jdhmnovel Chapter 396 Fear of the Fisherman
Chapter 396 Fear of the Fisherman
Chapter 396 Fear of the Fisherman
When both parties are willing, the efficiency will be surprisingly high.
Both sides see themselves as the hunters, fearing that their prey will fly away.
The matter between Wang Jue and Jiang Lan'er was initially settled before they returned to their hometown for ancestral worship. After receiving confirmation from Old Madam Jiang, Wang Jue immediately wrote a letter home, sending it urgently.
Letters sent home by land are faster than by water, allowing the family to make preparations in advance.
When the successful candidates returned to their hometowns to pay respects to their ancestors, they traveled by official boat, which provided free escorts from the imperial court, saving them a considerable amount of money.
When Wang Jue went to the capital again, his family and elders would come along to complete all the necessary formalities.
The Jiang family had a large number of people, so they packed their luggage quite quickly.
Jiang Xiaoqi had already packed most of her things into her spatial storage space, leaving only two boxes outside as a symbolic gesture.
Li Mo accompanied Wenbin on this trip back to his hometown, as his shop was still thriving and he couldn't leave at all.
Now Wenbin is increasingly taking on the air of a head manager, and he has become much more shrewd and steady. He can take good care of Jiang Xiaoqi's shop in the capital with peace of mind.
Ah Niu worked as Wen Bin's assistant, while Wang Chuan was left in the capital.
Recently, Jiang Xiaoqi felt that something was wrong with Wangchuan, so she told Wenbin to be careful and stopped keeping it by her side.
Although Wangchuan had been following him for quite some time, its origins remained a mystery, and the familiarity in Wangchuan's eyes also made Jiang Xiaoqi feel strange.
Wangchuan's appearance isn't exactly common; if I had seen him before, I shouldn't have forgotten him.
Wenbin has become more meticulous since becoming the manager. Let's see if Wenbin can figure something out in the next few months.
The rest of the Jiang family had also packed their belongings; for this trip back to their hometown, the eleven of them had just enough to charter a boat.
Oh right, let's add Wang Jue too. After all, we're all going the same way, so there's no need to leave Old Wang on another boat.
Jiang Xiaoqi had given up the habit of river fishing, but the others were still very interested. They didn't say much, just painted and read in their own storage rooms.
I dug out the map of the Great Zhou territory that I had drawn before, but alas, it's still quite different.
I've been to the south and north, but I haven't had a chance to visit the east and west yet.
However, if I ever have the opportunity to be appointed as an official in a remote area in the future, I can take the opportunity to complete this map of the territory.
"Mingfei, Mingfei, you're already out here, don't stay cooped up in the cabin, come out and see the big fish I caught!"
Jiang Xiaoqi sighed helplessly. Did the Jiang family members have a bit of a fishing enthusiast mentality?
Jiang Wenqing was so obsessed with this that he could go without eating, drinking, or sleeping.
The brothers Jiang Wenhai and Jiang Wenhan brought their fishing rods onto the boat at some point, and they didn't seem to put them down much after getting on board.
I'm almost sick of fish soup these past few days. The cooks on the official boat are actually quite good at cooking fish, but the fish that Jiang Wenhai and Jiang Wenhan catch are the kind with little meat and many bones.
No amount of culinary skill can save a lousy fish. Even the master chef of Chinese cooking would be dumbfounded by this kind of river fish.
Aside from pan-frying it on both sides or making fish soup, there's really no other way to prepare it.
Jiang Xiaoqi walked out of the cabin and looked at the pile of familiar, spiky-faced fish, and felt a wave of acid reflux.
"Well, Heaven cherishes life. The uncles don't necessarily have to eat the fish they catch. Releasing them is a good idea and can bring good fortune."
"Accumulating good fortune? Really? But we caught these fish ourselves. If we really wanted to accumulate good fortune, we wouldn't have fished at all. Why catch and release them? It's such a hassle!"
It has to be said that this makes a lot of sense. Jiang Xiaoqi cupped his hands in greeting, then shook his head and remained silent, leaving Jiang Wenhai with a slightly lonely back view.
"This kid's putting on airs."
Well, this is the first top scholar produced by the Jiang family in hundreds of years, so he deserves to be pampered.
When we go back to pay respects to our ancestors and burn incense this time, the family genealogy might even have to give this child a separate page.
The hope and glory of the entire Chiang family! A little eccentricity is no big deal!
Jiang, the temperamental Xiao Qi, returned to his storage room, lay down on the bed, and opened the system shop.
"System, are there any inexpensive seasonings that can make an unappetizing, bony fish taste better?"
"Ugly fish with lots of bones? Are you talking about those on the deck? No, there aren't any!"
That kind of fish is extremely easy to catch, has an exceptionally high reproductive rate, and is notoriously bony with little meat.
This is the kind of ugly fish that's most abundant in the river. The people living on both sides of the river don't eat it at all; they either catch it to feed their livestock.
Among livestock, only pigs are not picky eaters and don't discriminate between meat and vegetables. Feeding pigs this ugly fish, chopped up and mixed with wild vegetables, is quite good.
The pigs in the Jiang family's homes are all fat and strong, but the meat isn't very tasty; it has a strong, fishy smell. I wonder if it's because they ate too much fish before they were born.
Jiang Xiaoqi thought the Jiang people were quite wise, knowing to feed the fish to omnivores.
However, the pork's fishy smell shouldn't be the fault of the ugly fish; it's because the pork wasn't stir-fried.
"Alright, let's give up on saving it. We're not going to try to turn this into something magical. Tomorrow we'll hide our uncles' fishing rods and that'll solve the problem perfectly."
"Haha, host, you're just trying to solve the problem by addressing its root cause."
"Alright, what are you laughing at? At least I didn't deal with the person who caused the problem, that's good enough!"
The system panel went dark, and the system, holding the newly received points, went off to deliberate whether to upgrade.
After all, the probability of getting a physical figure from this upgraded blind box is over 90%, and I've already accumulated enough points, but I haven't made up my mind yet.
It was genuinely afraid that its host would use it as a keychain to hang on its belt, which would be too embarrassing. What was the difference between that and running around naked? Its integrity would be completely ruined.