Chapter 30 The Trouble with Fish



Afterwards, several more parents of children tried it a few more times.

The results were naturally no surprise, all ended in failure.

After this incident, Mai Sui gained a new understanding of the people in this world.

It's all garbage!

It would be bad enough that he has poor fighting power, but he can't even catch a fish.

If this happened in her original world, any child who could swing the fishing rod could catch a fish.

All parents: ....You are so awesome, can’t we just stop fishing?

Well, if fish were so easy to catch, would everyone still be so greedy for meat?

When the children saw that their father hadn’t caught any fish, they cried in panic: “I want to eat fish! I want to eat fish!”

"Eat the shitty fish, come back with me and eat sweet potatoes!"

Some parents feel sorry for their children and are willing to exchange eggs for fish.

In the end, Mai Laosan only kept three big ones and exchanged all the others.

Afterwards, Mai Laosan carried the fish, Mai Hongcai moved the chair, and Mai Sui held the fishing rod, and the family of three went home happily.

Everyone looked at Mai Sui's back and couldn't help but sigh:

"Fools are blessed with good fortune. Even fish treat wheat ears differently. It's amazing!"

"Do you think Mai Sui is the reincarnation of the boy who distributes wealth under the seat of Guanyin Bodhisattva? Otherwise, why is she so lucky?"

"Hey, you are being superstitious. You can't say that. If the captain hears it, he will definitely teach you a lesson again."

"The captain is not here, so what's wrong with me saying a few words?"

The story spread like wildfire, and everyone concluded that the wheat ear was the reincarnation of the boy who gave away money.

In order to bring good luck, some villagers even asked their children to get closer to the wheat ears.

For example, Wang Cuihua.

She asked her son Goudan, "Why didn't you go with Maoqiu and the others to look for wheat today?"

"Didn't you say that Mai Sui is a fool and told me not to mess with her, lest she make me a fool too?"

Wang Cuihua had a heart attack: "Did I say that?"

Goudan was sure and certain: "You said it, and you said it more than once."

"Ahem... the situation is different now. Mai Sui is the reincarnation of the boy who gives away wealth. If you hang around her more often, you might be able to pick up a wild boar."

Goudan grumbled, somewhat reluctantly: "What if she hits me?"

He still remembered the last time Mai Sui threw mud at him, it hurt so much.

"Why are you like a piece of wood? If you don't call her a fool, will she hit you?"

"Didn't you say she was a fool?"

"...Shut up! Why did I give birth to such a fool like you!"

......

Mai Laosan was frying fish at home when Mai Liangcai suddenly came.

Ever since he was beaten up by Mai Sui last time, his attitude towards Mai Sui has changed.

No, he didn't look for Mai Lao San, but went directly to Mai Sui:

"Mai Sui, I heard from the villagers that you caught a lot of fish. Do you have any left? Can you give me one?

As you know, your sister-in-law is pregnant, and I want to give her some good food to nourish her body."

After saying that, Mai Liangcai took out ten eggs from his arms and wanted to exchange them for fish.

Although Mai Sui is not well versed in the ways of the world, he is not completely ignorant of them.

Since Mai Liangcai came to her house on his own initiative, she did him a favor and gave him the remaining two fish.

"One for you and one for Second Uncle. Please help me deliver them.

Forget the eggs. We have more than a hundred at home and we can’t finish them all.”

Mai Liangcai wanted to say something when Mai Laosan heard his voice and came out of the kitchen.

"Good material, why are you being so polite in Uncle San's house? Just take what the wheat ear gives you, otherwise your sister will be unhappy."

After saying that, Mai Lao San winked at him.

The general meaning is, be careful not to make Mai Sui angry, otherwise you will get another beating.

Mai Liangcai understood what was going on, so he obediently took the eggs back.

It’s just that it’s quite embarrassing, as if he came here specifically to ask for fish.

