"Qiaoying, how can your family get a red branch?"
Now it seems to be an honor in the village to hold the "ghost painting talisman" red stones and red branches.
The more fish a family holds, the more aggressive its labor force is and the more fish it will get.
Isn't that right? Qiaoying's father was queuing up at the dam to have his fingerprints printed.
This fingerprint is not only about shouldering responsibilities together and taking on the troubles from the opposite village, but also about agreeing on the method of dividing fish. They are afraid of uneven "spoils" and causing internal strife.
Qiaoying deliberately snatched the branch from her mother's hand, and pretended to wait for her father to complete his fingerprints and go home for lunch together. She held the red branch high, raised her head and said, "Because my family has a boat. "
The little daughter-in-law who asked Qiaoying what to say was filled with confusion.
I thought: Look at your little broken boat, it’s so stinky.
If my father-in-law's boat hadn't been split open and set on fire, your little broken boat would have been a little brother to my boat.
The little daughter-in-law regretted it very much.
The second year after she entered the family, she felt that her broken boat took up too much space, and she didn't want to keep it for fishing. So she persuaded her man to chop it up as firewood.
At first, I thought that by splitting her, I would be able to carry less firewood, but now I regret it so much. Using a small broken boat to jack up the work can save a lot of fish.
The young daughter-in-law wanted to say something bitter, but her mother-in-law urged her from behind: "Didn't you see the smoke coming out of the chimney in front of you? They are almost eating their food, and you are still there. Go back and cook. , there’s a lot of work to do in the afternoon, I think your score will drop!”
Yes, at this time, many villagers went home to eat after pressing their fingerprints.
But the old lady was still surrounded by people on the dam, unable to go home even if she wanted to. They blocked her tightly, one thing after another.
Wang Yusheng: "Auntie, I asked the two companies in the village that have boats. The bamboo poles used to hold the boat up are gone. You have to arrange for two people to get the bamboo poles."
"Sure. But Yusheng, when you choose someone, tell my granddaughter later, and she will remember not to deduct labor points from those two people. Those two people don't have to work on the dam."
The village mother-in-law named Da Hongzi couldn't get a chance to talk in the queue. She finally found her free time after Wang Yusheng finished speaking. She also grabbed an eight-year-old boy by the collar and said, "Sister, no, I'm in a hurry. This It’s my grandson named Budai. Don’t you have something to tell him? I brought him here for you.”
Mrs. Xu looked at the famous and powerful kid in the village, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Budai, Grandma Xu wants to give you a task, can you complete it?"
The boy sniffed and said, "Grandma, are you going to ask the younger brothers and sisters to dig for worms? I know it. We will dig after lunch and we will not let the younger brothers and sisters sleep to dig out mud."
"And if people from other villages come to our village tomorrow morning, you will shout all the way to the dam if there is any situation, remember. I will also give you the gong tomorrow morning. You work hard, and I will let your grandma pick the fish first. You Milk rare crucian carp melon seeds."
Xiaowa's chest puffed up: "I promise to complete the mission!"
Mrs. Xu waved her hand, next.
The next one is the head of the Cao family with the four surnames reporting: "Old girl, we have finished looking for the river fork. Don't worry, the water flow is suitable for launching the net. My old man went to see it in person. It happens that the tall grass in front can block the boat. .At least when it’s dark and the net is off, it’s not easy to see the village opposite.”
Mrs. Xu knew that in fact, this was not the job of the Cao family, and no extra work points were counted. At noon, she helped her experienced father find Jiang Chazi who was off the net. Moreover, the old man of the Cao family's legs and feet were not very good, so he wanted to He was being supported by others, and he probably didn't eat either: "Brother Cao, I have to trouble you to lead the way at night, I'm sorry for bothering you."
"You don't have to worry about what's going on in the village. Then I'll tell you when I leave."
Next.
As soon as Mrs. Xu turned around, she saw the old men, Fourth Uncle and Seventh Uncle, seeming to be muttering about something.
