Early the next morning, Zheng Zhendong once again got up at the urging of Zheng's mother.
After getting dressed and going out to wash my face and brush my teeth, I once again felt the cold morning in Beijing in the 1950s.
After washing up, I returned to the house shivering. By this time, Zheng's mother had already prepared the meal.
The mother and son began to eat, and Zheng's mother spoke while eating.
"Third brother! Don't forget to write a letter to your second uncle later. I have nothing more to say. Just help me, your second aunt, and your cousins to take care of them."
"I got it, Mom!"
Zheng Zhendong replied first, and then asked.
"Would you like to buy some souvenirs from the capital and mail them to my second uncle and the others together?"
"Don't buy it yet. We don't have enough money." Zheng's mother thought for a while and replied.
"ah!"
Zheng Zhendong was very disappointed when he heard that Zheng's mother said that the family didn't have enough money.
"I thought our family could have some wealth, but it turns out our family is also poor!"
Zheng's mother couldn't help but ask when she saw the disappointed look on her youngest son's face.
"Third brother! What's wrong with you? We don't have enough money for you brothers and sisters to eat and drink at home. What do you care about whether our family has money or not?"
Hearing what Zheng's mother said, Zheng Zhendong quickly explained.
"Isn't it that my eldest brother is coming back to visit relatives soon? It's okay to say now, but where will he live when he gets married?"
"We only have two rooms in our house. No matter how much we calculate, we can't live in them. Besides, we have my second brother!"
"I'm not planning on it. If my family has money, I can buy a room."
If we really can’t do it, we can exchange it with Uncle Li, the landlord, and at the worst we can give him some money.”
"Anyway, he is the only one in his family, so he can't live in so many houses."
When Zheng's mother heard what Zheng Zhendong said, she looked at him in surprise. She even forgot to eat. After being silent for a long time, she spoke quietly.
"Third child! You are still a child, don't think about so many things, it will make your life very tiring! As for buying a house, you let me think about it."
"Hey, let's eat quickly!"
When Zheng Zhendong heard that Zheng's mother cared so much about him, he couldn't help but sigh that the family warmth he had not felt in his previous life had been restored in this life.
I secretly vowed to treat my family well in the future and never let them be wronged.
While the Zheng family was having dinner, Qin Huairu's family in Qinjiatun got up early. After dinner, the neighbors visited Qin Huairu's house.
Everyone asked in a hurry.
"How was your blind date yesterday with Huairu?"
"What's going on with the man's family?"
"How many people are there in their family?"
"How much did you give as a bride price?"
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The father and daughter of the Qin family smiled and answered everyone one by one. When they heard that Qin Huairu not only found a man who was an officer, but also gave him a gift of two hundred thousand yuan, everyone was envious.
They all said that Qin Huairu had fallen into a nest of blessings, and hurriedly congratulated her.
Qin Huairu felt happy when she heard everyone's words, and took out the peanut and melon seed candies she brought back yesterday for everyone to taste.
Qin Jingru, who came to visit with her mother, said childishly while eating sweets that she would like her cousin in the future and find a partner in the city.
Everyone joked that she was only three years old, so she wanted to find a partner, so she was embarrassed, right?
Qin Jingru shyly ran into her mother's arms and hid herself.
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After the three people in the Zheng family finished eating and cleaned up, Zheng Zhendong began to write a letter to his second uncle, and Zheng's mother got dressed and went to work.
When the younger sister saw that her third brother was writing a letter to her second uncle, she had to ask Zheng Zhendong to send her blessings. After Zheng Zhendong finished writing her blessings, she went out to play with her friends.
After Zheng Zhendong finished writing the letter, he found the stamps for the envelope and stamps from home, and completed the entire letter.
I made two more fish floats at home, tinkered with two fishing weights with toothpaste skins, mixed the fish food and bait, put on my coat and hat, found a sack and went out.
When I walked to the gate, I realized that I didn't have anything to break the ice, so I turned back and picked up the iron drill and the mazza. After thinking that I had nothing to take, I went out.
First I went to the post office to mail the letter, then I went to the store to buy two fish hooks and lines, and finally I walked to Houhai.
When we arrived at Houhai, we found a sunny place and started chipping away at the ice. The ice was very thick, and it took us a long time to dig out a round hole with a diameter of 30 centimeters.
After baiting and waiting for about half an hour, Zheng Zhendong saw the fish coming. Zheng Zhendong quickly put the bait on the fishhook and went down into the round hole.
After a while, the fish bit the hook, and Zheng Zhendong hurriedly lifted it up.
Yes, it was a big grass carp. I untied the fish and threw it into a sack, then hung up the bait and put it in the hole.
After a while, the fish float next to it also started to move. When I lifted it up, I saw it was a big herring, weighing about four pounds.
Untie it and throw it into a sack, then hang bait and put it into the hole.
At this time, an old man in his fifties came over, looked at Zheng Zhendong and said.
"Young man, how much did you catch today?"
Zheng Zhendong straightened up from his horse and said.
"Uncle, I just caught two fish when I came here. What can I do, uncle?"
"It's okay, young man, you can continue fishing. If you catch a crucian carp later, can you share one with me? My daughter-in-law is in confinement and the baby doesn't have enough to eat. I'm thinking of buying some crucian carp to make some soup for her to drink."
"Okay, uncle, I'll give it to you first when I catch the crucian carp. I don't care if I eat it or not."
Zheng Zhendong agreed with a smile and began to continue fishing.
When the uncle saw Zheng Zhendong continuing to fish, he wanted to get close to him and started talking to him.
Zheng Zhendong quickly stopped and whispered.
"Uncle, please stop talking or my fish will run away."
Seeing that the uncle was confused, Zheng Zhendong quickly spoke in a low voice.
"This is on the ice. Ice conducts sound much faster than water. If we continue to talk, all the fish will run away."
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It took about half an hour to catch the crucian carp that the uncle had been longing for. Zheng Zhendong quickly untied the fish and handed it to the uncle who had been waiting for a long time.
The uncle took the fish and asked how much it cost. Zheng Zhendong waved his hand and said.
"Forget it, I'll send it off to you, just go back quickly!"
After hearing this, the uncle quickly thanked Zheng Zhendong.
"Thank you, young man, now my grandson can eat."
"Young man, my name is Han Maocai, and I live over there on Gulou East Street."
"You are welcome to come to my home when you are free. Just ask for my name when you get there!"
"Okay, Uncle Han, I'll go back when I have time."
Zheng Zhendong said casually, and then spoke again.
"My name is Zheng Zhendong, you can just call me Xiao Zheng. Come back quickly, otherwise the fish will not be fresh anymore."
When Uncle Han heard what Zheng Zhendong said, he quickly said goodbye to Zheng Zhendong and turned around to leave.
Zheng Zhendong saw Uncle Han leaving, shrugged his shoulders and thought, this can be considered a good deed every day.
Then he continued fishing until about two o'clock in the afternoon. Zheng Zhendong was a little hungry at this time.
After taking a look at the fish in the sack, I decided not to catch them if there were too many.
However, there is indeed a lot of fish in the sack, and my family can’t finish it in a short while. It’s really a happy worry!