First they walked five miles, and Chen Pingan asked the little girl in the red cotton coat to rest for a while, then four miles, and then three miles before stopping to rest. The two of them sat on the smooth stones by the stream. They had to take a detour for the time being when going south.

The road, because it generally follows the direction of the stream, otherwise the mountain road is difficult to travel, and Li Baoping will not be able to keep up at all. Although the little girl has outstanding physical strength, far superior to her peers, she is still an eight or nine-year-old child, no matter how good her foundation is.

After all, his body and bones are inferior to those of an adult. Chen Ping'an will never be able to carry the little girl with his own foot power.

Li Baoping was sitting there covered in sweat. He saw Chen Pingan suddenly take off his straw sandals, roll up his trousers and go into the water. It was probably because the water surface of the stream was much wider. The water was no higher than his knees, and he could see many small blue fish everywhere.

Wandering, extremely flexible, mostly due to the length of the palm.

Li Baoping has dreamed of catching fish since the first time he walked into a stream. However, swimming fish are much more cunning than crabs or shrimps, and Li Baoping has no way to catch them.

She had followed this pattern before, secretly cutting down a piece of green bamboo to make a fishing rod, but with the same fishing rod, hook, line and earthworms, she could never catch fish in the stream. The little girl often hid in the shade of the trees by the river.

, although she was able to fish all afternoon while squatting, but she didn’t get any harvest. Others used several sticks of foxtail grass to skewer the fish, or the small fish baskets were filled with the results, and they all went home happily to let their parents know.

Only the little girl still had no harvest.

Therefore, in the little girl's mind, Chen Ping'an, who went into mountains and rivers, burned charcoal to collect herbs, fished and caught snakes, seemed to be omnipotent, but in fact he had an extremely tall image. She only told Shi Chunjia these secrets.

At this time, the little girl saw that Chen Pingan first found a place near the shore, where many fish seemed to gather and hide under the big bluestone. Then he started to build a "dyke" slightly upstream, which was almost the same as Li Bao's.

The bottle is so long, and it is all made of large and small stones nearby in the stream. There will still be water flowing down through the gaps between the stones. Chen Pingan is not in a hurry to block the gaps with gravel and sand, but builds another horizontal one.

Erecting two dams will eventually create a small pond.

Li Baoping came to the bank near the pond and squatted, eyes wide open, watching Chen Pingan begin to mend the holes. His movements were fast and full of beauty. Li Baoping also noticed that when Chen Pingan lowered his head to do things, his face was calm, his expression was focused, and his mind was focused.

Immerse yourself in it without any distractions.

Just like a little girl studying in a rural school, when she saw Mr. Qi writing for the first time, she felt an indescribable and comfortable feeling in her heart.

As the upper dam is almost tight and seamless, no water can enter, and the same is true for the side dams. The downstream dam is only used to prevent swimming fish from escaping, so handfuls of stream sand are not used to cover the entrance, so this

The water level in the "fish pond" gradually dropped.

Li Baoping's little face was filled with happiness. He clenched his fists and muttered to himself. He was even more nervous than Chen Pingan, who was sitting on a stone to rest for a while.

Chen Pingan began to walk into the pond and scoop out water with both hands.

Li Baoping clicked his tongue and said: "Chen Ping'an, you are calling fishing in a dry lake, oh no, this is a derogatory term, it should be to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron!"

Chen Pingan smiled and asked casually: "I used to see you fishing by the stream. How long is the longest fish you can catch?"

Li Baoping sighed, "The fish are so smart, I can only use a piece of foxtail grass to trick the crabs out of their nests. Fishing is very difficult."

Chen Pingan couldn't help laughing and said: "Did you make the fishing rod yourself?"

Li Baoping nodded vigorously and said: "Yes, there is a purple bamboo forest in the corner of my backyard. It is said that it was planted by my grandfather's grandfather. My father and the others guarded it very closely. As soon as I asked to make a fishing rod, I was rejected.

