Chapter 25 Fishing 4
Liu Guizhi got up early in the morning and put on her cleanest and most decent clothes. She also dressed up Gu Shengtian and Fubao and prepared to go to her parents' home.
Her three sons, Gu Yuehua and Gu Yuejin, were older and could eat more. She felt embarrassed to bring a few fish and then take four children to eat them, so she only brought Gu Shengtian and Fubao.
After getting dressed, as soon as he walked out of his room, he saw that Gu Weidong had already tied up six large carps with straw ropes and placed them in a bamboo basket. He had also considerately placed some hay outside the basket to prevent others from seeing them.
Liu Guizhi was grateful for her man's thoughtfulness and for thinking of everything for her. She smiled at him with pursed lips and then gestured a little.
Gu Weidong: "I know everything. If it's too late, don't rush back. Let Yuejin and Yuehua do their homework tonight."
Liu Guizhi nodded, gestured a few times, and then took Fubao and Gu Shengtian to the Hongqi Production Brigade.
When she left the production brigade, she was naturally careful not to be seen. Once she reached the country road outside, her steps became much more relaxed, and she even hummed a little tune with her not very audible voice.
Fubao raised his little face to look at Liu Guizhi, and seeing how happy she was, he couldn't help laughing.
She liked Liu Guizhi to be happy, even happier than herself.
The mother and her two children walked briskly and soon arrived at the Hongqi Production Brigade. Because Liu Guizhi was carrying a bamboo basket, people on the street were naturally curious and puzzled. Even an old lady who was basking in the sun with her sleeves tucked in asked, "Guizhi, what good things are you carrying for your mother?"
Liu Guizhi smiled and gestured with the fish.
Someone looked into the bamboo basket and said, "Oh, this is the one that brought fish!"
Seeing this, Fubao said in a childish voice, "My dad caught two fish in the mountains and said he would send them to my grandma and grandpa to taste."
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Xiao Fubao in surprise.
Some people also heard that the Liu family's daughter adopted a little girl, and when Fubao saw her, he immediately understood.
"This little girl is so clever and speaks so sweetly."
His voice was tender and pleasant, and his words were pleasing to others. Some people envied him and said that although the son-in-law of the Liu family was poor, he respected his father-in-law and hurried to send him the two fish he had caught.
Liu Guizhi went to her parents' home amid everyone's praise. As soon as she entered her parents' home, she took out six big carps. The big carps were kept in a water tank at night, and they flapped their wings a few times when they were taken out.
The children from my mother's family were all stunned, drooling and shouting, "Fish, big carp!"
Liu Guizhi's mother was also surprised: "Where did such a big carp come from at this time?"
Gu Shengtian next to him called out to his grandma, saying that he had caught it in the mountains.
At this time, several sisters-in-law came over. When they saw the carp, they were naturally happy and couldn't believe it: "A few days ago, when I went to the market, I saw a fishmonger selling fish that were much smaller than this one. He was asking for 40 cents a pound and required meat coupons. Little Shitou kept asking for food, but I didn't want to buy it. I didn't expect Guizhi to send such a big carp, and even sent several of them."
When Liu Guizhi heard what her sister-in-law said, she felt that she had never been so wealthy in her life. She put the fish on the stove, gestured, and asked her sister-in-law to watch and kill them for food.
My mother's sister-in-law chuckled and said, "There are so many, how can we kill them all at once? Let's kill two today so that everyone can have a taste, and save the rest for later."
Liu Guizhi didn't say anything and let her family take care of it.
Several children gathered around the fish, looking at it with envy, not taking their eyes away, and some were even secretly swallowing their saliva.
Gu Shengtian described to them in vivid detail how delicious the fish was, which made the children very envious and they wished they could eat the fish right now.
By lunchtime, the two large fish were ready, braised instead of in soup. Braised fish is naturally much more delicious than stewed fish in clear soup, and the flavor of the sauce permeates the fish, making every bite full of freshness and fragrance.
Although the Liu family lived a prosperous life, they were short of food and clothing in those days. The Liu family could only afford to eat cornmeal and dry food. It was impossible for them to eat fish with such big mouthfuls.
Now they were eating two big carps at once, and they were eating with such relish that their mouths were filled with fragrance. In the end, even the stewed fish soup was eaten by several children with cornmeal dry food, and they said that the soup was particularly tasty and fragrant.
Sister-in-law Liu Guizhi's eyes turned red when she saw her little Shitou eating contentedly.
A few days ago, the child insisted on eating fish, but she was reluctant to buy it. She felt very bad about it. Unexpectedly, just a few days later, her sister-in-law brought over a few big carp. Her wish came true.
But looking at Liu Guizhi, she sighed, "Guizhi, you're also ignorant. Why did you take Liuwei all at once? You should keep it for your family. Yuejin and Yuehua are still growing up, and our family is not well off to begin with..."
Liu Guizhi smiled and gestured: A lot, a lot, don’t worry, sister-in-law.
Liu Guizhi's sister-in-law and mother were a little surprised and asked what was going on.
Gu Shengtian, who was standing nearby, helped explain the situation. Speaking of the brothers fishing in the mountains, the Liu family was stunned: "There's such a thing. It's really rare."
