Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1138 - 1184 Mudfish

Chapter 1138: Chapter 1184 Mudfish

Two days later, Li Yifei returned to Mile City. This time, he had won glory for the country and received audiences with several top leaders, which greatly satisfied them. They also awarded Li Yifei some honors, but these were not important to Li Yifei. What mattered most was that Li Yifei now received more significant recognition from the state. Although he had left the Flying Hawk Squad, he was once again in control of it, and its status was raised again, laying a solid foundation for important future endeavors.

Through this competition, Li Yifei gained more experience, having the chance to compete against so many experts, a rare opportunity indeed, especially the battle with Mig and Inoue Aoga. Although it lasted only about ten seconds, comprising a single strike, it pushed Li Yifei’s potential to the limit, unconsciously enhancing it. This burst of potential in a perilous situation was far more effective than several years of regular training.

Arriving home, naturally, his family was overjoyed. Surrounded by a bevy of beautiful women, holding his younger daughter Yixiang in his arms and his older daughter Yifei sitting on his lap made him feel unspeakably wonderful. To maintain this happy family life, Li Yifei knew he had to work even harder.

Hence, after returning, Li Yifei plunged into work the next day, staying exceedingly busy. Apart from a few who were pregnant, everyone in the family was working hard. No one wanted to appear useless, and everyone strove to contribute to the family’s prosperity, a common goal for the Li family.

Li Yifei didn’t have a chance to rest even on Saturdays; only on Sundays did he find time to relax at home.

Sitting by the small creek in the courtyard, Li Yifei enjoyed the rare tranquility. His female relatives were equally enjoying their day off, gathering in groups to play Mahjong or go shopping, leaving him alone for once.

This wasn’t due to any coolness in their relationships but simply because, as couples, they didn’t need to cling together all the time. Moreover, the women found pleasure in each other’s company, and on days off, they chose to do things they enjoyed.

"Huh?" Li Yifei suddenly frowned. The usually clear creek seemed murky. The creek passed through a settling pond before flowing into the yard, which usually filtered out debris, keeping the creek water clear.

Standing up, Li Yifei followed the creek upstream and soon saw someone in the water, bending over scooping soil into it from the bank. It was none other than Meng Xiaofei.

Meng Xiaofei was working enthusiastically. Unaware of Li Yifei’s approach, her pants rolled up high though already soaked, her body splattered with mud, and sweat dripping from her forehead, she remained engrossed in her task.

"Xiaofei, what are you doing?" After watching for a while, Li Yifei couldn’t figure out Meng Xiaofei’s intentions and couldn’t help asking.

Meng Xiaofei looked up, wiping the sweat from her forehead but smearing mud across her face instead. She grinned at Li Yifei and said, "Brother Li, I’m catching shrimp."

"Catching shrimp?"

"Yes, the creek splits here, right? I’m blocking this side to divert the water to the other side. Soon this side will dry out, and the little shrimp will follow the water flow and end up in the net below."

"Have you done this at home before?" Li Yifei asked, puzzled.

"No, I saw it online last night. They mentioned this could be a way to catch shrimp in small creeks, so I thought I’d give it a try."

Li Yifei chuckled, "You really know how to have fun."

"Brother Li, come down and help me. It’s too slow on my own."

Li Yifei hesitated for a moment then said, "Alright, I’ll join you for a bit of fun, but I think calling Little Yifei over would make her happier."

"Yes, yes, quickly call Yifei over!"

Li Yifei agreed and called Ning Xin’er, who mentioned that Little Yifei was running wild somewhere in the yard with other kids. Li Yifei decided not to specifically look for her; this time was just a trial. If they really caught something, they would bring Little Yifei next time for fun.

Taking off his shoes, Li Yifei also stepped into the creek to help Meng Xiaofei build a mud dam to block the water.

The two of them worked swiftly, and when the upper dam was nearly complete, Meng Xiaofei quickly ran down to set a net, which she had made herself out of cheesecloth, its makeshift ugliness unmistakably her handiwork.

Once the water was blocked completely, water in the creek beside them rapidly diminished, and small fish and shrimp could no longer stay in that section of the creek, flowing into the net instead.

