The village chief had a free day today. He had nothing to do after having dinner in the morning. He was planning to go out for a walk. Before he could get out of the courtyard, he saw his eldest son who had just been out not long ago and hurried home.
What happened? Are you in such a hurry?
It turned out that Li Youtong went out as usual, but before he reached his home, someone stopped him on the road, saying that they were taking him to see something new.
He didn't want to go. In this village, people work in the fields every day and go home to eat. Except for the farmer's girl who made a stone mill in the water for a while, there is nothing new in the future.
"If I don't go, I still have to go to the fields. The work in the fields cannot be delayed."
Li You still refused, but the other party just ignored him, pulled his sleeves and pulled him away, mumbling: "Li Da, can I still trick you? It's really fun to watch!"
That banker girl has harvested fish from the field!"
"What?"
Li You's voice was loud, and the surprised ending of the call was broken. "What did you say to collect the fish? Who collects it?"
The man glanced sideways at him, as if he was looking at a fool, "I told you just now, dealer! Dealer! Come with me quickly, if you are late, you will not be able to get a seat!"
When he heard that it was from Zhuang Keqing's family, Li You woke up immediately. Collecting fish? Could it be that this girl had succeeded in raising fish in rice fields as she told her father before?
Thinking of this, he didn't need anyone to pull him anymore. Instead, he took a step and rushed to the banker's paddy field.
There was only one narrow path from beginning to end in Erlizi Village. At this time, the villagers who had heard the news, regardless of whether they were men or women, rushed onto the road and headed in the same direction.
Li You was not too late, there were many people following him. But even so, when he arrived at the banker's land, not to mention the raised field ridges, even the distant ridges were covered with people.
Looking from a distance, they all have round heads.
He didn't care about anyone else, just stepped forward and squeezed his way out of the crowd.
Stretch your head and take a look.
Darling! There are so many fish!
Look at the three full rattan baskets on the field ridge, full of fish!
He looked again and saw that the banker's girl and her little husband Shen Ling were stepping in the shallow paddy field, and they were still fishing. The two of them surrounded each other and I chased them, gathering the fish to one place, and from him
Judging from the angle, at least three more baskets are not enough for the remaining fish!
If all these fish are dried and stored, and eaten carefully, even a large population can survive for more than half a year!
Li You's heart was burning.
Because of Shen Ling's incident, his family was already close to the banker. When he saw the young couple working hard fishing, he rolled up his trouser legs and jumped down to help without saying a word.
"Girl, let me help you!"
Zhuang Keqing was sweating profusely.
When there was no harvest, I was worried that there were too few fish and I was too thin. But when it came time to catch the fish, there were too many fish and it became a burden.
The two of them have been busy for almost an hour, and they have only packed three baskets. This is because the fish are concentrated. If they don't hurry up, by the time all the fish behind them are caught, all the fish in the lead will be dead.
So when Li You came down, she was extremely happy.
"Uncle Li, please excuse me!"
Raising his elbow to wipe the sweat from his forehead, Zhuang Keqing smiled sincerely.
Seeing Li You go down, some villagers around felt itchy in their hearts.
Who has seen catching fish in the rice fields? It’s not new. Why don’t you try it yourself?
"Hey! Don't go down there. There is still rice in this field. Too many people will destroy the crops. Be careful when the time comes!"
This is the reminder on the side.
Yes, the water has just been drained, and the fields have to be dried later. If you accidentally step on them, the harvest will be reduced and people will not come to your door.
The villagers who wanted to go down and join in the fun gave up their thoughts, but they were reluctant to leave. They just wanted to see how many fish could be harvested from these two acres of fields.
Seeing that everyone was gathered around, Zhuang Keqing simply looked at them and saw that they were fine, then raised his head and said: "Is there any uncle or aunt who is willing to help? Help me carry the fish home. When I'm done, I can carry three fish."
For reward."
"I'll do it!"
"I'm coming too!"
As soon as these words came out, those who reacted quickly rushed to the rattan basket.
It's just a trip to carry something, it doesn't take much effort at all, and you can get three fish for free, which is a huge bargain.
The slow response person didn't even have time to say anything, but when he saw people carrying baskets and going down to the field, they all sighed and hated themselves for not being smart.
