With a broad smile, Yu Chengyuan took out 301 yuan and solemnly handed it to his elder brother, Yu Ping'an.
Yu Ping'an was stunned on the spot, and asked with a face full of doubt, "Cheng Yuan, why are you giving me the money?"
He really didn't understand why his brother was giving him so much money; he was completely baffled.
Yu Chengyuan quickly explained with a smile, "Brother, this money is from the fish, shrimp and turtle you caught this morning, so it's yours."
These can't be mixed with the purchased vegetables. Take them quickly.
Yu Pingan quickly shook his head and said firmly, "No, no... Cheng Yuan, I can't take this money. Didn't you pay me according to my salary?"
I grabbed these incidentally; I can't keep them.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to sell anything. I can't accept this money."
He knew very well that without his younger brother, he would have no way of selling his products.
He felt that he had only put in a little effort, and his younger brother had given him a high salary of over 100 yuan, which he was already very content with.
"Salary is salary, one thing at a time, you must keep this money."
Brother, don't you want to get married?
Don't want someone to warm your bed when you sleep in winter?
Don't you want to hug and kiss a soft, fragrant woman?
Yu Chengyuan said with a smile and a joke.
Yu Ping'an blushed. "Cheng Yuan, why are you saying such teasing things to me? It wouldn't be good if my uncles heard us when they got back!"
Then he looked up at the dilapidated old house and sighed: "Getting a wife?"
I'm not in a hurry.
"We don't even have a decent place to live right now, let's wait until we build a house!"
Although the old house had been renovated, it was still very dilapidated. He thought that he would build a new house and find a wife, so that he could feel at ease.
"Brother, building a house will be quick. Once we get the money from selling the secret recipe, we'll build a new house."
But this is completely different from your marriage proposal. Take the money now.
Yu Chengyuan's gaze was firm, and he was full of anticipation for the new house to be built as soon as possible.
He also wanted his wife to move into a beautiful new house as soon as possible.
Seeing his younger brother's insistence, Yu Ping'an deliberately said, "Chengyuan, then I'll only take half."
If you don't agree, I'll go back to the coal mine and dig coal.
Yu Chengyuan sighed helplessly, knowing that he couldn't do anything about his stubborn brother, so he said, "Fine, I'll take half, you can keep this 161 yuan."
He planned to keep the money for now and give his older brother a big red envelope when he got married, and then return it to him.
Yu Pingan then happily put the money away, his heart filled with anticipation and hope for the future.
Fortunately, I had promised my brother that I would quit my job at the coal mine and go home to help him.
"Brother, it's not even ten o'clock yet, let's go catch some fish and shrimp together!"
The main target is crayfish.
I have to hand in fifty pounds tomorrow!
We'll be back around 11 o'clock, just in time to cook dinner.
Yu Cheng figured it was still early, so he figured he might as well grab some food and maybe even add a couple of dishes to his family's lunch.
When they came back today, they bought five or six pounds of pork belly.
We'll set aside two portions later, each weighing two pounds, just right, for my eldest and second uncles to take home.
They worked hard today helping with the land clearing.
It's only right that we eat something good.
He planned to use the remaining two pounds to make braised pork, so that his uncles could try his braised pork.
Let's see if we can catch any fish later. If we find a big grass carp or snakehead, we'll make a fish fillet with pickled cabbage.
It just so happens that neither of my uncles has eaten it yet!
"Okay, but catching crayfish so early now, won't they die by the next day? Won't they be stale?"
Yu Pingan was worried that if the crayfish died, how could he sell them to the boss?
"Brother, don't worry, the snakehead fish, soft-shelled turtle, and crayfish won't die."
Other fish won't work.
Let's hurry up and go.
Yu Chengyuan spoke as he walked toward the kitchen.
The two of them set off with fish baskets, winnowing trays, and nets.
The two of them didn't go too far; they just took a stroll around the nearby ditch.
The water in the canal was fairly clear, and you could vaguely see what was happening at the bottom.
Yu Chengyuan, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted several crayfish "waving their claws" among the water plants.
"Brother, look over there, there must be quite a few there," Yu Chengyuan whispered.
Yu Pingan nodded, and the two approached quietly, afraid of disturbing these "little guys".
Yu Chengyuan skillfully dipped the net into the water, scooped it up with a swift motion, and several crayfish obediently went into the net.
"Haha, what a great start!"
"Where do you think you're going to run to!" Yu Chengyuan said excitedly.
Yu Pingan laughed too: "Keep going, keep going, we have to hurry and grab as much as possible."
The two of them worked in the ditch for quite a while, and the number of crayfish in the fish basket increased, but the grass carp were still nowhere to be seen.
"Oh dear, why hasn't the grass carp shown up yet?"
"I'm counting on it for my pickled cabbage and fish fillets!" Yu Chengyuan muttered.
Just then, Yu Pingan seemed to notice something and pointed to a puddle in the distance: "Chengyuan, do you see any movement over there?"
Upon closer inspection, Yu Chengyuan realized it might indeed be a grass carp, and the two quickly headed in that direction...
"Brother, this is a puddle, and it should be deeper than other places."
That big wave just now, it was from here. I guess the rainwater upstream washed the fish here; there might have been a big one.”
Yu Chengyuan carefully examined the muddied puddle and came to a conclusion.
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