Lord Shen..."