Shanzi sat on the large blue stone at the entrance.

Duanwu arrived slowly in a horse-drawn carriage and finally stopped in front of the door: "So you're the servant that Madam Ye bought?"

Shanzi jumped up: "Yes, who are you looking for, bro?"

Duanwu shoved a fish basket into Shanzi's hand: "Here, this is for Madam Ye. You'll understand once you give it to her."

After saying that, he drove away in his carriage.

Shanzi stared blankly at the fish basket in his hand, where a small, desperate grass carp fry lay. His face turned pale, and his hands trembled.

It's here! It's here! The legendary little fish has finally arrived!

What kind of poison could this be, or perhaps an ultimate killing move?

Shanzi didn't understand, and of course, he didn't want to understand.

Now I just want to get this mysterious little fish into Ye Caiping's hands as soon as possible.

He walked through the archway and just saw the maid Guixiang coming out. Shanzi said urgently:

"Gui Xiang, please pass on a message to Madam Ye, saying that I need to speak with her."

Gui Xiang: "If you have something to say, just go in and give me your answer. There's no need for the master to come and see you in person."

Shanzi was nervous and looked serious: "Tell Madam Ye that something big has happened... Anyway, let her come alone. Quietly, so that no one else notices anything unusual."

Gui Xiangxin's heart skipped a beat. Had something really happened?

Thinking it over, he quickly entered through the second gate, crossed the courtyard, passed Old Lady Ye and Granny Zhao who were gossiping, and breathlessly walked into Ye Caiping's study, lowering his voice:

"Madam Ye, Shanzi has told you something big and wants you to come to the gate."

"oh."

Ye Caiping hurried to the gate, where Shanzi looked around furtively and then handed her a fish basket.

"Madam Ye, someone has brought some small fish."

Ye Caiping looked down at the small grass carp inside, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

The angler's luck has been terrible lately; he only caught one fish after such a long break of half a month.

Speaking of which, she hasn't seen him in a long time. She's been so busy lately that she's been completely overwhelmed. How about she goes fishing with Shen Zhiyan to relax?

"Oh, Caiping, are you having fish for dinner tonight?" Granny Zhao came over.

Ye Caiping's face stiffened; the fish basket could no longer be hidden.

Granny Zhao craned her neck to take a look, and then exclaimed, "Hahaha, such a big basket only contains a small fish fry? Is this a buy-a-basket-plus-get-a-free-fish deal? Hahaha!"

Ye Caiping stood there awkwardly: "..."

At this moment, upon hearing the word "fish," Grandma Ye rushed over at top speed, and her eyes lit up when she saw the familiar fish basket.

Shanzi huddled in the corner, trembling: A scene of carnage!

Granny Zhao kept laughing: "Where did these little fish come from? Cai Ping, where did they come from?"

Ye Caiping: "Shanzi...I found it."

Shanzi professionally took the blame: "Yes, yes, yes... I just saw a guy carrying a string of fish walking by, and this one had fallen off. So I picked up the smaller one and put it in the basket..."

Ye Caiping said anxiously, "Didn't Mother say last time that she wanted to eat mixed fish stew? I'll go fishing right now."

After saying that, he picked up the fish basket and ran out in a flash.

Granny Zhao looked completely bewildered. Old Lady Ye said, "Daughter-in-law, didn't you say you were going back?"

"Okay, I'll be going now."

After Granny Zhao left, Old Lady Ye pulled Shanzi aside and said mysteriously:

Who delivered this fish?

Shanzi felt that things were too difficult for him: "It really was the little one who picked it up."

Seeing that he was unwilling to talk, Old Mrs. Ye didn't want to make things difficult for him. "Oh well," she thought, "if my daughter really has something going on, she'll tell me sooner or later."

In the evening, Ye Caiping caught a basket of small miscellaneous fish and two large catfish.

Ye Caiping didn't like catfish, so she gave one to Ye Erquan's family and took the other one to Ye Daquan's family.

Upon entering, one sees Ye Daquan chopping firewood.

Upon seeing the fish, he happily accepted it, saying, "I was just thinking of eating fish, and my little sister brought it to me."

Ye Caiping asked, "Where is Xuan'er?"

“He’s studying in his room. He has the provincial examination on the third day of the eighth lunar month, which is only 13 days away. He’s been studying hard lately.”

Just then, Ye Xuan came out of the room: "Auntie, are you looking for me?"

"Yes. The furniture workshop will open at the beginning of August. Tell your husband tomorrow that if he has time, he can come and visit."

"good."

After delivering the message, Ye Caiping went home.

On the way, Ye Caiping also threw the two "brothers in misfortune" from her space into the fish basket, so they could stew them together later.

...

The Hu family.

A family of six is ​​eating around the table.

Today, I managed to buy a piece of lean meat for stir-frying, but before it was even served, Xiuxiu's mother had already taken most of it and sent it to her two eldest sons' rooms.

Hu Xiaosi was too lazy to talk to her, because it would be pointless.

Even if they win for now, they'll have to go out to work in 10 days anyway, so they can't care about anything else.

Xiuxiu's mother picked up a piece of meat, glanced at Xiao Si, and said casually:

"Did you sell out of your little stools today? How much did you make? Three or four ounces?"

Hu Xiaosi just kept eating his coarse rice porridge without making a sound.

Xiuxiu's mother was annoyed and continued, "Children are prone to losing too much money if they carry it. Take it out and I'll keep it for you."

Hu Xiaosi slammed his chopsticks on the table: "No way! I'll run this household from now on! I'll keep all the money!"

Xiuxiu's mother angrily retorted, "This is outrageous! I am your father and mother, when did it become your place to be in charge?"

Hu Xiaosi rolled her eyes at her: "They say a woman obeys her husband after marriage, and her son after her husband's death. Since your father is dead, you naturally have to listen to me."

Xiuxiu's mother felt that the Heavenly Gang had been turned upside down:

"Bullshit! Even if that were true, I wouldn't listen to you. I don't just have one son like you; I only listen to the youngest two! They're the oldest! You have to listen to them too."

Hu Xiaosan and the three little ones turned pale and were too scared to make a sound.

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