Shui Shangqing and his sons worked together until evening before they stopped. After the last trip home, two mountains of fish as high as one person were piled up in the yard.
Although the fishy smell was very strong, the whole family was smiling. It’s not like I haven’t done this in previous years, but basically I couldn’t catch any fish.
The old lady greeted a group of silly old men: "Hurry up and eat, there are ten big ribs stewed in one pot, and everyone can eat one by one."
"That's great, grandma's cooking is the most delicious. It would be great if grandma could always live in our house." Xiao Qi Jianli hugged her grandma's waist and didn't let go.
The old lady understood that her grandson wanted her to stay and eat meat together, so she was naturally very happy. She had to be strong her whole life, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to raise three children by herself after her husband left for the army.
"Grandma can visit you often when the weather is nice. When the farming season is busy, we still have work to do in the fields, so we can't be idle all the time." He rubbed Xiao Qi's head with a very gentle tone.
The family entered the main room and sat by the charcoal fire, eating multigrain steamed buns with ribs. Because they are all eaten by the family, there is a lot of meat on the ribs, and Xiao Qi cannot finish it.
Shui Shangqing didn't mind it either, and ate the leftovers his son had eaten. The old lady herself only ate half of the portion that had been chopped off in advance.
The third child asked the old lady: "Grandma, has my mother had dinner?"
"I've already eaten. But if you sell fish in the last episode tomorrow, you'd better come back in exchange for some eggs and grain. Money is secondary."
"Mom, you know, filling your stomach is the most important thing." Shui Shangqing agreed with a smile, making his originally handsome and tough face look very honest.
Shui Bingyue was lying next to her mother, feeling very bored. No one had played with her all day, which was quite boring.
Ever since her soul left her body that day, she has become more and more intelligent, and it seems that this body is even more unnatural than her original one. Sleeping can also enhance mental strength, which is a natural spiritual body.
So as long as she wants to, she can know what her father and brothers are talking about. It turns out that eating well is the most important thing now in dad's eyes.
After all, as far as Shui Bingyue sees her family members, no one is fat. Grandma said that there is a shortage of eggs. Can this problem be solved as long as there are more chickens that lay eggs?
Shui Bingyue carefully looked through the memories of her previous life, and it seemed that she had a method of converting into animal language.
After the whole family fell asleep, the soul left the body and ran to the mountains to look for pheasants. The speed of the soul is very fast, and it reaches the place it wants almost instantly.
I saw a few pheasants sleeping in a small cave. Shui Bingyue waved her baby hand to tap the pheasant's head.
Those sleeping pheasants were awakened by the cold. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw a floating baby soul. Chatting gigglingly.
Shui Bingyue made a gesture to open the sky, and along with the secret words, she finally understood what those pheasants were saying.
"I heard from the hunters that roosters are the most beautiful thing in the sun. How dare this kid's soul get so close to the colorful tyrant. A drowned kid ran away when he saw it before." This is what one of the fattest pheasants said. explain.
Shui Bingyue suddenly spoke: "You are talking about ghosts, but I am not. I want to invite you to my home. It is much warmer than in the mountains."
All the pheasants stopped crowing and looked up at Shui Bingyue curiously. Then it was discovered that they were trying to escape.
The water ice moon stood at the entrance of the cave, and these pheasants did not dare to move, really did not dare to move.
It seems that there is no solution, so special measures can only be taken. Shui Bingyue recited a string of terms with her small mouth, and all the pheasants' eyes lost their luster, and they followed Shui Bingyue down the mountain.
When they arrived at Shui's house, Shui Bingyue flew up the wall, and the pheasant also reached the top of the wall. When Shui Bingyue entered the yard, the pheasant fell on the snow.
It was so tiring that Shui Bingyue returned to her true body and rested. The out-of-control pheasant began to scream in terror, waking up the old lady who was sleeping lightly.
When I opened the door, I saw six pheasants in the yard, one male and five females. They were all quite fat. The old lady took a handful of millet, led the pheasants to the original chicken coop, and locked them up.
She muttered: "It's fate that you have arrived at my house. I won't kill you, but you must lay eggs honestly. There is a shortage of eggs at home now. You can't freeze or starve here. It's much better than in the mountains."
After feeding the millet, he went back to the house and continued to sleep. When I got up early the next day to cook for the children who were going to the market, I stopped by the chicken coop and took a look. Hey, there really were pheasants. It was not a dream.
There were five eggs on the straw mat. I picked them up and went to the kitchen. When the family was having breakfast, the old lady said happily: "Shang Qing, there is no need to exchange eggs, just grain."
"Why? There aren't many eggs at home."
"Last night, six pheasants came to the house. Five eggs were laid this morning." The old lady is still happy now.
Xiao Qi was the most curious and quickly asked: "Grandma, where is the pheasant? I want to see it."
"It's in the chicken coop, otherwise it's easy to freeze to death in the snow overnight."
After hearing this, Xiao Qi finished the sorghum porridge in his bowl and ran to the chicken coop. When those pheasants saw the beautiful little boy, their eyes lit up and they hid in the corner and shivered.
The look in their eyes was so familiar, just like the way they look when they see bugs, that's what they mean by the meal on the plate, almost making them drool.
After the meal, the old lady came over and took Xiaoqi away, telling him: "Don't scare those pheasants, they can lay eggs. If they lay more, you can eat eggs every day."
"But chicken legs are more delicious. I haven't eaten them in a long time."
"Then didn't your elder brother shoot two? You can eat them when you come back today, don't worry about these things." The old lady advised.
Xiao Qi nodded, agreeing. The eldest son and the three younger ones followed their father and drove the donkey cart to the market.
Because it was my first time selling, I only brought four sacks of fish. There are too many to sell and you have to take the trouble to bring them back.
The three children were sitting in the car. The eldest, Shui Jianguo, and his father took their turn to drive the car. They walked for two hours before arriving at Jishang.
There are many people coming from the city at this market. They have money but no food or meat, so they often come here to exchange money and tickets for things.
The Shui family found a suitable location to park the donkey cart, opened the sack, and revealed the big fish inside.
Shui Shangqing and his eldest son couldn't let go and were embarrassed to sell. Xiao Qi is young and still wants to go back early to eat chicken legs. He shouted at the top of his lungs: "I'm selling fish. Fresh river fish, big and fresh, sold cheaply."
Xiaowu and Xiaoliu looked at each other and plucked up the courage to hawk. The three beautiful boys started talking together, attracting many people.
"Someone is here, big brother, hurry up and introduce him to them." Xiao Qi pulled the corner of his eldest brother's clothes and urged.
