The brigade leader, looking at the enthusiastic people before him, spoke up from the side.
"This year, the distribution is based on the number of people, even from the elderly with white hair to those with open crotches. As long as they are born, each person's head counts as one fish."
"Great! Great! That means our family can get 11 fish!"
Cheers erupted from below, and the people couldn't help but smile, feeling especially happy.
Meanwhile, at Wei Mo's house, Grandpa Li and Wei Mo brought Shan Chao and the others back home. The family was astonished when they saw the fish that the two had brought back with the help of the villagers.
It's not so much the quantity of fish, but rather the sheer size of these fish.
These are some of the biggest fish caught so far during the winter fishing season. Li Dazhuang kept them as a reward for Wei Mo.
As they watched the fish being placed on the snow crust, several villagers spoke up.
"Uncle Yu, we'll head back now and wait to get our share of the fish."
The old man nodded and said with a smile to everyone,
"Go quickly, go quickly. I estimate that each family will get a lot. You'll have to run back and forth. Thank you for your trouble."
"No trouble at all, no trouble at all."
After the old man thanked everyone, the group quickly left, and Wei Mo's family gathered around.
"How can it be so big!"
"Yes! It's huge!"
"Grandpa, Grandpa, is this the fish we're getting? It's huge!"
Wei Xiaomin pointed to the largest grass carp next to her. It was not only bigger than her, but also weighed seventy or eighty pounds. If it were alive, it would be a problem to catch it.
Qian Manman, Li Xiuxiu, and Wang Zhenhua looked at the old man and spoke to him.
"Godfather, what should we do with these fish? We still haven't finished the braised pork we just had!"
Qian Manman nodded in agreement.
"Yes, Godfather, are we keeping these fish for the New Year?"
"Okay, then let's eat it during the New Year!"
The family all nodded in agreement, and then they hung the fish up and covered them with snow.
I poured several basins of water on it to make it into a more complete frozen fish.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed. Wei Mo, who was playing at home, heard an urgent gong sound. His eyes lit up.
He hurriedly ran outside. When the old man heard the sound, he saw his grandson and great-grandson in front of him and quickly called out to Wei Mo.
"Wei Mo, eldest grandson, don't go and wait for me."
Upon hearing the old man's voice, Wei Mo stood there obediently.
"Okay, Grandpa, hurry up!"
The grandfather and grandson hurried towards the village where the gong was being struck. The villagers greeted the old man warmly.
"Old village chief, what happened?"
The old man shook his head and addressed the crowd.
"I just got here from home too, so I don't know either!"
As everyone in the village came out, they headed towards the direction of the gong.
The captain stood there with a livid face.
Zhao Haixia was beaten black and blue, and Wang Hao, who was standing next to her, also had blood flowing from his nose and his face covered with scratches.
Seeing that there was something to watch, Wei Mo quickly pulled the old man forward to join the commotion.
When Li Dazhuang saw the old village chief arrive, he nodded to him but didn't speak. Instead, he asked Zhao Haixia,
"What exactly is the problem? Why is everyone so eager to fight and kill?"
The villagers nearby were all talking about it, while Wang Hao's eyes were bloodshot as he stared intently at Zhao Haixia.
"You fucking little bitch, I should kill you."
Hearing Wang Hao's words, the captain roared angrily.
"Shut up, tie him up."
After all, Zhao Haixia was beaten black and blue, and Wang Hao had made outrageous remarks in front of so many people. Shan Chao and two other villagers immediately pinned Wang Hao to the ground.
The captain looked at Zhao Haixia in front of him and asked,
"Are you going to talk or not? If you don't, I'm done with you. You two are husband and wife, so I'll kill you if I want."
Zhao Haixia dared not tell anyone about this; if she did, she would be drowned in a pig cage.
Wang Hao remained silent, staring intently at Zhao Haixia. He wouldn't say anything, after all, being cuckolded would be incredibly shameful.
The situation is now at a stalemate. Neither of them speaks, but Wang Hao is determined to kill Zhao Haixia, and Zhao Haixia remains silent.
The captain looked helplessly at the old man and spoke to him.
"Old village chief, what do you think we should do about this?"
When asked, Grandpa Yu scratched his head, seemingly unsure how to handle the situation if he didn't say anything. After a moment's thought, the old village chief said...
"Take them both to the brigade headquarters."
As the two men were taken to the brigade headquarters, the villagers, having nothing else to do in the dead of winter, naturally all followed to watch the spectacle.
The two were locked in separate rooms, and the old village chief began to question them.
"Are you going to stay or not? If not, then stay now. If you keep making a scene like this and someone dies, you'll bring shame to our village. If you can't stay, then you two will have to leave together."
Hearing the old man say that, Wang Hao bit his lower lip and said fiercely,
"She, she, I was so good to her, and she cheated on me."
As Wang Hao spoke, everyone's eyes widened.
The villagers watching the commotion began to discuss among themselves.
"Zhao Haixia is truly incorrigible. She's nothing but a promiscuous scoundrel who thrives on water. She should be drowned in a pig cage and deserves to be beaten so badly."
The villagers sympathized with Wang Hao. Although Zhao Haixia was beaten badly, if it was true, then she deserved it.
Besides, most men wouldn't lie about this kind of thing; after all, what about their pride? Wei Ye watched the spectacle from the sidelines, feeling that there would be other things to come.
Wei Mo didn't say anything, just stood quietly to the side and watched the show.
The old man asked Wang Hao who the man was, but Wang Hao hesitated and couldn't answer because he had only discovered him the night before.
The man secretly ran away, and that's when everything happened after the fight yesterday. Wang Hao felt unsatisfied, so he asked Zhao Haixia.
"Who is that man? Tell me or I'll kill you."
As a result, Zhao Haixia refused to say anything, which led to what happened this morning. Seeing that Wang Hao couldn't explain who the other party was either, the captain had no choice but to take everyone to the room where Zhao Haixia was being held.
"Zhao Haixia, you're incorrigible."
"Serves you right. Whether you talk or not, you'll be sent out of the village immediately. Go wherever you want, but don't bring shame to our village."
The brigade leader's words were harsh. Zhao Haixia just stood there crying and sobbing, not saying a word or revealing who the other person was. The brigade leader was so angry that he had no choice but to call over two women.
Everyone disapproved of this kind of thing. As soon as the two women came in, they slapped Zhao Haixia across the face.
"Slap, slap, slap, slap," several slaps landed, drawing blood from Zhao Haixia's mouth. But she still wouldn't say a word.
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