Chang Kun took stock of the gifts Tian Guoguang had given him.

Two geese, two hens, ten pounds of rice, one watermelon, one pineapple, one coconut, and a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes at the bottom.

Wow, the farm is that rich.

No wonder farms and cooks never went hungry during difficult times.

Old Tian really gave us a lot of things.

It seems I really helped him solve a big problem, that's why he gave me so many gifts.

"Big sister, let's kill an old hen for lunch, and have chicken soup with rice."

The old hen looks quite aged, and with some morel mushrooms as a system reward, just thinking about it makes my mouth water.

"Big brother, we killed the goose to eat, and it even bit Xiao Mu!"

Chang Qing wanted to eat a goose, so they directly accused him of a crime and sentenced him to death.

"Yes, it hurts so much when it bites me, ouch, ouch—"

Chang Mu was also performing on the side, but the goose couldn't catch up with her at all, and was thus framed.

"You two, chicken isn't enough for you, you want to eat goose too!"

Xiao Kun, don't listen to them, you have to be frugal.

"We'll keep the hen for Mom and Dad to eat tonight, and maybe the goose will lay eggs if we raise it for a few more days."

Chang Mei stepped forward and grabbed the two little girls by the ears to stop them from bothering Chang Kun.

These days, most families can't even get enough to eat, and these two little girls are so picky about their meat, they're practically asking for a beating!

Well, now not only will we not have any geese to eat at noon, but we won't have any hens either.

"Big sister, let's make something to eat for lunch, and then roast goose and make chicken soup for dinner."

Seeing that Chang Mei still wanted to save money, Chang Kun pretended to threaten her: "We can't raise geese. They'll starve to death if they don't have anything to eat."

"Alright then," Chang Mei nodded reluctantly.

Seeing the expectant looks on the little girls' faces, she couldn't bear to refuse them.

After lunch, Changmei and a few young girls cleaned up the old hen and the goose.

Chang Kun strolled lazily with Xiao Bao in his arms, thinking about catching some crucian carp and eels in the river later.

Stewed old hen with crucian carp is the best for promoting lactation, while stewed goose with eel is extremely nourishing, making it just right for little girls.

Just then, Zhang Quhun called out from outside the courtyard, "Brother Kun, you're home too?"

"The crickets are here, come in quickly."

Zhang Quhun walked into the courtyard, grinning sheepishly, "I haven't seen you for several days."

That's right. In the past few days, Chang Kun caught sheep, hunted deer, and then helped hunt weasels. He hasn't been around the village for many days.

"I picked some ground ivy berries in the mountains for Xiaoqing and the others to eat."

As Zhang Quhun spoke, he pulled out several handfuls of ground ivy from his pocket.

"Thank you, Brother Qu Hun." Chang Qing went to the main room and took out a large basin to put the groundcherry fruits in.

He then said to Chang Kun, "Brother Qu Hun sent over several bunches of morning glory berries the day before yesterday, and he's sending over more today."

Chang Kun nodded.

He knew that Zhang Quhun was a man of great gratitude and loyalty. He had taken Zhang Quhun hunting before and they had obtained a lot of meat and grain.

The Zhang family was poor and had nothing to repay Chang Kun with, so they picked some wild berries in the mountains for the children to eat as a token of their gratitude.

"Cricket, are you free this afternoon?"

"Of course I'll be available!" Zhang Qu wasn't stupid; he knew that Chang Kun always meant something good when he called him.

"Let's go to the stream and catch some fish and eels."

We left as soon as we said we'd go. Little Bao had already calmed down and was sleeping with his little mouth opening and closing.

Chang Kun put Xiao Bao back on the kang and took Zhang Quhun to the riverbank.

Chang Qing and Chang Mu, standing behind him, looked resentfully at their elder brother's back and viciously plucked chicken and goose feathers.

They really wanted to go play by the river too!

But I was so angry that my older sister made me stay home and help take care of the old hen and goose!

We absolutely have to eat a lot of chicken and goose tonight!

As you arrive at the riverbank, a refreshing breeze greets you.

