Chapter 23 Fishing 2
Gu Shengtian quickly ran over to call his brothers. They were naturally very cautious along the way for fear of falling into the mud. After finally calling his brothers together, he explained everything to them. When the brothers heard it, they were overjoyed, but seeing that there were other children nearby, they did not dare to say anything. The brothers followed Gu Shengtian quietly, and when they crossed the mud, they carefully held hands.
After much difficulty, we found Fubao. We looked over and saw that the river over there was full of fish, some of which were even jumping and splashing around in the river.
Fubao squatted by the water and used a branch to reach for a fish. The fish struggled as if it didn't want to come over. Fubao stretched out his little body to try and poke at it, muttering to himself, "Little fish, little fish, come here. I want to eat fish."
It was strange that as soon as she finished saying this, the fish was pulled up by her.
The brothers looked at her cute and innocent appearance and laughed: "Silly Fubao, how can the fish listen to you? Look at your brothers!"
As they talked, the brothers took out their tools, homemade fish bags made of nets, bamboo baskets, colanders and so on, and everyone rolled up their trouser legs and went straight into the water.
Several bamboo baskets were placed nearby. Some people were holding tools, while others were just using their hands, trying their best to catch fish.
Fubao was relieved to see her brothers finally arriving. It seemed the fish couldn't escape, so she could just stand by and help pull the bamboo basket to the river.
Gu Yuejin looked at the thrashing fish under his hands and couldn't help laughing happily: "So many fish, can we eat them all?"
Gu Niudan: "If we can't finish it, let's ask my family to pickle it and eat it slowly. We'll have a good time this winter!"
Eating fish every meal is a wonderful thought, and the brothers are all smiling.
After a lot of effort, everyone finally fished out enough. Except for Fubao's bamboo basket, the bamboo baskets of the other brothers were all full.
Fubao's bag was not filled to the brim because Gu Niudan thought that Fubao was young and weak, and he was afraid that she would get tired.
Gu Yuejin looked at the seven bamboo baskets of fish and laughed so hard that he didn't know what to do. This was a great harvest. He had never seen so many fish in his life. Even if the Gu family was large, these fish would be enough to eat for a while!
You can also sell it at the market, which makes a lot of money!
Gu Yuejin rubbed his hands and suggested to Gu Niudan, "Brother, there are so many fish, it's too eye-catching. We have to cover it up and not let others see it."
Gu Niudan thought about it and felt that Gu Yuejin was right, so he asked everyone to find a lot of dry firewood and cover the fish basket with it. In this way, others would think that they, the brothers, went to collect firewood and would not be suspicious.
Everything was covered up. The brothers stopped laughing and took Fubao with them, hand in hand, carefully crossing the muddy area and preparing to go down the mountain.
Naturally, they met other children along the way. They asked the Gu brothers if they had caught any fish. Gu Yuejin deliberately said, "It's not that easy. I didn't catch any fish, but I did collect a lot of firewood."
When they were halfway there, they met Nie Dashan and his gang again. Nie Dashan and his brothers were also here to fish. It seemed they had some catches, as there was a fish with ice in their small backpack.
Nie Dashan glanced at Fubao who was following Gu Shengtian happily, and walked away with a gloomy face.
Gu Shengtian suddenly remembered: "Hey, you dared to hit me before, why are you silent now? My brothers are here today, let's see what you dare to say!"
Gu Yuejin looked at Nie Dashan with a provocative look on his face: "You dare to hit my brother, right?"
Things between boys should be resolved between boys. Gu Shengtian was beaten, but he never told the adults. He was just waiting for his brothers to avenge him one day.
Nie Dashan looked listlessly at Gu Yuejin and said, "Who wants to bother with you guys?"
Gu Yuejin was annoyed: "Then why did you hit my brother?"
Fubao saw that the boys were about to start fighting after just a few words, so he quickly stepped forward and said, "Brother Yuejin, aren't we in a hurry to go home? Let's go home first and stop fighting."
Nie Dashan stared at Fubao and said coldly, "I don't need you to plead for me. Who's afraid of who?"
Fubao does mean this.
She no longer called Nie Dashan brother, but she didn't want Nie Dashan to be beaten. After all, Nie Dashan had been nice to her before.
Besides, Shengyin told her today that there were fish to be caught on the east bank of the river.
But she didn't expect that Nie Dashan would directly reveal her thoughts.
Her face flushed, she tilted her head to look at him and whispered, "If you want to fight, then fight. Who cares?"
After saying that, he ran directly behind Gu Shengtian.
Nie Dashan was silent for a moment, then suddenly got angry and shouted, "Want to fight? Come on all of you!"
Gu Yuejin also got excited, so everyone rolled up their sleeves and started fighting.
Gu Shengtian protected Fubao and hid aside, and several boys started fighting.
