Chapter 176: Reborn in the 90s: The Tyrant Flower Chapter 176 Catching Fish

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Protagonist:

Chai Mi

Chai Mi and Song Qiushui didn't pay much attention to Song Qingshan and his wife's quarrel; seeking quiet, they shouldered their large and small bags, grabbed their gear, and set off.

Right now, it was already eight o'clock, the sky was already very dark, but by the remaining light of the sky, one could still see clearly where the road was and where the pits were……

There really is no river near Sanjiacun; Chai Mi and Song Qiushui's trip this time was to Liaoxi's only major river — the Da Ling He.

In ancient times, the Da Ling He should have had a lot of water, but by modern times, due to population growth, the water surface area decreased, and the river water also visibly decreased.

Generally, it was only a dozen or so meters wide, with a water level a little over one meter deep.

This kind of river elsewhere would be just a small stream, but in Liaoxi, it is indeed the only major river within the territory.

The water level in this era was still decent, the water quality hadn't been damaged, and there were still quite a lot of fish and shrimp.

Chai Mi and Song Qiushui were both locals; they knew clearly where the fish were in this river and where it was good to catch fish.

At a distance of eight or nine li from Sanjiacun, there is a place called Ge Zi Dong; the water flow there is relatively slow, the water is relatively deep, and many fish nest there.

However, although the straight-line distance is only eight or nine li, two mountains lie in between.

One relatively low mountain is called Bai Tu Po; one steep mountain right by the river is called Tian Men Shan.

If they took the long way around, the road would probably be ten-something or twenty-something li, so Chai Mi decided to cross the mountains.

"If the two of us lived closer to the riverbank, we could set a ground trap and get some crabs and such; too bad, it's too far…… stop a moment, let's rest." Halfway through the walk, Song Qiushui was so tired she was gasping for breath.

Song Qiushui's physical constitution has always been very poor; Song Qiushui's frail thinness and Chai Mi's thin build are not the same concept at all.

Song Qiushui doesn't know which crooked theory she listened to; she diets every day, and that's how she got this thin.

Moreover, her diet and sleep are especially irregular; her body is weak beyond measure. Although the 'spiritual little sister' didn't wear high heels today, she was still exhausted, refused to walk another step, plopped down on the ground, and started acting spoiled.

"You…… just lazy and don't like to move. It's a good thing you're a girl; if you were a boy, I reckon your dad and mom would worry their hair white. Marrying a wife gets harder year by year; you'd better have some backbone."

(Backbone is also a dialect term here, meaning to have one's own opinions and not waver easily. Regularly it describes someone who has backbone……)

"I feel your nephew isn't bad…… tall, fair and tender. Although your Third Uncle and Third Aunt aren't good people, our Old Song Family isn't easy to provoke either; I think that kid is pretty good." Song Qiushui said in a low voice, her face revealing a tiny bit of shyness.

Chai Mi frowned.

Then she said directly: "What I'm talking about mainly concerns him. You stay away from him when you have nothing to do. Let me tell you, what are women most afraid of?"

"Most afraid of what?"

"Most afraid their eyes go blind!" Chai Mi patted Song Qiushui's head: "Take you for example — you're truly blind."

Song Qiushui gasped: "How so? Don't talk nonsense, my eyesight is fine, I'm not blind!!!"

"Two words for you: heh heh!" Although Chai Mi didn't know why in her previous life Song Qiushui fell for Chai Dajun and ended up so badly, in this life this guy actually still fell for Chai Dajun — a dog really can't change its habit of eating shit……

Cough cough……

"I'm not joking with you. Other men I don't know, but my nephew — definitely no good. How do I describe that person……" Chai Mi searched for words in her mind. "That person is selfish, arrogant and rude, emotionally fickle, greedy and hypocritical, vain, spendthrift, cowardly and sordid, blustering but inwardly timid…… most importantly, he's still a mama's boy."

Song Qiushui was stunned by the adjectives Chai Mi used for Chai Dajun; she covered her head, face full of disbelief: "Holy shit! What kind of thing is this…… Chai Mi, stop messing around, you describing him like that makes him sound worse than my family's dog."

"Mm-hmm, really not as good as your family's dog." Chai Mi said seriously: "Trust me. Chai Dajun is definitely no good. And you absolutely must not have any contact with him. Maybe you don't believe your dad and mom, but you should believe me. I think you should have mentioned this to your dad……"

"Ah……" Song Qiushui's mouth fell open, then she nodded.

