Her Cultivation Diary-Chapter 1882 - 1687: The Harvest

Little Ten was joining in the tug of war, but the most anxious one wasn't the crowd busy taking photos—it was Qiaoqiao!

His face turned crimson as he pulled the rope, shouting with effort at this moment:

"Little Ten! Don't help! If you help, I just want to laugh, and then I have no strength!"

So anxious, with so many kids around, how could he afford to lose strength?

Thinking of this, Qiaoqiao held onto a burst of energy even more.

However, before this energy could be put to use, he saw the crowd beside him burst into reckless laughter, pointing at Little Ten.

He relaxed, the rope in his hand loosened, and the kids in front along with Little Ten got tipped over directly by gravity!

"!!!"

In that critical moment, Qiaoqiao finally tightened his grip on the rope again.

Kids don't know the danger involved; seeing the little dog so determined, and watching the heavy ground cage swaying and almost sent back, they became even more excited and started shouting repeatedly.

He Tuo tightened his hands, his palms were rubbed red, and his cheeks turned even redder.

But his parents didn't feel sorry for his tough skin at all; they continued cheering on—

"Tuo Luo! Can we eat fish today? It's all up to you!"

His heart eased, but he cautiously looked at his mother's expression, noticing she seemed to be very happy.

Then, would he be able to eat some fish today?

As the thought turned over, his hand unknowingly relaxed.

After that, a sensation of friction came.

When he came back to his senses, he heard everyone cheering joyfully. Little Ten stood in front of him, barking at him fiercely.

In the round dog eyes, there was nothing but disdain for him.

Qiaoqiao made one last effort, and half of the ground cage had already been pulled ashore.

He Tuo: ...So unfair!

He was obviously using all his strength the whole time, just short of that last bit.

And even more disappointing, his mother kindly said:

"Tuo Luo, everyone was trying hard in the end, but you got distracted, so inattentive..."

"Getting into trouble yesterday, today you're not serious working with others...sigh, you should really learn from Little Ten."

"Don't forget to go to the cafeteria for dinner on time today."

He Tuo: ...Boo.

Feeling like crying, but being a man, at the moment he gritted his teeth and held back.

Tonight! Tonight he can't sleep too deeply; he's determined to run away from home!

He wants to return to the Imperial City all by himself!

Looking again at his parents, they had already rushed forward, where a group of people lined up around the 12-meter-long ground cage filled with its bountiful catch, shouting excitedly.

It truly was something to cheer about.

The smashed snail meat was evenly distributed in the cage; overnight, now the coaxed fish and shrimp packed the cage full to bursting.

The remaining ones were struggling weakly inside, obviously squeezed so hard they couldn't breathe.

Chen Xi and Chen Chi heard the news and came over, still holding two large plastic basins that were apparently used for slaughtering livestock.

"It's hot, let's quickly sort them out! Throw the small ones back, or else it's too wasteful."

Lun Chuan instructed, "Leave out some small white fish; this cooked with pickled vegetables is very appetizing and tasty."

Chen Xi didn't even raise his head, working with Chen Chi to dismantle the ground cage and pour its contents out: "Got it! I'll try to gather more for you guys—some fish can be kept for a couple of days."

There were also several thin snakes writhing inside, twisting around, looking quite frightening and exciting.

Two girls bravely approached: "Is this a yellow eel?"

Chen Chi glanced at it: "These are water snakes. Want to play with them?"

"!!!"

The little girls screamed and ran swiftly away.

Strangely, they looked so similar, but if you said they were eels, everyone dared to go close.

If you said they were snakes, it made everyone's skin crawl.

They were scared, but Chen Xi was accustomed to it; at that moment, he put on gloves, grabbed each one and threw them back into the river.

He even joked, "You all should watch out when fishing, these creatures swim swiftly and eat voraciously; many times you end up catching these instead of fish."

Upon hearing this, the young people wanting to fish all made bitter faces.

This vast Riverside Beach seemed so beautiful, the sunlight sprinkled dots of gold, yet beneath it, the biodiversity was so rich!

Even the loaches were a mystery, how did they manage to get into the river and had to drill into this cage?

If they were normal-sized, they could escape through the gaps, but these particular ones were fat and plump, and Chen Xi just took a glance:

"Let's scoop one more bucket of yellow eels and stew them together later; they're so robust, it'd be a pity not to eat them."

Everyone didn't mind the fishy smell; they all looked unusual, and as the temperature rose, the fish from the ground cage were emptied into large basins; without enough Yang energy, they seemed listless, so everyone squatted down, crowded together, sorting through them.

"Do we keep this one?"

"Too small, don't keep it." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

"Not keeping this one either?"

"This is a little white fish, dry it out, or fry it crispy, the small bones inside can be chewed directly, it's very tasty braised. Let's keep it."

"What's this? This fish head is huge."

"That's a bighead carp, want to eat chopped pepper fish head? If yes, keep a few. However, the home-grown peppers are very spicy, not recommended for those who can't handle spice. But the fish soup with noodles is delicious."

"Crucian carp, crucian carp! Do crucian carps have roe this season? I love eating fish roe."

"Crucian carp—make a soup or grill it? I want grilled fish."

Everyone chimed in eagerly, even the kids gathered around, carefully manipulating the small fish picked out.

Chen Chi glanced at them, expertly coaxing the children:

"These are too small to keep; you can take them to the riverside and put them back in the water."

The kids, naturally, couldn't carry the large plastic basin in front of them.

But they had their tricks, at that moment two hands cupping, they cradled a small fish toward the riverbank.

When halfway, the fish wriggled in their palms, suddenly flopped to the grass!

"Ah! Little fish! I was going to save you!"

Once more the kids shouted, clumsily picking it back up, and hastily rushing toward the river.

Qiaoqiao originally planned to work too, but seeing this scene, remembered his sister's advice, and had no choice but to watch by the river.

He didn't feel tired, but for some reason, he did feel a bit worn out.

Looking again at Chen Chi, he got cheerful again: "Chen Xi brother, can Chen Chi take us to pick duck eggs in the afternoon?"

Chen Xi naturally wouldn't refuse, but added: "I'll deliver the saved eggs up the mountain tomorrow to make salted duck eggs."

"Qiaoqiao, if it's for our own eating, you can bring your friends along to play."

Can't do it for sale though, as their salted duck eggs weren't cheap; ensuring quality control was essential.

Qiaoqiao nodded happily, but also troublely recalled the unfinished play plan from yesterday:

Another activity added.