They pulled for about half an hour.
Finally, they reached the meadow in their original impression.
Except that it was now covered by a vast expanse of white snow.
At this moment, they were standing on the ice of the pond.
“Brother-in-law, are there fish in here?”
The little girl carefully stepped on the ice from the sled.
As if she was afraid that she would accidentally fall in.
“Don't worry, there are definitely fish in this place. A few years ago, this pond was connected to the river in our village. Later, in order to open up more land, they built a canal and changed the course of the river, so the pond became abandoned.”
While explaining.
Li Yu took the axe from the sled and began to look for a suitable spot to chisel a hole in the ice.
Fish in winter generally huddle together for warmth near reeds and aquatic plants.
So, as long as you find the right spot, you'll get a whole bunch.
He wandered around for a while.
Li Yu finally chose a spot near the reeds on the shore.
He picked up the axe and began to smash the ice.
Although it was early winter, the ice here was already exceptionally thick.
At least ten centimeters or more.
Xiuxiu and Xiaomin pulled the sled over.
They squatted beside Li Yu, watching him chop at the ice.
They worked for about ten minutes.
Finally, the ice was broken, and it was much easier now.
During this time, Xiaomin, the little girl, was quite curious and went up to Li Yu to take a turn.
But when she smashed for a while, she found that her hand was aching from the vibration, so she dejectedly switched back with Li Yu.
Xiuxiu saw that her husband was sweating from exhaustion, so she immediately told Xiaomin to go to the shore and get some reeds to make a fire. She also took turns smashing the ice with him.
The three of them took turns, and soon they chiseled out an ice hole about forty centimeters wide.
The little girl put the axe aside.
She leaned in and looked for a while but there was no movement. She was immediately a little disappointed and asked.
“Brother-in-law, why is there still no movement? Did you remember wrong? Maybe there are no fish down there?”
“Don't worry, haste makes waste. You'll know soon enough.”
With a fire burning nearby, the heat warmed them.
This way, the two girls wouldn't catch a cold.
It was because they had stayed up too late last night.
He forgot to add the attribute points he had dropped to his wife and sister-in-law.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have to worry about them getting cold.
“Then let's wait!”
Xiaomin dejectedly went to the fire and squatted down.
The ice hole was already open, so she trusted her brother-in-law. He couldn't have made them come all this way for nothing.
Speaking of which, it had been a long time since she had tasted fish.
She had been eating pork and bear meat every day these past few days, and she was almost sick of it.
While waiting.
Li Yu suddenly noticed that the clothes his wife and sister-in-law were wearing seemed a bit thin.
He then asked.
“Xiuxiu, do you know how to make clothes?”
Xiuxiu turned her head in surprise.
She asked in confusion.
“Of course I do. I learned to make clothes from my mother since I was a child. The jacket that my little sister is wearing was made by me. Why are you asking this?”
“After my uncle gives me the money for the pork, I'll get some cotton and cloth for you and the little girl. I'll have you make a set of thicker clothes.”
After his wife married him, besides eating better.
She had nothing else.
Before, he didn't have any money. Even if he had the idea, he could only think about it.
Now that he had money, he should make up for the debts he owed his wife.
Nowadays, a wedding dowry was hard to come by, so he would start with the simplest things, clothes.
After all, girls in the future would have closets full of clothes.
But his wife and sister-in-law only had one set of clothes, and they didn't even have any extras to change into.
“Ah?”
Xiuxiu was clearly stunned.
She touched the jacket she was wearing and shook her head.
“No need. I think these clothes are warm enough. There's no need to waste money.”
The little girl wanted to say something.
But the words got stuck in her throat.
“Clothes on your body are never a waste. Since you and Xiaomin have married into my Li family, I naturally have to make sure you are well-dressed. I don't want people to talk about you.”
As soon as he said this.
Both Xiuxiu and Xiaomin were stunned.
Then, their eyes welled up.
Seeing that they were about to cry, Li Yu quickly stepped forward.
“No, no, no. Why are you crying? There's no need to...”
“You don't have to think that way. I'm already married to you. I'm already content to be able to eat and wear warm clothes. There's no need to compare ourselves to others. As long as our family lives a good life, that's more important than anything.”
Xiuxiu looked at Li Yu and said these words with exceptional sincerity.
It made Li Yu feel exceptionally comfortable. He had truly found a good wife.
“It's fine. Our family has the means. Besides, it's good for me to see you all dressed up beautifully. That's called 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder', right?”
“Pfft.”
The two sisters, who were originally wiping away tears, burst into laughter after hearing Li Yu's words.
Xiuxiu even said with a scolding tone.
“Even if our family is rich, we should keep a low profile. It's not good to let others get envious.”
This reminded Li Yu.
In this era where being poor was honorable, flaunting wealth was like holding a lantern in the toilet, a sure way to invite trouble.
It seemed that he would have to be more discreet from now on.
“Hey, hey, hey, brother-in-law, sister, look, there's a fish coming up!”
The little girl was still lost in thought about Li Yu's previous words, but she caught a glimpse of something moving in the ice hole.
She subconsciously glanced over.
After she saw what it was, she immediately exclaimed in surprise.
Li Yu and Xiuxiu's gaze was drawn over by her exclamation.
Good heavens!
A huge fish head emerged from the ice hole. It was greedily absorbing fresh air, with its mouth opening and closing.
Li Yu quickly grabbed the wooden stick that was prepared on the sled.
He took aim at the fish head and hit it with the stick.
There was no way, they were not by the sea. In this era, who could find a net?
So they could only use this clumsy method.
With a crisp sound of “Duang.”
The fish immediately turned white and floated to the surface.
“Wow, brother-in-law, it's so big!”
Li Yu couldn't help but glance at the little girl. Why did she keep uttering these wild words?
It was completely unintentional, and he was speechless.
Xiuxiu was also quite happy at this moment. She didn't expect that they actually caught fish.
“It's a bighead carp. It's so big, it must weigh over ten pounds. Quickly, quickly, scoop it up before it runs away.”