"We were lucky too," Yang Qing said. "One time, when I went to the department store to exchange something, I saw someone selling fish. I asked where they caught the fish, and then we went fishing too. We actually caught a lot of fish."
"There are still several hundred kilograms stored on the eighth floor. Take some back with you when you leave."
"Then I thought about how long you would be there, and maybe you would be back soon. So I used the fish to buy another generator, thinking I could give it to you when you came back. While you're not back, we'll use it for the time being."
"And these electric heaters and vegetables were all exchanged."
"By the way, the vegetables I planted in my room have grown. Let's have lunch together at noon, and I'll pick some for you to try."
"Then we won't be polite!" Li Shengnan said with a smile.
At the same time, I was also very touched. When they were not around, Yang Qing still thought of replacing the generator for them. She is really a good sister.
Everyone had lunch together at noon. Lu Lin went upstairs and brought down some fish, crabs and shrimps.
Li Shengnan and her friends also brought back a few pounds of bacon, and together with the beef brisket, braised beef with soy sauce, and vegetables that Lu Lin had cooked earlier, they made a whole table.
"It's so rich!" Jiang Hao's saliva was almost flowing.
Although they had food to eat in the camp, it only included one lunch, and they had to be frugal with only ten kilograms of rice a month, so how could they afford such delicious food?
Yang Qing also took out a bottle of wine and poured it for everyone.
"Hurry up and eat more food!" Yang Qing called out.
Li Shengnan raised her glass first, "Happy wedding to Yang Qing and Leng Yi!"
"Congratulations on your wedding!" Everyone raised their glasses.
After taking a sip of wine, everyone picked up their food.
"It's so delicious. It's been a long time since I had crab." Wang Min almost cried while eating.
"This fish is so fresh and tender!" Gao Yang pointed at the bowl of steamed yellow croaker. "My mother used to love this dish the most..."
Leng Yi picked up a piece of hairtail and gave it to Yang Qing. He knew she liked to eat it.
Yang Qing smiled at him, picked up the hairtail and put it into his mouth.
"If you like it, I'll bring some more back for you later." Yang Qing said.
They looked at each other, and Li Shengnan said, "I'm afraid it will attract too much attention."
Although their wages were a little higher, everyone ate very frugally because many of them had to work alone to support the entire family. They usually had either dry food, rice, or pickles, and they didn't even dare to eat meat.
I’m afraid of arousing jealousy and being targeted.
"We only have one meal. We basically don't eat in the morning, and we just cook something for dinner. The best time is when we have a can of food, but we don't dare to eat it at other times." Li Shengnan said.
Gao Yang agreed, "If everyone eats like this, who would dare to eat and drink so much?"
Yang Qing nodded. Indeed, he could understand. Everyone is having such a hard time now. If you eat and drink too much, wouldn’t you make people hate you?
I didn't even know I was being stabbed in the middle of the night.
"Or, why don't you come back?" Yang Qing asked tentatively.
Everyone was silent. Yang Qing and the others were lucky and could always find supplies, but they might not be so lucky.
At least you can eat when you work there.
"I'm a little reluctant to go," Wang Min said suddenly. "It's too cold now. I can't stand being outside. Collecting corpses is dirty and tiring. I can't stand it anymore."
"Can we still catch fish now?" Jiang Hao asked. "If Wang Min doesn't go, I won't go either. It's hard to be a corpse collector these days, and the weather is getting colder. I'm worried that one day we'll be among the ones collected..."
"What about you?" Yang Qing looked at Li Shengnan and Gao Yang.
"We..." The two looked at each other. Their jobs were relatively more advanced and their income was higher.
And because of their good performance, the camp is already planning to promote them.
"It doesn't matter if you don't want to come back for the time being. You are welcome to come back anytime." Yang Qing smiled. She didn't mean to force it.
"Let's do it for a while and see..." Li Shengnan said, and Gao Yang nodded.
"Sure!" Yang Qing nodded. "You guys took the day off today, right? I'm free this afternoon, so let's go fishing. If you catch any fish, I'll exchange them for food. I'll leave them at home so you can come back and get them anytime."
"Thank you!" The four were very grateful.
"I'll take you there this afternoon. We have a car and an ice fishing drill." Leng Yi said, "Qingqing can just rest at home. The car can't hold so many people."
"Okay, be careful!" Yang Qing nodded.
Everyone started eating happily again.
After dinner, Leng Yi went to prepare.
All the small fish and shrimps used for baiting were used up, so I took some fish and chopped them up to use as bait.
Gao Yang had never done this before and found it very novel, so he was eager to do it.
After everyone was ready, Leng Yi drove the pickup truck and took Li Shengnan and the other three to the place where they had fished before.
Although it's a bit far there, there are fish there, so there's no need to worry about missing out.
Yang Qing stayed at home to rest, sorted out the supplies at home, and put away what needed to be put away.
The generator that was replaced later was left free for Wang Min and Jiang Hao to use.
702 already has food and gas, so there is no need to worry about these.
Give them an electric heater and some vegetables, add some water to their water tank, and they will be able to take care of the rest on their own.
It was not until dark that the fishermen returned.
But everyone had a happy look on their face, and it seemed that they had gained a lot.
"We caught a lot of fish, at least more than a thousand pounds." Jiang Hao was very excited.
"There are also crabs and shrimps. I didn't expect to actually catch them." Wang Min was also very happy.
"If you like it, I'll cook it for you in the evening." Yang Qing said with a smile.
Everyone loaded the fish upstairs and placed it on the eighth floor first. Lu Lin picked some fresh crabs and shrimps to cook.
During dinner that night, Li Shengnan said, "I roughly estimated it to be over 1,100 kilograms. For the seven of us, each of us..."
"Lu Lin and I don't need to, since we didn't go. This isn't a group activity, so just divide it among the five of you." Yang Qing said.
"Yes, we have so many fish at home anyway, you can divide them among yourselves." Lu Lin nodded.
"Well..." Li Shengnan looked at Leng Yi, "There are five of us, each with 200 kilograms. The extra 100 kilograms will be given to Leng Yi. The car, the drill, and the bait are all yours. Leng Yi taught us how to do it, otherwise we might not have caught so many fish."
"I have no objection!" Gao Yang nodded.
Wang Min and Jiang Hao naturally had no objection. They came back to see Yang Qing and the others, and they got another 200 kilograms of fish. Isn't it like picking them up for free?
That is to say, these are all I can get when I am with them. If I were alone, I would have nothing. I couldn’t even break the ice, and I couldn’t catch any fish.
"Okay then." Yang Qing nodded. "Leave some fish and shrimp for yourselves, and I'll help you exchange the rest for food."
"Okay!" Several people agreed, knowing that Yang Qing had connections and they would definitely not suffer any loss in exchanging food.
Although fish is delicious, you can’t eat it every day to avoid getting tired of it.
"Wang Min and I will go back tonight, first to tell our captain, and second to pack our things. We will be back tomorrow morning." Jiang Hao said.
"Okay, I have prepared the generator and electric heater for you. You can use them when you come back tomorrow." Yang Qing said.
"Yang Qing, thank you so much." Wang Min was very touched.
"We are all sisters, what are you thanking me for?" Yang Qing smiled.
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