Siheyuan: I live next door to Xu Damao, my last name is Cao

Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye an hour had passed.

But there was still no movement from Yu Li's side, not even a sign of fish taking the bait.

It seems that she can only wait for the opportunity to secure a guarantee.

At the same time, Cao Wei made successive gains.

He caught two big silver carp in a row, one weighing about four or five kilograms, and the other weighing seven or eight kilograms.

Just these few fish are enough to satisfy their appetite today.

"Haha, it looks like I can enjoy the fish feast today!" Cao Wei laughed happily.

“Yes, I’ve even figured out how to cook this delicious fish!”

Yu Li couldn't hide her excitement either.

Although most of the fish were caught by Cao Wei and only one small fish was her trophy, for her who was trying fishing for the first time, successfully catching a fish was already a very good result.

"Alas, it's a pity that after so long, I only caught such a small fish."

Thinking of this, Yu Li couldn't help feeling a little lost.

Seeing this, Cao Wei hurriedly comforted him, "It's okay, you have just started learning fishing, it's great to catch one! When I first started fishing, I often came back empty-handed!"

"Besides, we still have early time and can fish for more than an hour. If you catch a big fish, it will overtake me directly."

Cao Wei's comfort was very effective. Yu Li soon smiled and returned to her happy state.

Yeah, why do you have such high requirements? It’s not like you have to catch big fish.

They are just enough to eat.

Moreover, she came out today with the purpose of dating Cao Wei.

Although they were out fishing, she felt that both of them were happy, and that was the most important thing.

To exchange feelings, you don’t have to go shopping or watch a movie.

It's nice to go fishing leisurely with two people.

Cao Wei calculated the time. Yu Li hadn't caught any fish in nearly two hours. It was time for her to set out with a full set of fishing gear. A big fish weighing about 10 jin should be caught soon. So Cao Wei kept an eye on Yu Li from time to time to help her watch the fishhook.

After all, this is a big fish weighing 10 kilograms. If you don’t catch it, you will lose a lot.

A few minutes later, Cao Wei saw the hole in the ice on Yu Li's side. Bubbles began to float up from below, and there were big splashes of water. It must be a big fish coming.

Soon, the fishing float was quickly pulled down.

Yu Li was a little surprised. She felt the fishing rod being pulled down by a huge force.

It seems like we have caught a big fish!

Based on the common sense Cao Wei taught him, Yu Li understood that the big fish had taken the bait and was escaping quickly.

"We've caught a big fish! Yu Li, don't let go." Cao Wei shouted loudly.

Yu Li naturally understood.

When she pulled the small fish just now, she didn't use much strength and pulled it up directly. At this time, a fish like this that can pull the fishing rod down must weigh at least seven or eight kilograms.

This is the second fish Yu Li has caught, and she will definitely not let it go.

However, Yu Li's strength was relatively small, and despite trying for a long time, she still couldn't catch the fish.

"Cao Wei, come and help me, I really can't pull it anymore!" Yu Li anxiously asked Cao Wei for help.

Seeing this, Cao Wei quickly put down the fishing rod in his hand, rushed towards Yu Li, and took the fishing rod from her.

Instantly, he felt a strong pulling force that almost pulled the fishing rod out of his hands.

Based on his experience in fishing during this period, Cao Wei immediately realized that this fish was definitely not small and must weigh at least ten kilograms.

So he began to compete with the fish skillfully. When the fish exerted force, he relaxed, and when the fish relaxed, he exerted force.

After a fierce tug of war, he finally succeeded in pulling the fish closer to the shore.

Sure enough, this fish was bigger than any one Cao Wei had caught before, weighing about 15 kilograms.

"Wow, this fish is so big!" Yu Li couldn't help but exclaimed as she looked at the big fish in front of her.

The fish was even longer than her arm.

"This is the fish you caught. It's amazing! It's bigger than the fish I caught before." Cao Wei praised with a smile.

There was a gleam of joy in Yu Li's eyes and her heart was filled with pride and satisfaction.

Looking at Cao Wei's fish basket again, there was indeed no fish bigger than his own. It was just that Cao Wei caught more fish, and the combined weight must be much heavier than this fish.

"Well, now you've successfully caught a big fish. Our catch today is already very good, so let's stop here today, okay?"

