Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fish
In the living room, grandpa is fully armed, wearing a black one-piece raincoat and pants, most of the old black body is coiled on grandpa, and there is Doudou standing on his head, and his snow-white hair and grandpa's white hair contrast with each other. "Old black is down, I'm going to fish, how can I go if you put it on my shoulder?" Grandpa touched Lao Hei's head, and Lao Hei hissed and spat out the letter from Grandpa's shoulder.
"Grandpa, we're alright, let's go!" "Several of them were dressed in neat sportswear, and even Qingxi was wearing a dark blue sportswear.
A few people went out and walked along the river to the sluice, and the adults and children they met along the way had bright smiles on their faces. "Let's go fish, let's go see the fish." When a few little guys saw Qingli and a group of people, they hurriedly ran over and pulled them. "Sister" Qingxi Xiaodouding looked at her little friend, and then looked at her sister cutely, with a wordless desire in her eyes. "Go, but you are not allowed to go down, but you can only stand on the shore." "Got it, Sister Lili." Several children cheered, holding hands and running towards the crowded area.
When I came to the gate, I found that the water had almost been released, and Uncle Ping'an, Brother Dongzi, and a group of young and middle-aged people were changing into raincoats and pants, "Old man Su, why are you still planning to go down?" "Seeing Grandpa wearing a jumpsuit, several old people from the village standing on the shore asked Grandpa." Why, I can't go down, you old guys just watch from the shore! Grandpa lit a cigarette and squinted at the people who were talking. Hey, I said..." "It's almost over, you guys are ready to build Zhen'an, I'm going to move the gate." From the locks came the shouts of the village chief. Well, we're always ready. "You're always ready to feed the fish, aren't you?" Construction, don't be dragged down by the fish again this year, be careful to go back, your mother-in-law is chasing the village from the head of the village with tongs. "Haha・・・・・・ there was a lot of laughter on the shore." It's so lively, what are Lili and the others doing? "Seeing more than a dozen people standing on the shore with their hands raised, several city babies couldn't understand it." They, holding the net, can pull it up when the gate closes. "With a bang, the iron door on the gate fell, making a heavy sound." Hurry up and let's go to the front, it's time to start, Sister Xixi will hold you. "I'll hug you, you two, be careful of tripping." Holding Xixi, Mo Yu said to the two girls who squeezed in front. "Hey, let's fish. Hey, this year's fish is fat and beautiful. Hey, adults and children are happy・・・・・" As Uncle Zhen'an's horn sounded, more than a dozen people led by Brother Dongzi grabbed the fishing net and began to exert themselves. "Hold on, hold on, don't be discouraged・・・・・ the people on the shore refueled, the people holding the nets held their breath, and as the nets rose little by little, all of them stared nervously at the water.
Crackling - as the fishing net came out of the water, the fish in the net began to jump, crucian carp, grass carp, baotou, silver carp, black fish... "Wow, there are so many fish, it's so spectacular, it's a few thousand catties, right?" Seeing such a lively scene and so many fish, several city babies looked novel.
"Almost, there is a lot of rain this year, and the fish grow well, but last year there weren't many big fish, all of them were palm-sized fish." “
A few people chatted, "You're all ready to share the fish." The village chief shouted at the noisy crowd with a bullhorn.
Carrying a bucket, Qingli squeezed along the flow of people. "Yangshu's family, Zhenqing's family, Maomao's ・・・・・・・" were called and squeezed in empty-handed, and when they came out, the pots and buckets were full. "Lili's turn, where are you going? Come and get the fish. "Alas, I'm here, don't rob me of my fish!" The whole family in the village went out, and Qingli couldn't squeeze through, so she could only jump and wave when she heard the shouting.
Haha--everyone laughed when they saw Qingli's messy hair and still stuck there. "I said who pushed me, Lili is here, let me go. You little girl, no one wants your fish, okay, the big guys get out of the way. "You squeezed me and let me go, and a path came out.
