Chapter 93 Fishing
I don’t know if it’s the same across the country, but the closer it gets to the Chinese New Year, the less I want to do anything and I just wait for it wholeheartedly.
Let’s wait until after the New Year to discuss everything.
Everyone was not in the mood to work, and the educated youth also took a break.
The sun came out that day and it was much warmer than the previous few days, so Lu Ping'an led his older brothers to fish in the river.
Dahe Village, as the name suggests, is built along the river. A big river runs through the entire village, which also makes Dahe Village richer than other villages.
Villagers can also go to the river to catch some fish from time to time to satisfy their hunger.
"It's safe. Fortunately it's not frozen. The water is too cold. I'm shivering."
Lu Yong hugged his arms and shook.
His trouser legs were rolled up high, and the cold river water was like fine blades scratching his legs. He was so stiff that he could not walk.
Lu Yong suspected that the cold river water could cut off the hair on his legs.
"Second brother, you are too weak. I suggest you don't give Sixia to your parents anymore. Just sleep with her and take good care of her. Look at you, you are such a wretch."
The Army taunted mercilessly.
Lu Yong glanced at his elder brother.
Although Lu Jun tried hard to restrain himself, his chattering teeth when he spoke betrayed him, and even his voice was broken and trembling.
"Brother, forget it, stop pretending, we are the same, you can shake if you want, I won't laugh at you."
"Who... who is pretending... your brother is... I am so hot and furious now!"
This is a matter of man's dignity, and Lu Jun can only grit his teeth and pretend that he is not cold.
The "hot" army was so frozen by the river water that they wanted to stand on tiptoes and dance in the river.
"Brother, you scared all my shrimps away!"
Lu Ping'an held the homemade "shrimp scraper" in his hand and stared quietly at the shrimps by the river.
Mantis shrimps run fast in the summer and are difficult to catch, but they slow down in the winter and are much easier to catch.
Just as he was about to take action, the army next to him suddenly started dancing and gesticulating, scaring the shrimps so much that they ran around in panic.
"Oh, how could I be the one who scared you? I was fishing seriously. It was obviously your weak second brother who scared me."
The Army refused to accept.
Lu Yong pulled over his elder brother who was pretending to be calm and said, "Alright, elder brother, if you don't catch any fish, we will have to stand here. You should catch them sooner and leave in the morning. I really can't bear it any longer."
The two of them caught four fish, and Lu Ping'an also got a small bucket of shrimps.
As soon as they finished fishing, Lu Jun and Lu Yong couldn't wait to go ashore.
"Why is it colder coming up here? I'm going."
When the cold wind blew, the hair on their legs was so frozen that they were about to stand up.
"Brother, I can't refuse to admit my age anymore."
Lu Yong sighed.
Lu Ping'an had a complicated expression on his face and turned to look to the other side.
Following his line of sight, the two saw Uncle Zhou, who was in his forties, throwing a basket to catch fish with great energy. He could even see a few drops of sweat slowly dripping from his forehead...
"Forget it, big brother, second brother, you can take care of Siyu and Sixia by yourselves from now on. Don't bother mom and dad. It's not necessary. It's really not necessary."
Lu Ping'an looked at the two of them solemnly, and paid special attention to certain places, showing suspicion and worry.
Army Lu Yong: ...
The two looked at each other for a second, as if they had made up their minds, and one of them kicked Lu Ping'an in the butt.
"Get lost!"
"Hey! My shrimp!!!"
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The twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.
The day to slaughter the New Year pig has arrived.
Uncle Zhang is not only an expert in making wooden products, but he is also quick and skillful in slaughtering pigs. Every year when the New Year pig is slaughtered, Uncle Zhang is called upon.
Lu Pingan pulled Shen Xiaoyue up early in the morning.
"Wife, hurry up, we won't be able to squeeze in later."
"I know, I know."
Shen Xiaoyue was busy tying her hair.
Kill the pig on the 25th and divide it on the 26th.
Although the key point is dividing the meat, which has to wait until the next day, most people rush over to watch the fun on the first day when the pigs are caught.
When we got to the square, there was already a small circle of people gathered there.
Lu Guodong was the village party secretary. He led Zhang Bo and others to catch pigs early in the morning.
The pig is bled, blown, hair removed, and the head removed. Finally, it is hung up on an iron hook, rinsed clean, and weighed.
This process took half a day.
"How much will our family get?"
Shen Xiaoyue was a little curious.
Three pigs were slaughtered today. There are quite a few people in the village, and the weight allocated to each household is limited.
"I don't know. It depends on the total weight. Dad and the others will count the number of people and work points tonight. Usually it's based on the number of people."
"Then we can take a lot."
Lu Ping'an was touched by her greedy look: "What are you saying, my wife, when have I ever let you eat this piece of meat less?"
Shen Xiaoyue curled her lips: “This is different, usually we buy it, but now we share the meat.”
By the next day, the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, the two were just one step late and could not squeeze in.
"What, what, what did you see?"
The person in front was half a head taller than Shen Xiaoyue. Even though she jumped as hard as she could, she could only see Lu Guodong reading a notebook through the gap between his shoulders.
Lu Guodong was holding a notebook and reading from it, while a man next to him was tying up pork and was responsible for handing it to the villagers.
"Liang Chunhua, this is yours."
"Secretary Lu, you must be mistaken. How come there are only this many people? There are five of us."
"Tsk, everyone knows that your child can't even walk yet, that's all, hurry up, don't delay the next person."
"Zhang Liyang, this is your home."
"Secretary Lu, why is it pig offal!"
"You got it by drawing lots yourself, you can't blame anyone else!"
Almost everyone who received the meat had problems of one kind or another. After all, there was only a certain amount of good meat on the pig, and it could only be decided by drawing lots, which made it impossible to satisfy everyone.
But everyone just complained a few times, and they all knew the situation of their own families.
He would stand by the meat stall and curse, but would turn around and smile. No matter whether it was pig offal, pig head or pig feet, they were all rare delicacies. Even a bone would be cooked into soup until there was nothing left.
Seeing Shen Xiaoyue jumping around, Lu Pingan couldn’t help laughing and patted his shoulder: “Wife, sit up.”
"don't want."
Everyone else was standing there obediently, but she felt embarrassed.
"It's okay. Look, my second brother is holding Sixia up."
Shen Xiaoyue: …
"I am as old as Sixia!"
"So what? Sixia is my second brother's baby, and you are my baby."
Lu Ping'an felt a little embarrassed, so he leaned close to Shen Xiaoyue's ear and whispered to her, looking around, afraid that someone would notice him.
As he was talking, his face turned red before anything happened.
"No, no, just tell me what you see."
I don’t know what the Lu family ate to grow up. Each one is taller than the other, and they stand out from the crowd in the village.
She even suspected that she would be afraid of heights if she was carried on his shoulders.
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