"Brother, someone must have stolen this fish basket."
Yu Chengyuan said it with absolute certainty, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
"Huh? Who's so wicked?"
"Sung-won, is it possible he was swept away by the water?"
Yu Pingan, clinging to the last shred of hope, frowned deeply, unwilling to believe it.
"Brother, the fish basket can't possibly be washed away by the water."
Look how slowly the water flows, and I even put stones in the fish basket, how could it possibly be washed away?
Yu Chengyuan looked up and around, but couldn't see a single person. His doubts grew stronger.
You see, this is all farmland, full of rice paddies, and right now it's the season when the rice blossoms are in full bloom; there's simply no place to hide in the rice paddies.
Who is this person? Ordinary villagers wouldn't do something like this; they would catch fish themselves if they wanted to.
They wouldn't do something like this—getting something for nothing—except for a few villagers, of course.
Don't let me catch the fish thief, or I'll beat him up.
Yu Chengyuan was so angry that he gritted his teeth, wishing he could immediately find that despicable guy.
"Chengyuan, what do we do now?"
I didn't see who took it.
Yu Pingan was also furious. How could he have run into such a hateful person? He was really annoying.
"Forget it, we definitely won't be able to find anyone right now. Let's go home and have dinner."
It's getting late, but luckily we have quite a few crayfish, over ten pounds!
Yu Chengyuan shook his head helplessly. This was the only thing he could do for now. What else could he do?
My own family has about ten kilograms, and with the ones from my uncles' side, that should be about right.
"Alright, fine! Let's go home!"
I hope my uncles can catch more crayfish.
Yu Pingan followed his younger brother back dejectedly, looking like a wilted eggplant.
"Brother, don't be like that. If it's lost, it's lost. Just consider it a loss to ward off disaster."
Yu Chengyuan turned around and saw his elder brother with a mournful face, and couldn't help but smile and comfort him.
"I know, I just feel bad that you worked so hard to make it all gone."
I wonder what they caught, and how many crayfish they caught.
Yu Pingan sighed deeply and said.
"Maybe there's something big inside, otherwise that person wouldn't have had such wicked thoughts."
Yu Chengyuan boldly guessed.
If it's just small fish, shrimp, or crayfish, the villagers definitely won't want them, since they're not very appealing to them; they can catch them themselves if they want to eat them.
However, if there are large animals involved, then greed might arise.
"Oh no, wouldn't that be a huge loss!"
Yu Pingan felt increasingly regretful, his expression as if his heart was bleeding.
"Hahaha... Big brother, don't think about it. I was just joking. Maybe it's just some small fry."
Yu Chengyuan said with a smile, "So that my elder brother won't feel bad."
"What a pity about that fish basket! It was newly made by Dad, and he's barely used it!"
Yu Pingan continued, his face full of regret.
"That won't be lost, unless he doesn't take it out to use it."
Yu Chengyuan said with great certainty.
"You can still find it?"
Yu Pingan asked curiously.
You should know that many people in the village know how to weave these fish baskets.
Almost every household has one.
Even if someone takes it out to use, they might not be able to find it.
“Our father’s name is engraved on it, so it can’t be lost.”
You forgot that Dad liked to engrave his name on everything he did.
Yu Chengyuan smiled and explained, reminding his brother.
"Oh, I see!"
Our dad is quite smart.
I'd completely forgotten about that; it's one of Dad's habits.
Yu Pingan suddenly realized, patted his head, and finally remembered.
The two chatted until they arrived home. But as soon as they got home, they saw Yang Juhua standing at the gate of her yard, looking around, seemingly wanting to go in but not daring to.
Upon seeing the two brothers, he immediately said, "Ping An, Cheng Yuan, Yu Sanzhu stole your fish baskets."
Oh, and there seems to be quite a lot of stuff inside!
I'm telling you this secretly, so please don't tell anyone I said it.
After saying that, Yang Juhua ran away as if she had greased her feet.
"Chengyuan, is what Yang Juhua said true?"
Could it be that they conspired together?
Yu Pingan was a little suspicious and didn't quite trust this second aunt.
"He shouldn't be lying to us, brother. Let's put the things in the yard and hurry up and find that bastard Yu Sanzhu."
Yu Chengyuan completely believed Yang Juhua's words. After all, in his opinion, she had no reason to lie to them about going there, as it would do her no good.
"good."
Yu Pingan nodded, and the two of them put their things in the yard and ran outside.
"Ping An, Cheng Yuan, where are you two brothers going?"
"Time to eat."
Pan Cuilian happened to see them and shouted at the top of her lungs.
Yu Chengyuan quickly replied, "Mother, my older brother and I have some things to do outside. We'll eat when we get back."
However, Pan Cuilian didn't hear her at all, and the two brothers had already run all the way to their old home—Old Yu's house.
As soon as I arrived at the courtyard gate, I heard Yu Sanzhu and his wife talking inside, and I could hear their smug laughter.
"Honey, this turtle is quite big. It looks like it weighs at least three pounds!"
Li Hehua's eyes widened, and she said with a face full of surprise.
"Hmm, I think so!"
Yu Sanzhu nodded, a hint of smugness showing on his face.
"Honey, you're amazing! You managed to catch this good thing with just one fish basket."
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