However, there are also smart ones who just break their steps and quietly move to the place where the rattan baskets were placed before. Aren't there still fishes in the field? These three baskets are not the only ones. They still have a chance.
Zhuang Keqing's back ached from being busy, and he had no time to pay attention to other people's little thoughts. He only thought about when he would collect them all, and how many more people would be invited to his home to help with the slaughtering and cooking.
Li You was used to farm work at the time. He bent down and caught fish in the fields, barely catching fish. With his help, the fishing speed was much faster.
After waiting for three more baskets of fish to be filled, Zhuang Keqing straightened his back and waved his hands to say he wouldn't catch any more.
"Why don't you catch them anymore? I looked at the fields and there seemed to be some more!"
"They're all hidden under the rice stalks. I'm afraid it won't be easy to get them out soon."
"That's such a pity. Once the water is drained out, the fish will be dry to death within a short time."
"Are you distressed? I don't care anymore. Have you counted how many baskets you caught before? Six baskets, six baskets!"
His tone was full of envy.
Shen Ling went up to the ridge of the field and reached out to pull Zhuang Keqing up.
He held the girl's shoulders to keep her still, then he went to get a clay pot filled with water and washed her feet bit by bit.
Seeing this scene, the daughter-in-law and aunt frequently curled their lips and winked at each other, mostly disapprovingly.
Who doesn’t bring a foot of mud with them every day when serving the paddy fields? In the past, when there was a lot of water in the fields, they just washed their feet in it, but I no longer even brought drinking water cans with water to wash their feet.
I would say he is still the son of a wealthy family.
Poor and particular!
The men in the crowd also looked down on Shen Ling's behavior.
I just wash my mother-in-law's feet at home, why am I still doing this outside? I don't have any manliness at all. No wonder I want to be a son-in-law.
Just this incident made them no longer envious.
No matter how good this banker's girl is, what can she do if she does this rice fish? The man in his family has lost his status at home and has to serve his mother-in-law.
You don't want to let yourself go.
"You rush too."
Although Zhuang Keqing didn't like the feeling of muddy feet, he didn't need to be so particular outside. He just washed them roughly and let Shen Ling wash them when there was half a bottle of water left.
Shen Ling didn't refuse. After a few rinses, he handed the jar to Li You and asked him to wash it too. Li You quickly waved his hand and said that he could just wash it when he got home.
The first five baskets of fish had already been sent away, and now there was only this basket left. Zhuang Keqing thanked Li You, picked five large fish from the pile, and sent them over with a straw rope.
"Uncle Li, thank you for your help. Let's take this fish back and make some fish soup. It will be most delicious with some tofu in it."
Li You was not polite. He thanked Yu and left. He was anxious to go back and talk to his father about it.
Shen Ling carried the remaining basket of fish directly on his back. After Zhuang Keqing finished collecting the things, the two of them returned home without paying attention to the complicated looks in the eyes of the villagers behind them.
At this time, Qin Manzhi was holding Aman in her arms and worrying about the baskets of fish in the yard of her home.
There are so many, how long will it take to deal with them?
In the morning, she wanted to go to the fields to see what was going on, but Aman started making a fuss for some unknown reason. Before they could coax her out for a while, people came outside the hospital.
They are villagers from the same village.
They either carried or carried three baskets of fish with them, and Qin Manzhi was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.
"Sister-in-law Qin, there are more in the back!" The visitor smiled and put down the fish after entering the yard.
"besides?"
Qin Manzhi simply didn't know what expression to make.
My daughter told her before that the rice and fish would be successful, but she didn’t expect it to be so successful!
Only these three baskets, not one or two hundred?
But after that, two more baskets were delivered one after another, and she was so surprised that her face went numb.
Next door, Li Guihua was doing a show in her yard. She heard some movement in the village's yard from afar. She stood up and looked over there, and saw several unfamiliar villagers talking to Sister-in-law Qin.
She had doubts in her mind, put down the things in her hands, told the silly boy not to run around, locked the courtyard and went out.
Seeing those people leaving the yard talking and laughing from a distance, Li Guihua's sharp eyes saw that each of them was carrying three fishes in their hands, and she became even more confused.
These people have never interacted with the dealer before, so why are they all here today? Could something have happened?