Instead of rushing to catch fish, Chang Kun and Zhang Quhun took off their clothes and dove in.

The stream was neither too deep nor too shallow, just reaching their chests.

After swimming around, I felt cool and refreshed, and the summer heat was completely gone.

"Ah, that feels so good!"

The two of them hid under the shade of a tree by the river, their bodies soaking in the stream. It was a great enjoyment during the hottest time of summer.

After a while, Chang Kun asked Zhang Quhun to carry the basket while he squatted down to catch fish.

He said he was just catching fish, but in reality, the system could sense exactly where the fish were in the water and how big they were.

Let's start with a great start.

A blackfish weighing three or four pounds was swimming back and forth. Chang Kun reached out and emptied the river water next to it.

The blackfish was stunned. Before it could react, a pair of large hands grabbed its gills and lifted it up.

"Kun, you're awesome!"

Zhang Quhun didn't expect that Chang Kun's first fish would be so big, and it was his favorite blackfish.

He stared at Chang Kun with wide eyes, his face full of excitement.

Kun Ge's hands are incredibly fast; he catches fish in the current with ease, and even the best fisherman in the village is far inferior to him.

Chang Kun selected the fish he sensed, only catching crucian carp weighing three to five ounces, while he accepted all kinds of delicious fish, such as perch and small mandarin fish.

Before long, the basket was half full of fish.

Zhang Quhun was completely numb; even when he was asked to scoop fish out of the water tank, he wouldn't be this fast.

Catching fish this way is no different from picking them up; it completely eliminates the anticipation of catching fish, Chang Kun thought to himself.

"Let's finish this quickly and call it a day," he sighed, speaking to the dazed Zhang Quhun.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot, come on, let's go to the seaweed area over there and catch some eels."

The two arrived at a shallow area with aquatic plants.

Huh? What kind of fish is this?

Sensing something, he noticed two or three fish that were over ten centimeters long and had hard spines on their backs.

Since we've encountered this opportunity, we can't let it go.

Drain the water, carefully avoid the hard bones, and scoop the fish out.

It turned out to be a yellow catfish.

This is the 'top stream' in the river, bar none.

This fish makes an incredibly delicious soup; its flesh is so tender it melts in your mouth, and it has very few bones—it's practically made for gourmets.

I originally planned to stew crucian carp with old hen, but now that I have yellow catfish, crucian carp can be discarded.

Under the water plants, several eels were lying in the mud. In a little while, they would join the geese in the pot.

Even with space to drain the water, Chang Kun still had a lot of effort to put the eels into his basket.

There's no way around it, the eel's body is too slippery.

After catching five or six large ones, feeling that was enough to eat, they stopped.

There were also groups of small shrimp hiding around the water plants; we'll take them back as snacks for the little girls.

It was only 3 p.m. when Chang Kun felt a burning sensation on his neck and face.

They were so focused on playing in the water and catching fish that they forgot they could get sunburned in the river. After a good night's sleep, their skin will definitely be peeling tomorrow.

Looking at Zhang Quhun, he didn't seem to feel anything at all. He had been working in the sun and doing farm work for many years, and his skin was already thickened from the sun.

"Let's go, cricket, let's go back."

Chang Kun wiped the water off his face and quickly got ashore.

"Hey!"

Zhang Quhun glanced at the basket; it was already more than half full of fish, and the little shrimp on top were jumping around so much they almost jumped out of the basket.

In just over an hour, Kun has caught so many fish by playing and catching them. He's really amazing.

He didn't know that this was the result of Chang Kun carefully selecting the fish to catch.

Chang Kun complained that some fish had too many bones, some were too big and had tough meat, and some had too strong a muddy taste...

Go home.

The eldest sister and the young girls have already prepared the hen and the goose.

Chang Mu swaggered in front of the remaining goose, pointing and lecturing it with his little finger.

The remaining goose tucked its head tightly into its chest.

It witnessed its companion being turned into a goose chunk and was terrified.

The arrogant attitude of pecking at people everywhere is gone.

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