Chapter 103: Catching Fish. Zong Lao San is a bad guy after all. ...
Once people have money or power, many poor relatives will appear.
But no one would have thought that people who had been separated for so long could still have the nerve to come back together again.
The third elder of the Zong family was filled with hatred. His hatred for the eldest branch of the Zong family had made him forget that they were once blood relatives.
He hoped that the eldest family would suffer misfortune, like his eldest brother who died early.
But now he is old, and when he sees his son being beaten, he has no chance to resist.
He knew that he was incompetent and could do nothing. His evil intentions would only bring disaster to his family.
He wiped away his tears and said to his grandmother Huaixue and her family.
"Forget about the marriage with the eldest wife of the Zong family."
"Uncle, what do you mean by that? Our two families are relatives. I am the child's uncle."
Huaixue's grandmother and her family have been feeling elated these past two days.
In their eyes, Huaixue was just a worthless girl. If it weren't for the Zong family's current wealth, they wouldn't look down on her.
"Uncle, please tell me what's wrong." Several people urged.
宗老三总不能说宗骁找上门来狠狠揍了他儿一顿，他只好扯谎道：“那孩子不吉利！克爹又克娘的, 你们还是别想了, 万一娶回来, 再克夫咋办。”
The people at Huaixue's grandmother's house changed their expressions instantly.
Seeing that his words had an effect, Zong Lao San quickly threw some dirty water on Huai Xue.
Anyway, Zong Xiao asked him to solve this problem, but he didn't tell him how to solve it.
He continued, "That Zong Xiao, Huaixue's second uncle, almost died when he went into the mountains. I heard he did it to earn money for her medical treatment. And her second aunt also nearly died during the plague. I heard she made Huaixue move out of the yard, and that's when she got better. Look at what this is, if not a nemesis."
These words were all made up by the third elder of the Zong family, but these people couldn't even see the eldest wife of the Zong family, so how could they find out whether they were true or not?
It turns out that these people value their lives more than money.
Especially since they have always known that on the day Huaixue was born, her mother and father were indeed gone.
Such things inevitably make people think of it as a case of conflict with relatives.
The third elder of the Zong clan pretended to be a good guy and said, "I've thought about it for two days and I think this is not a good idea. I can't afford to cause trouble for such a small amount of money. Maybe the Zong family is eager to marry my nemesis off as soon as possible."
"But I'm just giving you some advice. If you want to take the risk, I won't stop you. But if anything happens to your family in the future, don't blame me."
The room was completely silent, and all the people who had been arguing loudly just now were now silent.
Uncle Huaixue only had two children, a son and a daughter. If marrying Huaixue really led to the loss of his only son... he didn't dare to think about it.
"Mom, about this matter." Uncle Huaixue looked at his mother and said hesitantly.
"Then...why not take another look?"
After the Third Brother of the Zong clan finished his business, he was about to leave.
The group of people were very grateful to him, and when they saw him about to leave, they gave him a basket of meat.
Zong Lao San finally felt relieved when he saw that these people really believed his words like fools.
As for the piece of meat, he accepted it readily.
All the members of the Zong family were concerned about Huaixue's matter.
Every day, someone would pick Huaixue up and drop her off at school. They would always go early and keep an eye on the people around them.
After half a month, seeing that no one came to Huaixue's grandmother's place, Zong Xiao was finally sure that the matter had been resolved by Zong Lao San.
But he didn't know that the third brother of the Zong family had used such a despicable method. If Zong Xiao had known in advance, he would definitely have solved the matter himself and broken the legs of the third brother of the Zong family's son as well.
It wasn't until June that Qiu Xuan found out that Zong Xiao had broken the finger of Zong Lao San's son.
She looked at Zong Xiao helplessly. Just when Zong Xiao thought she was going to scold him for his reckless behavior, Qiu Xuan said, "I thought it was something serious. Turns out it's just a few broken fingers."
Zong Xiao smiled.
"Don't you think I'm a little cruel to them?"
Qiu Xuan shook her head. "Their family has done so many bad things. Breaking three fingers doesn't count as a lesson. It depends on whether they can learn from it."
Anyway, the third daughter-in-law of the Zong family, who had a short memory, was already dead. Qiu Xuan believed in cause and effect and retribution.
"If they really do it next time, I will definitely not show mercy."
