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Qian Cheng looked at the river and pointed to a sheltered spot downstream: "Let's try that."

The four moved to a new place. Qian Cheng used an ice chisel to make a hole again, and the water became much clearer. He then put an earthworm on the hook and cast it.

Zhang Mingxi squatted down next to him, his eyes fixed on the float.

After waiting for a while, the float didn't move.

There was no movement from Li Jianguo and Liu Tiedan either.

"Today is really weird," Liu Tiedan muttered.

Qian Cheng isn't in a hurry. Fishing inherently involves an element of luck; it's impossible to have a huge catch every day.

He waited patiently, occasionally lifting the rod slightly to move the bait and attract the fish's attention.

After another ten minutes or so, the float finally moved.

It was a very slight thud, and then it slowly sank.

Qian Cheng lifted the fishing rod.

It feels very heavy, the bamboo pole is bent into a large arc, and the line is taut.

"A big fish!" Zhang Mingxi exclaimed.

Qian Cheng slowly hung up the line.

When the line was pulled up, it was a large carp, weighing at least two pounds, thrashing about on the ice.

"Wow!" Li Jianguo looked on enviously.

Qian Cheng removed the fish, put it in the bucket, and cast the line again.

Perhaps it was this big fish that broke the deadlock, because the next few people started catching fish one after another.

Although not as many as yesterday, I still caught about ten fish.

Laughter and cheerful voices returned to the ice surface.

Meanwhile, at Wang Shoujun's house at the west end of the village.

Wang Shoujun lay on the kang (a heated brick bed), his face covered in bruises that hadn't fully healed.

The kicks Qian Cheng gave me that day hurt for days, and it still hurts when I turn over.

Sun Xinghua sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), sewing shoe soles while cursing, "You spineless coward! You've been beaten like this, and you don't even dare to fart!"

Wang Shoujun remained silent.

He wasn't afraid to release it; he was just scared.

Qian Cheng, that skinny kid, really shocked me with his reckless fighting spirit.

Wang Shoujun had been a tyrant in the village for so many years, and he had never seen anyone so stubborn.

"I'm talking to you!" Sun Xinghua slammed her shoe sole onto the kang (a heated brick bed). "You're just going to let someone beat you up for nothing?"

"What else can we do?" Wang Shoujun said in a muffled voice, "That kid is ruthless, we can't beat him."

"Can't beat them?" Sun Xinghua sneered. "Can't you call for help? Are my brothers just sitting around doing nothing?"

Wang Shoujun was taken aback.

Sun Xinghua's family was from the next village. She had five brothers, all of whom were strong and capable men.

The eldest son worked in the commune militia, the second son was a pig butcher and was quite fat, and the third, fourth and fifth sons were all good at farm work.

If only we could get them here...

Wang Shoujun's heart skipped a beat, but when he thought of Qian Cheng's eyes, he felt a little scared.

"Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble."

"Nonsense!" Sun Xinghua stood up. "I'm going back to my parents' house right now! I'll get my brothers, and we'll beat that brat to a pulp!"

"Don't!" Wang Shoujun tried to stop her, but Sun Xinghua had already slammed the door and left.

Wang Shoujun sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), his heart pounding with anxiety.

He really wanted revenge.

That day, Qian Cheng pinned me down in the snow and kicked me; I lost all face.

The villagers now look at him strangely, pointing and whispering behind his back, saying that he was beaten up by some young punk.

He couldn't swallow this insult.

But Qian Cheng is really ruthless.

In the afternoon, Sun Xinghua came in with five people, all of whom were her brothers from her maternal family.

The eldest brother, Sun Dahu, was not tall but sturdy, with arms as thick as an average person's legs.

The second son, Sun Erniu, was a pig butcher with a face full of menacing features.

The third son, Sun Sangou; the fourth son, Sun Silv; and the fifth son, Sun Wuma, were all burly and strong.

"Brother-in-law, how could you be bullied like this?" Sun Dahu shouted as soon as he entered the door.