Fubao couldn't bear it, so he looked up and wanted to go take a look.
Gu Shengtian covered her eyes: "Girls shouldn't watch boys fighting."
Fubao only heard the sound of bang bang bang, and the beating was quite severe.
While they were fishing, they suddenly heard a clanging sound. Then, Fubao heard the people around him gasp, followed by the sound of fish flapping their wings.
Fubao quickly pulled Gu Shengtian's hand away and looked over, only to see that a basket of fish had been kicked over, with the fresh fish scattered all over the floor.
Although country children also have mountains and water, it is not easy to see so many fish, so the children of the Nie family were dumbfounded and stunned.
There are so many fish, each one is so fresh, fat and tender, it makes one salivate to death!
Nie Dazhuang swallowed his saliva and asked with his eyes wide open: "You, where are you from..."
Gu Yuejin stared at Nie Dashan and suddenly laughed, "This is all thanks to Sister Nie. She told us there were fish on the East River bank, so we went to catch them. Why didn't Sister Shengyin tell her brother?"
Nie Dashan was stunned and looked at Nie Shengyin in confusion.
Nie Shengyin was stunned. She looked at the basket of fresh fish scattered on the ground in disbelief, wondering how it could be possible.
Are there really fish on the East River? Isn't it just a bunch of muddy puddles that you can easily get stuck in?
In her previous life, she had fallen into it and almost lost her life. In the end, Fubao found a way to save her.
Gu Yuejin smiled, picked up a few fish and threw them to Nie Dashan. "These fish are for Sister Shengyin, as a token of gratitude for telling me about this wonderful place."
After saying that, he quickly called on his brothers to pick up the other fish and put them into the bamboo basket, and then everyone went home.
Nie Dashan watched the Gu brothers leave in silence, while Fubao was surrounded by them.
He felt a wave of irritation in his heart.
Of course he knew that Fubao was despised when she was at her third uncle's house. Not only did she have to work every day, but she was also beaten and scolded. Now that she was at the Gu family, she was treated like a treasure. This was good.
But when he thought about Fubao calling someone else brother, he still felt a tightness in his chest.
But the other party caught so many fish, it was really enviable.
Nie Daniu was about to jump up and down: "Shengyin, what's going on? Why didn't you tell your own people about that great place?"
Nie Shengyin didn't know what to say: "I... I didn't say it... Dazhuang knows."
Nie Dashan's face was stern. "What's going on? Why did Gu Yuejin say you told her?"
When Shengyin heard this, he was furious. If he really knew where there were so many fish, how could he possibly tell her? Who knew where she got the fish? She must have come to piss him off!
Nie Dazhuang scratched his head. "Shengyin was just talking nonsense. There are no fish in that place. It's just a muddy pond."
Nie Dashan thought of what Gu Yuejin said, narrowed his eyes, and thought for a moment: "Let's go and take a look."
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Here, the Gu brothers covered the fish in the bamboo baskets again, and went back home from the slope behind the production brigade into their own alley. After returning home, the brothers divided the work and some closed the gate, and some carried the bamboo baskets.
Miao Xiuju was the first to come out of the main house: "You guys, you've been here all day, and you're only back now? If you don't pick up something for me, I'll beat you to death—"
As soon as she finished speaking, she was dumbfounded.
What did she see?
I saw her eldest grandson overturn a bamboo basket in the yard, and a bunch of fresh fish fell out with a crackling sound, and they were flapping around on the ground!
She was stunned and stuttered: "Where did this come from? Why are there so many fish? Where did you get them?"
If it were summer, you might be lucky enough to catch one or two, but it is winter now, and it is not easy to find such fresh fish in winter. Everyone is chiseling the ice and fishing out the fish.
Even if we catch some, they would only be one or two with ice on them. How could we possibly get a whole basket of them?
Gu Yuejin lowered his voice: "Grandma, please be quiet, there is more!"
Then Miao Xiujiu saw something. She saw one basket, two baskets, three baskets, one basket after another being poured out, and each basket was filled with fresh big carp.
Miao Xiuju's legs went weak and she almost fell over. "Oh my God! I've never seen so many fish in my life! What's going on?"
At this time, Shen Hongying, Niu Sanni, and Liu Guizhi also came out of the house. They were of course even more dumbfounded, rubbing their eyes in disbelief: "What, what's going on? Why are there so many fish?"
Miao Xiuju finally reacted and immediately showed her decisiveness as the head of the family: "Keep your voice down! Don't tell anyone! Hurry up, get me a basin and a water jar, and fetch me some water!"
Fish, fish, lots of fish!
She has to raise it, she has to pickle it, she has to stew the fish, she has to make soup, and she has to take the fish to the market to sell!
I’m rich, I’m rich, I’m rich this time!
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