"Brother, what's this?"
Xiao Yan had been quietly watching Lu Qing busy himself, and when he finished making the fishing rod, she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"This is called a fishing rod, it's for fishing. Whether we have anything to eat today depends entirely on it."
Lu Qing waved the bamboo pole, testing its feel, and was somewhat satisfied.
In his previous life, he was a fishing enthusiast, and when he felt like it, he would enjoy making small rods to play with.
He never expected this skill to come in handy here.
The little girl's eyes suddenly lit up: "Brother can catch fish?"
"It's still uncertain if I can catch any, let's try it first. If I really catch fish, we'll have fish soup to drink."
"Fish soup…" Xiao Yan, hearing these two words, was already lost in fantasy, and drool couldn't help but escape from the corner of her mouth.
"Brother, let's go fishing quickly!"
The little girl was already a bit impatient.
The last time she ate fish was a long, long time ago, during the New Year, when her father bought a big fish from the market.
In her memory, fish was incredibly delicious.
"Don't be in such a hurry, we still need to prepare some bait."
Bait wasn't hard to find. Lu Qing dug two shovels into a cool, fertile patch of ground in the corner of the yard and found the bait he needed.
【Red Earthworm: A good helper for loosening soil, seems it can also be used medicinally.】
Ignoring the information that appeared on the earthworm, Lu Qing put it into a bamboo tube.
He wasn't digging this thing to use as medicine; he didn't understand medical skills.
Sealing the bamboo tube, leaving only a small air hole, slinging the fishing rod on his back, and carrying an old wooden bucket, the brother and sister confidently walked out.
Just as they left the small courtyard, not far into the village, they were called out by a woman.
"Lu Qing, your illness is cured, you can walk now?"
The woman was carrying a basin of clothes, clearly having just returned from washing them.
Her voice was full of surprise.
Didn't they say that the Lu family boy was gravely ill, barely clinging to life, and even Dr. Chen, after seeing him, said it was up to fate?
How could it be that after just one day, he was lively and could go out?
Just last night, the villagers were still discussing when to collect his body.
"Yes, Aunt Wang, I don't know how, but after sleeping for two days, my illness gradually got better, and I was able to get up this morning."
Lu Qing replied in the former owner's previous tone.
Fortunately, the former owner used to be a somewhat taciturn and melancholic person, so it wasn't difficult to imitate.
"Brother got better all at once after drinking Grandpa Chen's medicine!" Xiao Yan interjected from the side.
Aunt Wang wasn't in the mood to notice any changes in Lu Qing's personality; seeing that Lu Qing seemed genuinely better, she also smiled.
She repeatedly said, "It's good that you're better, it's good that you're better."
At the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief.
These past two days, several elderly people in the village had visited Lu Qing, and afterwards, they all said he might not survive this ordeal.
Everyone was discussing what Xiao Yan would do if the Lu family boy really passed away.
The elders' opinion was that one family in the village should adopt Xiao Yan, and everyone else would chip in some money for her living expenses.
To her dismay, her own man came back and said he wanted to adopt Xiao Yan, claiming that when they all fled famine together in the past, the Lu family's Old Doctor had been kind to him, and he couldn't bear to see his last Bloodline uncared for.
Aunt Wang was naturally unwilling to have an extra burden for no reason.
But she didn't dare to openly contradict her man, so she could only pray that Lu Qing would pull through.
Now, seeing that Lu Qing had indeed recovered, she was genuinely and sincerely happy.
Thinking of this, Aunt Wang earnestly told Lu Qing, "Lu Qing, you must take good care of your health from now on. Xiao Yan now only has you as a relative to rely on. If you're also gone, what will she do, all alone and helpless?"
Lu Qing was a bit surprised.
In the original owner's memory, this Aunt Wang didn't seem to be such a warm-hearted person.
However, he still politely agreed, "I understand, thank you for your concern, Aunt Wang. I will take good care of Xiao Yan."
"Mm, that's a good child." Only then was Aunt Wang satisfied.
As long as Lu Qing was still alive, her man wouldn't get the idea of adopting Xiao Yan, and she wouldn't have to worry anymore.
As her mood improved, Aunt Wang then noticed the items the siblings were holding.
