Free Web NovelChapter 138: Chapter 138: Spearfishing
Since she was doing it anyway, Shen Baoying used the leftover scraps to make them a little hat and a pair of small boots.
Big Black and Little Black thought the items were for them and jumped around happily, but then Shen Baoying took them away.
Dressed in the special little jackets, boots, and hats Shen Baoying had made, One and Two looked just like a pair of adorable, chubby little boys.
Jiang Si couldn’t help but smile when she saw them. "They really are cute."
Fluff wrapped in fluff, like black sesame seeds coated with white ones.
Big Black and Little Black grew jealous and bared their teeth at One and Two.
One and Two scurried onto Shen Baoying, their eyes showing a hint of smug provocation.
This infuriated Big Black and Little Black so much they almost pounced.
Jiang Si comforted them, "One and Two might be wearing clothes, shoes, and even hats, but they’re still missing one thing you have." She pointed to the goggles on their heads. "See? You have them, and they don’t. Isn’t that pitiful?"
Jiang Si really knew how to comfort dogs. Big Black and Little Black’s floppy ears perked right up. They puffed out their chests and wagged their tails, deliberately showing off their exclusive goggles.
Little did they know, the Snow Monkeys were already adapted to the snowy environment and didn’t need goggles to protect their eyes at all.
Shen Baoying even took out her camera and snapped several photos of the adorable One and Two.
Soon, they set off to go fishing.
Having just put on their boots and clothes, One and Two could barely even walk.
But the boots and clothes were truly warm, and they quickly got used to the feeling of wearing them, starting to frolic and run around in the snow.
But whenever Shen Baoying called, they would come back immediately.
’Watching from a distance, Jiang Si suddenly felt as if she’d gained two little brothers competing with her for attention.’
’But as long as Shen Baoying was happy, that was all that mattered.’
When Shen Baoying reached the ice, One and Two were running too fast and went flying, landing sprawled on the ground, looking as if they were questioning their very existence.
Niu Niu, who was already prepared to drill through the ice to fish, giggled. "They’re so cute!"
’Shen Baoying agreed.’
’But no matter how cute they were, she still had to teach them how to fish.’
If there were breathing holes in the ice, schools of fish would gather quickly even without bait.
Shen Baoying smiled and asked Niu Niu, "Still fishing today?"
The girl had been fishing for days. Lu Zhifeng teased her every day, saying she was obsessed.
A girl, actually liking to fish.
But Niu Niu just loved the feeling of reeling in a big fish and the sense of accomplishment from filling her basket.
In truth, it was a shadow cast by the beginning of the apocalypse, when she and her father had worried about not having enough to eat, which left her with a constant desire to hoard food.
Niu Niu was more curious about why Shen Baoying had brought One and Two. "Are you going to fish too, Aunt Shen?"
Shen Baoying looked at One and Two, who were jumping around on the ice like playful children. "No, I’m going to spearfish. I’m teaching them so that if they ever want to leave, they’ll have the skills to fend for themselves."
’Niu Niu’s eyes filled with wonder. ’Teaching monkeys to spearfish? I have to see this.’’
Niu Niu said, "Do you need my help?"
Shen Baoying shook her head. "Not for now. You can just watch."
’One and Two were very smart and good at imitation. After watching a few times, they wouldn’t even need to be taught. Once they realized this was how you could catch fish, they’d probably figure it out on their own.’
Shen Baoying took a huge hammer from the utility vehicle, told Niu Niu to step back a bit, and planned to use the most primitive method to break the ice and catch fish.
The large hammer struck the thick ice, chipping away a tiny bit of the surface, but it had no effect on the layers below.
Realizing it wasn’t that easy, Shen Baoying switched tactics. She took an awl to use as a spike and began hammering it continuously, chiseling down into the ice.
To give the Snow Monkeys a more hands-on experience, Shen Baoying had Niu Niu go back to the Icebreaker to get a few large nails and two small hammers for One and Two.
One and Two looked at the hammers and nails in their hands, then at Shen Baoying’s movements, and quickly began to imitate her.
But on the very first strike, they hit their own hands.
The next second, they threw the hammers and nails away.
Shen Baoying’s face immediately hardened. "Pick them up!"
Jiang Si had warned her before not to spoil them or raise them like actual children. They needed to maintain an awareness of the hierarchy.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t listen to discipline later on.
So, as much as Shen Baoying adored them, she was also especially fierce when she needed to be.
When Shen Baoying’s expression turned cold, One and Two looked at her timidly. Seeing that her face didn’t soften, they tentatively picked up the hammers and nails.
Once they picked them up, Shen Baoying rewarded them by feeding them a piece of candy.
The allure of candy instantly made them more obedient.
Shen Baoying slowly hammered at the ice, and they too gradually and patiently began to hammer at the ice with their small hammers.
After a while, Shen Baoying finally broke through the ice.
Her hands were sore. She said to Niu Niu, "An electric drill really would be better."
She glanced to the side and saw that while One and Two hadn’t broken through the ice, they had at least hammered out a small hole.
’Jiang Si had said that if she didn’t feed them for a couple of days and brought them out to the ice, they would actively use their brains to figure out how to fish.’
Now that the ice was broken, she had to wait patiently for the fish to appear.
But by now, Shen Baoying was already feeling the cold. freewёbnoνel.com
Luckily, she had plenty of hand warmers in her pockets.
Shen Baoying offered one to Niu Niu. "Want one?"
Niu Niu shook her head and smiled. "I stuck them all over myself before I came out, so I’m nice and warm now."
Shen Baoying stuck them inside her cuffs and on the back of her neck. Once she warmed up, she quickly took out a sharpened branch, ready to spearfish.
Niu Niu had never tried spearfishing before, and it looked like a lot of fun to her.
She said to Shen Baoying, "Aunt Shen, can I try?"
Shen Baoying handed it to her. "You’re just like your big sister. You’ve loved playing with these things since you were little."
Otherwise, Jiang Si wouldn’t have chosen to join the Extreme Club back in college.
’Niu Niu was very happy to be compared to Jiang Si. ’This means I can be as capable as her someday!’’
After Shen Baoying taught her the technique for spearfishing, Niu Niu patiently waited for a fish to surface.
Her focused expression was so infectious that even One and Two stared motionlessly at the water.
Soon, a red sea fish poked its head out.
SPLASH~
Niu Niu was quick and sharp-eyed. The sharp branch instantly and accurately speared the fish’s body.
The red fish struggled, but it was no use.
Shen Baoying exclaimed, "Amazing!"
"You caught a fish on your first try!"
Niu Niu said humbly, "The fish are just too dumb."
One and Two smelled the blood and crept closer to the red fish, sniffing it from all sides. They started jumping up and down, as if confirming that this was the same kind of fish Shen Baoying had been feeding them.
They wouldn’t eat it unless Shen Baoying gave them permission, so they just stared at it with longing eyes.
Their hesitant and anxious expressions were utterly adorable. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
A moment later, two more sea fish surfaced, fighting for the hard-won breathing hole.
Niu Niu speared them one after another with perfect accuracy until her arms grew tired.
After observing for a long time, One and Two finally figured it out: the fish were coming from this hole in the ice. With Shen Baoying’s permission, they didn’t use any tools at all. They just shot out a paw with lightning speed, hooked a fin, and snatched a fish right up.
