Chapter 10 Selling Fish
The third master hurriedly climbed over the wall of the backyard in the moonlight. After climbing over the backyard, there was the private land outside the village. Generally, the private land of each household was allocated behind the village for the convenience of doing business.
After walking for a while, a few people were preparing to leave the village. Li Wen's ears and eyes were more sensitive because he had space. Shhh! Everyone, don't move. There is someone in front of you.
When the two heard the words, they immediately stopped and looked forward. They saw a figure working in the field in front of them. When they heard the movement on Li Wen's side, they shouted: "Who is there?"
Li Wen swept his ears, picked up the clod of soil and threw it towards the grass in front. Hearing a squeaking sound, the figure lowered its head and continued working, muttering, "It turned out to be a mouse, which shocked me."
"Okay, let's stop working. It's getting late and I'll go home and sleep. I'll have to work early tomorrow." The figure seemed to be frightened after working for a while, then picked up the farm tools, put them on his shoulders, and left.
"You are still working in the middle of the night. Your sixth uncle is really diligent." Father Li Deyou heard the figure's voice and smiled softly.
"Haha, I was scared just now. I was afraid that I would be discovered, but Xiao Wen was so excited," Li Quan said, patting his chest.
"Hurry up, we have to leave time for fishing," the three of them hurried towards the reservoir.
After a while, the three of them arrived at the reservoir. Because there was a water pumping station in the village where Li Wen fished yesterday, and someone was stationed at the water pumping station at night, the three of them did not dare to go there. Instead, they climbed down a remote slope.
"Dad, you and your second brother should level up this fishing area first." I went to find a fishing rod, and Li Wen found a suitable platform. This place is relatively remote, and there happens to be a place with a suitable water depth. There should be big fish underneath.
perch.
I ran more than 20 meters and took out the small tree I folded yesterday from the space. I also took some luminous tape and prepared to wrap it around the small wooden strip used as a fish float, otherwise the fish float would not be visible at night.
"Well, okay, dad and second brother can lie down and rest. There is no need to clean up any more." Li Wen whispered when he saw his father and second brother digging a piece of dry land with their hands.
"I'm watching you fishing. Ah Quan, you go get some sleep first. The father is worried that his son is alone and smiled."
Li Wen didn't say anything. He took out the bait prepared in his pocket and threw it on the water surface to prepare for making a nest.
"Well, Xiaowen, what did you sprinkle? It smells like alcohol," Li Deyou said in confusion.
"Dad, this is the bait I made, using the food of your drinking companion in the room," Li Wen chuckled.
Father Li shook his head and said nothing, quietly watching Li Wen's operations.
"For fishing, you have to build a nest first and spread the bait. If you just hang an earthworm and wait for the fish to take the bait, it will die slowly. This is my special bait. It has a strong smell. If it is spread into the water, the fish can smell it from a long distance, Li Wendao."
"Oh, it turns out there is so much knowledge about fishing," Father Li nodded.
“I saw this all from books!”
The weather was cool at night, and the fish all swam to the surface to look for food. After a while, Li Wen saw through the moonlight that fish began to gather under the water.
In the dark night, the fish float wrapped with fluorescent tape is very clear on the water surface. At this time, the fish float moves slightly. This is the fish eating the bait on the fishhook.
Li Wen took the bait, saw the float sinking, and felt a fish holding the hook. Li Wen immediately lifted the fishing rod. The guy was so strong that he staggered and almost pulled Li Wen into the water. He was so frightened that he immediately stabilized himself.
"Awen, do you want me to help you? My father said happily when he saw the fish taking the bait,"
"No need dad, you have to use skill in fishing otherwise the fish will easily escape," Li Wen said to his father while walking the fish.
After ten minutes of hard work, a big fish weighing nearly 20 kilograms was pulled ashore by Li's father's fishing net made of sacks.
At this time, Li Quan, who was sleeping next to him, was also woken up and was very excited when he saw the giant creature taking the bait.
"Okay, dad, you and your second brother tie the fish's mouth with a rope and put it in the water. This way, the fish will not die easily."
