Chapter 13 Selling Fish for Food

Uncle Lu, who had not yet walked far, shook his head and smiled.

There are indeed small fish and shrimps in this river, but few people have ever caught a big fish. There are even fewer people who are as lucky as Huang Xinran, who caught a big snakehead with one hook.

Now, the other party actually wants to catch another big fish?

How is it possible...

Huang Xinran was just playing with her child and casually cast a fishing hook, intending to go back if she didn't catch any fish. But just as she cast the hook and stuck the fishing rod on the river bank, and was about to get up, the float on the river suddenly sank...

"Hey, fish... the fish is on the hook!~"

Uncle Lu was so shocked that he couldn't bear to walk any further and stopped to watch the excitement.

Huang Xinran hurriedly pulled the fish.

"Fish, fish, fish!~"

Yaya and Maomao were almost going crazy with excitement, and came over with looks of surprise on their faces.

But the fishing rod in Huang Xinran's hand was originally for children to play with. It was luck that she caught the big snakehead fish before. Now, when she exerted force, the fish in the water struggled, and the fishing rod could not bear the weight. With a "snap", it broke into two pieces.

Huang Xinran could only watch as the fish quickly swam away, dragging the fishing rod with it.

"It's over. We can't eat this fish today."

Huang Xinran was extremely disappointed.

Uncle Lu, who came running over, beat his chest and stamped his feet, "How could you let it get away? Just look at the waves stirred up by the tail of the fish, you can tell it's a big fish! It must weigh at least several kilograms... You shouldn't pull the rod too hard, you should walk the fish more..."

Fish are very powerful in the water, especially big fish like this. Just flicking their tails can stir up a big wave. It is difficult to catch a big fish by pulling hard. However, if you slowly reel the fish in, and wait until the fish has moved enough in the water and is tired, it will be much easier to pull the rod.

No wonder Uncle Lu kept saying it was a pity.

"What a pity..."

Huang Xinran's eyes suddenly widened before he finished speaking.

The big fish that had just escaped death was dragging the half-finished fishing rod straight towards the shore as if possessed. Just as Huang Xinran opened his mouth, the fish suddenly "swung its tail" and jumped up.

Bang! ~

The big fish jumped out of the river and landed right in front of Huang Xinran, almost hitting her.

This scene not only stunned Huang Xinran.

Uncle Lu who was standing beside him was also stunned.

Uncle Lu opened his mouth wide, pointing at the big grass carp jumping on the ground, then pointing at Huang Xinran, and stuttering for a long time without being able to speak.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it, that a fish would fall from the sky and jump onto the shore on its own initiative.

Is this because you think your death is not fast enough?

After the initial panic, Huang Xinran reacted quickly, stepped forward quickly, stepped on the big grass carp, and quickly caught it.

"Hey! I really caught a big fish again! It's a big grass carp, it looks like it must be more than ten pounds! I can eat this fish to my heart's content tonight...Uncle, don't refuse now, you must come and eat fish!"

“…”

Uncle Lu's mouth twitched.

Huang Xinran invited him to eat fish. He probably wanted to express his gratitude before. But now, he probably wanted to stop himself from talking nonsense. Of course, he was not a talkative person.

He declined again, and sighed, "Your luck is incredible!"

Huang Xinran also noticed that his luck today was surprisingly good.

Both times she went fishing, she caught a big fish as soon as she cast the rod. I won't talk about the first one, but this big grass carp clearly broke the fishing line and jumped into her arms. It was really hard to say what to do.

Yaya and Maomao were also stunned!

Especially Yaya, who was clapping and jumping around.

"Mom, Mom, please fish again, one more time!"

"Mom doesn't want to fish anymore. Our fishing rods are broken. How can we fish?"

Huang Xinran's heart was pounding. For some reason, she just didn't want to fish again. She had never realized how lucky she was before! Now, she had suddenly "caught" two big fish in one day, which was already a koi luck. Nothing should be too much. She could not catch this fish again no matter what.

Who knows whether her sudden good fortune will cause other negative effects?

"Yaya, Maomao, let's pack up and go home!"

She quickly put the fish away, pulled her two children and hurried back.

Second Uncle was reluctant to go to Lu's house to eat fish, so Huang Xinran thought about it and gave the second uncle a few small fish that the two children had caught earlier.

This time, Uncle Lu did not refuse and accepted it with pleasure.

In fact, there are a lot of small fish in the river these days, mainly because almost no one uses pesticides now, and the water quality is clean. Children can also catch some small fish. Although they are not big, they are still good for making fresh fish soup.

"We caught two big fish in a row, but I'm afraid we can't finish them all. If my niece-in-law is willing, why don't you sell one to me? My son Song'er likes this!"

The Song'er he was talking about was his son who worked as a chef in the steel factory canteen.

The one who likes to eat fish is not his Song'er, but the one above him. For this reason, his Song'er asked him to help get some fish, shrimp, game, etc. a few days ago. But he is old and can't get much by himself, and he has no connections. He was just worrying about it, and now he saw Huang Xinran catch two big fish, and his mind suddenly came up.

Huang Xinran was stunned.

The steel plant was located in the valley beyond the village next to theirs. It was a small factory and would have closed down within a few years after the reform and opening up.

After her rebirth, she forgot about this wonderful place for a while...

She suppressed her secret joy and smiled, "Second uncle, what are you talking about? It hurts the relationship between relatives. Second uncle originally had a share of this fish, so you can take it!"

"Mom..."

When Yaya heard that her mother wanted to give the fish away, she got anxious and grabbed her hand without waiting for her to finish, "Yaya wants to eat fish too..."

Maomao also glared at her angrily.

Whenever there was something in the house, she would move it outside, whether it was money or food. She would not stop until she had spent all her money and emptied the rice jar.

Now that she had finally caught two fish, she was going to give them away...

Huang Xinran was stunned.

Uncle Lu then burst into laughter.

"Ya Ya is right. I wouldn't dare take such a big fish even if you gave it to me. How about this, if you don't mind, I'll buy it for one yuan per pound? This big snakehead fish is estimated to weigh four pounds. I'll give you four yuan?"

One yuan per pound? That's definitely a high price these days.

Although Huang Xinran was embarrassed, she had to consider the reality. She was originally worried about lack of money, and now Uncle Lu was willing to spend money to buy big snakehead fish, she was immediately tempted!

But she wanted to exchange it for food rather than money. Who made the rice jar at home empty?

"Uncle, don't talk about one dollar per pound. Just calculate it at 80 cents per pound. If you are willing, why not use the money to exchange for some food for me. What do you think?"

Song'er, from Uncle Lu's family, was the head chef in the canteen. His family was the one that had the least shortage of food in the production team. He immediately agreed when he heard this.

"Okay, I'll exchange the money for food and bring it to you later."

The two parties reached a consensus, and Uncle Lu hurried away with the fish.

Huang Xinran was also afraid of being seen by others, so she hurriedly walked with her two children.

When I got home and looked at the big fish, joy slowly filled my heart.

It's like a sleepy person meeting a pillow!

I caught two big fish. I sold one for food and roasted the other tonight. It couldn't be better!

She raised the big grass carp with water and said, "Yaya, Maomao, keep an eye on the fish and don't let the wild cats take it away. Mommy will be back soon. We'll make braised fish tonight."

She hasn't handed in her cow grass yet, so she has to cut enough cow grass to earn work points.