Wang Shoujun quickly got off the kang (a heated brick bed), forcing a bitter expression on his face: "Dahu, you have no idea, that kid was ruthless."

He embellished his account of what happened that day, saying how arrogant and unreasonable Qian Cheng was, how he pinned him to the ground and beat him, and how he even stole his money.

"You dare to rob me?" Sun Erniu's eyes widened. "You've gone too far!"

"Exactly! Let's go find him!"

"Wait a minute," Sun Dahu said calmly. "Where is that kid now?"

"He's fishing by the river. I saw him go to the river this morning."

"Fishing?" Sun Silu laughed. "Quite leisurely."

"Let's go!" Sun Wuma waved his hand. "Let's beat him up!"

Looking at the five strong men from her mother's family, Wang Shoujun immediately felt more confident.

Damn it, Qian Cheng, that son of a bitch, dared to kick him.

I absolutely have to get my revenge today!

"Let's go!" Wang Shoujun straightened his back. "I'll lead the way!"

The six men went out the door and headed towards the river with a menacing air.

Villagers on the road saw him and asked, "Wang Shoujun, where are you going?"

"I need to get something done!" Wang Shoujun said, head held high.

Seeing their demeanor, the villagers guessed what was going on and quickly ran to the brigade headquarters to tell the brigade leader that something bad was about to happen.

Wang Shoujun didn't care about any of that.

He's consumed by thoughts of revenge. With five brothers from his maternal family backing him up, what does he have to fear?

When we arrived at the riverbank, we could see four people on the ice in the distance.

Qian Cheng, Zhang Mingxi, Li Jianguo, and Liu Tiedan were squatting next to the ice hole, fishing.

"There!" Wang Shoujun pointed.

Sun Dahu squinted at him: "That kid?"

"Yes, the one in the blue cotton-padded jacket," Wang Shoujun said.

"Let's go!" Sun Dahu took the lead and stepped onto the ice.

Qian Cheng was staring at the float when he suddenly heard footsteps.

Looking up, I saw Wang Shoujun leading five burly men toward me, looking menacing.

He frowned and stood up.

Zhang Mingxi saw it too, and quickly stood up and hid behind Qian Cheng.

Li Jianguo and Liu Tiedan also stood up, their faces pale.

"Qian Cheng!" Wang Shoujun walked up and pointed at Qian Cheng's nose. "You son of a bitch, I'm going to teach you a lesson today!"

Qian Cheng didn't speak, he just looked at them.

Sun Dahu sized Qian Cheng up and down, then sneered, "Is this all? Skinny as a monkey, and you dare to hit my brother-in-law?"

"You're Qian Cheng?" Sun Erniu took a step forward. "I heard you're pretty arrogant?"

Qian Cheng remained silent, simply putting down his fishing rod and stretching his wrist.

Zhang Mingxi tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Qian Cheng, let's go."

"We can't leave now. You take Jianguo and Tiedan and go first."

"I'm not leaving." Zhang Mingxi shook her head. Although she was very scared, she definitely couldn't let Qian Cheng face it alone.

"Listen to me." Qian Cheng glanced at her. "Go and call someone."

Zhang Mingxi bit his lip and pulled Li Jianguo and Liu Tiedan back.

Sun Dahu saw this and sneered, "Trying to run? None of you will escape!"

Qian Cheng took a step forward and blocked their way.

"Wang Shoujun, I hit you that day because you owed money and didn't pay it back, and you even hit my teacher's wife."

"You brought people here again today, are you looking for another beating?"

Wang Shoujun, embarrassed and enraged by his words, retorted, "Enough with the nonsense! If I don't beat you to a pulp today, I'll change my mind!"

"Your character '王' doesn't look good even when written upright," Qian Cheng said.

Sun Dahu, growing impatient, shouted, "Why waste time talking to him! Let's go!"

Five burly men rushed forward together.

Qian Cheng's eyes turned cold.

He knew he couldn't escape it today.

Then let's fight.