Song Qiushui had indeed mentioned this matter to Song Qingshan once.

But Song Qingshan and his wife vehemently opposed it, even to the point of threatening suicide — absolutely refused.

Song Qiushui thought the old couple were just stubborn and unenlightened, but never expected Chai Mi to say the same.

This gave rise to great suspicion in Song Qiushui.

"Sister, is your nephew really as bad as you say?"

"Not exactly……"

"I knew it……"

"He's actually a dog's worth worse than what I said……"

"Uh……"

Chai Mi said with exasperation: "Let me tell you, Chai Dajun is definitely no good. Let me analyze it for you. Xiao Doubao is famous far and wide for being a piece of work, arrogant and domineering, recognizing no kin; Chai Youde is a notorious drunk and useless waste; my grandpa is famous for fake righteousness…… my grandma is a notorious Lao Diao Pozi; he also has a brother — with family conditions like that, as long as you're not blind, you can't do it.

Second, let me tell you, a dog can't change its habit of eating shit, right? Chai Youde got into high school but didn't do his proper business and was expelled; Chai Dajun is even worse — in his second year of junior high, didn't he once fall off his bicycle on the way home from school and hurt his leg, stay home for half a month, then go back and say he couldn't keep up with classes, refused to study no matter what, right?"

Song Qiushui actually knows Chai Dajun quite well; she's clear on this matter too. She wanted to speak up for Chai Dajun: "But I didn't study either?"

"How can that be the same? You knew nothing, skipped class all day, today going out to catch birds, tomorrow going out to fish, the day after stealing apples, the day after that catching grasshoppers…… final exams, the teachers didn't even recognize you, didn't let you take the exam, that's why you dropped out."

With Chai Mi putting it like that, Song Qiushui instantly flushed red with shame; thinking of those past deeds made her feel humiliated.

Too playful…… in the end, when Song Qiushui went to take the exam, the teachers were dumbfounded, didn't know where this 'spiritual little sister' came from, and directly sent Song Qiushui home.

Song Qiushui just muddled through and graduated junior high, didn't even get to take the high school entrance exam.

Of course, even if she took it, she wouldn't know anything.

Regarding not getting into high school, Song Qiushui doesn't regret it at all; her brain isn't smart, she doesn't have that fate.

In this era, the high school admission rate is still very low. Like the township where Sanjiacun is located, only three to five people a year get into high school; if a dozen got in, that would be the Principal's ancestral tomb emitting green smoke.

Actually, Song Qiushui felt Chai Dajun was quite smart back then, with good grades; although not guaranteed to get into high school, he definitely had a very good chance. At the time, when Chai Dajun said he wouldn't study, the junior high class teacher and the Principal both went to Chai Dajun's house to persuade him.

The teachers all said: "Chai Dajun, you just got injured, missed a few days of class, it's no big deal; summer and winter breaks are fine, weekends off are fine, teachers can tutor you a few days and you'll catch up, no problem. Getting into high school can change a person's destiny; once in high school it's basically smooth sailing. You're so young, why give up on studying? Once in high school, there's hope for university, go out, leave the mountains of Liaoxi, see the outside world, see those prosperous worlds. You can open your eyes and see the real world's prosperity, not just see other people's brilliant lives and dramatic pasts in textbooks; you can see the real world. You can broaden your horizons and change your destiny. Destiny is something you have to change yourself."

The Principal also said: "Your grades are good, you have a good chance of getting into high school; at least give it a shot, getting into high school means our ten-plus years of hard study won't be in vain. A real man's ambition lies in the four corners of the world……"

Even Chai Zhongxiao said: "Our Old Chai Family, from the production team up, never had any studious seedlings; now finally you're somewhat decent, you mustn't learn from your dad……"

After all, Chai Youde inexplicably got into high school and then dropped out; Chai Dajun was once again walking Chai Youde's old path.

But no matter how everyone persuaded Chai Dajun, Chai Dajun remained unmoved — just refused to study.

That plan was downright evil!!!

But this matter still required asking Chai Youde and Che Lianyun's opinion.

As for these two husband and wife......

One said everything at home listened to his daughter-in-law, the other said he had to respect his son's opinion.

Seeing that persuasion was futile, everyone just acquiesced to the established fact.

But no matter who it was, at the time they would all feel that Chai Dajun not studying was a loss.

Now, Chai Dajun regretted it, Chai Mi knew this, Chai Dajun now blamed east and west, just not blaming himself!!!

