After traveling for more than an hour, the bus finally arrived at the terminal. Several tattered bicycles (which could almost be considered to be modified motorcycles) quickly blocked the door of the bus.
As soon as Chen Zishen got out of the car, he was pulled into the car by a middle-aged uncle. Chen Zishen was actually a little disgusted with this behavior of pulling people in at will without regard to other people's feelings, but when he thought of his beloved farmer uncle who worked hard to make money and lived a tiring life, he immediately lost his temper.
He wanted to understand Long Live.
The numb car made a roaring and harsh noise and walked on the narrow and broken road for about 20 minutes. After arriving at a stone arch bridge, Chen Zishen shouted: "Stop, stop, get off here."
Maybe it was because the noise in the car was so loud that it took the driver a long time to hear Chen Zishen's words clearly. The numb car drove about a hundred meters before stopping.
The driver smiled honestly and said: "I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. I just drove by. I'll give you four yuan."
After getting off the numb car, there is a long dirt road. The car cannot drive, so you can only walk. Taking a car is very simple, but walking is more free. Walking slowly, enjoying the local customs of the water town with great interest, this is actually
Quite fun.
The weather in winter was a bit bleak. Chen Zishen hadn't moved in the car for a long time. Now he suddenly got out of the car and walked. A few shivers of damp and cold air hit his face and enveloped his whole body. He shivered several times, and there was a feeling in his nose.
There was a little bit of viscosity flowing out.
He took a few deep breaths and waved his arms a few times. After all, he had lived in the country for almost twenty years, and no matter how cold it was, he could adapt quickly.
One side of the dirt road is densely packed with fish ponds or rice fields, and the other side is a wide river. The rice fields have been harvested long ago, and there is still some shallow water in the fish ponds. Because the fish are struggling restlessly, the water is very turbid.
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Since winter is the dry season, although there is a lot of rain here and there are dense lakes, it still cannot escape the constraints of the laws of nature. Almost half of the river has dried up, and there are many mud beds exposed on both sides of the bank, and some playful children
I just like to pick up some small things on this mud bed.
Along the way, Chen Zishen met many fellow villagers, and most of them were greeted by Chen Zishen on his own initiative. Because the fellow villagers who stayed at home were all middle-aged, middle-aged, and old people. They were older than Chen Zishen, so they naturally had some airs. I heard that many years ago
In the past, scholars were highly respected and praised. As the saying goes, reading is the only one who is inferior to others. But in the era when Chen Zishen was studying, it seemed that reading was not even bullshit.
If you don't say hello to others, others won't pay attention to you. Even if they reluctantly call you, they will accuse you behind your back: "This guy is so stupid in reading that he can't even speak when meeting people. They say that people never talk to you."
Shu Liguai, why do I feel that my child seems to be getting stupider the more he reads?"
Chen Zishen actually doesn't pay much attention to some unnecessary remarks, but Chen's father is a very face-saving person, and he will always scold Chen Zishen severely:
"You are not a thief, but you can't even say hello to others? I see what kind of books you have read. It would be fine if you read them well, but you can't even pass the high school entrance examination. I'm losing my face because of you.
The useless guys have all been thrown into disgrace, so just be virtuous and wait until you grow up to drink from the northwest wind. I guess it will be a problem for you to find a wife."
After Chen Zishen was shot while lying down countless times, he finally learned his lesson. In order to avoid being scolded, he had to squeeze out a few smiles when meeting people, wave his hands and nod his head, shouting "Hello, Uncle Li", "Hello, Aunt Wang"
", "Hello", "Have you eaten?", "Where have you been"...
Chen Zishen was leisurely admiring the pastoral scenery of the water town. Suddenly a person appeared in front of him. Chen Zishen was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and was ready to say hello to the person.
Of course, he must first clearly see who the person in front of him is, otherwise he will make the blind date laugh if he calls the wrong name. Those who are more particular may have an explanation:
"I have only been studying abroad for a few years, but I don't recognize many people in my family. It's true that noble people tend to forget things."
I saw that the man was more than 1.6 meters tall, and he was somewhat strong. His face was pale and without much blood, his eye circles were dark, and his eyelids were drooped, as if he was extremely lack of energy. He didn't know what the person was doing at night.
What have you done?
Chen Zishen immediately recognized that the person in front of him was Li Xiaoer from the village. Those who were more polite would call him by his first name. Those who looked down on him would call him a second-rate son or a fool. As for scholars like Chen Zishen, they would definitely call him Uncle Li.
Uncle Li.
"Uncle Li!..." Chen Zishen said with a smile.
"Oh, I'm back from studying!" Li Xiaoer didn't even bother to raise his head. He just waved his hand and agreed listlessly.
Chen Zishen wanted to say something again, but Li Xiaoer had already passed him by. He thought to forget it. Although the fellow villagers still had some feelings for each other, there was no need to drag others into talking.
Along the way, Chen Zishen met several working people of different shapes. He greeted these people with a smile regardless of high or low status. About ten minutes passed quickly. Chen Zishen ran happily all the way.
Finally arrived at the door of the house.
In the winter, the family was still a little busy. His parents and a group of uncles and aunts were busy fishing in the pond with nets. Chen Zishen threw his bag casually on the bed in the room, then found a pair of plastic long shoes at home and put them on his feet.
On the bed, wearing a piece of tattered and useless clothes, he happily ran to the pond regardless of how hungry he was.
"It's a holiday!" several relatives and friends asked.
"Hmm!..." Chen Zishen said and stretched out his hand to pull the fishing net.
