Shi Yi and Datou left the place where they grew up and went north along the Yuanjiang Road, and the initial melancholy of leaving home was gradually eroded by the various scenery along the road and the expectation for the future. The two drank Yuanjiang water when they were thirsty, and caught some game when they were hungry, and they had been playing for two days along the way.

In the evening of this day, Shi Yi stood naked in the shallow water by the river, motionless, holding a sharpened wooden stick in his right hand, staring straight at the water, the river water in early spring with a hint of coolness, slowly scratching the skin, numb and itchy. And the big man on the shore was busy collecting dry timber from place to place, and the two brothers were preparing for today's dinner, grilling fish.

Shi Yi stared at it for a while, rubbed his sour eyes, and suddenly felt something touch his ankle, and when he picked it up, it was a finger-thick rope, and the hair at the break was rough, and it looked like it had been torn off vigorously. I was surprised to raise my eyes and look upstream, only to see that there were still a few ropes on the river, rippling with the river. Shi Yi's heart moved, where did these ropes come from? Could it be that there are people upstream?

The big head on the shore, seeing Shi Yi standing in the water, but there was no movement in his hands, he touched his hungry belly dissatisfiedly, and the eldest brother didn't know what he was doing in a daze, so he picked up a small clod of soil and threw it in front of Shi Yi.

Shi Yi was startled by the splash caused by the clods, pulled back his thoughts, and knew that the big head was in a hurry, shook the rope in his hand a few times, and said to the big head, "Big head, there is a rope here, you see, there is still here", said, took a few steps forward, picked up a few and threw them to the big head.

The big head took the rope, and he was also puzzled, this rope was a little blackened by blisters all over, but the color was very fresh at the fracture, indicating that it had just been broken, thinking of this, he discussed it with Shi Yi again, and decided to go upstream to have a look.

After walking a few hundred meters, they saw from a distance that hundreds of wooden stakes were inserted into the river, separating the vast water area, and there was a small boat floating on it.

When he got closer, Shi Yi found that there was a big fish with green skin and long whiskers on the surface of the water that was churning up and down, and a fishing net was stuck between the scales of the fish's gills, and the other end of the fishing net was tied to a thick wooden stake on the shore by a cluster of finger-thick ropes. Due to the great churning of the big fish, most of the rope has been broken, and only two are struggling to hold on, and it is this kind of rope that I just picked up. Shi Yi's eyes were quick, he took out the demon suppression, flew and jumped to the big fish, and stabbed a sword into the center of his head, and the blood suddenly stained the nearby water surface, and the fishtail slapped the water surface hard, and there was no movement, and it floated quietly to the surface.

The two dragged the big fish ashore, the big head was full of joy, and circled around the fish twice, I haven't eaten such a big fish for a long time, I can have a full meal tonight, and I can smoke some dried fish and take it as dry food on the road.

The two were busy taking off the fishing nets, when they suddenly heard a shout, "Hey, who are you two and why did you steal my fish!" I saw that a little girl in tattered clothes, with her hands on her waist, pointed at the two of them angrily, and there were two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, standing behind them, who also looked at them. Shi Yi was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your fish, if it weren't for our fish just now, I wouldn't have seen you here!" "Hmph, this is our fishing ground, this fish doesn't know how to run in, it's stuck in the net, I can't move it, go back and call my parents to help!

The middle-aged male saw that the two teenagers in front of him were unkempt and dusty, and they should have happened to pass by, so he knew it in his heart, and stepped forward and said, "Two little brothers, we are fishermen nearby, this is indeed my fishing ground, my girl just ran back and said that she caught a big fish, let us help, but I don't know that it has been cleaned up by the two little brothers, so this fish will be given to the two." The little girl on the side heard that her father was going to give the fish out, and her face was full of reluctance, but she did not open her mouth to refute.

Only then did Shi Yi know that the fish was originally the owner's thing, and he felt that he was at a loss, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No need, no need, we are just passing by, I don't know that this fishing ground is your family, I don't mean to offend, this fish will be returned to you", and he was about to leave with his head in hand.

