Courtyard House: Starting by inheriting the tradition and suppressing the barbarians.

After breakfast, Li Xuan did not rest.

The family's remaining food was only enough for this one meal.

In this era of scarcity, how can we ensure that my mother and siblings can live a better life?

That small amount of compensation for martyrs is far from enough.

Although there are thousands of acres of fertile land in the space, they have not yet been planted, and the crops will take time to mature.

The most urgent thing right now is to make money! And get meat!

Li Xuan rummaged through drawers and cabinets, finding an old fishing rod left by his father before his death, and also a rusty tin bucket.

"Brother, are you going fishing?" Li Tian's eyes lit up, his face full of anticipation.

"Take me there! Take me there!"

Xiaoyu also hugged Li Xuan's leg, like a little pendant.

Li Xuan chuckled and ruffled their hair: "Alright, today I'll take you to Shichahai and treat you to a fish feast!"

The three siblings got ready.

As soon as he reached the front gate of the yard, he ran into Uncle Yan Bugui, who was pushing his bicycle and preparing to go out.

Yan Bugui, with his sharp eyes, spotted the fishing gear in Li Xuan's hand at a glance.

He pushed up the broken-legged glasses on the bridge of his nose, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his small eyes, and immediately leaned closer.

"Hey, Li Xuan, are you going fishing at Shichahai?"

Yan Bugui was also a fishing enthusiast, but he fished for financial reasons, specifically to save money on groceries for his family.

Li Xuan nodded calmly: "Yeah, let's try our luck."

"Hey kid, the fish are all sunk to the bottom in the dead of winter, how can you expect to catch them?"

Yan Bugui glanced at Li Xuan's rudimentary equipment and chuckled inwardly.

This is just kids playing house.

However, he said aloud, "Perfect timing, I'm going too, shall we go together?"

"When you get there, your third uncle will give you some pointers, so you don't come back from the air force only to suffer in the cold."

He was already calculating in his mind: "If this kid doesn't succeed, I'll give him some pointers and show off my seniority."

"If we catch any, hehe, under the guise of giving pointers, wouldn't we be able to sneak in a couple?"

Li Xuan knew all too well the character of this "Yan Suanpan".

But he didn't refuse, a playful smile curving his lips.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Uncle San."

If someone offers their face to be hit, how can you not hit them?

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The sea breeze at Shichahai is biting cold.

Although most of the lake surface was frozen, there were still many holes in the ice along the shore.

A group of fully armed fishermen sat around.

Yan Bugui, familiar with the area, found a sheltered old fishing spot and began to fiddle with his "family heirloom" fishing gear.

"Li Xuan, sit next to me."

"Fishing is all about patience and bait."

As Yan Bugui spoke, he carefully took out a small iron box.

Inside were several shriveled red earthworms.

"See that? It's a bloodworm. Fish love to eat these."

Li Xuan found a slightly secluded ice cave and casually pulled a lump of dough from his pocket.

This dough was specially made with spiritual spring water from the Purple Cloud Space before he left home.

Although it was just ordinary cornmeal, it had already undergone a qualitative change after being soaked in the spiritual spring water.

"I'll use this." Li Xuan tore off a small piece of dough and hung it on the fishing hook.

"Is that dough?"

Yan Bugui almost burst out laughing. "Li Xuan, do you think this fish is stupid?"

"Even in the dead of winter, fish need to eat meat!"

"You're wasting your time feeding the fish with cornmeal!"

He shook his head, with an expression that said "this kid is hopeless," cast his line into the water, and waited calmly for the fish to bite.

Li Xuan ignored him and casually tossed the fishhook into the water.

The moment the dough hits the water.

An alluring scent, undetectable to humans but perceived by fish as an irresistible elixir, instantly spread across the icy depths!

Less than three seconds had passed.

The fishing rod in Li Xuan's hand suddenly sank, and the float seemed to be dragged by a ghost, instantly disappearing into the black!

"What... you already have it?"

Yan Bugui, who was standing nearby ready to laugh at the spectacle, was taken aback.

Li Xuan flicked his wrist, and a tremendous force surged forth.

Strengthened by the Marrow Cleansing Pill, his arms were as steady as a rock, and he suddenly lifted them upwards!

"Splash!"

Water splashed everywhere, and a dark blue-black spine broke through the ice!

That was a large grass carp weighing at least five or six pounds!

They hopped and jumped around in the winter sun, splashing water droplets everywhere.

"Holy crap! It's huge?"

