Zhu Dan was a little happy to see so many fish, "Brother Ling, do you still have this ability?"
Xu Ling slumped on the shore, his legs still soaking in the water, and said feebly: "Nonsense."
"Then why are you still sneaking around? Isn't it true that the fish you catch will be eaten by the dog?"
Xu Ling thought for a while. In his memory, he felt that catching fish was tiring... it would be better to steal things quickly.
Moreover, I have long been tired of eating fish every day.
"Lazy." Xu Ling responded to Zhu Dan.
Zhudan was not unhappy at all, he continued happily: "Then where should we sell fish?"
Xu Ling thought for a while, "Where in the village are there more people?"
"Can our village be easy to sell?" Lianhua Bay is close to the river. Every household knows how to fish, such as fishing baskets and fishing nets. The fish in the river have all learned it. They can't catch big ones, but they can catch some small ones. No problem.
Poor people like Xu Ling's family are not short of fish to eat, let alone other families.
Xu Ling really didn't think about it. He only thought about whether he could make money by catching fish and whether he could sell it well...
He decided to try again.
Xu Ling and Zhu Dan each carried two skewers of fish to the village. There was a big banyan tree in the village. The top of the tree opened at least five or six meters, like a big tent. There were wells and millstones under the tree. The villagers were carrying water to grind flour. Here, the squeaking sound of flour grinding in the mill rings from morning to night. When the sun goes down, the people in the village will rest.
So there are a lot of people here.
Before Xu Ling got close to the banyan tree, a few naughty and playful children saw him and ran away screaming, running back and shouting: "Xu Ling is here! Here to steal something!"
Someone in the village chuckled, "Xu Ling, you stole a chicken and threw it. Is the injury on your head healed?"
Xu Ling had never experienced anything like this in her previous life, and her face turned red with embarrassment. The original owner was not shameless, and everyone in the village naturally saw it.
He said in surprise: "Hey, why are you still blushing! Could it be that the sun comes out in the west today?"
The eyes of the people nearby were all focused on Xu Ling. He laughed cheekily and said, "Aren't I going to wash my hands in a golden basin and be a good person? Don't laugh at me."
"This is a fish I caught from the river. I can sell it for money in exchange for food. I just caught it and it's still alive and kicking. Come and take a look!"
Xu Ling put the fish directly on the ground, covered it with leaves, and borrowed half a bucket of water from a water fetcher to pour on the leaves.
Grass carp, silver carp, and crucian carp were lying on the ground, their mouths opening and closing.
Many people in the village did not buy it, but they were happy to come and watch the fun.
Mainly, I wanted to embarrass Xu Ling.
"Xu Ling, I heard someone said that your father-in-law led others to beat you up. Could it be that your father-in-law changed you by beating you?"
"How can that be possible? It's not like he hasn't been beaten before!"
"That's right, maybe I went to gamble and ran out of money. Why don't you hang out with him if you don't see the pig eggs?"
Zhudan quickly said: "I didn't do anything today. We are buddies, and we didn't do anything bad if we got together. If any of your chickens, ducks or geese are lost today, don't blame us!"
The villagers burst into laughter.
Xu Ling also laughed, neither denying nor explaining anything. What he said was so wrong, so he might as well let the villagers decide what they wanted to do.
No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't imagine that there was a different soul in Xu Ling's body, and that soul was still a woman.
Everyone talked and laughed for a while, and some people felt that Xu Linggu couldn't change his habit of eating shit, and he couldn't pretend for long.
Some people think that the prodigal son will never be able to exchange for gold, and Gu Tuo's life will be easier in the future.
They kept talking, but no one bought fish.
Xu Ling scratched his head and said, "Do any of you want to buy fish? If no one buys, I will leave."
"Hey, why are you leaving?"
"The family is still waiting for me to make money in exchange for some food."
Perhaps because Xu Ling's changes made people feel fresh, some people began to ask about the price, "How do you sell this fish?"
