The Lucky Star Blessing the Whole Village

chapter 57

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Catching Loach 2

In the pond, children catch loaches and soft-shelled turtles, while adults catch fish directly.

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A child caught a soft-shelled turtle, instantly igniting the excitement of the other children.

They excitedly dug in the pond and scraped for catches, prompting adults to shout, “Children, watch out for the fish in the pond; don’t tread them into the mud!”

Xiao Siqian, who had never played in the mud, quickly joined in and enjoyed the fun.

He couldn’t catch loaches, but he helped the adults catch fish.

He watched as the adults caught fish as big as three jins and put them into a bucket. He also grabbed a similarly sized fish and put it in the bucket.

Many times, the fish were slippery, and after he caught them, they escaped from his hand. The muddy water splashed on Xiao Siqian, covering his entire body, even his face, with mud.

“Hahaha…”

This laughter from some of the children ensued.

“Little Brother Xiao Quan, you can’t even catch a single fish. Look at your face and body covered in mud, hahaha, it’s hilarious.”

“Ah, ah, I see an eel!”

“Ha, Little Ding, did you get it wrong? Is it an eel or a snake? Don’t confuse eels with snakes.”

Eels don’t bite, but snakes can. If bitten by a non-venomous snake, it’s no big deal, but if bitten by a venomous snake, it can be serious.

However, the snakes in the pond are generally non-venomous water snakes.

Little Ding is a big kid, around thirteen or fourteen years old.

He shouted loudly, “It’s an eel, not a snake, I saw it again. I’ll catch it!”

Xiao Siqian immediately went over, wanting to see what an eel looked like and how it was different from a snake.

Eels are good at burrowing into mud, and perhaps because of the people’s disturbance, it quickly burrowed into the mud.

However, it was clear that Little Ding was good at catching eels. He dug out the mud according to where the eel had burrowed and saw its shadow. Then, he reached out and caught the eel.

He held the eel and shouted, “Look, I caught it, it’s an eel, right?”

Xiao Siqian stared at the eel in Little Ding’s hand.

This is an eel? It looks just like a snake. Apart from having slightly yellow skin, it doesn’t seem to have much of a difference from a snake.

Little Ding looked at Xiao Siqian, who was still staring at the eel in his hand, and asked doubtfully, “Little Brother Xiao Quan, do you want this eel?

Otherwise, I’ll give it to you?”

Xiao Siqian hesitated and asked, “Don’t you need the eel? Can’t the eel be sold for money?”

Children in the countryside value money but are also happy with or without it.

Little Ding said, “If Little Brother Xiao Quan wants this eel, I’ll give it to you.” After all, the things found in the mud pond are not very precious.

Even if their parents found out that he had given the eel to Xiao Siqian, they would approve.

Xiao Siqian had initially gone to catch loaches, but he didn’t catch any. He helped catch fish, but the fish escaped from his hands. He really wanted this eel.