In the next two hours or so, Li Wen caught more than a dozen fish, ranging from two to three kilograms to twenty kilograms, which made Li's father and Li Quan who were watching on the side extremely excited.
During this period, a large catfish weighing more than 30 kilograms was also hooked, but due to the great strength, the fishing rod was almost broken. In the end, the hook was broken and ran away.
In fact, the most valuable thing now is not the fishhook, but the fishing line with strong tension. After all, the nylon fishing line has only been invented and used in the beautiful country not long ago, and it is a rare commodity if it appears in the country.
"When we walked home, there were already quite a few fish. If we continue fishing, we would have nothing to put them in," Father Li said with a smile on his face. "The two sacks were filled with fish, and the harvest of less than 200 kilograms made several people very happy.
Li's father carried a large sack on his back, and Li and Wen carried the second sack back home.
Li Wen climbed over the back wall and went home, asking his second uncle to pull the fish up from the wall. His second aunt and mother also came to help.
"Good guy, you must have caught this with a net. There are so many fish," the second uncle said in shock!
"Put the fish in the tank to raise them first, otherwise they will all die in a short while. If you take them to the city tomorrow night, they won't stink," Father Li shouted.
A few people hurriedly carried the fish to the cellar. The cellar of Li Wen's house was quite large, with a diameter of three meters. The water tank dug by the second uncle and his uncle was only one and a half meters square, but it was enough to hold the fish.
With a splash, all the fish in the sack were poured into the water, and the fish's tail slapped the water, causing a splash.
There were more than a dozen fish, but only two weighing two to three pounds were floating on the water. The other big fish were tenacious and jumping around in the water.
Wang Chunmei picked up the floating dead fish and looked at the big fish in the tank with a happy face. She grabbed Li Wen and kissed him, "My son is so awesome, he laughed out loud!"
"Okay, go to bed. I have to work tomorrow and have to drive into the city tomorrow night. I'm so sleepy. At this time, my father relaxed and walked out of the cellar to breathe."
"I'm going to pickle the fish, otherwise it will be spoiled tomorrow. You can go to bed. My old lady is not very sleepy. Grandma Guo Xiuyun walked towards the kitchen with a smile.
Back in the room, Li Wenshuan unlocked the door and returned to the space. He looked at the clock in the lounge and saw that it was already past two o'clock in the morning. However, Li Wen had been sleeping in the afternoon for the past few days, so he was not particularly sleepy.
One night when he was fishing, he sweated a lot while lifting the fish, and his body was sticky. He went into the bathroom, took a shower, drank a carton of milk and ate a chicken drumstick, which was enough for today's midnight snack.
Because Li Wen was afraid of oversleeping and did not rest in the space, Li Wen returned to the room and lay on the kang. He applied some ointment to his sore arm to relieve muscle pain.
His life these days made him feel very fulfilled, and he chatted with Duke Zhou in a daze.
Dong Dong Dong! Awen got up to eat, and grandma’s voice came in from outside and woke up Li Wen.
"Get up, Li Wen shouted hurriedly!"
This morning it was still mushy cornmeal, but there was no steamed buns. Everyone was given a small steamed sweet potato.
"Awen, after two days of rest, you should be in good health. You have to go to work today. Today you and your mother will go to the wheat field to grind wheat," said the father with a smile.
"Well, I know dad, my body has recovered," Li Wen smiled and nodded.
At six o'clock in the morning, everyone arrived at the wheat field. At this time, many people were already sitting in the wheat field, all chatting and spanking.
Dang, Dang, Dang! The work gong rang. Today, Li Wen and his second aunt worked together to pull the mill, while his mother and second sister Li Xia turned over the wheat straw. This year, the production team was afraid that the members would be lazy, so they divided the work.
They worked harder in the morning. A few people had done more than half of the morning work before the sun came out. It was cooler and easier to work at this time.
At noon, the sun began to climb overhead, and everyone put on straw hats and stopped working, otherwise they would easily suffer from heatstroke.
