Early days, various childhood joys. Bird hunting, fishing, catching toads. Mid-phase, uplifting the small mountain village. Later phase, rolling in wealth, mastering technology, eliminating enemies...
Wei Mo didn't say anything, but he still decided to accompany his older sister a few times to lighten her workload.
Although her eldest sister's weaving skills are undoubtedly excellent, Wei Mo is worried that she might not be able to control those people. He'll just need to hold the fort for her when the time comes.
The whole family has already been assigned jobs, and they are just waiting to lead the whole village in weaving things together, so that everyone can work together like they would at a regular job.
The weaving group got to work in a flurry of activity, with Li Dazhuang leading a group of able-bodied young men to gather grass and willow branches.
These weaving tools also earned them work points, and the whole village was bustling with activity as everyone was busy with different things.
The Wei Mo family is the busiest. Now, basically only the old man, Wei Mo, and Li Xiuxiu are left at home. Everyone else is busy with their own things.
Wei Mo returned after teaching for many days. He and Li Xiuxiu rested for a while, and the old man was especially happy to see the lively scene.
After all, this way everyone could get a lot of work points, and with work points, everyone could survive.
In fact, people in this era have very low needs; they just need to be fed.
Wei Mo, however, was different. After teaching weaving techniques for a few days, he found it particularly boring and started thinking about making some other little gadgets.
After all, I'm still a child, so playing is my main priority.
Thinking of this, Wei Mo began to take Li Xiuxiu for a stroll around the village. Now there were almost no adults to be seen in the village, only a few children playing nearby.
When the children saw Wei Mo, they all ran over to greet him warmly.
"Brother Wei Mo, Brother Wei Mo, where are you going? Take me with you."
Wei Mo looked at the group of young leaders, shook his head, and then refused.
"You guys play your games, I have things to do. I'll get you some more toys another day, and then you can all play together."
The little kids were a little disappointed by Wei Mo's words, but they still nodded.
"That's a deal, Brother Wei Mo. We'll come find you later."
Watching the group of children run off, Wei Mo led Li Xiuxiu and the other person to the small river next to the village.
Because it's already winter, the water level of this little river is very low. It's not connected to the river at the other end, but it is connected to the mountain range at the other end.
The water in the stream is not deep, about two meters deep, while the ice layer is one meter thick, meaning the fish have very little space to live.
When Wei Mo saw the small river, his eyes lit up. He had a new idea and quickly pulled Li Xiuxiu towards the brigade headquarters.
Li Xiuxiu was a little confused and asked Wei Mo in confusion.
"Little brat, where are we going? Slow down, tell me where it is, and I'll take you there."
Wei Mo was a little excited and happily said to Li Xiuxiu.
“Xiuxiu, my wife, let’s go to the little stream we just came from and dig a few ice holes. We’ll do ice fishing, but instead of nets, we’ll use dip nets and groundhogs.”
"There are many small fish and loach living under the ice now. Their living space is very small, so it will definitely be a great harvest."
Actually, Wei Mo wasn't interested in eating these things, but the important thing was having fun, and maybe he could even sell them for money.
When Li Xiuxiu heard Wei Mo say this, her eyes lit up. After all, she was still quite young, and in the future, she would be considered an age where she loved to play.
Since Wei Mo has found a new way to have fun, let's go with him.
She picked up Wei Mo and started walking forward, but Wei Mo kept struggling to break free, even though he was already with Li Xiuxiu.
Besides, when I'm alone, I always call for my wife; I can't exactly let my wife hold me!
Looking at Wei Mo's precocious appearance, Li Xiuxiu smiled indulgently and shook her head.
Then, closely following behind Wei Mo, the two headed directly towards the headquarters of the main force.
In the brigade headquarters, the brigade leader was organizing the villagers to start weeding. They needed to store as much dry grass as possible so they could use it whenever they had free time.
When Li Dazhuang saw Wei Mo arrive, he was clearly taken aback. Wei Mo had also been unusually quiet these past two days, spending his time teaching weaving techniques to the other members of the village's weaving group.
Li Dazhuang quickly stepped forward and asked Wei Mo.
"Xiao Weimo, what brings you here? What's the matter? Tell me and I'll take care of it for you."
Hearing Li Dazhuang's enthusiasm, Wei Mo smiled and slowly spoke to Li Dazhuang in front of him.
"Uncle Dazhuang, I'd like to borrow the ice pick from the village. I want to break a hole in the ice and catch some fish in the stream over there for a while."
When Li Dazhuang heard Wei Mo say that, he thought there was some good business to be had, but it turned out to be just some fish.
Without saying a word, Li Dazhuang waved to Li Xiuxiu and Wei Mo.
"Come with me, I'll go get it for you."
Then, led by Li Dazhuang, the two arrived at the brigade headquarters warehouse. After unlocking the door, Li Dazhuang took out two pairs of ice tongs and handed them to Li Xiuxiu.
"Wei Mo, be careful when you go, don't fall into the river, okay?"
You see, Wei Mo is the village's little prodigy, and now many things depend on Wei Mo, so naturally we have to protect Wei Mo's safety.
Li Xiuxiu nodded repeatedly, which put the brigade leader at ease.
Watching Li Xiuxiu carrying two ice tongs, holding Wei Mo's little hand, walking towards the distance.
The two gradually returned to the stream, found a relatively wide spot, and then, with the combined efforts of Li Xiuxiu and Wei Mo, began to smash down into the ice hole.
With great effort, a hole was broken in the ice. Water began to rise from the hole, and some small fish began to swim up to the ice.
Upon seeing the little fish, Wei Mo quickly began selecting tools from his trading shop.
After looking around for a while, he bought a small-mesh landing net and a few groundhogs, which he then placed directly under the ice.
After setting four or five fish traps, he picked up the net, inserted it into the ice hole, and stirred it continuously.
After stirring it a few times, take out the net. Inside, there are juvenile minnows, crucian carp, and some particularly thick loaches.
Li Xiuxiu's eyes lit up when she saw it, but since she didn't have any tools with her, she looked at Wei Mo next to her.
Wei Mo quickly took out two wooden buckets from his spatial storage and put the fish into them. Hachi Ma Zi tried to jump out, but Li Xiuxiu used a basin that Wei Mo had taken out from his spatial storage to press it down on the bucket.
The weather was extremely cold, and the fish that were just caught were frozen to death within minutes.
After scooping for a while, Wei Mo had scooped up at least twenty or thirty catties of crucian carp, all of them palm-sized. He also collected some smaller crucian carp.
Because of the weather, even if we release the small crucian carp, the ice will freeze over in a while, and the water under the hole will be too murky for the small crucian carp to survive. It's better to take them home and make fish sauce.