The fishermen around were dumbfounded.

Yan Bugui was so shocked that his glasses almost fell off, and his mouth was so wide open that an egg could fit inside.

"This...this is incredibly lucky!"

"It must have been pure luck!"

Li Xuan calmly took the fish off the plate and threw it into the iron bucket.

"Brother! What a big fish!" Xiao Tian and Xiao Yu clapped their hands excitedly.

"Don't rush, this is just the beginning."

Li Xuan smiled slightly, baited the hook again, and cast the line.

This time, it didn't even take three seconds.

The float had barely settled when it suddenly plunged downwards again!

Raise the rod!

Another big carp weighing three or four pounds!

Immediately afterwards, the Shichahai area seemed to boil over.

Li Xuan's fishing rod was like it had a magnet attached; it would bite as soon as he cast it in and bring up a fish as soon as he pulled it up!

Grass carp, common carp, crucian carp...

There was even a rare wild blackfish!

In just half an hour, the iron bucket next to Li Xuan was already full, and several large fish could only wriggle helplessly on the ice.

In contrast, Yan Bugui's float remained perfectly still, like a stabilizing anchor.

Those few shriveled red earthworms had all turned white from soaking in the water, but no fish even glanced at them.

Because all the fish within a radius of dozens of meters were completely attracted by Li Xuan's spiritual spring dough!

"Amazing! Absolutely amazing!"

The fishermen around couldn't sit still any longer and gathered around.

Looking at the fish caught all over the ground, he swallowed hard, his eyes filled with envy.

Yan Bugui was so jealous that he was unrecognizable, staring intently at the dough in Li Xuan's hand.

"Li Xuan, what did you put in this dough?"

"How come it works so well?"

Yan Bugui rubbed his hands together, then approached with a fawning expression, "Could you spare a little for Uncle San?"

"Look, your third uncle taught you for so long. Even if he didn't do anything special, he still put in a lot of effort."

Li Xuan glanced at him, a half-smile on his face: "Third Uncle, didn't you say you wanted to eat meat?"

"This is just plain bait, you definitely won't like it."

"I like it! I like it!"

Yan Bugui blushed, but what did face matter when it came to fish?

"That's all, just enough for me to catch one last one."

Li Xuan refused outright and casually tossed the last bit of dough into the water.

Yan Bugui stomped his feet in anger, cursing inwardly, "That little brat has no respect for his elders!"

"With so many fish, why didn't you even offer me a couple?"

Li Xuan ignored the envious glances of those around him; his thoughts, however, were elsewhere.

As the fish gathered, his mental energy extended underwater along the fishing line.

The mental scan, covering a ten-meter radius, is like radar, clearly reflecting the underwater scene.

Silt, aquatic plants, and rocks...

There was also a corner of a rotten wooden box that was exposed after the fish had pushed aside the mud and sand!

"That is..."

Li Xuan's heart skipped a beat.

Mental energy penetrated the decaying cracks in the wooden box.

Inside, neatly arranged, were rows of items wrapped in oil paper.

Despite its age, my spiritual power still detected the unique luster of the metal.

It's gold bars!

Moreover, next to the gold bars, there was a pile of scattered silver dollars, which were "Yuan Shikai silver dollars"!

"We've struck it rich!"

Li Xuan suppressed his inner elation.

Shichahai used to be near the Prince's Garden.

It's perfectly normal for some treasures discarded in the chaos by remnants of the previous dynasty to be hidden underwater!

He pretended to adjust the fishing line without making a sound, but in reality, he suddenly swung his mental energy around it!

"receive!"

The rotten wooden box at the bottom of the water, along with the gold and silver inside, vanished into thin air in an instant.

The next second, it quietly appeared in a corner of the Purple Cloud Space.

It's unknown to God or the devil!

After doing all this, Li Xuan caught another big crucian carp.

"Alright, the bucket is full, it can't hold any more."

Li Xuan put away his fishing rod and looked at the bucket full of fish, feeling very happy.

This first pot of gold came much easier than I imagined!

"Xiao Tian, ​​Xiao Yu, let's go home and eat fish!"

"Take the rest and exchange it for money to buy you new clothes!"

With that, Li Xuan stood up, preparing to pack up and go home.

Yan Bugui looked at his empty fish basket and spat out a mouthful of anger:

"Pah! What terrible luck!"

"These fish must be blind!"

Just then, a rapid bicycle bell rang out.

Excuse me! Excuse me, comrade in front, please make way!

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