Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Jiang Ning nodded.

"Sure!"

Chen Siyu was intrigued: "What about us, what about us?"

Jiang Ning: "One more can come down."

"Sister, let me have it!" Chen Siyu eagerly volunteered.

Bai Yuxia originally wanted to try too, but unfortunately, Chen Siyu was quicker.

She knew how excellent Jiang Ning's physical fitness was, standing in the rushing water as if on flat ground, surely able to look after their safety.

Bai Yuxia had never experienced the feeling of going down into a river groove. She looked down at her shorts, then at the side of the waterway, where there were exposed tree roots perfect for gripping and leveraging.

After ensuring safety, Bai Yuxia no longer hesitated, saying, "Can I lend a hand next time you retrieve the net?"

"Sure." Jiang Ning agreed; even if they took turns, it would be fine.

Half an hour later.

Xue Yuantong urged for the fifth time, "Alright, alright, Jiang Ning, quickly check if there are any fish!"

She was impatient.

Chen Siyu was equally eager to try; everyone had expectant expressions.

"Okay." Jiang Ning jumped into the waterway from the bank, straightforward and simple.

Xue Yuantong, on the other hand, cautiously slid down along the waterway edge.

She was barefooted, finally stepping into the flow, and a surge of force almost made her lose her balance.

With Jiang Ning's support, she barely stood firm; the water was refreshingly cool, the muddy bottom soft, particularly wonderful, and Xue Yuantong, delighted, let her eyebrows and eyes relax.

She held onto the firmly nailed wooden stick and didn't dare move rashly.

Chen Siyu mimicked Xue Yuantong's earlier manner, cautiously descended into the water; on either side, they each held onto a stick, looking like two adorable gate guardians.

Bai Yuxia on the bank couldn't help but chuckle, dimples blooming on her cheeks, capturing the hearts of some men on the river dam.

Zhang Ruyun remembered the smile of a girl he liked at fifteen; now nearly twenty, he still liked the smile of a fifteen-year-old girl.

What the heck... Zhang Ruyun felt quite melancholic.

Chen Siqing saw her sister clinging to the stick like a quail, not daring to move, and got annoyed: "Sister, what's wrong with you?"

Chen Siyu's face was pitiful, "Sis, you have no idea how scary it is!"

Being close to the waterway, the sound of the water echoed in her ears, and the current rushed like a little colt, she was so afraid if she let go of the stick, she'd be swept away.

Up on the river dam, Bi Yue hadn't left yet. It had been cloudy all day, and home was stifling, so why not clear her mind at the river dam.

Besides, she was somewhat hoping something would happen to Jiang Ning and the group.

Who told them to be ignorant enough to provoke her?

Uncle Zhang observed from the dam, seeing Jiang Ning with two girls, he used a tone that was either mocking or nostalgic:

"Jiang's kid is pretty bold."

Mr. Qian: "Skill gives courage."

He had seen Jiang Ning arm wrestling with Butcher Zhang, his strength ridiculously great, handling Butcher Zhang like dealing with a grandson.

...

Jiang Ning passed the net barrier, drifted downstream, and reached the end of the net sunken in the water.

He glanced ahead, Xue Yuantong and Chen Siyu hugged the stick, timidly turned to look at him.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning laughed out loud.

He raised his hand from the water, splashing droplets, which landed on Tongtong's little face.

She puffed her cheeks with anger but didn't dare free a hand to retaliate.

Jiang Ning finally lifted the long tail of the net barrier, revealing a net filled with various debris like weeds and branches.

Chen Siyu: "Fish, fish, I see fish!"

She was definitely not mistaken.

Jiang Ning had anticipated this, perhaps originally the waterway had few fish, but last night's heavy rain caused many reservoirs and ponds to overflow, connecting everything, fish wandering freely.

"Bai Yuxia, pass me the bucket." Jiang Ning said, as Xue Yuantong forgot to bring the bucket when she came down.

After receiving the bucket, Jiang Ning untied the net's rope, dumping everything into the bucket at once, then he stepped onto the waterway edge and lifted the bucket up.

