Seeing Erya and Xiaohu coming back, Daman gave Erya the money bag, which was ordered by his father when they went out. Erya didn't pick it up, and asked Daman to continue to take it back with him. Maybe it's the early head of the poor family's children, when Erya says to go home, he goes back without saying a word, and no one says that he wants to play or anything.

On the way back, Daman was particularly excited, and he kept talking in a rough adolescent boy's voice, changing his previous calm and sparse style. Erya looked at Daman strangely several times, Xiaohu seemed to know what his daughter-in-law was thinking, and secretly put his ear to her and said, "You give the money to Brother Daman, Brother Daman is very happy." ”

Er Ya was puzzled: "What's so happy about this?" ”

"Only those in charge of our family can take the money."

"This is everyone's house, the money is just for him to take, and he will give it to his uncle when he goes home, not for him. What is there to be happy about? Er Ya still can't understand.

Xiaohu pouted: "That's also happy!" ”

Erya tilted her head, put her head on Xiaohu's shoulder blades, and said in a mocking tone: "Do you also want to take money?" Don't worry, you will earn a lot of money in the future, so that you can count the money until your hands cramp, and you will never want to take money again. Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, "It's a treacherous laugh after that!"

Xiaohu's face was flushed, and he argued fiercely: "I didn't have it!" ”

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When they arrived at the entrance of the village, they found that the eldest uncle, the eldest aunt, the second uncle, and the second aunt were busy by the river with a few small points, and there were many neighbors in the village standing next to them.

is small, and it is the most unbearable. When he saw it from afar, he ran to it. Xiaohu had already guessed what was going on: "Uncle, they may be in the cage!" ”

"When was it ordered? Last night? "Erya was very surprised, it was so late yesterday, and she went to the river to get a cage! It's really a matter of asking for money.

Dahong knew that his father didn't go out last night, so he received the call: "Not last night!" Maybe my mother and second aunt went down during the day yesterday. ”

"Hmmm! It's possible, the eldest aunt and the second aunt are really amazing! Er Ya sighed from the bottom of her heart. It seems that the eldest aunt is really forced to be poor, and they don't let go of anything they can do.

As they spoke, they heard a loud commotion.

A voice shouted, "There are so many fish!" ”

Another voice shouted: "Brother Shoufa, you can't drag it like that, be careful that the cage is dragged apart." ”

Another voice shouted: "Your cage is too big, and now it contains so many fish, it must not be able to be dragged." ”

I heard someone shouting: "Brother Shoufa, don't move yet, I'll go back and find a rope to help you carry it from under the bamboo cage." ”

When Xiaohu and the others arrived, the eldest uncle and the second uncle had already dragged the bamboo basket to the shallow part of the river, and the water here had only reached the thighs. The water in the middle of the river reaches the chest of an adult who is one meter and eight high, and I don't know how the eldest aunt and the second aunt put it in the middle of the river.

Da Man and Xiao Hu hurriedly took off their coats and shoes, jumped into the river and helped them get up. Maybe it's because the aunt and they put a lot of bait, maybe it's because the time is long, this time there are more fish than last time. Erya saw that it didn't work, so she went straight up, and she really wanted to tear up the fish basket.

Hurriedly shouted, "Don't move yet." Then he said to the eldest uncle: "Uncle, you go to the nearest house to borrow a rope, you really have to carry it underneath." ”

The eldest aunt nodded again and again, and before she could leave, she saw a cousin who had been shouting to get a rope running with a rope.

Several people helped and dragged the fish basket up. It is said that fish like to get together, and Erya believes it this time. There are more than 40 large and small fish, and the smallest fish is more than 2 catties. A pound of fish costs six cents, and it can also be sold for one or two silver.

Erya was still calculating how much money it could sell, and someone over there was already saying hello: "Brother Shoufa!" Is this fish for food? I'll exchange rice with you for a fish and go back to cook it for my grandson. All right? ”

The uncle looked up and saw that it was his sister-in-law who was speaking, and he hurriedly responded: "Sister-in-law, you see where you say, you can take it casually, you don't need to give money or exchange food." As he spoke, he grabbed a big fish, at least five or six catties, and handed it to the sister-in-law in the lobby, "Sister-in-law, just this fat, this fish has few bones, and it is just right for the child to eat." ”

"Good! That's it. I'll send the rice to your house later, and you don't want to pull it with me, you are so difficult now, can I ask for your things for nothing? Isn't that a scolding that makes people point at your old sister-in-law and my backbone! "The half-old lady happily hooked her fingers to the gills of the fish while mentally estimating how many meters were appropriate." This fish looks no less than five catties, and it is still the most nourishing black fish, well! At least ten catties of rice must be given. The old lady had calculated it, said hello with a smile, and went home with the big black fish.