Grabbing the bucket, Qingli ran over a few steps, squatted down and aimed at the target, "Brother Dongzi, I want this, this, this ・・・・・・" "Okay, but Lili, what do you want so many imperial aunts (Wang Tingyu) for?" "This one doesn't have so many thorns, it's good for the elderly and children." "Then I also want a few imperial aunts, I also want to give me dolls to eat, and I will also have a few ・・・・・" Hearing Qingli's words, the imperial aunt who was usually unattended became the object of everyone's scramble. "Don't they usually eat thorn fish?" Seeing everyone competing for the thorn fish, a few people standing outside the crowd asked Qingli who came over with a bucket. "If you don't eat it, there are all kinds of fish in the river, and the thorn fish is troublesome to clean up, and I don't want to do it." Putting down the bucket, Qingli shook his hand. "Why aren't there any small fish?" The probe looked at the bucket and found that it was full of big fish, Mo Xin asked.
Wiping the sweat with his sleeve, Qingli looked at the crowded crowd worriedly, thinking about how to get out, "If there are small fish, when the water in the river is almost full, the small fish will be put back and they will grow up next year." "Lili, you take them back for lunch first, and then come and pick up fish after eating." Observing from a distance, the grandfather who had dried up the river came over. "The sun is here, let's go back to dinner. Grandpa, I'll bring it to you later. "After eating a good meal, a few people came to the river again with a thermos bucket, only to see that the water in the river was gone, revealing black silt." Is Lili eating? Your grandfather is in front..." "Well, I'm eating, I know, okay..." It didn't take about ten minutes for Qingli to go a long distance. "Grandpa, you come up to eat first." Hearing Qingli's words, Grandpa walked up from the mud one foot deep and one foot shallow. "Grandpa Su, you take off your clothes, I'll go!" Seeing everyone fishing in the mud in full swing, Deng Moxuan became interested.
Grandpa raised his head from the lunch box, looked Mo Xuan up and down, and shook his head, "You go?" You can't, you can't go down and up. "Why can't I do it, isn't it just fishing in the mud, I don't think it's difficult." Hearing his grandfather say no, Mo Xuan looked unconvinced. "Baby, don't look at it as just mud, but there are large and small pits under the silt." The third uncle interjected. "How can there be a pit in the river?" Li Beichen asked. "There are lotus roots in the river, and every year after digging them, they will leave a pit, and those of you who have never done it will not be able to lift their feet when they go down."
Ouch~ poof, I turned around and saw Uncle Ping'an sitting in the mud. "Hey, Ping'an, you were scared by the old turtle of the Lili family last time and peed your pants, nothing scared you today, why did you sit in the mud again, how old are you still learning to roll in the mud? Big guy, isn't it? "Haha, Jianjian is right, do you want to call your mother-in-law to come over to make diapers?" ",, what are you talking about? There's something under your feet, slippery, and you're waiting for me to fish it out and see what it is? After speaking, he put his hand into the mud and groped slowly. Lili, what do you know is? Gu Yiyan's head leaned over. Pushing away the head in front of him, Qingli rolled his eyes, "Look, how do I know, I'm not a god." Gu Yiyan, who was pushed away, pouted and stopped talking. Ha, got it. Su Ping'an's hands were still in the mud, but there was an excited look on his face, "It's a king who hurt me to fall." Looking at the big plate in his hand, Su Ping'an was disgusted and ready to throw it away. Don't, Uncle Ping'an, give me this bastard! Seeing Su Ping'an, who was about to throw Wang Ba, Qingli hurriedly stopped, it won't be long before there will be soft-shelled turtle eggs in the space, and you can hatch small soft-shelled turtles, it's all money." If you want it, there are a lot of them in the river, and I will give you a few more, and the Wang Ba you will catch will be kept by Lili, she wants it. "Got it", "Got it", "Thank you! "You're welcome, something that no one wants." "Isn't it, don't you want any wild soft-shelled turtles?" Several people's jaws fell to the ground in surprise. "Well, no, no one will burn it, I didn't even eat loaches and eels before. I remember when I was a kid, my backyard was full of soft-shelled turtles, snakes, pheasants, and so on. "Then why don't you sell it?" Mo Xin couldn't figure it out. "It's too far away, the road is not easy to walk, the town is poor, and the only way to sell it is to go to the city."
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As the sun sets, the weather cools down, the people in the river wearing single clothes all go ashore, and on the way home, there are people holding buckets, holding basins, and carrying snakeskin bags, all of which are full of fish without exception, and the afterglow of the setting sun shines on the simple and satisfied smiling faces of the villagers.