sbdcsierra Chapter 224: Green Water Pool
Chapter 224: Green Water Pool
"Wow, they've all started eating. You're so fast!" Zhou Dacang had just come down from the top of the mountain and ran to the campfire as soon as he arrived.
Zhou Guo seemed not to have heard anything. His body moved before his brain. He took a step forward with his left foot and his right hand. He reached out with lightning speed and caught a fish about the length of his forearm. The price he paid was that his clothes on his chest and the entire sleeve were wet.
The fish is not big, only about two kilograms, which is enough for several people to eat. Anyway, it is not to be eaten as a meal, so it is okay for each person to try a few slices.
But looking at the row of rabbits and pheasants on the fire, it felt like they would take some time to be roasted, so I looked down and saw that they were all wet anyway, so I might as well catch them for a while.
We walked slowly, stopping every step, to another area of water. This pool of water looked small from a distance, but when we really walked into it, we found that it was not small at all. There were four water surfaces alone. Since it had not rained for a long time, the water level had obviously dropped.
However, Zhou Guo looked up at the sky and saw the clouds getting thicker day by day, knowing that the rain would fall soon.
I haven't been to this area of water before. Yesterday, I hung out in the pond below for a while and only caught one fish. The water above is still the one where my master fished. Well, I've been fishing for so long but didn't catch any fish. I don't know if there are any fish in there.
Wrapped in wet clothes, the wind blew and it was a bit cold. Zhou Guo's internal strength was not deep, so it was of little use now that he was soaked.
She walked half a circle along the edge of the pond and came across a huge rock. She bent down to take a look and found that there were cracks underneath. She stood up, gathered her strength, and slapped the rock with her hand. She didn't know if the rock moved or not, but ripples appeared on the water surface. She stared closely at the bottom of the rock.
Sure enough, the next second, several dark shadows suddenly shot out from below like arrows, fleeing in panic.
She was well prepared and she made her move the moment the shadow appeared. She didn't expect to catch the biggest one, she just grabbed whichever one was closer to her. She stretched out both hands at the same time, one grabbing and one lifting, and the two shadowless fish were caught tightly.
The one on the left weighs about three or four kilograms, and the one on the right is much bigger, as long as the entire arm, probably weighs seven or eight kilograms.
"Oh, okay, okay, I told you that you have to catch this fish. You kids have sharp eyesight. I, your teacher, walked back and forth in the water two or three times, but didn't see even the shadow of a fish. This fish is really hard to catch." The old man on the shore saw Zhou Guo picking up a fish from the water with each hand, and his face immediately broke into a smile.
After Zhou Mai vomited, he ate half of the fish again. He had recovered by now and threw away the fish bone in his hand and was about to come over to take it.
Zhou Dacang was just coming out of the woods with a pile of firewood when he heard the old man's words. His eyes lit up, and he quickly ran to the fire, put down the firewood, and hurried to the pond, "Let me see, let me see, what does the fish that just came out of the water look like?"
Zhou Guo threw the two fish into a puddle far away, right there, with two splashes of water a foot high.
After throwing the fish away, she walked towards the shore. She had to go to the fire to dry her clothes. It was uncomfortable to wear them when they were wet.
Halfway through the walk, I saw a few grass carps. I reached out and scooped up one, then threw it into the puddle. I kept scooping fish as I walked, and finally reached the shore. In just a short while, I had caught three fish.
Zhou Da Cang and Zhou Mai saw that the pond was not very big and didn't understand why there were so many big fish. It seemed like they would never be able to catch them all.
The old man pointed to the green place in the middle where the bottom could not be seen and said, "See that place? Even though this pool is not big, the surrounding area is quite shallow. Look at the water in the middle. It's so green, which means it's very deep down. Don't go there. The place below is wide."
The two suddenly realized, "How can such a small pond catch so many fish?"
When Zhou Guo came ashore, he felt a cool breeze and couldn't help shivering.
Seeing that her clothes were all wet, several people were surprised and asked, "How come your clothes are all wet? If you don't know, you might think you took a bath. Go sit by the fire and dry your clothes. They will be dry after drying."
Zhou Guo nodded, pointed at the fish in the puddle and said, "Uncle, keep this big one and take it home when you go back. Slice the remaining two and grill them and eat them."
Zhou Dacang said, "I understand. Leave it to me, Ermao. Take her over. She's so wet. It would be bad if she catches a cold."
Zhou Mai took Zhou Guo towards the fire.
The old man nodded. The rabbit and pheasant were not yet cooked, so he had to sit back and continue roasting them. Before leaving, he picked two grass carps from the puddle, threw them aside, and said to Zhou Dacang who was cleaning up, "Kill these two too."
He was worried that such a small amount of food would not be enough for the four of them, especially that girl Zhou Guo. When it came to eating, her stomach was like a bottomless pit and he didn't know how much she could eat to fill it.
Zhou Dacang worked tirelessly to kill fish.
Zhou Guo sat down by the fire, looking at the golden rabbit and pheasant roasted by the old man on the rack, and swallowed her saliva. She touched her stomach and felt a little hungry.
Zhou Mai pulled down her trouser legs one by one, "Come closer, the clothes on your body are about to be wrung out of water. Come, let me wring them out for you. The clothes on your body can be wrung out by themselves. If the water stops dripping, they will dry faster."
Zhou Guo pulled the clothes on her chest into a ball and pinched them with her hands. The water inside the clothes kept dripping down. When the water stopped dripping and she unfolded the clothes, they immediately became a wrinkled ball, which looked very ugly. She frowned and pulled them with her hands, but it didn't matter if they couldn't be pulled flat.
Zhou Mai settled her down and got up to help kill the fish.
Zhou Guo sat by the fire. He didn't know if it was because his clothes were wet and he felt a little cold, but he felt particularly hungry today. He stared at the wild rabbits and pheasants that were sizzling with oil.
"Move back a little, your saliva is about to drip up." The old man's voice suddenly sounded in my ears.
Zhou Guo subconsciously wiped his mouth, but there was nothing. He covered his stomach and said, "Master, when is the best time? We have been roasting for so long, I am hungry."
The old man took the bottle and sprinkled the seasoning, saying as he did so: "Why are you in such a hurry? It will be ready soon."
"How long is 'soon'?" Just as he finished speaking, a big, fragrant chicken drumstick was handed to him.
Zhou Guo's eyes lit up, and he immediately reached out to take it. Just as he was about to put it in his mouth, the old man reminded him, "It's hot."
It’s just cooled down, so it’s hot.
She blew on the chicken leg, then took a big bite. It was salty, juicy, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and extremely delicious.
After she finished eating one chicken leg, the old man cut another one for her.
Zhou Dacang and Zhou Mai also came with the processed fish. One of them set up the board and started the fire, while the other one sliced and grilled the fish. Soon the stone slab was covered with a full layer of fish fillets.
Zhou Guo stood up while biting a chicken leg, went to the nearby area to pick up a few large leaves, washed them, came back and gave one to each person, and that was the bowl.