She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

Water was splashing everywhere in the river; there were not just big fish, but countless fish, no wonder they were so heavy.

"Quick, someone come and help me catch the fish!" Yao Dazhuang immediately shouted for help, his voice almost splitting in pain.

Goodness, ever since I started using nets to catch fish, I've only ever caught eight or nine at most, and they weren't even big fish. How could I have caught so many in one net?

At first glance, there must be at least thirty or fifty of them. All I could see were fish with their tails swaying wildly. How could I possibly count them all?

Upon hearing Yao Dazhuang's shout, several nearby boys dropped their fishing nets and ran over to help. What they saw next was even more astonishing.

"Good heavens, we've stirred up a hornet's nest."

"Stop yelling, hurry up and help, we can't free our hands to catch fish."

"Okay, coming right away..."

The commotion was so great that the boys downstream who hadn't yet finished netting all came to watch. And what they saw made it even more exciting.

The commotion by the river quickly alerted the people in the camp. Yao Lizheng, not knowing what was going on, stood up, gave his two daughters-in-law some instructions, and then decided to go and see for himself.

Banxia breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing the cheers coming from the riverbank; it seemed to have worked!

Previously, everything she planted would attract small animals to eat it, and even the loquat leaves she had forced to grow could be soaked in water to replenish her energy.

Banxia wondered if throwing melon vines and leaves into the river would attract fish.

It had been almost 15 minutes since she threw the grass balls, and the fish that had been attracted had probably just arrived to snatch the food, which is why the boys caught them red-handed.

I wonder if the fish attracted will be plentiful, or enough for the entire Yao Li Village.

Turning her head, Banxia saw that the little ones had already woken up, and each of them was craning their necks to look at the river.

"Do you want to go watch the older brothers catch fish?" Banxia asked the younger ones, a sudden idea popping into her head.

Are there many fish? Why don't we just go and take a look?

"I want to go!" Xiao Shuang'er raised her hand first. Her older brother had always told her not to go to the river to play, saying it was too dangerous.

"Big sister, I want to go too!" Qi Juanbai raised his hand and chimed in.

Although his older sister didn't restrict whether he went to the river or not, he was only allowed to go if someone accompanied him.

The lively Qi Juanbai had long wanted to watch people catch fish, but unfortunately no one had ever accompanied him. Even his second brother could only go to the riverbank when he was washing dishes with his brother Ayu.

There were many people by the river at that time, so Banxia and Lianchengmo were quite at ease. As for their younger brother, he had to be trained to do housework!

Although the two older children didn't raise their hands or make a fuss, their eyes were full of anticipation, clearly indicating that they also wanted to go.

"Of course you can, but you have to hold hands and stay close behind your big sister." Banxia patted the little ones' fluffy heads and smiled.

Then, she led a long line of tails to the riverbank to watch the boys fish.

At this moment, besides Banxia's family, quite a few people came to the riverbank to watch the excitement, including some older children. However, they all stood sensibly away from the riverbank so as not to cause trouble for the adults.

Yao Lizheng smiled broadly as he looked at the buckets of fish. He had been worried about not having any prey on the mountain and not being able to catch any meat, but he never expected to catch so many fish today.

In just a short while, the boys had caught as many fish as they had caught that morning, and they were still casting their nets to catch more.

The net was pulled up again, and the number of fish thrashing about inside remained unchanged—it was nothing short of a miracle.

Little did they know that Banxia had chosen the spot where the boys had cast their nets to scatter the grass balls. As long as the grass balls weren't eaten, the fish wouldn't leave.

Perhaps this is what it means to risk one's life for a bite to eat, haha.

Banxia smiled broadly at the sight of so many fish, and several others pointed at the fish and jumped up excitedly.

"Big sister, look! So many fish!" This was Qi Changshan.

"Sister Banxia, ​​there are so many fish!" Lian Chengyu exclaimed.

"Fish, fish, fish!" exclaimed Qi Juanbai excitedly.

"Meat, meat, let's eat fish." This is from foodie Xiao Shuang'er.

The little ones were shouting incoherently, which quickly attracted Yao Lizheng's attention.

He was happily watching his youngest son diligently catching fish. In the past two days, the villagers had been making fish soup using the method of Banxia (Pinellia ternata), and their complexions had noticeably improved.

So fish that were originally disliked for their strong fishy smell instantly became treasures. How could Yao Lizheng complain about having too many fish?

Seeing Banxia bringing her younger siblings over, he came over with a smile.

"Banxia, ​​thanks to you for teaching everyone how to weave fishing nets and catch fish, I'll have Dazhuang pick out a few big fish for you and send them over later. You can't refuse this time." Yao Lizheng thanked him with a smile, his words leaving no room for refusal.

With so many fish, if Banxia hadn't taught the villagers how to weave fishing nets and how to catch fish, how could they have caught any?

The thought of being able to replenish the villagers' depleted health almost made Yao Lizheng grin from ear to ear.

"Uncle Village Head, no need to thank me. It's all for everyone's good. But you don't need to trouble Brother Dazhuang to deliver them. I'll go over and pick up a few later." Banxia didn't stand on ceremony with Village Head Yao and immediately replied.

Banxia knew that she deserved a lot of credit for catching so many fish this time, so she felt no guilt about taking a few. Besides, she had already set her sights on a few yellow catfish and live fish.

Both of these fish are small, but have few bones. They are delicious in fish soup and meat, and are nutritious and tasty, making them perfect for feeding a few small fish.

“Okay, pick whatever you like, but don’t skimp on the village’s finances.” Yao Lizheng waved his hand and agreed.

Seeing that Banxia was standing at the back with several children and not coming forward, Yao Lizheng knew that she was afraid that she couldn't keep an eye on so many children by herself, and that it would be terrible if any of them fell.

After giving instructions to a few village women who were watching the commotion, Yao Lizheng ran to the riverbank to watch his youngest son catch fish, occasionally joining in himself to try and catch some.

Once he got his hands on it, Yao Lizheng understood why his youngest son was so enthusiastic about fishing with nets; it really was addictive.

Especially when I pull up the net and see fish in it, the feeling and sense of accomplishment are amazing.

Yao Lizheng joined in, and many uncles in the village also rushed to compete with their sons for work. Bucket after bucket of fish were brought ashore, and the aunties who were watching the excitement on the shore also got busy.

With so many fish on the shore, several women busied themselves clearing away a large patch of weeds to make room for cleaning the fish.

If we clean so many fish on the riverbank, they might just jump back into the river, and then the boys would have wasted their time.

Anyway, if you just throw them onto the shore, they'll dry out and die soon enough, or at least become listless and unable to move.

It's not too late to wash them all in the river after they've been gutted and cleaned.

So the boys carried buckets of fish to the shore, the aunties busily gutted and killed them, and Banxia and the younger children watched with great interest.

Honestly, aside from in the video, you don't usually see so many fish in a seafood store, and that's all thanks to her grass balls.

Someone harbors pride, concealing their achievements and fame.

As Banxia looked around, she suddenly noticed something that looked familiar among the weeds.