Ma Hong felt a surge of anger rising within her. Since she was home today, the children's affairs would definitely be brought to her, and when the other family members came, they would say that she didn't take care of anything.
The main problem is that the Xu family hasn't even fought over this little girl yet, so how did outsiders manage to do it?
"Man'er, go change your clothes. After you change, take your aunt to see that heartless bastard. Your aunt will go and reason with him."
Fu Man'er was completely bewildered. Can you reason with fish?
Fish? Right, "Auntie, fish, brother, bring the bucket, lots of fish, big fish." Fu Man'er let go of Ma Hong's hand, her short arms laboriously gesturing to show how long the fish were.
This silly child, we should find an explanation for her, how did she bring up fish? Ma Hong's anger was completely extinguished.
They carried Fu Man'er directly into the house and found some of Xu Wu's old clothes to change her into.
"Which brother?" There are four boys in the family. She wants to see who is so bold as to go play in the water before the weather has even warmed up. What's so great about catching a fish the size of a palm? She'll give them a good beating when they get back.
“Yi’er.” Fu Man’er’s words made Ma Hong frown.
"Is that your older brother?" Xu Yi was the most sensible one in the family. Even if he played in the water, he wouldn't be so silly as to have someone run back home to tell him.
Seeing Ma Hong sitting still, Fu Man'er became anxious. "Auntie, come on, let's put the fish in a bucket, it's huge!" The fish was even bigger than she could tell from her hand.
"Hey~~" Ma Hong was still in a daze when she realized she was standing up, a small hand pulling her arm. m.cascoo.net
How did she get up by herself?
"Auntie, hurry up, the fish will die." Fu Man'er kept urging her, and in the end Ma Hong still carried a wooden bucket and went out with her, but she kept nagging along the way, saying that if there were no fish, she would definitely punish them.
Xu Yi shivered from the cold by the stream. His clothes were mostly wet and clung to his body, chilling him to the bone when the wind blew.
These fish were too big to take back, and there were too many to eat, so he used stones to build a dam in the stream, put the fish inside, and told Fuman to go back and ask someone to get a bucket.
He clearly saw that Fu Man'er had already entered the courtyard, so why hasn't she come out yet?
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Achoo! Fu Man'er's little nose was itchy, and she sneezed.
Now Ma Hong was about to start lecturing him: "You'd better stay home this afternoon and don't go out."
Fu Man'er ignored her and ran over to Xu Yi as soon as she saw him.
Ma Hong, who was behind her, could only follow along while cursing, and was dumbfounded when she saw what was happening. "Yi'er, is Auntie seeing things?"
Several large fish were encircled in one place, their scales shimmering in the sunlight. Ma Hong had only ever seen such a scene at fish markets.
After watching the fish for a while, Xu Yi calmed down a lot. "It really is Auntie. I'll fill a bucket with some water and put the fish in."
While Xu Yi was fetching water, Ma Hong pressed him on where the fish came from. She had never seen such a big fish in the stream in all the years she had been married into the Xu family.
Hearing Xu Yi's words, he was overjoyed and exclaimed, "You two are incredibly lucky!" Otherwise, how could you have encountered these fish?
Fu Man'er frowned. "Auntie, I didn't step in dog poop." As she spoke, she lifted her shoe up to show Ma Hong.
"Go to the side, don't get your clothes wet." Seeing that Xu Yi had finished setting up, Ma Hong went over to help, "Auntie can't even step on it."
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Fu Man'er was confused again. There was dog poop on the road, so how come her aunt didn't step in it?
When Xu Yi came out of the house after changing his clothes, he saw Fu Man'er sitting on a small stool by the wooden basin, her little mouth chattering away, saying something unintelligible.
"Stay away, or the water will splash on you." These fish are not well-behaved in the water, and they wag around from time to time, splashing a lot of water on the ground, but Fu Man'er's area is clean.
“Brother, it’s apologizing to me,” Fu Man’er said, pointing to one of the most active fish.
"Apologize? Apologize for what?" Xu Yi asked, puzzled.
Fu Man'er raised her cheek, which was red from being slapped by the fish tail. Her mother had told her that if she did something wrong, she should admit it, apologize, and correct it. So as soon as she got home, she went to find the fish to demand an explanation.
Xu Yi immediately realized what it meant, and then glanced at the fish in the wooden basin that looked exactly the same: The little girl must be furious.
Having received so many good things, Ma Hong hurriedly went to Granny Zhou's house to bring her mother-in-law back. "She's such a grown woman, yet she still can't make decisions about things at home."
Old Mrs. Xu only left the Zhou family home after hearing from her daughter-in-law that something had happened.
Ma Hong didn't argue back, thinking to herself, "You'll be even more surprised than I am when you see this."
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"Mom, how about it? This is a big deal, isn't it? How can I make the decision?" Ma Hong was overjoyed to see the old lady's eyes wide open like saucers.
Grandma Xu was so focused on watching the fish that she didn't notice her second daughter-in-law laughing at her. "Oh my, my good grandson and granddaughter, you are both so amazing."
Knowing that the fish were caught by the brother and sister, Grandma Xu wanted to hug the two children and love them dearly.
The eldest grandson is no longer able to live, so he can only hold Fuman'er in his arms.
"Mom, what should we do with these fish?" There are six big fish in the basin; we certainly can't eat them all.
After thinking for a moment, Grandma Xu asked Ma Hong to bring a bucket over and took out three fish. "We'll eat one, and you and your eldest daughter-in-law can each take one of the remaining two back to your parents' homes. We'll take the other three to the village entrance to sell later."
When it comes to food, Grandma Xu has never been picky, not for herself, but because she thinks of her children.
It's heartbreaking to see other people eating while your own children can only watch longingly. So, whenever she gets food, she won't sell it all, just so her children can at least have a taste.
Ma Hong, who was standing to the side, didn't expect that she could bring it back to her parents' home. "Mom, no need, take it all and sell it. It can make a lot of money." Fish is still meat, and families who can't afford pork are still willing to buy fish to eat.
"How much can it sell for? Just take it back. It's not like you're the only one taking it; your sister-in-law is taking it too." Old Mrs. Xu was a kind-hearted person despite her stern appearance.
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“Last year, your older brother had that incident, and when he went back to his parents’ home for the New Year, he didn’t let you bring anything decent back with you. Your parents’ home is far away, so we’ll bring it over later.” Ma Hong’s parents’ home is not in Dashi Village, but in Qingshan Village next door.
Ma Hong was very grateful for her mother-in-law's words. Her own family hadn't said anything, and everyone has difficult times, which was understandable. But her mother-in-law still remembered this.
"Okay, I'll go and deliver the fish right away, then come back to work as soon as possible." Ma Hong was so excited that she grabbed the fish and left immediately, afraid that she would be too slow and delay the work at home.
After everyone left, Old Mrs. Xu couldn't help but curse, "That fool." She had told her to go later, not now. Who would sell the fish later?
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