Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

She first placed a fish cage next to a big rock, where there was a small drop in the water flow, and many fish and shrimps would be washed over.

After putting it away, she took another fish cage and walked to a puddle a little further away.

There were many small shrimps jumping in the puddle. She found the right spot, gently lowered the fish cage, and covered it slightly with the surrounding water plants to make the fish cage more hidden.

While placing it, Xiaoyu slipped and almost fell, startling Yuyu so much that she yelled, "Mom!"

Fortunately, Xiaoyu stabilized her body in time.

She turned around and waved to Yuyu: "It's okay, Mom is fine."

After putting the fish cage away, Xiaoyu returned to the shore and brushed off the dirt on her body. "I'll come back tomorrow to collect the fish cage. I hope we can catch a lot of fish this time, enough for us to eat and give these cats and dogs a good meal."

Yu Yu nodded obediently, leaning on her shoulder, her eyes still looking in the direction of the fish cage from time to time.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao returned to the shore one after another. Cheng Chumo brushed off the grass debris on his body as he walked: "We will definitely catch a lot of fish this time. The location of the fish cage is perfect."

Qin Huaidao smiled and nodded: "Yes, I can even imagine the fish flapping in the fish cage."

Li Hao also looked forward to it: "I hope there will be some big fish, so that the fish soup will be more delicious."

But at this moment, everyone suddenly discovered that the cats and dogs that were originally on the shore were gone.

Yuyu shouted anxiously: "Where did they go?"

Everyone began to look around, calling out their names.

After a while, I heard the sound of water splashing and dogs barking from the river.

It turned out that Bichon Frise and Husky were splashing in the water happily in the river. They were chasing each other and diving their heads into the water.

The calico cat was on a big tree by the river. It nimbly moved between the branches, and from time to time it stretched out its claws to scoop up the water droplets splashing in the water.

The Pomeranian and the local dog were under the tree, barking at the calico cat, as if cheering for it.

Li Hao said with a smile: "These guys really can't sit still for a moment. We are busy, but they are having fun."

Cheng Chumo also smiled: "Forget it, let them play. Just don't cause any more trouble."

Yu Yu put his hands to his mouth and shouted at the Bichon Frise and Husky in the river: "Stop playing, you two, come back!" His voice was clear and loud, echoing by the river.

When the Bichon Frise heard Yu Yu's call, he ran up the shore from the river all wet, shook his body, and water droplets splashed everywhere.

It ran to Yu Yu, rubbed her legs, and whimpered as if expressing the joy of playing in the water.

The Husky seemed not to hear and continued to have fun in the river, chasing small fish and rolling in the water.

Yuyu frowned, put her hands on her hips, and raised her voice: "Husky, if you don't come over, I won't bring you out anymore!"

The Husky then reluctantly swam to the shore. After getting ashore, it circled around Yu Yu several times, wetting Yu Yu's clothes. Yu Yu pretended to be angry and patted its head.

As soon as Yuyu called the dogs back, Xiaoyu looked around and frowned, saying, "Okay, okay, where's the calico cat? I just saw it playing in the tree, why is it gone now?"

Yuyu also looked around hurriedly, shouting, "Calico cat, calico cat, where are you?"

He walked towards the big tree while shouting, and looked carefully among the branches with his head raised, but there was no trace of the calico cat.

Cheng Chumo joked, "This little guy must have gotten tired of playing here and gone off to have fun somewhere else. He's always been elusive."

Qin Huaidao also agreed: "Yeah, who knows, he might be hiding in some bushes, trying to scare us."

Li Hao squatted down and searched in the surrounding grass, muttering, "Calico cat, come out quickly, don't make us anxious."

Everyone was anxiously looking for the missing calico cat.

Everyone was anxiously looking for the calico cat when they suddenly heard a "meow" above their heads and everyone hurriedly looked up.

The calico cat was squatting on a high branch of a tree by the river, looking at everyone with its head tilted, as if to say, "Huh, it's not easy to find me."

Yuyu said with a smile: "You guys, it's so hard for us to find you, come down quickly."

The calico cat was not in a hurry and even called out a few more times to the people under the tree.

At this time, Li Hao noticed something hanging on the branch above the calico cat's head and took a closer look.

It turned out to be a small bird's nest with traces of spilled soup. He smiled and said jokingly, "Calico cat, the soup is on your head. Do you want to taste the 'soup' in the tree? Come down quickly and don't make trouble."

The calico cat then slowly climbed down the tree trunk, jumped to the ground, and rubbed Yu Yu's legs, as if apologizing for its mischief.

The guards arrived at the tavern, but found it empty.

They looked around the tavern, confused.

At this time, Ah Cai was serving dishes to the diners. When he saw the guard, he stepped forward to ask.

After the guard explained his purpose, Ah Cai said, "Yuyu and his family went to the river. They were setting up the fish cage to catch fish."

After hearing this, the guards returned to the palace to report to Li Shimin.

The guard stood respectfully before Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, I went to the tavern, but the Yuyu family wasn't there. According to Ah Cai, the waitress, they went to the river to set up the fish traps and catch fish."

Li Shimin frowned slightly after hearing this, a hint of curiosity flashing in his eyes: "Oh? They went fishing? I imagine the riverside must be bustling with activity right now."

The guard continued, "Yes, Your Majesty, I think they will be busy for a while and will be back at the tavern soon."

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Alright, alright, leave now."

The guard stepped back and said, "Yes."

By the river, Yu Yu and his family were preparing to pack up and go back.

Xiaoyu stood up, dusted herself off, and said loudly, "It's getting late, let's go back."

Yuyu quickly picked up the Bichon and replied with a smile: "Okay, Mom, I hope there will be lots of fish in the fish cage tomorrow."

Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaidao and Li Hao also stood up and prepared to return to the tavern.

When they returned to the tavern, Ah Cai came to greet them and said anxiously, "You're finally back! A guard came looking for you just now, but when he saw you weren't there, he went back to the palace. I don't know what happened."

Xiaoyu waved her hand and said with a smile, "It's okay, it's okay. I guess it's just a routine inquiry. Don't take it too seriously."

Yuyu tilted her head back, her eyes sparkling. She tugged at Xiaoyu's clothes and asked, "Mom, how many fish do you think there will be tomorrow?"

Xiaoyu patted Yuyu's head lovingly and said with a smile, "We've placed the fish cage in a pretty good spot today. Maybe when we collect it tomorrow, the cage will be full of lively fish."