Wei Mo gently tugged at Wang Zhenhua's trouser leg, then waved the clam oil in his hand in front of his mother.
Wang Zhenhua immediately understood; the Dragon King had come again!
"Xiaomin and Xiaohui, you two keep an eye on the stove. Xiaomo, come in with me."
Wei Mo followed Wang Zhenhua into the inner room and saw the candy, headdress, and clam oil on the kang (heated brick bed), and laughed so hard he couldn't open his eyes.
Wang Zhenhua squatted down, hugged his son, and whispered to Wei Mo...
"Xiao Mo, is the Dragon King here again? Did he have any instructions?"
Wei Ma thought that even the Dragon King needed offerings!
"Grandpa Dragon King said he was rewarding you and your sister because you are kind. This hair clip is for your sister, this clam oil is for Mom and your sister, and the candy is for me."
Upon hearing Wei Mo's words, Wang Zhenhua took them seriously and kept repeating to himself, "Thank you for your words, Dragon King."
"Mom, can I give the hair accessory and clam oil to my sister?"
Wei's mother was very happy and patted Wei Mo's little head.
"Go, go."
Wei Mo picked up the hair accessory and clam oil, and before leaving, she grabbed a handful of candy and ran off.
Wei's mother quickly hid the remaining candy and clam oil.
"Big sister, second sister, look what this is!"
Wei Mo held up the pink hair accessory in her hand, and her two older sisters couldn't take their eyes off it.
"And this too."
Wei Mo shook the clam oil in his hand again, and then stuffed it into the hands of his two older sisters.
"Is this...is this for me, little brother?"
Seeing Wei Mo nod, Wei Xiaomin hugged her younger brother and kissed him.
"My little brother is so nice."
Then she put the hair flower on her head, ran to the water tank to see how she looked, and liked it more and more.
Seeing his two older sisters looking at themselves in the water vat, Wei Mo handed them the candy he had prepared.
Both older sisters shook their heads in refusal.
"Little brother, you can keep it for yourself."
Without saying a word, Wei Mo shoved it into his sister's hand.
"I have more!"
After saying that, he showed his sister his pockets.
When Wang Zhenhua came out, he saw the two sisters admiring themselves in front of the water tank, and he couldn't help but smile.
"Mom, look at the hair accessory my little brother gave me! Isn't it pretty? And it even has clam oil in it!"
Wang Zhenhua hugged his two daughters who rushed towards him.
"It's beautiful, but don't tell anyone, understand? If anyone asks, just say your dad brought it back."
Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui nodded obediently.
As the pot lid was opened, the air was filled with the sweet aroma of sweet potatoes, mixed with a hint of the freshness of crucian carp.
After serving, the four of them waited anxiously for the sweet potatoes to cool down, and kept blowing on them to cool them down.
After eating two sweet potatoes and two bowls of fish soup, the whole family lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) and didn't want to move.
It smells so good, my tummy is so full it's practically dripping.
After lying down for a long time, Wei Ma got up to clean up the dishes, then said goodbye to her siblings, slung her basket over her shoulder, and continued working.
Wei Mo felt a little sorry for his mother, but also a little relieved that he was young and didn't have to work for the time being.
Thinking about it gives me a headache. I'll have to go back to work in 3-4 years, what am I going to do? My two older sisters will also be going back to work in a few years!
In a few years, my sister might get married. Wei Mo would feel heartbroken if such a good sister got married.
Sigh, I'm still too young, just a tiny little thing, and I'm already worrying myself sick over it.
Children in rural areas mature early; most children as young as eight or nine start working, doing light jobs.
In some families, children as young as six or seven have to go and gather pig feed.
Wei Mo thought he had to do something, because with his small arms and legs, he really couldn't do these farm chores.
Farm work is truly arduous and exhausting, and Wei Mo felt increasingly troubled by the thought.
Perhaps arranging a job for Mom would solve the problem, but there are no factories in the village, or even in the town. All jobs are one-off.
