I get off work late at night.
Because the river not far away was flooded by the rain in the past few days, everyone was excited when they saw that the water in the large and small dams was not deep and there were fish swimming. In a moment, the canal was filled with adults and children.
Some adults brought baskets or backpacks, but they were taken away by the children at home to catch fish.
Those who did not bring baskets or backpacks took off their upper clothes, rolled up their sleeves, and put the caught fish into the basket.
If you are really afraid of the cold but don’t want to take off your clothes and are young, just take off your outer pants, roll up your trouser legs, and throw in the fish and snails you catch.
There were also older children and adults who had no backpacks or baskets, so those who caught the fish strung the fish together with the weeds on the dam, or simply took off their waders and threw the small fish in.
Anyway, there are many different ways to catch and release the fish, and no one laughs at anyone else. Everyone cooperates with each other to ensure that everyone has a fish, just of different sizes.
Some people also caught a lot of lobsters in the grass. Since no one knew how to cook them, some just threw them away, while others prepared to take them back to feed the chickens.
After recording the work points of the last person, He Wanqing walked to the dam and looked at her nephews struggling in the canal with a frown on her face.
Other people flap their wings to catch fish, but they flap their wings to make trouble. Just as they were about to speak, they saw several children from the village caught a lot of crayfish, but they threw them away.
Thinking about her opening a shop, and the ways of cooking crayfish and all kinds of food that I saw in the New World when I was a ghost, my mouth instantly started watering.
He swallowed and waved to his nephew who was struggling in the river.
Seeing this, He Yuan, who was trying hard to catch the fish, gave up the fish at hand and walked towards her.
"Aunt, what's the matter? I don't want to go home now. I still want to catch fish."
Just now, each of the older brothers caught a lot of fish and left, so they should also work harder and not catch too much, as long as it is enough for their families to eat.
"Come here, I want to tell you something. Don't worry, I'm not asking you to go home."
He Yuan quickly came ashore after he told her what he was afraid of. "Aunt, what's the matter?"
The man came to her side but his eyes did not leave the river. Just at this moment, a child caught a big carp in the small canal, which almost made him die of anxiety.
"Aunt, please tell me, I still need to catch fish."
He raised his feet again and again, but seeing that she hadn't said anything, he could only watch with envy as his friend danced with joy after catching the fish.
Seeing her nephew's anxious look, and knowing that he would go into the water if she didn't say anything, she squatted down, leaned close to his ear, and whispered what she wanted to say.
"Aunt, those big pliers don't taste good. Why do you ask us to pick those specifically?" There was a look of disapproval in her eyes, and she almost said that she wouldn't eat it.
And there was a hint of doubt in her eyes. She really wanted to ask her if she thought they couldn't catch any fish, so she let them catch the big pliers that no one wanted.
She raised her hand and flicked his head gently, then asked with a sincere smile and a gentle tone, "When has your aunt ever lied to you?
Just catch them as you like, the more the better. Aunt will make delicious food for you in the evening, and I guarantee you will want to eat more tomorrow. ”
This little brat, really, she was unreliable except when she was married in her previous life, she has never been unreliable before she got married.
"real???"
He obviously didn't believe her. The thing had too strong an earthy smell, the shell was too hard, there wasn't much meat, and most importantly, it was very sticky. It didn't look like something that could be made into a delicacy at all.
He Wanqing, who was deeply shocked, patted his forehead again and said, "Really? If you don't believe me, just grab some more and try it tonight to see if it tastes good or not."
He Yuan, who was extremely unconvinced, pursed his lips and nodded helplessly under her gaze: "I understand, aunt, we will catch him right away."
It was as if he was using up all his energy to speak, and he felt completely exhausted after he finished.
Looking at his friends catching fish in the water, he felt aggrieved while he would soon take his brothers to catch fish with big pliers that no one would eat and feed them to chickens and pigs.
He turned around and looked at his smiling aunt, then he made up his mind and thought, forget it, his aunt had never lied to him before, so he might as well believe her this time!
Otherwise, if the eldest aunt didn’t get to eat the big pliers and came home crying, his father and others would definitely say that he was unfilial.
Not knowing what her nephew thought of her, He Wanqing looked at the people going into the water, then lowered her head to glance at the basket at hand, and called out to He Yuan who was about to reach the water:
"Xiao Yuan is back."
Hearing this, He Yuan, thinking that she had changed her mind, turned around with a smile and said, "Aunt, you don't have to catch me, right?" That's great, she finally doesn't have to embarrass herself.
Yes, in He Yuan's opinion, it is not shameful not to catch fish, but it is shameful to catch big pliers instead of fish. She can even imagine how her classmates will laugh at them when they go to school tomorrow.
"How is that possible? I asked you to come back and take the basket to fill it with lobsters. Remember to catch more. Don't throw away the clams and snails you find. You can make delicious food out of them."
Seeing the disappointment in his eyes, she took out the wild vegetables from the basket, reached out and pushed the basket casually, and the basket rolled down the river bank.
"Aunt, I understand."
He Yuan, who was as happy as he was at the beginning and now as disappointed as he was now, took the basket that had rolled down, turned around and went into the water to talk to Shen An and the others, and then they reluctantly started the game of catching lobsters and picking clams.
The number of people in the river also gradually decreased after the beginning, and they took the fish they caught home for a snack.
Seeing that they only caught the big claws, and occasionally after catching a fish, those who were still in the water would throw any big claws they caught directly into their baskets.
Although no one laughed at them, the four of them were still not very enthusiastic. If it weren't for He Wanqing who was watching them on the dam, they would have quit long ago.
Half an hour later, He Yuan and four others were the only ones left in the canal.
They looked around and saw that there was no one in the water, so they wanted to try their luck and see if they could catch any fish.
He Wanqing, who was on the dam, looked at the sky which had already darkened and shouted to the four people in the river:
"He Yuan, Shen An, you two should bring your brother up quickly. Let's go home and make something delicious, and then come back to catch him tomorrow."
"Aunt, there's no one here now, why don't we catch some fish and bring them back?"
This way their mothers won't blame them for not going home after school, not picking grass for pigs, and just going to the river to play in the water.
"No, come up, it's late."
Looking at the wild vegetables on the ground, as well as the wild perilla, wild chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns that he had just picked from the river bank, he raised his head to look at the basket of lobsters, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Very good, after coming back for so long, she finally got to eat the food she liked in her previous life.
Later, I'll transfer a few potatoes, cucumbers, and some green and red peppers from the space. It will be perfect.
"Aunt, is this delicious?" He Yuan and Shen An walked up to her, each carrying a basket of lobsters.
He Dong and Shen Ming were still holding the big river clams in their hands, but the two little guys had cold faces and pouting lips, showing that they were very unhappy.
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