A Midnight Escape Story for Farmers

Even though he knew that people definitely didn't mean it that way, Fang Shiqing's heart still beat wildly.

The other party's "want to see each other" probably just means "to make sure you are still safe, and let you know that I am back by the way, don't worry".But even so, he was still very happy, very happy.

This kind of dark attitude made him dislike himself very much.This shouldn't be; the boss has already said that he wants to avoid suspicion with him, so it stands to reason that he should also be more sensible and pay more attention to this aspect.

"I just wanted to see you. Already, so I'm going back."

After finishing speaking, Xiao Fengdi turned around and left without any intention of stopping.

"that……"

——Fang Shiqing repeatedly reminded himself in his heart that he shouldn't have that kind of thought.

but--

"...Why don't you stay and have breakfast?"

But he couldn't help it.

Xiao Fengdi paused for a few seconds, then slowly turned back.

"Okay," he showed a faint smile, "then I will trouble you."

Fang Shiqing's mood suddenly became quite good.He declined the other party's help, and started to work on his own inside and out.

He fetched fresh eggs from the chicken coop, took the flour he bought yesterday, added water and stirred it, then cracked the eggs, added some seasonings, made a uniform batter, and then busied himself with lighting a fire and pouring oil into the pan.

After using it for a period of time, he has basically mastered how to use the clay stove, and now he can easily light the fire, and the speed of processing ingredients has also increased a lot.

Xiao Fengdi stood by and looked at him when he had nothing to do. Seeing that he scooped up the batter and evenly spread it into the pot, he couldn't help being a little surprised.

"Are you making pancakes?"

"Well, I saw someone eating it yesterday, so I suddenly wanted to try it..." Fang Shiqing said anxiously, "Don't you like pancakes?"

"No, I quite like this."

Fang Shiqing was relieved.When it comes to food before, the boss would only say that he is not picky and can eat anything, but this time he clearly showed his preference, it seems that he really likes it.

"However, can this kind of pan work?" Generally speaking, you need to use a pan to make pancakes. I haven't seen anyone directly use a wok to make pancakes.

"It works, I tried it yesterday."

It didn't take long to fry it out of the pan. Although it was not too round, it was golden and thin, which looked quite appetizing.

"There are no green onions here, and there are not many vegetables that can be used to roll..." Fang Shiqing folded the pancakes and put them on the plate, feeling a little embarrassed, "Sorry, boss, I can only eat it like this."

"It's okay, it's fine like this. I think it's fine."

The two of them didn't go into the house to move the table and chairs, but just sat down side by side on the steps in front of the house, and finished their breakfast slowly.

In summer, the sun rises early, and the early morning sunlight makes people feel very comfortable.The farm in front of me is a thriving green, and there are occasional cock crows in the distance.Xiao Hei fell asleep at Xiao Fengdi's feet, kicking his paws from time to time in his dream.

Fang Shiqing felt extraordinarily peaceful in his heart.This was the first time in these few days, he didn't have any complicated thoughts, he just simply enjoyed this moment.

If only this moment could last.He understood that he just wanted to stay with Xiao Fengdi for a while, there was no need to talk or do anything, it was just comfortable to stay like this.

However, the so-called happy time is always very short——

"It tastes good," Xiao Fengdi stacked two empty plates together, put them on the steps, and then stood up, "Then I'll go back."

"……Um."

Fang Shiqing felt very reluctant, but he didn't show it, because it was an inevitable result.

He then stood up, planning to go for a walk first to adjust his mood.

"Are you going out?" the other party looked at him and asked.

"Well, I'm going to pick some wild vegetables by the lake in the south and come back to make some fresh feed."

Xiao Fengdi nodded.

Fang Shiqing originally thought that the other party would leave to the east, but he didn't expect that he followed him to the south instead.

"?" He expressed doubts with his eyes.

"Anyway, both sides can reach the town," Xiao Fengdi said naturally, "Is there any problem?"

"No! Not at all, but if you want to go back, isn't the east exit closer..."

"Yes, the south is indeed a bit far away."

Having said that, Xiao Fengdi didn't intend to change his course.

Fang Shiqing didn't ask any more questions, probably the boss just wanted to take a walk after dinner to digest.Anyway, it's good to be able to stay with him for a while.

Xiao Fengdi walked much slower than usual.Fang Shiqing wondered if he was already very tired, but he couldn't tell from his face that he was overly tired.

The two walked slowly east along the water's edge.Fang Shiqing occasionally bends over to collect some wild vegetables, and now his identification skill level is quite high, and when he gets an item that has been sold, he can display its name and price.

Xiao Fengdi stopped to wait for him every time, and sometimes helped him, which almost gave him an illusion: he was actually here to pick wild vegetables with him.

The humidity near the water is relatively high, and it feels very comfortable to walk in this area in the early morning.

"The environment here is good," Xiao Fengdi squatted by the water and looked down, "There are fish in the water."

"Well, I also met an NPC who came to fish."

Fang Shiqing stayed a little further away, occasionally seeing shadows swimming at the bottom of the water.He remembered what the fishing uncle he met last time said, "I heard from the NPC that the fish here are fresh and tender, delicious and easy to sell. In fact, fishing is also a common way of simulating business games, but unfortunately I haven't done it yet. You can get fishing tools, next time you go to a neighboring town, you must pay attention to see if there are any for sale-"

"Do you like to eat fish?" The other party asked suddenly.

