It was past ten o'clock when Yang Chunyan and the other two returned to Funiu. When they reached Tiankan Road, Luo Haili got off first. As soon as the two of them returned to their front door, several little guys surrounded them.

Zhou Xiaolin pulled Yang Chunyan and said, "Aunt, I want to take a ride."

Yang Chunyan touched her face and said, "Let Daddy carry you up."

Zhou Huaian carried her to the truck bed and said, "Stand still."

Zhou Jiakang held Zhou Huaian and said, "Dad, Aunt, have you bought some candy?"

Zhang Xiuxiang came out of the yard and grabbed Zhou Jiakang's ear. "You just finished eating the steamed cake, and when you heard the sound of the tractor, you immediately came out to ask for candy. You are getting more and more shameless!"

Zhou Huaian fanned the flames, "That's right, it's unreasonable to stop someone from asking for food, you deserve to be beaten!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Xiaowen and Zhou Xiaoru climbed into the truck bed to play.

"Dad is a bad guy!" Zhou Jiakang said and turned around and ran away, but Zhang Xiuxiang caught up with him in two steps and grabbed his ear and took him back home.

Yang Chunyan went to the vegetable garden and looked over. "Mom, are you back from digging Jerusalem artichokes?"

Mother Yang buried the Jerusalem artichokes in the nest and said, "I'll come back and wait for you. Your mother-in-law and grandfather are still there."

"Oh! I bought suet and pig intestines. I'll go back and wash them first."

Zhou Huaian sent the things back home, took out the fishing net from his backpack, and couldn't wait to cast a few nets to try, "Yan'er, I'll give the money to Ding Ding Cat!"

"What an excuse!" Yang Chunyan rolled her eyes at him. "You just said you wanted to go to the river to test the network, and I didn't agree to let you go!"

Zhou Huaian laughed awkwardly, "Hehe! You've exposed me!"

"Go ahead, catch two big ones and bring them back to cook the fish with intestines." Yang Chunyan said as she put the large bones, lard, pork, and intestines in the bamboo basket into the porcelain basin respectively.

Zhou Huaian rode his bicycle to Zhou Yiding's house in one trip, "Dingding cat, have you put away the traps?"

Zhou Yiding spread his hands and said, "What the hell! Even the traps are gone."

"Damn his ancestors..." Upon hearing Zhou Yiding say that even the trap was stolen, he couldn't help but curse and cursed the thief's ancestors for three generations.

"Stop scolding me. There's something even more bizarre. I met Xu Hongbing and wanted to cheat him, but he said it wasn't him. He also said that he hadn't stolen many things in the village before and that he was just taking the blame for others!"

"Ah~" Zhou Huaian opened his mouth and almost dropped his jaw in shock, "If it's not him, then who is it?"

Zhou Yiding: "It's nothing strange. Think about what the villagers said about us before. They almost said we stole things and molested women."

Zhou Huaian thought about it and said, "Did that bastard Xu Hongbing really say that he could find it in two days?"

"It doesn't matter whether he can find it or not. He will use our trap sooner or later. If I catch him, I will put him in the trap."

"That's right!" Zhou Huaian took out the bill, "Here! This is the money from today's sales. I brought your half."

Zhou Yiding took it and grinned happily, "Wow~ Not bad, I earned over a hundred!"

"That's right!" Zhou Huaian smiled and kicked him on the butt. "Hurry up and put the money away. I bought a fishing net. Let's go catch some fish and make fish intestines."

"Yeah! You go to the kitchen to get the bucket, and I'll put on my boots." Zhou Yiding said as he ran towards the room.

After a while, the two of them rode their bicycles out. Zhou Huaian turned his head and glanced at him, "Should we finish cutting the bamboo this afternoon?"

"Yes! Uncle Daqing and his friends have been to see it, and helped me carry some straw up there and put a thin layer of straw on it. I heard they also want to try planting two acres."

"Who cares!"

