Yang Chuxia asked these people to change their slave-like self-address at home because it sounded too strange, giving her the feeling of court eunuchs among common people. So these people started calling themselves "little" again.
After instructing Fugui and the others, Yang Chuxia carried a wooden bucket out, but after walking a short distance, she found Ye Zi’an following her.
"Why did you follow me? Why didn’t you talk with Uncle Hong and the others?"
Ye Zi’an took over Yang Chuxia’s bucket and said, "There are Grandpa Land Officer and Clan Elder Grandpa accompanying Uncle Hong. Are you going to the Evil River again?"
"Hehe, isn’t it because there’s no fish for lunch at home, I thought I’d go get some."
"Then I’ll go with you." Ye Zi’an glanced at the empty bucket and asked curiously, "Xiaxia, didn’t you bring a small net or something? Can you catch fish with just a wooden bucket?"
"The net we bought last time was too big. It’s too troublesome to move and not easy to use. But of course, I won’t use the bucket to catch fish. Just watch me later."
When they arrived at the Evil River, Yang Chuxia didn’t rush to catch fish. Instead, she just stared at both sides of the river.
"What are you looking at?"
"Let me tell you, when I came to the Evil River last time, I saw a red shadow flash by. I was curious as to what it was."
Ye Zi’an looked doubtfully at the edges of the river, which still had some exposed water plants. What could be in such a small river? Although the center of the river was deeper, it wasn’t that big overall.
"Haven’t you heard people in the village say that the Evil River is very strange? Many people have died here, you know?"
Ye Zi’an nodded lightly, "I think the real reason is that people went into the river and couldn’t get out because of leg cramps. As for anything else, I think it’s just made up."
Before Yang Chuxia saw the red shadow, she naturally had the same idea as Ye Zi’an. But last time, she should not have been seeing things. Her eyes now were even better than her previous life’s eyes.
"Never mind, let’s not talk about that now. Let’s get some fish first since lunch is waiting." Saying that, Yang Chuxia picked up a wooden fork she picked up from the road.
She aimed at a fish and stabbed down with the fork.
However, she missed, and missed several times in a row.
Perhaps because the weather was getting cooler, the fish didn’t seem to like to float to the surface as much as before and preferred to hide in the water plants. With the water plants blocking her view, it was somewhat harder for her to accurately catch fish.
"These fish are so odd, they’re aquatic creatures, what’s next, are they going to be afraid of cold water? They keep hiding in the weeds, do they think it’s warmer in there?"
"When the weather gets colder, the surface of the water should be colder than the bottom." Ye Zi’an explained.
"Hmph, I refuse to believe that I can’t catch them." Yang Chuxia muttered and fixed her gaze on another fish, adjusted the angle of her fork slightly, and with a forceful stab, "Haha, I finally caught one!"
After the first one, it became much easier to catch more.
Seeing her having so much fun, Ye Zi’an also felt itchy to try.
"Xiaxia, lend me that fork for a moment so I can give it a try."
Ye Zi’an took the wooden fork, mimicking Yang Chuxia’s previous actions, and thrust the fork into the water. Afterward, a fish half the size of his palm was skewered on the fork.
"Wow, Brother An, are you cheating? Are you really doing this for the first time?"
Yang Chuxia eyed him suspiciously, as he had a surprisingly accurate aim.
"It really is my first time." Saying that, Ye Zi’an proceeded to catch several more fish, each time with perfect aim.
"Is this enough?" Ye Zi’an glanced at the half-full bucket.
"Not enough. Catch more, ideally fill the bucket. When we go back and have lunch, let’s share some with our families."
Ye Zi’an handed the wooden fork back to Yang Chuxia, and he went to find another one for himself.