Lunch time came soon, and several people sat under the shade of a tree to enjoy the coolness, waiting for the little ones to deliver their meals.
"Oh! Young people are very strong. Your second aunt and I have no strength. You guys are working hard to save your life. Just drag your second aunt and run away. Second aunt Cui Yanzi wiped the sweat from her forehead and said."
Although the food at home was not good in the morning, Li Wen secretly took a few braised eggs from the space to eat when he came out, so he was full and had more energy.
Li Wen has been eating and drinking well these days, and since he is a child, his body has recovered quickly. Apart from losing weight, he no longer feels weak.
The mother looked at Li Wen, whose face was flushed by the sun, and complained, "You kid is just stupid at work, so you fainted from heat stroke a few days ago. Don't be too anxious when you work in the future. You can finish it in advance."
You can’t work without a job, and you offend others, so everyone should understand it the same way?”
Li Wen knew what his mother meant and nodded in agreement.
After a while, the little ones brought lunch. This noon is cornmeal soup and two cornmeal pancakes per person. It can be seen that there is really not much food at home. Some time ago, we sometimes saw some gray noodles and gray cornmeal Erhe Noodles.
Wotou.
Gray flour refers to the nine-sided flour. When wheat is ground in a mill, it becomes nine parts flour and one part bran. Because it contains more bran, the flour that is ground turns gray, and the steamed buns and noodles made are gray-white.
However, the conditions of his family were relatively good in Li Wen's opinion. He saw that many villagers nearby were eating sweet potato buns and potato pancakes and drinking very watery cornmeal batter.
After lunch, everyone rested under the shade of a tree for about an hour, and then the gong started ringing!
At three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the temperature can reach 40 degrees Celsius. The sun is too hot, but Li Wen's body seems to have adapted to this temperature and he doesn't feel much discomfort. His second aunt and his mother take turns pulling the roller. He has never been with his second sister.
Change, which made the second aunt praise Li Wen for growing up.
Dang, Dang, Dang! The gong rang in the afternoon. It was already past seven o'clock in the evening. The crowds in the wheat field stopped their work one by one when they heard the sound of the gong. Everyone was exhausted physically and mentally from the day's farm work and packed up their farm tools.
They began to return home in small groups.
As soon as Li Wen arrived home, Li Shoucai was already waiting at the door. Seeing everyone saying hello, he said, "Second Aunt, Thirteenth Aunt, the Awens have finished work."
Mother and second aunt smiled and said hello!
"Brother Shou Cai, please come in too. I'll get you a fishing line and a hook." Li Wen smiled and nodded."
This is a five-meter fishing line and two fishhooks. I agreed in advance. My classmate clearly marked the price for this thing. The fishing line costs 30 cents per meter and the fishhook costs 20 cents per meter. Brother, please be careful when fishing. The fishing line is very
Gold is precious, and if it is broken, the loss will be considerable.
"Well, don't worry. If you lose it, I will compensate you according to the price and I won't make it difficult for you." Li Shoucai patted his chest and said.
"If you lend the fishing line to Shou Cai, what will you do if others ask you to borrow it? My brother doesn't want Li Wen to lend the fishing line to others."
"I just said that the fishing line is precious and requires skill. If they break it and lose it, they will have to pay for it. Naturally, others will not dare to borrow it, Li Wen said calmly."
"Awen is right. If you don't borrow it, you will become enemies. Don't talk about it. Wash up and eat quickly. After eating, take a rest. You have something to do in the evening. Father Li Deyou said."
In the evening, we still had wild vegetables and corn mush with sweet potatoes, but there was an extra fish. This was the fish that died last night. The old lady took out one tonight and shared it with everyone.
After dinner, my mother and my second aunt cleaned up the kitchen, and everyone went back to their rooms to sleep, because they had to get up at midnight to rush to the city.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, everyone got up and went to the cellar.
"Take half of the fish to test the water tonight. Second brother, you and my boss are walking in front to look out for the wind. A Quan and I are carrying the fish behind. A Wenwen, why don't you go?" He said and looked at Li Wen?
Chapter completed!