Chapter 178 - 176: Falling into the Water by Design
Wan Chu’er looked toward the middle of the river, but she couldn’t see the bottom, turning to Mai Qiqi, she said, "We should be careful. Falling in would not be a pretty sight."
Now it was summer, and their clothes were light and thin. If they got wet, their body lines would be clearly exposed, and there was the ill-intentioned Yang Fan nearby.
Mai Qiqi glanced at the riverbank, laughing she said, "We only have two tools, and one is already being used to hold fish. We can’t catch fish with our hands. It’s no fun. How about we go up the mountain and find some sticks to stab fish with?"
Since there was only one basket to catch fish, and the bucket was used to hold the fish they caught, essentially it was Zhou Weining who was swinging the basket in the water to catch fish, while the other three goofed around and loosely directed him. After a while, they had only managed to catch two fish.
Zhou Weining wiped his sweat and said, "I’ll go pour the fish from the bucket onto the riverbank. That way, we can have another tool to catch fish with; Mai Qiqi, you go up the mountain and get some sticks."
Everyone agreed it was a good idea, so Zhou Weining picked up the bucket and stepped down to the riverbank from the stones. First, he dug a pit a bit far from the water, poured water into it, then placed the fish in it. Concerned the fish might jump out, he then ran to the foot of the mountain to pick some grass to cover it.
Wan Chu’er glanced at Yang Fan, who was holding the basket, then looked up the mountain, and said to Mai Qiqi, "I’ll go up the mountain and get a stick. Let’s try using a stick to stab the fish."
Mai Qiqi replied, "I’ll go. I’ve seen others use sticks to stab fish before, I know what kind of stick works best."
Seeing Mai Qiqi also head to the shore, Wan Chu’er, with a glance at the busy Yang Fan, moved to the opposite side of the rock pile. The rock pile was large, allowing the two to avoid any conflict.
After she moved, Wan Chu’er looked up toward the shore. From afar, she saw another person descending from the mountain, whose silhouette greatly resembled Jiang Kechu.
Why would Jiang Kechu appear here? Wasn’t he on a mission?