I managed to cut one secretly and sharpened it little by little with scissors. I was exhausted."

The water in the pond was becoming more and more turbid, and some fish had begun to escape, splashing out water. Chen Pingan was accustomed to this, raised his head and said with a smile: "That bamboo is not too thin to begin with, why did you remove the head and tail?"

Li Baoping said blankly: "That's right. I'm afraid that if the fishing rod is too thin and the fish caught is too big, it will break suddenly. If I go to Zizhu Forest to look for a fishing rod again, even if my father doesn't hit me, I will

I don’t want to use scissors to deal with those bamboos anymore.”

Chen Pingan said helplessly: "How can anyone fish with bamboo sticks? The fish in our stream are actually not big. Once the fishing rod is thick, you can't even feel whether it is hooked or rubbing the bait. They are in front of them.

If you bite the hook a few times, you will definitely not bite the hook. Fish are not stupid. If you swing the fishing rod too early, you will definitely not be able to catch it. When fishing, you must make a fishing rod of moderate thickness, depending on the season and whether it is sunny or rainy.

Depending on the weather, you also have to find fish nests and fish breeding nests, and be particular about fish hooks and bait."

The little girl in the red cotton-padded jacket opened her mouth as if listening to a book from heaven. She was a little embarrassed. In fact, there was one more thing she didn't tell Chen Pingan. She used the embroidery needle at home to break the fishhook at the end of the fishing line hanging on the bamboo stick.

It is bent and twisted, maybe a little too big, and it would be difficult for the fish to swallow the hook.

Li Baoping told himself in his heart that it was okay, he was young and ignorant, and his circumstances were excusable.

Chen Pingan saw that the little girl was a little unhappy, so he had to comfort her: "But you haven't caught a single fish in all these years. I think it's even more amazing."

Li Baoping's eyes lit up, and the little girl seemed to have opened up her heart that had been knotted for many years, and she suddenly became energetic.

She asked curiously: "Why do we need to catch fish? We still have so much to eat."

Chen Ping'an explained: "Think about it, there is a saying that if you sit back and eat the mountain, the mountain will be empty, let alone the two of us with small backpacks. So we have to be careful, the road will be long in the future."

Li Baoping was convinced and eager to try: "It is better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish. You can teach me about things like this, chopping bamboo to make fishing rods and fishing for fish."

"Next." Chen Pingan easily caught a green and red slab fish, smiled and gently threw it to the little girl. Looking at Li Baoping who was in a hurry, he said: "You are too young, just do what you can."

No need to compare yourself to me. I was originally taking care of you to study at Cliff Academy."

The little girl finally caught the fish with both hands and said righteously: "That's wrong. Mr. Qi said that we have to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. I only have five books in the basket, so there are only five books left.

You need to go to the academy library, but traveling thousands of miles is also something that scholars must do. Studying with a book, that is, carrying a book box on your back, traveling around the great rivers and mountains, and honing your moral knowledge at the same time. Both are indispensable, otherwise, otherwise

It’s just a lame person walking.”

"There are a lot of foxtails around you. You can string them together through the fish's gills. If you are afraid of them breaking, you can put two or three foxtails together."

While teaching her how to dispose of the trophies, Chen Ping'an asked: "When you go on a study tour, do you mean carrying a bookcase on your back? Is that the kind Chen Songfeng in Longwei County carries? It's made of bamboo and looks very nice. I'll pass by the bamboo forest in the future.

If you want, I can make one for you, and it just so happens that you can make a fishing rod to draw water. If you go further down, the water will be deep, and you can't catch fish with the method you use today."

The little girl squatted on the shore, stringing up the stone fish that had been thrown ashore one by one. After hearing these words, she jumped with joy, "Really?!"

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "Why am I lying to you? Oh, be careful, don't jump, or you will fall into the creek with the fish. The fish can't escape, and what should you do if you catch a cold?"

The little girl in the red cotton jacket knelt down and said with a bright smile: "I'm happy, I'm finally going to have my own little book box!"

