Xiao Yao watched them talk and observed the family again. There was not a single decent piece of furniture, except for a dilapidated dining table and two benches, only some tools for farm work, scattered in two open rooms, a simple bed was placed in the northwest corner, on which were hung with yellowed old mosquito nets, there were two pairs of holes in the front of the bed, and there were mud-stained sneakers, one large and one small, Xiao Yao estimated that this was where Zhu Xihuan and his second brother slept. There is a door at the east and west ends, the east side should be where Zhu Xihuan's parents live, and the west side is where his two sisters live. The large open back door leads to a vegetable garden, with several trees carrying vertically at both ends and four rooms as a boundary. Not far away is a small pond that usually uses water. This family, like most families in the countryside at the time, was financially deprived and impoverished.

"It's rare for you to come to my house once, and you'll go back tonight after eating here. Let Xi Huan sit with you, drink some water and chat, and I'll arrange dinner. ”

"No need uncle, we'll leave in a while, if Xia Jiaohuan hadn't told us that your home is here, we would have already gone back to school. I'll bother you again when I have time in the future. ”

"Yes, uncle, we have to go back to town, we have our school bags at home, we must go back in the evening. I won't eat here. ”

Zhang Xiaoya, who was talking to Zhu Xihuan's third sister, also hurriedly came over to help Xiao Yao refuse, she would feel very uneasy when eating in such a family. There are so many adults and children, and her family is very embarrassed, she is really reluctant to eat his food.

"Uncle, if you want us to sit down a little longer, don't let us have dinner, if you leave us here for dinner, we'll go now. ”

"Sister Huang Li, you and Xiao Yao, let's have dinner here and then leave, although the conditions at home are not good, it's okay to entertain you for a meal. My second brother will be back in a while. He has long wanted to get to know Xiao Yao, and today is also a rare opportunity. ”

Zhu Xihuan's third sister and the three girls had a very hot chat, and when they saw Huang Li insisting on leaving, they were reluctant to persuade them to stay for dinner. looked at Xiao Yao with pleading in his eyes. Seeing Zhu Xihuan's third sister Zhu Xiaomei looking at him with such eyes, Xiao Yao couldn't bear to refuse again in his heart, so he had to look at Huang Li for help.

"Don't look at me, it doesn't matter if the two of us are late, the main thing is them, how can we go home when it's too late?"

"Leave me alone, I don't care. Zhou Weiai, who has been silent, came out coldly, but everyone was blinded.

"Xiao Ai, why don't you care? You won't go to school tomorrow? You don't care, I don't care. ”

Zhou Weiai's words made Zhang Xiaoya anxious, and in the end, it seemed as if she didn't want to eat here. Everyone was in a hurry to leave, pushing her to the cusp of the waves, and simply having an attitude of dying together.

"Don't worry about having one more meal at my place, you don't want to go, in fact, it doesn't take much trouble, there are chickens and ducks at home, fish in the pond, vegetables in the vegetable field, I will go and cut some meat and come back and it will be done." ”

"Okay, let's bother my uncle with a meal here, so let's do it, uncle, you are busy at home, Zhu Xihuan and I will go to cut meat, so that we don't delay. ”

Xiao Yao grabbed Zhu's father, who was about to go out to cut meat, and gestured to Xiao Bu.

"It's okay, Dad, you give me the meat ticket and money, and Xiao Yao and I will go. ”

"Then let's go with us, just have fun. ”

This time, Zhu Xihuan's father did not shirk again, and handed the money in his hand to Zhu Xihuan along with the ticket. Seeing that Zhu Xiaomei also wanted to go out with everyone, she agreed.

After the eight of them walked out of Zhu Xihuan's house together, Xia Jiaohuan, who had not spoken much, proposed to go home, saying that there was something going on at home, and he would come to accompany Xiao Yao after dinner. Xiao Yao didn't stop him, and the remaining seven people walked together to the kiln factory a few miles behind the house, where there was a purchasing station where they could buy pork. Zhu Xihuan's little sister chattered with Xiao Yao all the way, her innocent language and loud voice swept away the fatigue of Xiao Yao and several girls. I like this cute little girl very much, and when I see that she can't walk, I rush up to hug her for a while.

Zhu Xiaomei was talking and laughing with two sisters of the same age, very happy. Laughter and laughter continued. When he arrived at the acquisition station, there was nothing else to sell, only a pound of meat was sold, Xiao Yao didn't let Zhu Xihuan give money, he paid seven cents, and they all went back.

By the time Xiao Yao and his party entered Zhu Xihuan's house again, Zhu Xihuan's father had already killed a chicken and a duck, cut a few vegetables, and put them aside to be washed, and the aunt also stopped shaking the nest and plucked the ducks. Huang Li hurriedly went over to help pluck duck feathers, and Zhang Xiaoya and Zhou Weiai also went to pick vegetables. Xiao Yao put down the little girl he was holding in his arms and had to look at it, because he couldn't do housework and didn't know what he should do.

"Xi Huan, you take the net, go to the big pond with Xiao Yao, catch a few fish and come back, and if you want to eat shrimp, bring the Jiejie net with you. ”

Just when Xiao Yao was a little embarrassed and didn't know how to help, Zhu Xihuan's father relieved Xiao Yao. Zhu Xihuan picked up a knotted net and handed it to Xiao Yao, and then took the net in his hand. Seeing that Xiao Yao was going out, Zhou Weiai put down the vegetables she was picking in her hand and followed, Huang Li and Zhang Xiaoya also wanted to go, but they were embarrassed to drop the work in their hands and looked at Zhou Weiai enviously.

"You two go too, just go fishing. I'll just pick vegetables and clean up the chickens and ducks, and I'll be in time. Zhu Xihuan's father understood the thoughts of the two of them, and very lovingly ordered them to go too.

This time, his third sister did not come with him, and she was very sensible to stay at home to help cook.

Walking through the pond in the vegetable garden, climbing up a big ridge, it is a big pond with a large water surface, Zhu Xihuan skillfully spread the net, tried his best to throw it to the middle of the water, and when the fishing net sank to the bottom, he began to pull the net line in his hand to collect the net, and went down several nets in a row, but there was no harvest, only some small fish and shrimp, Xiaoya and Xiaoai helped catch the shrimp, and the rest were scattered into the water with the net. I don't know how many nets I sprinkled, and finally I had a harvest, I caught a flatfish of nearly 2 catties, and I also caught a black fish that weighed a catty, in the local legend, the black fish belongs to the filial piety fish, and most people will not catch it for food. According to custom, Zhu Xihuan put the black fish back.

Xiao Yao also had itchy hands when he looked at it, and took the fishing net to cast more than a dozen nets, but he found nothing, and he knew: ten nets to catch fish and nine nets to empty, and he succeeded if he caught one net. It's not a lie. In the end, Zhu Xihuan cast a few more nets, caught a few small carp and goldfish, enough to eat at night, put the spinning net aside, and picked up the knotted net, one in each hand, holding two bamboo poles with knotted nets, and went to the water on the shore, and then slowly put away from the water to the shore, focusing on catching small fish and shrimp, how many different harvests each time, which caused several girls to cheer from time to time, among them, Zhou Weiai was a little carried away with joy, and almost planted in the pond, it was not Xiao Yao's quick eyes, he grabbed her, and definitely a soup chicken did not run, so scared that she was far away from the water, and did not dare to get closer。 In this way, the net was cast on the shore, and after a few times, I collected enough white rice shrimp about two catties, and there was more than enough to go back with the slag dough and slag shrimp paste.