Chapter 1656

Xiao Shi was also tugging at the rope, but the most anxious one wasn't the group busy taking photos, it was Song Qiao Song Qiao!

His face flushed red, he gripped the rope, and at this moment, he shouted with all his might:

"Xiao Shi! Don't help! When you help, I want to laugh, and then I have no strength left!"

He was so anxious; with so many little friends around, how could he afford to have no strength?

Thinking of this, Song Qiao Song Qiao held his breath and exerted even more force.

However, before this strength could be put to use, he saw the onlookers nearby laughing unscrupulously, even pointing fingers at Xiao Shi beside him.

As he relaxed, the rope in his hand went slack, and the few children in front, along with Xiao Shi, were pulled by the weight and actually tumbled forward!

"!!!"

At the critical moment, Song Qiao Song Qiao finally pulled the rope tight again.

The children didn't realize the danger; seeing the little dog working so hard, and seeing the heavy, heavy cage safely pulled back, they were now even more excited and kept shouting.

He He Tuoluo's hands were taut, his palms rubbed red, and his cheeks were even redder.

But his parents didn't feel the slightest bit of pity for his thick skin and flesh; the two of them were still cheering him on from the side—

"He Tuoluo! Whether we can eat fish today depends on you!"

His heart relaxed, and as he carefully gauged his mother's expression, he found she looked very happy.

Then, would he be able to eat these fish today?

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, his hand loosened unconsciously.

Then, a sensation of friction followed.

By the time he came to his senses, he heard the group cheering joyfully. And Xiao Shi stood before him, barking a fierce "Woof" at him.

In those round dog eyes, there was nothing but contempt for him.

Song Qiao Song Qiao had exerted his final strength, and the cage had already been pulled halfway onto the shore.

He He Tuoluo:... Grieved!

He had clearly been using his strength the whole time; it was just that last bit.

And what was even sadder was that his mother also said kindly:

"He Tuoluo, everyone was using their strength at the end, but you were distracted. You're so unfocused..."

"Causing trouble yesterday, and not being serious when working with others today... Sigh, you still need to learn from Xiao Shi."

"Don't forget to go to the canteen for your meal on time today."

He He Tuoluo:... Wuu.

He felt a little like crying, but he was a man, so he gritted his teeth and held it back.

Tonight! He wouldn't sleep so soundly tonight; he would definitely run away from home!

He was going to return to the capital alone!

Looking at his parents again, they had already rushed to the front, a group of people standing in a row, surrounding that 12-meter-long cage and the full harvest inside, shouting and cheering.

It was truly worth cheering for.

The crushed snail meat had been evenly distributed in the cage, and after a night, the fish and shrimp lured in had stuffed the cage completely full.

The remaining ones were jumping about listlessly inside, clearly squeezed to the point of having no room to breathe.

Chen Xi and Chen Chi arrived upon hearing the news, carrying two large plastic basins, clearly the ones used for slaughtering livestock.

"It's hot, let's break it down quickly! Throw the small ones back, otherwise it's too much of a waste."

Lu Chuan instructed: "Leave a basin of the small white fish strips; these are great with pickled vegetables and go well with rice, very delicious."

Chen Xi didn't even look up, busy dismantling the cage with Chen Chi and dumping it out: "Got it! I'll try to gather a few more basins for you—some fish can be taken back to raise for a couple of days."

There were also a few long, slender snakes wriggling inside, twisting and turning, looking both scary and thrilling.

Two young girls boldly approached: "Are these yellow eels?"

Chen Chi took a look: "These are water snakes, do you want to play with them?"

"!!!"

The young girls shrieked and quickly ran far away.

It's strange to say, they clearly look almost the same, but if you say they are yellow eels, everyone dares to look at them boldly.

If you say they are snakes, everyone just feels their scalp go numb.

They were afraid, but Chen Xi was used to it; he put on his gloves, picked them up one by one, and threw them straight back into the river.

At the same time, he laughed: "You have to be careful when fishing; these things swim fast and are especially gluttonous. Many times when fishing, you only end up catching these."

Hearing this, the young people who wanted to fish had bitter expressions again.

This vast river beach was clearly so beautiful, with the morning sun scattering bits of gold, so why were there so many species hidden underneath!

And these loaches, it's also strange, how could they run into the river and insist on drilling into this cage?

If they were of normal size, they could still drill out through the gaps, but these few were fat and plump. Chen Xi only glanced at them twice:

"Later, let's catch a bucket of yellow eels and braise them together; they've grown so sturdy, it would be a shame not to eat them."

Everyone wasn't picky about the fishy smell, and they all looked strange anyway. With the temperature rising, the fish from the cage were dumped into large basins. Seeing that the yang energy wasn't enough and they were already a bit wilted, everyone squatted down, crowding together to pick and choose.

"Do we want this one?"

"Too small, don't want it."

"Don't want this one either?"

"This is a small white fish. Dry the fish, or fry it until crispy, and the small bones inside can be chewed up directly. Braised in soy sauce, it's delicious. Keep it."

"What is this? This fish head is so big."

"This is a bighead carp. Do you eat chopped chili fish head? If you do, keep a few. It's just that the chili at home is quite spicy; if you can't eat spicy, it's not recommended to try. But the fish soup is delicious for mixing with noodles."

"Crucian carp, crucian carp! Crucian carp in this season has roe, right? I love eating fish roe."

"Is crucian carp for stewing soup or barbecue? I want to eat grilled fish."

Everyone was chattering, and even the children gathered around again, carefully fiddling with the small fish that had been screened out.

Chen Chi glanced at them and also skillfully coaxed the children:

"These are all too small, don't want them, you can take them to the river and put them in the water."

Children, naturally, couldn't move the large plastic basins in front of them.

But they had their own clever tricks; cupping their hands, they carried a small fish and headed toward the river.

As a result, halfway there, the fish jumped in their palms and actually fell directly onto the grass!

"Ah! Little fish! I was trying to save you!"

The children shouted again, scrambled to pick it up again, and ran toward the river.

Song Qiao Song Qiao had originally planned to work too, but seeing this scene and remembering his sister's instructions, he had to watch from the riverbank.

Although he didn't feel tired, for some reason, he actually felt a little bit of hardship.

Looking at Chen Chi again, he became happy again: "Brother Chen Xi, let Chen Chi take us to pick duck eggs in the afternoon, okay!"

Chen Xi naturally wouldn't refuse, but said: "I'll take time to send the eggs accumulated over these two days up the mountain tomorrow; it's time to make salted duck eggs again."

"Song Qiao Song Qiao, if it's for our own consumption, you can play with your friends."

The ones for sale wouldn't do; their salted duck eggs weren't cheap, so they naturally had to ensure quality control.

Song Qiao Song Qiao nodded happily while distressfully remembering the travel plan he hadn't finished writing yesterday:

Another item to add.

?? Coming, coming!!! I want to go to the rooftop to see the total lunar eclipse...