Chapter 7 Selling Fish
"Why, why is this happening? Daddy's identity as a second-class citizen is not his fault, for so many years, Daddy has gotten up early in the morning to be a cow and a horse" Lou Hua trembled his lips, and his hand holding the fishing rod began to tremble.
"Daddy's identity as a second-class citizen is wrong in the eyes of Lao Ye, no matter how good he is, no matter how hard he works, he is wrong."
Lou Hua licked his lips, and the hand holding the fishing rod tightened. "But Daddy's second-class household registration is stipulated by the court,"
"We can't change Daddy's identity and household registration for the time being, but we can think of ways to break free from this predicament."
"How do you earn it?"
"Separation."
Hearing this, Lou Hua was happy, but the next moment it was gloomy. "Parents don't separate families, that's the rule."
"The rule is that the dead are alive, not to mention that there is no law that clearly stipulates that parents cannot separate families. Didn't the step-Ah family at the head of the village split up when their parents were there?"
Lou Hua also knew about the separation of the family at the head of the village, but it was approved by the old man, and it was different from the situation of the Lou family. "Ah Mo will definitely not allow it, and he will not allow it if he is heavy on face." Liu Ah is happy to call the third room, how can he let the third room leave.
"If you value face, then let him lose face, as for Ah, tsk, as long as he feels that our three rooms are just a burden, if we don't mention it then, Ah Mo will take the initiative to mention it." Lou Yuzhu lowered her eyes. "If there is trouble, what kind of trouble will not make it difficult for our three rooms to be separated, this matter can be considered slowly. Now the main thing is to let Dad and Daddy have a sense of separation. "Fu Linshu is not stupid, it is easy to say, but it is Lou Chengyi who is difficult.
"Daddy and Daddy, then I'll go talk to them slowly." Lou Hua is the eldest son, and he has always been calm, and he said that this matter is indeed the most appropriate.
"Okay, but brother must remember that this news can't be leaked out, if you want us to be separated without being sad, the word separation can't come out of our mouths."
"I know." Eleven-year-old Lou Hua is more sophisticated and stable than seventeen or eighteen-year-olds. They are all forced by life.
The simple Lou Ming didn't know how important the thing he just said was, so he ran back and shouted: "Brother, why haven't you seen the fish bite and fish?"
Lou Hua and Lou Yuzhu looked at each other, planning to hide from Lou Ming together. First, he was afraid that Lou Ming, who was outspoken, would leak the news, and secondly, he didn't want Lou Ming to worry. The stupid and cute little Zhengtai should be happy and carefree.
"Fishing is in a hurry," it has only been a quarter of an hour since I got hooked, and it is normal for no fish to bite and fish.
Lou Hua frowned: "Do you want to change places?" ”
Lou Yuzhu took a hook and looked at the bait. "The bait is still there, wait." As he spoke, he threw the line into the water.
Maybe it's just before the time came, and this time there was movement in less than a few breaths of buoys. Lou Yuzhu's expression tightened to signal quiet, and then stared at the buoy solemnly.
Fishing is also about skill, starting too early may only be a tentative bite, and fishing too late may eat all the bait. The timing must be grasped well, and neither early nor late is the key to success.
Fortunately, Lou Yuzhu's predecessor did not lack this kind of decision. Take a breath and stare at the buoy, slamming the rod after the buoy sinks three times. Immediately, the twine was straightened, and the fish struggled to make a splash.
Lou Ming jumped up happily: "I caught it!" ”
Lou Hua was also excited.
Lou Yuzhu is not good at hitting the two of them, you must know that the tools are rough, and a careless fish can break the twine and escape, and then I am afraid that it will be empty and happy. But fortunately, Lou Yuzhu had already thought of this, so the fishing location was deliberately chosen next to a gentle slope. I didn't rush to pick up the fish, waited for the fish to struggle for a while and ran out of strength, and then slowly dragged it to a gentle slope, and then pulled it violently when it got close to the shore.
