The next day, Lin Shangjing went out at three o'clock in the morning, carrying a bag of steamed buns made of three-grain flour that Lin Manman had steamed for him in advance, three iron buckets, and a small jar of spicy cabbage!
As soon as he came out, he heard the sound of Uncle Zhang cracking the whip, and Lin Shangjing got on the ox cart carrying the bucket!
The team leader who was with him saw Lin Shangjing holding three metal buckets and thought that Lin Shangjing didn't know that he was only sharing the fish after returning, so he kindly reminded him:
"Xiao Lin, don't worry about getting a bucket. We have to get some fish back from winter fishing so we can share the fish with everyone. Besides, the fish will freeze as soon as they come out of the water. Your backpack will be fine. You don't need a bucket!"
Lin Shangjing explained:
"My family wants to make some dried fish to eat, so I brought a few buckets!"
Hearing about making dried fish, Uncle Zhang coughed lightly and boasted:
"My Da Niu's mother heard Xiao Lin say that she wanted to make dried fish, so she insisted that we make some too, so that I can have it with my wine!"
"Youde, you said that dried fish is a waste of oil. This old woman is so old, but she still doesn't know how to live!"
The captain didn't even believe a single punctuation mark in this statement. Mrs. Zhang was the most considerate of the guests and even took the initiative to make dried fish for him to go with the wine, which made him so happy. It must be that when Xiao Lin went to talk to her yesterday, Mr. Zhang flattered Mrs. Zhang and asked for it, and now he is showing off to him!
The captain felt a little regretful and also blamed Lin Shangjing. He regretted why he didn't think of bringing a basin to hold the fish!
He blamed Lin Shangjing for not going to his house to ask him about this yesterday. Otherwise, could he have found an excuse to make some demands to his wife?
Thinking of this, the captain had an idea, and he hinted to Lin Shangjing:
"Xiao Lin, you may not know this yet, but Aunt Wang in our family is the best at drying dried fish. You can't finish drying all the dried fish in one day with so many buckets. Ask Lin Zhiqing to come to my house and learn from Aunt Wang how to dry dried fish quickly!"
Lin Shangjing was a little confused. What was so good about the dried fish on the kang? It would dry quickly, so why would you just need to heat the kang to a high temperature?
Seeing that Lin Shangjing didn't seem to understand, the captain didn't expect him to understand, so he said directly:
"Don't think about it. Just remember this and tell Lin Zhiqing in the evening. She will understand!"
Uncle Zhang, who was listening, laughed out loud and said to the captain:
"Youde, it's really great that my sister-in-law has a nice little fish for the kang. It's been several years since we last had a kang. We need to have more kang this year!"
The captain snorted and said:
"Sister-in-law, that dried fish is not very tasty. Our two elder brothers should not laugh at our younger brother. Everyone knows what's going on!"
Uncle Zhang didn't care about the captain's sarcasm. Anyway, Daniu's mother had already agreed to his dried fish, while the captain's dried fish was still not even a possibility!
It's because he's smart and quick to react, otherwise how could he have the dried fish to go with the wine?
Lin Shangjing didn't understand in the end. Why did Aunt Wang cook dried fish?
Forget it, I'd better go back and tell my little sister a message at night. I'm sure she will understand!
Uncle Zhang drove a ox cart and took a group of people to the river in more than an hour!
Based on his experience, Grandpa Zhang found more than ten places with good fishing spots. Grandpa Zhang shouted "Let's get started", and the young men began to take turns chiseling holes in the ice!
More than a dozen young men began to drill holes in the ice at the fish outlet selected by Uncle Zhang, about every 5-6 meters, and then put the fishing net, which was several dozen meters long, into the ice. They also tied a long pole to the ice hole, and the fishing net was ready. The whole process took more than 10 strong men nearly two hours.
It was the first time for Lin Shangjing to experience such a scene. Although digging a hole in the ice was physically strenuous work, Lin Shangjing was very excited. He took turns digging ice for two hours. Although it was cold, he actually broke out in a thin layer of sweat from such activity!
Uncle Zhang looked at the sweaty Lin Shangjing and said to the captain enviously:
"It has to be young guys. Look at us two. We are a little stiff from the cold. Xiaolin and his gang are sweating!"
The captain nodded and said with emotion:
"Who says it's not true? When we were fishing in winter 20 years ago, we were so busy that our backs were soaked with sweat. Now it's all in vain. My hands are so frozen that they can't be used anymore!"
"Okay, let these young men do the rest. Let's set up the big pot, quickly boil some hot water, and make some ginger soup. Let's each drink a bowl to drive away the cold, otherwise we will definitely catch a cold tomorrow!"
Uncle Zhang and the team leader are both veterans. They found a place far away from the fish outlet, set up a big pot and started to cook ginger soup!
This pot of soup is not going to be put out. If anyone is thirsty or cold, just come and warm yourself by the fire and drink a bowl of soup. Otherwise, no one can stand being frozen like this!
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, after waiting for nearly eight hours, we can finally close the net!
With the shouts of pulling up the nets, nets of fish were pulled out of the water. The big fish in the nets were seen flapping their wings on the water, and there were also many small fish hanging on the nets!
Seeing so many big fish, the captain and Uncle Zhang finally smiled. With so many big fish, this year will be another bumper year!
Everyone started picking up the big fish from the fishing net. Lin Shangjing also went to the car to get his bucket and started picking up the small fish one by one!
The big fish filled up a whole cart, and Lin Shangjing also filled two large buckets of small rain. They quickly put them on the ox cart, and Lin Shangjing told Uncle Zhang:
"Uncle Zhang, just go to my door and shout, my sister came back early today, and she's probably waiting to pick up Xiaoyu at home at this time!"
"My sister has brought the fish home. Please take the trouble to bring the bucket back. I will pack some more!"
Uncle Zhang agreed:
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