"Fifth brother, take Dalang and Sanlang with you, use rocks to break open the ice, and use long forks and nets to fish. Be careful of the ice and just stand by the river." Su Dazhuang assigned tasks to Bai Zhaomei, and told the two younger ones, "Big Lang Sanlang, don’t be naughty. If you fall into the water, I’ll beat you up.”
Although the children in the family know how to swim, there is no need to worry even if they fall into the water, but falling in in the middle of winter will be quite painful.
Whether you can catch the fish or not is another matter, but you must not get into trouble if you fall into the water.
After all, a younger sister was just added to the family. If something happened to someone else in the family, the villagers would not know how to deal with the younger sister.
In that case, neither grandma nor parents would be able to spare him, the boss.
Bai Zhaomei listened to her elder brother's instructions and said nonchalantly: "Brother, don't worry, I'm watching Da Lang San Lang."
Dalang: "Dad, I'm standing on the shore."
Saburo: "Uncle, I won't go to the ice."
Bai Dazhuang was very satisfied with the effect of establishing his authority. He pointed at the rocks on the shore and began to assign tasks. Dalang Sanlang was responsible for moving the rocks, while Bai Zhaomei smashed the ice. After breaking the ice, he went down to the ice to catch fish.
Soon, several men of the Bai family were busy working on the shore.
Dalang Sanlang carried the stones one by one towards the river and formed a pile at Bai Zhaomei's feet. Bai Zhaomei was very strong and looked down upon the stone that Dalang Sanlang handed him, so she walked a little further away and moved a huge stone.
Bai Dazhuang was so strong that he took a breath. The fifth brother's strength was really extraordinary. He, Bai Dazhuang, might not be able to move such a big stone.
"Look at me."
Bai Zhaomei stood on the shore, lifted the boulder over her head, and used all her strength. There was a muffled "bang" sound, and a hole opened in the ice.
The water under the ice hole flows slowly, and there is no sign of fish at all.
Bai Dazhuang felt that his busy work was in vain again like before.
People in the village are having a hard time, and they usually can't afford meat. When they are greedy, they will go to the river to fish for a fish. 80% of the fish in the river have been fished out as early as summer.
This trip is probably going to end empty-handed again.
"Brother, look if that's a fish blowing bubbles."
Bai Zhaomei was holding a stone and hitting another ice surface when she suddenly stopped and pointed the crossbow at the ice hole with a look of uncertainty on her face.
"It's a fish, it's a fish." Bai Dalang saw it clearly, and in his excitement he forgot about Bai Dazhuang's instructions not to go on the ice, and excitedly slid down the withered grass on the shore.
Bai Dalang stood carefully on the ice. The ice is thick and will not collapse. He lowered his head towards the hole in the ice, and a big carp jumped up.
Bai Dazhuang, Bai Zhaomei and Bai Sanlang watched dumbfoundedly as the big carp jumped out of the water, splashed water on Bai Dalang's face like a juggling act, danced twice in the air and landed on the ice in front of Bai Dalang's feet.
Bai Dalang was petrified on site.
OMG!
The old Bai family finally broke through and returned empty-handed!
Wait, are there such big fish in this river?
Bai Dazhuang slapped the stunned Bai Zhaomei in the face, and carried a net bag, bucket and fork into the river.
The big carp lying in front of Bai Dalang's feet fluttered twice. It was a palm's width away from the ice hole but refused to fall in. Bai Dazhuang came to Dalang, stretched out his hands, picked up the fish, and threw it into the barrel.
It's too easy to catch this fish.
Bai Dazhuang stood in front of the ice cave and lowered his net bag into the water.
Suddenly his arm sank, and Bai Dazhuang's whole heart lifted.
Pulling the net bag upward, several large white silver carps emerged from the water, their scales sparkling in the sun.
Bai Zhaomei's eyes shone with excitement, and she ran over and pulled up the net bag with her eldest brother.
Dalang was so excited that he changed his tone: "So many fish! They are all big fish!"
Bai Dazhuang and Bai Zhaomei dragged the fish in their net bags along the ice to the shore and poured them out. Dalang followed and threw them excitedly into the barrel.
"Oh my God, so many fish! Fish! Fish!"
Saburo stood in front of the ice cave, wanting to jump up on the ice and shouting excitedly.
Bai Dazhuang thought that Sanlang was talking about the silver carp in the net bag.
"It's not in vain for us to come here. There are so many fishes. I'll make fish stew for everyone at noon..."
"No, dad, look at the ice caves, there are many big fish."
Before Bai Dazhuang finished speaking, Dalang shouted along with Sanlang.
Bai Dazhuang looked up and saw fish jumping up one after another in the ice hole. A big fat-headed fish was held tightly in Saburo's arms.
Sanlang was still a little carrot head, and the fish was too big. He struggled to tighten the fish's body with both hands, and the fish struggled in his arms. The huge fish head covered Sanlang's face tightly.