Xu Ling waved his hand, "I don't understand. Just look at it. I'm a fellow countryman. I was ignorant before. Please bear with me if I'm sorry. I've decided not to do those things anymore. I don't want to get rich by selling fish to you." , just exchange for some food."
Or maybe Xu Ling's sincerity convinced these simple villagers. Someone gave Xu Ling a ladle of freshly ground noodles and took away the two largest grass carps.
Xu Ling readily agreed. This grass carp would cost ten cents to buy from a fisherman in the village. Seeing that he was selling it cheaply, other people in the village also bought it.
Some people took away two fish with three copper plates, others exchanged a scoop of unground wheat for two fish, and some exchanged peeled cowpeas...
Zhu Dan handed over the fish, and Xu Ling collected the things. When the villagers saw that he had nothing to eat, some people brought their own gourds.
The gourds are not valuable, but the gourds grown can be used if they are cut in half when they are old. However, Xu Ling did not take advantage of him and gave him the last crucian carp plate.
In the end, Xu Ling got a scoop of noodles, a scoop of wheat, a handful of cowpeas, three duck eggs, a scoop and three copper coins.
After getting the things in exchange, Xu Ling didn't stay long and quickly took Zhu Dan away from the place of right and wrong. When they arrived at a place with few people, Xu Ling began to divide the spoils.
"I caught the fish today, but you also helped me. How about I give you these three cents and two duck eggs?"
Zhu Dan happily took the copper plate and duck egg, and asked reluctantly: "Brother Ling, will you still catch fish tomorrow?"
Xu Ling decisively refused. Catching fish in this way was too harmful to the body. He wanted to get some tools.
After saying goodbye to Zhudan, Xu Ling returned home. Seeing that he had brought back so many things, Xu's mother quickly asked.
Xu Ling said that he had fished for it in the village. Xu's mother and Gu Tao were very happy, but Xu Ping and Xu An clamored to go together.
Xu Ling didn't bother to worry about them, so he asked Xu's mother whom to go to if she wanted to buy a fish basket. Xu's mother mentioned two families who were best at weaving things from bamboo and reeds.
Xu Ling kept it in mind.
Not long after he returned home, it was getting dark, and the fiery red sunset reflected in the small courtyard. Xu Ling was sitting in the corner teasing Daya, while Xu's mother and Gu Tao were busy cooking in the kitchen.
The exchanged noodles were made into cakes, and cowpeas and wheat were used to steam wheat rice. There was also a fish in the house, which was also fried instead of cooked under Xu Ling's compulsion.
Although dinner is still terrible, it is obviously much better than cooking fish with wild vegetables.
The whole family had smiles on their faces, talking and laughing about how lively it was.
Xu Ling glanced at the moon, then looked at the faint smile on the corner of Gu Yu's mouth next to him, and suddenly felt that such a life seemed to be quite enjoyable.
Farmers go to bed early, work at sunrise and rest at sunset. If they want not to be hungry at night, they must go to bed early to rest.
Xu Ling was not used to it at first, but now she is almost used to it.
After dinner, she rinsed her mouth with wicker. Today she went to catch fish in the river and gave herself a bath. She didn't have to go to the river to meet so many men naked in the evening.
The village is close to water. In summer, many men go to the river to bathe. Xu Ling used to go there too, but he only went to steal other people's things.
Now that her body was replaced by Xu Ling's, she was not mentally prepared for this, so naturally she could only lie at home and sleep.
She slept inside the bed, and Gu Tao coaxed Daya to sleep outside the bed.
Xu Ling listened to her talking to the child and humming unknown songs to lull Da Ya to sleep. He was also drowsy, but he felt a little uncomfortable from the mosquito bite.
I don't know how long it took, but Xu Ling suddenly heard the rustling sound of undressing.
After a moment, a warm but stiff body came closer.
Xu Ling suddenly opened his eyes wide and became completely awake.
