Chapter 2 Catching Fish
Meng Chuntao complained in his heart and put this matter behind him, ate the contents of the bowl in three or two bites, said hello to Meng Guoqiang, and walked outside the house.
Through memory, Meng Chuntao learned that the current economic situation of the family is not optimistic, and thinking that something will happen in the future, the idea of making money is very urgent.
As for men or something, it will only delay her speed of making money!
She had to get to know the village and see if she could find something to sell it for.
Of course, in 83, Meng Chuntao's family was not only poor, basically every household was almost the same.
The spring breeze of reform first made waves along the coast, and it has not yet fully blown into the hinterland of the motherland, but now is the best era.
Thinking of this, Meng Chuntao couldn't help but gear up, and wanted to make a career in this era.
Looking at Meng Chuntao's figure walking away, Meng Guoqiang's eyes crossed a layer of disappointment, sighed faintly, and slowly ate the breakfast that had already been cold.
This village is called Yanhe Village, and the whole village is built along the river.
Most of the people in the village live in mud-walled bungalows, and only a few live in red brick houses.
Meng Chuntao walked casually, and met two villagers on the way, she was still thinking about what the names of these two people were and preparing to say hello.
As a result, the two of them directly took Meng Chuntao as a transparent person, turned their heads, and walked over directly.
It can be seen that the original owner is not well received.
Meng Chuntao's lips were pursed, the pear vortex was slightly sunken, and there was no loss on her face.
As long as it doesn't affect her interests, ignore it.
In her previous life, she faced so many customers, and not all of them had a good attitude, and in the end, she didn't get them all done.
Meng Chuntao walked straight to the river, which was divided into patches of farmland.
Rice is planted in the fields, and the rice has just been tasseled. As far as the eye can see, it is verdant.
Across the farmland, you can see a large area of reeds from a distance, and when the wind blows, a large area of reeds moves in the wind, and the scene is spectacular.
She quickened her pace, walked quickly to the front, looked at the large reeds, and thought in her heart.
Reed leaves can wrap zongzi, reed poles can weave things, the latter has a certain technical difficulty, she can't.
At the moment of thinking, many fish on the river poked out of the water, revealing their fat figures, and Meng Chuntao swallowed saliva when he saw it.
Fish, the fish of this era are basically pure wild, and the taste must be good, anyway, it is a good choice to sell the ownerless fish.
Thinking so, she turned around and went straight home, she had to go back to find fishing tools.
Basically, every house in the village along the river has some fishing tools.
As soon as she arrived home, she saw Meng Guoqiang wearing a straw hat and carrying farm tools ready to go out.
Seeing her come back, Meng Guoqiang's face was full of surprise, and then he said coldly: "Why did you come back so soon?" Did that kid ask you to come back and get something for him? ”
Meng Chuntao was stunned when asked, and instantly understood the meaning of his words.
The original owner often went to Wang Dayu and poured out his heart and lungs for him, eager to empty his family to subsidize him.
In Meng Guoqiang's eyes, she has a criminal record, so it is not surprising that she would think so.
Meng Chuntao's face was a little hot, and she hurriedly cleared up the relationship.
"No, it has nothing to do with Wang Zhiqing."
Hearing this, Meng Guoqiang's face softened, "It's okay, you can rest at home, I'll go out." ”
"Grandpa, wait!"
Meng Chuntao was still awkward, and felt that he couldn't shout the word "grandpa", but it was not as unnatural as he imagined when he really shouted it.
Meng Guoqiang stood by the door, turned his head and looked puzzled:
"Peach, what's wrong?"
"I just went to the river, there are a lot of fish there, let's get some back."
The most difficult step has been taken, and Meng Chuntao said the rest very calmly.
Meng Guoqiang frowned slightly, thinking that the fish bones are fishy and oily and not delicious, if there is no way, most people don't like to eat fish.
Seeing the excitement on Meng Chuntao's face, Meng Guoqiang didn't say much, silently unloaded the farm tools on his body, turned around and went into the house to find some fishing tools.
After finding their things and locking the gate, the two of them went straight to the river.
Meng Guoqiang brought a dustpan made of bamboo and two buckets.
When he arrived at the river, Meng Guoqiang held a dustpan in one hand and a bucket in the other, and slowly walked into the river.
Don't stop until the water is aligned with your waist, and only catch fish nearby.
There are many fish in the river, but they are very fine.
Don't look at them jumping around, they feel that something is wrong, and the fishtail swings and swims far away.
I can only catch one or two fish at a time, and sometimes I miss, and Meng Chuntao is not disappointed.
If it was so easy to catch, this fish would have been gone a long time ago.
Meng Guoqiang is in charge of fishing, and Meng Chuntao is in charge of putting the fish in the bucket.
The two of them worked for more than an hour before the bucket they brought was filled with fish, and the two buckets were almost thirty or forty fish.
The fish in the bucket were carefully selected by Meng Chuntao, the fish was fatty and had few spines, and the unsuitable ones were all removed by Meng Chuntao and put them back.
Meng Guoqiang was about to take it home, but was stopped by Meng Chuntao.
"Grandpa, while it's still early, let's go to the county and sell all of this."
These two buckets of fish are more than 100 catties, and they are all full of energy, and they can only be sold at a good price while they are still alive.
Meng Guoqiang still had a headache, what should he do if he wanted to take these fish, but when he heard Meng Chuntao say that he wanted to sell it, his heart was slightly relieved, but then his face changed: "No!" This river is a country, and if you sell the fish in the river, isn't that speculation? ”
In the past few years, those who have speculated have been dealt with very strictly, and if they are caught, they will be severely punished.
Meng Guoqiang thought of those punishments, and he couldn't help but shrink his head: "If you can't eat this fish, let some go back." ”
Meng Chuntao didn't move: "Grandpa, the times are different now, besides, the fish in this river are ownerless, and whoever catches them will be counted as anyone's." We are just afraid of breaking down all of a sudden, so we sell it, which is considered overcapacity, not speculation. ”
Meng Guoqiang was a little dizzy by Meng Chuntao's words, but he understood the last sentence, he looked at Meng Chuntao suspiciously, and finally chose to believe it.
Meng Guoqiang took the tool and said, "Then you wait here for a while, and I'll go to the village chief to open a note." ”
The strip is also the meaning of the letter of introduction.
This year, the ID card has not come out, and you need a letter of introduction to prove yourself when you travel, whether it is to go in and out of the county to live in a guest house or buy a ticket or something, you need a letter of introduction.
If you don't have a letter of introduction, you will be treated as a blind stream and will be deported to your place of origin.
Meng Chuntao waited for a while, and saw Meng Guoqiang pushing the cart over, and there were two more empty barrels on the cart.
Seeing the cart, Meng Chuntao's worries suddenly disappeared, and she was originally worried that whether the two buckets of fish were carried over on foot or carried over, their hands would be exhausted in the end.
The two of them tossed again, filled the buckets they had brought with them, and then loaded the four buckets onto the cart.
Meng Chuntao originally wanted to push the cart herself and let Meng Guoqiang rest, but she worked hard for a long time, and the cart was still in place.
"Let me come, how can you push this cart?"
Meng Guoqiang took the cart with a smile, hunched his waist slightly, grinned hard, and the cart moved.
In addition to the four fish buckets, there were scales and empty snakeskin bags filled with fertilizer.
Meng Chuntao picked up the snakeskin bag and put it on the fish bucket, and immediately withdrew his hand to help Meng Guoqiang push the cart together.
Both of them hurried away in a muffled voice, and it was almost noon before the two arrived at the county seat.