Reborn back to college to have a love affair

Chapter 74 Fishing and Falling into the Water

Under the command of the uncle, the two young men smashed the ice with "bang! bang! bang!" and created several ice holes.

Uncle brought out a huge fishing net. The net was woven with very thick threads, and the mesh was large enough to allow Xia Qing's fist to pass through easily.

The scoop net is strung together with thick iron wire and fixed on a long and thick handle, which is made from a tree as thick as the wrist of a 7 or 8-year-old child.

It used to be a thick bamboo pole, but it broke after being used twice, so Uncle Xia Qing cut down a small tree on the slope in his backyard, planed it up, and made it into the handle of the fishing net.

Xia Qing had to struggle to pick it up, not to mention putting it into the ice hole and catching the weight of the fish in the net at the bottom of the water. It was not just the resistance of the water, but also the resistance of the weeds and mud at the bottom of the water.

The uncle put the net in, scooped it up and down with force, then took out the net in one go and put the net bag, which was covered with weeds and mud, on the ice.

Another job that Xia Qing liked came, which was picking up fish. She used an iron skewer to dig out the pile of things fished up from the bottom of the river and put the fish and shrimp into the bucket.

Sometimes you can also see various small creatures, such as water scorpions, water lice, giant snails, etc.

When she was a child, she watched her uncle fishing on the ice, and she often dug in the mud piles. She liked the beauty of discovering new small creatures.

There were some fishy-smelling mud and water plants there, which sometimes had a unique smell. She was not afraid of it at all, but rather felt quite excited when she smelled it.

Not only was she excited, Jiang Shao and Xia Cong were even more excited. They took turns fishing with their nets. After they finished fishing in one hole, they would go to other holes.

My uncle would give me some pointers from time to time.

A group of people became addicted to fishing.

It was Xia Qing's father who saw that they had been out for so long and had not returned yet, so he came out to see them.

Wow, in the middle of winter, the two guys are sweating all over their foreheads.

It looks like a good harvest, half a bucket of miscellaneous fish, about four or five pounds.

For Jiang Shao and Xia Cong, they don’t really care about the catch. What they enjoy is the feeling of pure manual labor. This experience is really refreshing.

Strength and technique are both essential, as well as a bit of luck.

It was almost noon when Xia Qing packed up and was about to go home, so she helped her mother cook.

Jiang Shao and Xia Cong entered the room and saw grandma sitting on the kang watching TV.

When grandma saw Jiang Shao, the tall and strong young man, come in, she smiled happily.

When Jiang Shao greeted his grandmother respectfully, his grandmother grabbed Jiang Shao's hand and couldn't stop laughing.

"Good! Good! Good! Our Xiaoqing's eyes are full of tears. She found such a good partner."

Jiang Shao was praised and smiled happily, chatting with his grandmother on the kang.

Grandma probably didn't know that her future grandson-in-law was known for his indifference. The two of them chatted very well, and Grandma and Jiang Shao talked about many embarrassing things that happened when Xia Qing was a child.

Xia Qing loved ice skating when she was a child. Her parents and grandmother were very worried about her at that time, fearing that she would accidentally fall into an ice hole.

The ice finally melted in spring, but now we can’t skate anymore. Shouldn’t we just take a break?

That’s not that easy.

Xia Qing didn't know where the idea came from, but she threw bundles of corn stalks from the firewood pile into the water, saying that anyone who sat on them could cross the river.

So, she turned into a sorghum stalk and jumped up from the river under the gaze of all her friends.

As a result, of course, the dry corn stalks sank with her.

It scared all the friends on the shore.

Fortunately, the water was not deep, just up to the neck.

I didn’t know how I got up there, and I didn’t dare go home because my clothes were all wet.

Then she thought of a stupid idea. She hid in the yard of her third uncle's second uncle's house to dry clothes, hugging her arms and shivering in the cold wind.

If her uncle hadn't passed by and seen her friends acting suspiciously, he would have asked casually, "Why isn't my Xia Qing playing with you guys?"

In those days, every household was busy with farming, and the children would gather in groups in the village.

When the children were questioned, they became even more panicked.

Realizing something was wrong, the uncle quickly asked questions and was then led into the yard of his uncle's and second uncle's house.

The doors of the house were all locked, and the children had to sneak into the yard through the fence.

When I entered, I saw Xia Qing squatting against the wall, shaking.

The wet clothes were hung on the village by the little friends.

The uncle quickly took off his coat, wrapped her up, and carried her back home.

I sat on the kang, covered with a big quilt, afraid of being scolded by my family.

But the child had gone through so much, I didn't even have time to feel sorry for her, so how could I bear to scold her?

Fortunately, God was merciful and Xia Qing did not have a high fever afterwards, but there was still some coldness in her body.

The family is so thankful.

Jiang Shao listened to his grandmother's intermittent narration. He really didn't know that Xia Qing had such a naughty side when she was a child. Some of the things were funny when they were talked about now, but Jiang Shao still felt sorry for the Xia Qing when she was a child, the Xia Qing who did something wrong and was afraid to go home.

When Jiang Shao heard that she had caught a cold when she was a child, he couldn't help but think of Xia Qing's stomachache every time she had her period, and she said it was due to uterine cold.

Every time I warmed her belly, her lower abdomen felt cold.

I asked her to see a Chinese medicine doctor before, but she said the Chinese medicine didn't work so she stopped.

As long as she doesn't catch a cold before her period, it won't be that painful. Therefore, Jiang Shao is the one who washes the dishes or washes things by hand. When her period is about to come, he will also worry about her wearing more clothes to keep warm.

Sometimes girls just need careful care, and he is not stingy in treating her better.

The whole family had a lively meal together, and Jiang Shao was leaving in the afternoon.

There is one train from their county town to Beijing in the morning and one in the afternoon.

Jiang Shao left in the afternoon and arrived home around evening.

The train was at 3 p.m., and after the family finished their meal, they packed some local specialties for Jiang Shao to take home. However, they were afraid that it would be inconvenient to carry too many things on the journey, so they just packed a backpack.

Xia Qing and her brother Xia Cong went to the train station to see Jiang Shao off.

Xia Cong was very considerate. He used the excuse of going to buy water to leave the space for Xia Qing and Jiang Shao.

"I'm going in. You and my younger brother should go back quickly. Remember to return to school early!" Jiang Shao touched her face and reminded her.

"Okay, I understand. I'll watch you go in."

Seeing Jiang Shao entering the station, Xia Qing heartlessly went to visit the county town with her brother.

But the two of them didn't stroll around for long before they had to take the bus back to the village.

It wasn't until the evening, when Xia Qing was playing poker with her parents on the kang, that Xia Qing's cell phone lit up.

Jiang Shao sent her a message: "I'm home!"

It was almost 10 o'clock.

"Yeah, have a good rest." Xia Qing thought that he was too tired these days, so he didn't say much and said good night to her.

Jiang Shao felt helpless when he saw that the conversation ended so quickly.

"This little heartless guy!"

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