Thin slices of seedless watermelon...
"Hahaha...seedless. Looks like we can't grow them." Li De laughed unkindly. Everyone laughed too.
However, everyone received two large slices. It's hot, and they'll spoil if left uneaten. It's better to eat them all at once.
...
"Gu Zhou?"
"Ah!? You're awake? Ah Ying."
Gu Zhou was so exhausted that he collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.
However, he was already content that his wife had been successfully cured.
The little guy is sleeping soundly in his mother-in-law's arms.
She's still just a little girl.
"Yes. Thank you for your hard work these past few days."
"Don't say that. You should get some rest. It's time for me to go to work."
"Um."
"Mom, please make some soup for Aying with the small fish you brought back this morning. I'll think of something else this afternoon."
"good."
Gu Zhou's heart melted when he saw his daughter, who was so thin and small.
It was a rare treat when someone brought up two small grass carp, each about a foot long. Ah Ying hadn't had any milk since giving birth.
We still can't get rid of the problem. The child can only drink soup and broth. That's why he's dark-skinned, thin, and small.
Gu Zhou would get up in the middle of the night every day and look at his daughter, shedding half a pound of tears, but he dared not cry loudly.
We can only wait and endure it.
I hope a miracle happens soon.
In the afternoon, after finishing his work, Gu Zhou heard that someone had caught fish in the river that afternoon. He hurried to the door of the house where the person was.
"Knock knock knock..."
"Who is it?" The person inside asked cautiously. They didn't open the door.
"Gu Zhou, Mayor Gu."
"They're here! They're here!" The person inside began to speak urgently.
"Oh! Mayor, what brings you here?"
"I heard you caught some fish this afternoon?"
"Mayor! We didn't do anything illegal or disorderly. We were just passing by a stream when the fish jumped up on their own. So we took them home. Please don't arrest us!"
As the man spoke, he burst into tears and tried to kneel down. Gu Zhou grabbed him.
"What's the rush? I came to ask if I could have this fish. You know my wife just gave birth and wants to recover. I'll trade you something else. How about some cabbage or sweet potato?"
"No! No need... You can just take it home and eat it... Ouch! You silly woman, why are you pinching me!"
The man's wife next to them had already started cooking. She didn't want her family's meat to go to someone else for nothing!
Even if he's some damn mayor!
"No, I'll trade you vegetables? How would you like to do that?" Gu Zhou's temper was better than ever before.
He had a big smile on his face.
"Oh, Mayor! You know how hard it is for us farmers to get food! In the past, we could send you buckets and buckets of food. But look at us now..."
No one has enough to eat.
My family hasn't had any oily food in a long time.
However, since it's the mayor who wants it, then...
"Just one pound of fish in exchange for... five pounds of cabbage, radishes, and sweet potatoes?"
"One pound for five pounds! What an arrogant attitude!"
But fish is what he wants most right now. Giving him more vegetables won't hurt.
Gu Zhou tried his best to maintain a smile and said, "Okay. Weigh it. Someone just came back with me. I'll change the dishes for you."
"You woman! You..."
"Okay, okay. I'll go weigh the fish and then bring it back to you."
The woman interrupted her man with a grin, pushing him to the back. Then, still laughing, she went to work on the fish.
The man, pale and weak, stared at Gu Zhou, unable to utter a single word. Thankfully, the woman emerged quickly.
After the two left, the man collapsed to the ground.
She's really daring!
They've set their sights on the mayor.
After the initial panic subsided, he hurriedly began packing his belongings. Although everyone else had moved out, he was still hesitant about whether to move his own family's belongings.
Now, whether you want to leave or not, you have to.
Half an hour later, the woman returned carrying more than 30 kilograms of radishes and sweet potatoes.
She was stunned to see the house ransacked. She was about to sit on the floor and cry and yell when the man interrupted her.
"Stop crying! Hurry up and pack your things, let's go back to our hometown."
"ah?"
"What the hell! Go back to your hometown, do you hear me?"
"We're living here just fine. If we go back, we won't even have anything to eat now."
"You're lucky to be alive. You dare to mess with the mayor today, do you think you can continue living here?"
Don't say I didn't warn you. Once the mayor recovers, he'll have plenty of ways to deal with you!
"Really? The mayor seems quite nice. He even cheerfully invited me to come over for a visit next time."
"Pah! Hurry up and pack your things, or you'll regret it!" the man said as he continued packing the pots and pans.
The woman was stunned for a moment, then quickly began to act.
It doesn't matter where she lives, but she has to live with her husband!
...
"Great Zhou! How could this woman exchange a fish for so much stuff!" The mother-in-law was heartbroken.
"It's alright. Vegetables are easy to get, but fish are not."
"Is the child alright?"
"No. But Yingzi still doesn't have any milk."
"...Don't worry too much. Let nature take its course. We've done our best. It's okay if you lose a little weight. I'll think of something else later. After a few more months, we'll get some meat to feed you."
"good."
Gu Zhou returned to the house, washed his hands, changed his clothes, and then began to hold his precious daughter.
She was so thin and small that he was worried he might pinch her too hard and hurt her.
"Look how much you like it," Wang Lanying teased, clearly in a good mood.
"Why wouldn't we care! Look at our daughter, isn't she beautiful?"
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