She took the initiative to go over and asked, "Have the fishing nets been collected?"
Uncle Qi said that all the fishing nets left by each family were collected.
I thought: It has been unused for too many years and it is in a terrible state.
I won’t mention this anymore, these old guys will fix it even if they are tired and confused today.
It’s just that there are only two broken boats left in the village, and those two don’t chop wood. No matter how big your net is, it’s useless. You can’t pull up many kilograms, and it won’t fit in the boat.
The old men gathered together and calculated based on experience. According to the size of the two ships, they were only thirty or forty baskets at most. (More than a thousand kilograms)
Thirty or forty baskets, there are a total of 114 households in Erdaohe Village, how much fish can you divide according to each household.
The fourth uncle coughed: "Didn't we all say that, if you want to do it, just do it big."
Look at this old man, these words were obviously said by Mrs. Xu, but the fourth uncle was very particular about conversation skills, so it became the words of the whole village.
Mrs. Xu nodded, yes, there are only two boats of six or seven meters, so it is really not that big of a deal if they get beaten up.
The fourth uncle and the others said what they were thinking: "Eldest niece, it's impossible for us to borrow a boat from the opposite village."
Why steal it, right? You should understand what that means.
"A few of us just discussed that each household in the village should pool money to rent a boat in the town. While it's only noon, we should send people there quickly. The idea of us old guys is that we have to rent two more boats. .”
In other words, they planned to steal at least three to four thousand kilograms at a time.
"How much does it cost to rent two more boats?" Mrs. Xu has never rented one.
"Let me get up early and come here tonight. I'm not going to bring anything tonight. I just want to get one or two silver coins for the food."
Uncle Qi answered: "One tael of silver sounds like a lot, but every household in our village can scrape together two ships' worth of money with just ten cents."
This means everyone is gathering firewood and the flames are high. If they catch up with the families who have a larger population and get more work points, they will sell them to them at Wang Lizheng's ridiculous price from the villagers across the street. How can two fishes be paid for ten cents?
"Every family will agree, as long as you collect it."
The old men looked at Mrs. Xu, let alone ten cents, at least they would have spent more money anyway. Because this was the opportunity they had been waiting for for so many years to break up with the village opposite, and they didn't want to close their eyes in confusion.
Mrs. Xu simply said: "Okay, then I'll collect the money when I get home and have lunch. After collecting the money, I'll let Meizhuang take me to rent a boat in a donkey cart."
She goes in person.
But Mrs. Xu still didn't go to the town.
Because when she was making hot bone soup and thinking about ordering some noodles, Liu Jingdong got a bruise on the corner of his mouth.
"What's going on? You didn't just leave this morning. You were going to study outside. Why are you back? Do your parents know?"
Liu Jingdong thought, can he let me know?
He guessed that his parents seemed to be in town, so he didn't dare to go to his uncle's house and went directly back to the village.
He didn't dare tell his father that he had gotten into a fight with a classmate, and he would wait until he went back to the village to hide for two days to recover from his injuries. Anyway, his father won't find out for a while, he used to stay in the school.
"Auntie, I heard that you are in charge of the village now. I want to come to your house for dinner in the evening. I can't cook."
Why didn't he go to the houses of his father's villagers? He was afraid that those houses would praise him during dinner, and then the boys at home would ask him questions. It used to be so annoying.
Liu Jingdong handed over the pork and grain he brought over again: "Don't worry, I brought the rations and they won't be eaten in vain." He looked at Xu Tianxin and said, "It's just the right time to stew the meat. You and my niece can eat it together."
Xu Tianxin: "..." If the original body knew how sad it would be to be called niece by Brother Jing. You must know that in the past, everyone kept things under wraps. After all, Liu Jingdong was only two years older than her, fifteen years old.
I heard that Mrs. Pepper has not been pregnant for many years, so the old Liu family treasures this son.
