Indeed, some of the girls who had been shouting the loudest backed down when it was time to get in.
"Ahhh!"
"Help, this mud feels so weird! I don't want to go in!"
"No, no, I can't do it, I'll just watch the fun from up here!"
But the other guests who had marked the "difficult" setting were different, their excited screams erupting one after another.
"Oh my god, where are my shoes? How could this get any worse!"
"Help, help, my leg is stuck!"
With a splat, they fell directly into the mud.
"Ouch, ouch, I feel something swimming past my foot! Is it a fish?!"
"Look, look at me, I caught a fish! Where's the bucket, where's the bucket!"
...
Compared to others, Ren Ling'er was even more of a force to be reckoned with!
The current Ren Ling'er looked nothing like a pretty young lady; she was completely covered in mud, a mud-covered egg!
What's more, she was oblivious to it, thoroughly enjoying herself.
"Shen Huaisang, hold this fish for me!" Ren Ling'er held up a large grass carp with both hands, it was nearly a meter long!
Shen Huaisang turned around and was stunned. Such a big fish!!!
He remembered they had released small fry, and it had grown this big in just over half a year!!!
However, Shen Huaisang's hesitation didn't last long; he directly pushed a large basin towards Ren Ling'er.
There was no other way, with her feet stuck in the mud, walking was extremely difficult, so pushing it over was the quickest method.
After catching the fish, Ren Ling'er also found many, many large river clams, each as big as her palm, which amazed Ren Ling'er.
"Could there be pearls inside!!!"
Shen Huaisang: "Don't dream, these aren't pearl oysters."
Ren Ling'er: River clams without pearls? Never mind, they were found by herself anyway, so she'd keep them!
Ren Ling'er was different from the others. Others would get stuck with every step, stopping for a moment with each step, but she was different; she moved through the muddy ground as if on flat ground, forming a stark contrast with their awkwardness.
Xia Chao, Zhou Yanan, and their boyfriends also went down, and once they did, the four of them had an incredibly good time.
Shen Yao was stunned when she saw Zhou Yanan catch another small fish!
The fish others caught weighed several pounds, some even ten pounds, but she only caught palm-sized fry each time.
Even the child not far from her caught bigger fish than she did!
"Nannan, why don't you stop trying to catch fish and go dig for lotus roots? Maybe you have a talent for digging lotus roots!"
Yang Shao was also amused by Zhou Yanan's luck, but there was nothing he could do; she was his girlfriend, so he had to comfort her.
"That's right!"
Yang Shao's encouragement instantly boosted Zhou Yanan's flagging confidence.
She looked at an aunt not far away. The aunt was reaching her hand into the mud, fumbling around. After feeling a lotus root, she repeatedly shook it up and down, then pulled it up, and a long, white lotus root appeared in her hand.
Seeing the aunt pull out several lotus roots in a row, Zhou Yanan felt she could do it too!
This looked simple; watch her!
Zhou Yanan found a withered lotus leaf and followed its stem downwards.
And then, just as Zhou Yanan's face was about to touch the water, she finally felt something hard.
"It's a lotus root!"
Then Zhou Yanan, following the aunt's method, went up...
With a crisp "snap," it broke.
Zhou Yanan looked at the small section of lotus root in her hand, "Impossible!!!"
Refusing to admit defeat, Zhou Yanan finally gave up after breaking several lotus roots.
...
They stayed until six in the afternoon before everyone slowly left. Some went back to cook, while others went to restaurants for dinner.
Only the Shen family and their relatives remained, putting the fish and lotus roots into ponds for safekeeping.
The dug-up lotus roots and fish needed to be kept in water. Fortunately, they had dug a water channel in the backyard for irrigation, which was now perfect for holding the lotus roots and fish.
Some of the smaller fry were specifically placed in a separate area, lest they be put with so many large fish and die from lack of oxygen.
Shen's father kept his word and immediately arranged for Uncle Shen Tang and the others to go eat. The farmhouse restaurant's chef had already prepared two tables of food according to the boss's instructions.
He took his son and several uncles to eat. Even Mo Chen, Wang Shengyu, and Yang Shao were roped in. Shen's mother took the female relatives of the Shen family to eat.
Because they caught so many fish, more than half of the dishes on this large table were fish, a veritable all-fish feast!
It was made from the large grass carp caught by Ren Ling'er.
There was steamed fish head, braised fish pieces, fish belly porridge, fish paste, fried fish pieces, steamed fish, sweet and sour fish, and a fish bone and tofu soup. In addition, there were two dishes of stir-fried pork with green peppers, dry-fried pork belly, and two dishes of stir-fried seasonal vegetables, making for a huge table of dishes.
"Yaoyao, I'm so envious of you, being able to eat such delicious food every day!!" Ren Ling'er exclaimed after taking a big bite of the chili on the fish head.
"That's right, that's right, the food at Yaoyao's house is too delicious, I don't want to leave!" Xia Chao looked at Shen Yao with genuine envy in her eyes.
"Then you should stay a few more days." Shen's mother put food in their bowls and didn't forget to invite them to stay longer. She really liked her daughter's friends.
They were beautiful, polite, and sensible. It was a pity they all had boyfriends, otherwise, she could introduce them to San'er.
Zhou Yanan said regretfully to Shen's mother, "I can't stay. I've been out for several days, and there's quite a bit of work to do at home."
Zhou Yanan and Xia Chao had already booked their flights for tomorrow morning; unfortunately, they had too much work to do.
"Ah, it's good to be busy; young people should strive hard," Shen's mother said.
Young people nowadays were all busy, with a pile of things to do every day.
"That's right, we'll come again when we have time. I won't leave even if you ask me to," Xia Chao joked with a smile.
"That would be wonderful. Auntie can gain a few more obedient daughters."
...
Watching Shen's mother, Shen Yao, and Xia Chao chat enthusiastically, Ren Ling'er's gaze shifted slightly.
So, this was how true family and friends interacted? So not all families were like her parents, right.
Shen Yao noticed Ren Ling'er's expression and put some stir-fried pork with green peppers into her bowl. "Sister Ling'er, eat your vegetables quickly, or they'll all be snatched up soon."
Ren Ling'er looked at the food in her bowl, and for some reason, her eyes began to sting.
She quickly lowered her head, afraid that her tears would be seen. kuAiδugg
Her tears fell into the bowl and disappeared.
Ren Ling'er paused her rice-eating, the rice tasted so bitter.