Seeing that Li Dazhuang was unwilling to go, Li Banxian smiled and took out his money bag.
"I don't want you to work in vain. It's just a grave. How about fifty copper coins?"
Li Dazhuang was moved when he saw Li Banxian counting money.
"I just dig holes, I don't care about the rest."
Li Banxian smiled and counted fifty copper coins and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you just need to dig holes, I will do the other work."
Li Banxian would not leave it to others to touch bones in a pit. After all, wasn't it just for the things in the pit that he agreed?
After leaving Li Banxian's house, Li Yongnian went directly to the nearby river. In the vague memory he inherited, it seemed that the locals did not have the habit of eating fish and shrimp.
Sitting by the river and observing silently, Li Yongnian actually saw a few small fish.
Although it is small, this thing is fat and is much stronger than rice and noodles. If the quantity is large enough, the food expenses in the past few days should not be a problem.
When she got home, Leng Xiaorou was the only one in the house. When she saw Li Yongnian coming back, Leng Xiaorou was shocked.
"I-I feel better, so..."
Li Yongnian also knew that Leng Xiaorou was not used to lying down all the time, so he waved his hand directly, "Okay, if you don't want to rest, just take a walk. By the way, do we have any needles at home?"
"A needle? What do you need a needle for?"
"Then don't worry about it, just bring it to me."
Although Leng Xiaorou was a little reluctant, she still took out the only needle in the house.
After taking the needle, Li Yongnian tried it to see if it was iron, so he directly found a thin wooden stick and gently bent the needle into a fishhook.
The needles of this era were not as strong as those of later generations, but now Li Yongnian can only make do.
"Is there a cable? The longer the better."
Seeing the thick thread that Leng Xiaorou brought, Li Yongnian was speechless, and then looked at Leng Xiaorou's hair, "Hey, Xiaorou, can I lend you a few hairs?"
"ah?"
"Three sticks are enough."
Leng Xiaorou didn't dare to resist, so she raised her hand to grab it.
"No, I'll do it myself. Just stand still."
Li Yongnian went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife, and then picked out three long hairs. As soon as he cut them off, he heard a roar.
"Li Yongnian, what are you doing? Let go of Xiaorou."
Li Yongnian's hand shook, and the kitchen knife touched Xiaorou's scalp, which scared Xiaorou and screamed.
Soon a figure broke in and snatched the kitchen knife directly from Li Yongnian's hand.
"Li Yongnian, have you had enough trouble? Can you touch this thing?"
Li Yongnian knew that it was useless to explain anything now, so he curled his lips and took his hair to the side to braid.
"Sister, my husband didn't hurt me, he just wanted three hairs of mine."
The person who came back was none other than Li Yongnian's eldest wife, Liu Yuanyuan.
Liu Yuanyuan snorted coldly and scolded, "Fourth sister, I think you should find a job. How can we rest assured that you stay with him at home?"
"But……"
"There's nothing wrong with it. The four of us raise him together. As long as he doesn't starve to death, he's worthy of his father."
Li Yongnian sighed silently, took the twisted fishing line, and the fishhook and went straight out.
When he came to the river and thought about his eldest wife, Li Yongnian sighed again.
Li Yongnian climbed up the tree and broke off a branch. Li Yongnian quickly made a simple fishhook.
Li Yongnian opened the grass cage, released the crickets inside, executed them directly, and made them into fish bait. Li Yongnian prayed a few words in his heart and threw the hook to the river.
Li Yongnian, who has practiced martial arts, has patience and a steady hand.
Soon a small fish took the bait.
Li Yongnian picked the fish off, put it into the small puddle next to him, and set the hook again.
After a while, there were six or seven small fish in the puddle. Although they were small, these were enough to stew a pot of clear soup.
After going to catch a few grasshoppers in the grass nearby, Li Yongnian returned to the river again.
Unconsciously, Li Yongnian couldn't remember how many times he caught grasshoppers, and the small puddle next to him was already full of small fish and shrimps, and there were even a few puffer fish in it.
Looking at the sunset that was about to set, Li Yongnian felt worried again. He forgot to bring his clothes when he went out, so he took off his shirt, picked up all the fish and shrimps, and walked home.
When he walked in, Li Yongnian saw his four wives standing in the yard, and Leng Rushuang was crying in the middle.
"What's wrong?"
When Liu Yuanyuan saw Li Yongnian like this, she couldn't help but said angrily, "Where have you been playing again? Why are your clothes all wet?"
"Going to catch fish."
Only then did a few people notice that something seemed to be moving in the clothes in Li Yongnian's hands.
Leng Rushuang stopped crying for a moment, and the others also showed incredible expressions.
If Li Yongnian had fish in his hand, he would not dare to imagine this amount.
"Catch fish?"
"Yes, let's eat fish tonight, Xiaorou, get some water, I guess we won't be able to finish it tonight."
Seeing Li Yongnian dumping the fish into the broken tank, the fourth sister was immediately shocked. The number alone was enough to make them look at Li Yongnian with admiration.
But when Liu Yuanyuan saw the pufferfish, she frowned.
"You can eat these things if you want. Do you know that these things are poisonous? You will die if you eat them. If you want to die, do you want to drag us with you?"
In every disaster year, only those who really can't survive catch pufferfish, and in most cases it's the last meal.
It's indeed difficult for the Li family now, but it's not so difficult that you'd commit suicide by eating puffer fish, right?
Li Yongnian said indifferently: "Don't worry, I know where this thing is poisonous, and I will do it well."
"You're such a bastard, throw it away to me."
How could Li Yongnian lose what he finally caught?
Besides, this food is very delicious, and it was difficult for him to eat it before.
"Yuanyuan, believe me, I don't want to die. I really know how to do it. If you have something to do, you are busy. I will do it myself. Don't worry, nothing will happen."
After speaking, Li Yongnian picked out all the shrimps, then picked up some fish and went directly to the kitchen.
"He is..."
Leng Rushuang said: "Hey, don't worry about him. His personality suddenly changed again today. Maybe he no longer wants to be a general, but wants to be a cook again."
Liu Yuanyuan sighed: "Second sister, don't be sad. I'll talk to Mr. Wang tomorrow and see if he wants anyone there. There's always work."
Leng Rushuang shook his head.
"No, if Zhang Laizi knows that I went to your place, he will definitely go there to cause trouble again. If you lose your job, then our family will really have no way to survive."
Li Yongnian listened to what was said outside and said to himself, "Don't worry, I will make your life enjoyable in two days."
The only seasoning at home was salt. Looking at the empty oil bottle that had been washed countless times, Li Yongnian could only give up.
Fortunately, it has the puffer fish flavor, so the fish soup shouldn't be too bad.
The three sisters in the room couldn't help but burst into tears again while talking.
Leng Xiaorou ran back from the kitchen and reported the situation.
"Sister, it smells so good, the kitchen smells so good."
