Rebirth: He refused to Divorce Again-Chapter 1258: Wild Fish of Crescent Lake

He curled his lips, "Don’t worry, I’ll be quick."

Then Qin Yize picked up the pace.

After that, Gu Qiaoqiao stopped messing around.

However, even so, by the afternoon the saddle wasn’t finished, because a saddle is different from other things since it was for Gu Qiaoqiao to sit on.

Firstly, it had to be safe and reliable, and secondly, it needed to be soft and comfortable.

Both points were indispensable.

Nevertheless, before dinner, the basic shape was already formed.

At this time, though it was broad daylight outside, the lighting in the warehouse wasn’t as good as outside, so it seemed a bit dim inside.

Gu Qiaoqiao stopped Qin Yize from working, saying there was no need to hurry that much; if she wanted to ride, she could ride Red Wind.

So, she pulled up Qin Yize, "Ah Ze, let’s continue tomorrow."

Qin Yize hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "Alright."

He then put down the tools, tidied up, and the two of them left the warehouse.

At that time, the sun was hanging high on the peak of Helan Mountain in the west, its rays dazzling everywhere.

The two of them went straight to the makeshift outdoor kitchen.

The kitchen looked simple but had everything necessary.

There was no well here, but there was a pool behind the kitchen.

This pool was built with cobblestones.

The meadows at Qiaoze Ranch grew lush and weren’t short of water, both on the ground and below it. And this water was what the Cavalry Camp used before.

The water also flowed down from Helan Mountain.

However, while flowing, it split into two because there was a rocky hill in the middle: one branch flowed towards Crescent Lake and then far away, while the other branch flowed in the direction of Qiaoze Ranch. Although even this branch got diverted elsewhere, it left only a small stream.

You could see the stream where the grass was short, but when the grass was tall, it disappeared, though you could vaguely hear water sounds.

After all, when camping, water is the most crucial.

Despite the simplicity of the place, it had everything it needed, which made Gu Qiaoqiao like it even more. The mountain spring water was cool, clean, and slightly sweet, without any pollution.

Food made with it was particularly fresh and fragrant.

A wash basin was built next to the pool with stones; when the soldiers left, they took everything they could, but left things like this water basin behind.

At the time, they didn’t know who would use it, but it would later be convenient for any herders coming here.

After washing their hands, Gu Qiaoqiao went to cook while Qin Yize went to check on Red Wind and Yun Duo wandering in the ranch.

Since they were to stay here for a few days, they couldn’t keep driving Red Wind away to graze on its own.

Fortunately, horses were something to be considered in advance, so Qin Yize prepared plenty of soybeans and wheat bran.

These two were essential concentrated feed for horses.

The comrades from the Cavalry Camp used to say that when conditions were poor before, good stuff would be given to horses first, even letting people go hungry to feed the war horses until they were full.

Now with better conditions, these things weren’t lacking.

A few bags of wheat bran and soybeans were placed in a corner of the warehouse. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Qin Yize put the soybeans in an aluminum basin, waved at the two horses not far away, as wild horses were usually very sensitive, so when Qin Yize waved with the basin, the two horses happily ran toward him.

While feeding soybeans to the two horses, Qin Yize glanced around, realizing he really should build a stable soon.

The previous stable here was quite magnificent, but for confidentiality reasons, it was completely dismantled after they moved out.

No traces were left behind.

After all, in this era, spies and agents were still numerous, always looking for ways to steal our country’s crucial military secrets and other vital information.

So it was impossible to tell that this place once hosted the Cavalry Camp.

In the kitchen, Gu Qiaoqiao added some flour to the leavened dough and kneaded it, suddenly remembering that they had talked about wanting fish sauce to eat.

But where were the fish?

After washing her hands and with an apron tied around her waist, Gu Qiaoqiao stood at the kitchen door, raising her voice to call out to Qin Yize not far away, "Ah Ze, we haven’t caught any fish yet..."

Qin Yize looked up at Gu Qiaoqiao, feeling amused. So, he placed the basin on a large rock, letting the horses feed themselves, then went back to the warehouse,

quickly making a fish fork.

With the right tools, the fish fork was made quite standardly. The two of them laughing and joking walked towards Crescent Lake, anyway, there were no other guests, just the two of them, fresh food and instant cooking, no rush.

Crescent Lake had a lot of fish, all wild, so they weren’t very big. Gu Qiaoqiao recognized some types: crucian carp, carp, catfish, and bighead carp...

Of course, the most common ones were shovelhead fish and small willow catfish.

Crescent Lake looked very clear, but in the lake’s center where there were many fish, the water was deep.

If one wanted to fish with nets, they would need a boat.

Gu Qiaoqiao, holding a fish fork, stood by the lakeshore and said to Qin Yize beside her, "It’d be nice if there was a boat here."

"We’re staying for a short time this round, but next time we come, I’ll find a way to get a boat." Qin Yize promised.

Thinking to himself, having a boat would be great, he could row with Qiaoqiao to the other side to see the tall Cornelian Cherry Tree.

"Does the lake freeze here in winter?" Gu Qiaoqiao asked casually.

"Hmm, it freezes, and it freezes a month earlier than in the Imperial Capital." Qin Yize, evidently familiar with the environment, replied.

Gu Qiaoqiao nodded and didn’t inquire further, thinking that for making fish sauce, shovelhead fish and small willow catfish were the best.

But using the fish fork seemed a bit slow, though there wasn’t much to do, and they were in a fully relaxed vacation state, and since only two people were eating, there wasn’t a need to catch too many.

However, Qin Yize could eat a lot of the fish sauce she made, so Gu Qiaoqiao thought it would be best to spear more.

This time, the fish fork Qin Yize made had a particularly sharp and long front; Gu Qiaoqiao weighed it in her hand, then swung it towards the center of the lake.

This was different from the previous times when she had speared fish nearby and could pick up the fish readily when caught.

But this time, there was a rope attached at the end of the fish fork because Crescent Lake had no stones to step on.

So, Gu Qiaoqiao gave a tug and pulled the fish fork back.

The sharp fork tip, like a candied Hawthorn skewer, had speared eight small willow catfish.

Gu Qiaoqiao beamed, and Qin Yize gave a thumbs up, sincerely admiring, "What precision, I’m impressed!"