The connection between their township and the county seat is the Yihe Bridge. The river flows under the bridge, and on both sides of the river are riverbanks and reed marshes.
Not to mention the deep water, people still flock to the shallow water all year round to join in the fun.
Sure enough, quite a few people came here to fish during the Chinese New Year. Because it was the holiday, no one was in charge, so there were a lot of people.
Undeterred by the bitter cold, they would squat there all night with their homemade fishing rods and nets.
When they arrived, some of them had already been there for a day and a night, and of course, they had reaped a great harvest.
The buckets they brought were already filled with all sorts of fish.
It's no wonder the ecological environment was so good back then; the river wasn't polluted, and there were plenty of clams, crabs, small fish, shrimp, and shellfish.
"How about we make a fish basket when we get home tonight and see if we can catch any fish in the river?"
Their village is only two miles from the river, not far, but the river has been shallow due to drought in recent years.
Take this river in front of us, for example. It's much wider than their tributaries, and the water is deep in some places and dry in others.
The appearance of patches of sandbars indicates a drop in water levels. The place they are standing on now would have been the middle of the river a few years ago.
Suddenly, the crowd erupted in commotion because a fisherman's hook seemed to have caught something big. He pulled and pulled, and what he finally pulled up made everyone's faces change.
It turned out to be a humanoid object wrapped in something. With just one glance, Tao Zui blindfolded her, then swept her up in a princess carry and took her away from the scene. The other brothers' faces also looked extremely ugly.
"What the hell is this? It's the New Year, how can I be so unlucky? Ugh, I'm going home, I'm not going anywhere else, hurry up."
She had seen plenty of dead people drinking wine in her past life, but she had never seen one brewed into a giant statue before. To be honest, she really wanted to see it.
But my brothers...
Sigh, this is the first time I've realized that having many older brothers can be quite a hassle.
Even though they had gone far away, the screams coming from the crowd in the distance were still very piercing.
In this day and age, there is no shortage of onlookers. Seeing more and more people heading towards the river, Xiao Jiu regretted that the scene had probably already been ruined.
It was already dark when I got home. To avoid worrying my family, my older brother told me not to tell anyone about the bad luck that had happened that day.
Their mother roasted hot sweet potatoes and potatoes for them, and also cooked a big pot of cornmeal and yam porridge.
These yams were brought over by Xiaojiu and asked Fifth Sister to deliver them. They are genuine iron stick yams, and each family received two boxes, each box containing ten catties.
No main course was prepared for dinner; each person had a bowl of porridge, along with roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes, and a plate of spicy shredded radish salad.
It was a simple meal, but the whole family was very satisfied.
Just after we finished eating, cheers erupted from outside: "Yay, it's snowing! It's snowing!"
Xiao Jiu ran to the yard and looked up. Although she couldn't see clearly, her face was obviously cold with snowflakes falling on it.
Wow, it's really snowing!
Xiao Jiu didn't have high expectations for this snow, because according to the past two years, it hasn't been very heavy, unless it snows for several days in a row.
Who would have thought that this snow would accumulate to her knees overnight? Such deep snow made her grandparents and parents very happy.
"A timely snow promises a good harvest! This snow might just save our wheat!"
As the saying goes, "If the wheat is covered with three layers of snow, you'll be sleeping on a pillow of steamed buns next year."
This snow is excellent for the land, but it's a bit too thick for the houses.
After breakfast, the brothers set up ladders and started shoveling snow from the roof.
After sweeping the snow off the Tao family's house, they swept the Zhou family's house. By the time they had cleared the snow off the roofs of both houses, it was almost noon.
At this moment, Mother came back from outside and told them the gossip she had heard.
"A dead body was found in the river under our bridge yesterday. The police came to the village today and said the dead one was Gou Dan!"
Xiao Jiu's hand holding the broom suddenly tightened. "Dog Egg?"
How did he end up in the Yi River?
That night, Fourth Sister threw the two brothers into a stinking ditch, and their wounds weren't serious enough to kill them!
If that person is Gou Dan, then what about Gou Sheng?
Thinking of this, she immediately threw down the broom and rushed to the front yard.
The older sisters were also gathered together talking about this, and Cuihong expressed her certainty.
"They were seriously injured, but they won't die, I'm sure of that."
Moreover, they returned to the village on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, and some people saw them limping.
People in our village say that these two have gotten into trouble again, otherwise why would they have been beaten up like that?
They said I was the one who made the call, and someone came to me to confirm.
Although I couldn't hear the whole thing, I could tell from the lip movements that it was indeed the names of Gou Dan and Gou Sheng.
As for why they didn't come directly to me, perhaps they were afraid I'd cripple them?
Fourth Sister's words were immediately confirmed by Seventh and Eighth Sisters, "Yes, they did come back on the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, and many people can testify to that."
These two even caused a scene at the third wife's house, and pushed that old hag over. The old woman cried and screamed, cursing them as bastards.
The old couple from the third branch of the Zhou family had a terrible reputation. Whether in the Tang family or the Tao family, they all cursed her as a dead old woman.
Although Lao Qi and Lao Ba had no direct conflict with them, they got used to it and started calling them that.
Dog Egg is dead, but Dog Sheng can't be found. Because these two have such bad reputations, and it's the Lunar New Year, the police came, asked a few questions, and left.
Since no one came to the Tang family to question him, it was obvious that no one would think that what the brothers said about being "beaten by Tang Cuihua" that day was the cause of his death.
Tang Cuihong had a clear conscience; she knew exactly how much force she used.
That day, they threw it more than three meters high, and surprisingly, they weren't seriously injured. They were even able to walk back to the village from the town. This shows that although they are bad people, their physical fitness is not bad.
If someone dies in a river, it can only be described as homicide, not suicide, right?
Perhaps the missing Gou Sheng is the key.
Even though the body of someone like Gou Dan, who died an unnatural death, is taken away by the police for investigation, the family still has to go through some formalities.
But the truth is, the third branch of the family was practically celebrating with gongs and drums. Their uncles, aunts, and other relatives were all overjoyed, their eyes practically slits from laughing. They kept cursing them, saying they deserved it and that it would be best if the other one died too, so he wouldn't come out and cause trouble for others.
While the villagers may share this sentiment, it's somewhat inappropriate for you, as their relatives, to say it in public.
Although everyone knows that since Zhou Dashan died, their branch of the family has been deeply affected.
The daughter had no choice but to marry far away, and the sons all married women who were not good-looking.
If it weren't for the savings he extorted from the eldest son of the Zhou family, he probably wouldn't have been able to find a wife.
Furthermore, Zhou Dashan's wife ran away, and the two sons he left behind are both troublesome, looking exactly like their father, a scoundrel.
They were so shameless that even old men and women were driven to curse them every day.
Their house is in constant chaos, proving the saying that the wicked deserve to be tormented by the wicked, like a mute eating bitter herbs, unable to express their suffering.
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