Xiao Qi, Wait!

Chapter 16: Xiaoqi, Don't Go Past The Walls

By the time Song Liangzhuo successfully flung out his third fish, the upper river was already filled with people. The fish on this side had also decreased significantly. The black spines that were easy to see earlier now took half the day to spot. But Qian Xiaoqi seemed to have finally gotten up the courage. She pulled up her bloomers and also entered the water.

Song Liangzhuo looked at the naked calf Qian Xiaoqi exposed and knitted his brows in disapproval. But seeing that the peasant boys all deliberately avoided this section of the river and seeing Xiao1i's delighted expression, he held back and didn't say anything. Uncle Wang also returned to the bank and he threw Xiao Qi his bamboo hat for her to use as a fishing net.

Xiaoqi stuck her butt out as she searched for half the day. Finally catching sight of a black spine, she slowly shifted over with a smile then cautiously pushed the bamboo hat into the water to capture it.

Song Liangzhuo watched her movements with his mouth hooked, waiting for her to joyously lift up the hat. River water leaked down. As expected, there was nothing in there at all.

Xiaoqi's smile turned puzzled. Glancing at Song Liangzhuo, she saw that he was actually despicably laughing at her! She fiercely shot him a glare then angrily used the bamboo hat to fling water at him.

Song Liangzhuo didn't get angry. Lifting a hand to wipe away the muddy water on his face, he spoke with a smile, "To catch fish here you must be fast. From the start, the fish are only a little stuck. Being slow and taking forever will let a lot of them to get away."

Xiaoqi gave a humph and muttered, "As if you know so much. Didn't you only catch a few as well?"

Song Liangzhuo walked over. Taking the bamboo hat from her hand, he bent his waist and speedily scooped up a fish on the other side. The fish flopped for a few seconds, then with one violent move, jumped into the water again.

Xiaoqi spoke with a 'shame on you' tone. "Song Liangzhuo was wrong as well. It can't be too slow or too fast. Hehe, this is called too far is as bad as not enough."

"Xiaoqi is correct, just don't know how much would be just right?"

Xiaoqi tilted her head. "To get it just right ah, only successfully catching the fish means it's done right. The process doesn't matter, only catching the fish means it was done just right."

Xiaoqi bent her waist and tried again. This fish wasn't big, when it left the water it also rapidly jumped a few times. Xiaoqi hastily threw it towards the shore and even threw the bamboo hat with it. Xiaoqi proudly pointed to the fish that was jumping on the shore. "How is it? Just right, isn't it!?"

Song Liangzhuo's mouth hooked into a smile. When he spotted Wen Mingxuan leading Liu Hengzhi and Wen Ruoshui this way, he hurriedly pulled Xiaoqi out of the water and stooped down to let down her trouser legs. While at it, he also pulled down the skirt that she had tucked intoto her waist.

Song Liangzhuo's actions were smooth. With one hand he even swept out the wrinkles her skirt before realizing that this action was a bit improper.

From the moment he bent down to let down her trouser legs, Xiaoqi had already became a bit dazed. Seeing Song Liangzhou straighten up and look over, she hurriedly turned her face away and lifted the fan to fan herself. Laughing 'haha' she said, "This place, ah, so refreshingly cool."

Song Liangzhuo swept his glance over her piping red ears and didn't expose her. He just said warmly, "Brother Mingxuan and the others have arrived. Go put your shoes on."

"Oh!" Qian Xiaoqi scuttled over in three steps. Holding the shoes, she ran back again, mumbling, "How am I supposed to wear it with dirty feet?"

Song Liangzhuo sighed in his heart and signaled Wen Mingxuan. He then pulled Qian Xiaoqi towards the riverside and crouched down to lift her leg. Then, he proceeded to rinse it clean in a clearer area of the river and wipe it dry using the fringe of his clothes before helping her put her shoe back on. Song Liangzhuo waited until she balanced herself before taking her other leg and slowly starting to wash it.