Yu Chengyuan rode his father-in-law's half-new old bicycle, pedaling furiously at lightning speed, and rushed home.
When I got home, my older brother, Yu Ping'an, was bent over in the corner of the kitchen, carefully rinsing rice and preparing to cook.
"Brother, don't cook." Yu Chengyuan hurriedly scooped a ladle of water into the washbasin, splashed it on his face with his hands, washed his face haphazardly, and then rushed to get the fish basket, bucket, and net.
"Chengyuan, why are you back so soon?"
Didn't you have lunch at your in-laws' house?
"Hey, what are you doing with all this stuff?"
Yu Ping'an looked puzzled. Didn't her younger brother say he would have lunch at his sister-in-law's house?
Judging from his sweaty appearance, he must have rushed back in a hurry.
Could something have happened?
"I'm not eating anymore, it's too late."
Brother! We have to deliver another order to Jinjiang Hotel this afternoon.
I need 50 jin (25 kg) of crayfish, along with various vegetables, delivered to Jinjiang Hotel before 2:30 PM.
"Oh, didn't we just deliver 50 jin of crayfish this morning?"
"They've delivered quite a lot of food, but it still hasn't arrived. How come lunchtime is already over?"
Yu Pingan asked, puzzled.
"Because they have a wedding banquet at noon and another one in the evening, we have to deliver it to them as early as possible."
"Big brother, go to the back hill and tell Mom and Dad to go home and cook. Have Dad take this menu and inform Uncle and Uncle's families to deliver the dishes listed here."
"Oh, okay."
"Oh right, let Dad ride his bicycle there, it'll be faster that way."
Also, have them bring over another twenty or thirty pounds of crayfish.
Then come to the irrigation ditch at the west end of our village; I'll be waiting for you there.
As Yu Chengyuan spoke, he quickly organized the tools in his hands, as if he were racing against time.
Upon hearing that there was money to be made again, Yu Ping'an's eyes lit up instantly, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "Okay, I understand. You go first, I'll be there right away."
Before the words were even finished, the figure vanished like a gust of wind.
Yu Chengyuan watched his elder brother's figure disappear in an instant and couldn't help but laugh: "Brother runs faster than a rabbit."
Then, after thinking for a moment, he went to the cupboard, cut off a small piece of fatty meat, and went out humming a little tune.
He originally thought of having the village chief collect the vegetables for the menu, but then he thought it better to let his uncles earn the money!
After all, there are still crayfish!
Crayfish costs nothing; you only need to put in some effort, and all of it is pure profit.
The money comes quickly and easily, so of course people will think of their own people first.
If the two uncles split the 20 or 30 jin (10-15 kg) of food, they would get more than ten yuan each time, which was already quite good.
Even if it's a bit tiring and they have to make an extra trip, they're willing to do it.
As for the village chief, he didn't treat them badly either.
At least he collected all the vegetables he could, while for the other villagers, it was a matter of whoever signed up first, and they would stop collecting once they had collected enough for the day.
So I guess I've taken care of myself.
At worst, if Boss Su wants too many crayfish, he can share some with the village chief's family, and he'll be happy to do so.
This time, in order to catch crayfish faster, he came up with a method, but he didn't know if it would work.
Yu Chengyuan soon arrived at the irrigation ditch at the west end of the village.
He placed the bucket and net on the bank, then deftly took off his shoes and put them aside.
He first observed the irrigation ditch like a detective, then chose a spot with lots of aquatic plants and a gentle current, and carefully wedged the fish basket into an opening.
Next, I picked up a slightly heavy stone and threw it in, so that the fish basket wouldn't float or be washed away by the water.
Next, he did something unexpected: he threw a piece of fatty meat into the fish basket.
Finally, he clapped his hands and went ashore, muttering to himself, "Whether we can eat meat today depends on you now."
Just then, my older brother arrived.
He happened to see his younger brother throw a piece of fatty meat into the fish basket, and immediately felt extremely distressed. "Chengyuan, why did you throw the meat into the basket?"
What a waste!
Thankfully, my parents didn't see it, or they would have been heartbroken.
"Brother, you don't understand. You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. You'll see what I'm going to do with it in a bit."
"I'll show you a big surprise later."
He was confident that he could catch a lot of crayfish today.
"Brother, go to the edge of the field and dig up a few earthworms for me."
Yu Chengyuan thought that one piece of fatty meat was too little; he needed to add some ingredients to make it more tempting.
"Okay!"
Yu Pingan didn't ask any more questions this time; he knew his younger brother would definitely need earthworms.
Yu Pingan quickly went to the edge of the field to find earthworms.
He's experienced; he knows where earthworms are.
He skillfully parted several pieces of turf laid on the edge of the field and easily caught four or five earthworms.
"Chengyuan, I caught an earthworm, here you go."
Yu Pingan held it directly in his hands.
Yu Chengyuan quickly took a step back and pointed to the fish basket in the water below, "You can just throw them into the fish basket."
He watched the thing wriggle in his older brother's hand and felt a wave of nausea.
"Hahaha...it's just a few earthworms, what's there to be afraid of? They're not snakes."
Yu Pingan burst into laughter, then jumped into the ditch and threw the earthworm into the fish basket.
"I'm not afraid at all!"
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