Entrance to the cotton spinning factory.

After selling the fish and swans, the five brothers and sisters Zhou Jimin walked excitedly towards the courtyard.

Just now at the cotton mill, Zhou Jimin also sold swans.

The middle-aged man paid the price of the old hen directly.

One yuan and thirty cents per catty, twelve and a half catties, income sixteen and twenty-five cents.

There were six large fish weighing five kilograms, eighteen and twenty-seven fish weighing three to four kilograms and under two kilograms respectively.

One big fish weighing five pounds and five small fish weighing two pounds were kept, and the rest were sold to the cotton mill.

The catch was 23 yuan and 2 cents, plus Silly Swan’s 16 yuan and 2 cents, the total income today was 39 yuan and 45 cents.

In terms of this income, it is more than Zhou Jimin’s one and a half months’ apprenticeship salary.

Therefore, on the way home, the five of us were extremely happy.

When I pushed the trolley back to the courtyard, it was completely dark.

In the front yard, Yan Jiedi and a group of little kids were unwilling to go home and stayed in the yard to play after dinner.

Mainly waiting for the little goldfish, wanting to see how many fish they caught, whether it was fun, etc.

Therefore, when Zhou Jimin and his family came back, they were immediately surrounded by these little brats.

"Hey, Brother Zhou, Sister Xiaoqing, and the little goldfish are back. Wow, did you catch so many fish?"

"What a big fish."

"Little goldfish, is fishing fun? Where have you been? Why are you back now?"

The children are like triggering a mechanism that triggers a hundred thousand whys. Their little mouths touch up and down, and they keep talking.

Seeing her friends, Zhou Shumin was so happy that she almost exploded on the spot.

This is the first time she has been welcomed and complimented by so many friends, which makes her extremely happy.

While I was excited, I was also a little worried and frustrated.

She felt like she couldn't handle it. She wanted to answer every question her friends had and share her joy with them.

The excitement in the yard attracted several adults in the front yard.

The third uncle's sharp eyes saw the fish in the hands of Zhou Shuqing and Lao San, and his face changed instantly.

When he came back in the afternoon, he learned from other neighbors that Zhou Jimin's family had gone fishing.

At that time, the third uncle muttered that in this courtyard, his fishing skills depended on him, and Jimin and the others must be there just for fun.

Unexpectedly, the slap in the face came so quickly.

What made the third uncle even more uncomfortable was that Zhou Shumin spoke in a particularly loud voice, saying that she and her brothers and sisters had caught more than fifty fish and sold them to the cotton spinning factory for a lot of money.

Fishing is profitable!!!

Are all the fish in the river stupid?

How come it’s so easy to take the bait?

As a result, Yan Bugui became unhappy, ignored the calculation, snorted coldly, and went home to sulk.

Other neighbors also sent compliments, and Zhou Jimin responded humbly and took his younger brothers and sisters home to cook.

Many neighbors also came to the middle courtyard and backyard, standing in front of Zhou's house to join in the fun.

Seeing Zhou Jimin squatting next to the well and skillfully killing fish, everyone watched with gusto.

Some neighbors were jealous and asked how Zhou Jimin fished.

"Hey, in terms of fishing skills, I'm not as good as the third uncle in the front yard."

Amomum villosum and pig heart!

When the third uncle heard this, he exploded on the spot, then went home and shut himself up.

After holding up the knife and disemboweling the big fish, Zhou Jimin quickly cleaned the internal organs without leaving his mouth idle:

"Fishing isn't easy. I just dig up some earthworms, bugs and the like. If it doesn't work, I get some wild fruits. I'm lucky today. I happened to encounter a big school of fish."

Say something that everyone likes to hear. After all, neighborhood harmony is the most important thing.

Sure enough, when he said this, everyone believed it.

After all, Teacher Yan in the front yard goes fishing almost every week to subsidize the family.

But Teacher Yan has been fishing for so many years, and he has never been as crazy as Zhou Jimin.

It can only be attributed to luck.

"Xiao Min, you are so lucky. Can you teach Brother Damao some other time when you have time?"

Xu Damao, the talkative king, is particularly good at stirring up trouble. "If you want to watch a movie someday, just ask your brother Damao, and I guarantee to arrange the best seat for you."

"Okay, let me thank Brother Damao first." Zhou Jimin answered, and He Yuzhu, who was woken up, opened the door and came out:

"Teach me nothing, I hope Damao has the brains to learn it."

"Silly Zhu, you go away, your ghost is still there. Why can't I learn? I can tell you that starting next week, I will be able to play movies independently."

Two life-and-death enemies quarrel when they meet, which is almost a major entertainment in the courtyard.

Zhou Jimin is not involved in these matters.

It happened that he had cleaned the fish, so he took it home to cook.

"Xiaoqing, is the rice ready?"

As soon as he entered the house, Zhou Jimin asked.

In order to reward my family, I will eat rice tonight.

The rice is high-quality Northeast rice, with plump grains and very beautiful appearance.

When he took out the ten kilograms of rice before, Zhou Shuqing's first words were that she wanted to exchange pigeons for money.

As expected of Zhou Shuqing, who is diligent and thrifty at home, there will never be anything hungry with her in the house.

"It's almost ready."

There is only one stove at home, so you can only cook first and then stir-fry, so it is very inconvenient.

Wait until tomorrow, and he will bring back a briquette stove no matter what.

As a southerner, if you don’t just eat white rice every day, you should at least eat half and half, right?

"Okay, please pay attention to the heat and don't get confused."

The smell of mushy rice is really unpleasant.

On the contrary, the golden rice cake is the most fragrant. Unfortunately, you cannot use a rice cooker. If you rely on firewood, you have to keep an eye on it.

After placing the chopping board, Zhou Jimin continued cutting vegetables and preparing side dishes for pickled fish.

A five kilogram big fish and two kilograms of small fish, plus two kilograms of cooked rice, are they enough for five people?

In the era of abundant material resources in later generations, a family of five would not be able to eat so much.

But in this age where there isn't much money and money, and most of them are teenagers, Zhou Jimin can't confirm it.

If it's not enough, you can only give them some milk powder after meals.

Anyway, there are a lot of imported and domestic milk powder in the warehouse space.

Soon, the rice will be ready.

Next, heat the oil in a pan, stir-fry the onions, ginger, garlic and pickled peppers until fragrant, and then add the sauerkraut.

After frying like this, the whole room will be filled with fragrance.

Very rich.

Zhou Shumin, who was still chatting with her friends outside, ran home immediately after smelling the fragrance.

I happened to see that her elder brother had already started to make fish bone soup. Because he used hot water and sufficient firepower, he made it quickly.

There are no bean sprouts, so just pour the sauerkraut and fish fillets in, and then bring to a boil over high heat.

Even though it was very rough, the fragrance immediately made the door of Zhou's house full of water.

Forget about Yan Jiedi and the others, the key is that the second uncle, He Yuzhu, Xu Damao, Jia Dongxu, Qin Huairu and others are all staring straight at them.
Chapter completed!