Chapter 252 Relatives Come to the Door
It sounded like they were quarreling, and then Lin Siqiao heard the voice of his uncle scolding the other person.
The crowd watching was also talking about it, and the threshing ground was in chaos for a while.
After taking a look, Lin Siqiao walked away directly. She was not familiar with the situation in the village and could not help much if she went there.
Besides, Lin Siqiao didn't want to join in the fun. It would be better for him to go back and sit in the yard and bask in the sun.
When passing by the big pond in the village, I saw many children standing there fishing.
Seeing the two little guys looking envious, Lin Siqiao said with a smile.
"Let's go home and make some fishing rods to go fishing."
When the two little guys heard this, their eyes lit up a little, and soon the three of them returned home.
When Mrs. Qiao heard that they wanted to go fishing, she went to the grocery room in the backyard and found three long bamboo poles.
Fish hooks are also easy to make. There are plenty of sewing needles at home. Just heat one up and use pliers to clamp it.
As for the bait, it was not a problem either. While everyone was busy making fish hooks.
Old man Qiao carried a small shovel to the private plot next to him, and in a short while he dug up dozens of fat earthworms.
Lin Siqiao felt terrible when she saw this. She thought she was quite brave.
When she saw things like rats and cockroaches, she had no special reaction at all.
The only thing I'm afraid of is these little squirming soft things.
Fortunately, the two little guys were not afraid, otherwise Lin Siqiao would not be able to thread the bait.
The three of them set off quickly after they had almost packed up.
After finding a safe spot, several people lined up one by one. Fishing is something that cannot be rushed, especially for amateurs like them. It is normal not to catch any fish.
For this reason, Lin Siqiao specially gave the two little guys a "vaccination".
It doesn’t matter whether you catch fish or not, the important thing is to feel the joy of fishing, which is the most important thing.
In the end, it only took a few minutes to finish the conversation.
There was a movement on Qiao Yingchen's fishing rod, and Lin Siqiao was about to say, "Take it slowly and don't be in a hurry."
But the child was very excited at this time. As soon as he saw some movement, he picked up the fishing rod.
"Sister, big crucian carp!"
The wild crucian carp has a slightly yellowish body and looks to be at least half a pound in size.
Before he could utter the compliment, Qiao Yingjing at the side exclaimed excitedly.
"Sister, my fishing rod is moving too!"
He also wanted to lift up the fishing rod like his brother, but it was too heavy. Fortunately, Lin Siqiao helped, and finally the fishing rod was pulled back.
It was a grass carp, weighing about five or six pounds, no wonder it was so heavy.
Not far from them, there were also a few old people fishing with their children.
After taking a look at the fish the little guy had caught and then looking at their own, those who knew how to fish and those who didn't were all silent.
Just when everyone was still sighing, this little brat was so lucky.
A few minutes later, the little guys' fishing rods moved again.
“…”
Lin Siqiao took one look at his motionless fishing rod and was puzzled. They were both using the same bait, so why were the fish only biting their hooks?
Two hours later, looking at the dozen or so big fish jumping around in the bucket, Lin Siqiao fell silent again.
Forget it, it’s almost enough to eat. If I fish again, I won’t be able to lift it later.
Lin Siqiao staggered back home carrying a bucket of water. The Qiao family was stunned when they saw him.
They always thought that these people went out just to kill time, but who knew they actually caught so many fish!
The two little guys held their heads high, as if they had won a great victory, and were waiting for everyone's praise.
But the Qiao family misunderstood and all looked at Lin Siqiao with joy.
"Qiao Qiao is really amazing. He caught so many fish in just a short time!"
"No, no, no, I didn't catch these."
Lin Siqiao blushed and quickly waved her hand, "I didn't catch any fish today. These were caught by Xiaochen and Xiaojing."
After hearing this, the expressions on the Qiao family's faces were rich and varied. They looked at the two little guys and then at the fish in the bucket.
Did they hear it right? These were all caught by the two of them?
No, this fish...is it that easy to catch?
It was Old Mrs. Qiao who reacted first and hugged the two little ones in her arms.
"Grandma's good grandchildren are awesome! Thanks to you, we have fish tonight..."
"Aunt Qiao, wuwuwu, you have to help me make a decision. How can I live like this?"
Before Mrs. Qiao finished her words, she heard a burst of crying.
Soon, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open forcefully. When the man saw people in the courtyard, he cried even louder.
"Xu Xiangxiu! If you have anything to say, just tell me. Is it appropriate to come to my house and cry like that on New Year's Day?"
He Chunfang couldn't tolerate this man's bad habits. Although both families had the surname Qiao, they were already five generations apart.
In the past, Xiangxiu's man had done many things to trip up his own man in order to compete for the position of village leader.
Just because He Chunfang didn't say anything about this doesn't mean she doesn't know what's going on.
Mrs. Qiao's attitude was not very enthusiastic, and the two families did not visit each other much on weekdays, but whenever they came to visit, there was never any good news.
So without waiting for the other party to speak, she spoke directly.
"If it's something about the village, it's no use looking for me. If you have any problem, go to the brigade headquarters and look for village cadres."
Xu Xiangxiu was stunned when she heard this. If Aunt Qiao didn't help, the captain would never agree to it because he was so stubborn.
So, she softened her attitude again, "Aunt Qiao, I really have no choice."
"Yes, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have supplied the candied dates to my mother's brigade just to earn an extra 2 cents."
"But aunt, I really have no other choice. There are many children in the family, and they are all of marriageable age. Our family is really in financial difficulty."
As Xu Xiangxiu spoke, she grabbed Old Mrs. Qiao's sleeve and cried heartbrokenly.
"Aunt Qiao, I really know I was wrong. I will never be greedy for such a small advantage again."
"Can you help me talk to the captain and ask him to take the candied dates from my house?"
"My family is looking forward to this money to find a wife. Aunt Qiao, can you help us this time?"
He Chunfang was not that angry at first, but after listening to Xu Xiangxiu's crying, she burst into laughter.
"Xu Xiangxiu, do you still have any shame?"
"My man is working very hard to generate income for our team."
"You are so good. As soon as you got the news, you notified your mother's team right away."
"Didn't you say that the purchase price offered by your mother's brigade is higher than ours?"
"Then just sell them as much as you have. Why are you coming to our house?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Qiao's face did not look very good.
"When the brigade collected the money before, your family thought the price was too low and were unwilling to sell it."
"Now that the candied dates have been harvested, what use do you think these are?"
Xu Xiangxiu's face turned pale and she stammered, unable to utter a single word.
How could she know that her mother's team was not keeping its word and had clearly agreed to increase the purchase price by 2 cents per pound.
As a result, the candied dates were sent several days ago, but the other party returned the items, saying that they were not sweet enough.
Xu Xiangxiu didn't understand. She just put less sugar. Was it necessary to be so serious about it?
Isn't it enough if it tastes a little sweet? It won't be too choking even if you put too much in.
But the purchasing people don’t care about these things. The amount of sugar to be put in every 100 kilograms of candied dates is fixed.
If you can't meet this requirement, they naturally won't want it.
Because of this incident, the price that her mother's team had previously agreed on was also broken.
Seeing that hundreds of kilograms of candied dates were piled up like a mountain at home and no one was picking them up, Xu Xiangxiu started to panic.
Little did she know that she picked up sesame seeds but lost the watermelon.
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