Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 516 - 515: Fishing for a Change of Mood

Lu Shouyue grabbed Lin Wanwan’s hand, opened her palm, and placed the Meteor Necklace onto it, then forcefully closed her palm around it.

He gazed deeply into her eyes, speaking in a barely audible voice: "This was custom made for you, engraved with your name as a keepsake of our acquaintance. Please don’t refuse it any longer."

After saying this, he finally let go of her hand, took a deep breath, and said heavily: "I wish I had never met you."

Once Lin Wanwan sat in her car, she dazedly stared for a while before finally texting Lu Shouyue the words "I’m sorry."

However, a red exclamation mark appeared as a prompt.

He had blocked her.

Lin Wanwan sighed and softly said, "So be it."

That night, Lin Wanwan slept in a daze, and when she sat up from her bed the next day, she remained dazed for a long time.

She was back at the Lin Family Manor in the Great Tang Dynasty.

Outside, the night was deep, and the dew was heavy, with faint human voices audible.

These were the voices of the Lin Family clan members preparing to set out to sea; today was likely the last time they would set out before the new year.

Lin Wanwan threw back the covers, grabbed her clothes, and dressed. Hearing the commotion, Hong Yan asked from beyond the door: "Mistress, are you getting up?"

"Hmm, today I want to follow my cousin out to sea to watch them fish." As Lin Wanwan spoke, she quickly donning her cotton coat, she walked to the door to open it for Hong Yan.

"Going out to sea, it’s quite cold on the water." Hong Yan and Yun Shang came in together from the outer room to assist Lin Wanwan with dressing and washing.

Lin Wanwan lazily extended her hands for their assistance, saying, "It’s nothing, I’ll just wear a cloak and carry a hand warmer."

She then instructed Yun Shang: "Go tell Sun Chuyao to hurry to the dock and notify my cousins to wait for me; I’ll be there soon." 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Yes."

Today was New Year’s Eve, and she could stay in Great Tang till noon, then return to the modern era, drive to Mian City to visit her parents’ graves.

Since the upgrade of the Space-Time Gate, she could now exploit the time bug in both worlds, so time was ample, reducing the risk of her time-traveling being discovered.

Lin Wanwan was generally more casual at home, so as Hong Yan helped her comb her hair, she instructed Hua Nong to bring some bird’s nest porridge for her to eat.

She was racing against time, fearing others would be kept waiting, especially since she had decided to go out to sea with them on a whim.

Such a laid-back manner would naturally be unacceptable in a true noble’s house, and even the servants would look down upon it.

But in Lin Wanwan’s mansion, things were different; most of the servants were either Kunlun slaves or New Luo Maids, along with some former drifters, who knew nothing of the rigid protocols of Tang nobility.

The only one tutored by nobility from a young age, Hong Yan, had long since been assimilated into such an atmosphere.

"Mistress, I have something to report."

Just as time was running out, Sun Chuyao rushed upstairs to their doorway.

"Come in and speak."

Sun Chuyao entered the room and came beside Lin Wanwan, bowing as he said, "Mistress, today the clan gentlemen aren’t going out to sea; they decided to wait until after the new year."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanwan understood and said, "Oh, makes sense; after all, it’s New Year’s Eve today."

After a pause, she asked, "So why is it still so lively in the clan this early?"

In the countryside of Great Tang in winter, if there’s no work to be done, there’s really no need to get up early, and there aren’t any entertainment activities.

"They said they’re going to the riverside at the back mountain to catch river shrimp and crabs."

Hearing this, Lin Wanwan said immediately, "Then I’ll go too, quickly notify them again."

Sun Chuyao replied, "Mistress, I know where the gentlemen are catching fish, I’ll take you over there later."

Lin Wanwan said, "Very well."

She quickly finished her bird’s nest porridge, placed the bowl aside, and Hong Yan used the opportunity to fix the hairpin in her hair, completing her look.

Today, Lin Wanwan wore a men’s agile attire suited for work, but just before she left, Hong Yan, fearing she would catch cold, draped a cloak over her and gave her a copper hand warmer filled with charcoal, wrapped in a cloth bag.

Lin Wanwan obediently allowed Hong Yan to cloak her, took the hand warmer, and along with Hong Yan and two Kunlun personal servants, picked up a shrimp cage and a fishing net, heading directly to the back mountain.

Outside, the sky had not yet begun to brighten, and they still needed lanterns for illumination. Along the way, early-rising clan members asked her where she was going.

"I’m going to the back mountain to catch shrimp!"

"Oh, with Mengbo and the others? I just saw them pass by in a group."

"Yes, I’m going over now too!"

The river at the foot of the mountain was often visited by old fishermen who couldn’t go out to sea to catch fish for a meal.

In Mao County, river fish undoubtedly had a smaller market compared to sea fish; Mao County residents, used to eating sea fish, found river fish too strong in flavor.

But for the old fishermen, unable to go out to sea, catching some fish and shrimp in the river to supplement the household income was better than doing nothing and waiting for food, which they couldn’t afford!

Lin Wanwan hadn’t walked far before she saw her clan members waiting by the roadside, evidently stopping when they saw her.

"Wan, how come you’re out in such cold weather? River shrimp have barely any meat, and river fish aren’t tasty," Lin Mengbo called out from afar.

"But catching them yourself makes them especially delicious to eat." Lin Wanwan replied loudly.

"Alright, as long as you’re not afraid of the cold." Lin Mengbo and the others naturally didn’t oppose Lin Wanwan joining them.

At Lin Family Manor, Lin Wanwan was beloved, so there was no issue with her running amok, much less just wanting to join in and catch shrimp.

The riverbank on a winter morning was particularly quiet, with most animals either hibernating or migrating, leaving few in active outside.

Lin Wanwan and Lin Mengbo’s group reached the riverbank, initially planning to head to the usual shrimp cage area connected to the mountain stream, but before getting there, they saw splashing waves in the middle of the river.

"Oh wow! There are quite a lot of fish in this river section today!" Lin Mengbo cheerfully remarked, "Why don’t we place the shrimp cages here today? Seems like there’s plenty here."

"Alright, you few stay here. Wan, you and Mengbo stay here to fish, don’t go further in; it’s colder inside, we’ll go a bit further to place the cages."

"Sure, I’ll stay here." Lin Wanwan didn’t object; she had come fishing mainly to change her mood, not caring about the catch.

Lin Mengbo and the others got to work immediately, taking bait-hung shrimp cages to the river to place them.

Lin Wanwan also took off her cloak, handing it and the hand warmer to Hong Yan, then directed Kunlun to set a shrimp cage downstream, while she herself stepped into the river, placing a net while standing on the soft riverside mud.

Her fishing method was purely luck-based, lacking any technique; whether she caught fish or not was a matter of chance.

Mornings made it easier to catch fish and shrimp than in broad daylight because they came out to forage at night, retreating to their nests after the sun rose.

By now, it was just before 5 am, and the sky was still dark, with only Hong Yan’s lantern for light.

For Lin Mengbo and the others, fishing at such an hour required no lanterns; they relied entirely on sound and experience. These fishing villagers, who had grown up catching fish, could do so with their eyes closed.