The scenery of the small river is full of the atmosphere of summer. The river water is between two boulders and flows at an imperceptible speed.
There are green poplar trees along the river, with lush branches and leaves, wild grass growing on the ground, accompanied by colorful and unnamed wild flowers, and butterflies dancing gracefully.
The river water is quite clear, and the blue sky and white clouds reflect on the water surface, like white lotuses in full bloom.
Xue Yuantong jumped into the river, splashing translucent water and soaking his trousers.
It was past 9 o'clock in the morning, and the May sun lost its spring subtlety and became active, showing off its charm with its fiery sunlight.
The cool river water moistens the skin and makes it cool.
Jiang Ning was waiting for Xue Yuantong in the middle of the river. Due to the resistance of the water, she walked slowly and unsteadily, as if she would fall down at any time.
Jiang Ning was speechless. He took two steps forward and looked at her condescendingly: "The legs of his pants are about to fall off."
"Um."
Seeing that it fell into the water, she wanted to help it anxiously.
Jiang Ning bent down in time, held her trousers, and rolled them up to her thighs.
Xue Yuantong had her hands free and stood stupidly in the water, with a bright smile on her face. She suddenly reached out and touched Jiang Ning's head.
"Okay." Jiang Ning said, he specially used a spiritual power to slightly fix it, so that even if he fished fiercely later, he would not fall.
In this way, if Xue Yuantong can't catch the fish later, he will have one less excuse to make.
After finishing her pants, Xue Yuantong was still laughing, and Jiang Ning touched another fish.
Although the middle river channel is blocked by two large rocks, the upper river water can flow down from the top of the front large rock, and the fish flow into this river channel along the top.
If there is a flood every year, the water level will rise sharply, and many fish will even swim upstream and climb over the boulders.
When Jiang Junlong saw that he had caught a fish, he was extremely excited. The last time he caught a fish was when he was a child. He usually lives in the city, so where are the opportunities to catch fish?
Many people have never caught fish in wild rivers and ditches in their lives.
He imitated Jiang Ning's behavior before, rolled up his trouser legs, rolled up his sleeves, and went down to the river happily.
There was some river water in the bucket. Jiang Ning threw it away, and the fish jumped into the bucket and made a splash.
After meeting Jiang Ning, he caught two fish in a short period of time, and he took the lead. Everyone knew that there were definitely fish in this 20-meter-long river, and there were a lot of them.
Xue Yuantong scanned the river with her eyes, and faintly saw the shadows of fish swimming. She recalled the way she used to fish, and put her hands into the water like holding water.
In contrast, Jiang Junlong was unprofessional. He aimed at the fish and grabbed it with one hand. The fish in the water swung its tail dexterously and easily slipped away from his hand.
Jiang Junlong still had the smell of fish on his hands. He learned his lesson and started to catch it with both hands.
Jiang Junlong touched the fish for a while, straightened up, and shouted towards the shore: "Qing'e, won't you come down?"
Shen Qing'e was playing with her mobile phone on the shore. She was a bit reserved. Fishing was a slightly unsightly thing to do given her current age and personality.
She only took a few photos and sent them to a small group among sisters, which triggered discussions among Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan.
Now that she saw a few people fishing, she couldn't help but feel moved. She put aside her reserve and put her mobile phone on the shore, stacked in a row with Jiang Ning's mobile phones.
Today's mobile phones are not waterproof. If they accidentally fall into the water, they will probably be scrapped.
Jiang Ning searched for a while, then suddenly stretched out his arm towards the bottom of the water and found a black and yellow fish.
This fish is about the size of a palm, with a thick body and three sharp fins on both sides of the body and on the back. It looks completely different from crucian carp and grass carp. The fish has a large and flat head and several thick whiskers around its mouth.
Jiang Junlong smacked his tongue: "Brother, you caught catfish!"
This is too strong. There is a lot of mucus on the catfish and it is slippery. Not to mention touching it in the water, even if it is put in a basin and people catch it, it is not easy to catch it.
Xue Yuantong took a careful look at the fish, and then opened his eyes wide: "This is not a catfish, this is a 'cut fish'!"
"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, are you not injured?" She quickly touched Jiang Ning's hand.
Cut fish is a local name. In fact, it is yellow catfish. It has many nicknames, such as 'yellow duck fish', 'ga fish', 'three-spined fish' and so on.