Clearly it was Chai Dajun himself who said he wouldn't study anymore, yet he didn't blame himself.

Fortunately Chai Dajun didn't have the bad sense to blame Chai Mi for ruining Old Chai Family's feng shui, causing him not to study, otherwise Chai Mi would definitely have to stretch her muscles and beat him up.

"Aiya, Chai Mi, why do you say Chai Dajun stopped studying back then?" Song Qiushui asked.

Chai Mi furrowed her brows, looking at Song Qiushui like she was looking at an idiot: "Are you sick? Didn't I tell you, just because of such a small thing as a scraped leg......"

"No, I mean is there any other reason?"

"No." Chai Mi said decisively: "There's no other reason."

"Then... then that's a bit of a pity." Song Qiushui sighed.

"Pity what? Not a bit of pity." Chai Mi said: "Qiu Shui, you can't use normal people's eyes to look at idiots! Normal people will never understand those people's thoughts."

"Er..." Song Qiushui had an expression like she had just come out of a feces pit: "That... er, let's go, set off, go catch fish."

Song Qiushui seemed to have figured it out: "I'll listen to you, that Chai Dajun I've directly filtered out. Anyway there are plenty of young men in the village, I'm Sanjiacun's first Village Belle, do I still need to worry about not being able to marry?"

Chai Mi rolled her eyes, she really wanted to hold Song Qiushui's hand and tell her: Congratulations, you've already sublimated from narcissism to super narcissism!

You, Song Qiushui, are still the Village Belle?

Can you be as green as Chai Min that little Green Tea Bitch?

Chai Min crushes you in both IQ and looks every minute!

Of course, if Chai Min isn't counted as a person, Chai Mi feels Song Qiushui is indeed the Village Belle.

Then... don't count Chai Min as a person!!!

Talking and chatting, the two of them crossed mountains and ridges, and arrived near Ge Zi Dong.

This place was exactly the widest part of the river, the river water deep, the river surface calm, fish liked to nest on this side.

Chai Mi and Song Qiushui stood by the bank, a gentle breeze brushed their faces, then the two fell into long contemplation.

Nothing else!

Because neither of them had caught fish before......

So they didn't know where to start......

"That... Chai Mi, where do you say the fish are?"

"In the water."

"Should I dive down and pull a few up?"

"Bragging isn't taxed, but it's illegal! Do you think fish have no brains? Waiting for you to catch them?"

Song Qiushui scratched her head: "Isn't it said fish memory is only seven seconds?"

"I hope you have a bit of brain, do you believe what those idiot experts say? If fish memory really was only seven seconds, they would have been caught to extinction long ago." Chai Mi sighed: "But fish IQ is indeed not high, just that small brain, can't hold too many things."

Chai Mi held a flashlight: "Generally speaking, animals and plants all have phototaxis. I shine on the river surface, you hold the net beside waiting, when a fish comes over, you catch it, understand?"

Song Qiushui jumped up: "I know, this is waiting by a tree for a rabbit... no, waiting by a tree for a fish. Such an idiotic method, you can think of it, worthy of being my good sister!!!"

"Tsk..." Chai Mi said while holding the flashlight, found a place where the water wasn't too deep, threw some steamed bun crumbs fish liked to eat, then waited by the tree for fish together with Song Qiushui.

"Let me popularize popularize for you, this waiting by a tree for a rabbit, carving a boat to seek a sword... anyway if it's an idiom from the Warring States period, most are them making things difficult for Song people." Chai Mi spoke eloquently: "These Song people were actually remnants of the Shang dynasty, the other feudal states were Zhou dynasty, you think big fellows weren't in the same circle, so they mocked Song people, made up stories for them, made things difficult for them. But our experts are all idiots, not considering the era background, still reasoning... that's funny."

Just like in Records of the Grand Historian how brave Qin was, the other Shandong six states were all idiots, that history was written by Qin people, naturally wouldn't say themselves bad, making things difficult for other countries is the same principle.

"Tsk." Song Qiushui didn't care: "This has nothing to do with catching fish."

"How does it have nothing to do with it?" Chai Mi was dissatisfied and pouted: "I've been telling you to hold the net hold the net, you're standing there empty-handed gesturing for half a day... several fish have already passed by, you can't catch any."

Song Qiushui hehe laughed, then ran back, took out the fishing net her old man made.

"Catch a few more fish tonight, go back and I can brag to my old man, I want to tell my old man: his precious daughter, absolutely can rely on ability, let him before he dies, eat four dishes..."