I kept wondering what he meant by "fun", and by the time our boat came to another quiet and old crossing, there wasn't much to guess.

He helped me, and the two of us went up to the clean but simple trestle bridge, the scenery here is better than the ferry just now, and the surrounding is also a sea of green reeds, with the river breeze blowing through the continuous undulations, the bursts of blue waves bring a particularly cool feeling, and you can faintly see all kinds of wild flowers hidden in it, like a few stars dotted in the night sky.

At the end of the river, there are towering peaks with dilapidated and abandoned plank paths, which used to be a place with a good view, but now that there are no people in the four fields, it is more and more quiet and picturesque.

I smiled and looked at the scenery around me, Pei Yuanxiu hugged me and said softly, "Do you like it here?" ”

"yes, I like it."

"How about we're going to stay here for a day today?"

"Stay for a day?" I was stunned for a moment, looking around, there were no houses and grass huts to live in, and looking at the desolate appearance here, it didn't look like someone was home, did it have to be swept away?

Looking at my puzzled look, he smiled and said, "When I went to Jixiang Village to see you before, I saw some fishermen living on boats, and they looked very leisurely. Let's try it for both of us today, shall we? ”

It turned out that he hit this idea.

Still, the free?

He really doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, those fishermen are so poor that they can't live on the boat, who wants to live in a fixed place like this?

I didn't say this explicitly, I only smiled faintly and said, "Okay, I'll be a fisherman's wife for a day." ”

Although I have never really been a fisherwoman on a boat, I have lived in Jixiang Village twice, and I have become familiar with housework. Besides, this is just a show today, and there is no housework to do.

The boatman rowed the boat here and left, of course, I also know that although there seems to be no one here, it is impossible for Pei Yuanxiu to be here alone with the two of me, but his interest is very high, he took the fishing rod and bait from the boat, sat on the head of the trestle, and began to fish.

And I, having already raised the stove by the river, washed the pot, and waited for his harvest.

As a result, after waiting for two hours, it was almost dark, and he didn't catch even a small caterpillar.

I sat in the cabin, almost dozing off for a while, and when I came out again, he was still sitting empty, frowning and staring at the water, almost staring at the river with a hole.

I couldn't help but laugh: "Are you planning to be so hungry that we can't even look at the fish and jump into the pot yourself?" ”

He looked up at me and smiled awkwardly.

"I watched them fish and just sat by the water, why can't I?"

I smiled and shook my head, people sit by the water and fish, they are calm, but look at him, they are just quiet.

But I didn't say much, just sat on the edge of the boat and began to take off my shoes and socks, he was stunned for a moment, and asked, "Qingying, what are you doing here?" ”

"If you want to eat fish, how can you not get your feet wet."

Laughing, I tucked the hem of my skirt at my waist and got barefoot into the boat. At this time, the weather has begun to warm, and the river is still a little cool, but it is not so cold that people can't get their feet, I also shivered a little, but I quickly got used to it. However, Pei Yuanxiu said anxiously: "Qingying, beware of catching a cold!" ”

Standing in the cool, shallow water, I had already begun to bend down to carry the stones, and replied with a smile, "I'm not as delicate as you think." It had been seven or eight months since I was pregnant and separated, and I still worked. ”

He stood at the head of the bridge, did not speak for a while, and when he saw that I kept moving stones from the shore into the water, he simply took off his shoes and socks and jumped down, and said, "What are you going to do, I will help you." ”

I smiled and pointed to a mess of rocks on the shore: "You can help me carry a few more pieces." ”

He really went obediently, moved back and forth a few times, although the two of them stepped barefoot in the slightly cool river water, but there was still a layer of fine sweat on the forehead, I carefully put the stone in the shallow water below the surface of the place to build a circle, and then went back to the boat to take a piece of pastry and broke it and spilled it inside, so I didn't care, continued to look for east and west in the bow of the boat, Pei Yuanxiu asked me suspiciously: "What is this?" ”

I looked up and saw him standing stupidly in the water, his originally chic white clothes had been stained with a lot of mud, barefoot, and his usual fairy-like temperament was very different, and I couldn't help but laugh.

When he saw me smiling, he looked down at himself and couldn't help but laugh.

Then he said, "Isn't it funny that I look like this?" ”

I covered my mouth: "If someone else sees it, they will think that they are dreaming." ”

"I'm not going to let anyone see me like this." As he spoke, he took a few steps, grabbed the bow of the boat with one hand, and said, "Only you can see it." ”

I looked into his smiling eyes, smiled and didn't speak, just lowered my head and continued to rummage, and finally found what I wanted in a pile of tools.

"Found it!"

Pei Yuanxiu saw that I was holding a harpoon in my hand, and his eyes suddenly widened in shock: "You-"

I laughed and jumped out of the boat, although it was not high, but the splash still splashed half of his body, even splashed water on his face, I looked back at him, laughed happily, and then took the harpoon and walked slowly towards the water a little deeper in front of me.