People love and hate 'cut fish'. It is a rare species among freshwater fish in rural areas. Its meat is delicious, better than catfish meat, and its nutritional value is very high.
However, because the fish has three fins as sharp as knives, if an ordinary person accidentally touches them, they may get a gash.
Seeing Xue Yuantong's concern, Jiang Ning flicked his hand and the fish flew towards the bucket.
He spread his hands: "It's okay, you can't hurt me."
Xue Yuantong warned: "Don't show off, you are very good at cutting fish."
Jiang Ning: "Do you think I am you? My fishing skills are beyond your imagination."
Xue Yuantong really regretted reminding him. He deserved to be cut and cry to her again!
Shen Qing'e had heard of the name of cut fish, and thinking about it carefully, she hadn't eaten this kind of fish for a long time.
Jiang Ning said: "Be careful when fishing and don't touch them. Fish generally like to swim at the bottom of the water."
"It's okay. If we encounter it, it may not be able to cut me." Jiang Junlong is fearless if he is ignorant. How can a young and energetic teenager be afraid of a small fish?
After a while, Xue Yuantong searched for a black shadow. She felt happy and went up to fish it out. As a result, the fish swung its tail slightly, avoided her attack, and rushed forward.
How could Xue Yuantong let it run away? She still expected to use this fish to serve as glory!
She stepped forward with her calves and hurriedly chased forward, making a "plop, plop" sound. She quickly grabbed the water with both hands, and once or twice, a large splash of water appeared.
The fish turned in another direction, Xue Yuantong followed the turn, and finally aimed at the fish shadow. She pounced forward angrily, and she was bound to catch it.
Jiang Ning grabbed her arm and laughed, "Are you going to feed the fish?"
After being stopped by him, Xue Yuantong realized how dangerous she was. If it weren't for Jiang Ning, she would have fallen into the water.
"But this fish..."
Although the water is a little turbid, you can still see the swimming black shadow.
Jiang Ning took a step, leaned forward, and fished it out with one hand. The black shadow had no time to resist and was caught by Jiang Ning.
He retracted his palm, and as the water splashed down, the true face of the black shadow appeared. It was actually a black fish. Jiang Ning weighed it and found that it weighed about a kilogram.
Xue Yuantong witnessed Jiang Ning catching fish at close range. She was shocked at first. She couldn't see Jiang Ning's movements clearly. It was too fast, and she only used one hand to catch the black fish!
Putting it on the ground, she couldn't catch the fish with one hand.
Even if Chu Chu is called over, she is no match for Jiang Ning.
It was inevitable that she would feel frustrated. Would she be able to catch fish without Jiang Ning in her life?
Soon, the frustration disappeared again. So what if I could catch fish again? Why not rely on her to cook the fish?
After a while, Jiang Junlong opened his business and caught a small grass carp. Then Shen Qing'e also touched the fish. The joy of catching the fish with her own hands was extremely strong, and she was happier than picking up money.
…
On the east bank, the roar of motorcycles could be heard.
Duan Shigang took the lead, and he went faster and faster until he almost rushed into the river. He released the accelerator and squeezed the brakes hard. The motorcycle suddenly stopped. He tightly controlled the handlebars, thinking that he was very cool.
Deng Xiang, who was riding a scooter behind, arrived late. He saw a familiar mountain bike parked on the shore. He subconsciously wanted to turn around and leave. Damn it, why did he meet Jiang Ning again?
After Deng Xiang's experience at the beginning of school, he was really convinced. He couldn't beat Jiang Ning in 8 vs. 1, and the physics he was given no longer existed.
He is a bastard, and when his temper gets angry, he dares to risk his life, but Jiang Ning and he are of the same age!
If the other party dares to risk his life, he will definitely be skinned.
He really didn't want to come into contact with Jiang Ning, so Deng Xiang cursed in his heart, 'bad luck!'
Gong Xuan and Qiu Die were riding a battery car. Qiu Die thought it was too boring. Brother Gang, he brought them to play in the wild. What a fool?
When she was in a bad mood, she would be annoyed by anything she looked at. Even a small waterfall with a small scenery could not calm her irritability.
Duan Shigang stood beside the wheat field. There was a height difference between the wheat field and the river below. He looked down at the people in the water and shouted:
"Can you catch fish here?"
