Zhao Guihua took Liang Meifen out early in the morning.
She was carrying a bamboo basket with a fishing net in it that she had borrowed from Chef Li's wife, Aunt Wang.
She said yesterday that she wanted to go fishing, and this was not just a casual remark. As an experienced old lady, Zhao Guihua really knew where to catch fish. In fact, there are many places to fish in their city. For example, Chef Li from their courtyard regularly goes to Houhai to fish.
However, such a place is not suitable for Zhao Guihua. Otherwise, Zhuang Laonian would know Zhao Guihua very well. She really doesn't know how to fish.
She would be at a loss if she went there. So Zhao Guihua didn't want to go there from the beginning. The place she wanted to go to was a rare and good place to catch fish. But because the memory was a bit old, it took Zhao Guihua some effort to find it.
Liang Meifen followed Zhao Guihua all the way. The two walked for most of the day. Liang Meifen stole a glance at her mother-in-law and dared not say anything. This morning, her mother-in-law had a "talk" with her, which made her already sad even worse.
She never expected her mother-in-law to be so thoughtful, and with this calculation, it seemed that her family had really been taking advantage all along, so much so that Liang Meifen now dared not say a word and followed behind Zhao Guihua like a servant girl.
Zhao Guihua was too lazy to look at her dejected face; she concentrated on finding a fish pond.
But even though she thought she knew it, she still went around in circles, "Ah!"
Zhao Guihua suddenly screamed. Liang Meifen was startled and hurried forward: "Mom, what's wrong?"
Zhao Guihua pointed to a hidden-looking pond not far away and said excitedly, "We found it!"
She immediately became excited and ran over quickly. Liang Meifen also quickly followed. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law ran towards the pond. Liang Meifen was stunned: "Mom, there really is a pond here."
Zhao Guihua glanced at her and said, "Do you think I'm talking nonsense?"
"That's impossible." Leung Mei-fun didn't dare to offend her mother-in-law.
Zhao Guihua immediately ordered: "Pick up some rocks, I'll try to see how frozen this side is, and find a place to break it open."
Liang Meifen became more energetic and started working quickly: "Okay!"
Zhao Guihua nodded in satisfaction. Although the eldest daughter-in-law had many shortcomings, in modern terms, she was a brother-supporting demon, but she was not without merits. She worked without compromise and was hardworking.
No matter what task you assign her, she can do it perfectly without being lazy at all.
This is a small hill, and the temperature is lower than in the city. The whole pond is frozen. Zhao Guihua and Liang Meifen found a spot and started hammering away. They used a lot of strength and almost fainted from exhaustion, but they finally managed to make a hole that was not too big.
As soon as the puddle was broken open, Zhao Guihua spotted the fish with her sharp eyes. She was so happy that her eyes and eyebrows were all smiling. She said, "Hurry up and bring the fishing net over. Let's cast the net together."
Liang Meifen had never fished before. Although her family was ordinary, she was a city girl after all. She was able to study and graduate from high school. Her life was ordinary, but she was not a family that could not afford to live in the city, so naturally she would not do these things.
"Mom, what should I do? Can I catch it if I throw it in?"
Zhao Guihua glanced at her and said, "Are you dreaming? You are actually thinking about something good. Go find a bamboo pole."
Zhao Guihua thought to herself that she had also been online before, and it was also an online place, so how could she not handle it? She had learned a lot of life tips on a certain audio platform. When Liang Meifen found the bamboo pole, Zhao Guihua immediately put it into the water and stirred it clockwise. She said, "If I get tired, you can help me."
"become!"
Leung Mei-fun works without hesitation.
Zhao Guihua stirred the bamboo pole in the water. This kind of work requires a lot of effort. It was very cold and she was sweating a little. She felt her arms were sore. Liang Meifen quickly took over. She didn't last as long as Zhao Guihua, but Liang Meifen also said, "Mom, why do I feel like it's getting harder and harder to stir."
Zhao Guihua: "I think there are fish. Come, let's cast the net first!"
The two of them quickly pulled it up, "One, two, one, two!"
Zhao Guihua: "Be careful, use force, quick, one, two! Hey!"
"ah!"
The mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law exerted force and pulled back at the same time. They heard a creaking sound, which was the sound of the ice cracking. Liang Meifen's face turned pale with fright. However, Zhao Guihua exerted force quickly and the fishing net was pulled up.
"Ahhh, Mom, look, there are fish, there are really fish!"
Zhao Guihua: "Stop talking nonsense and go!"
The two men dragged the fishing net and ran to the shore quickly. Fortunately, although the ice surface was broken, only a few pieces of ice fell off near the ice hole and cracked a little. There were only some cracks in other places, and there was no problem.
Zhao Guihua sat down on the ground and sighed, "Damn it, it's really not easy to get something to eat."
Liang Meifen didn't care about the dirt and sat down on the spot. She looked at the fishing net in front of her with her eyes wide open.
There were more than ten fish in here, both big and small. The smallest one was seven or eight inches long, and the big one was more than ten inches long. No wonder they had so much trouble pulling it out. How did the big fish grow so big? They must have become fish spirits.
