Lu Yumei was indeed a clever woman. Although she did not learn exceptionally quickly, she thoroughly got the hang of it.
After Liu Zhizhong had taught her for over an hour, she had mastered the Cannon to perfection and was so excited she could barely contain herself.
At that time, Liu Zhizhong was so drowsy he could barely keep his eyes open. His chess play was muddled, and Lu Yumei defeated him using the Cannon, making him lose three games in a row.
Now, Lu Yumei was all smiles. She yawned and waved her hand, "Go on, go to bed! I'm tired too, haha…"
Liu Zhizhong nodded and woozily stood up, "Okay Mrs. Lu, let's sleep together."
Lu Yumei, apparently oblivious to any innuendo, honestly went to sleep with Liu Zhizhong in the camper.
They both slept for quite a while, and Liu Zhizhong did not wake up until nine in the morning.
After getting up and tidying up a bit, he looked outside at the rain, which was light and steady but not as heavy as the previous night.
However, judging by the situation, he knew the rain would probably last for two or three days, as he was quite familiar with the local weather.
By then, the river outside was brimming, showing no signs of flooding, and appeared to be just clear water.
The water had risen quite a bit though, at least five or six meters, nearly submerging all of the stones in the middle of the river. The shape of the river valley now resembled an F-cup, which was quite exquisite.
After he had finished preparing, Lu Yumei was still asleep. He decided to let her sleep a little longer since they had stayed up late the night before.
Liu Zhizhong grabbed a foldable large fishing box, ready to check on the previous night's fishing results.
Considering the river's rising levels, the waters in the bays on both sides had risen by five or six meters, but this didn't affect the fishing rigs Liu Zhizhong had set up.
Those ground hooks he had deeply embedded in the grass were placed purposely a bit above the water, with lines over ten meters in length.
He did this to prevent substantial loss of the hooks and lines.
But when he pulled in the lines, well, it turned out that either the fish dragged them away, or the flood swept them away, leaving only 20 sets of lines.
The harvest was indeed bountiful! Six big catfish, each weighing around twenty pounds, were hooked and couldn't escape. Being completely exhausted, they were soft and compliant, easily pulled ashore with a few tugs.
And then there were five large soft-shelled turtles, weighing good, nearly fifteen pounds each, and three weighty snapping turtles.
The substantial haul was too much for the built-in oxygenated fish box in the camper; how to manage it?
Liu Zhizhong ran several trips to haul all the catches back to the camper and placed them in a large water tank.
By the time he made the last trip, Lu Yumei had finally gotten up.
The woman showed no sign of being affected by the late night; her skin was fair and rosy, her aura incredibly charming.
When she saw Liu Zhizhong's haul, she was even more delighted, exclaiming in excitement and furiously snapping photos.
But she also worried, saying they couldn't possibly bring all these live creatures home, could they?
Liu Zhizhong laughed and said, "That's easy. I'll just slaughter them all, bleed them one by one, and talk about making blood tofu later. I'll separate the meat and blood tofu, arrange everything neatly, and place them in the fridge in the vehicle—there's no issue fitting it all."
"Mmm, that will work. We can only do that. But I still want to take a couple of fresh ones home to eat."
"That's fine, I can keep fishing. By the way, Mrs. Lu, would you like to learn how to butcher turtles?" Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝘯𝘦𝘵
"Hehe, sure, I have nothing else to do, and it's raining anyway…"
So, after breakfast, they got their tools ready, and Liu Zhizhong actually started to butcher fish and turtles. His knife skills were sharp, and his technique expert, leaving Lu Yumei in awe, exclaiming, "You little scamp, were you a butcher in a past life?"
Liu Zhizhong naturally reminisced about past experiences, admitting that he did have such experiences, which now seemed to have been a form of suffering. Back then, it was about survival with his father; now, it was about pleasing the boss and maintaining relationships!
Lu Yumei was moved and said, "No wonder you're so silly, donating so much money to build sanitation rest stops—it's because of your background. Children from poor families are indeed much simpler. Back then, I thought you married into the Zhao family just to mooch a comfortable life, out of fear of being poor... Sigh..."
"To pay tribute to my parents and honor these ordinary workers is what I should do! Of course, as for the Zhao family, well, I now want to eat well whether it's hard or easy…"
"Eating well whether it's hard or easy? Hehe… Just when I praise you a little, you start showing off?"