"What are you doing, carrying a wooden bucket and a bamboo pole?"
"Aunt Wang, Brother and I are going to catch fish!" Xiao Yan said happily.
"Catch fish?" Aunt Wang asked, puzzled.
With just a bamboo pole and a broken wooden bucket, what kind of fish could they catch?
She remembered the Lu family's current situation and suddenly realized.
Perhaps these two siblings were so hungry that they wanted to go down to the river to catch fish to eat?
Aunt Wang quickly said, "You must be hungry, right? Come, follow me home. Aunt Wang still has some food. Lu Qing, your body has just recovered a bit, why go into the river? Don't catch a cold and get sick again."
"Don't worry, Aunt Wang, we're not going into the river. We're just going to try fishing from the bank to see if we can catch any." Lu Qing smiled and refused.
Getting a free meal would naturally be good, but the two siblings couldn't always rely on the villagers for help.
If they did, no matter how much goodwill there was, it would eventually be exhausted.
"Fishing? Lu Qing, you know this skill?" Aunt Wang was surprised.
She naturally knew what fishing was, but it seemed no one in the village was skilled at it. Lu Qing actually understood?
"I only know a little bit. I heard my father talk about it before, and I just wanted to try it." Lu Qing replied.
Only then did Aunt Wang remember that Lu Qing's father was literate and often traveled outside, so his knowledge was far superior to that of them, the villagers.
Perhaps he knew some special method.
However, Aunt Wang was still a bit worried: "There's no rush for this. Your body has just recovered a bit, you should rest more. Is fish so easy to catch? Don't stay by the river too long, catch a cold, and get sick again without even catching a fish."
If Lu Qing fell ill again, with his frail body, it would be hard to say if he could survive another ordeal.
Lu Qing heard the concern in her voice and was somewhat moved.
"Don't worry, Aunt Wang, I'll be careful. I definitely won't overexert myself."
Aunt Wang tried to persuade him again, and seeing that she couldn't, she could only say, "Then you two must promise Aunt Wang that you absolutely will not go into the river."
"Okay, we absolutely won't go into the river. Goodbye, Aunt Wang."
Aunt Wang watched the Lu Qing siblings walk towards the outskirts of the village, and suddenly she had an idea.
"Right, I need to quickly tell that stubborn man at home that the Lu family boy is alive, so he can give up the idea of adopting the little girl."
Aunt Wang hurried home. As the Lu Qing siblings walked out, they also encountered several other villagers.
Every villager, upon seeing Lu Qing, expressed shock and asked how his illness had gotten better.
Each time, Xiao Yan would happily tell them that Brother had recovered after drinking Grandpa Chen's medicine.
This made everyone, in addition to being surprised, feel even greater respect for Dr. Chen.
The Old Doctor's medical skills were becoming more and more refined; he could even save someone like Lu Qing, who had only one breath left. He was truly amazing.
After their exclamations, everyone was happy for the Lu family. After all, since Lu Qing didn't die, the Lu family's Bloodline was preserved.
Upon learning that Lu Qing was going to the river to catch fish, they all advised him that after a serious illness, it was not advisable to touch cold water.
Only after Lu Qing repeatedly promised that he would not go into the river did they stop trying to dissuade him.
Moreover, after they heard that Lu Qing was going fishing, they lost interest.
Fishing, well, who doesn't know about that?
Some villagers had even tried to fish themselves.
After all, river fish were plump and belonged to no one, so who wouldn't covet them?
But everyone who had tried eventually gave up.
Because in their opinion, fishing was really too difficult.
Often, they would wait for half a day and might only catch one or two small fish.
Even if they occasionally caught a bigger fish, it wasn't worth it.
Whose family didn't have a pile of farm work to do? To waste so much time for just one or two fish, how were they supposed to live their lives?
Only someone like Lu Qing, whose family's fields were abandoned, had no farm work to do, and had no surplus food at all, would think of catching a couple of fish to satisfy his hunger.
Knowing Lu Qing's intentions, everyone no longer stopped him, only giving a few admonitions before dispersing.
Instead, several half-grown children, upon hearing Lu Qing's words, became very interested.
They followed behind the siblings to the river, wanting to see how he would fish.