Fishing was a very sentimental leisure activity.
People who liked to fish might not even like to eat fish.
The so-called fishing was actually just to enjoy the process.
Basking in the warm sun of early spring, sitting on a big stone in the valley, listening to the sound of running water, a broken pole could be sat on for a long time.
The kind of immersion in the mountains and rivers, leisurely enjoying the natural quiet pleasure, once experienced once, was likely to be addictive.
Anyone who likes fishing may have the same feeling. No matter if it's windy or raining, cold or freezing, no matter if it's hot or unbearable, they are not afraid of the storm or the muddy road.
As long as they were free, they would spare no effort to find a good place. Even if they had to run dozens of miles, they would find a good place to fish quietly.
Unfortunately, such a good place was not very easy to find now.
These days, as long as there was abundant water, there would be a hydropower station.
Hydropower stations promoted economic development and provided abundant electricity for the local area, but imperceptibly, it seriously affected the local ecological environment.
Most of the rivers in the past had now become small streams.
The branch of the Qingyi River in front of Chen Xi was only 51 kilometers long, but there were as many as 17 small hydropower stations built on this river. On average, there was a small hydropower station every three kilometers of the river.
The dam of the hydropower station blocked the river, so that the downstream water flow was sharply reduced. The survival environment of the aquatic creatures was extremely bad, so the population was sharply reduced. Rare animals like the giant salamander were already on the verge of extinction.
As for the flood …
This kind of situation was rarely seen anymore.
The father and daughter sat on the stone for an afternoon. The little fellow seemed to like this activity very much. She swung the pole to fish, bit the line and lifted the pole. This set of actions was learned well.
Chen Xi did not bring a bucket, so he built a diving pool with small stones by the river. Any fish caught would be put into this pool by him.
After an afternoon, there were no less than 20 fish in this pool.
The little guy reached his hand into the water and constantly frightened the fish in the water. Seeing the fish quickly spinning around in the puddle but unable to swim out, the little guy was so happy that he started to giggle.
This was her and her father's trophy!
At five o 'clock in the afternoon, Chen Xi took the little fellow to count the number of fish.
There were a total of 23 fish, but they were all small fish.
Among them, the biggest one was actually the one that the little fellow had just fished up. It could be considered her good start.
"Twenty-three! PaPa, we caught twenty-three fish! "
The little thing squatted beside the puddle and kept fiddling with the water.
After Chen Xi taught her how to count the fishes in the water one by one, two, three, four, five, the little fellow was so excited that she jumped up and down on the rock.
Looking at her cute little face, Chen Xi couldn't help but reach out and pinch it. It was smooth, delicate, and elastic …
"How was it? Was fishing fun?"
"Fun!"
The little girl nodded her head vigorously. She was probably looking forward to her father bringing her here to play tomorrow.
"It's fine as long as it's fun, but the wind here is getting stronger and stronger. If we sit by the river for too long, we'll catch a cold, so we should go home … Daddy will bring you here to play tomorrow, okay?"
Hearing this, the little fellow tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then nodded and replied, "En! Then let's bring the fish home! "
Seeing this, Chen Xi rubbed her head and said with a smile, "These fish are too small to be eaten. It's useless for us to take them home. Let's put them all away. When they grow up, we'll come back to fish again. How about it?"
"No!"
After hearing Chen Xi's words, the little thing was suddenly unhappy.
She curled her lips and glanced at the small fish in the puddle, then muttered loudly, "These are my fish!"
This little thing was still talking about her trophies.
Therefore, Chen Xi had no choice but to squat beside the little girl and talk to her about the big picture.
Perhaps she was persuaded by Chen Xi, the little fellow hesitated for a long time before reluctantly putting the biggest fish into the plastic bag. Then she reached into the water and dug a hole in the puddle.
The fish noticed the movement of the water and immediately went out of the hole, successfully returning to the river.
The little fellow looked down at the empty puddle in front of her and did not come back to her senses for a long time.
When Chen Xi saw her like this, he immediately put the plastic bag in front of her with a smile.
"Niannian, look, there's another one here."
"Mine!"
The little fellow snatched the plastic bag from Chen Xi's hand.
Looking at her posture, she was probably afraid that Chen Xi would let the last one go …
When the father and daughter returned to the old house, dinner had not yet started. The little fellow carried her trophies and ran into the kitchen, ready to show off in front of her grandmother and mother.
Qin Ruoying was learning how to cook from Auntie Zhang. When the two of them saw the fish in her bag, they immediately laughed. A few words of praise had made this little thing's tail almost to the sky.
There was still some time before dinner. Chen Xi was afraid that the little fellow would not be able to sit still, so he called her to the yard.
The little fellow was a little confused, but Chen Xi did not explain to her. Instead, he took out a brazier from the old house and used a pair of tongs to pick up a few pieces of burning charcoal on the stove.
Everything was ready. Chen Xi called the little fellow and asked with a smile, "Niannian, do you like to eat potatoes?"
"Yes! I like to eat potatoes and pork ribs! "
"Then wait a minute. Daddy will treat you to roast potatoes, okay?"
"Roast potatoes?"
The little fellow blinked her eyes. When it came to eating, she immediately became excited.
Then, Chen Xi took two potatoes from the kitchen and threw them directly into the brazier without even washing them.
Potatoes, corn, wheat, and rice were listed as the four main staple foods in the world. It could be cooked in a variety of ways, whether it was fried, fried, stewed, stewed, or steamed.
The most common way to eat potatoes was to fry them. As for eating them directly like Chen Xi, it was very rare to see potatoes being eaten directly in the fire.
It was not because roasted potatoes were not delicious, but because it was inconvenient to start a fire.
He could not roast potatoes on the gas stove just to eat a roasted potato …
This novel way of cooking successfully attracted the little fellow's interest.
Therefore, she obediently squatted side by side with Chen Xi under the eaves, guarding the brazier, and quietly waiting for the potatoes to be cooked.
The potatoes were cooked quickly.
Chen Xi took the tongs and picked up the two potatoes that had been roasted to the point of being burnt.
When the little fellow saw the dirty and shabby appearance of the potatoes, she immediately wrinkled her little nose in disgust.
Chen Xi rolled the potatoes on the ground to lower the temperature of the potatoes.
When the temperature of the potatoes dropped slightly, he picked up a piece and tore off the burnt part of the potato bit by bit in front of the little fellow.
The potatoes were burnt black, and the skin was very brittle. When he tore it off, a piece fell off.
When the burnt skin was torn off by Chen Xi, a crystal clear potato was hidden under the shabby surface.
Light smoke rose from the already ripe potatoes, constantly emitting a refreshing fragrance.
There was no need for salt or MSG. After roasting them, they could be eaten directly in the hand.
With one bite, the soft and light taste could really melt a person's heart.
In the quiet village, the distant mountains were like black, and the spring water was singing softly.
A faint magnolia fragrance came with the breeze and lingered in the courtyard.
The father and daughter each held a big potato and sat under the eaves of the old house to gnaw on it.
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