"I'll have to go pull the wooden stakes in a couple of days." Zhou Yiding said with a smile, "You know what, horsetail grass is better at polishing things than sandpaper."

Zhou Huaian turned back in surprise, "Really?"

Zhou Yiding nodded. "I saw Master He polish it with eyebrow grass. It looks pretty good after being painted with tung oil. It should be ready the day after tomorrow. Then we can pull it back and put it on the steps. We can also buy a few rattan chairs. On rainy days, we can make a couple of cups of tea and drink them slowly. Just thinking about it makes me feel at ease."

Zhou Huaian clicked his tongue and said, "Your child really knows how to enjoy life!"

Zhou Yiding glanced at him and said, "Why do we make money if we don't enjoy it? The landlords in Xuecun used to dig pits and bury their money. Even their descendants can't find it after they die. Those who buy land have to hang dog shit baskets."

Zhou Huaian thought about it and said, "That's true. You can buy me a few rattan chairs. Let's go to Carpenter Li's house and ask him to stop making wooden chairs."

"Tsk~" Zhou Yiding sneered, "How much is the wages for a few chairs? You run all the way here, even if you're not tired, I feel tired just looking at you!"

"Okay, okay, let's go to the river and fish."

The two men quickened their pace and quickly went downhill, crossed the bridge, and arrived at the river where they had sifted sand last time.

Seeing that there was already a lot of sand and gravel piled up by the river, Zhou Yiding said, "Youngest brother, look at how much sand and gravel Erchun has sifted out. I'm afraid he'll call you to haul sand tomorrow!"

"Come back tomorrow afternoon to pick him up. Your sister-in-law said she's going to dig wild cotton and ginger this afternoon. Are you going?"

"I won't go. It's not good to ask someone to do the work but not see them."

"Yes, then we will go up the mountain tomorrow morning."

"Uh-huh!"

Zhou Huaian parked the car, tucked his trouser legs into his boots, and then took the fishing net out of his back pocket. "I haven't cast a net for a long time. I wonder if it can still be cast round!"

The two men learned how to cast the net from their uncle who was in charge of the fish pond in the village. After their uncle fell ill and passed away, the fishing net was returned to the team, and they never touched it again.

Zhou Yiding nodded, "Yes, I haven't cast a net for two or three years, my hands are numb."

"Practice a few times first." Zhou Huaian shook the fishing net straight, carried the fishing net into the shallow water and stood firmly, looking at Zhou Yiding, "I seem to have some feeling."

Zhou Yiding smiled and said, "Just do it if you feel like it!"

Zhou Huaian nodded, bent his legs slightly, swung his upper body, and threw the fishing net far away. The fishing net was thrown into a beautiful circle, "It's done!"

Zhou Yiding gave a thumbs up and said, "Not bad, your skills are still as good as ever!"

Zhou Huaian looked at him proudly, "Wait until I pull it up, and I'll see if your knife is old or not."

Zhou Yiding rolled his eyes and said, "My knife is still unsharpened, so of course I'm not old."

"Young chickens have better luck, you can come and get the big ones later."

After the fishing net sank to the bottom, Zhou Huaian began to reel in the line. Reeling in the line is also a technical job. It is not pulled back all at once, but the net rope is pulled back slowly to compress the space for the fish to move in the net as much as possible.

If the fishing net is pulled too quickly, it will easily float up and the fish will escape through the gaps.

Zhou Yiding stretched his neck and looked at it anxiously, wishing he could reach out and pull it.

As the fishing net got closer, Zhou Huaian bent down and lifted the net. Several large fish appeared in front of the two men, "We have the fish!"

"What a great board!" Zhou Yiding happily walked to the shore. "My hands are itching to catch the fish quickly so I can cast a net."

Zhou Huaian walked toward the shore carrying the fishing net, "Go get some water."

"Yes!" Zhou Yiding ran to the shore and fetched half a bucket of water, then ran back with it. (End of this chapter)