Chen Pingan squatted in the stream that was almost dry to the bottom, with his head close to the stone, and reached under the stone slab to catch the fish. "This kind of fish can be eaten raw after it is dried in the sun. If you find it dirty, I will remove the internal organs."

I didn't need it myself before."

After a battle between heaven and man, Li Baoping timidly said: "How about removing the internal organs?"

Chen Ping'an took out another slab fish and gently threw it into the grass on the shore. "It's up to you. I'll do it later."

Li Baoping, who was holding three skewers of fish in his hand, said quickly: "I'll come, I'll come."

Chen Pingan nodded and continued fishing under the rocks.

A moment later, there was a splash, and a little girl not far away stood in the stream, crying loudly.

Chen Pingan quickly stood up, ran over quickly, and asked nervously: "What's wrong?"

The little girl cried heartbreakingly, "There was a fish. I just took it off the dogtail grass. It looked like it was about to die. Unexpectedly, as soon as I put it in the water, it swung its tail and ran away.

It fell! I can’t even catch it..."

Chen Ping'an laughed so hard that he bent down to help her roll up her soaked trousers, then gently carried her to the shore and asked her to take off her shoes, saying that he would handle the fish.

The little girl took off her shoes obediently, but she still cried very sadly. She always felt that she had done something very sorry for him.

I just felt like the sky was about to fall.

Chen Ping'an was skillfully disemboweling the fish and squeezing out the internal organs. He struggled to hold back his laughter and thought it would be better not to rub salt into the little girl's wounds.

Chen Pingan finally turned to the little girl and gently lifted the three strings of cleaned fish.

Harvest.

The little girl burst into laughter and said with a tear-stained face, "One of them ran away, but there are so many more."

Chen Pingan walked to her and sat down, handed her three skewers of fish, and rubbed her head, "Yes, so don't be so sad if you encounter this kind of thing in the future."

The little girl lifted the three skewers of fish high, placed them in front of her eyes, and said happily: "Okay!"

Chen Ping'an said softly: "I'll make you a few pairs of straw sandals that fit your feet, and I'll make sure they don't grind your feet."

The little girl's eyes lit up, "Is it okay?"

Chen Ping'an lowered his head and helped her twist the water out of her pants, "It's very simple."

The little girl sighed, "You know everything, I know nothing."

Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "You can teach me to read and write in the future. I don't know many characters now, about five hundred or so."

When Li Baoping heard this, he immediately nodded and said: "It's a deal!"

The two sat side by side, looking at the slowly flowing stream. Li Baoping asked casually: "Do you know what this stream is called?"

"Dragon Beard Creek."

"How do you know this creek is called Longxu Creek?"

"The last time I went into the mountains, I brought two maps. Master Ruan said they were the situation map of Longquan County. The map was marked Longxu Creek, but when it flows from the southeast to the south, the red line on the map gradually

It became thicker and then was renamed Tiefu River."

"That's it, then let me tell you, our Dali imperial court has six departments, among which the Rites Department has three officials of heaven, earth, and people. Among them, the ground officials are responsible for drawing these maps, but there will also be earth masters from the Qin Tianjian to help lead the way and walk together.

The mountains, rivers and rivers are equivalent to measuring the territory of a dynasty, one thousand miles and ten thousand miles away, step by step with your feet, and then drawing them on the drawing inch by inch. Chen Ping'an, do you think those local officials and masters are powerful?"

"What, when you grow up, you want to be a local official in the Ministry of Rites, or a local master in the Qin Tian Prison?"

"Chen Ping'an, don't you know? Women are not allowed to be officials. And it's not just us in Da Li, it seems to be like this all over the world. People like me and Shi Chunjia can study, but we haven't heard of any women.

Become a teacher, or be called a master."

"That's it."

"By the way, Chen Pingan, you said that the jade hairpin on your head was given to Mr. Qi by Mr. Qi's husband, and then Mr. Qi gave it to you."
To be continued...