"Hiss! ...The water is so cold, it hurts to hold the net on your hand." When he stretched out his hand to pull the fishing net hard, he felt that the river water was freezing cold, and the fishing net was woven with plastic threads.
The pinch on his hand was like an ice knife scratching his hand. He screamed in pain and held it back instantly.
"You can't handle it, it seems like it's not something you can do." The person on the side reminded kindly.
"It's okay, I just treat it as fun. People in some places want to catch fish or play in the water, but that's not possible!" Chen Zishen said with a smile.
"Fun? How can this be fun? You have been working so hard for a year, just looking at a pond of fish. How can you still be in a fun mood in such a cold weather? Your child is really good at joking."
"Hey! Your dad is standing in the water in the middle of the pond. Can such cold water be fun? Fortunately, there are waterproof clothes now. If it were many years ago, you would have to wear shorts to soak in the cold water.
Not to mention the fact that I was cold at the time, I am prone to rheumatism when I get older." The person on the side continued.
Chen Zishen is too lazy to listen to these nonsense. Hearing too many hurtful words can easily make people upset. Besides, what should everyone do? Being a farmer, a worker, or a white-collar worker is all the result of what he has planted before. He can't blame others, so Chen Zishen doesn't care.
He wants to sympathize with the working people and help his fellow villagers, but he doesn't have the ability. He can't even take care of himself. How can he have the noble mood to take care of these messy things.
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There are many types of fish:
Jiang Taigong's fishing with a hook is just a method. This method is only good for cultivating one's sentiments. If you are serious, you won't be able to catch a few good fish.
Stunning fish with electricity is a good choice. It can be used in relatively large rivers, lakes and seas, and you can catch a lot of fish in one day.
Using a net to pull fish is most suitable for ponds with a fixed location and a high concentration of fish. This method requires a lot of people. Generally, there are more than three people standing on both sides of the pond, and several people standing in the water.
, they use their feet to step on the bottom line of the net, which can prevent fish such as herring and carp living at the bottom from taking advantage of the opportunity to escape.
Another way to eliminate fish is to completely dry up the fish pond. This is usually the finale. If there are too many fish and the weather is hot, but you choose to dry the fish pond, it will definitely be too busy and the fish will die.
of.
"One, two, three..." the crowd pulling the net shouted and worked together.
The fishing net was shrinking the encirclement step by step, and the school of fish, shining with silver light, began to struggle hard and resisted. I saw many figures with perfect curves jumping up in mid-air one after another. It is a pity that they are not the legendary fish beauties, otherwise they would attract fish.
The men must be going crazy. There are so many mermaids. It would be hard to die just by jumping into the water.
In the first few minutes, Chen Zishen did feel very cold and couldn't exert much effort. Later, he gradually found the feeling. Not only his hands were warm, but his whole body was also full of energy. He really felt that pulling fish was actually quite happy.
I don’t know why these people always look sad. Can’t they use one ten thousandth of their enthusiasm for playing mahjong to work?
"You are quite energetic!" said a relative.
"It's okay, it's okay, I just feel that my whole body is full of strength!" Chen Zishen said proudly and modestly.
"If I were as young as you, I could work for five people on my own, and I could do this kind of pulling of a net by myself," the relative boasted seriously.
Chen Zishen thought: Oh! I thought you were praising me. You are so damn talented and so good at bragging. You were so strong when you were young, but you still act like a coward now. Is it possible? I don’t see how much you have now.
Old.
"Haha!...Yes, yes, you can see it, but it's not okay if you don't accept old age!" Chen Zishen said deliberately stupidly.
"Actually, I'm not old now. I'm only in my thirties! I'm still very young."
"Day! Then what did you say you did when you were young? Damn it, please be logical, okay?" Chen Zishen muttered with pain in his balls. Out of respect for his fellow villagers, he smiled again: "Ha!
...Yes, young, young!"
The net pulling was almost over after half an hour. Thousands of fish that were about to be slaughtered were successfully surrounded in a small circle, with a few people standing in the water holding the net.
, just plug the net on the shore into place with a stick.
A group of women stood out from nowhere. No one had been seen just now, as if they all suddenly emerged from the ground.
Aunt Li is a strange woman among many. She looks pretty good, probably in her fifties, and is wearing a black cotton-padded jacket. She stretched out a hand and said: "The fish are so fat, I will make a lot of money this year."
, have a good new year."
Father Chen laughed and said, "What's better? I lost all the money in one game of cards. Aunt Li, can you borrow some money for me to use during the Chinese New Year this year?"
"You kid, stop kidding me. You spend tens of thousands of dollars in and out of a poker game, and you are always thinking about what we poor people are doing." Aunt Li said with a smile.
"I'm serious. If you have money on hand, you don't have to worry about playing cards and gambling. Aunt Li wears gold and silver, so she must have a lot of money on hand. Borrow some money and return it to you if you win." Father Chen continued.
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"My children bought these for me, okay? I'm over 50 years old, how can I make any money? I won't borrow, I won't borrow at all. The little money I have is all the money I saved with my old man.
It's for old age, you can't just borrow it casually." Aunt Li said extremely seriously.
"Who doesn't know that Aunt Li likes to save her personal money? She probably has tens of thousands of dollars under her pillow or bed. Give it to me and add interest. How could your old man know about it?" Father Chen was half joking and half serious.
said.
"Fart, fart your mother, I am so old, why do I still save my own money? I will tell your mother later that you are too busy to go on the road, and see how he teaches you a lesson." Aunt Li
shouted pretentiously.
If you want to know what happened next, please listen to the breakdown next time.