"It's not that my aunt is unwilling. I really don't have time to cook for you. I have to go to the town to rent a boat. If I go at this hour, I may come back in the evening. Don't delay your meal, I will find another home for you."
"Where to rent a boat?" Liu Jingdong wondered.
Mrs. Xu first thought that this boy had already returned to the village, and there were some things that she couldn't hide, so she might as well tell the truth. Second, I calculated the time and was not afraid of this boy sending a message to his parents.
The fastest Liu Laozhu could get back would be at night.
That's good. Let's take out the documents. If we can't, the villagers are excited, so we will fish every day.
What's more, look at the silly boy in front of him, he has a naive temperament.
It is estimated that if his father really had something fishy, he would not tell him, otherwise this stupid boy would not have a special sense of collective honor, and he would blame me for every word he said.
"Nowhere to go, just around here."
Liu Jingdong breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Then you don't have to go to the town, just cook. Why don't you rent something nearby? Auntie, my uncle's three boats are parked on the Wangjiagou River. The eldest boat is the big boat. Let's row over here and use it." "
"What?!" No one in the village knew about this.
Liu Jingdong was afraid that Mrs. Xu wouldn't believe it: "Really, I once heard my father and my old uncle talking about drinking fish from Wangjiagou Village and selling them in the county town."
Old Mrs. Xu immediately took the meat: "I made this meal for you. My family is stewing potatoes in the evening. Auntie won't take advantage of you. After stewing the potatoes and roasting the meat, I will take the meat away. Now follow me into the house. I I have something to tell you in detail. You have arranged it for Auntie. Aren’t they three ships? Auntie will calculate thirty centimeters for you."
And I must ask some instructions to take the boat to explain.
They just want to build the dam and build the dam on the boat.
That afternoon, Liu Jingdong went to the opposite village with a group of young guys who loved catching fleas and putting them on their bodies.
A group of boys went to the Wangjiagou River to shake their legs and squint at people.
Liu Jingdong even had an awesome look on his face and coaxed: "Getting the boat, why, let's see who dares to stop it. My dear uncle's boat, I can park it wherever I want, get out!"
No ordinary villager in Wangjiagou dared to offend this upright son. Although he was not as impressive as the upright young master in their village, if he offended this boy, his uncle would not accept their fish in the future.
It was also a coincidence that Zheng Zheng was not at home in Wangjiagou Village, so no one dared to stop him.
…
And before the three large boats, which were more than ten meters long, had even rowed over, the villagers of Erdaohe were already looking at them eagerly from the other side.
Do you know what happened to the two small broken fishing boats in your village? It has not been used for many years, so the seams of the boat must be plugged with putty and hemp in advance. Even putty is not easy to get together. Because that thing is made of lime and oil.
Lao Zhai didn't eat lunch for a long time. He trembled and went from house to house to get some putty oil for him. The old lady in each house used the oil cloth she usually used to rub the pot and squeezed him two drops. It was with this oil that the cracks in the boat were blocked. , that’s really one step at a time for fishing.
Look at the three big ships again. They can hear the sound of oars from far away, and their sails are fluttering very grandly. It's really different.
At this time, Xu Tianxin heard that even the background music in the live broadcast room had changed:
Is there a boat?
Stop shouting, the ship is coming!
"There is a winding river in front of my brother, and my sister is singing a sweet song opposite..."
Liu Jingdong stood on one of the boats and waved happily to everyone.
Even the background music became cheerful.
Thank you Qinghe Yiran for the reward of 10,000 starting coins; thank you Puff Li for the reward of 10,000 starting coins; thank Yinglong for the reward of 3,500 starting coins if you want to eat Guiling paste; thank Xun'er for the reward of 1,500 starting coins; thank rongke for the reward of 1,000 The starting point coin; thank Qing Ping Diao for the reward of 500 starting point coins; thank the fans for the opaque reward of 200 starting points coins; thank Mumu Xi'an for the reward of 100 starting points coins.
(End of chapter)
