"Wow, this fish is so delicious and fresh. I want to go fishing in the river tomorrow, is that okay? Dad, please take me with you!" After Goudan knew this, he felt like he had tasted the most delicious food in the world. He turned his head and looked at Zhao Jianguo and asked.
Zhao Jianguo shook his head: "Of course not, this is a public place and anyone can go. We have already caught so many fish today. If we go again tomorrow and catch more fish, we will have to hand them over to the canteen. I'm afraid we can only get a small spoonful."
Although Goudan didn't understand why they did this, he could understand that he had a whole fish but could only get a small bowl. What was that like? It was not as good as the one he had eaten.
After dinner, Zeng Wenjuan fished out the 12-pound grass carp from the barrel as planned, strung it with a straw rope, and prepared to take it to her parents-in-law's house. Goudan also followed excitedly, wanting to go see his grandparents together.
Along the way, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was not dry. Goudan was skipping in front, while Zhao Jianguo and Zeng Wenjuan were following behind, chatting about family matters. Occasionally, passers-by would see them carrying big fish and cast envious glances at them.
"Oh my! Where did you catch this fish? It must be more than 10 kilograms." An old man passing by asked in shock when he saw the grass carp in Zhao Jianguo's hand.
"Yes, this fish was caught in the river near us. It was weighed at home and it weighs about 12 kilograms. I'm going to take it over to my father-in-law and mother-in-law." Zhao Jianguo smiled and held the fish in front of the uncle so that he could see it more clearly.
"Oh my God, 12 pounds. This is the first time I've seen such a heavy grass carp. You really caught it from that river over there, right?" The uncle was a little bit unconvinced. He has been fishing there every day for the past few years, but has never caught such a big fish.
"I was fishing over there this morning, and quite a few people saw me. If you don't believe me, go ask around." Zhao Jianguo said this without further explanation, and left with Zeng Wenjuan and Goudan.
When they arrived at his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house, Chen Yitang came to open the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw the 12-jin grass carp in Zhao Jianguo's hand.
He was shocked and said: "Wow, this fish is so big, where did you buy it? Why don't you keep it for yourself? What are you doing with it?"
"Grandpa, this fish was caught by my dad. I originally wanted to get a fish as big as this one that I caught." Goudan said while gesturing with his hands.
"Oh, grandpa's dear grandson is so awesome! He can even fish." Chen Yintang bent down and picked up Goudan and said.
Zeng Wenjuan explained with a smile, "Dad, this is not bought. Jianguo and Goudan caught it today. We thought you and mom also like to eat fish, so we brought it here for you to try. We also have a solid grass carp caught by Goudan and a five-jin carp at home. We are waiting to eat them during the Chinese New Year."
After hearing this, Chen Yitang pinched Goudan's face and praised him: "Wow, our Goudan is really capable. He is not even as heavy as this fish, but he can catch such a big fish. He will have a promising future. Come with grandpa some other day."
"Okay, when grandpa is free, I will go fishing with him. We will catch lots of big fish. We will give them to everyone." Goudan said with a smile and opened his hands, in an exaggerated tone.
This made everyone present burst into laughter.
"Why are you all outside? Come in and chat." Zeng Yike heard the noise and came out of the house. Seeing a few people still standing at the door, he hurriedly greeted them.
"Oh, it's my fault. I'm too excited. Come on, let's go into the house. You still have peach cakes. Give them to our dog later." Chen Yintang went into the house holding his pocket.
Seeing the snacks on the table, Goudan struggled to jump out of Chen Yintang's arms. He then took the snacks and distributed them to the adults one by one. Finally, he took the plate and started to eat slowly.
"I was just about to go to your house to find you, and you came over. What a coincidence." Zeng Yike said with a smile.
"What's wrong? Mom, do you have something to talk to us about?" Zeng Wenjuan's eyes were full of doubts, and she asked in a puzzled tone.
"Didn't we say before that we would make a slide for Goudan in the yard? It's ready now. When you came here just now, did you see an area covered with three-color paper outside? That's the slide we made. Goudan, do you want to try it?" Zeng Yike held Goudan's hand, her eyes full of tenderness, and asked with a smile.
When Goudan heard Zeng Yike mention the slide, his eyes immediately sparkled with excitement. He put the snack plate in his hand aside and almost jumped up: "Really? Grandma, is there a slide? I want to play, I want to play!"
Zeng Yike smiled and nodded, holding Goudan's hand and walking towards the yard: "Come on, grandma will take you to see it, I guarantee you will like it."
Seeing this, Zhao Jianguo and Zeng Wenjuan smiled at each other and followed them into the yard. As expected, in a corner of the yard, there was a brand new wooden slide covered with tricolor paper, which was colorful and particularly eye-catching in the sun.
Goudan couldn't wait to run to the slide and carefully looked at the new toy with a happy smile on his face. He turned to look at the adults with anticipation in his eyes: "Can I play now?"
"Of course you can, but be careful." Zeng Yike reminded, and at the same time helped Goudan check the safety of the slide.
Goudan nodded excitedly, began to try to climb up the slide, and then slid down with a "whoosh". His clear and pleasant laughter filled the entire yard.
"Wow, this slide is much more fun than the ones in the park. There's a swing here. You can slide down the slide and jump around on it. There's also a net here. I won't fall out. It's so cool. Who made this?" Goudan spoke word by word with a chubby face.
"This was made by a craftsman hired by your grandpa. We have thought of many safety features and added them. This is safer than the ones in the park. We are relieved when you play with it. If you want to play in the future, just stay at your grandparents' house." Zeng Yike stood there, radiating tenderness. She explained to Goudan bit by bit.
Goudan jumped and danced on the spring mat, very excited: "Okay, hey, I want to stay here tomorrow. My brothers came over to play just now, it will be fun for us to play together then."
"Okay, tomorrow grandma will ask your grandpa to prepare snacks and cut fruits at home, and wait for you kids to come over." When Zeng Yike heard that Goudan was coming over tomorrow, her tone became more excited and her face was full of smiles.
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