Pei Yuanxiu followed behind me and hurriedly said, "Qingying, be careful!" ”

"Shhhh

I turned around and gestured to him, and then stared ahead, in the clear water, a half-sized fish was swinging its tail leisurely, a leisurely look, I cautiously walked over with a harpoon, just as the fish was about to plug in, suddenly remembered something, stopped moving, and moved my head slightly.

Pei Yuanxiu watched from the side, looking puzzled, but he didn't dare to speak.

I kind of pinched the position, then held my breath and thrust down—

There was a plop, and there was a huge splash, and the fish was being inserted by my harpoon, and it was so painful that it was fluttering, and the scattered water droplets splashed my face, and Pei Yuanxiu next to him had already smiled in surprise: "Ah, I really caught it!" ”

I laughed happily and raised my harpoon towards him: "Look! I'm not learning very fast! ”

He was stunned for a moment, and I was already walking towards the shore with my harpoon in hand, and as I took the fish off, I said, "This fish soup is so delicious, you must not have tried it!" ”

“……”

"Also, don't you like to eat the braised fish I made? I'll make it for you when the water recedes later, and I'll wait a little longer. ”

“……”

"I'm going to give you a big meal today."

“……”

I said happily, but the person behind me didn't react, I felt something, turned around, saw him still standing in the water looking at me, and said, "What's wrong with you?" ”

"......" a smile appeared on his face, "nothing. How to make fish soup, I'll help you. ”

I smiled and handed him the fish: "Then, go clean up." ”

I thought it was a simple thing, who knew that he wouldn't clean up the fish at all, not only did he not clean it for a long time, but he made his hands and face all bloody, wolf bèi unbearable, my pot was about to burn red before I arrived, so I could only walk over and do it myself, three or two cleaned up, put the fish into the oil pan and fry it until it was slightly yellow on both sides, and then added water, and put chives and ginger slices into it to go fishy, and after a while, the soup was boiled into milky white, rolling in the pot, and a rich aroma diffused around.

I took a small bowl and handed it to him: "Taste it." ”

He took it, lowered his head and took a small sip, and I immediately asked, "How does it taste?" ”

"Well, it's delicious."

Two people around half a pot of soup, although there are no other delicacies, but also drink with relish, and so the pot to see the bottom, the sky is not early, the sunset, the rest of the sky is full of golden color, the entire Yangtze River is also plated with a layer of thin gold.

The view is just right.

I sat side by side with him on the pier, and I didn't bother to put on my shoes and socks, and hung there bare/bare ankles, and it was a little cool in the evening breeze. Pei Yuanxiu glanced down at me and said softly, "Put on your shoes and socks, beware of catching a cold." ”

I didn't speak, just listened to the feng shui in my ears, the rustling of reed leaves, and the rustling sound of the river flowing over the rocky beach, and then looked up at him: "Let's go, let's go collect the net." ”

"Closing the net?"

He was stunned again, he didn't know what I was talking about, but he quickly followed me up and jumped off the trestle bridge, and walked to the place where we had just moved stones to build a circle, the river had receded a lot, and the stone circle that was still underwater just now had emerged from the water, and there was a shallow layer of water inside, and a few small fish were swimming anxiously around, constantly hitting the surrounding stones.

When he saw it, his eyes immediately widened in surprise: "How can this be?!" ”

I walked over and counted five fish, and I was so happy that I clapped my hands: "This method really works!" ”

He looked up at me.

I had already squatted down and started catching fish: "Come and help me, I will rely on these preserved fish at night." ”

The fish caught was not too big, not too much, as I said, enough fruit for two people.

However, it was happier than the previous day.

Although there is no delicacies from the mountains and seas, no beautiful gardens, no leisurely listening to operas in restaurants, and no lively juggling on the street, the mental comfort is more relaxing and comfortable than the physical pleasure.

After dark, we didn't leave the place.

He said that I would be a water house for a day, so I naturally followed him, washed up briefly, put away the small table and cushions in the cabin, laid out the mattress for resting, and the thin quilt, and it became a simple bedroom again.

I lay on the "bed", which was not soft and comfortable, and felt the hull of the boat still swaying slightly with the flow of the river, but the feeling made people feel very calm, even very stable, like the memories of everyone in the arms of their mothers when they were young.

And in this small canopy boat, there seems to be a fishy smell, intertwined with the faint watery smell emitted by the surrounding river, which is a familiar smell that was once so familiar.

I wrapped myself in a quilt that wasn't soft and closed my eyes comfortably.

At that moment, I felt the ship move.

No, it's not the hull that moves, it's the people around you who move.

I opened my eyes, but there was no light in the small canopy, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything, and before I could react, I felt a hot hand touch my cheek, and I was shivering with the temperature of the palm.

"Meta-"

Before I finished speaking, the next moment, my lips were already gagged.