Shen Qing'e was immediately disgusted when she saw someone coming from the river bank. It was the same free-spirited boy she met at the reservoir before.
Most normal girls are disgusted by this type of boys. Some boys are just the right kind of scoundrels. In addition to being scoundrels, they are also handsome, have good grades, and are good at basketball.
However, the boy on the shore is a scoundrel, and only those girls who are equally unlearned and unskilled can admire him.
In the past, Shen Qing'e kept away from such people and was a little scared, but now she is not afraid of fishing with Jiang Ning.
Shen Qing'e often pays attention to Jiang Ning, and she understands him somewhat.
'If they offend Xue Yuantong, they will definitely be beaten.' Shen Qing'e thought subconsciously.
Facing Duan Shigang's greetings, Jiang Ning caught a cut fish, threw it into the bucket.
No one said anything, but this was a disguised response.
Duan Shigang became interested when he saw that he could actually catch fish. He actually grew up in a rural area and fished a lot when he was a child. However, many people in his village later bought houses in the city and half of the village moved away.
He walked down the slope from the wheat field and looked at the buckets on the shore. There were various kinds of fish swimming in the buckets, including grass carp, crucian carp, black fish, and cutter fish.
He stretched out his hand to touch it, and Jiang Ning said, "Just take a look, don't do anything."
When Duan Shigang heard this, a look of displeasure appeared on his face, and his tone was a bit unhappy: "I won't take your fish, what's wrong with you?"
There was no reply from Jiang Ning. Deng Xiang saw something was wrong and hurriedly got out of the room and advised:
"Brother Gang, Brother Gang, don't mess around!"
"Being harmonious brings wealth, being harmonious brings wealth!" Deng Xiang could control several of his subordinates, and he could also get along with Wu Xiaoqi. He had a good level of tact.
Duan Shigang glanced at him sideways: "What's going on, Xiangxiang, I haven't seen you for half a year, are you too timid?"
"Let me tell you, Brother Gang, I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of trouble either!"
Deng Xiang wants to kick Duan Shigang into the river. Damn it, if you were the only one, I wouldn't care if you were beaten to death. But I'm here. What if Jiang Ning can't think about it and beats me too?
Gong Xuan in the back did not sit back and watch the fight between the tigers. She advised: "Brother Gang, Jiang Ning is the first brother in our senior class. Don't mess around."
Hearing this, Duan Shigang said magnanimously: "Okay, I'll give you two some face. After all, I will have to hang out in No. 4 Middle School in the future."
As soon as these words came out, Gong Xuan was confused: "Brother Gang, didn't you go out to work for half a year? Why did you suddenly come back to school? And aren't you in Tangnan Middle School?"
Duan Shigang's junior high school was in the urban railway middle school. He later failed in the high school entrance examination, but miraculously passed the 380-point admissions score for high school, so he avoided the fate of going to a technical secondary school. He studied in a high school in the town and went out to work for half a year.
When Duan Shigang saw Gong Meizi and asked, he looked embarrassed: "I found a teacher from our village and arranged for me to borrow money from No. 4 Middle School."
This operation means that his student status is still in Tangnan Middle School. However, he only needs to pay a loan fee to study in No. 4 Middle School. However, when he takes the college entrance examination later, he will have to return to the original school to obey the arrangements.
Deng Xiang asked again: "Brother Gang, don't you think you are cool now that you don't have a part-time job?"
"So cool!" Duan Shigang recalled the first day he entered the factory. It was a workshop that processed steel machinery parts, with sultry heat, noise, and iron slag. On the first day, he saw the high-temperature molten iron and the process of manufacturing machinery.
, making his scalp numb.
When he thought about his future life, staying in that damn place, Duan Shigang felt despair on the spot.
However, he still had some perseverance and did not run away on the spot. He forced himself to work in the steel factory for several months, and he was almost numb.
After coming back, Duan Shigang vowed to study hard. Even if he gets into a junior college, it would be better than working in a factory.
After recalling the bitterness and sweetness, Duan Shigang looked at the people in the river again, breathed in the fresh air of nature, and his mood improved:
"Brothers, let's go down to the river and fish. Let's play with the fish."
The little red-haired Qiu Die looked at Xue Yuantong and the others, and inquired: "Gong Xuan, you said that Jiang Ning is the first brother of the first year of high school?"
