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The old lady looked at Zhang Hongmei with surprise and asked, "What's wrong with you now?"
"I saw carrots and cilantro in the book, which I've never eaten before. I was thinking of asking Wang Xiaoshun to help me find some in the capital."
“I knew it. The only thing that could make you like this is food. Write to your brother Jingze and ask him to find some for you.”
"How can that be? My brother Jingze must be very busy with his studies right now. How can I let him run errands for me? Wang Xiaoshun is fine, he'll do it."
"Why be so formal with him? Just ask him for help whenever you need it."
The mother and daughter finished eating, and there was still quite a bit left. Liu Changhai still hadn't come out, but Zhang Hongmei wasn't in a hurry. She figured she could just take a car and leave tomorrow.
"Grandma, I'm going to find Dashan and the others to ask if anyone knows how to use a net? I want to go up the mountain to fish, otherwise the water is too shallow and all the fish will die."
“Go ahead. Your third uncle can do it, and so can Da Shan’s dad. Send a few more people.”
"Okay, I'm leaving now."
After Liu Changhe's wife finished scooping up the table, she said, "Hongmei, pick another cucumber to take on the way."
"No, madam, I'll make you sauerkraut fish when I catch some fish later, okay?"
"Then I'll wait."
Zhang Hongmei strolled along the road. Since it was noon and there was no one on the road, she soon arrived at Liu Maocai's house.
"Third Aunt, is my Third Uncle home?"
"Hongmei, you're back? Weren't you saying you weren't coming back?"
"I came back as soon as nothing happened." I know what I can and cannot say.
"Hongmei, what do you want from me?"
"Uncle, let's find a few people to go fishing in the pond."
"It's not easy to reach. This pool is like a well, it's very deep, and the water level has dropped by almost twenty meters."
"It's so deep? Let's go take a look."
"Okay, go and call Dashan and the others. I'll find a few more people."
Zhang Hongmei found Dashan and then Erlinzi and the others. The four of them were inseparable.
When Da Shan heard that he was going fishing, he ran home excitedly. "I went to get the net. Er Lengzi gave me the net after he left."
The other three also ran home to carry baskets and get machetes.
Zhang Hongmei also went home, took out a bundle of rope, put it in the basket, and went out the door to wait with a machete.
Zhang Hongmei, Dashan, and their four friends, along with Dashan's father and Liu Maocai, made a total of nine people who went up the mountain together.
We arrived two and a half hours later, and the water level had indeed dropped significantly.
Da Shan's father took out the net and attached the rope he had brought to the net's rope. "I'll try it out first. I feel like it's a bit risky."
Zhang Hongmei had seen the village elders throw nets before, and knew that the net had to be picked up before it could be thrown.
Da Shan's father is indeed a seasoned fisherman; he casts the net with exceptional skill and his throwing motion looks remarkably coordinated.
When the net is thrown out, it forms a circle and lands steadily in the water.
Zhang Hongmei watched as Da Shan's father lowered the rope further down the pool, realizing it must be quite deep.
Da Shan's father kept walking on the shore, pulling on the rope. "There should be fish. I can feel the rope moving."
After waiting for about five minutes, they started to pull the rope up. They could vaguely see the net being cast, and the fish in the net began to thrash around. At this point, Liu Maocai came over to help, and the two of them pulled it up together.
"Hurry up and come over here, it's too much trouble for two people to pull him."
Two more people came over, and the four of them worked together. Zhang Hongmei saw that even more big fish fell into the net.
They were finally pulled ashore, with more than ten large fish still in the net.
Da Shan ran over to help pick out the fish, while Er Linzi held the basket beside him.
These thirteen large fish filled two and a half baskets. Xiao Suo walked to Liu Maocai's side and said, "Third Uncle, I'll go with Shuangcun and carry the fish down the mountain first, otherwise it'll be a waste."
"Go ahead, be careful on the road, and have Dashan come with you."
Upon hearing that he was to go back, Da Shan immediately shouted, "Third Uncle, wait a little longer, I'll throw in a net too."
After saying that, he snatched the rope from his father's hand, tied the end that wasn't used to tie the net to his own wrist, straightened the rope, and began to pick up the net.
Xiao Suo and Shuang Cun didn't wait for Da Shan. The two of them carried baskets and went down the mountain. They finally had some meat, and they couldn't let the fish go to waste.
Zhang Hongmei found it amusing to watch Dashan frantically picking up the net.
Da Shan also got into position and threw it out, but it wasn't as round as his dad's throw; it was just a long strip, like a cucumber.
When the net is pulled up, there are two fish.
Da Shan was very frustrated, muttering to himself, "Why are there only two? Why can't I throw them round?"
None of the older men paid him any attention. Erlinzi patted Dashan on the shoulder and said, "Not bad, at least it's a cucumber, not a big piece."
"Get out of here, do you even know how to comfort people?"
Liu Maocai picked up the net; although his throw wasn't as round as Da Shan's father's, at least the net was cast.
The net also caught ten fish, which was a blow to Da Shan.
Yingzi's father's method of casting the net was different from theirs. After he picked up the net, he turned his back to the water and then threw it. It was pretty good, similar to Liu Maocai's method.
There were ten fish on the way up.
This time, I divided all the fish into several baskets. It's getting late, and this will be enough for tomorrow.
Liu Maocai walked behind and said, "Dashan, let me tell you, from now on, you're not allowed to come to the pond without us following you, understand?"
"Okay, we won't come by ourselves."
"Dashan, don't try to fool me. If I find out you dared to come here alone, I'll starve you for three days."
Da Shan said with a pained expression, "Third Uncle, I really can't come by myself, don't worry."
"I'll trust you for now, but you still have to keep a close eye on things. Whoever comes here, I'll hold you responsible."
"That won't do. What does it have to do with me if other people come here? I'm not doing it."
"It's not okay if you don't do it, I'm just making you watch. It's too dangerous here, if you fall, you won't be able to get back up."
The mountain hung its head, showing no sign of anger.
Zhang Hongmei walked in the middle, her basket empty, but she was very happy. She planned to make a sauerkraut fish dish for the old lady before leaving tomorrow.
Back in the village, the canteen had reserved food for them, and the fish they had brought back earlier had already been prepared. The seven of them ate, and Li Cuihua and her team cleaned up the remaining fish.
"Auntie, could you save me a grass carp? My great-grandmother doesn't have a good appetite, I'll make her some pickled fish."
"Okay, I've cleaned it up for you."
"Okay."
"Hongmei, this one can still live. Why don't you keep it in water and kill it when you're done with it tomorrow?"
"Are there any still alive? I'll put them in a bucket and take them back in a bit."
When they got home, Zhang Hongmei put the fish in a large basin and added a drop of spiritual spring water to ensure that the fish would live until tomorrow.
Fearing the fish might jump out, they brought over a few more wooden sticks, placed them on top of the large basin, and then weighed down with a small basin.
Then I started cleaning the house. I hadn't been back for a month, and everything was covered in dust. I opened the windows to ventilate and started cleaning.
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