Chapter 19 Rescuing the Girl Who Fell into the Water
In this era, everything belongs to the public.
Aside from cheap wild vegetables, if you catch pheasants, rabbits, or wild boars in the mountains, or fish in the river, you take half and the government takes the other half.
Half of it had to be handed over to the brigade.
Chen Meili, with her outgoing personality, laughed heartily: "Zeng Huihuang, you haven't even gone into the river yet, and you already know you can catch fish?"
Zeng Huihuang said, "With my elder brother here, how could we not catch him? My elder brother is the tallest and most handsome man I have ever seen, quite like Lu Bu among men."
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
This not only amused Chen Meili, but Lin Shanshan also burst into laughter!
Gu Yiye slapped Zeng Huihuang on the head: "Stop flattering me, am I Lu Bu?"
"I am the ever-victorious General Zhao Zilong!"
Gu Yiye's words made the two girls burst into laughter again.
After laughing for a while, Gu Yiye said seriously, "Let's go. It's past 10 o'clock now. We can catch some fish and come back for lunch."
The four men, carrying baskets and fishing nets, headed towards the Xiang River.
Upon reaching the riverbank, the four of them wasted no time. With a clear objective, Lin Shanshan and Chen Meili dug up wild celery and wild mugwort.
Gu Yiye set up the net, and Zeng Huihuang used a bamboo pole to drive the fish toward the net.
The Xiang River is teeming with fish, and the net was soon full. However, half of them were small fish, which Gu Yiye took out and released.
There are 4 crucian carp, 1 grass carp and 2 bream left, a total of 7 fish, enough for 4 people to eat.
Lin Shanshan had almost finished digging up the wild vegetables. Zeng Huihuang put all the fish under the wild vegetables to protect them, afraid that they would be seen by others. Otherwise, it would be a waste if the fish went from 7 to 3 and a half.
Just as the four were preparing to head back home, there was a sudden "plop." They looked in the direction of the sound and saw what appeared to be a person struggling in the middle of a large wave.
Oh no, someone has fallen into the water!
Gu Yiye and Zeng Huihuang rushed into the water to rescue the person.
Swimming over, I discovered it was a young woman.
The girl who fell into the water looked thin, but she was struggling fiercely in the water. Fortunately, Gu Yiye was strong and a good swimmer, so he was not dragged into the water by the girl.
The two worked together to drag the girl back to shore, and Lin Shanshan parted the girl's hair to take a look.
They actually know each other!
She was also from Anfeng Brigade, and her name was Zhou Zhaodi.
Zhou Zhaodi was spotted as soon as she fell into the water, and Gu Yiye and Zeng Huihuang quickly rescued her. She did not faint, and started crying as soon as she got ashore.
While weeping bitterly, she said, "You shouldn't have saved me. What's the point of me living?"
Chen Meili, being kind-hearted, quickly comforted her: "Zhou Zhaodi, don't be so down. Tell us what difficulties you're facing, and we'll see if we can help."
Zhou Zhaodi looked hesitant, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. Chen Meili asked, "Is there something you're having trouble saying?"
Zhou Zhaodi nodded and said, "I...I dare not say! Waaah..."
After saying that, she started crying again.
In April, the weather was still chilly despite the change in temperature. Zhou Zhaodi had just fallen into the water and was soaked to the bone. A gentle breeze made her shiver with cold.
"Achoo!" Zhou Zhaodi sneezed loudly. She said to Chen Meili, "Chen, Zeng, and Lin, could you come with me to the brigade clinic?"
Zeng Huihuang and Chen Meili hurriedly said, "Of course, let's go quickly, don't catch a cold."
Zhou Zhaodi stood up, and Chen Meili helped her up, sighing, "Oh, how pitiful!"
Zeng Huihuang also said, "Yes, she must have been abused by her parents and forced to live a life she couldn't take anymore. Look at her name, Zhaodi, you can tell that her family is sexist."
Gu Yiye, who hadn't spoken until now, chuckled and said, "You two, don't call me big brother anymore. I don't have such stupid underlings as you."
Chen Meili was walking ahead comforting Zhou Zhaodi and didn't hear Gu Yiye's words of disdain.
Zeng Huihuang overheard this and asked, puzzled, "Huh? Why would you say that, brother?"
Lin Shanshan laughed and said, "Brother Gu is right, you guys are too naive."
Zeng Huihuang looked completely bewildered. Lin Shanshan didn't explain, as she was also thinking of going along to watch a good show.
Now that we've said it, what if these two hotheads don't send Zhou Zhaodi to the garrison anymore? There's no show to watch now.
Gu Yiye carried the wild vegetables and fish home to cook, reminding her, "Nannan, don't stay up too long. Remember to come home for dinner before 12:30."
Lin Shanshan said, "Okay, you have to cook well. Fish is my favorite food."
"I will obey your command, Madam!"
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