A grass carp weighing four or five pounds was immediately pulled and flew ashore. Lou Hua, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately pounced and grabbed it.
"Brother, don't crush the fish to death," Lou Yuzhu leaned over and took the fish from the fish's mouth. "Let's put the fish in the water for a while and see if we can catch a good one and take it to the town to sell." Hearing this, Lou Hua immediately put his hand lightly and hugged the fish to the shallow water, told Lou Ming to watch the fish, and the two returned to the fishing place to re-bait.
It took about half an hour to catch a wide-backed grass carp again, this time it was heavier than the previous one, and Lou Yuzhu was afraid that there were six catties. "Brother, we'll catch this today, and sell it in town for a good price while the fish is still fresh."
Lou Hua still wanted to fish, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to sell if the fish died, so he nodded. Mari put away the fishing rod and hid it, took the corners and corners that the palm leaf grasshoppers didn't want before, twisted them into a strand and threaded them from the fish's mouth to be a fishing tool. "We walked around the village and into the town by the path,"
Lou Yuzhu has this intention. "It's not early, the people in the village who are rushing to the market have already returned, and they shouldn't be able to meet them on the road." It is troublesome to carry these two big fish to any acquaintance, although the Zhuang family will not have a bad heart when they are simple, but if someone has more words and spreads to the Lou family, it will be enough for the brothers to have a headache.
If you want to get around the village, you have to take the mountain trail, not to mention that it will take a little more time to walk, but in order to avoid trouble, the brothers and sisters have to take turns carrying the two fish through the mountain trail. The trail was difficult to walk but it was safe, and it took half the time it took to reach the town.
As soon as he arrived in the town and saw no acquaintances, the brother picked up the leaves wrapped in the fish, and Lou Yuzhu used a bamboo tube to pour water at the end, and then mentioned the market for sale. Coming and going back and forth and spending effort to make zuò tools, plus the time for fishing, this toss and turn the market has long since dispersed, and there are only three or three people who want to be cheap.
Lou Hua was a little worried about whether the fish could be sold back.
Lou Yuzhu is not worried, anyway, if you can't sell anything that didn't cost anything, you won't lose money. With a sweep of his eyes, Lou Yuzhu came to the front of a good man who sold eggs. "This man, we help the family sell fish, can we borrow your scale to weigh it?" said that he could shamefully wink and sell a cute.
It's a pity that the original body is not nutritious, not to mention that the body is thin and small, the face is still dull yellow, even if the foundation is good and clean, but it really makes people can't get cute.
Ah Mo, who sells eggs, is indeed kind-hearted, looking at this brother's pitiful appearance, and then looking at Lou Yuzhu, who has been blinking and maybe there is something wrong with his eyes, his heart softly agreed. Ready-made palm leaves, take a hook of the scale, move the scale, and weigh it. "Four catties and two taels, five catties and six weights, yo, it's not light."
"Thank you!" The brothers got together and offered a smile, and the originally kind-hearted Ah Mo Le said that he didn't need to thank him, and gave generous advice.
"At this time, the market is dispersed, if you want to sell fish, you can't stand like you and wait for someone to come to the door, do you want to sell it?"
Lou Yuzhu knew that he was going to sell, but he couldn't pull his face a little, and Lou Hua was able to get through at one point. shouted at the top of his voice: "Sell grass carp Luo sell grass carp Luo ~ Grass carp cheap sell Luo ~" On the way here, the brother has already discussed, and it is sold at a price cheaper than the market. The price of fish is cheaper than meat, ordinary grass carp is cheaper, and it is sold for six wen a catty on the market.
When I heard that it was sold cheaply, someone was moved, and when I came forward to ask, I learned that it was four dollars a catty.
The hawker is a little unable to pull his face, and the lobbyist is smooth. "This uncle, you see that our fish is still alive, buy it back and kill it just to add a dish to lunch,"
The middle-aged man felt that the price was not expensive, but he felt that it was a bit big, and their family of five could not finish one meal. "Can you sell them separately?"
