Chapter 13 The Scene in the Flower Street Courtyard, Xiao Hai Ge’s Misery
Dahuazi tilted her head, holding a fishing net, trying to scoop up fish from the water.
If it were a white-haired person at this moment, it would have been artistic.
Bai Zimo had a black line on his face.
“Dahuazi, are you doing this on purpose? You’ve scared all the fish away.”
“Stop messing around!”
“I don’t want to fish anymore, Zimo. Let’s go buy ice cream.”
Bai Zimo took out ten yuan and gave it to her. “This is from the money we made selling the yellow eel. You can count that as mine.”
“Awesome! I was just waiting for you to say that. Si Yi, let’s go! Zimo, are you coming?”
Ma Siyu didn’t object and let Dahuazi pull her up. There weren’t many girls who kept an interest in fishing for long.
“Fishing doesn’t get you ice cream, you know! Still no fish!”
Alright, alright! You’re all about the money now!
“Zimo, what about my share?”
Bai Zimo took out another ten yuan and gave it to Shao Xingchi, He Xie, and Wang He. Since Zhou Hai Kuo wasn’t around when they were fishing for yellow eels, he didn’t get a share.
But if they were getting ice cream, nobody would leave him out. The kids in the Flower Street Courtyard learned to share when they entered elementary school. If they didn’t share, they’d simply mooch, just like when they went to scrounge for food.
Zhou Hai Kuo shouted, “Look, the fishing rod is taut! Is it going to be a pistol again?”
Shao Xingchi, He Xie, and Wang He quickly leaned over. Bai Zimo reeled in the short fishing line and saw it was a fish.
“Why is it always a carp?”
Bai Zimo laughed, “What’s the disappointment about? I caught a carp, so why is everyone so disappointed?”
The reward is so sweet!
“I thought it was going to be a pistol!”
“Let me try casting a rod!”
“Hai Kuo, Xingchi, stay away from him!”
Wang He was holding the fishing rod with a puzzled expression.
“Zimo, what’s going on here?”
“You can hang it on a tree, but if it’s on someone’s face, there’s going to be a cut.”
“Don’t insult me, I’m the son of the boat captain.”
“Doesn’t matter if you’re the son of the sea, hurry up and cast it!”
Wang He cast his rod out, and soon there was movement on the surface of the water!
Bai Zimo was shocked—it was so fast, was a fish already biting?
“Here it comes, Zimo, I’m on fire today. If it’s an old pistol, I’ll brag about it for half a year!”
“Hurry up and reel it in to see… you’re on fire all right!”
“Hahaha, Wang He, you’re probably going to catch a mermaid’s… clothes!”
The hook was tangled with a woman’s bra… Wang He’s expression was indescribable.
But Bai Zimo understood—if the system didn’t react when something was caught, it meant the fishing system could only reward the one doing the actual fishing!
“Zimo, are you still fishing?”
“You guys go ahead, I’ll try again!”
Bai Zimo hooked more bait and waited. Soon, the fishing rod moved again.
“Whoa, a crucian carp!”
Bai Zimo listened to the system prompts and figured it out.
Catching anything, not just fish, can bring in rewards, even if it’s not living creatures!
Unfortunately, Bai Zimo’s attempts with empty rods yielded no results. Meanwhile, on the other side, Wang He was blocked by his father, the boat captain.
“Come here, son. I need to ask you something.”
“How much is watermelon per kilogram now?”
“Two point five… no, two point six, it’s gone up recently.”
“Then can we afford to eat it, or what? Huh? I told you to get on the boat and steal…”
Wang He was suddenly in a bad situation. The watermelon theft incident had clearly exploded!
His mother, Liang Haihong, was gentle and kind, never hitting people, but his dad had a short temper.
As he ran, Wang He shouted, “Why are you hitting me? You stole too when you were young!”
Shao Tiancheng paused.
“I… what did I steal?”
“When you were little, you stole watermelons, stole leeks, you stole anything from the field!”
Shao Tiancheng stood there, his face turning dark with embarrassment. Liang Haihong wanted to laugh but couldn’t at this moment.
She gave him a look and said, “Wang He, why are you bringing up these things with your dad?”
The boat captain was a man of pride!
This matter was known by everyone in the courtyard, and if he got angry, his temper would surely get worse.
Shao Tiancheng took the opportunity to smooth things over.
“Ah, so you want to compare with me, huh? You’re talking back now, huh? I’ll beat you to death…”
Outside, it was Dahuazi’s house. She was eating ice cream and watching the drama unfold, looking quite pleased with herself.
“Mom, Wang He got beaten again.”
“Why are you excited about him getting beaten? Do you know why he got beaten?”
“Stealing watermelons.”
“Do you know that stealing watermelons gets you beaten? Yet you still dare to get beaten!”
“I don’t, mom, it’s already over. Let’s move on.”
“Then I’ll beat you again, so you’ll learn your lesson.”
This “boomerang” was coming right at her!
Dahuazi wasn’t as obedient as Wang He!
Covering her little bottom, she ran around the courtyard!
“Zimo, save me! Granny Ma, save me! Granny Lin, save me…”