The auspicious snow that lasted for several days coated the entire mountain with a beautiful layer of silvery white.
In the sky, there are still some scattered snowflakes. From time to time, with the gentle breeze, it will fall on the head of the person, dyeing the black hair white.
At this time, the sky is still gray, but the surrounding scenes can be vaguely seen.
And this seemed to be the first time in Bai Ling's history that he got up so early. There is still a peaceful silence between the whole world, and no other people or animals make any sound. It was as if the whole world suddenly seemed to belong to him alone. That kind of boundless, vast territory, no one can stop him from going anywhere, seeing anything, touching everything in this world, the feeling of infinite freedom.
For a moment, Bai Ling was so excited that he ran on the snow and cheered non-stop, then jumped up and down crazily, like a fool who hasn't grown up yet.
It is a kind of awe and longing for the world, which is hidden in everyone's heart and comes from the intimacy of nature.
This is the happiest time Bai Ling has been in the world for so long! In the whole world, apart from him and Li He, no one came to bother him anymore. Yes, only this boundless, vast expanse of white snow.
Perhaps because of being too excited, Bai Ling's ears and the tip of his nose were a little red from the cold. But the joy on his face is indescribable, a sense of happiness that comes from the depths of his heart.
Driven by Bai Ling's direct joy, Li He also had a happy smile on his face.
Li He smiled and said, "Xiaobai, slow down, the place we are going to is over there!"
"Coming!"
While running, Bai Ling smiled and returned to Li He's side.
"Brother Li He, are we going there?"
Li He didn't show off, but smiled at Bai Ling: "We're going to the glacier over there, digging ice for fishing."
"Ice digging for fishing?!"
Bai Ling's dark and bright eyes flickered.
"I said, Brother Li He, why did you wake up so early today? It turned out that it was to go fishing on the glacier!"
"Well..." Li He nodded and said, "Usually at this time, the fish in the Daoxiang River are very fresh and delicious. Although it is not as plump as the peach blossom fish in March and April, it tastes quite delicious. good."
"Pfft..."
Bai Ling couldn't help laughing out loud...
It wasn't anything else, but Li He suddenly mentioned that the peach blossom fish was plump, which made him think of Tao Yu'er who was still in the demon world.
"Fatty meat... hahaha..."
Bai Ling smiled happily, covering her mouth, almost out of breath.
Although Li He was a little puzzled, he didn't know what Bai Ling was laughing at. But seeing Bai Ling like this, he couldn't help laughing.
"Brother Li He, hurry up, we are going to dig ice!"
Li He tightened the bamboo basket and tools he was carrying on his back, couldn't help speeding up his pace, and smiled at Bai Ling: "Wait a minute, my legs and feet are not good enough yet!"
"Hurry up, hurry up!" Bai Ling waved to Li He from afar.
Li He smiled and shook his head: "Slow down!"
In the snow, two figures, one in front and one behind, intertwined with each other. Only two lines of footprints, one deep and one shallow, were left, extending towards the Daoxiang River.
...
After arriving at the Daoxiang River, the sky had already brightened, but it was just the light of the morning sun, but it still hadn't risen.
The Daoxiang River, which was originally wide and long, was now frozen three feet and completely sealed. And on the Daoxiang River, Bai Ling and Li He were not the only ones who came here to dig ice and fish.
Hmm... It should be said that there are many, many people...
Seeing Bai Ling's somewhat surprised expression, Li He couldn't help laughing and said, "On the day before New Year's Eve, fishing in the Daoxiang River is a tradition in Fengshou Town. A way to have more than one year."
Hearing what Li He said, Bai Ling immediately understood.
It turns out that there is such an important saying about fishing the day before New Year's Eve.
Li He smiled, and indicated to Bai Ling that he could wait on the side for a while, and after he caught the fish, they could go back together.
However, Bai Ling didn't hold his breath. He slid on the ice here and there, having a great time. In the end, I didn't know what happened, and I went to play with other children in the town.
Most of them were children that Bai Ling had met when he was picking rice ears. And that very well-behaved, cute, and likable little girl Lan Lan was also among them.
"Brother Bai Ling, why do you think adults are fishing today? Is there any special meaning?" Lan Lan blinked her big eyes at Bai Ling and asked curiously.
Bai Ling coughed a few times, ready to show off the story she had just heard from Li He about being more than every year.
