Transmigrated from a post-apocalyptic world to become a village bully and set up a stall in ancient

Chapter 4 Drinking Water to Fill Your Body

"dong dong dong"

Gao Mengli and Lin Xi randomly selected a family and knocked on their courtyard gate. "Is anyone home?"

"No one is home."

The person inside the room responded in a muffled voice, and Gao Mengli looked up at the sky speechlessly.

This is a classic case of "hiding three hundred taels of silver here," and it could be even more so.

They knocked on several doors, but to no avail. Having no other option, they went to the foot of the mountain, hoping to find some wild vegetables in early spring.

When the two reached the foot of the mountain, they saw that the surrounding area was barren, and their anticipation instantly turned into disappointment.

The villagers are amazing; they ate every last wild vegetable from the foot of the mountain.

Lin Xi frowned. "What should we do? I thought we could find some wild vegetables to fill our stomachs, but I didn't expect this place to be so 'desolate'."

Gao Mengli was speechless. She looked around and then looked into the depths of the mountains, and quickly shook her head.

They had finally reached a place free of zombies, so they had to cherish their lives and stay away from unknown dangers.

She didn't choose to go into the mountains to find food, since she didn't have any weapons and didn't want to take any risks.

"Let's go to the riverbank and take a look."

Gao Mengli saw a river beside the mountain. This section of the river was upstream of the river at the entrance of the village, but she didn't know where it flowed to.

The two arrived at the riverbank, expecting to find some water celery, but it seems they were mistaken.

Apart from some smooth pebbles and weeds, there was nothing else along the riverbank.

That's true. If there were any food available, it would have been picked long ago, and it wouldn't have been their turn.

The two sat on a large rock by the river, silently gazing at the sky.

"Gululu~"

At this moment, Gao Mengli's stomach started rumbling with hunger.

"Forget it, let's go get some water. We can't go on like this, and even if we wanted to buy food elsewhere, we don't know the way."

Gao Mengli sighed and squatted down by the river with Lin Xi, gulping down several mouthfuls of water.

I must say, the river water was crystal clear and tasted quite sweet. When you're hungry, even a little water tastes like heaven.

Even if they drink some more northwest wind, the two of them probably won't starve to death anytime soon.

Lin Xi clutched her stomach, slumped down by the riverbank, and exhaled, "Finally, I feel alive again!"

Gao Mengli glanced at the surroundings, found a wooden stick, and sharpened one end of it with a stone slab.

He took off his shoes and socks and stood in the water, ready to fish.

The water in early spring was still a bit cold, and Gao Mengli shivered the moment she entered it.

Judging from Gao Mengli's posture, Lin Xi knew that her best friend had made the tools she'd seen on a survival show. She silently prayed that her best friend would successfully stab the fish!

Gao Mengli stood motionless in the water for a long time, and only some "baby" fish swayed around, not a single "adult" one.

Feeling a sense of defeat, she decided to wait. Success comes to those who are prepared, and she had prepared so thoroughly; there was no reason for her to leave empty-handed.

After waiting for another half hour, a fish the size of a palm swam leisurely over.

Lin Xi was so nervous that he was about to cry out, but Gao Mengli quickly put her finger to her lips, signaling him to shut up and stop howling.

He quickly covered his mouth, his breathing becoming much lighter, but his eyes remained fixed on the fish.

Tears of excitement streamed down his face. Today, he would finally be able to eat fish!

In the blink of an eye, Gao Mengli swiftly stabbed the fish in the water with a wooden stick.

Startled, the fish twisted its body in an instant, trying to escape. However, Gao Mengli was extremely agile, and the wooden stick accurately pierced the fish's body.

Lin Xi was so excited she almost jumped up, but fearing she might scare away other potential prey, she forced herself to suppress her cheers.

Gao Mengli carefully removed the fish from the stick, a relaxed smile appearing on her face. "Now we have food."

Lin Xi stared longingly at the fish, as if she could already smell the aroma of grilled fish. "Quickly find a place to start a fire, I'll grill the fish."

The two found a relatively secluded spot nearby and began busily preparing to start a fire.

Gao Mengli found some dry branches and leaves and painstakingly began to rub wood together to start a fire.

After the fire was lit, the task of grilling the fish was entirely entrusted to Lin Xi, who was good at cooking, while she was not.

She found a small stone shard, took it to a large rock nearby, sharpened the edges to make them sharper, and then handed it to Lin Xi.

Lin Xi happily took the stone slab and skillfully gutted and cleaned the fish by the river.

They were skewered on wooden sticks and roasted slowly next to the fire.

Taking advantage of the break, Gao Mengli retrieved the fish entrails that Lin Xi had discarded, threw them into the river to create bait, and then held up a stick, waiting for the fish to bite.

You know what, once you've set up a nest, things are different.

Fish, drawn by the aroma, came one after another, and Gao Mengli stuck them into the water and threw them onto the riverbank.

Lin Xi ran over happily, started preparing the food, and then put it on the grill.

After sticking seven fish into the water, Gao Mengli waited for a long time, but no more fish came. She had no choice but to put away her stick, go ashore, and put on her shoes and socks.

The aroma of grilled fish wafted out from around the fire.

As Lin Xi flipped the grilled fish, she couldn't help but take a deep breath, letting the aroma of the grilled fish "eat" her nose first!

Gao Mengli sat down next to Lin Xi, her mouth watering as she looked at the sizzling grilled fish.

In the apocalypse, their supplies also included fish, but it was frozen fish, which couldn't compare to this fresh fish.

"I didn't expect to be so lucky today. I tried to follow the show I watched before, and I didn't expect to catch so many fish. All that practice with the air was worth it!"

Gao Mengli recalled that during the apocalypse, there was no entertainment, and she and Lin Xi often practiced performing without objects.

Lin Xi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, now we've got our dinner sorted, and we can have a good meal. I grilled four, and we'll take the remaining three home to eat tomorrow!"

Soon, the grilled fish turned golden and crispy. Lin Xi couldn't wait to pick up the biggest fish and hand it to Gao Mengli, "Try it, it must be delicious."

Gao Mengli took the grilled fish, took a small bite, and the tender fish meat and rich aroma instantly spread in her mouth.

"Yeah, that's pretty good."

The two ate heartily without saying a word, finally satisfying their hunger.

After they finished eating, they put out the fire, picked some weeds, strung the fish together, and carried them home.

When they arrived at their doorstep, Jiang frowned slightly when she saw the fish the two men were carrying. Where had these two been stealing chickens and dogs again? And this time, they'd even stolen someone else's fish?

Gao Mengli looked at Jiang Shi's indescribable expression, completely baffled. However, they knew nothing about this era and couldn't find anyone to ask for information.

Therefore, she also wanted to repair the relationship and change the people in the old house's opinion of them, so that she could inquire about news and learn about the situation of this dynasty.

Thinking of this, Gao Mengli handed one of the fish in her hand to Jiang Shi.

"Mom, these are fish we caught in the river. Take one home and eat it!"

Jiang instinctively flinched at the outstretched hand, because she was also terrified of being beaten.

However, Gao Mengli did not hit her; she simply handed over the fish and waited for her to take it.

She glanced suspiciously at Gao Mengli, then at the "stolen goods" in her house next door. She would take these "stolen goods" back first, so that if the victim came looking for them later, she could return them.

She then quickly took the fish from Gao Mengli's hand, turned around and went into the yard, slamming the door shut with lightning speed.

Gao Mengli silently withdrew her hand. Her mother-in-law was truly "lively"!