Other neighbors also said that they wanted to exchange rice for fish, which made no sense. The eldest aunt said: "My ducks and geese are so thin, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are covered with skin and bones." The big guys also raise ducks and geese, and they are willing to exchange rice for ducks and geese with my family, isn't it just to take care of my family! Now this fish, don't say change, every family in the Wang family will send one. The foreign surname is also helping one person today."

Everyone listened to the words of the eldest aunt and hurriedly said: "Shoufa family, you can't say that, it's all a family, how can you ignore it." Besides, the last time Xiaohu got married, he had already given a fish for a family, and this time he couldn't ask for it in vain. Otherwise, it's really like what the old sister-in-law said, you will be scolded! ”

"Yes! Oh, yes! There was a chorus of echoes.

Uncle Niang doesn't care about anything else, let the big guy take one back first, whoever doesn't come, let Daman remember it, and send it over when he goes back.

The big guys were not polite, they all estimated how much rice they would give, and they had a number in their hearts, so they each took the fish and went back.

When they had cleaned up, they took the basket and the rest of the fish back to cook.

The second aunt and the second aunt were busy cooking in the kitchen, and the eldest aunt and the uncle were busy blocking the rice sent by each family outside, and they were sweating profusely. Most of the people who came were half-grown children, and they were assigned by the adults in the family to bring rice.

I don't know whose child it was, he was in a hurry, so he put the big dustpan leaning against the wall into the yard, poured the rice into it and ran, and the one behind him did the same. The aunt and uncle can stop this and can't stop that, they are exhausted from tossing left and right, and they haven't stopped one of them. The couple wiped their sweat and smiled bitterly at their faces.

The eldest aunt looked at the child's father's entangled face, and said with a smile: "Forget it, didn't my niece and daughter-in-law say that we will kill the rabbit ourselves, and then the family will give half a rabbit meat." It's trickier than a fish. ”

"Good! Good! Uncle's face finally cleared.

I was going to come back early and roast chestnuts and chicken, but I was busy with fish and didn't have time to get it. At noon, three fish were boiled, one was braised with braised tofu, and one was boiled with soup. Because no matter how you cook fish, there must be a lot of oil, but seeing the nervous look of the second aunt when she looked at herself pouring oil, the second aunt didn't dare to put oil as hard as she usually cooks fish. just put one-third of the usual one, and just like that, the second aunt stabbed her mouth. While chattering: "This fish is really unaffordable!" It's too much of a gas cost. This oil will cost us half a year! ”

"Second aunt! Don't worry, the days will be better in the future, this oil is definitely available. "Erya was afraid that the second aunt would not be able to sleep at night when she was distressed, so she hurried to comfort her!

During the meal, Erya asked them not to eat and hold on, and roasted chestnuts and chicken for everyone to eat at dinner. When the eldest aunt heard this, her face was embarrassed. Erya didn't know what the situation was, and it was difficult to speak again.

"Sister-in-law, we don't eat dinner at home." It's still more straightforward, and everyone is embarrassed to say something, he said.

"Huh!?" Erya felt a little sour in her heart, these are half-grown children, they are at the age of being so hungry, they only eat two meals a day, and they are still rare in the morning. It's hard for them to endure it.

"Uncle, uncle, from today onwards, let's eat three meals at home! You can rest assured that you will not be poor if you are not poor in food and drink, and you will be poor if you are not able to calculate. So, eat and drink with confidence in the future! I haven't come to eat with you, I really don't know about it, you are hungry, but I eat three meals a day, I'm really embarrassed! ”

"Hey! The children are really suffering with us. From today onwards, we eat three meals a day. The eldest aunt hurriedly spoke with a little guilt for the children. Uncle also nodded repeatedly.

The second aunt wiped her tears on the side.

The children were cheering.

The second uncle knocked on the edge of the bowl with chopsticks: "What are you calling!" Dine! ”