After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me - Chapter 275

Chapter 275: Selling Fish!
When they arrived at the program group, it was already past ten o’clock. At their pace, it was almost time to prepare lunch.

The guests followed to the nearest market.

Xi Yan had come for Zhouzhou, so even though they were divided into groups, he stayed with her. He looked at Zhouzhou and asked, “What do you want for lunch, Zhouzhou?”

“Anything is fine,” Zhouzhou replied nonchalantly. She wasn’t picky about food.

“Lanlan, can we join you? We’ll give you the money, and we can eat together,” Ban Shiyi, who had just stepped out, came over, her eyes glued to Xiao Lan, eagerly asking.

Lu Yanyu’s little sister, Lu Zhaozhao, also approached Zhouzhou. Lu Zhaozhao was half a year older than Zhouzhou, and she smiled at her with curiosity in her eyes.

The little girl had two small buns tied with flowers, big eyes, and looked very cute.

Zhouzhou looked at her and, as friendly as ever, grabbed her and said, “I’m Zhouzhou, what’s your name?”

Lu Zhaozhao was a bit shy and softly said, “My name is Lu Zhaozhao.”

“Zhaozhao?” Zhouzhou tilted her head, “Can I call you Zhaocai for good luck?”

She couldn’t help but reach out and touch her buns, feeling a bit regretful. “It would be even better if your hair stood up like this, then it would bring good luck!”

With that, Zhouzhou proudly shook her lucky hair. Her hair had grown out a bit, tied into small buns, and secured with hair ties, sticking straight up, and she even wore a headband. Because the buns on her head were longer than her hair, they were even luckier.

Lu Zhaozhao looked at her hairstyle, feeling a bit confused. Was that so? Why did she feel like Zhouzhou’s hairstyle looked a bit silly?

On the other hand, when Qin Er heard Zhouzhou’s words, he nodded in agreement, leaving Lu Zhaozhao even more puzzled, starting to reflect on her own sense of aesthetics.

Several adults nearby laughed upon hearing the children’s conversation. Ban Shiyi even hugged Xiao Lan and coquettishly said, “Lanlan, let’s be together. Look, Caicai and Zhouzhou are together, that’s just bringing good luck, like a natural pair of sisters, just like us!”

As she said this, she even forced herself to lean against Xiao Lan, seeking her idol’s embrace.

Xiao Lan hesitated for a moment and said, “Zhouzhou eats a lot, so our expenses might be a bit higher if you join us. You might lose out.”

This was indeed the truth. If they handed over the money, they wouldn’t be able to eat anything themselves today.

However, Ban Shiyi was a huge fan of Xiao Lan and didn’t care at all when she heard this. She had a sweet face but said cheesy words, “As long as I can be with you, I’m willing to starve with you.”

Qin Yan couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Stealing my lines.”

Ban Shiyi also snorted at him. When rivals met, they were particularly jealous and couldn’t be bothered to deal with him, only looking at Xiao Lan.

Seeing her insistence, Xiao Lan had to reluctantly agree.

In this case, they had three families. With each family having fifteen yuan, they had a total of forty-five yuan. It sounded like a lot, but it was far more than enough since there were nine people in total.

Zhouzhou alone could eat as much as eight of them.

Their budget was worrying.

Thinking of the embarrassment of the last episode, Xiao Lan also felt a bit of a headache and said, “How about we all buy rice?”

Although it was a bit plain, at least they would be full. It was only for two days, and they could endure it.

But Xi Yan shook his head, disagreeing. He patted Zhouzhou’s head and said, “Zhouzhou is short already. If she doesn’t eat well, she might really turn into a dwarf.”

Hearing this, Zhouzhou looked up at him, pouting, and said unhappily, “I’m not a dwarf.”

With her hands on her hips, the little girl said proudly, “Sharp tongue uncle told me that. he and Mom are tall, so I will be tall too in the future, as tall as Dad!”

Hearing this, Xi Yan chuckled and thought of the scene, and Qin Yan and the others couldn’t help but laugh.

“Well, it’s not necessary.”

If Zhouzhou really grew to 1.9 meters, they would have a headache too.

Hearing this, Zhouzhou looked at them strangely, her little head shaking slightly. “Adults are really hard to please. Whether you’re tall or short, it’s not okay. It’s really troublesome.” The little girl shook her head with an air of exasperation, and even Wu Xiaowen, who was passing by, smiled at her.

She was Lian Pei’s wife and one of the best cooks. Hearing Zhouzhou’s words, she couldn’t help but look at the little girl a few more times and kindly said, “After you buy the ingredients later, I can help you cook. Just in case you bought things with difficulty and end up not being able to eat.”

Upon hearing this, Zhouzhou also looked over. She wasn’t stunningly beautiful, but she was very gentle. Her gaze fell on Wu Xiaowen’s face, and she suddenly exclaimed, “Auntie, are you sick? I have medicine. Do you need it?”

With that, the little girl took out a porcelain bottle, ran up to her, shook it, and asked.

Wu Xiaowen was stunned. Before she could speak, Lian Pei beside her spoke up, “Little girl, you’ve got it wrong. Auntie isn’t sick. She’s in good health.”

Wu Xiaowen also nodded with a smile, but there was a hint of sorrow in her eyes.

Zhouzhou tilted her head, about to say something, when Xi Yan walked over. “Let’s go buy groceries first.”

“Okay.” Zhouzhou didn’t think too much, holding his hand and skipping away. As she walked, she waved to Wu Xiaowen with a bright smile on her face.

