The next day, Sun Chen got up early.

According to the method in memory, he trembled and cooked a meal for two people, and Da Zhuang rubbed his eyes and went out.

"So early, you?"

"The sun is old and high, is it early? Go wash your face! ”

"I'll go home and eat, and I'll come back later." When I came here last night, my mother asked me that Sun Chen didn't get much food, and if he couldn't eat here, he must not let Sun Chen break the bank.

"How much can a bowl of gruel help me save?! Come and eat! Knowing Da Zhuang's intentions, Sun Chen smiled. At the same time, I made a note to Da Zhuang in my heart, this young man treats him sincerely.

"Also, when the two of us make a fortune in the future, how much good porridge can't be drunk?!"

There were still two nests left last night, and Sun Chen and Da Zhuang ate them in gruel one by one. After eating, Sun Chen asked Da Zhuang: "After a while, there will be candy at the door, why don't you pick up a few pieces?" ”

"Who is rare!" Da Zhuang raised his face.

Originally, I wanted to say a few words to make my position clear, but seeing Sun Chen's indifferent look, he simply shut up and stopped talking.

Because Sun Chen is so good, he no longer needs to be taken care of, and yesterday Da Zhuang has been explained by his mother, and he will let Erniu stay at home.

"Later, when it stops, shall we go to the small pond at the entrance of the village?"

knew that he had promised Sun Yang that he would not show up for her to see when Sun Zhou married his wife, so Da Zhuang could only accompany Sun Chen to stay in the courtyard. Helping to turn over the three-point vegetable garden behind the house, and tidying up all the firewood that Sun Zhou didn't have time to cut, he finally couldn't help but discuss with Sun Chen.

"There are so many people bathing there now, aren't all the fish hidden?" Sun Chen refused while cleaning the courtyard with a broom.

"Don't! Even if there are few fish, there will always be some left, right? Even if we catch one, we can boil a fish soup~" Da Zhuang persuaded unwillingly, "You are now recovering from a serious illness, you have to eat better!" ”

"Are you sure you want me to eat better, not that you want to eat?" Sun Chen smiled, Da Zhuang is good at everything, but there is a little, and he will always think about what to eat when he is free. Like the hairy heel in spring, the knowledge in summer, and the grasshopper in autumn, they can't escape his claws, and the fish in the small pond are even more caught every now and then.

"It doesn't matter who wants to eat, if you eat well, you will be in good health?" Da Zhuang Cai didn't care about the mockery in Sun Chen's words, "This time I went into the water alone, and you just helped me watch the fish by the side." ”

"Wait for me in a moment, I'll make something." After looking around in the courtyard, Sun Chen's eyes lit up. In the southeast corner, he found a lot of fine hemp rope, which was not a good material for fishing nets, but it could only be used for improvisation.

"Okay, it's only that big." With his fingers flying, Sun Chen spent half an hour making a two-meter-square fishing net. The net hole is only the size of a finger, and more than three taels of fish should not run away.

"Okay, you kid, when did you learn this hand?" Da Zhuang's eyes were hot, "With this fishing net, we will definitely be able to return with a full load today!" ”

Because of the fishy smell when made, the fish was not very popular in this dynasty and could not be sold at the market at all. It can catch fish to eat, but because it doesn't cost money, and since it can't be exchanged for money, it's not worth buying a fishing net that is worth a lot of money but is not so strong and durable. A family of five only needs two or three fish to eat at a time, so they catch fish directly with their bare hands, and at most use their own clothes to carry around.

Sun Chen naturally has his own calculations. Da Zhuang's proposal actually hit his heart, and he was worried about how to thank Uncle Zhuzi's family.

Being able to catch more can not only replenish your nutrition as much as possible in the past two days and prepare for the upcoming hunting trip, but also leave some for your strong parents. They were kind enough to take their sister to live at home during this time, and they would definitely not agree to give their sister rations, and the fish would be different.

With a fishing net in hand and a bucket in hand, the two of them set off in high spirits.

Even though it was the end of summer, the noon sun was still so strong that there was no one in the pond. The two of them found a shaded place, and Da Zhuang entered the water to help pull the fishing net, Sun Chen helped on the shore, and in less than an hour, he actually caught seven crucian carp of about one and a half catties, four grass carp of more than one catty and two silver carp weighing more than three catties, and even caught a turtle of more than one catty.

If it weren't for Da Zhuang's refusal to agree to Sun Chen's entry into the water, and the fact that the two of them were not very accustomed to using fishing nets, they would have gained more.

"This Wang Ba is a good thing, I heard my second uncle say that a turtle soup in the Ruyi Restaurant in the town costs one or two halves of silver! The turtle used in it is less than a pound in size. We only have to weigh a pound and a half, and we have to sell it for at least a tael of silver. ”

"No, I'll give you 700 at most." Sun Chen couldn't help but hit him.

"Why? Such a big turtle, they can't sell it for two taels of silver? Why are you reluctant to give us even half of it? Da Zhuang was puzzled.

"How much do you think it costs them to buy a pound of tortoise? I don't think it will be more than 400 Wen. "Sun Chen has a basis for saying this, 'profiteers and profiteers, no businessmen and no traitors', this sentence is very reasonable, without more than 30% of the profits, restaurants that can make dishes like turtle soup will not do it.

The turtle was collected for 400 wen, plus the ingredients, labor, rent, and sold for one or two halves of silver, and the profit left in the end would not exceed 500 wen.

"Really?" Da Zhuang was obviously a little disappointed, but after thinking about it, even if he only gave six or seven hundred wen, he and Sun Chen could each get more than three hundred wen, "That's not bad, hehe." ”

"Go to your house!" Sun Chen proposed. Knowing that he would not see his sister for several days in the future, he wanted to go and see her and explain a few words to her.

When the two of them returned to the Lin family with the heavy wooden barrel, Aunt Zhuzi and Yanzi and Erniu were in the courtyard to collect the soles of their shoes. The only one who really did it was Aunt Zhuzi, Yanzi and Erniu watching from the sidelines. Occasionally, Aunt Zhu would give them a stitch in their hands and then point out their mistakes.

"The second girl is much stronger than the swallow," Aunt Zhu boasted, "Swallow, you are as big as her, and you don't know anything, are you ashamed?" ”

The second girl who was praised narrowed her eyes and smiled sweetly.

Sun Chen knew that such a job Erniu had actually been forced to learn it in ordinary times, as evidenced by the patches on the quilt he covered. The reason why she hid clumsily in front of Aunt Zhu was purely because of the attention of Aunt Zhuzi. Otherwise, no matter how busy Aunt Zhu has been in the past two years, she will always make shoes for their brother and sister?

After receiving Aunt Zhuzi's shoes, Sun Chen's brothers and sisters will always try their best to replenish her things, which are often worth more than those pairs of shoes.

Children without mothers are pitiful, not only because of food and clothing, but also because of the lack of warmth that only mothers can give.