Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Chapter 56 Catching Crabs

After Yu Daorong left, Li Yuanji continued his fishing career, but what made him unhappy was that the bait he put down still did not move at all. Li Yuanji looked around and saw that there was no one, so he immediately threw away the stone tied to the line.

Then he threw it down again and watched it intently. However, after a while, Li Yuanji found that there was still no movement and he was completely defeated.

"Damn Yu Daorong, you old immortal, how dare you lie to me!!!"

Li Yuanji was very resentful. Although he was an amateur fisherman, he also wanted to try fishing. Especially the satisfaction and excitement after catching a fish, which really made people excited.

After a while, the float finally moved. Li Yuanji was delighted. Watching the wooden float sink into the water, Li Yuanji decisively lifted the rod. The heavy feeling in his hand and the bent bamboo rod both meant that he had caught a fish.

Li Yuanji was so excited, but then he was no longer in a hurry and just kept fishing. It felt so good.

If there was a fishing friend next to Li Yuanji, he would definitely ask him to take a walk.

However, the joy did not last long. The three major tragedies of fishermen: hook unhooking, line tangling and rod breaking occurred, and Li Yuanji got unhooked.

Li Yuanji suddenly became angry. He was not greedy for the fish. He was angry that the fish was wandering around and then disappeared, and he was not satisfied yet.

Li Yuanji had no choice but to tie the bait again and throw it down. However, it seemed that the noise just now was a bit too loud, and there was no movement, as if it had returned to its previous state.

Li Yuanji was tired and could not sit still for a while. Seeing that the system task had not been completed yet, he went to the ditch on the other side to catch crabs.

Li Yuanji didn't know whether there were crabs in these places, but he thought that there should be crabs in these small ditches, as he had often touched them when he was a child.

He moved away a stone and found nothing. Li Yuanji was not in a hurry. This time he moved away a larger stone. Li Yuanji's eyes lit up and he immediately reached out to grab it. A not-so-big crab was caught in his hand.

Li Yuanji picked it up and looked at it, then immediately shook his head. This crab was a little small, and basically all the meat was edible. However, Li Yuanji did not intend to let it go, so he fried it in oil. It still tasted fragrant and crispy.

However, Li Yuanji was troubled because he did not bring a bamboo basket. At this time, he also realized that he did not bring anything to hold the fish when he went fishing.

"I'm still fishing like this. No wonder I can't catch any fish. Huh?"

Li Yuanji suddenly remembered something and ran to the fishing place. When he came to Yu Daorong's position, he saw a bamboo basket. Li Yuanji picked it up without hesitation, opened the lid, and put the crab in it.

Just at this moment, a figure hurriedly ran towards him. Seeing this, Li Yuanji already had an idea in his mind.

The man came before Li Yuanji and bowed deeply to him.

"Your Majesty, I, Yu Minghe, pay my respects to you."

Li Yuanji looked at Yu Minghe, who had a square face. His thin clothes showed off his muscular body. His skin was somewhat dark and he looked very energetic.

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "Here you are. Yu Daorong has already told me about your situation. I already know your situation, but I still want to ask you, are you willing to follow me, or do you want to go to the court?

If you want to go to the court and don’t want to stay here with me, I can recommend you to the saint for Yu Qingze’s sake.

Make your choice and then come back to talk to me."

Li Yuanji had to ask himself this question: follow him or follow the court? This was very important. If Yu Minghe was loyal to the court and did not want to stay here, the more he valued Yu Minghe, the more dangerous he would be if he fell out with Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin in the future.

Li Yuanji was just about to go to the ditch to catch crabs when Yu Minghe's voice was heard.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to follow you!"

Li Yuanji turned and looked at Yu Minghe, with a hint of admiration in his eyes. He was able to make a decision so quickly, which showed that he had already thought about this problem. Before he could ask, Yu Minghe's voice came again.

“I am a descendant of the previous dynasty. Now it is extremely difficult for me to make a name for myself here. Now the king is willing to give me this opportunity. I will remember your kindness in my heart.

Moreover, Lingnan was originally the king's fiefdom. With your management and development of this place over the past few days, I believe that your king will surely be extraordinary in the future.

I am lucky to be favored by the king and accepted by him. I know that without the king, my life might be like this. I will never forget your kindness. I am willing to die for you to repay your kindness!"

Li Yuanji felt even more relieved after listening to Yu Minghe's words. Such a person is really good.

"I already know Minghe's wishes. You stay with me first and I will make arrangements later."

Yu Minghe was shocked and said immediately, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Yuanji was very satisfied and spoke immediately.

"Okay, then you can come with me and catch crabs."

"Yes."

Yu Minghe blurted out the question, and was stunned when he realized it. Catching crabs?
Following Li Yuanji's steps, he came to the stream and started looking for crabs with Li Yuanji.

"Minghe, when you catch crabs, you must remember to be quick-eyed and quick-handed. Don't hesitate, and don't be afraid of the crab's two claws pinching your hands. The more afraid you are, the easier it is to get pinched.

Do you see the legs on both sides of the crab? If you encounter a larger crab, place your thumb and index finger on top of the crab's legs. You see, if you lift it up like this, its claws will not be able to clamp your hand.

If you can't hold the crab accurately like this in the water, hold it down with one hand and lift it up with your other hand like this.

If you encounter a small one, just catch it, hold it tightly, and throw it directly into the bamboo basket and cover it with the lid. If you don't cover it properly, it will run out again later.

Have you ever eaten this crab? "

Yu Minghe watched Li Yuanji's demonstration and quickly understood that catching crabs was not difficult, it was very simple, but if you wanted to become proficient in it, it would be difficult to become proficient without being caught a few times.

"Your Majesty, I have never eaten this crab. No one eats it here. This crab is hard and has no meat inside. No one cares about it."

Yu Minghe really didn't know if this thing could be eaten. It's not like the people here haven't tried it before. After all, when they are hungry, they just want to fill their stomachs. But there is nothing they can do with this crab. Even if they open it up, they can't see any meat at all.

Li Yuanji knew that people of this era did not eat crabs, or to be more precise, did not know how to eat them. This time he wanted to let these people take a good look. Although there was not much to eat from the crabs, they were delicious and fresh.

It’s a pity that there are no big crabs or shrimps like king crabs, otherwise Li Yuanji would be so happy.

Then Li Yuanji said: "It's okay, I will teach you how to eat this crab later, it is still very delicious."

Yu Minghe also became excited. He looked at the crabs again and again, but still didn't understand how to eat them. He stopped caring about it and started catching crabs more diligently.

More than an hour later, Li Yuanji saw that the task had been completed and his contribution points had reached ten. He smiled with satisfaction and then started to go home.

Yu Minghe, who was standing aside, was filled with sadness, not for any other reason, but because his hands, both of his hands were not spared, as they were all pinched by the crabs. Only those who have been pinched know how it feels.

(End of this chapter)