Liu Guizhi lowered her head and touched Fubao's head. She understood it in her heart, but she just couldn't say it out loud.
Her daughter Fubao is a little lucky star who can bring good luck to the family. With this little girl, their lives will definitely get better and better in the future.
The family had a good meal and talked lively, and Liu Guizhi simply stayed at her mother's house that night.
Liu Guizhi's mother liked Fubao very much, so she let Fubao and Gu Shengtian sleep with her. At night, she secretly took out malted milk from the cabinet and mixed it with water for them to drink: "This is nutritious. Drink a cup each. It will help you grow taller."
It was not until noon the next day that Liu Guizhi took Fubao and Gu Shengtian back to her husband's house. In the bamboo basket were malted milk and egg cakes that her mother had secretly given her, saying that they were for Fubao and Gu Shengtian to nourish their bodies.
My steps were brisk along the way, and I felt relaxed just thinking about this beautiful day. But as soon as I entered the slope at the entrance of the village, I heard Grandma Hu, who was basking in the sun, say, "Guizhi, you just came back. Something happened at your home."
Liu Guizhi was shocked and looked at Grandma Hu in surprise.
Grandma Hu tucked her sleeves in and said, "Your eldest and second sisters-in-law said they were going back to their parents' home yesterday, but halfway through, they started having diarrhea and were in a terrible state. They rushed back home. I heard they haven't stopped since yesterday. Your eldest uncle went to the commune to get some anti-diarrhea medicine, but I don't know if it will work."
Liu Guizhi was also puzzled after hearing this. Why did both of them have diarrhea?
Grandma Hu: "Who knows? Did he eat something bad?"
Bad things?
Liu Guizhi racked her brains but couldn't figure it out.
I usually eat cornmeal steamed buns, dried sweet potato steamed buns, and sorghum rice steamed buns, nothing special. But if I had to say what I have eaten recently, it would be big carp!
But the whole family had eaten, so how could it be possible that only the eldest and third sisters-in-law had stomach problems?
Liu Guizhi did not dare to delay and quickly took Fubao and Gu Shengtian home. As soon as she entered the house, she heard Shen Hongying groaning in the east room. She suddenly got up and ran to the toilet holding her stomach.
It just so happened that Liu Zhaodi also rushed to the toilet at this time. In the end, the two of them fought over it and ran in together. Soon, a strange smell came from the toilet.
When a few children saw it, they covered their noses and quickly hid away.
Liu Guizhi entered the house and asked Miao Xiujiu in confusion, using gestures, what was going on?
Miao Xiuju was also filled with anger. She said in a bad mood, "These two silly daughters-in-law are so unlucky. They don't have the good fortune to enjoy such delicious food. They get stomachaches after eating them! Do you think there are such daughters-in-law? When others eat the good fish, they think it's delicious, but only these two get stomachaches. Isn't it really shameful! They can't even live a good life, and we have to spend money to buy medicine for them!"
After hearing this, Liu Guizhi didn't dare to say anything and hurried to the kitchen to work.
Miao Xiuju looked at Fubao and her mood immediately brightened. She beckoned Fubao to come over to her and held her on her knees: "Good girl, Fubao, you can tell at a glance that my Fubao is blessed."
As he spoke, he broke a piece of milk candy into two halves, gave half to Gu Shengtian and half to Fubao, and whispered, "Don't let your brothers and sisters know, eat it secretly."
Fubao and Gu Shengtian's eyes lit up. They each took half a piece of candy and put it in their mouth. The milk candy was fragrant and sweet, with a strong milky flavor. It was delicious. Fubao and Gu Shengtian couldn't help but smile happily, and snuggled in Miao Xiuju's arms with a well-behaved look on their faces.
Miao Xiujiu secretly thought that these two unlucky wives must have said something about Fubao behind his back, and they simply couldn't afford the delicious food Fubao brought them!
Serves you right!
In the following days, Miao Xiujiu brought two more fish to Chen Youfu and asked him to taste them. Chen Youfu was naturally envious when he saw the fish. He first talked about the current regulations, which prohibited them from catching fish in the future, and then happily accepted it.
Miao Xiujiu took a look and gave one to the lonely old man next door, Mr. Chen, and also gave a few to her good neighbors, such as Grandma Hu.
The Gu family kept the rest for themselves, and would take out the fish and kill a few to eat from time to time. Although they didn't eat as much as they did at the beginning, everyone could still have a few pieces of meat to satisfy their cravings, and their life was so wonderful.
Only Chen Hongying and Liu Zhaodi didn't believe it at first. Later, they tried to eat some fish, and their stomachs, which had finally recovered, started to have diarrhea again, and the diarrhea was continuous.
Finally, the two people finally accepted their fate: "We are unlucky. We are not born to enjoy happiness and can't eat fish and meat."
So the two of them watched others eat fish and drink fish soup, while they could smell the fragrance but could only gnaw on the steamed buns and sip a few mouthfuls of brown rice porridge. They were so greedy that tears were about to fall.
But who can I blame? I can only blame myself for not being lucky enough to enjoy it!
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