Chapter 8: Pleasant fish
Wang Yong'an, who thought his life was hanging by a thread, was going to see the Lord of Hell. Unexpectedly, when he woke up the next day, the first thing he said was that he was hungry.
Liu Chunlan was surprised and happy, and hurried to the kitchen to cook a bowl of porridge.
When Father Wang saw that his son had woken up, he was so happy that there were tears in his eyes. God had blessed their family.
Wang Yongye rushed back from his father-in-law's house with his wife and children in the early morning, saying that something big had happened at home.
As soon as he heard this, he started to get angry and cursed the officials for not caring about the life and death of the people. You should know that their families have contributed a lot, but all this was in vain. They said that taxes would be reduced or reduced next year. Who knows, it might not be enough this year.
"This is not a parental official. It's just a blood-sucking insect. It's true that businessmen are worried about businessmen and people are afraid of people." Fang Cuiying sounded confused. She was also planning to start a small business with Brother Ye.
It's business.
The Wang family is not the only one who is worried. Everyone knows what kind of official the new county magistrate is, and life will be difficult.
Seeing that Wang Yongan's life was saved, everyone began to gather together to discuss matters for the winter.
The weather is getting colder and colder, food is getting less and less every day, and the children are malnourished.
Father Wang could only ask everyone to dig more wild vegetables and take his sons into the mountains to hunt. We did not dare to do any work that was not done in the county for the time being.
Those who set out today were still divided into three teams. Dad Wang took a group of boys to fish, Wang Yongye and Wang Yonglin went to the town pier to carry bags, Wang Yongping had hunting skills and went hunting in the mountains, and the women took some boys to dig for fish.
Eating wild vegetables and rabbit grass, Li Zhenxiang stayed at home to cook and take care of the patients.
When going out, An Ran started to bleat, she wanted to follow Dad Wang.
Father Wang saw her intention and took the child out. Li Zhenxiang disagreed at first because it would delay Father Wang too much, and finally he dismissed her casually.
An Ran bit her finger, finally able to come out and show off her skills.
"Fu Bao, wear a straw hat." Father Wang put a small straw hat on his little granddaughter, as if he was holding a treasure.
"Wen Ming, please repair the broken areas on the net, and you will cast the net later."
In this way, a large group of people set off separately.
An Ran was held in his arms and looked at the appearance of the village. The leaves were all yellow and would fall off soon. Some dead branches and leaves on the ground were trampled and made a sound.
Several old women were sitting outside the house, picking some wild vegetables, hunched over and sewing.
What a shame! An Ran really wishes everyone's living standards could improve a little bit.
Father Wang brought them to the Changshui River, the river that produces water.
After the Changshui River receded, it became a big river. It was this big river that nourished the people along the river.
The pier where Wang Yongye and Wang Yonglin carry their bags is the pier of this river. It connects Xinhai City and Qingping City and is an important water route from south to north.
The Wang family doesn't have a fishing boat, so they can only use small nets to catch small fish and shrimps on the shore. Sometimes they don't catch much.
As the eldest grandson of the family, Wang Wenming took the lead. He skillfully pulled the net and found a suitable place along the shore.
Wang Wenyuan and Wang Wenqing were carrying bamboo baskets and several fishing rods in their hands.
Li Aliu was walking behind with a bait box in his arms. He looked at the rod and saw that it was not his.
Father Wang held An Ran in his arms and pointed at Jiangshan. He took out a red mud-like thing from his arms, rubbed a small lump and hung it on the hook.
This is An Ran's secret bait, and the wild fish in the river can't get enough of it.
Wang Wenming cast the net as usual, but all he caught were small shrimps and clams with no meat.
"Wow! Grandpa, there are fish in mine." Wang Wenyuan felt the vibration of the rod, and it was a violent vibration.
A palm-sized fish was floating in the water, and the silver light made everyone excited.
"I caught it, I caught the fish." Wang Wenyuan was very happy. His first reaction was to patch up his father and uncle. Yesterday, he saw that his father's shoulders were torn while carrying the bag.