Then he lifted the useless Xue Yuantong and Chen Siyu onto the bank.

Once everyone was gathered, Jiang Ning picked up the bucket, ready to pour it out.

Uncle Zhang, Bi Yue, and Mr. Qian are all gathered on the river dam watching.

The bucket is overturned, and the leaves and debris are dumped into the shallow puddle by the field, meanwhile, many fish are bouncing around, their brown, dark, and white scales catching the eye.

Xue Yuantong is overjoyed: "Crucian carp, black fish, and more!"

There are at least a dozen of them, although they're not big, getting this many in one haul is quite impressive as an opening catch.

Besides, these fish are all wild, just imagine how delicious they'll be.

Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing come closer, squatting down to watch, and the sisters reach out to grab the crucian carp in the shallow puddle:

"So slippery, it's still wriggling, heehee~"

Feeling the vigorous life force of the fish, Chen Siyu's excitement is no less than Xue Yuantong's.

Bai Yuxia puts aside her reserve to observe the catch up close.

On the river dam, some young boys and girls run over specifically to watch.

Zhang Ruyun is anxious and frustrated, wanting to catch fish. Most boys love it, and he finds standing on the dam unsatisfactory, so he joins a few people and heads towards Jiang Ning.

Seeing a pile of fish in the puddle, Zhang Ruyun is excited and speaks quickly:

"They really caught fish, awesome."

Xue Yuantong boasts: "Of course, I had the foresight to find a good spot to drop the net."

After showing off, she turns her head to the crowd on the river dam, feeling like she's on top of the world!

In previous floods, Xue Yuantong always watched others catch fish, but now she's the one catching them!

Bi Yue's well-groomed tech face twists slightly.

Her earlier brash words were embarrassing, but Jiang Ning's success makes her even more upset.

It's so damned frustrating.

She matches her distorted expression with her mindset: "Those small fish, acting like they're treasures, they've never seen the world."

Mr. Qian shakes his head, "Those are wild fish, they really are treasures."

"Are wild fish that precious?" Bi Yue questions.

A middle-aged man on the dam, dressed smartly, doesn't like her attitude. He's a Fishing Man, his dignity cannot be challenged, and he retorts:

"Wild fish are indeed precious!"

Bi Yue sneers, "Only poor people like you would think wild fish are valuable."

The middle-aged man takes out his car keys, presses them, and the new brown Porsche Cayenne by the roadside beeps. He casually asks:

"Who are you calling poor?"

Bi Yue Tech's face changes slightly, as the Cayenne is a pretty high-end luxury car, over a million per vehicle, and this one is new, indicating that the middle-aged man's status may not be inferior to her family's.

Facing someone of the same level, she softens her tone but still insists: "What's so great about a few small fish?"

The middle-aged man thinks she's nuts and doesn't speak further.

Instead, he looks at Jiang Ning and the others below, with a hint of nostalgia on his face. It's been a long time since he experienced such simple and pure joy.

...

Xue Yuantong picks out the smallest few fish and throws them into the canal, setting them free.

They're too small to be satisfying to eat.

The girls pick the slightly larger fish into the basin.

The net in the canal continues to catch fish, and since they had a good catch, no one mentioned going home to wait.

Yeah, they're afraid the net might get taken away.

Xue Yuantong eagerly waits for the next haul.

Bai Yuxia looks at the rushing water, seemingly trying to see the fish at the bottom through the surface.

Chen Siyu and her sister Chen Siqing squat on the ground, observing the dozen or so fish in the basin.

The twins are full of joy, having personally participated and caught fish, they feel extremely satisfied and fulfilled.

The fish swim in the water, blowing a string of small bubbles.

Chen Siyu suddenly asks: "Sister, why do fish blow bubbles?"

Chen Siqing thinks for ten seconds, then says: "I know, I know."

She explains: "You've studied chemistry, right? Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. The fish's lungs decompose the water, turning it into hydrogen and oxygen, causing bubbles to appear."

After listening, Chen Siyu is silent for half a minute, deep in thought:

"Since fish can decompose hydrogen, then, if I have enough fish and water, couldn't I make a hydrogen bomb?"