Most of the children would catch a few fish, big or small, and bring them home. When the adults heard that they had caught fish with Wei Mo, they were not too worried and would even praise the children.
The children were very happy to be praised and told their families that they wanted to continue in the afternoon, and the adults did not stop them.
With more children, it's safer, and it's better than having them stay at home all day making noise.
Before Wei Mo could finish the sumptuous meal prepared by Qian Manman, a noisy commotion arose outside the door, with everyone chattering and calling for him.
Upon hearing this, Wei Mo felt a headache coming on. He quickly ate the food in his bowl before running outside.
After seeing her younger brother leave, Wei Xiaomin looked at the remaining food in her bowl and discussed it with Li Xiuxiu beside her:
"Aunt Xiuxiu, I can't eat anymore, can you help me?"
Looking at Wei Xiaomin's adorable appearance, Li Xiuxiu couldn't help but chuckle at the thought that this was her sister-in-law.
He nodded to Wei Xiaomin, took her rice bowl, and after Wei Xiaomin handed the bowl to Li Xiuxiu, she quickly ran towards the yard.
Seeing that her son and second daughter had run out, Wang Zhenhua noticed that Wei Xiaohui was still quietly eating, though she seemed somewhat anxious. He spoke to Wei Xiaohui:
"Xiao Hui, you go play too. If you can't finish eating, you don't have to. If you get hungry, remember to come back and find your Aunt Manman."
Upon hearing this, Wei Xiaohui happily put down her chopsticks, softly hummed in agreement, and then ran outside.
Wei Mo looked at the large group of children surrounding him. Each of them had a fishing rod in their hand, and most of them carried an earthenware jar filled with earthworms.
Seeing that the children were all ready, Wei Mo waved his hand:
"Let's go fishing. Today we'll have a competition to see who catches the most fish and wins first place."
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, all the children's eyes lit up, with Wei Xiaomin being the most interested.
She stayed close to Wei Mo, eager to win first place, and then whispered to him:
"Little brother, please help me, I want to be number one."
Wei Mo couldn't help but find it amusing, but he still nodded.
Although the fishing rods, lines, and hooks were all made by Wei Mo, it's hard to say who caught more fish.
However, Wei Mo also had a way to cheat for his sister. After the children arrived at the riverbank, they went to their previous fishing spots and began to prepare to fish.
But Wei Mo stopped him, and said to the children:
"This is a competition. When I say 'start,' everyone will start together. First, check your fishing rods and bait them."
After hearing Wei Mo's words, the children all nodded, and some adults, worried about their children, also came to the river to check.
Seeing so many children and a fishing competition, he didn't leave but chatted with the other adults on the side.
After all, it was agreed that only children could participate in fishing, and adults were not allowed to participate. So the adults did not participate themselves, but watched the children fish.
After Wei Mo finished speaking, he took out several more sets of fishhooks from his spatial storage and tied three sets of fishhooks to Wei Xiaomin's fishing line, making a total of six hooks. When Wei Xiaomin saw this, her eyes widened and she laughed very happily.
After thinking for a moment, Wei Mo tied six hooks to Wei Xiaohui's fishing line as well, at different heights, so that they could be spread out well.
Once Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui were ready, Wei Mo took on the role of referee. He wasn't particularly interested in fishing; he only fished occasionally.
With Wei Mo's shout of "Start!", the children excitedly dipped their bait into the water, creating a lively scene.
Every now and then someone would catch a fish, and the adults watching from behind found it particularly interesting, discussing who would catch the most fish.
Today, fishing isn't about weight, it's about quantity, and it's all about luck.
Since everyone is using earthworms and the hooks are all the same size, it all comes down to who gets lucky.
The children were competing in front, and more and more adults gathered behind them. Li Dazhuang also came over to check on Li Fu.
He saw the villagers gathered together, and Li Dazhuang walked up to them. Seeing that Xiao Weimo was right next to him, he went straight over and roughly picked Weimo up.
Wei Mo was startled, but after seeing that it was Li Dazhuang, he spoke:
"Uncle Dazhuang, what are you doing? Put me down!"
Li Dazhuang just smiled sheepishly and said to Wei Mo:
“Wei Mo, the villagers are all over there. Why don’t you give them some ideas so we can find something to do?”
Wei Mo was speechless. He was having a great time as the referee, so who had time to deal with them?
However, seeing Li Dazhuang's pleading look, Wei Mo had no choice but to be carried by Li Dazhuang.
When the villagers saw Li Dazhuang carrying Wei Mo over, they all gathered around and greeted Li Dazhuang and Wei Mo at the same time.
"Captain, little prodigy, who do you think will be number one?"
Wei Mo rolled his eyes upon hearing this, realizing that everyone was just there to watch the show.
However, Li Dazhuang addressed the villagers and said:
“Everyone should gather here. I’ll ask Wei Mo for some ideas. We don’t have much to do right now, so let’s see if we can earn some food.”
The villagers were all very interested when they heard this, and they all gathered around Li Dazhuang.
Wei Mo felt a little annoyed as he watched these people waiting for his advice, but seeing their expectant eyes, he had no choice but to start thinking.
After thinking for a long time, he finally spoke to Li Dazhuang and the villagers:
"Uncle Dazhuang, do all the households in the village have enough food to eat now?"
After Wei Mo finished speaking, the villagers nodded repeatedly. There was no problem with the grain this year, and the brigade even had a lot stored up, all thanks to Wei Mo's idea to get a catch of fish.
Moreover, we received more grain last year, and many work points have become more valuable, so naturally we received more grain. Li Dazhuang said to Wei Mo from the side:
“Wei Mo, there is absolutely no problem with the grain. It’s just that there was no harvest this year. The grain stored in the brigade is enough to deliver this year’s grain, and it’s more than enough for the villagers to live comfortably.”
The villagers were overjoyed to hear Li Dazhuang's explanation, because they only knew that their own families had surplus grain, but they never expected that the brigade had even more surplus grain.
There's absolutely no need to worry about this year's harvest, the villagers nearby chimed in:
"Really, Captain? There's so much! Does that mean we won't go hungry next year?"
"Captain, with so much grain, our work points will be worth even more this year. Please give us some ideas so we can earn more work points."
After the villagers finished speaking, Li Dazhuang nodded and then looked at Wei Mo, clearly wanting Wei Mo to arrange some work for everyone.
Even if there is no profit involved, at least the grain can be distributed openly and honestly.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com