bayedsolid Chapter 29 It seems he was truly afraid.
Chapter 29 It seems he was truly afraid.
But as soon as Zhou Hanzhang looked up, he saw the dean's ashen face.
"Dean?"
She thought the dean was unhappy that she was digging up the soil here so casually, and was just about to ask him.
"But is there something wrong with it?"
"No!" Mo Xuan said decisively.
Zhou Hanzhang was somewhat puzzled. "If there's nothing wrong, what's with that ashen face?"
But she soon found out.
They took the half-spoon to the lakeside, and Zhou Hanzhang saw Mo Xuan fiddling with his fishing hook, so he picked up the biggest and fattest one and handed it to him.
Mo Xuan was focused on fiddling with the fishhook when a finger-thick fish suddenly appeared in front of him, startling him so much that he immediately plunged his hand into the hook.
Zhou Hanzhang: ...
"Dean, are you afraid of earth dragons?" Zhou Hanzhang thought for a moment, and it seemed that this thing was called an earth dragon in ancient times.
The dean's hand was already bleeding from the fishhook. He bared his teeth and glared at Zhou Hanzhang, "Hurry up and remove the earth dragon and pull out this fishhook!"
Zhou Hanzhang wanted to laugh but dared not, and lowered his head, struggling to hold it in.
It took her a while to calm down. Seeing that Mo Xuan couldn't get the fishhook out no matter what he did, she pretended to be sad and walked to his side. "Dean, let me do it for you."
When Zhou Hanzhang looked at the dean's hand, he saw that the wound had been pulled so hard that it had become larger.
She immediately said, "Dean, you can't pull it out like this by force, you see..."
She took Mo Xuan's hand and quickly removed the fishhook. Then she took out a handkerchief from her bosom and carefully wrapped it around his arm.
"Dean, you've injured your hand, do you still want to go fishing again?"
“Of course, as I said, I won’t leave until I catch a single fish today,” Mo Xuan affirmed.
Zhou Hanzhang sighed and took the fishing rod. "If the dean doesn't mind, I can catch a few for you?"
Mo Xuan looked at her with suspicion, "You?"
Zhou Hanzhang laughed and said, "Don't look down on me. I often go fishing with my father, and I usually catch more fish than him."
It's not that Zhou Hanzhang is exaggerating. Although she never went fishing with her father in ancient times, she often accompanied her legendary father fishing in modern times.
Once, they almost fished all the fish out of someone's fishpond, which scared the shop owner so much that he quickly gave them money and asked them to leave.
Her skills are quite impressive, so let's show this old man what she's made of.
Mo Xuan was also puzzled. She had never heard of her father, Zhou Huaide, having any interest in fishing.
He wasn't always interested in activities like walking chickens and fighting dogs, but fishing, which requires spending the whole day by the lake, seemed to be something Zhou Huaide couldn't stand.
"Are you sure you can handle it? Don't try to make me happy, if you can't..."
"If it doesn't work out, I won't attend this academy anymore, okay?"
Zhou Hanzhang directly stated his conditions.
"This……"
Mo Xuan hesitated for a moment; this kid was very talented.
If it doesn't work out, she'll stop going to school, and then he'll be the one who suffers.
Mo Xuan thought of this, and his mustache twitched slightly. "There's no need for that. It's just for fun. We're just doing it for enjoyment and relaxation, not for any particular outcome."
Zhou Hanzhang didn't expose the old man, and wondered who had been so excited when the big turtle was caught.
Without saying a word, she simply hung the one she had just taken out on the hook.
With a swift flick of his wrist, the fishing hook landed in the spot she had chosen.
She smiled, stood there holding the fishing rod, not sitting down, her eyes fixed on the hook.
"Sit down, the fish here are very clever, they're not so easy to catch..." Mo Xuan said, seeing her standing.
Before he could finish speaking, he saw the fishhook in Zhou Hanzhang's hand move slightly.
"Hook...of".
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Hanzhang lifted his hand and flung the fishing rod onto the shore.
A large, fat fish landed on the shore as it flew down, splashing two drops of water onto Mo Xuan's face.
At this moment, Mo Xuan's mouth gaped open, "This...this..."
Zhou Hanzhang took the fish off the plate and put it into the fish basket.
"Is this fish really that stupid?" Mo Xuan still couldn't believe Zhou Hanzhang's skills, thinking she was just lucky.
But as Zhou Hanzhang hooked the fish again and the fishing rod fell into the water, a big fish was soon caught.
Mo Xuan's mouth was agape.
He slightly raised his chin with his hand, "You..."
Before you could finish speaking, Zhou Hanzhang tossed another fish up.
In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Mo Xuan watched as Zhou Hanzhang kept throwing fish onto the shore, and he watched as his originally empty fish basket suddenly became full.
Zhou Hanzhang stopped fishing only after seeing that the basket was already full, and looked at Mo Xuan, "Want to continue fishing?"
Mo Xuan rolled his eyes. "What's the point of fishing? We're already full. Let's pack up and go home."
Zhou Hanzhang looked at his injured hand and immediately started packing things up. When she was about to pick up the fish basket, Mo Xuan stopped her.
"I can take this."
Although I didn't catch it myself, this haul was something I'd never achieved since I started fishing, so I had to show it off.
With a broad smile, Mo Xuan used his uninjured hand to lift the fish basket full of fish and happily shouted, "Let's go back!"
Looking at him like this, Zhou Hanzhang had no idea what he was so happy about.
It's just a few fish. If she had more fish baskets, she could catch all the fish in the lake.
At this moment, Mo Xuan looked at Zhou Hanzhang beside him with the same eagerness as if he were looking at his own son, "You can stay at my place for dinner today, and I will make you braised fish."
"Dean, I've already eaten..."
Mo Xuan then remembered that someone had told him earlier that several new chefs had come to the academy and that the food seemed to be quite good.
"Okay, then, could you take these fishing gear back to my yard for me? I'll take these fish to the dining hall and tell you to have them as an extra dish tomorrow!"
"By the way, my place is right behind your school dormitory."
After giving Zhou Hanzhang directions, Mo Xuan smiled and took the fish basket, preparing to go to the dining hall.
"Dean, we still have a little bit left here. This stuff can be dried and used for fishing. I'll put it in your yard too?"
Mo Xuan stared at the still-wriggling creature, his expression changing repeatedly.
"Or you could put it in your yard and deal with it for me?" Mo Xuan was really afraid of this thing.
Zhou Hanzhang looked at his pale face and nodded, "Alright, I'll put these in my yard to dry, and I'll send them to you when they're dry."
"No...no need, I'll ask you for it next time I want to go fishing," Mo Xuan immediately refused.
It seems he was genuinely scared.
Zhou Hanzhang wasn't the type to enjoy teasing people, so he simply said, "Okay."
Looking at his obedient disciple, Mo Xuan was overjoyed. "By the way, I'll come find you later. Can you give me some pointers on how you managed to catch the fish so quickly?"
He has now completely forgotten the nonchalant words he spoke at the beginning about Jiang Taigong fishing, where those who are willing will take the bait.
"Dean, isn't this inappropriate?"