However, Huaixue's incident also taught them a lesson. Although their family did not intend to marry their child off early, there might be outsiders who were always eyeing them.
Qiu Xuan thought that someone had to accompany Huaixue and look after her. In two years, when she was old enough, she could choose her own husband.
In the past, the clan mother only wanted Huaixue to grow up safely. As for her future marriage, the clan mother had never thought about it and dared not think about it.
But as the days go by, these problems gradually become apparent.
The grandmother could no longer hide and had to face these things.
"Mom thought we'd ask around first. There are still several years to go, so let's get a feel for the right families first."
Qiu Xuan smiled, "Mom, it's useless for us to think they're suitable. This will depend on Huaixue in the future. Why not wait a few more years and see if she finds someone she likes?"
In the whole room, only Qiu Yu dared to say such words.
In everyone's opinion, how can a girl choose her own husband? This is really...
"Okay, I'll listen to you." The clan mother thought about it and agreed with Qiu Yun.
After all, Huaixue was raised by her since she was a child. As a grandmother, she only hopes for the child's happiness. If she had chosen the person herself, perhaps the child would be happier.
Summer is here in the blink of an eye, and the weather is hotter than before.
The Zong family had never bought ice in previous years, but this summer was so hot that the family decided to buy some.
There was a box of ice in each of the three sleeping rooms, and the temperature in the room dropped quickly.
Qiu Xuan's originally somewhat irritable heart was gradually calmed down.
She picked up the book beside her pillow again and began to read slowly.
In the past six months, she has read all the enlightenment books. Now, except for some difficult and uncommon words that she cannot recognize at the moment, she has no problem recognizing the rest.
This is a book that can be read without pictures.
The little kid Zong Shuyun loves to listen to stories. She comes to this room and stays for a long time every day. She won't leave until Qiu Yun finishes a story.
Yueyang was so angry about this that he spanked him twice, but the child showed no fear and didn't feel any pain.
"This child jumped over here when I wasn't watching him." Yueyang sat on a stool and fanned herself. The room was cool, but she was sweating from anger.
Qiu Xuan smiled and said, "Don't be angry. I'm just sitting here alone with nothing to do. Shu Yun, come over and help me relieve my boredom."
Yueyang glanced at her belly and murmured, "Second sister-in-law, please don't spoil him. You're so heavy and tired all day. It's not okay if this fat kid touches you."
Yueyang was extremely cautious when she was pregnant with Shuyun, and now when she saw Qiuyun, she thought of herself again.
She couldn't help but give a few more instructions.
"Okay, but I'm really bored all day now, and your second brother won't let me go to the shop."
Since June, Qiu Xuan has never left the house.
Of course, the weather is one reason, and another reason is that her family doesn't allow her to go out, fearing that she might get bumped or bruised.
There are so many people in the shop that an accident could happen if you are not careful.
Qiu Xuan has had some free time since then, but when people have too much free time, they will have nothing to do.
Yueyang's eyes turned and he came up with a good idea.
She invited, "How about you wait until the evening when it's not too hot, sister-in-law, come with us to the creek and watch the children catch fish."
Qiu Yu: "Are there fish in the stream over here?"
The stream coming down from the mountain is just behind their house. For some reason, there is more water in the stream this year than in previous years.
Yueyang replied, "I heard from Siqi's kid that there are some small fish in there, but they shouldn't be many or very big, so the kids can just catch them for fun."
Qiu Xuan had indeed not been out for a long time, so she agreed immediately.
Anyway, she was just watching from the side and not going into the water, so nothing would happen.
At sunset, Siqi went to the private school to pick up Huaixue. On the way back, they bought two small bamboo baskets to hold fish.
Unlike the ones I knitted at home, this one has a lid on top. It looks so delicate.
Qiu Xuan also changed into a neat dress. She tied her hair up and followed them, walking with Yue Yang.
The evening breeze blew across the water, making the surroundings cool.
"Aunt Second and Aunt Third, you guys sit here, we'll take Shuyun to catch it." Huaixue took Shuyun's hand and led the little guy to the river.
But they overestimated the depth of the stream and overestimated Shuyun's height.
As soon as the little guy entered the water, his waist disappeared.
If Huaixue hadn't held his hand, he would have been washed away by the water.