Cao Wei asked.

"Okay, let's go back and cook fish." Yu Li was very excited.

Just as Yu Li and Cao Wei were about to go back, a few old men and women came over.

They were watching the fishing here for a while and could clearly see that Cao Wei and his men were catching fish one after another.

Now that Cao Wei and his men were about to go back, they hurried over to ask if Cao Wei was selling his fish.

"Boy, girl, you have gained a lot today."

A kind-looking middle-aged woman said with a smile.

Yu Li pointed to the biggest fish in Cao Wei's fishing net and responded happily: "Yes, Auntie, look, this is what I caught."

She just caught a big fish today and she couldn't wait to let the whole world know.

At this moment, she also experienced the joy of the fisherman.

It’s really cool to catch a big fish.

The old lady was amazed. She lived nearby and there were many people fishing here, but she had rarely seen such a big fish.

"Girl, you are so awesome!" The aunt gave a thumbs up and couldn't help but exclaim in praise.

"I see you caught so many fish today, how about selling some to us?"

Cao Wei and Yu Li looked at each other and it seemed that it was indeed possible.

The big fish caught by Yu Li alone is enough for them to eat today. Cao Wei also has some slightly smaller fish that can be sold to these aunts.

After all, they couldn't finish it.

So Cao Wei nodded readily and said, "We'll keep this big fish and the smallest one, and we can sell the rest to you, and then you can divide them up privately, okay?"

A few aunts studied it and decided that, not counting the big fish, Cao Wei had caught about 20 kilograms of fish. Between the four of them, each of them could get about 5 kilograms.

"Okay, that's settled then."

An old lady went home and brought back a scale, and weighed the fish. The total weight was 21.3 jin, which was 0.40 cents per jin.

Cao Wei readily gave them the decimal point, which meant that twenty kilograms were sold for a total of eight yuan.

As for how they divided it among themselves, that had nothing to do with Cao Wei.

Yu Li also admired Cao Wei a little. He earned a few dollars just by fishing in the morning, which was several days' salary for others.

"Here, I'll give you four pieces. We caught this together. Half for each of us."

Cao Wei took out four dollars and handed them to Yu Li.

This is the fish they caught together. They kept it. It was the one caught by Yu Li, so half of the money must be given to Yu Li.

"I don't want it. You caught all these fish. How can I take the money?"

Yu Li would definitely refuse this money.

She didn't want to be so divided with Cao Wei.

Moreover, no matter whether it was the fish that was sold or the big one that was left, they were all pulled up by Cao Wei. How could he possibly collect them all?

"You are wrong. If it weren't for you, I might not have caught so many fish. You are my lucky star." Cao Wei said with a smile.

But no matter what Cao Wei said, Yu Li disagreed, so he had to give up.

Afterwards, Cao Wei and Yu Li returned to the courtyard with such a big fish.

On the way, they discussed how to eat the fish.

"How do we eat this big fish?" Cao Wei turned to ask Yu Li.

They had already agreed on this when they were fishing that Yu Li would be the chef today, and it just so happened that this fish was caught by Yu Li.

Yu Li originally planned to braise the fish after catching it, but the fish was too big, and it would be a waste to just braise it.

So it’s best to eat it in several ways.

This way you can better taste the deliciousness of the fish and have more dishes.

"How about we divide it into two portions, one steamed and one braised?"

Yu Li thought about it and then said.

When Cao Wei heard this, he thought that this was the same as what he did last time. However, last time they also made a fish head and tofu soup, which tasted very delicious.

So Cao Wei also put forward a suggestion.

"Then chop off the fish head and we can make a fish head tofu soup."

So they made the decision happily.

On the way back to the courtyard, they bought a piece of tofu.

After returning to the courtyard, Cao Wei directly returned the fishing rod to the third uncle.

After all, I'm not going fishing in the afternoon, so I don't need this fishing rod.

Although it only cost three cents, it was still a profit overall.

You may make a small profit, but I will never lose money.

When Cao Wei went to return the fishing rod, Yan Bugui's face was not very good.

After all, this kid had an affair with Jie Cheng's previous blind date. If it got out, he would be embarrassed.

"Uncle, I'll return your fishing rod."

Cao Wei smiled and handed the fishing rod back.

