After his life became better off, Mai Sui no longer went into the mountains to hunt every day. He only sent prey to Lao Ding every now and then.

There has never been a shortage of meat at home, but eggs are no longer considered meat now, only real meat is considered meat.

When the weather is hot, Mai Hongcai cooks a pot of mung bean porridge every day, adding rock sugar and then cools it with cold well water.

Not only did Mai Sui enjoy the drink, but he and Mai Lao San also got to enjoy it.

Of course, after resting for a day or two, Mai Hongcai and Mai Laosan still have to go back to work in the fields.

But they didn't have to get ten work points, six centimeters would be enough, and both of them felt a lot more relaxed.

Mai Xiangdong was relieved to see that they were finally willing to come out to work.

As for the wheat ear, who can control her?

As long as she doesn't hit people anymore, Mai Xiangdong will be thankful and he doesn't dare to ask for too much.

Anyway, 30 work points have been deducted from Mai Laosan's family. Even if other villagers are unhappy, they can only complain behind his back and cannot say anything against Mai Xiangdong openly.

In this way, Mai Sui finally gained a foothold in Lianhua Village.

However, the villagers living near Mai Laosan’s house can always smell the aroma of meat at mealtime.

They didn't think much about it before, because when pork was distributed last time, they got three pounds of wheat ears, which was enough to eat for two or three days.

But it has been seven or eight days and we can still smell the meat, which makes everyone curious.

So, there are always people who come to get close to Mai Lao San, asking what his family has eaten recently and why it smells so much like meat.

Mai Lao San started to lie: "Didn't Mai Sui pick up a wild boar in the mountains last time? So he likes to go for a stroll in the mountains whenever he has time.

Hey, you know what, my dog ​​Mai Sui is really lucky. He can pick up a chicken or a rabbit from time to time.

It's so tiring to do the double harvest, Mai Sui said she wanted to nourish me well, my daughter is filial, I can't do anything, alas~

I won’t say any more. I’m going to go back and eat. I don’t know what delicious food I’m going to have today. I’m hungry after working all morning.”

After showing off, Mai Lao San walked away with a smug look on his face.

The villagers were left with their eyes rolled up to the sky.

Sun Dazhuang, who was jealous of Mai Lao San, said with a loud "Puh" and said, "Only his daughter is filial? Everyone in the village knows that Mai Sui beats him like his grandson every day at home."

Some villagers also said something fair: "He wasn't beaten every day. He was beaten less recently. I haven't heard Mai Lao San screaming for several days."

The villagers still envy Mai Laosan very much.

"If I can eat meat every day, I am willing to be beaten. Anyway, I have thick skin and flesh, and I won't die from a few beatings."

"Yes, I am willing to do so. Mai Sui has skinny arms and legs, how much strength can he have? I think Mai Lao San just screamed so loudly on purpose."

"You think Mai Sui is really so lucky? Did she really pick up the meat in the mountains?"

"What else could it be? If they didn't pick it up, could it have fallen from the sky? I haven't seen them go into town to buy things recently."

"I wonder who dug the trap, and Mai Sui found it. She goes into the mountains every day to rob people."

"No wonder she doesn't work in the fields. It turns out it's because of this!"

"How can this be called robbery? Whoever picks up something in the mountains owns it. When I finish my work in the fields, I will go into the mountains to pick up something too."

"I'll go too, we can go together then."

"Okay, I'll call you."

"And me. And me."

"......"

In fact, Mai Sui was a bit tired of eating meat every day, either chicken or rabbit. The key point was that Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai’s cooking skills were just so-so, and they only knew a few fixed methods.

They are not annoyed, but the ears of wheat are annoyed.

So, in the afternoon, after Mai Laosan and Mai Hongcai went out to work, Mai Sui took a homemade fishing rod and went to the river to fish.

Others use earthworms for fishing, while Wheat Ear uses cotton.

As for where the cotton came from, it was naturally pulled from Mai Lao San’s pillow.

There is a river more than two meters wide at the entrance of Lianhua Village, which is a tributary of the Yangtze River.

The fish here are raised by God, just like the prey in the mountains, whoever catches it owns it.

But the reason why Lotus Village is called Lotus Village is because it is rich in lotus roots and has more than a dozen lotus ponds of various sizes.

There are fish there, but the fish there are public property and you cannot fish them casually. Otherwise, it will be considered stealing public property and you will be arrested and criticized.

Mai Sui had asked Mai Lao San about these situations in advance and would not deliberately violate the village rules. She went to the river to fish honestly.

She was wearing a straw hat and had moved the bamboo chair from home to a big tree by the river.

Put a bucket next to it and set up the fishing rod leisurely.

Mai Sui even brought a dictionary.

From a distance, the girl had picturesque features and a graceful figure. The scattered sunlight shone through the leaves onto her, making her look as if she was glowing.

What a fairy-tale painting with beautiful mountains, beautiful waters and even more beautiful people.

Several educated youth at the educated youth point were assigned work right by the river, and when they saw this scene, they couldn't help but reveal a look of fascination.

As intellectuals (high school students), they should have enjoyed the sunshine just like wheat ears, sitting leisurely under the shade of trees, fishing and reading.

Or you can invite a few good friends to sit on the grass and talk about poetry and distant places.

Instead of working hard in the fields like they do now, with leeches crawling on their calves to suck their blood and rice stalks cutting their palms.

In contrast, they suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness and wanted to cry.

Zhao Xue looked down at her hands covered in yellow mud, and suddenly said to Lin Ranran beside her:

"Ran Ran, look at others, relying on the fact that they are relatives of the captain, they are so blatantly lazy and don't work.

We work so hard all day and only get six work points, but others have the leisure to fish. It really shows that the world is going downhill and people’s hearts are no longer as they used to be.”

Lin Ranran was a loudmouthed person. She was already upset, and after being provoked by Zhao Xue, she couldn't hold back any longer and blurted out:

"The captain is too lawless. He really thinks everyone is afraid of him. Believe it or not, I will report him to the commune!"

Li Qiming, the educated youth leader, heard this and immediately scolded Lin Ranran in a low voice:

"Lin Ranran, what are you talking about! Shut up right now, or someone might hear you!"

"If they heard it, they heard it. Since I dare to say it, I am not afraid of others hearing it. It is wrong for the captain to protect his relatives. If he dares to do it, why can't I say something?"

Lin Ranran became more and more angry as she spoke, and she even threw the sickle in her hand, splashing mud and water all over her body.

Li Qiming saw some villagers nearby looking at them, so he immediately walked up to Lin Ranran and said:

"Lin Ranran, why are you making such a fuss? The captain deducted 30 work points from someone. How can that be considered as shielding him? If you don't want to do it, I will deduct 30 work points from you!"

Although thirty work points are not worth much money, they can be exchanged for several kilograms of grain at the end of the year.

Lin Ranran went to the countryside as an educated youth. Apart from the subsidies given by the government, her family did not give her a penny.

She couldn't bear to have her work points deducted.

Besides, Lin Ranran was still thinking about returning to the city. If she didn't perform well, she would definitely not be able to get the chance to return to the city.

As for what he said just now about going to the commune to report the team leader, it was just something he said casually, but he actually didn't dare to do it.

Because the team leader had to write comments for these educated youth every year and submit them to the educated youth office.

If you offend the captain, you will easily be framed.

No one would be so stupid unless it is absolutely necessary.

Besides, Mai Sui not working has no impact on Lin Ranran. She would have to be crazy to report this to the team leader.

After hearing what Li Qiming said, Lin Ranran immediately came to her senses, then bent down to pick up the sickle and continued working.