The place they wanted to fish was actually the area where Murong Yun and Hua Le came by boat during the day.
A little further to that water area, there is an area that was specially circled by a net by the people in the village, and some fast-growing fry were placed in it, just to get more fish to eat.
Originally, the fat fish in the village were only allowed to be eaten during the Chinese New Year every year. Because the village had a large population, everyone could not get too much of it.
But this time, because there was no rice for the pot, they prepared to fish in advance.
At this time, the lake has frozen. Liao province is located in the north. If we were in Liujing, we would definitely not be able to see such a large lake frozen.
A big man took the ice shovel and went down first. After making sure that the ice surface was firm, the other guys started going down one after another.
Murong Yun looked at the ice surface reflecting the moonlight, raised her eyebrows slightly, and jumped in. At this moment, holes had been dug out of the lake. Due to the ice, the fish in the lake were deprived of oxygen. This time they had a breathable ground, and they were eager to show up without fishing.
Some laughed and grabbed them with quick eyes and hands.
Murong Yun looked quite fresh. For a child who had never seen such heavy snow, this way of catching fish was also new.
"Girl, come here to catch it."
A big man drilled another hole at the other end. Seeing her fresh appearance, he quickly called her over.
Murong Yun immediately responded crisply and went over to look at the ice surface with great interest.
Sure enough, there was a fish probing its head. Murong Yun immediately imitated the way the big man did before and reached over, but she only had time to touch a fish tail, and splashed cold water on her face, but did not catch it...
This is a bit embarrassing.
Murong Yun was no longer convinced, rolled up her sleeves and rushed forward. Those big men wanted to laugh, but when they saw the serious look on her face, they silently endured it.
While Murong Yun was trying her best to catch it, the leader of the village came. Under Murong Yun's observation, he was the only person in the village of 100 people who had the talent for spiritual cultivation.
On the way back to the stronghold, Shui Changming , a third-level spiritual master, Murong Yun exchanged names with him.
Therefore, when Shui Changming saw Murong Yun, the only red flower among a group of big men catching fish, he specially said hello: "Miss Lei."
Murong Yun was on the lake. Hearing the sound, she raised her head and looked at the people on the shore. She nodded slightly and said:
"Leader Shui, I just happened to meet people from your village come to fish on the ice, so I followed them out of curiosity. Please don't be offended."
Shui Changming listened to Murong Yun's elegant words and struggled to understand what they meant. He waved his big hands indifferently and jumped down with the other men in the village behind him without caring.
"It's just some fish, it doesn't count, but these are the only fish we have in our water village at the moment."
Speaking of this, Shui Changming sighed. There were not many people in this water village, and since he became a thief, he didn't understand the twists and turns of a businessman.
Although he relied on his status as a third-level spiritual person to rob homes, rob the rich and give to the poor, he was able to get away with it.
But this year is not going well, and even if you don’t rob the rich, you really can’t attack the farmers, right?
As a result, this year will be really difficult...
What should we do when these fish are finished eating?
Murong Yun watched as Leader Shui's expression changed several times, and finally turned into a sigh.
Presumably, she was trapped by the livelihood in the village. Along the way, everyone in Liao province's generation who had some money moved away, leaving behind only the poor people who lived on the land, where there was no money or water.
Even the imperial garrison here and the soldiers in Hua Yan's hands don't have enough to eat.
According to the time, it will take about ten days for the food from Long Chuan to arrive...
After nearly a whole night of salvage work, until dawn, the water was touched clean by the faint sunlight on the lake.
The big men picked and threw away the fry that were too small, and harvested nearly a thousand fat fish. Compared with the harvest in previous years, it was not bad.
Just spread out on everyone's head, it is less than ten kilograms. Looking at it this way, it is less.
"Hey, if I had known that this year would be a bad year, I would have caught less fish here."
A man tied the fish with straw, with a look of annoyance and regret on his face. He was usually responsible for managing the fish in this area, but because his wife was pregnant, he would often catch some secretly to feed her.
Who could have known that by the end of this year, there would be no food in the village.
And many people in the village also knew about this, because they knew about his wife's condition and didn't care about it.
"It's not your fault. Didn't your wife give birth to a daughter for you a few days ago? Bring a few more ones back to nurse. She had suffered the pain of delivering the baby."
Shui Changming picked out two large fat fish weighing more than ten kilograms from the ground and stuffed them directly into the man's hands.
Since ancient times, girls in this water village have been precious, and it has been difficult for men to find wives. It was like a family marrying a daughter-in-law, and the whole village cheered.
But as a result, the man's face became even more guilt-ridden. He hesitated again and again until Shui Changming became impatient and took it over: "...Thank you, boss. I will definitely work harder to rob."
Murong Yun was speechless after witnessing all this. She was really a dedicated thief, but she didn't know why, but she found it a little funny.
The notorious thief actually couldn't afford to eat, but he hadn't touched the granary in the next village.
"Chief, otherwise, let's do that in a few days!"
The other man who was lighting the fish dropped the innocent fish in his hand, gritted his teeth and stood up like an inflated puffer fish: "I'm going to starve to death anyway. What if I grab it? They're not a good thing anyway!"
As soon as these words came out, many men actually showed agreement on their faces, and even Tiedan spoke up: "I think it's okay. Widow Liu from the village across the lake said that if I give her ten kilograms of grain, she will marry me and give me a baby."
"Master, I'll be the first to grab it. If I grab it, can you give me ten catties?"
When Tiedan said this, his silly eyes were bright, as if he was no longer so silly.
But Shui Changming twitched the corner of his mouth under his beard in anger, and slapped Tiedan on the face: "Are you stupid? If you go up there, do you think you can come back and get a wife?
"This matter is too risky, you let me think about it."
Shui Changming first glanced at the unidentified Murong Yun, and then turned his attention to the live fish in this place.
Murong Yun understood that the reason why he didn't say too much about this matter was because he couldn't be sure of her identity.
However, she was a little curious about what they were talking about. It seemed that they were going to do something bigger.
After all, even a fool like Tiedan knows how to marry a widow for ten pounds.
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