Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1384 - 1206: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1384: Chapter 1206: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

"Lady, your hair is growing so beautifully... Okay, time to wash with soapnuts, close your eyes... Yes, ready to rinse..." Axiang’s soft fingers constantly moved on Lady’s head, and he felt extremely comfortable.

It was a feeling he had missed, just like when his grandmother used to wash his hair.

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The planting season had arrived again.

Once the seedlings were planted, the water in the reservoir in the mountains would be released, causing the water in the streams to rise.

The stream in the fields was not wide, only as wide as Xia Dabao’s arm, and Xia Dabao would go fishing there every year at this time.

The way she fished was known to all the children in the village. They would place a sieve downstream, have one person hold it at the bottom, and another walk downstream from the upper part of the stream. The little fish in the stream would be driven into the sieve, and finally pulling up the sieve would reveal many lively fish jumping inside.

Usually, after a few back and forths, they could catch a full basin of fish, which were particularly delicious when fried in a pan.

Xia Dabao used to go fishing with Lanlan from next door and then share the catch equally. But since the incident with Mrs. Zhao, she hadn’t gone to the Zhao family’s place; anyway, she now had Long Aixi.

The two of them had gone out early, planning to catch a few basins to fry for lunch.

"Xiao’ai, since you’ve never fished before, now you hold the sieve steady while I drive from upstream," Xia Dabao said.

Long Aixi agreed.

If it weren’t for the particularly thick silt in this stream, he wasn’t accustomed to walking in the mud; otherwise, he would have taken on the driving.

Xia Dabao, accustomed to fishing since she was young, moved naturally through the mud. Once in the stream, she drove like herding ducks, muddying the water as she went. The fish, unable to see their way, could only swim towards the sound of the water toward the sieve.

Long Aixi stood downstream, watching Xia Dabao walk while holding her pant legs. She had rolled her pants up to her knees, revealing her white, lotus root-like legs.

That a lady with such tender, fair legs enjoyed fishing in the river amused Long Aixi.

Xia Dabao was finally near, and the last few steps she took swiftly, shouting as she approached, "Xiao’ai, lift the sieve quickly, hurry!"

Though the sieve was submerged in water and somewhat heavy to lift, Long Aixi lifted it effortlessly. On lifting, he indeed saw numerous little fish and shrimps jumping chaotically, filling two large sieves.

Just as Long Aixi was about to carry the sieve up and pour the fish into a bucket, he suddenly heard Xia Dabao cry out, "Ouch."

Startled, he was about to throw down the sieve when Xia Dabao, though showing a face of pain, made a stopping gesture to Long Aixi: "Don’t, don’t mind me, mind the fish first!"

Long Aixi looked at the fish and then at the pained Xia Dabao. Even at this moment, she still considered these fish so important; what for?

Seeing Long Aixi hesitate, two more fish jumped out of the sieve. Xia Dabao quickly said, "Hurry, dump the fish in."

With a reluctant frown, Long Aixi had no choice but to dump all the fish into the bucket.

Seeing that the meal was finally secure, Xia Dabao finally breathed a sigh of relief and then shouted to Long Aixi, "Help, help me up!"

After Long Aixi had emptied the fish, he threw down the sieve and rushed to check on Xia Dabao. The previously stirred yellow color of the stream had now cleared a bit, and he could vaguely see two red streaks of blood surfacing in the water. Alarmed, he quickly picked Xia Dabao up in his arms.