Gong Xuan was taught a lesson by Jiang Ning and has an understanding of his strength.
"I think he is the first brother."
Qiu Die's eyes shone: "He's quite handsome, and he can even become the first brother. He's very powerful."
After Gong Xuan heard this, she looked down upon Qiu Die a little bit. Maybe she really thought Jiang Ning was the best brother in the world?
She was speechless. People like Qiu Die can hardly keep up with the times. It is now 2014. How many people are there in urban areas? Now is a civilized society!
Even her eldest brother Deng Xiang began to gradually come clean.
"Anyway, don't mess with him." Gong Xuan reminded kindly.
But she didn't let Qiu Die clear her name. First of all, the other party would definitely disagree, and secondly, Qiu Die was a student in a technical secondary school. Unlike provincial model high schools like their No. 4 Middle School, there were many gangsters in technical secondary schools.
Ge Hao watched the excitement for a while and saw that Deng Xiang was afraid of Jiang Ning, and he was a little unsure.
He later found out that Jiang Ning was second in grade. If this kind of student were placed in Gehao Junior High School, he would dare to slap him on the face and play with him. He would not find it difficult.
Ge Hao didn't think much about it. It was interesting to see others fishing, so he took off his shoes and went into the river.
Jiang Ning stood in the middle of the river. He looked at Xue Yuantong beside him, raised his head, casually drew a line, and said calmly:
"The place is quite big, you can fish there, let's not get together."
Jiang Ning's voice was not loud, but everyone heard it clearly.
Ge Hao turned his back at that time: "I'm trying to catch a fish, it's none of your business, do you want to have a fight?"
"Damn, I've seen you unhappy for a long time!"
He cursed and had a real fight in the wilderness. Who was he, Ge Hao, afraid of?
Duan Shigang's expression was equally ugly. He was just thinking about playing a splashing game with the pretty girl in the river while fishing to take advantage!
As a result, the calculation was cut off from the source before it even started.
Deng Xiang's legs and feet were trembling. Damn it, I'm kneeling down for you two. Can you please stop causing trouble? I don't want to die!
He quickly ran to Ge Hao and said earnestly: "Mouse, don't cause trouble!"
Ge Hao retorted: "If you don't dare to cause trouble, why do you still call me a man?"
"Mouse, I'm serious, let's catch a fish, and brother Gang, don't be angry, don't be angry, give me some face?" Deng Xiang gave him a good meal and persuaded him.
After finishing this, he smiled and said: "Brother Ning, my brother just came back and doesn't recognize you. When school starts, I will buy you some drinks to apologize."
Jiang Ning waved her hand: "No need."
"The last time." He said expressionlessly.
Deng Xiang, the old peacemaker, did have two points of prestige, and Ge Hao and Duan Shigang gave him face.
As a result, the river channel, which is more than 20 meters long, forms two areas with clear divisions.
Duan Shigang and the others were very interested in catching fish, so they even dug a puddle by the river to hold the fish they caught.
The two groups of people did not interfere with each other. Deng Xiang and the others chatted there and talked about worldly things.
Ge Hao said bad things about others: "Does Shen Xu from Class 9 know? That grandson used to be a nice person, but now that business has started, his person has changed."
"Last time I asked him to borrow 200 yuan, he didn't bother me at all."
Deng Xiang said: "He is now mixed up. He probably made several thousand by renting mobile phones."
Qiu Die was a student from another school and couldn't believe it: "You are doing so well?"
Duan Shigang smiled proudly and boasted: "Thousands are nothing, I earned more than 10,000 from part-time work!"
Ge Hao: "Brother Gang, can you lend me two hundred?"
…
The sun gradually moved south and the temperature slowly rose. Xue Yuantong was tired. She walked around to the top of the big stone, sat on it, and watched Jiang Ning fish.
The dappled sunlight cast between the branches and leaves softly fell on Xue Yuantong, as if she was wearing a coat gifted by nature.
"Jiang Ning, when are we going home?"
She wanted to go home and kill fish for cooking.
Jiang Ning shook the cut fish in his hand: "Junlong, Qing'e, clean up, it's time to go back."
He threw it casually, and the fish cut through an arc and fell into the bucket, splashing with water.
Duan Shigang, who was nearby, saw that Jiang Ning had gained something again, and he was puzzled: 'Is this guy good at catching fish?'