"I like it, but I haven't eaten much."

In reality, he can't eat too much, and fish is also one of his taboos. Usually, he can't eat it once every two or three years.

Xiao Fengdi stood up and walked a few steps along the lake.

Fang Shiqing was a little distracted, and suddenly heard the sound of water coming from the side, and when he turned his head to look again, he saw that he had found a shallower position and waded directly into the water.

"Boss?!" He was taken aback, "What are you doing?"

"It's okay, I'll try to see if I can catch one."

Probably because he acted very panicked, Xiao Fengdi waved his hand at him.

"……what?"

Fang Shiqing didn't understand at all, what the other party said was what he said.He had an instinctive fear of the lake water, and he didn't dare to get too close, and he wanted his companions to stay away from the water as much as possible.

Through previous experience in the copy, Xiao Fengdi knew that he couldn't swim, so he added: "Stay there and don't move. It doesn't matter, I used to do this kind of thing a lot."

"..."

Fang Shiqing had no choice but to squat on the shore, staring at him without blinking.

The other party is not telling lies.Within a few minutes, he suddenly stretched out his hand to probe down. Before Fang Shiqing could clearly see what happened, a live fish nearly one foot was thrown onto the shore.

"Damn it?!" The big fish was thumping on the ground, and it was about to jump back into the water, so he hurried over to catch it.

The strength of the fish was much stronger than he thought, and he almost didn't even hold it down when it came up, and he finally stuffed it into the prop rack, and he was relieved.

It was a fairly fat carp, big enough to make a big dish for three meals.

"Boss, you are too powerful, you can catch it if you say you can catch it." He wiped the water splashed on his face and sighed.

Although the NPC had told him that the fish here could be caught with bare hands, hearing it was far less impactful than seeing it.

"It's nothing, the fish here are very easy to catch," Xiao Fengdi shook his head, not caring, "Do you want to try it?"

"Uh, forget it."

Fang Shiqing was still apprehensive facing the surface of the water, but when he looked at the big fish in the props bar, he became happy again, smiling from ear to ear, "Boss, do you like fish? Do you like steamed, braised in soy sauce, or sweet and sour? Or make soup? Can I make it tomorrow and send it to you?"

Xiao Fengdi didn't speak for a while, just stood in the water and looked at him.

"...What's wrong?" Fang Shiqing touched the corner of his mouth, wondering if he was smiling too heartily, scaring him.

"It's nothing." The other party shook his head and smiled slightly, "It's just as long as you like it."

According to the rules of food production in the game, one fish is enough to make a lot of dishes.Xiao Fengdi was about to put his hands back and go ashore, but suddenly frowned, he plunged into the water again, and quickly caught another fish.

"This is……"

The fish was only half a foot long, and it kept writhing in his hands.Fang Shiqing was shocked when he saw it: "Isn't this a koi!"

The fish has beautiful red and black spots, making it a standard tri-color koi.

"How can there be koi here?" Even in the game, "Koi" is an ornamental fish species that needs to be reared and cultivated by special personnel, and it is impossible to appear in this kind of wild lake.If it is a natural variation, it is too rare to form this kind of flower and color like a species of fish.

"I don't know, anyway, you should keep it first." Xiao Fengdi climbed ashore and handed the koi to him.It's hard to put back what you've already grasped.

Fang Shiqing had no choice but to take it and put it in the inventory: "Could it be someone else released it...?" Many people like to release koi as a good omen.

"I have never heard of the custom of releasing animals here." Xiao Fengdi said, "And releasing animals is considered a Buddhist custom, but it seems that there is no religion in this world, so there is no such thing as a ritual of releasing animals."

Normally, NPCs never talk about any strange things, and religion is naturally included.

The two couldn't figure out the reason for it for the time being.Half of Xiao Fengdi's body was wet, and he didn't care, anyway, it would dry naturally after the refreshing time.

He looked at the water again, frowned and said, "No, it's not just this one."

Fang Shiqing looked in the direction he pointed out, and through the shallow water surface, he could see several carp with eye-catching colors swimming towards the west one after another, and they were very close to each other.

...It really looks like a group of koi released at the same time.

This lake was in the middle of the river, fed by water from the east, and flowed out from the northwest corner to form the small river on the south side of his farm.

His eyes moved to the east, which is where the fish came from.

Behind the faint fish shadows one after another, there seems to be a bigger shadow floating in the water in the distance, the shape looks like...

He grabbed Xiao Fengdi's sleeve and said in a panic: "Boss, look over there, there seems to be someone in the water!"

Xiao Fengdi's eyes were better than his, and he immediately said: "It seems that someone is drowning." After speaking, he immediately took off his coat and jumped into the lake.

The topography of the bottom of this lake is very complicated, deep places can't see the bottom at all, and shallow places - such as the place where Xiao Fengdi just caught fish, are only up to knees.

Fang Shiqing caught his coat and looked at it with trepidation.The big brother is different from his landlubber. He is obviously well versed in water, and he swam to the depths of the lake with ease.

He grabbed the larger shadow, and Fang Shiqing's heart suddenly reached the extreme.

He once heard that a drowning person may have lost his mind, and will regard the rescuer as the last straw, entangled tightly, and in the end, it often leads to the failure of rescue and drowning together.

And... He suddenly thought, is "that" in the depths of the lake really a drowning person like the boss judged?