The middle-aged male man said, "Two little brothers, I don't know where to go, if you don't have a place to stay, why don't you go to my house to rest for one night?" At this time, the middle-aged female also said, "Yes, yes, if it weren't for the two little brothers, we wouldn't be able to catch this big fish, so let's stay at my house tonight." Shi Yi and Datou paused when they heard this, and thought for a while, it was indeed not early today, the two had not yet found a suitable place to stay, and they were hungry, so Shi Yi arched his hand and said, "Then it will be bothering."

The big head turned the big fish over to his shoulder with one hand, which surprised the middle-aged couple for a while, this fish is very big, that is, they need two people to lift it, this young man looks wooden and honest, I didn't expect such a big strength.

The group walked for half a pillar of incense and came to a small village, where about 20 families lived. It was already dark, some of the houses had lit oil lamps, smoke curled above the village, and from time to time there were shouts of mothers urging their children to come home for dinner.

When the people in the village saw outsiders, they all came to the front, looked up and down, and were also amazed to see the fish on the big heads and shoulders. Datou had never seen so many people, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, his face was red, but Shi Yi was calm and kept greeting people. The middle-aged man explained, "In our village, few people usually come except for the occasional fish buyer." Shi Yi nodded, just now on the road he already knew that this village was called "Lijia Village", every family was surnamed Li, lived here for generations, and made a living from fishing, the man in front of him was called Li Baosheng, his wife was called Li Hong, and his daughter was called Xiaoyan.

Li Baosheng's home is in the innermost part of the village, and the big head puts down the fish, and the husband and wife go to work for dinner, leaving Xiaoyan to accompany the two. "Brother Shi Yi, you are so powerful, that fish is so big, how did you kill it?" Xiao Yan leaned over and asked, "Oh, that's it" Shi Yi took out the demon suppression and put it on the table, Xiao Yan was so curious that she touched the demon suppression, her hand felt cold, she pulled out her sword, and a chill swept over, the little girl shivered, and quickly put down the demon suppression. Seeing that she was frightened, Shi Yi took it back with one hand, didn't go back to his waist, and comforted, "This sword is too sharp, it's better not to touch it from your little girl's family." Xiao Yan's eyes rolled, and he leaned in front of the big head who was sitting upright, "Brother big head, you have so much strength!", the big head laughed stiffly when he heard this, but his face turned even redder.

Dinner was quickly brought to the table, very simple, a large pot of braised fish and a pot of green vegetable soup, the thick aroma of vegetables made Shi Yi and the big head index finger move, these two days of eating and sleeping in the open, although the food is all game, but there is less condiments, far less attractive than this regular dish. Just Li Hong's baked dough cakes, the big head ate more than a dozen sheets, and Li Hong, who saw it, hurriedly went to the kitchen to cook some more, so that it could fill the stomachs of the two. After a full hiccup, the big head stood up, and was about to help clean up the dishes and chopsticks, which attracted Li Hong to excuse himself for a while, so he gave up and took Xiaoyan outside with Shi Yi.

It was the beginning of the month, there was no moon in the sky, and the three of them walked leisurely along the village road, "Brother Shi Yi, where are you two going?" Xiao Yan asked, "Sword Immortal City", "Where is Sword Immortal City, is it far away?" So Shi Yi told the Sword Immortal City described by his grandfather before, and Xiao Yan was dizzy when he heard it, "I really want to go, I haven't been outside since I was a child" Xiao Yan said enviously. Shi Yi touched Xiao Yan's hair and continued, "We're looking for grandpa", "Looking for grandpa, does your grandpa live in Sword Immortal City?" Shi Yi sighed secretly, "It's a long story... Hey, by the way, Xiao Yan, don't your family sell fish, haven't you ever gone out with Uncle Li?" Xiao Yan slowly lowered her head and replied sullenly, "I'm not in good health, my parents don't let me go out, even if they want to go out, they take turns to leave one to take care of me." "Bad health?" Shi Yi looked at her in surprise, from the realization to the present, this little girl has been lively and active, and she can't see where her health is not good at all, but Xiao Yan smiled, "Forget it, don't talk about these unhappy." ”

The three of them walked around for a while, and when they returned home, Shi Yi and Datou were not hypocritical, so they put a straw mat in the lobby and fell asleep.