Meng Xiaofei immediately began shouting excitedly, and Li Yifei found it quite fun. His yard also housed a lotus pond with many beautiful koi, but those were only for viewing, nowhere near as fun as catching these small fish and shrimp.

In no time, they had caught about three to four pounds of small fish and shrimp. The creek section in their yard was the most pristine, pollution-free, hence the abundant spawn. By blocking this part of the creek, they had caught quite a lot.

"Ah, there are mudfish too; I hate mudfish." Shrimp and small fish were the first to come down, but later on, mudfish appeared, which Meng Xiaofei clearly disliked.

Li Yifei suggested, "Then let’s remove the net."

Although Meng Xiaofei was reluctant, she felt catching mudfish was not only unenjoyable but also uncomfortable. She feared snakes and anything that resembled them, including mudfish.

Meng Xiaofei pulled the net apart, but slipped and plopped down into the water, sending the loaches flying out of the net.

"You really are careless," Li Yifei teased Meng Xiaofei with a smile before going over to help her up.

But at that moment, Meng Xiaofei suddenly let out a strange scream, her face turned deathly pale, and her body trembled violently as if she had encountered something extremely terrifying.

"Xiaofei, what’s wrong?" Li Yifei was startled and didn’t dare to pull Meng Xiaofei up forcefully without knowing her exact condition, as it might not be a good idea.

"Leg... leg..."

"What’s wrong with your leg? Where does it hurt?" Li Yifei hurriedly crouched down, wanting to see what was wrong with Meng Xiaofei’s leg, wondering if she had twisted it when she slipped, which shouldn’t be anything serious.

Meng Xiaofei sat in the water, her legs were not even submerged, yet she became even more panicked and said, "Loach... loach..."

"What exactly is wrong with you, mentioning both your leg and the loach?"

Meng Xiaofei grimaced, nearly crying, and said urgently, "The loach... the loach has crawled inside my pants."

Li Yifei burst into laughter and said, "If it crawled in, just stand up and it will fall out."

Meng Xiaofei shook her head vigorously, tears about to flow, and said urgently, "Brother Li, I’m scared to move, please help me get it out quickly."

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "Really now, in which leg."

"Left leg, no, it’s the right leg..."

"Which leg is it actually?"

"Right leg."

"And how am I supposed to help you get it out, you can’t just take off your pants, can you."

"Take them off, quickly, ah, it’s crawling further in, Brother Li, save me!"

Seeing Meng Xiaofei so terrified, Li Yifei didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, but seeing her like this, he couldn’t just do nothing. He forcefully pulled Meng Xiaofei up, making her stand and shook her a bit, "It should be out now, right?"

"No... no, it has crawled into my underwear." Meng Xiaofei’s legs weakened again, nearly collapsing completely.

Li Yifei’s face darkened, a loach inside the underwear, could this situation get any more ludicrous? Possibly now he really had to strip Meng Xiaofei completely.

"Ah! Help, it’s crawling deeper, deeper, it’s going to get inside me..." Meng Xiaofei’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted.

Li Yifei was dumbfounded, especially after hearing Meng Xiaofei’s last words, he also got frightened, thinking it wasn’t impossible for the loach, as they could burrow, and Meng Xiaofei had two holes down there; the back one was too tight for the loach to get through, but the front, it could probably slip in.

Quickly putting Meng Xiaofei down, Li Yifei stripped off her pants and underwear in one go.

A loach, as thick as a little finger, immediately fell out—it really had run into Meng Xiaofei’s underwear.

This thought alone made Li Yifei shudder, but considering Meng Xiaofei’s words about the loach crawling inside, he didn’t know if there was another one. If there really was, not dealing with it immediately seemed terrifying.

But this inevitably meant he had to take a look down there, which seemed inappropriate, making Li Yifei hesitate again.

After hesitating for a moment, Meng Xiaofei’s safety was the most important, everything else could be put aside, so Li Yifei still knelt down, spread Meng Xiaofei’s legs apart, and then pried open that hole to check for any loach.

"Husband, what are you doing?" Suddenly, a shocked voice came from behind.

Li Yifei jumped in fright, quickly turned around, and saw Lin Qiong and He Fangqing standing behind him, both wearing quite peculiar expressions, especially Lin Qiong, who looked somewhat angry.