Chapter 12: Fishing
Qu Die didn't know when she fell asleep in a daze, and when she opened her eyes, it was already bright.
She stretched, yesterday's fatigue had basically disappeared in this sleep, and today she was going to find a chance to test her thoughts, if she succeeded, then she could survive here forever.
As soon as she got up and finished cleaning up, there was a coughing sound outside, Qu Die hurriedly went to look outside, and found that the source of the sound was Qu Tingsheng.
He was squatting in front of the fire and struggling to light a fire, but because of some dampness, there was only smoke for a long time, and there was not even a flame in sight.
Qu Tingsheng hurriedly turned around after hearing the movement behind him, "You go and rest, just leave it to my brother here, it'll be fine for a while, you were so tired yesterday and quickly rest for a while." ”
Because it was something brought by his sister yesterday, Qu Tingsheng has always kept this matter in his heart, and he is very reluctant to go.
He had been thinking about it last night when he was lying in bed, he had been pampered by his family since he was a child, and his sister had become his victim, not to mention being favored, he had to work, and finally he had to be sold.
All this made Qu Tingsheng's heart extremely sad.
"It's okay, I've rested, I'll come!" Qu Die directly rolled up her sleeves and wanted to step forward.
Qu Tingsheng stretched out his hand to stop her, "It's still me, my brother can't do anything for you, and I can't let you do this fire anymore." ”
Qu Die couldn't resist him, so he could only sit aside, but half an hour had passed, and Qu Tingsheng still didn't light the fire.
He stared at the front of him for a while, and handed over the fire fold to Qu Die next to him with some unwillingness.
"It's better for you to come!" Qu Tingsheng's expression was full of chagrin.
"The two of us together."
Qu Die is very sensible, and he and his brother lit the fire together.
"Finally succeeded, now you can eat, what do you want to eat? My brother will do it for you. ”
Qu Tingsheng turned his head with joy on his face, and Qu Die couldn't help laughing. Because of the fire just now, his face was black and white, and he completely became a big face.
"Wait a minute." Qu Die smiled as she took a towel and helped her brother wipe the things on his face.
Qu Tingsheng also laughed a little embarrassedly, "I didn't expect it to be so easy to make a fire." ”
Qu Die slowly poked the fire in front of her, and gradually became prosperous.
"Let's go catch fish! What do you think? ”
Qu Die's eyes lit up when she looked into the distance, when they first arrived here yesterday, she found that there was a river nearby, and there should be a lot of fish in such a river. Enough to fill their bellies.
If it weren't for the fact that it was dark yesterday, she would have done it a long time ago.
"Catching fish? Will you catch? ”
Qu Tingsheng looked at his sister with some suspicion, although she was not as stupid as she used to be, it should be very inconvenient to act......
After hearing Qu Tingsheng's words, Qu Die looked down at his figure and sighed.
With his own body size, it won't take long for him to be tired and out of breath, not only will he not be able to do anything, but he will also be held back.
"It's okay." Qu Die couldn't hide her loss, "I'll tell you how to catch fish." ”
She lowered her head and drew a picture on the ground, and then called Qu Tingsheng to her side.
"In a moment we'll make the branches into this shape to use as harpoons, and then set them on the fire and roast them......"
After a few words, Qu Tingsheng understood what she meant, and they quickly made two harpoons and stood in the stream.
"Stand here and don't move, don't alarm the fish, and when they pass by, they will be taken by surprise."
The two men stood motionless in the stream with their harpoons, and the fish felt that their surroundings were safe, and gradually lost their vigilance
"There!"
Qu Die pointed to Qu Tingsheng and screamed not far in front of him, he hurriedly stretched out his hand, but did not fork the fish, and frightened them into scattering and fleeing.
"The water is so mixed that I can't even see clearly." Qu Tingsheng was a little depressed.
"It's okay, fishing in troubled waters is the best."
The two men had gained experience this time, and waited quietly for a while, and soon several fish were inserted, and they disposed of them by the brook and set them on the fire.
Qu Die returned to the house, carefully took out the oil and salt, and brushed the oil on the fish's body little by little, occasionally the oil droplets fell and splashed sparks, Qu Tingsheng looked worried on the side, and wanted to ask his sister to stop several times.
When the fish was slightly browned, Qu Die took out the salt and sprinkled it on the fish little by little, and after a while, a fragrance came out of the surroundings.
"This taste is completely different from what I've tasted before." Qu Tingsheng stared at the grilled fish with some anticipation.
Qu Die took the fish on the shelf a few more times and then took it down and handed it to Qu Tingsheng.
"Here, how about a taste?"
"Will you give me the first fish? Or are you coming? Qu Tingsheng wanted to stuff the fish back, but was held down by Qu Die.
"What if this isn't ripe? Brother, do you want me to eat raw? ”
"This ......" Qu Tingsheng knew in his heart that this was her excuse, but he couldn't refute it, so he could only bring the fish to his mouth and bite it down.
I have to say that Qu Die's means are very clever, this fish is originally fresh, and there is no fishy smell under the treatment of Qu Die, and the heat is just right, and the entrance is full of fresh fragrance.
Qu Die saw his brother's intoxicated expression and knew that his grilled fish was a success, so he immediately put all the remaining ones on the fire, and after a while, they were full of burnt fragrance.
"I didn't expect you to have this hand, sister, I can't do anything compared to you." Qu Tingsheng lowered his head a little ashamedly, what is the use of reading the sage books for so many years?
"It's okay, my brother just needs to protect me."
The brother and sister quickly filled their stomachs, and the two of them were busy all morning, and at this time they couldn't help but feel sleepy.
"Brother, if you're sleepy, go and rest, just leave it to me here." Qu Die spoke sweetly to Qu Tingsheng.
Qu Tingsheng looked at the stall in front of him, and looked at his sister with a sincere face, and couldn't help but nodded.
He was indeed tired, and his heart had been pinching since yesterday to today, for fear that Qu Die would be wronged somewhere, but he didn't expect that his sister was no longer the little girl in his eyes.
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
Qu Tingsheng got up and was just about to go back to the house to rest, when there was a sound of footsteps not far away, mixed with discussions.
He stopped.
Qu Die also stood up after discovering the movement not far away, and when people approached, she found that they were all members of the Qu family, and there were many of them.
How? Could it be that the conscience found that they wanted to let their brother and sister go back?
Qu Wang's family, Zhao Mei, and other relatives of the Qu family all came to the old house in the back mountain.