As the sun scorched, half of the harvested rice was stored in the warehouse. Old Mrs. Xu handed the task of drying the rice to Mr. and Mrs. Xu, and she began to arrange people to process the ripe fruits and vegetables in the valley.

Pei Jiao and Xu An started to busy themselves with building the house. Qi Songbo dragged Qi Canglan to watch the fun. When they arrived, Qi Canglan became fascinated by it and even helped dig the foundation.

On Xu Ning's side, she, Xu Feng, Pei Ni, and Jiang Yan were sitting leisurely on the shore of the tranquil lake. Each of them held a slender fishing rod in their hands, staring at the gently swaying float on the water with focused and leisurely eyes.

At this moment, the float on Xu Feng's side sank suddenly, as if a huge force was pulling it underwater.

"Wow, I caught it!" Xu Feng stood up excitedly, held the fishing rod tightly with both hands, and began to pull it back impatiently.

However, what he did not expect was that the fish was incredibly strong. As soon as he exerted force, he felt as if he was suddenly grabbed by a powerful force. His body involuntarily leaned forward and he almost fell into the lake.

"Oh, this fish is so big! Second sister! I actually caught a big fish!" Xu Ning, who was half lying on the grass and leisurely watching Xu Feng fishing, immediately sat up straight after hearing the shout.

When she saw that Xu Feng was trying his best but still couldn't pull the fish ashore and was instead dragged forward several steps by the fish, she quickly stood up and ran to Xu Feng to help.

However, despite the concerted efforts of the two siblings, the fish was too powerful. Before long, Xu Feng could only hold on to the fishing rod tightly and could not exert any more force. Even Xu Ning felt the power of the fish.

Just as the brother and sister were about to be pulled into the lake by the fish, suddenly, a pair of slender and powerful hands reached out like lightning, grabbed Xu Ning's arm tightly, and pulled her back.

Xu Ning was caught off guard, her whole body lost balance, and she crashed into a warm and solid embrace. She didn't even have time to think too much, and her heart was only thinking about Xu Feng who was dragged into the lake by the fish.

However, it was too late. Xu Feng was unable to resist the pull of the fish and fell into the lake with a splash. He then struggled desperately in the water and swallowed several large gulps of lake water.

Jiang Yan carefully supported Xu Ning, and only slowly released his hands after Xu Ning stood firmly on his feet. After Xu Ning stabilized her body, she quickly looked around and locked her eyes on a long bamboo pole. She walked over quickly and picked up the bamboo pole, intending to use it to pull Xu Feng, who was struggling in the lake, to the shore.

Xu Feng, who was in the lake at the moment, wiped the water off his face and shouted, "Second sister, I don't want to go up yet! I want to continue to compete with this fish in the lake. I don't believe that I can't make it faint with my ability!"

When Xu Ning heard this, he frowned slightly. The weather had turned much cooler now, and if Xu Feng was left soaking in the water for a long time, his body would definitely not be able to bear it.

So she quickly turned around and walked towards a small boat parked by the lake, and threw the thick and soft blanket she brought with her into the boat.

"Little Ni, please row the boat over to Xiaofeng and try to pull him aboard. I'll go back and get him some clean, warm clothes."

As there were only four of them at the lakeside at that time, Jiang Yi had been called away by Old Lady Xu. Xu Ning was too embarrassed to ask Jiang Yan to run errands, so she could only ask him to help look after the two little ones, and she would be back soon.

"Aning, go quickly. I'll be watching over you and nothing will happen."

Xu Ning nodded, turned around and ran home.

Not long after, Xu Ning trotted back to the lakeside. He saw that Xu Feng had already boarded the boat, wrapped in Xu Ning's blanket, still fighting a tug-of-war with the big fish.

After a hard fight, the fish, which was originally full of energy, was now almost exhausted and dying due to Xu Feng's tricks.

"Xiaobao, hurry up and change these wet clothes, otherwise grandma will make you fried bamboo shoots with pork!" Xu Feng is no longer the silly little kid who looked forward to eating fried bamboo shoots with pork when he was a child. When he heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he understood instantly - Grandma Xu must have known that he had gone into the water.

So he hurriedly rowed the boat towards the shore, his movements were so agile that he seemed to be afraid of being beaten if he was a second late. At the same time, he did not forget to hand the fishing rod to his second sister who was standing beside him.

"Second sister, you must help me hold on to the fishing rod. I'm going to change into dry clothes and be back soon!" After Xu Feng hurriedly gave the instructions, he grabbed the blanket he was wearing and ran towards the grove like a nimble little rabbit.

Seeing this, Xu Ning quickly reminded him, "Xiaofeng, remember to stay away from people!" The "people" she mentioned were naturally those strange and varied cameras scattered throughout the valley. Fortunately, everyone in the Xu family knew the approximate locations of these cameras.

As Xu Feng ran, he responded loudly: "I know, second sister! Don't worry! Wait for me to come back. I will come back soon. I will definitely clean up this big fish and make it into delicious meatball soup for you to enjoy!"

As he walked further away, the sound gradually became unclear. At this time, Xu Ning was ready to get on the boat and deal with the fish.

At this moment, Pei Ni just came ashore and turned around to get a scoop net. Xu Ning was not paying attention and was dragged to the center of the lake by the big fish along with his boat.

"Oh my! How come this fish is alive again?" Pei Ni was at a loss when she suddenly saw a figure jumping onto the boat. She looked closely and found it was Jiang Yan.

"Hey, why is Young Master Jiang on the boat as well?" Pei Ni was a little surprised, and suddenly remembered something her master had revealed. She put down the scoop net and waited quietly on the shore.

"Little girl, row in the opposite direction quickly, this fish needs to be moved around a little more."

"Okay." A gentle male voice responded to Xu Ning.

"Huh?" Xu Ning turned around and saw Jiang Yan who had already sat down and rowed.

"Why are you here?" Xu Ning looked back at him while pulling the fish.

"Xiao Ni went to get the scoop net. You didn't notice. I was afraid that you couldn't control the boat by yourself, so I came up." Jiang Yan smiled gently. Xu Ning turned his head away and looked at the shore, only to see that Pei Ni was really waiting with a scoop net.

"Thank you... hey hey hey." The fish suddenly pulled the fishing rod in Xu Ning's hand. Jiang Yan quickly turned the boat around, and Xu Ning, who was originally falling into the lake, instantly flipped towards him.

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