With a cry of "Wow", Shuyun started crying in fear.
Yueyang also reacted at this time. She quickly stepped forward and picked up Shuyun and held her tightly in her arms.
The little guy was crying loudly and no one could comfort him.
Huaixue pinched his chubby little hand, trying to coax him.
The little guy didn't give any face and kept crying.
Huaixue blamed herself in her heart, if only she wanted to test the depth of the water.
Seeing that she had lost interest, Yueyang quickly called Siqi over.
"You two go and catch him. Shuyun is fine. He just hasn't played in the water before. After I coax him into playing, I'll let you and I take him out to play in the water."
Seeing Huaixue still unwilling to leave.
Qiu Xuan also said, "Go ahead, the two of you catch a couple of small fish, and then this little fat kid will stop crying and will definitely cling to you and call him sister."
Seeing that both aunts said so, Huaixue finally joined the four flags again.
The two of them didn't go far, but caught fish around them.
Shuyun's pants were all wet, but luckily it was summer, so it was okay even if it was just this.
Yueyang simply took off his pants, leaving only a short shirt on him. Afraid that his butt would be scratched by the stones, Yueyang put the wet clothes underneath him.
Qiu Yun couldn't bear to watch any longer. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Yueyang, why don't you go home and change Shuyun's clothes first? Don't let him get cold."
Yueyang slapped him on the butt and signaled the little fat boy to move.
She controlled her strength, and although there was some noise, it didn't hurt.
The little fat boy groaned a few times in grievance, but did not cry again.
"It's okay, sister-in-law. He won't be cold even if he's naked. When he was one year old, he was naked all day long."
Qiu Xuan thought, at least she was naked at home at that time, but now she was outside, and if someone saw her, she would make a joke.
As the sun set, the group was almost an hour late at the stream.
Huaixue came back wading through the water carrying a bamboo basket. There were only two small fish in her basket, one of which was given to her by Si.
"Aunt, look." Huaixue let everyone look at the bamboo basket as if she was presenting a treasure.
The little fish was not even as big as a palm, so it was impossible to eat it, so I could only keep it.
"That's right, it's good to have some small fish. When we get home, I'll ask Grandma to find you a big tank and keep these small fish in it."
After they packed up their things, they started walking home.
Little Shuyun had stopped crying a long time ago and was now being held by Siqi. However, he kept twisting and turning in Siqi's arms, and his white buttocks were very dazzling and could not be covered.
It just so happened that Zong Xiao and his friends came back early today and ran into Qiu Yun and the others in front of their house.
Zong Xiao jumped off the mule cart and ran straight to Qiu Yun's side. He looked her up and down, and was relieved to see that she was fine.
"Why did you go to the stream?" he asked.
"It's so boring to just sit at home doing nothing. But how did you know we went to the stream?" Qiu Xuan looked down at her dress and it was not wet.
Zong Xiao raised his eyes and motioned her to look aside.
"Seeing Shu Yun naked, I guessed it right away." Zong Xiao supported her and said with a smile.
Qiu Xuan: "We completely forgot that Shu Yun wasn't even grown yet. The stream was already above his waist. But Huai Xue and the others did catch some small fish."
When Huaixue heard someone calling her name, she turned back and opened the lid to show Zong Xiao.
"Uncle, look, little fish!" Huaixue had a very good memory. She hummed twice, "Uncle once said he would take me fishing, but he still hasn't taken me to catch any."
This happened several years ago, and Qiu Xuan and Zong Xiao almost forgot about it.
No one expected that the little girl still remembered it.
Qiu Xuan looked at Zong Xiao with a smile, wanting to see how he would respond.
Unexpectedly, this time Zong Xiao readily agreed and said that he would take her with him when he went into the mountains in two days.
When Huaixue heard that they were going into the mountains to catch fish, she was so happy that she ran home as fast as she could. She wanted to tell her grandmother the news.
Seeing the man walking away, Qiu Xuan asked him.
"Why do you want to go into the mountains?"
Zong Xiao helped her up the stairs and said with his head down, "Third brother said we should get some grilled fish this year as usual. We can make a lot of money with this fish, so I thought we might as well go into the mountains and catch some to keep at home."
"Okay, then you can look after Huaixue and the others."
After all, it's in the mountains, much more dangerous than down there.
"Don't worry."
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