I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Watching

The villagers didn’t catch up with Lu Qing and the other two.

With Wang Da’an’s help, their walking speed was not too slow, and the river was not far from the village.

So when they were still packing up their things by the river, Lu Qing and his companions had already returned to the village.

And when they returned to the village, the effect caused was sensation.

There was no way, the big fish Wang Da’an was carrying was too eye-catching.

But this guy liked to show off. As soon as he entered the village, he would carry the fish in front of people wherever he saw people.

Others are not blind, how could they not see the fish he was carrying.

As a result, seeing such a big fish, how could they not exclaim.

“Brother Da’an caught a big fish, what a big fish!”

As soon as this voice came out, it naturally attracted others to come out to watch the excitement.

Then they saw that it was indeed a big fish, and it was so big that it was scary.

Now, it suddenly became lively.

“Good job, Da’an! You caught such a big fish! Tell me how you did it!”

“Wow, this fish must be over 20 kilograms! You’re incredible, Da’an!”

“Brother Da’an is amazing! You caught such a big fish!”

…

A group of villagers gathered around Da’an, reaching out to touch the fish and marveling.

The children were even more excited, jumping and shouting.

Lu Qing watched with amusement as Wang Da’an showed off the blue turtle to everyone.

The scene reminded him of his fellow anglers in his past life, who would show off like this when they happened to catch a big fish.

It seemed as if they would be sorry for the hard work they put into guarding the river without showing off.

When Wang Da’an had finished showing off enough, Lu Qing called out helplessly, “Alright, Brother Da’an, let’s go back.”

Having shown off enough, Wang Da’an squeezed through the crowd and ran to Lu Qing’s side.

“I forgot to tell you, I didn’t catch this big fish. Lu Qing did!”

“Lu Qing caught it?”

Everyone looked in Lu Qing’s direction.

Xiaoyan immediately raised her head proudly. “Yes, this big fish was caught by my brother with great effort. We have an even more beautiful one in the bucket!”

“Lu Qing really caught it?!”

“There’s another big fish in the bucket?!”

Upon hearing this, everyone rushed over and looked into Lu Qing’s bucket.

The sight of this fish stunned everyone.

It was simply because the Red Moon Carp was so stunning.

The brilliant fiery red color, like a flame burning in the water, made it clear at a glance that this fish was no ordinary fish.

“What kind of fish is this? It’s so beautiful!”

“This is the first time I’ve seen a fiery red fish.”

“Where did you catch such a beautiful fish, Lu Qing?”

“Lu Qing, do you know what kind of fish this is?”

everyone asked in amazement.

“I don’t know what kind of fish this is,” Lu Qing shook his head. “I plan to take it to Grandpa Chen tomorrow to see if he recognizes it.”

“Yes, yes, Doctor Chen is very knowledgeable. He will definitely recognize this fish.”

If there was one person in the village who was most respected, it would undoubtedly be Doctor Chen.

Not only because everyone had seen him at some point,

but also because he was recognized as the most knowledgeable person in the village.

He often traveled in and out of the city, and his experience was beyond the reach of these country folk.

The crowd gathered around, discussing the two large fish for a long time, and after enjoying their eyes, they dispersed, satisfied.

Lu Qing did invite everyone to his house, saying he’d kill some fish for them.

But the villagers, knowing his family’s circumstances, declined.

Even a few who were tempted to try the fish were dragged away before they could even open their mouths.

How tactless! Taking advantage of two impoverished orphans! Aren’t they afraid of being criticized?

After everyone dispersed, Lu Qing picked up the bucket and returned to his yard with Xiaoyan and Wang Da’an.

“Lu Qing, I’m going home first.”

Upon reaching the yard, Wang Da’an set down the fish and prepared to leave.

Lu Qing quickly stopped him, “Don’t go, Da’an! I promised you fish.”

“You took it seriously? I was just joking. Given your family’s situation, if I stayed for dinner, my old man would chase me away with a stick!”

“You can’t make me break my promise, can you?”

“Anyway, I don’t dare stay for dinner.”

“…”

The two argued, but neither could convince the other.

“Brother Da’an, you know that such a big fish is too big for us two siblings to finish eating at once. Now that the weather is warm, the fish meat can’t be preserved for long. If you take two pieces back, it will help me reduce the burden.” Lu Qing said sincerely.

“Well… okay.” Wang Da’an saw that Lu Qing said so, hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed.

Seeing that he had relented, Lu Qing immediately went into the kitchen to get a knife and prepared to kill the fish.

It’s said that the blue turtle is worthy of its name, and the scales on its body are quite tough.

Lu Qing spent a lot of effort, and with Wang Da’an’s help, he finally scraped off the scales with great difficulty and then opened the belly.

After opening the fish, except for the fish bladder, he planned to throw away the other internal organs, such as fish intestines and liver.

Although a large fish like the blue turtle can be a delicacy if the internal organs are well cooked.

Lu Qing liked to eat fish intestines in his previous life.

But given the current situation at home, there wasn’t even enough seasoning, and there was no way to cook these fishy things, so Lu Qing could only reluctantly give up.

After digging out the internal organs, the first thing Lu Qing did was to chop out two large pieces of fish meat, wrap them in banana leaves, and hand them to Wang Da’an.

“So much?!”

Wang Da’an said in surprise, looking at the two large pieces of fish meat.

These two pieces of fish meat must have weighed at least several kilograms.

“Not much, Brother Da’an, look at how much fish meat there is, how can Xiaoyan and I eat it all.”

Lu Qing forced the fish meat into Wang Da’an’s hand.

Wang Da’an took a look at the wooden board for chopping the fish, and there was indeed a lot of fish meat on it, so he didn’t refuse.

“Lu Qing, I think your family is the only one in the village that has this kind of trouble of not being able to finish eating fish.”

Wang Da’an smiled after taking the fish meat.

After seeing Lu Qing’s performance today, Wang Da’an also realized that Lu Qing’s family would probably not be short of fish to eat in the future.

“Fish can’t be eaten as a meal.” Lu Qing said helplessly, “People still have to eat, but my family’s fields are abandoned, and it’s not time to plant crops yet.”

“That’s a problem.” Wang Da’an nodded.

He knew that the Lu family had such a big change before, which made Lu Qing miss the farming days.

There are still several months before the next farming.

He thought about it, and suddenly his eyes lit up.

“Lu Qing, you are so good at fishing. When you catch fish in the future, you can take them to the market to sell them. When you have money, you can buy food!”

“Sell fish?” Lu Qing was a little confused, “But I remember that there is an entrance fee to enter the city, and I don’t have money now.”

“I’m not talking about the city, but the big market not far from our village!”

“Big market?” Lu Qing blinked.

(End of this chapter)