Liang Meifen stared at the fish blankly, and Zhao Guihua could not hide her excitement. She was panting, her eyes were full of smiles, and her originally harsh and hard-to-provoke appearance seemed a little softer. Zhao Guihua said proudly, "I told you it would work, right?"
Leung Mei-fen swallowed her saliva, her eyes still glued to the fish. The fish was really big.
Can the family eat all the fish? If not, can they send some to her parents? Her eyes fell on the pond again and she blinked a few times. This pond... can she secretly tell her parents? Zhao Guihua was feeling proud, but when she turned around, she saw her eldest daughter-in-law's evil eyes. She was startled and immediately scolded, "This is the place I found. If you tell your parents right away, go back and never come back. Divorce, you must divorce."
Liang Meifen was shocked when she heard this and quickly said, "Mom, I'm not..."
She knows her eldest daughter-in-law, Mei-Fun, too well. If you speak to her in a nice way and really think about her and reason with her, she will not take it seriously and will not take it to heart. She will even think that you are easy to bully and feel wronged at the slightest thing.
Take Zhao Guihua herself for example. In her previous life, she had already cared a lot about the first wife, but in Liang Meifen's heart, she was an unforgivable sinner.
Later, she became really fierce and refused to give any good face. She would not speak unless she was scolding or being fierce. However, Leung Mei-fun felt that her mother-in-law was a straightforward person.
Zhao Guihua was speechless.
So she was not polite at all and came straight to the point of being aggressive. As expected, her words were harsh, but Liang Meifen shut up in grievance. It seemed that she had heard it.
Zhao Guihua: "..." That's outrageous! This person just can't stand nice words.
She slowed down for a moment and said, "Take a break, then we'll go back."
Liang Meifen hesitated and asked in a low voice: "We can still catch more, why don't we get more?"
Zhao Guihua was reluctant to leave, but she was afraid that if she took too much, she would be targeted. After all, it was not far from home. Besides, the ice had cracked just now, which made her a little worried.
"Let's do it next time. Next time, ask a few men from my family to come with us. This time, I mainly want to find this place. Let's bring a rope to wrap around our bodies next time. It will be safer. I feel uneasy looking at the ice."
Although she wanted to eat fish, she also wanted to save her life.
"Besides, there are only two kids at home, and there's nothing to eat at noon."
Zhao Guihua made the decision, stood up and put the fish in the basket. Now her face was full of smiles, and she felt really happy.
She warned: "We have to be careful when we go back, don't let anyone see it."
When Liang Meifen heard this, she nodded in agreement and said, "Mom, I know this."
They had lived together in the compound for many years, so everyone knew each other. She knew the personalities of the people in the compound. If people knew that they had such a good place, there would be no fish left here in a moment.
Thinking of this, both of them shook their shoulders.
Zhao Guihua made a prompt decision: "No, this good place can't wait. Let's go back first. I'll go to the old man at noon, and you go to the eldest brother. Let them take a leave in the afternoon, and we'll come again."
She thought about it again and said, "I'll go borrow Mingmei's bicycle. Let's not take the bus this afternoon. Let's ride bicycles. It won't be obvious."
"become!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law agreed and walked back quickly. They went down the hill and had to walk a little further before the bus arrived. The two walked very fast, looking very heroic and full of energy. Such a good thing doesn't happen often!
Compared to Zhao Guihua's fruitful harvest, Mingmei was also busy all morning. There was still half a month before the Chinese New Year, and there were a lot of people traveling. She was almost hoarse from shouting all morning, and she drank up a bottle of water. At noon, Mingmei took advantage of the shift change to go to eat, and then she heard someone at the gate calling: "Xiao Ming, Xiao Ming, someone is looking for you."
Mingmei stood up: "Coming!"
She is a pretty girl, known as Xiao Ming in the world.
So it is said that surnames can cause trouble for people.
Mingmei came to the door and saw her mother-in-law, a little old lady, pacing back and forth at the entrance of the bus station. Mingmei ran up quickly and patted Zhao Guihua on the shoulder. Then she smiled and took her arm and said, "Mom, why are you here? Come in and sit down."
The old man at the gate covered his face with a newspaper and peeked again and again.
Zhao Guihua held Mingmei, walked aside, and said, "Lend me your bicycle. It's a good thing."
Mingmei: "What's the point of borrowing? Just use it as a family."
She felt sad too, but she believed that "something good was going to happen".
Zhao Guihua saw that she was distressed and her eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, but she still pretended to be generous. She sneered and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely not let you get hurt. You will know when you come back in the evening. Oh, yes, you can go home after get off work and take care of the house. We will all be back late."
After hearing this, what else did Mingmei not understand? Her eyes immediately lit up and she nodded vigorously: "Don't worry, leave it to me, no problem!"
Zhao Guihua: "...Don't run around."
Mingmei nodded.
Zhao Guihua: "...Don't lead those two kids into trouble."
Mingmei nodded again.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's do something simple tonight..."
Mingmei put her hands on her hips and said, "Mom, you don't trust me! I really, have no problem."
Zhao Guihua: "...Okay."
(End of this chapter)
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