The Top Fishing
Chapter 257 - 160: Baby Fish Go Up

Chapter 257: Chapter 160: Baby Fish Go Up

After a while of fishing, they caught several Bull Tail Fish and some Crucian Carp.

Having finished fishing at Jiulong Waterfall, Lin Yang and Li Xiaopeng returned to the Bouyei ethnic group’s village, which was in the midst of their grand festival, with a bonfire party planned for the evening.

Lin Yang gave their catch to the villagers, a gesture that added more dishes to the feast.

Soon, night fell.

The village that had been quiet and peaceful during the day suddenly came alive, with all the villagers dressed in their bright, beautiful costumes appearing in the small square within the village.

A huge bonfire was lit at the center of the square where people danced hand in hand around the fire, singing folk songs in their dialect, engulfed in a joyful atmosphere.

Lin Yang and his two companions also arrived at the square, and initially just watched everyone sing and dance, which made them feel relaxed and happy.

"This is the purest joy—singing, dancing, and happiness from within."

"Exactly, although these villagers aren’t wealthy, they are quite happy, certainly better than squeezing into subways by day and cramped apartments by night in the big cities."

The three of them watched and reflected on this.

At that moment, the girls who had invited Lin Yang during the day came out from beside the bonfire, each taking one of the three men’s hands, signaling them to join the dance beside the fire.

Without rejecting, they all joined hands with the villagers, hopping and dancing, the joyful atmosphere intensified by the glow of the fire.

After dancing for a while, food and wine were distributed.

Everyone still formed a circle, enjoying the food and drinks while chatting and laughing casually.

Most of the people were villagers, with a few outsiders, but everyone mingled well in the festive atmosphere, joyously interacting as one community.

In the middle of the bonfire, some young men and women performed and sang mostly local mountain songs, which Lin Yang and his friends couldn’t understand, but the joy and happiness in the songs were palpable. Some younger people sang popular songs that were also warmly received by the villagers.

Lin Yang and his two friends munched on food, listened to music, and sipped some local spirits, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

"Didn’t expect this wine to be pretty good—not too strong, but it has a refreshing fragrance."

"Of course, this is local rice wine. The water is good here, so the wine is good as well."

"And it seems like it’s impossible to get drunk on this stuff—it’s just like juice...."

A few fellow tourists who were from other areas chatted and enjoyed the food with Lin Yang and his friends.

Li Xiaopeng picked up some wine in front of him and gulped down several mouthfuls.

Lin Yang watched and couldn’t help but silently criticize, this kid isn’t drunk now, but that doesn’t mean he can’t get drunk.

This kind of local spirit is often not very strong-tasting due to how it’s stored and brewed, but the actual alcohol content isn’t low; it’s just that it feels smoother to drink, so you don’t realize it at the time.

But once it hits later, your head is definitely going to throb.

The joyful party continued, and Yue’er along with another female tourist from another place went to the restroom together.

Meanwhile, Lin Yang and Li Xiaopeng continued to happily drink and eat.

Then, several girls approached, their target clearly Lin Yang and his companions. The girls didn’t speak but sang and danced in front of them, of course in their ethnic dance and local language, completely unintelligible to them.

After singing, the girls again gestured for Lin Yang and his friends to follow them.

"What does this mean?"

Li Xiaopeng’s eyes were a bit blurry, and he touched his forehead, feeling somewhat confused.

"It’s a call for us to join them, but I have no idea what for."

Seeing no response from them, the girls sang and danced again, then afterward signaled the men to follow them again.

"Huh? They want us to walk over?"

"What if we don’t go? Would they just keep dancing?"

"Let’s just go; it’s not like they’d have any harmful intentions." Two of the tourists discussed it briefly and simply stood up to follow two of the girls.

Seeing this, Lin Yang and Li Xiaopeng also followed the two inviting girls and moved forward.

They all came to the center of the bonfire circle, and the previously noisy crowd suddenly fell silent.

Immediately afterward, the same girls who had invited them began to sing and dance before Lin Yang and his companions, under the watchful eyes of the entire surrounding crowd.

This scene baffled them—was dancing on the side not enough, now they needed to dance in the middle? And with everyone watching?

Confused but polite, they all stood and watched the young girls sing and dance from start to finish.

Li Xiaopeng, evidently a bit tipsy by then, began to sway his body, clapping along, which sent the villagers into fits of laughter.

After a while, when the girls had finished singing, they all made inviting gestures.

The intention was clear; they were asking Lin Yang and his companions to perform, and the surrounding villagers started to chant in Mandarin, ’Sing, sing, sing....’

Seeing this scene, Li Xiaopeng was not shy at all; he cleared his throat and began to sing a love song acapella. Moreover, his confident demeanor and engaged performance deserved a full score from the audience, particularly because he also danced and interacted with the local villagers and a young girl in front of him, greatly enlivening the atmosphere, as if hosting his own concert.