“The most important thing in fishing is patience!”
Xiao Han likes to see Xiaodong's confused look, showing that he is too cultured. He should straighten his body, so he can be a teacher and help this ignorant boy solve his doubts...
"Look, although the fish here haven't taken the bait, there are already several coming around, right? If we are more patient and steady, the fish will be hooked soon!"
"Yes, Mr. Hou is right! Everything you said is right, Mr. Hou. You will definitely be able to catch a big fish. When the time comes, let Uncle Fatty do it, and I can also drink the soup..."
"...Why do I feel so awkward? Hey, never mind, it's all flattery anyway, just let it go..."
Xiao Han was very pleased with Xiaodong's flattery, and his eyes narrowed. No wonder the emperor loved treacherous ministers. Some people here are just nice to talk to, especially when it comes to people's thoughts. If all of them were as honest as a fool, he would probably be angry.
I'm so angry too...
Half a cup of tea passed, and all the earthworms on the hook were eaten by the little fish stars. The goose feathers that were shaking just now were motionless now. Xiao Han and Xiaodong had no choice but to pull up the rod and put on new bait...
Half an hour passed... I pulled the rod, hung the bait, and changed the bait four or five times. Even the goose feathers were bitten away by big fish several times, but what makes people crazy is: no fish took the bait...
"They will take the bait, there are so many fish..." Xiao Han said easily, but there were veins popping up in the hand holding the fishing rod. Xiaodong's eyelids were twitching when he saw it, and he quickly moved his butt to the side.
Afraid of spilling blood...
Another half hour passed...
"Ahhh... I'm so angry, go to hell!!!"
Xiao Han, whose last trace of patience had worn away, slammed the fishing rod into the water without warning, causing Xiaodong next to him to be so scared that he ran away like a rabbit.
I dropped my pole, and then pushed Xiaodong's pole next to me into the water. Maybe it wasn't enough, so I turned around and threw the stone under my butt into the water, causing a big splash and drenching me.
Xiaodong’s head and face...
"Master Hou, don't talk about patience, the most important thing is..."
"Get out! Get out of here, be patient! I'm so pissed off, I'm going to do it, blow up all the damn fish in this river, I'm so pissed off!! Ahhhh..."
The fool carefully stuck his head out and watched Mr. Hou yelling at the river. The surrounding stones were thrown into the water by Mr. Hou. He accidentally moved a big piece and couldn't move it for a long time.
Xiaodong couldn't hold it back and laughed, then he started chasing Xiaodong in circles...
Don't dare to come here, just watch. Once he comes, who knows if the fire will spread on him...
Unfortunately, the fool didn't want to come over, but he was spotted by the furious Xiao Han. He pointed at the sneaky fool and shouted angrily: "Get over here! I blame you for digging up broken earthworms. These fish would rather eat their hair than eat them."
You dug up earthworms! Go and dig out what the fish like to eat! If you can’t catch any fish today, you won’t have dinner either!”
"ah???"
The fool was dumbfounded. He quickly put on his shoes and ran over. Then he shouted: "It's unfair, Lord Marquis. Earthworms are good. I used them to catch so many crabs over there."
, you can’t blame me!”
"What a nonsense word!" Xiao Han was about to curse "fart", but he took it back. He was a high-ranking noble now, how could he be so ignorant of etiquette and curse at will? Of course, it was natural to curse when he was angry just now.
Can't count...
"What kind of crab? Where are the crabs?" Xiao Han turned his head and looked at the idiot, but he didn't see him holding a crab.
When the fool saw that Xiao Han suddenly stopped being angry, he suddenly felt blessed. He quickly pointed to the back of the bag and said: "It's right here. Really, I'm kidding you. I'm a puppy. I just watched it and I didn't bother to catch it.
There are so many, so big, they almost pinched me, so powerful!"
"Really? Let's go and see..."
Xiao Han was dubious, and then looked at the fishing rod floating in the water. Anyway, we couldn't catch any fish today. If there were crabs, they would be good too. The big ones can be eaten steamed or the small ones fried. No matter how you eat them, they are a delicacy.
Of course, if the fool is lying, the water is not too cold, so let him swim in for a while and treat it as a exercise...
Taking off his shoes and rolling up his trouser legs, Xiao Han held the shoes in one hand and the hem of his clothes in the other, and then followed Lunzi to see the crabs. As for Xiaodong, he had already been walking in front of Lunzi, and would look back at Xiao Han secretly from time to time.
At first glance, I didn’t have enough concentration. How could I dare to laugh just now? It was so stupid...
The water in late autumn is actually not too cold. It's quite comfortable to step barefoot on the river bed full of sand and pebbles and feel the water hitting your feet.
After walking a few steps, Xiao Han lowered his head and looked at the goose eggs of different shapes and suddenly remembered that it would look pretty good to embed these stones in cement on the exterior wall...
"Master Hou, there are really crabs, they are so big!"
