I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 325: Bring Some Gifts

Chapter 325: Chapter 325: Bring Some Gifts

Nancheng, Five Elements Waterfall Mountain.

Like every other day, Xu Fei began his work after breakfast, patrolling to see if any visitors were lost or if there was any litter.

To most young people, the work of a ranger could be incredibly monotonous and boring.

However, Xu Fei always enjoyed his work, and it wasn’t just him. Perhaps for those who worked as rangers year-round, their work was their life.

It may seem dull, but they found value and meaning in their existence through it.

When Xu Fei returned to his house after patrolling, Lin Conghao was watering the vegetable garden.

"Xiao Fei, you’re back!"

"Yeah, Brother Lin, are you going fishing today?"

"Why, have you started being interested in fishing again?" Lin Conghao put down the watering can, asking with interest.

He had often invited Xu Fei to fish, but Xu Fei just couldn’t sit still.

He initially joined Lin Conghao a few times, but after sitting for a while, Xu Fei would feel pains in his bottom, worrying that he might end up with hemorrhoids if he continued sitting, so afterward, it was mostly Lin Conghao going on his own.

Although it was inconvenient for Lin Conghao to use a wheelchair, he had been a ranger and had rich experience living in the woodland. Plus, he was very familiar with the environment, so Xu Fei wasn’t too worried about him.

"I had a whim today, so I’ll join Brother Lin in the afternoon for fishing."

"Why wait for the afternoon, are you busy right now?" Lin Conghao was puzzled.

"Some friends are coming today, I need to prepare a lavish lunch to entertain them." Xu Fei thought for a moment, spoke, and bent down to pick some ripe vegetables from the garden.

Hearing this, Lin Conghao was surprised.

Friends coming to visit?

They were already deep within Five Elements Waterfall Mountain.

It was rare for others to visit, save for the occasional lost tourist or the leaders who came to deliver supplies; one hardly saw anyone else.

And as a ranger, one didn’t generally interact much with the outside world, with the most contact being through the internet with strangers.

Moreover, during this time, Lin Conghao hadn’t heard Xu Fei mention having any platforms.

That was why Lin Conghao felt surprised.

But on second thought, it seemed like a good thing.

After all, for Lin Conghao, he was long accustomed to a monotonous life alone.

However, as Xu Fei was still quite young, being able to make friends willing to visit him in the mountains could add some color to his life.

"In that case, Brother Lin will go catch more stone bass today, to entertain your friends."

With that, Lin Conghao took a fishing rod and a bucket, hooked them onto his wheelchair’s armrest, and got ready to go fishing for stone bass in the nearby stream.

Stone bass require high water quality and unlike other fish, mostly live in clear waters.

This made stone bass relatively easy to catch and because they had delicious meat, many people liked eating them.

However, due to overfishing, the stone bass population isn’t as plentiful as before, and with their need for a specific habitat, market prices for stone bass have soared.

But in the streams of Five Elements Waterfall Mountain, there were still plenty of stone bass.

This was their biggest gesture of hospitality.

"Thank you very much, Brother Lin."

Xu Fei didn’t stop Lin Conghao; firstly, because he indeed needed to prepare the lunch, and secondly, because he would need to go out to meet Ye Chen and the others.

After all this was deep in the mountains, Ye Chen and the others did not know the location, so Xu Fei would definitely need to go out of the mountains to meet them.

Xu Fei coincidentally could use the time while Lin Conghao was out to bring Ye Chen and the others over. Xu Fei planned to give Lin Conghao this surprise later on.

After Lin Conghao pushed his wheelchair away, Xu Fei had also picked quite a lot of vegetables from his garden.

Now with the vegetables ready and considering Lin Conghao’s fishing skills, apart from grouper, there should also be other types of fish to make fish soup with.

In that case, Xu Fei decided to go ahead with braised pork belly.

Just as Xu Fei had planned what to cook for lunch, he opened the fridge and was immediately stunned.

There wasn’t much meat left in the fridge. If he were to make a stew with an iron pot, the available meat would definitely not be enough, especially considering the number of people coming from Ye Chen’s side.

Other than the meat in the fridge, all that was left were some cured meats hanging outside the house.

What should he do now?

Xu Fei’s face clouded over with worry for a moment.

Just then, a text message suddenly arrived on Xu Fei’s phone.

He checked and saw it was from Ye Chen.

"By the way Xu Fei, do you have time now? I’d like to get to know the situation over there first, to facilitate the video shooting later."

"Sure, what would you like to know, Teacher Ye?" Xu Fei felt it strange seeing the message from Ye Chen. Both yesterday and this morning during their conversations, Teacher Ye didn’t seem to have this tone.

It was as if the person on the other side of the phone had changed.

However, Xu Fei didn’t think too much about it and quickly replied.

"Do you have any recreational activities there? Does Brother Lin like fishing a lot?"

"Yeah, Brother Lin is currently fishing for grouper by the stream, planning to host you with it for lunch."

"I see. So, living in the mountains like you do, do you ever lack some daily necessities?"

"Actually, it’s not too bad because once a week one of our leaders will deliver ingredients and daily necessities to us. It’s just that sometimes we consume too much meat all at once then have to wait a few days for the leader to bring the next delivery."

Xu Fei honestly explained the situation on his end.

"Like today, I initially wanted to make an iron pot stew, but it seems like there might not be enough meat. Please forgive us if lunch doesn’t meet your preferences, Teacher Ye."

As Xu Fei continued chatting, he also expressed his current distress.

"We don’t mind whatever we eat, see you at lunch then."

Suddenly, the conversation was ended.

Xu Fei found this a bit odd but didn’t dwell on it and continued to prepare the ingredients for cooking.

If there are no conditions, create the conditions. If there is a lack of vegetables, just make more variety, knead some noodles out.

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On the other hand, on the car heading towards Nancheng, Liao Xuexue was sending messages to Xu Fei using Ye Chen’s phone.

That’s right, the previous messages were all sent by Liao Xuexue.

During the car ride, Old Liao and the others had topics to discuss with Ye Chen, after all, everyone was a fishing enthusiast.

However, it was mostly Old Liao and the others boasting about their glorious past catches, while Ye Chen could only listen.

After all, Ye Chen had yet to catch a single fish up to now.

Meanwhile, Liao Xuexue was half-heartedly listening and suddenly had a thought.

"Grandpa, do you think it would be inappropriate to visit empty-handed? Should we bring something?"

Upon hearing Liao Xuexue’s words, the lively car interior suddenly fell silent.

Embarrassment flashed across everyone’s faces, including Old Liao’s and Ye Chen’s.