He saw that Wheat Ear seemed to enjoy sitting under the tree to enjoy the coolness and even liked swinging on it, so he thought about making a swing for Wheat Ear tomorrow.

Don’t little girls like this kind of thing? Wheat ears don’t want eggs, so this is the only way.

When Mai Sui heard this, he really liked it: "Okay, it would be better to make a hammock. I like lying down and swinging."

"No problem, it's a piece of cake, leave it to me, I'll go to the mountains to cut bamboo tomorrow."

.......

Mai Xiangnan's home.

Yang Huizhen and the others also heard about Mai Sui's glorious deeds.

The youngest daughter Mai Dongxue said to Yang Huizhen who was cooking while she was lighting the fire:

"Mom, I heard that my cousin caught a bucket full of fish and gave a lot of them to others. Why didn't she give us one? We are relatives."

Mai Chunni, who was chopping vegetables, heard this and quickly added, "It's not free. Others exchanged it for eggs."

Yang Huizhen was about to get angry, but when she heard this, she swallowed it back.

Mai Dongxue was not convinced: "Others are others, how can our family be others? Dad and Third Uncle are brothers.

My cousin caught so many fish, what's wrong with giving us one?"

Yang Huizhen felt that her younger daughter was right, but she glanced at her older daughter, fearing that she would complain to her husband, so she said nothing in the end.

Mai Xiangnan is a good person in every way except that he cares too much about brotherhood. If he knew that she was gossiping behind her back, they would probably have another quarrel.

The eldest daughter, Mai Chunni, is of the same mind as her father Mai Xiangnan, so her mother has to sit at the back of the table.

Yang Huizhen was also helpless.

Seeing that no one paid attention to her, Mai Dongxue stood up angrily, put her hands on her hips, and prepared to start scolding.

Just as she was about to explode, Mai Liangcai's voice came from outside:

"Uncle, Mai Sui asked me to bring you some fish. I just caught some from the river this afternoon. Look, they are so juicy!"

When Mai Xiangnan saw Mai Liangcai holding a fish in one hand, he knew that Mai Sui not only gave one to him, but also gave one to his eldest brother's family.

So, he didn't act pretentiously and accepted it directly: "Then I have to thank Mai Sui for my help today."

In the kitchen, a look of embarrassment flashed across Mai Dongxue's face.

After a while, Mai Xiahe ran in with a fish in his hand: "Mom, this is the fish given by my third uncle. Dad asked you to cook it today."

After putting down the fish, Mai Xiahe was ready to go out, but Mai Dongxue stopped her:

"Second sister, come and light the fire. I have a headache. I need to go back to the house and lie down for a while."

After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Mai Xiahe to answer.

Originally, the four sisters took turns cooking.

The eldest, Mai Chunni, and the fourth, Mai Dongxue, are in a group.

The second brother Mai Xiahe and the third brother Mai Qiushui are in a group.

Yang Huizhen helps out occasionally.

But everyone knows that the eldest sister Mai Chunni is the most capable and takes care of almost all the work, while Mai Dongxue just does the work of lighting the fire.

Mai Xiahe is not as good-tempered as her eldest sister. If the fourth brother doesn't want to do it, she won't do it either.

But Yang Huizhen favored her youngest daughter, so she said to her second daughter:

"Do you still want to eat fish? If you do, help me light the fire."

For the sake of the fish, Mai Xiahe finally stayed to make the fire, but he kept muttering that his mother was partial to him.

Yang Huizhen pretended not to hear it. After all, it was not the first time Erya said this.

However, after Mai Xiangnan learned about this, he told Mai Dongxue about it.

"Dongxue, you are 16 this year and you will be able to get married in two years. If you continue to be so lazy and gluttonous, I wonder who will dare to marry you!"

Upon hearing this, Mai Dongxue immediately said, "My mother said that I will not marry. I will stay at home and find a son-in-law."

Mai Xiangnan looked at his wife with a stern face, blaming her for telling such things to the child.


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