Father Wang was very happy and wanted to get the fish with his own hands, but thinking that Fu Bao was still in his arms, he was at a loss to hold Fu Bao. Fu Bao was the reincarnation of a god in the sky. He had done many good deeds in his previous life and favored the Wang family.
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Wang Wenyuan did not rely on others to take his own glory, and after taking it, he held it and waved it around in front of everyone.
Wang Wenqing was envious, but the shaking in his hands also made him excited. There were fishes and fishes.
The second similar crucian carp was caught. This kind of fish has many bones but is very replenishing.
It seems that the fish mouth is very good today, and Grandpa's bait is very good.
Several children started fishing. As long as they hooked, they would bite, and they could not win even if they pulled the rod.
Gradually, the children were no longer willing to take the hook, and Li Aliu became a professional fish catcher. He would be responsible for taking down the fish whoever caught it.
The bamboo baskets he originally brought soon became too big to hold, and Li Aliu once again became the one running errands to fetch the baskets from others.
It wasn't until the ball of red mud was used up and the number of fish gradually decreased that everyone returned home happily.
Mr. Wang cut some hemp grass and rolled it into long strips and passed them through the gills of the fish, and the big fish were carried back one by one.
Of course, good things cannot be exposed, as the saying goes, wealth should not be exposed.
"Oh my God, you went there and caught so many fish." Zhang Guihua was dumbfounded when she saw the fish being moved into the kitchen one by one.
"Mom, we caught a lot of fish today. Those fish kept taking the bait and we couldn't win. Mom, let's eat fish tonight." Wang Wenyuan actually wanted to grill the fish, which was very fragrant.
Not long after, An Ran heard the voice of Er Auntie. The women digging wild vegetables on the mountain came back.
"Look, dig, dig, whoever names the weeds belongs to whom, whoever takes a fancy to them first will own them. Ask her to move quickly, as if she has never seen vegetables before."
An Ran figured out who had offended her again and kept talking about it all the way to the door of her house.
"Dear me, there are so many fish, have you robbed the Dragon King?" Fang Cuiying had never seen so many fish before. This is meat.
They all said that there were a lot of fish in the river today, and they could find them as long as you fished, but they hadn't seen any yet, and they said they would go there tomorrow.
Today there are dozens of fish, large and small, and the few big ones kept in the water tank are going to be exchanged for money from the town.
But I can't finish eating so much. I don't have much salt at home, so it's best to dry it.
Everything that could be filled with water in the house was used to raise fish, and I sold as much as I could in exchange for some food.
For everyone, this is a rare and delicious meal, and the women handle it neatly.
In order not to waste it, I was willing to add some oil and salt. The fish soup was boiled and white, and it looked nourishing.
Father Wang asked the kitchen to leave more room for Li Zhenxiang and Wang Yongan, who are now the top people.
Li Zhenxiang is related to Fubao's food rations. No matter how badly she treats him, she cannot treat Fubao badly.
"Dad, give me the baby. You've been looking at it for a long time. You're really tired." Li Zhenxiang has never seen the old man like a little baby so much.
Father Wang could feel that Li Zhenxiang didn't know anything about Fubao, which meant that Fubao trusted him more, and he felt inexplicably more happy.
Fu Bao, Fu Bao, grandpa will do my best to let you grow up healthy and happy, without suffering at all, and no one will bully you.
"Be careful when eating fish, don't get stuck on the spines."
Look at everyone devouring it. It's fine if you eat it, but if you get stuck, you will die of panic.
Li Aling was very happy when she saw that there was fish in her bowl. This was her first time eating fish. The fish was white and there were bits of oil on the soup, which made it look delicious.
"Brother, you are awesome, can I go too tomorrow?"
Li Aliu looked up at the others, who were all immersed in the joy of eating fish. If he had gone anywhere before, he would have taken her with him, but now he could not.
Seeing that her brother didn't say anything, Li Aling wisely stopped asking. Now that they were living under someone else's roof, they still treated them so well, so they had to work more.
Chapter completed!