Upon hearing the captain's angry rebuke, Wang Xinhong's burly man, Sun Ermao, slapped him across the face.
"You spendthrift woman, who gave you the right to speak?"
"Captain, Uncle Yu, Xiao Weimo, please don't mind, please don't mind."
While it's wrong to beat your wife in public, this is incredibly shameful. He has absolutely no sense of gratitude; it's one thing to nag about it at home, but to go out and embarrass yourself like this is unacceptable.
This wife is almost unbearable. After Sun Ermao slapped her, Wang Xinhong covered her face and cried.
Seeing that no one was comforting her, not even her own sister Wang Xinbo, Wang Xinhong covered her face and ran away crying.
Seeing that Wang Xinhong had run away, Li Dazhuang still spoke up.
“Sun Ermao, keep your wife in check. If she does this again, your family will no longer be entitled to fish, and the brigade will not compensate you for your fishing work points.”
The captain was furious after hearing what Wang Xinhong said. He had repeatedly assured the old man that anyone who dared to provoke him was courting death.
Sun Ermao quickly smiled apologetically at the brigade leader.
"No, no, Captain, don't worry, go back. If that woman dares to say another word, I'll beat her to death."
Wei Mo watched with satisfaction, until he stepped forward to start distributing the fish to everyone.
In fact, the captain had been waiting for Wei Mo's arrival, since Wei Mo had made the greatest contribution to the entire winter fishing effort, as had Old Master Yu.
"Everyone, please be quiet and get ready to divide the fish. I have something to announce today, so please listen carefully."
As soon as Li Dazhuang spoke, the villagers fell silent. Li Dazhuang continued speaking.
“You all know why our village is living a good life. If anyone dares to cause trouble for the Wei Mo family again, don’t blame me for being impolite. Have you had enough of the good life?”
“If this happens again, Sun Ermao, you and your wife get the hell out of here, understand?”
The brigade leader's tone was very stern. Sun Ermao scratched his head and made a promise to the brigade leader and the villagers.
"Don't worry! Don't worry! Captain, if she dares to do that again, I'll kill her."
The captain nodded in satisfaction and then continued speaking to the villagers.
"Everyone should know that it was Wei Mo who brought out the fish baskets back then, so that we had fish to eat and were able to eat our fill this year."
“If we transport fish to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange for grain, we can exchange our work points for more grain. This year, our work points are more valuable and we can exchange them for more grain. Look at your grain depots, do you have the nerve to cause trouble?”
Some women who liked to chat shouted loudly from the side.
"Of course we're sorry! Anyone who causes trouble for his family is making an enemy of us!"
The locals who overheard this also chimed in.
The old man nodded in satisfaction, and Li Dazhuang continued speaking.
"The money distributed to the brigade this time was basically earned by the weaving group. Why did we slaughter the pig for the New Year? It wasn't sent to the supply and marketing cooperative. It's because the money they earned was worth much more than the pig itself."
"I wanted everyone to have a good New Year, so I slaughtered the pig and distributed it among the people in my village."
Upon hearing the brigade leader's words, the villagers nearby immediately clapped and echoed his sentiments.
"Well done, Captain! It's all thanks to Xiao Wei Mo. Anyone who wants to cause trouble for him should ask me first!"
"That's right, that's right, thanks to Xiao Wei and his family, we have the life we have now."
The villagers around him were exceptionally enthusiastic, which made Wei Mo especially happy, at least his efforts had been rewarded.
Although he didn't expect to receive anything in return, what made Wei Mo even happier was that he did receive something in return.
The brigade leader waved his hand, and the villagers gradually quieted down again. Li Dazhuang then continued speaking.
"Now we have food income even in winter. Do you understand what that means? It means we won't go hungry next year."
"We're exchanging nearly a thousand catties of grain every day now. Do you know how much that is? It's more than what we produce from our fields!"
Hearing Li Dazhuang say this, all the villagers' eyes widened. It seemed that next year's work points would be able to be exchanged for even more grain.
Moreover, no one expected that the winter fishing team's profits would be so great. Li Dazhuang was very satisfied with the villagers' performance and then began to announce it loudly.
"Alright, now that you all know, be more careful in the future. Let's start dividing the fish. I've been saving the four biggest fish this year as a reward for Wei Mo. Do you agree?"
"Agreed, agreed!"
"Of course I agree! Without Wei Mo, what would we eat?"
“We’re not like Wang Xinhong, who’s petty and calculating.”
Wang Xinhong was dragged out and whipped again, while the other villagers watched the abundant fish catch.
Oh dear! Getting even one fish is a bonus, but judging from the team leader's tone, it seems like all the fish are meant to be distributed, and each family is getting far more than one.
The captain nodded in satisfaction and spoke to the old man.
"Uncle Yu, your family can come and collect it first. See these eight fish? These are the fish your family will receive this year."
When Wei Mo saw the eight fish, he grinned. Good heavens, even the smallest carp must weigh about thirty pounds.
The bighead carp must weigh about 50 jin (25 catties), and there's also a large grass carp; with that weight, it's probably close to 100 jin (50 catties).
Wei Mo and the old man stared at each other, but Wei Mo had no way to show what was inside his body. How could he take it back?
The brigade leader seemed to have noticed the situation between the two, and awkwardly scratched his head, then called out to the villagers.
"A few of you with lots of people at home, please help the old man and Wei Mo get back. We should know how to be grateful, understand?"
Soon, Shan Chao and several other villagers stepped forward, picked up the fish, and said to the old man,
"Grandpa, let's go, we'll help you take it back."
The old man smiled very happily.
"Alright, alright, let's go back then. Thank you for your help."
Dan Chao, however, spoke up from the side.
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all. Without Xiao Weimo, where would we get all these fish? Where would we get all these work points? Where would we get all this food? Where would we get pork? Where would we get fish points?"
The villagers nearby nodded in agreement, and the old man was overjoyed to hear this. He then followed the group and headed home.
The old village chief and Wei Mo went to the back to distribute the fish, and the scene became even more intense because the second person to step forward to receive the fish actually received three fish!
A family of three received three fish weighing three or four pounds each. What does this mean? It means that every family can receive a lot of fish this year.
The people in line behind were even happier, and those who received the fish thanked the team leader profusely.
"Thank you, Captain, thank you, old village chief, thank you, Xiao Weimo. We can have such a good New Year this year."
Hearing the villagers say this, Li Dazhuang felt very honored.
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