Chapter 4 Family

Although there are no big rivers, Gao Mingcheng is an excellent swimmer. He has been good at catching fish and eels since he was a child and is very good at it.

At this time of the season, the late rice has been planted. The reservoir was released with water again not long ago. There is not much water in the reservoir now. The deepest place is only two meters, and the edge is only about one meter. In addition, the water's edge is full of weeds, and many fish hide in the grass.

Gao Mingcheng took off his shoes, rolled up his trouser legs, and slowly went into the water. Although it had been a lifetime since he last did this, when he went into the water, the memory from deep within his body awakened. He instinctively knew how to catch fish and what techniques were involved in catching fish.

The big male fish that he had given to Xuanyimei before was the one he had specially caught with a lot of effort.

If I’m going to give it to my future wife, I’ll naturally have to choose something big. But now, my requirements can be lower, as long as it’s a fish.

He put aside his messy thoughts and began to concentrate on catching fish. After about half an hour, there were already a lot of fish piled up by the reservoir. Most of them were miscellaneous fish, some of which could not be named and were only as big as a little finger. Some were called yellow croaker, which had tender meat and few bones and was very popular among children.

However, it is not an easy task to catch the yellow croaker. There is a poisonous thorn on the back of this fish. When people try to catch the fish, they will often get their hands pricked by the thorn. Once pricked, severe pain will be felt in their hands. Some people cannot bear it and let go.

Some people become timid after being pricked and dare not catch fish again.

Gao Mingcheng had also been pricked, but he never let go. Later, he slowly gained experience and knew how to avoid the thorn, and he was rarely pricked after that.

Gao Mingcheng was slightly proud of himself for catching another yellow croaker weighing about three taels. This kind of fish is not something that everyone can catch.

He raised his head and glanced at the sky. The sun was about to set and the western sky was covered with gorgeous clouds. Everything between heaven and earth was as clear as water.

Such scenery is rarely seen in later generations.

Although China had begun to take off, the environment had not yet been severely damaged.

Gao Mingcheng continued catching fish for a while until he had enough for two plates, and then he stopped.

There were some lotus leaves growing by the water. This variety was wild, with more leaves than flowers. Even if it bloomed, the lotus pods that grew were very small. He picked off two lotus leaves and then sorted out the fish he caught.

Put the big yellow croakers in one place, and put the rest of the small fish in another place.

When returning to the village, passing by the foot of Niuweiling Mountain, I saw Gao Zhuang still there, so I shouted to him from afar.

He gave the task of surveillance to Gao Zhuang because he knew that Gao Zhuang was trustworthy.

“Home!”

"oh!"

Gao Zhuang responded and ran towards him quickly.

When the two met, Gao Mingcheng handed a bag of fish to Gao Zhuang and said, "Take this back and have it as a snack for you and your grandmother."

Gao Zhuang opened the lotus leaf and saw that it was filled with yellow croaker weighing two or three taels. He couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

He saw that Gao Mingcheng had another bag of fish in his hand and thought it was the same, so he took it with a smile without any hesitation.

Gao Mingcheng added, "Don't just stand there stupidly at Niuweiling. I've just learned how to set traps for wild rabbits. I'll teach you tomorrow. You can set traps nearby and help me keep an eye on people while getting some wild animals."

"Oh, okay."

The two of them walked into the village together, and then returned to their respective homes.

Gao Mingcheng walked into the house with a bag of small fish in his hand, his steps heavy.

After he was reborn, the first thing he did was to see many beauties, and the second thing he wanted to do was to see Gao Zhuang and Xi Nainai.

As for his family, they were ranked last.

It’s not that he doesn’t care about his family, but that he cared too much about them in his previous life. This is why he was unable to face these relatives after Xuanmei fell ill and passed away.

Until now, he still doesn't understand why he gave these relatives a lot of money, but these relatives bullied his wife and son?

In his previous life, he was blinded by family affection. After he married Xuanyuemei, he had been working outside and only came back occasionally for a short period of time. He did not even come back when his eldest son was born. When he saw his eldest son for the first time, he was almost one year old.

When it came to her youngest son, he was by her side and accompanied her throughout the birth. However, before Xuanmei could finish her confinement, he passed away because of business reasons.

He thought that with the care of his parents and brothers and sisters-in-law, his life would not be too bad, and his children would be taken care of. After all, he spent a lot of money on his family after he made money.

But why?

He knew that his parents didn't like Xuanyuemei, saying that Xuanyuemei's parents died early and the family was extinct, and if he married her, he would have no support in the future.

He was young and energetic at that time, and he really liked Xuanyuemei, so he married Xuanyuemei regardless of the consequences. Later, although he was often away from home, Xuanyuemei gave birth to two sons for him. He felt that just based on these two sons, his parents should like Xuanyuemei.

He thought so one-sidedly, so he never took special care of Xiuyimei. When Xiuyimei complained to him, he would not take it seriously and thought that Xiuyimei was talking nonsense.

In his previous life, after Xuanmei died, he felt deeply regretful and tried every means to find the old people in the village at that time and inquire carefully about what had happened in his family over the years.

Gao Mingcheng took a deep breath, and the gloom in his eyes became even deeper.

He pushed open the half-open door, and a familiar house came into view, as well as a person who was both familiar and unfamiliar.

The Gao family has a large population. Gao Mingcheng is the second child. He has an older brother, two younger brothers and a younger sister. Together with his parents and grandmother, there are eight people in total.

But this spring, his eldest brother had already married, and with his eldest sister-in-law, there were nine people in total.

At this time, the other eight people were in the house. His mother and his sister were cooking in the kitchen, and his father was sitting in the corner of the yard, smoking homemade cigarettes.

In the most spacious area of ​​the yard, his two younger brothers were playing there. One of them was holding a book in his hand and was reading while demonstrating the moves in the book.

"Haha, do you think I learned it well?"

"No! You haven't learned it like your second brother!"

"Second brother knows how to fight, he must be better than us in learning how to fight!"

The two brothers were talking happily, and their sister-in-law, who had just moved in, was also finding it interesting.

The eldest sister-in-law lowered her head and said to the eldest brother beside her: "Did your second brother spend three dollars to buy this book?"

"Hmm." The eldest brother's face looked unhappy, and he was obviously dissatisfied with this.

The eldest sister-in-law's eyes flickered, and she asked, "Did you use the family's money?"

The eldest brother nodded at first, but then said, "Well, but later he was beaten and scolded by his father, so he ran out to catch fish and sell them, and returned the money to the family."

At this time, the third brother Gao Mingwan, who was learning martial arts moves, saw Gao Mingcheng who had just entered the room. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly hid the book in his hand behind him.

But he knew that his second brother treasured this book very much and was reluctant to lend it to them on normal days.

It was just that when his eldest sister-in-law mentioned this matter, he volunteered to run to his second brother's cabinet and steal the book out.

Now, we’ve been caught!

(End of this chapter)