"Hmph! You don't know about that!" A braided kid with a runny nose said proudly, "I heard from my dad that fishing was a year ago, but we caught fish in Fengshou Town. , the most important tradition! The purpose is to be able to pray that in the coming year, everything will go smoothly and there will be fish every year!"
"Wow!!" The little girl Lanlan blinked her big eyes and said enviously, "Brother Goudan, you know a lot!"
Bai Ling: "..."
Ahem, why is it so difficult to show off in front of my little sister these days...
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes!" A somewhat handsome young man hurriedly took up the conversation, fearing that he might lose the "heart" of little girl Lan Lan.
"I've also heard that if anyone can catch a koi on this day, then everything will be smooth and smooth for the next year!"
"Wow!" The little girl Lanlan was amazed again, she looked at the handsome little boy enviously and said, "That's great! Brother Mumu, you also know a lot!"
The handsome little boy wiped his nose proudly, and said proudly, "Of course~~"
Seeing that the limelight he just gained was about to be snatched away by others. The little boy named Goudan said with a look of dissatisfaction: "Hmph! What's the use of knowing more! Whoever can catch the koi is the best!"
"Yes! Whoever catches the koi is the best!"
"Yes! Catch koi!!"
In an instant, a group of little kids immediately became noisy. A game of catching koi was immediately held on the three-foot-frozen river.
"Brother Bai Ling, will you come with us to catch koi too!" Lan Lan said while holding Bai Ling's hand, looking at Bai Ling expectantly.
Bai Ling looked at Lan Lan with a smile, patted the little girl's head and said, "Here, go and play by yourself, brother, I won't participate~"
Bai Ling smiled, and didn't intend to participate in the ice-cutting activity of this group of children.
"Okay~" Lan Lan nodded obediently, and smiled at Bai Ling: "Brother Bai Ling, I'll go find Mu Mu and play with Goudan and the others~"
"Well, go, be careful!"
"Okay, thank you Brother Bai Ling!" The little girl waved at Bai Lingyao while running.
Bai Ling watched a group of little kids come and go on the ice, having fun. Can't help but think of Li He who was digging ice on the other side.
On the other side, Li He has already dug a large hole in the glacier. Some fish can't wait to come out to breathe. However, Li He is not ready to deal with these small fish. Li He will only do it when a real big fish comes out.
Bai Ling squatted beside the ice cave with a smile on his face, watching the few small fish at the entrance of the cave, opening and closing his mouths constantly, which was very interesting.
Bai Ling asked curiously, "Brother Li He, there are so many small fish here, why don't you catch them?"
Li He looked at these small fishes, shook his head and said, "It's too small, it's not tasty. Wait for the big fish to come out, then we'll do it."
"Okay." Bai Ling silently stood by the ice cave, waiting for the big fish to come out.
After waiting for a long time, Bai Ling saw that there was still no big fish, so he couldn't help but feel a little bored. Gradually, Bai Ling lost interest.
"Brother Li He, why don't you teach me how to make an ice hole and let me try to catch fish too?"
Li He couldn't help laughing and said: "Didn't the group of children just want to take you with them? Why didn't you go with them?"
Bai Ling was a little embarrassed and said: "Uh... I don't even know how to make an ice hole! If the kids are better than me, wouldn't it be a joke..."
Li He shook his head amusedly, this guy with feelings really wants to save face.
"Come on, let's go to the ice over there, and I'll teach you!"
Li He led Bai Ling to the other side of the glacier, and taught him to dig an ice hole. Then he gave Bai Ling the fishing tools, leaving only a small net for catching fish.
Bai Ling looked at the ice cave he had just dug out, and became interested again.
"Should I just stay here and wait for the fish to come out?" Bai Ling asked.
"Yes!" Li He replied: "You just need to wait for the fish to float out of the hole, and then you can catch them with a fishing net. However, try not to catch fish that are too small."
Bai Ling nodded, remembering Li He's words.
"Then I'll go to the cave over there and have a look, you just wait here for me!"
Bai Ling nodded: "Yeah, leave this to me!"
Li He looked at him with a smile on his face, but he didn't expect him to really catch a big fish. However, Bai Ling's demands on him are extremely high. There is quite a feeling that if you don’t catch a big fish, you will never go home.
Well, it turns out that the hole carved by Bai Ling may not be very popular with fish. From the beginning to the end, there were only a few small fishes, passing by the hole that Bai Ling carved out, but they didn't stop at all.
Although Bai Ling was helpless, there was nothing he could do...