In front of the dilapidated temple, along the riverbank, two girls stood by the water.
With eyes wide open and watching carefully, the lever is lifted as soon as the wooden bar moves.
Wei Mo stepped forward and found that his sister had already caught a fish. What speed! She was only a few minutes earlier than him!
Wei Mo decided not to go fishing, said goodbye to his sister, and left.
"Big sister, I'm going to cut some willow branches to weave fish baskets."
The eldest sister acknowledged the message and nodded, still staring intently at the wooden strip. The second sister also replied without turning her head.
"Go ahead, be careful not to get stung by the caterpillars." (A caterpillar, also called a stinging cricket, is a type of caterpillar with many spines on its head. A sting from it leaves a red, itchy patch. I don't know its scientific name.)
Wei Mo felt a chill of fear at the thought of the spiky, but those things mostly grew on fruit trees and were not common on willow trees.
This time, Wei Mo placed the trap in the same old spot, skillfully set it up, and secured it with the newly made wooden stick.
While harvesting willow branches, Wei Mo planned to expand and strengthen the fish basket business. Even if the current harvest was not as good as fishing, once a certain quantity was achieved, it would be incomparable to fishing.
Back at the dilapidated temple, Wei Mo began weaving a fish basket. Listening to the croaking of frogs around him, Wei Mo's mouth watered again. This new body was definitely a little glutton. Wei Mo would never admit that he was a foodie in his previous life!
Opening the trading marketplace, Wei Mo pondered what to search for. After a moment's thought, he began his search.
Barbecue skewers!
200 stainless steel barbecue skewers for 8 yuan. Just add a wooden stick and you have a skewer. They're known as the "frog killer"!
But there's no rush now. We'll make more tacks and go to the rice paddies with our sisters to catch frogs sometime.
Just thinking about fried frogs or frog stewed with eggplant makes Wei Mo's mouth water!
No thinking, no thinking, focus on weaving the fish basket!
As he made more and more fish baskets, Wei Mo bought the cheapest base material from the trading market. He figured he could definitely break even. He bought 30 jin for 10 yuan. As for the effect, he'd see. It was better than not putting anything in.
Wei Mo stayed by his sister's side, and his two sisters would come forward to help him catch big fish.
Educated youth settlement.
A female educated youth was pacing back and forth, seemingly making some decision.
This female educated youth is named Li Xiuxiu. She was sent to the countryside two years ago.
Li Xiuxiu volunteered to be a sent-down youth, but she was forced to come here due to a family tragedy.
The once happy days changed after my father died in the line of duty, and my mother seemed to become a different person as well.
In the past two years, the pampered young lady's life in the countryside has been far from pleasant.
But she doesn't regret it, doesn't want to go back, and now just wants to live a good life in this small place.
As time went by, she got used to rural labor, working under the scorching sun every day, but it did not affect her beautiful appearance.
Although her father's comrades gave her a lot of money when she ran away, in this era where everything required ration coupons, money couldn't buy many things, so she had to find someone to secretly exchange it.
As for the black market, Li Xiuxiu dared not go there. For a young woman like herself, going to the black market would be like a lamb entering a tiger's den.
Yesterday, after hearing the brigade leader say that children under the age of 9 were allowed to find some food, Li Xiuxiu got an idea!
She wasn't short of money, and as long as someone was selling, she could secretly buy some in the village. During her lunch break, Li Xiuxiu would stroll along the riverbank and try her luck!
When they reached the dilapidated temple, Li Xiuxiu finally spotted Wei Mo and his two siblings. Overjoyed, she ran to Wei Mo's side.
"Little brother, whose child are you? Are the people fishing your family?"
Wei Mo stared at the woman opposite him. He vaguely remembered her; she seemed to be an educated youth from the village.
Wei Mo nodded without saying anything, after all, he had the experience from his previous life.
1. My mom doesn't let me talk to strangers.
2. Beautiful women are all good at lying!
These two points alone are enough.
Seeing that the boy in front of her didn't speak, Li Xiuxiu took out a candy ball from her pocket.
Here, please have some.
Wei Mo didn't take it, and the hint from his previous life came to mind once again.
3. Do not eat anything given to you by strangers.
According to the theories of the previous life, Li Xiuxiu seems to be able to be labeled as a bad person.
Seeing that Wei Mo didn't answer, Li Xiuxiu could only continue asking...
Are your parents home?
Wei Mo's mental alarm bells went off: What's going on? Are they trying to kidnap me? My sister's still here!
The above is pure nonsense. Yu Mo just didn't want to cause trouble. Wei Mo had also heard a little about Li Xiuxiu's character. Seeing Li Xiuxiu's endless questions, Wei Mo finally spoke up.
"What's wrong? Just tell me, this roundabout talk is pointless."
Li Xiuxiu, who was about to leave to find the two girls, stopped and looked at Wei Mo, who was acting like a little adult.
After thinking about it, I decided to ask directly.
"Do you sell the fish you catch? I haven't eaten meat in a long time, could you sell me some?"
Li Xiuxiu looked pitiful as she spoke, but who was Wei Mo? A clueless 5-year-old boy!
"Private sales are not allowed now, sister. My family is short of money. Can you help us out?"
Wei Mo's words were very clear, but Li Xiuxiu is a naive and innocent girl!
Li Xiuxiu was a little disappointed, then quickly left to see if there were any other children fishing!
Wei Mo watched as the duck that was about to be eaten flew away! This Li Xiuxiu still hasn't experienced the harsh realities of society. Wasn't she showing it clearly enough?
Wei Mo didn't stop him, since money wasn't of much use to him anyway.
Li Xiuxiu continued her search along the riverbank and happened to run into Old Lady Liu. Li Xiuxiu wanted to stay away, as she had been there for so long and knew the old woman very well.
Despite the old woman's initiative to greet her, Li Xiuxiu ignored her. When the old woman saw that Li Xiuxiu was about to leave, she even reached out to stop her.
“What are you doing here? Did you come to buy fish? Let me tell you, if you don’t give me the money today, I’ll report you to the brigade.”
The purpose of coming here is self-evident, and the old woman has no evidence. Li Xiuxiu was extremely annoyed by the old woman's expression.
"Go ahead and sue me? What are you doing here? You didn't come to buy fish, did you? That's perfect, let's go together."
The old woman realized that Li Xiuxiu wasn't buying it, so she had to get something out of her. Otherwise, she would have come all this way for nothing!
It's also her grandson's fault for being so unlucky. Old Mrs. Liu followed him all day but didn't catch a single fish, and he's still hungry!
"Fine, I'll go then, hmph."
Li Xiuxiu was unlucky to not only fail to buy fish but also run into the old shrew, so she followed the old shrew back home.
As they approached the dilapidated temple, the old hag happened to see Wei Xiaomin catch a fish. She refused to leave, saying, "I saw it, so it's mine."
Seeing that the old hag wasn't leaving, Li Xiuxiu remembered Wei Mo's words and finally understood the key point! She looked at the old hag.
"Are you leaving or not? If you're not leaving, I'm going back."
The old hag was also waiting for Li Xiuxiu to speak, and when Li Xiuxiu spoke, she waved her hand.
"Go by yourself if you want to, hmph, you vixen, I wonder who you're trying to seduce."
Li Xiuxiu ignored the old hag's words, which were full of nonsense. Seeing that the old hag didn't follow her, she headed towards the village to find out who Wei Mo was and where he lived.
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