Because of a stomach ulcer, Liu stayed at home for more than half a month to recuperate. She also celebrated Dazhuang's 100th day and Lin Chaodong finished planting the land in Nanling before the family of three set off for the prefectural city.
Xiao Man'er was left at home. This time, when Lin Chaodong and his group went out, Liu's eldest son, Da Niu, went with them. It would be too tiring for Lin Chaodong to run around in unfamiliar places all by himself. At least they would have someone to run errands for them, help carry things, buy things, or even just stay in the rented room to watch the door.
Meanwhile, Yue Jiuyue finally began to take action.
However, since it was summer and the weather was too hot, it was easy to get heatstroke while working. So Yue Jiuyue spread the news that she would continue to build walls and houses after the autumn harvest, and sure enough, people started coming to deliver stones.
Still the same price, one penny for one piece.
Of course, some people don't want money; they want to exchange it for eggs, chickens, or even rabbits. If one yuan isn't enough, they can save up until they have tens of yuan before exchanging. After all, we're all from the same village, so who would cheat whom?
She was afraid that someone would get heatstroke while working at this time, and because she didn't want to take that responsibility, she delayed until after the autumn harvest.
Unexpectedly, some people still came to him, asking if he could start building walls and houses right now. Others asked if he could be hired to help clear the land. They didn't want any money either; they just wanted to get chickens or rabbits as soon as possible.
Yue Jiuyue: (︶.?︶?)
The allure of succulents is immense!
But she still disagreed, even though everyone in the village said it wouldn't matter if she got heatstroke.
Whether it's okay or not isn't up to them. If someone dies from heatstroke, who will remember what they said? Are they sure those words still count?
Yue Jiuyue didn't want to gamble with people's hearts, so she preferred to wait a few months, since she wasn't short of money right now.
"Grandma, are we going to eat fish every night from now on?"
By the lake, Xiaoman was washing her clothes when she saw Yue Jiuyue come out with a wooden basin containing a few leftover bones from last night. The basin was covered with a tattered burlap sack, leaving only a small opening. Xiaoman knew at a glance that Yue Jiuyue was going to use the basin to catch fish.
"Does Little Man want to eat fish?"
Yue Jiuyue asked with a smile.
"Ah, no."
The little girl shook her head.
Yue Jiuyue, regardless of whether she was embarrassed or genuinely didn't want to eat, said with a smile:
"The fish in this lake are probably smaller than the palm of your hand, too small to even fill a tooth gap. But they can be fried and eaten, they're crispy and delicious!"
Then, Yue Jiuyue heard a "gulp" sound, which was the sound of Xiaoman'er swallowing saliva.
Yue Jiuyue laughed. To be honest, she was even making herself crave fried fish. She wanted to eat fried ribbonfish and fried crucian carp. One had few bones, and the other had its bones fried until crispy so it could be eaten directly. Hmm, her mouth was watering too. She absolutely had to have some fried small fish today.
"Wait a minute, if you want fried fish, you'll have to see if I can catch any today!"
As she spoke, Yue Jiuyue filled the wooden basin with water and watched it slowly sink to the bottom.
The little girl stopped washing her clothes and moved her little feet sideways, inching her way until she reached Yue Jiuyue's side. She squatted down there, her eyes fixed on the spot where the basin had fallen.
"Grandma, there's fish!"
The little girl looked at the ripples on the lake in amazement; they were caused by many small fish swimming over to feed.
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