"I can't hold it anymore, come and help me." Saburo was tossed by the fish and sat on the ice. He hugged the fish tightly with his arms and held the fish's tail between his feet.
Bai Zhaomei threw down her net bag and ran to the ice cave, howling.
Another big fat fish jumped out of the hole in the ice and fell directly in front of Bai Zhaomei.
Bai Dazhuang was completely confused and subconsciously ran over to pick up the fish.
One, two, three...
Obviously this river does not have such big fish and so many fish even in summer. Now that it is winter, why are they popping out?
A blind cat bumped into a dead mouse and got caught by chance?
"Dalang, you go home and call your father, bring a few more big buckets, hurry up." Bai Dazhuang pulled the big fat fish out of Sanlang's arms and ordered his son.
"Don't shout, don't let the villagers know."
What if other people in the village come to rob me if they know about it?
"Okay!" Dalang got on the shore and ran home in a hurry.
As soon as the white board moved the second grandson Bai Erlang, who was lying on the bed in the side room, to the warm main room, he heard Da Lang calling me.
"Master, there are many fish in the river..."
After listening to Bai Dalang's description, Bai Dalang's face was full of disbelief.
He has lived half his life and has never heard of fish emerging from ice holes in winter.
However, he also knew that his grandson could not lie to him.
So I took the big wooden barrel at home and went to the river.
As soon as the white board left, Xie Chuntao brought millet porridge and pimple soup from the kitchen into the main room.
"Mom, please eat the pimple soup while it's hot."
As Xie Chuntao spoke, his eyes couldn't help but look at his sister-in-law in the middle of the bed.
What a handsome little breasted doll. She has never seen such a beautiful female doll.
Next to the girl, her son Erlang was lying half-ly on the pillow. Erlang was looking at his little aunt happily.
Xie Chuntao felt sour in her heart. When her second son was one and a half years old, he suddenly couldn't stand up on his legs. The doctor didn't know the reason and he stayed in bed for six years.
This was the first time she saw Erlang smiling so happily.
Xie Chuntao couldn't help but think of what Taoist Pojiao said that year, and wondered if her sister-in-law could really bring good luck to the family. She selfishly thought that it would be great if she could pass on some good luck to Erlang so that he could stand up.
When Mrs. Zhen saw two eggs lying in the white noodle soup and thick millet porridge, she frowned and asked, "Whose house did you borrow these from?"
"Mom, the white noodles were given by the village chief's aunt, and she also gave me a piece of pork. The millet was borrowed from the eldest grandma's house." Xie Chuntao said with a smile, hiding her thoughts.
"It's just the village chief's house. If you have anything later, you can pay it back. Your eldest grandma's house, alas, her family's life is also very difficult." Mrs. Zhen sighed, and then said: "Our family owes your eldest grandma's family more than just favors. Don’t borrow anything again.”
Xie Chuntao nodded.
"Let Erlang eat the pimple soup and eggs, and keep the millet porridge for your milk. I'm not hungry. Save some of the rice left at home to feed your sister in the future." Mrs. Zhen told her eldest daughter-in-law.
"Milk, give it to little aunt, I'm not hungry." Erlang looked at the pimple soup and eggs eagerly, his mouth watered with greed, but his head shook like a rattle.
"Good boy, your aunt is too young to eat these."
Zhen touched her grandson's head lovingly, and felt sadly sorry for Erlang. I originally saved a sum of money to hire a good doctor to treat Erlang's leg, but I spent it all.
Under Zhen's order, Xie Chuntao took the pimple soup and fed it to Erlang.
Xie Chuntao was a little confused.
When her mother-in-law first came back, Xie Chuntao was too happy to take a closer look. After being in the same room with her mother-in-law for a while, she felt that her mother-in-law didn't look like someone who was in confinement.
Xie Chuntao was also a mother, and she took a sneak peek at her mother-in-law's chest. This glance confirmed Xie Chuntao's suspicion.
Xie Chuntao is not a talkative person and respects her parents-in-law in everything. She never asks questions about things that her parents-in-law do not tell her. The parents-in-law said that the baby girl was her sister-in-law, so she should treat the baby girl as her sister-in-law and love her.
"Mom, the old man came home just now and called dad away. Dad also carried two big wooden buckets. Did he catch fish?" Xie Chuntao chatted with Zhen.
Outside, Xie Chuntao felt a little curious when he saw Dalang's beaming eyebrows and his father-in-law's mysterious appearance.
"How can it be so easy to catch it in the river in winter?" Zhen said with a smile.
Just now when Dalang was talking to the white board at the door, she heard a few words in her ears: "There are a lot of fish coming out of the ice holes." But don’t tell Xie Chuntao about this kind of thing that you haven’t seen with your own eyes.
Can this female doll really bring blessings to the family?
Mrs. Zhen lowered her head and looked at Xiao Fuyuan, feeling a little expectant in her heart.