Before he could figure out how to use these beautiful little stones, Xiaodong's voice came from the front. Hearing the sound, Xiao Han hurriedly raised his head and ran forward. There were crabs, so who cares about the stones?!
"Don't move, wait for me to see how you caught me?!"
He yelled and rushed over. The waves he stepped on were so big that he almost threw Xiao Han directly into the river. After finally regaining his balance, he realized that the fool was just "feeding the fish" between them.
When I was there, I dug a small hole by the river and made a trap.
Lunzi was pointing at this outrageously crude trap and proudly introduced it to Xiaodong: "...connect them together with a small waterway, pour all the remaining earthworms into it, and cover it with branches.
, I’m going to find a warm place to sleep..."
"Then what? How did they get in?" Xiao Han had never seen anyone using a trap to catch crabs. When he heard this, he felt itchy in his heart and asked quickly.
"Then? Then... By the time you got angry, I happened to wake up. At this time, several large crabs, catfish, and even a few small white shrimps had entered the small pit. I didn't know how to get in.
"..." The idiot scratched his head and replied sheepishly.
"Damn it, stupid people have stupid blessings? Forget it, don't worry about so much! Don't be stunned, hurry up and get the fish basket, there are steamed crabs to eat tonight!"
Xiao Han screamed strangely, and then he lay down on the edge of the pit to catch it. However, the crabs in the river were very ferocious. They held up a big clip in the muddy water that was not deep, and looked like they were not to be messed with, which made Xiao Han think again.
Want to catch, but afraid of being caught...
Fortunately, the fool finally showed some skills in this regard. He ran to the side to pick up a small branch and waved it in front of the arrogant crab. The big crab caught the branch with one clamp and would not let go.
Then, just like fishing, he was lifted directly to the ground by the idiot.
The domineering crab in the water was ready to be slaughtered when it reached the ground. Xiao Han, who was beaming with joy, lifted one of its hind paws and weighed it in the air.
"Well, it's very fat, weighing five or six taels! It's a real treat today!"
With this ready-made example, Xiao Han and Lengzi got busy. They made traps at intervals along this section of the river. After digging more than ten traps, they sat down to rest.
The water in the Tang Dynasty was so clean, and there were not many people catching fish in the Tang Dynasty. The number of fish, shrimps and crabs in the river was almost overwhelming. When Xiao Han and the others ran to eat, five or six more fish came into the basket.
As for the big crabs, as for the small ones, throw them all back into the river and wait until they grow up!
School was over at noon. Students of all sizes bit their fingers and watched Master Hou shouting and yelling at catching crabs. Their eyes almost dripped with envy, but in the end they were slapped on the head by the old lady who came to pick them up from school.
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"What are you looking at! Come home and have dinner! The little Marquis is really going to catch mangling bugs instead of catching manipulative insects..."
Fortunately, no one scolded Xiao Han for playing with things and losing his ambition. I guess in their eyes, the Marquis should live and drink all day long, have fun everywhere, have meat for every meal, and have wine for every meal. This may be the best life in the eyes of hard-working farmers.
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Just like asking a farmer what the emperor does every day, the farmer will think hard and then answer: "The emperor eats with a golden rice bowl every day, and then uses a golden hoe to farm..." The same, no matter how high the position, how high the vision is
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Just like now, Zhang Qiang was biting a crab trap until it made a squeaky sound while complaining that Xiao Han only needed to play all day long, but he had to deal with so many people every day and deal with them exhaustingly...
Of course Xiao Han knew that Zhang Qiang was working very hard, but he seemed to be working very hard and drinking... And why is there a rouge mark on his neck? Is it still so new? This guy is like this in broad daylight...
For the sake of his brother's "happiness", Xiao Han decided not to tell Zhang Qiang that he had not cleaned up his tail...
"Hey, there's nothing you can do about it. You were born to work hard. To meet such a good brother like me, you really have accumulated good fortune for eight lifetimes! But not to mention, these crabs are really delicious. I have eaten them at home before, pickled with sugar or something.
, It’s so greasy that if you don’t say anything else, when it comes to eating alone, you, Xiao Han, are definitely a master-level figure! If we can’t survive in the future, we won’t starve to death even if we go to a restaurant!”
"Go away, would you like to say something nice? I am an upright Marquis of the Tang Dynasty. If I go to open a restaurant, will it be a shame... or will I make money..."
"... Earn more than Baihua Pavilion!"
"Baihua Pavilion?" Xiao Han immediately remembered that staggeringly luxurious restaurant. He put down the crab in his hand and asked Zhang Qiang: "By the way, how much copper did you spend on inviting me to eat there that day?"
"No more, no more, half a pound of gold..."
"Five taels of gold? Are you crazy? We just ate something so unpalatable and then left. This cost five taels of gold????" When Xiao Han heard this, he almost jumped up and didn't remember that night.
What did I eat? I just remember that the maid was quite handsome...
"Are you stupid? One pound is 16 taels, and half a pound is only 5 taels. How dare you go to a school to teach arithmetic like this? After all, what have these people in Zhuangzi learned?"
