Time Travel: Conditional Wealth

During the first few days of the year, they all stayed at home, but Lu Jinan stayed in He Xi's room the whole time. His cold was still not completely healed, so He Xi specially dragged him to the hospital.

Doctors emphasize observation, smell, questioning, palpation and checking the examination reports. The old doctor pushed his reading glasses and told them both earnestly.

"It's nothing. He was just too tired before, which caused his immune function to decline. After he goes back, he should rest more, drink more water, and eat something good."

After leaving the doctor's office, He Xi subconsciously pinched Lu Jinan's cheek and felt much more relaxed: "Remember, the doctor told you to rest more and kill the sperm in your brain as soon as possible."

Lu Jinan had a nasal sound due to his cold, and his voice was softer than usual, like a puffed-up puffer fish correcting He Xi's words.

"You misunderstood. The doctor told me not to work, not to have sex. Go back and tell your dad that I can't do the greenhouse work anymore. The doctor told me to rest more."

Indeed, I didn’t do any work when I got home today, but I was also quite busy. What did I do?

Fishing!

Northeast China has a unique fishing culture, fishing on the frozen rivers, which is very special.

Anyone at home or in the village who has tools must go to help. Every household must choose a location. It must be a place with deep water and the two families cannot be too close to each other.

It's just pure fishing here, and there are no sacrificial activities before fishing like in other places, which saves a lot of time. Sacrifice is an ancient and mysterious activity that reflects mankind's awe of the gifts of nature and their ancestors.

"Drawing a hole" is a necessary preparation before drilling ice. Experienced people will determine the location of the hole in the ice based on the water or lake bottom appearance and water depth.

Bring all the tools you think you can use, such as shovels, chisels, sledgehammers, etc. Iron tools were scarce at that time, and you had nothing, but everything could be used.

The He family and the Liu family agreed to jointly drill an ice hole. The men would go to the "battlefield" and the women would provide support, except for He Xi and Lu Jinan, who were holding homemade fishing rods in their hands, ready to fish and waiting for the main force to finish.

The broken ice in the ice eye was salvaged, and a large handheld fishing net appeared. The fishing net hit the water surface up and down in the ice eye, awakening the fish that had been silent under the glacier due to lack of oxygen. The fish would swim towards the place where there is oxygen, and as the fishing net went up and down, the fish finally entered the net.

Whoever in a village catches the first fish of the New Year will be the first to have good luck.

If nothing unexpected happens, it definitely won't be the He family and the Liu family. The younger generations of the two families are "watching the fire from the other side of the river", one watching and both watching, who isn't their baby? The main reason is that Lu Jinan is watching from the side and doesn't do anything, and Liu Sheng just wants to argue with him.

Liu Yanyan was the original owner's best friend. Because the sisters He Xi and He Fei both went to school, He's father was too lonely, so he gradually became friends with Liu's father.

The first big fish of the two families was originally to be cooked by Liu's mother, but when Liu Sheng heard that Lu Jin'an could cook, he refused to let him go no matter what: "He can cook, so let him do it. He doesn't catch fish and doesn't cook. Is a grown man planning to eat gigolo rice?"

Lu Jinan remained calm, but his tone was distant: "Living on free food is delicious, but it's a pity that some people just live off free food."

The smile on Liu Sheng's face disappeared, and like a fluttering cat, he threw the bucket in his hand onto the ice, making a crisp sound: "I'm eating for free? Didn't you see the bucket in my hand? I'm knocking down the portable bucket."

Lu Jinan chuckled and raised his chin: "The bucket is on the ice, tell me yourself whether you are a freeloader or not?"

He Xi and He Fei were busy fishing. There really was a fish and it was a pretty big one. It was a pity that He Xi hadn't caught any yet.

He Xi squatted near the eye of the ice, staring at the movement of the fishing line, and firmly suspected that all the fish were caught by other people. Why couldn't they leave some for themselves?

Lu Jinan called He Xi: "Xi'er, it's time to go home."

Liu Sheng looked at Lu Jinan and asked, "Why did you ask her to cook? Could it be that you can't cook and you deliberately created a false impression?"

Lu Jinan disdained to argue with Liu Sheng and looked at He Xi who was concentrating: "Did you catch any fish?"

He Xi didn't say anything. He turned around and looked at the other people behind him who were still fishing. He felt disappointed. How could they possibly catch any fish?

A sharp northwest wind blew on the ice surface. The wind started to blow and it began to get cold again. The wind changed its face as soon as noon passed, without any mercy.

Lu Jinan walked behind He Xi, shielding her from the cold wind, and did not rush her, but stayed with her quietly. Fortunately, hard work paid off, and He Xi really caught a fish, a small fish the size of a palm.

He Xi looked at the little fish and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Other people's fish could be put into the pot, and her fish could also be put into the pot, but she could only drink fish soup.

The northwest wind swirled the snow on the ice. Lu Jinan looked at He Xi for a while and asked firmly, "He Xi, are you sure you don't want to go back?"

He Xi was determined to catch a big fish, so he naturally couldn't give up now. He said with a playful smile: "Go home and cook. I will definitely catch a big fish and make soup for you to nourish your body."

Lu Jinan smiled, seeing through He Xi's little thoughts. She simply hadn't had enough fun. There was nothing in her system mall, so she went fishing to replenish her body. She gave him an excuse that he was embarrassed to refuse.

Lu Jinan learned the "arm hugging" move, which is unique to the Northeast. He still stood behind He Xi, waiting for her to catch the big fish to replenish his body with a smile.

He Xi suddenly felt the pressure doubled. He swallowed his saliva for no apparent reason, stared at the water surface, and prayed in his heart, please catch a big fish soon. The cow has been blown away, where can he put his face?

Ten minutes later, a fish was really caught. It was a really big fish, a carp weighing about one and a half kilograms. He Xi looked at the fish with a sigh of relief. He looked at Lu Jinan and smiled, "Here, take the fish back. I'll catch a few more."

Lu Jinan glanced at He Xi, his eyes fell on her red cheeks. He took off his gloves and stretched out his hand to test the temperature. As expected, he frowned, raised He Xi's scarf to the level of her cheeks, and kidnapped her without saying anything.

"Hey, Lu Jinan, if you're cold, go home. I'm fine."

Lu Jinan didn't listen to He Xi's words at all. He put his arm around He Xi's shoulders and dragged her to the ground. Then they were facing each other. He put his hands on He Xi's shoulders and said, "Your face is frozen like a monkey's butt. Are you sure you want to play?"

He Xi looked at Lu Jinan in surprise: "You're done, you can't go back, why does my domineering CEO have a Northeastern accent?"

Lu Jinan was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react: "So you like turtleneck flowers?"

"Ah?" He Xi looked at him with a smile on her face.

I saw him change quickly, his tone was gentle, but there was no warmth in his eyes, and he asked: "He Xi, you have been playing outside for a long time, do you need me to say anything?"

He Xi pursed her lips: "You...can't afford to play."