Chapter 4 Catching Fish
Hearing Taicai say "thank you" made Lin Yu a little surprised, she thought Taicai was a leather monkey, but she didn't expect it to be quite polite.
"You're welcome!" Lin Yu smiled and said, "But my aunt also wants to say you, now that the river is cold, don't just go down to the river, otherwise your stomach hurts, and you won't be able to go down the kang for many days, let alone play with your friends." ”
"Oh." Taicai was lying on his stomach obediently, with big eyes blinking on his dark little face.
Lin Yu looked at it, helped him tuck the corners of the quilt, and then went to the outhouse and asked, "Sister-in-law, can I help do something?" ”
"No, didn't you just say it, you just came back, and you're still tired, I don't need you, I'll get it done in a while."
"Then it's troublesome sister-in-law." Lin Yu smiled embarrassedly.
"Family, what trouble is not troublesome."
Sun's work was really fast, and before it got dark, the four dishes were ready. They are: stir-fried pork with shredded radish, stir-fried pork with Chinese cabbage, stewed Chinese cabbage in sauce and radish strips with dipping sauce.
Lin Yu can't say that Sun's cooking is not delicious, but this radish and cabbage is difficult to do well, and it is difficult to do poorly. I ate a lot of rhubarb rice. And if there are more men in the family, it is better, that is, there will be absolutely no leftovers.
There is no nightlife in the countryside. After everyone finished eating, they washed themselves, and then laid out the quilt and lay down.
Because it was the North and South Kang, the four members of the family slept in the South Kang, and Lin Yu slept in the North Kang.
Maybe everyone was too tired, or maybe they were used to it, and after a while, there was a soft snoring sound on the other side.
Lin Yu was lying down, covered with a heavy quilt, a little out of breath. She would never have imagined that she would live here like this. To her, apart from the hazy memories of her former master's childhood, this family was a stranger to her, and now, she has to live in someone's house, like a dream.
Lin Yu was in a hurry and working again this day, and he was very tired, and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep.
The next day, Lin Yu woke up in Taicai's loud voice.
Boy, when you get up in the morning and start a day of crazy play, it will inevitably be a little noisy.
Lin Yu got up and quickly put on his clothes.
This place is too inconvenient, it's really uncomfortable to live in a house in the north and south kang, and there is not even a curtain in the middle, if you say that you are really Lin Daquan's sister, it may not be too embarrassing, the key is that you are not. It's good that it's autumn now, and if it's summer, it's even more awkward when you sleep.
Autumn is always such a clear day, Daquan took Taifu to dry millet and beans, Taicai didn't go to touch the fish today, and was alone in the yard teasing the dusty old cat.
"Eldest sister, I'm going to the river to wash clothes, do you want to go with me?"
Hearing Sun's invitation, Lin Yu hurriedly followed. "Go, I'm worried that I have nothing to do, and my sister-in-law has something to order."
About ten minutes walk is a big river. It is said that it is a big river, and it is only five or six meters wide, and a bubble is pinned near the shore with stones, and a large stone slab is placed in the bubble, and clothes are washed on it.
The river went down, there were many hairy willows on both banks, and the water seemed to be relatively deep, and I had the impression that it could reach the chest of an adult, and there would be some half-sized fish in it.
"Sister-in-law, shall we catch two fish?" Lin Yu asked while washing Taicai's dirty pants.
Sun smiled and said, "Just the two of us, how do you catch it?" ”
Lin Yu smiled mysteriously and ran home.
After a while, he grabbed a handful of rice bran in his hand and came back.
"What do you do with rice bran?" When Sun saw Lin Yu take the rice bran, he probably felt that he was a loser, and his voice was unconsciously a little raised.
Lin Yu didn't care about that, he took a pair of pants, tied the two trouser legs tightly, and put the rice bran into the trouser legs. I took off my shoes again, pulled up my trouser legs, and tentatively put Daquan's pants into the water, and the waist tube went down the water, so that the water could pour into it while keeping the waist tube at a certain height. Then press the stone to make sure the pants don't get washed away by the water.
After Lin Yu finished doing this, he and Sun continued to wash their clothes.
After about a quarter of an hour, the clothes were almost washed, Lin Yu felt into the river again, slowly moved the stone away, and suddenly lifted Daquan's pants out of the water. Because the pants are all worn for work, they are not as breathable as pure cotton, so both trouser legs are filled with water, and Lin Yu took a lot of effort to lift the pants ashore.
As soon as Lin Yu let go, the water in his pants flowed out of his waist, accompanied by flowing water, and there were many small fish one finger long, Sun happily wrapped Taicai's clothes, a total of more than forty, enough to make a plate.
In the distance, seeing someone coming, Sun quickly picked up all the small fish into his clothes, wrapped them, and put them in a basin. He opened the knot under Daquan's pants and washed it.
"Ouch, sister-in-law Sun, whose big girl is this? Is it a relative of your mother's family? Why haven't you seen it? A tall, thin, red-faced woman asked with a smile.
Sun smiled and responded: "Where is it, this is my sister-in-law, Daquan's eldest sister." ”
"Oops, I said how to look familiar, it's light rain! Do you still recognize me? I'm the golden flower next to the village chief's house! Li Jinhua, the same age as you! Another short, slightly chubby woman said.
Lin Yu searched his memory vigorously, but he really couldn't remember who this golden flower was, so he had to say, "Yes!" I haven't seen each other for so many years that I can't recognize it. ”
"Actually, you haven't changed much, you're still a girl's family, I've given birth to three children, and it's not the same as it used to be." Li Jinhua smiled.
"How do you compare these married people with those who are not married? Those who haven't married are all big girls at any time, and this look is better than ours. The tall and thin woman said.
"This is the fourth daughter-in-law of the old Gu family in the east of the village, you can call it the fourth sister-in-law Gu." Sun said.
"Fourth sister-in-law Gu." Lin Yu nodded at her.
"Big sister, you clean up your things, let's finish washing! Didn't you say that you would go back to teach Taicai to write in a while? Taicai can look at it at home, don't let him wait for a long time. Sun said suddenly.
Lin Yu let out an "oh", helped pack up his things, and followed Sun to his home.
"Gu Lao's fourth daughter-in-law is a tricky person, and the third daughter-in-law of the village chief is a heartless child, so there is no need to deal with them." Sun muttered.
Lin Yu looked at Sun's fast pace and had a little doubt in his heart. It is probably because of the idea that the small farmer loves to compare, and people say that she is not married yet, and the Sun family is unhappy, and then says that she is literate and can teach Taicai and them to read. As for whether those two people are tricky and lacking heart, Lin Yu still has reservations in his heart.