"Why didn't you continue fishing? Didn't you catch any fish?"

"That must be because I caught something, so I came back. Today I caught another big fish weighing more than ten kilograms."

Cao Wei said happily.

Yu Li also picked up the fish and showed it to the third uncle.

Wow, another big fish. The one Cao Wei caught last time was similar to this one, but it might be smaller than this one.

Yan Bugui was very envious. If he had known earlier, he would have gone fishing with Cao Wei and the others. Otherwise, he would have been able to catch such a big fish.

"Oh, by the way, I caught it with your fishing rod. Your dried fish is really useful."

Cao Wei said it casually.

Of course, the actual situation was that Yu Li caught the fish using Cao Wei’s full set of fishing gear.

Cao Wei said this just to provoke Yan Bugui. He rented a fishing rod from him and actually charged him three cents.

Yan Bugui's eyes immediately turned red. He felt that he had charged too little rent. Such a big fish should weigh at least ten pounds and should be sold for at least four or five yuan. He only charged 30 cents in rent. It was a huge loss.

Cao Wei ignored Yan Bugui, whose eyes were as red as a rabbit.

Instead, he returned to Cao Wei's home with Yu Li.

Cao Wei placed the fish on the chopping board, picked up the knife skillfully, and began to process the fish.

He first scraped off the fish scales, then used scissors to cut open the fish belly and take out the internal organs.

These steps were already familiar to Cao Wei.

Soon, a whole fish was divided into three parts and then cut into pieces.

Next, Yu Li took over the cooking task.

She put on an apron like a professional chef.

Steamed, braised, fish head and tofu soup, all kinds of cooking methods are demonstrated by Yu Li.

Soon, the kitchen was filled with tempting aroma, making people salivate.

Two pots were lit at the same time. Yu Li and Cao Wei chatted while waiting for the delicious food to come out.

Soon, the fish was ready.

Yu Li carefully placed the braised fish and steamed fish on plates respectively, and finally the fish head and tofu soup was also poured into a large bowl.

"How about trying the food I cooked?" Yu Li looked at Cao Wei with anticipation.

“Wow, I know it must be delicious just by smelling it!”

Cao Wei replied with a smile.

Although he hadn't tasted it yet, his attitude was very sincere.

Regardless of whether the food is actually delicious, compliments always make people happy.

Cao Wei picked up a piece of braised fish and gently put it into his mouth.

Instantly, his taste buds were surrounded by a rich aroma, and the taste was fresh, juicy and unforgettable.

He couldn't help but give a thumbs up to express his appreciation for the dish.

"Mm, it tastes really good. This is the best braised fish I have ever eaten."

This is a bit exaggerated. In fact, Yu Li's cooking skills can only be said to be okay, slightly worse than what Qin Huairu cooked last time. Maybe she didn't control the heat very well, but it was already very good.

In any case, the emotional value is given.

Yu Li was very happy.

"Whoever marries you will definitely be blessed." Cao Wei said with a smile.

Hearing this, Yu Li suddenly fell silent for a moment, and then made up her mind.

She asked very boldly: "I wonder if you are willing to be this blessed person?"

Yu Li asked, pretending to be calm.

In fact, she was also very nervous. She didn't know whether her straightforward confession would be rejected. If she was rejected, what should she do?

Cao Wei was also a little surprised. He didn't expect Yu Li to be so bold.

He hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to agree or not. Cao Wei had a good impression of Yu Li, but he also had two other women, Lou Xiao'e and Qin Huairu. He wondered if Yu Li would agree.

When Yu Li saw Cao Wei hesitated for a moment, her heart suddenly sank. She thought Cao Wei was going to reject her and that he didn't have that intention towards her. Her face turned pale in an instant.

"Sorry, I was abrupt."

Yu Li was a little panicked and wanted to leave this embarrassing place.

Cao Wei knew that Yu Li had misunderstood, so he quickly grabbed Yu Li's tender little hand.

Then he directly and boldly pulled Yu Li to his side and asked her to sit down.

"You're not being rude. I'm just a little surprised. I really want to be this lucky person. I was planning to find a suitable opportunity to confess to you, but I didn't expect you to get there first."

Cao Wei took Yu Li's little hand and quickly explained.

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