The little girl’s smile was very infectious, and Wu Xiaowen couldn’t help but smile along.

“Let’s go. How about buying some eggs today? Don’t you like eggs?” Lian Pei said with his hands in his pockets.

At his words, the smile on Wu Xiaowen’s face faded slightly, and she gently nodded without saying much.

Their son, Lian Tianyi, rubbed his stomach and complained, “Hurry up and cook. I’m starving. I want to eat meat!”

Wu Xiaowen comforted him gently, “Yiyi, we don’t have enough money. We can’t afford to buy meat. How about we eat it when we get home?”

But unexpectedly, Lian Tianyi was not grateful at all. He rudely said, “I don’t care! I want to eat meat! Why are you so useless? You can’t even afford a piece of meat!”

This was said without any politeness, and being accused by her son in public made Wu Xiaowen feel embarrassed.

She looked up at her husband, but Lian Pei said nonchalantly, “Just cook whatever Yiyi wants to eat.”

But how?

Hearing this, Wu Xiaowen was about to speak when Lian Tianyi smiled happily, “Dad is the best!”

The intimacy between father and son made Wu Xiaowen swallow the words she was about to say, pinching the hem of her clothes with her fingertips, pursing her lips slightly, and a hint of exhaustion flashed in her lowered brows and eyes.

Meanwhile, Zhouzhou walked while counting, and when she reached a fork in the road, she suddenly went in the other direction.

“Hey, Zhouzhou, you’re going the wrong way. The market isn’t this way,” Ban Shiyi reminded her.

However, Zhouzhou pulled Qin Er and Huo Ji’an, and Xiao Lan and the others followed suit, with a doting look on their faces. Seeing this, Ban Shiyi scratched her head and followed her idol.

She didn’t ask anymore. Wherever Lanlan went, she went.

Wherever her wife went, she went!

Soon, Zhouzhou arrived at a riverbank. It was spring, and the ice had just melted.

Zhouzhou counted on her fingers and then walked to a spot, picked up a stone from the ground, flicked her wrist, and the stone flew out with a “whoosh,” landing in the water. Immediately, a figure popped up from the river. Zhouzhou calmly picked up a stick and threw it fiercely.

The stick pierced through the fish and landed on the other side.

Lu Zhaozhao exclaimed, her little mouth rounded, looking at Zhouzhou with admiration.

So amazing!

[Damn, is this for real? No special effects?]

[I suspect I’m blind. This is much cooler than martial arts movies. So how did this little girl do it?]

[Equally shocked. I strongly suspect there’s a bug in the system!]

However, the camera clearly recorded everything without any special effects. Zhouzhou, relying on just a stone and a stick, managed to catch fish.

Zhouzhou turned her head and asked, “How many fish do you need?”

She didn’t eat meat, so she didn’t know how much would be needed.

It took Ban Shiyi a while to react before hurriedly saying, “One or two fish should be enough. We can’t eat more than that.”

Qin Er reminded, “Caicai, can you catch them alive? They can be sold.”

“Sure, sure!” Zhouzhou nodded eagerly. Her eyes lit up at the mention of making money. She patted her chest and said, “Brother Dafu, watch me!”

As long as there was money, she could handle anything!

Thinking so, Zhouzhou happily ran to the side, found a long branch, and took out a spiritual charm from her bag, then put the stick into the water.

Watching her rough actions without even a fishhook, Lu Yanyu couldn’t help shaking his head, thinking that she wouldn’t be able to catch any fish like this.

Little did he expect that as soon as the thought crossed his mind, Zhouzhou pulled up the stick, and on the end of it was a fat fish with its mouth biting the stick, munching away.

This was possible?!

Lu Yanyu was dumbfounded.

Was this fish dumb? It was happily eating wood like this?

On the other hand, Xi Yan and the others knew clearly that it must be the effect of Zhouzhou’s charm.

Of course, they couldn’t say these things out loud.

All living beings liked spirituality, and Zhouzhou’s charm was the most attractive to animals.

Even if she didn’t hold a stick and just placed the charm on the shore, fish might jump out voluntarily.

However, Zhouzhou looked at the dark fish on the stick with some disdain and threw it back into the water. “It’s too ugly, definitely not tasty,” she said.

She reeled in another one and her eyes lit up at the sight of the golden fish. This one was good, it looked lucky and would definitely fetch a good price!

Then, she caught more than a dozen fish, throwing back the dark ones and only keeping two types: one was golden and the other was red, both looked good and lucky!

Qin Er took out a few plastic bags from his bag, leftovers from when he went out to set up a stall, and they came in handy now.

After filling them with water, they put the fish inside. Carrying the heavy bags, everyone couldn’t help but laugh.

They would definitely fetch a good price, great! They could have a good meal today!

Lu Zhaozhao also got one, looking at the fish in her hand with curiosity. Her eyes were even brighter as she looked at Zhouzhou, somewhat resembling how Ban Shiyi looked at Xiao Lan.

Huo Ji’an held up the fish and gave Zhouzhou a thumbs up. “Chubby Girl, you’re amazing!”

Hearing the praise, Zhouzhou proudly lifted her chubby chin and waved her little chubby hand, saying arrogantly, “Let’s go make money!”

She had grand ambitions, but a barrage slowly floated across her phone screen.

[“If I’m not mistaken, the fish Zhouzhou released were crucian carp and blackfish, and the ones she kept were goldfish and koi, the least valuable ones…”]