Lou Yuzhu said apologetically: "We didn't bring any tools when we came, uncle, you see our small four catties and two taels, four cents and one pound is seventeen cents, or if you don't uncle, you will give fifteen cents?" Seeing that people were a little moved, he hurriedly said: "The grass carp of four catties and two taels is not big, and the rest of the lunch meal can be kept for a long time." ”
The middle-aged man thought about it, it was only the beginning of March, and it was cold at first, so it shouldn't be a problem to smear it with salt and store it for a day or two. "Cheng, I want this little one."
Paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other, Lou Hua held the fifteen copper coins and felt like a dream.
has a good beginning, and the big one in the back will soon be sold for twenty yuan. Lou Hua Lou Ming's happy mouth was about to grin behind his ears.
Lou Yuzhu looked at the two of them funny, and laughed at Ah Mu, who was selling eggs: "Ah Mo still has six eggs that have not been sold, or you will sell them if you think it is cheaper?" ”
Ah Mo, who sells eggs, looks a little older than Liu A, and he is so old that he is very cool, knowing that his brother wants to thank him for borrowing the scale, he waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay, it's very easy to sell six eggs, and when you help the family sell fish, go back quickly after the money is collected, don't grind on the set." ”
Lou Yuzhu has always respected him for one point, and he will return two points, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it, this fish was caught by our brother himself, and it has nothing to do with the family, and the money from the sale will naturally belong to our brother." Ah, you don't think it's too early at this time, and you can go back early if the eggs are sold early, right? The sons and grandchildren of the family are still waiting for you to eat! ”
Speaking of the size of the family, the smile lines on the face of the egg seller are deeper. "Yo, you little goblin, how do you know that Ah Mo has sons and grandchildren?"
"Ah Mo looks like a blessed person, and he must have children and grandchildren and a harmonious family!"
"You little goblin still know how to use idioms?" Reading and literacy in this world is an exquisite job.
Lou Yuzhu sighed in her heart, and hurriedly remedied: "Isn't that what it says in the script?" ”
"Yes, that's what I said," Ah Mo thought that Lou Yuzhu was shy and afraid that he had said something wrong, so he was busy responding.
Lou Hua touched his younger brother with a gratifying face, he had taught these idioms before, before Lou Yuzhu didn't care about it, he only loved to run crazy all over the mountain, he thought that his younger brother didn't like to learn, he didn't want to remember it all, he could still apply what he had learned, and he was smarter than Lou Ming, who had been studying seriously. "This big man, you can sell us these six eggs cheaper,"
The brothers looked at it with a few eyes, and Liu Ah's heart softened. "Don't call me a big guy, if you like it, call me Ah Liu,"
Lou Yuzhu was as good as a stream, and smiled sweetly: "Liu Ahme,"
Lou Hua and Lou Ming followed: "Liu Ah,"
"Liu Ahma,"
"Eh, eh, the brothers are really good," when I saw these little ones, I thought of a few grandchildren and brothers in the family, and Liu Ah was immediately soft in his heart. "There are still six eggs here, and it costs a penny to sell them in bulk for a pound of thirteen cents, and now there are only a few small ones left, how about two pennies if you are cheaper?"
Two or six eggs cost three pennies, which is half cheaper than usual.
Lou Hua was immediately moved, and Lou Ming's eyes were even more drooling.
"Liu Ah Mo counts us cheaper, and we can't let Liu Ah Mo lose too much," Lou Yuzhu counted four copper coins: "Six eggs and four pennies." ”
"If you sell something, you can reduce the price, how can you give more?" Liu Ah Mo waved his hand and refused to accept more articles.
Lou Yuzhu said with a smile: "If you buy something, you can increase the price, how can you reduce the price like this?" Saying that, he stuffed the money into Liu Am's hand, and when he saw that someone was about to push it back, he hurriedly said: "Ah Liu is not in a hurry, our brother may still come to sell fish, and then he may have to borrow a scale, Liu Ah Mo refuses to accept this money now, and we are embarrassed to come over to bother you again." ”