"Wei Mo, let's go fishing!"
Li Fu's call from outside the door interrupted Wei Mo, who was deep in thought. Looking at his two older sisters, he was also getting restless, after all, the fish soup at noon smelled so good.
"Big sister, big sister, let's go fishing."
"well."
The two quickly agreed, afraid that their younger brother wouldn't take them.
Wei Xiaohui and Wei Xiaomin excitedly put on straw sandals and followed behind Wei Mo.
Wei Mo pretended to take out a fishing rod and earthworms from the corner of the kitchen without arousing suspicion from his two older sisters.
The four of them arrived at the fishing spot they had visited that morning, in front of the dilapidated Dragon King Temple.
"Wei Mo, can I play for a while first?"
Li Fu looked at Wei Mo expectantly. The feeling of catching fish this morning was really great. He could only hope that Wei Mo would agree.
Seeing Wei Mo nod, Li Fu quickly took the fishing rod, baited it, and cast the line in one smooth motion.
Li Fu stared intently at the small wooden strip, not daring to relax for a moment.
Seeing that his two older sisters were also somewhat tempted, Wei Mo secretly took out three sets of fishing hooks and the main line from his system backpack.
I found a few meter-long wooden sticks nearby and started making a simple fishing rod.
Wei Mo, who had thought the fish wouldn't bite at noon, looked up and saw Li Fu hooked both fish in!
Li Fu pulled two palm-sized crucian carp toward the shore.
Seeing how easily the crucian carp they ate for lunch was caught, Wei Xiaomin stared intently at the fishing rod in Li Fu's hand.
"Wei Mo, look how amazing I am! I caught two fish at once."
Li Fu brought over two crucian carp and showed them off to Wei Mo.
"Amazing, amazing."
Wei Mo praised Li Fu a couple of times, then skillfully threaded the fishing line through the fish's mouth and threw the fish into the water.
A short while later, Wei Mo handed the finished fishing rod to his two older sisters.
"Big sister, big sister, first hang the earthworm on it like this, be careful not to get it caught in your hand, then throw it into the water and see if the stick moves."
Wei Mo threw his fishing hook into the water, and his two older sisters imitated his actions in a similar manner.
"Little brother, is that so?"
Wei Xiaohui threw the fishhook into the water and asked Wei Mo.
"Yes, pull the fishing rod back a little to make the small wooden stick stand up."
The two older sisters did a great job, waiting for a fish to bite.
"Why haven't the fish arrived yet, little brother?"
Wei Xiaomin was getting impatient and kept stamping her feet in frustration, so Wei Mo had to explain the reason to his sister.
"Sis, we're too close to the shore. The fish will run away when they hear the noise."
Wei Xiaomin quickly stopped stomping her feet, covered her mouth with her other hand, squatted down, stared at the small wooden stick, and remained motionless.
Not long after, Wei Xiaohui brought out the fish. Wei Xiaomin was about to speak, but remembering her brother's words, she held back.
A few minutes later, Wei Xiaomin's little wooden stick finally started to shake. When she raised her hand, she couldn't pull it up, so she quickly called her younger brother for help.
"Little brother, little brother, I have some fish here, but I can't pull them up!"
Wei Mo quickly ran over to help, because he was close to the shore and could clearly see an old turtle burrowing into the mud.
With Wei Mo's help, the two of them pulled the old turtle ashore. It tried to run away, but Wei Mo stepped on it!
The turtle was quite aggressive, so Wei Mo refused his sister's help and picked up a wooden stick, poking the turtle's head repeatedly.
The small wooden stick was in the turtle's mouth. Wei Mo grabbed the turtle's head and removed the fishhook.
The turtle, in pain, shook its head back and forth, attempting to attack.
Wei Mo pinched the turtle's rear end, brought it to the shore, and put it into the water, actually storing it in his spatial storage.
"I released it to prevent it from biting anyone."
Wei Mo's forced explanation actually won over several children! Kids are so easy to fool!
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