Chapter 12
Early in the morning, when it was still light, Lu Qin's figure slowly passed by the door of the hall, with two hairs sticking up on his messy head, swaying back and forth.
Yawning, he suddenly stopped, leaned back and looked at the table inside.
The candy he took out yesterday was still there, and no one touched it.
He pricked up his ears and heard some noise in the kitchen. He guessed it was his aunt there. He went back to the room with the candy and soon came out with two tangerines.
Pulling against the door frame, "Sister, are you awake yet?"
When Lu Chunnong heard the noise outside, she took the initiative to block the way. She pressed the quilt with her right hand and touched the money sewn into the quilt. Her fingertips paused slightly because the series of actions just now were completely subconscious.
The people outside were still tentatively shouting, their voices getting lower and lower, "Sister"
She reached out to tidy up her smooth short black hair that was tucked back inwards, and walked to the door. A handsome face with a bright smile came towards her. She felt a little uncomfortable and opened her mouth to ask what was wrong, but she didn't say anything.
It had been several days since the incident, but Lu Qin still felt uncomfortable because of what the original body had done. So far, the two siblings were the couple who communicated the least in the family.
Lu Chunnong would give him some advice, just like the day before yesterday when Aunt Wu introduced him to a girl.
There was no other communication.
Mainly, he also found that Lu Chunnong's temperament was very reserved and pure, which might be innate. She was not good at talking. She would care about you silently and express her opinions at appropriate times, but she was not the kind of person who would take the initiative to bring up topics.
If you don't ask, you won't know she cares about you.
I just don't know how she gets along with her brother-in-law.
But that's not what he wants to consider.
She was wearing a whitish-gray jacket today and a red scarf, which made her skin look as white as porcelain. Both the siblings had fair skin, which was probably genetic.
It's obvious from the way he's dressed that he got up early.
He scratched his face with his index finger, then leaned in and started a conversation, "Sister, is Dongdong up yet?"
"Dongdong and your aunt are warming themselves by the fire in the kitchen."
"Oh," Lu Qin couldn't even put on a playful smile in front of her, "Then take this. You, Dongdong, and Auntie can eat it slowly."
Lu Qin stuffed the candy and oranges into her arms, and when he looked down, he saw her red, frozen hands. She must have worked early in the morning, and there were several chilblains on her little finger. He felt bad for a moment.
He picked up the piece of meat, shook it, and said with a smile, "There are still some small pieces of meat here, which will be used as a snack for the family later."
After saying this, he was about to go find his aunt to cook breakfast, but he stopped and said, "Sister, I will ask for the remaining few dozen dollars back before the New Year."
The young man's clothes were not put on properly, and the back of the collar was tucked into his neck. His figure quickly disappeared under the eaves.
Lu Chunnong withdrew her gaze and looked at the candy in her hand. The corners of her lips twitched slightly, then she turned around and went back to the room.
Hearing the noise, Sun Laimei looked over and said, "I heard your voice so early in the morning."
Lu Qin teased his nephew with a smile, straightened his clothes and ruffled his hair, "Auntie, what do we do with this piece of meat?"
Rousun Laimei thought she had heard wrongly.
When I looked up, I saw that there was meat on the stove.
She was surprised, “This is also a gift from a friend”
Lu Qin said with certainty, "Yes, she was just too enthusiastic."
Early in the morning, after taking the trouble to explain to her daughter-in-law why 1.2 jin of meat became 8 liang, Aunt Wu sneezed violently.
Sun Laimei gently coaxed her grandson down from her arms, picked up the crutch beside her and stood up. Observing that Lu Qin was really willing to eat the meat, she squinted her eyes and said, "There are still radishes and garlic in the vegetable garden. I'll make some meatballs for you to try later."
Lu Qin's eyes lit up, "Okay."
Kong Dongdong hugged his uncle's thighs and said eagerly, "Uncle, eat meat."
Facing his nephew's bright little eyes, Lu Qin felt a little guilty for not having enough flesh, so he reached out and touched his little head.
Sun Laimei was already leaning on her crutches, ready to work. Lu Qin stepped forward to help, "Auntie, let me do it."
"No, no," she said casually. "By the way, the team is fishing today, so we'll have fish to eat tonight. We can make two dishes then."
When Lu Qin heard this, he was very interested and asked, "Did Uncle Manzhu say when the fishing will start?"
"The plan is to fish at noon, so I guess the pond water has already been released."
Lu Qin nodded and handed her the spoon she needed. "Then I'll go over at noon."
He had no choice but to cancel his plan to go to the city to find Zhu Hong today.
Sun Laimei was a little surprised, but considering his recent performance, it was not surprising.
In the past, Dongdong was still young and needed care, so only one of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could go, and they could not get what they wanted later.
There are many families living near the Kong family. After breakfast, it was already bustling outside.
I learned that Lu Qin was going fishing.
Lu Chunnong took out a towel and put it on his shoulders, saying casually, "When the time comes, walk along the edge, don't go to the middle."
The brother and sister look about 50% similar. When Lu Chunnong stands upright, she is just at his chin. In the blink of an eye, the brother has grown much taller than his sister who always protects him.
"Yes, yes, yes."
Sun Laimei echoed, saying that he was never found when fishing in the past, so Lu Qin didn't know that every year someone accidentally got stuck in the mud and struggled for a long time.
She said this so close to him, and Lu Qin blinked, feeling flattered.
Seeing him leave, his joy was different from before. Sun Laimei looked away, glanced at her daughter-in-law, and sighed, "This is how they should be like siblings."
Before, due to their different temperaments, the siblings didn't talk much, but it was better than recently. She was almost getting anxious.
Lu Chunnong was stunned for a moment, then smiled and took out an orange from his pocket and handed it to her.
"That kid Lu Qin gave it to me."
At this moment, Lu Qin had already followed the crowd to the public pond.
The pond, which is more than half an acre in area, is an irregular circle and is surrounded by people.
Based on the principle of proximity, Lu Qin squeezed through the crowd and stuck his head out.
"Make way, make way, make way."
Two or three men were squeezed so hard that their bodies tilted. When they turned around to see who it was, they saw the young man's excited face, with a mouthful of big white teeth dazzling their eyes in the sunlight.
It’s no wonder that Lu Qin looks like he has never seen the world. Living in a city in the 21st century, he has no chance of catching any fish.
Almost at the same time, the water was almost released, and a large school of fish jumped in the turbid water and the mud visible to the naked eye.
Wow, Lu Qin has never seen so many fish in his life.
Jiang Manzhu struck the gong, and a group of people chattered and went into the water.
Lu Qin hesitated for a moment, then rolled up his trouser legs, revealing his feet, which were whiter than his face, and tentatively went into the water.
He bared his teeth and began to join in the fishing.
Each fish was as slippery as a loach. Others could catch four or five, but he could only catch one at most.
Jiang Manzhu shouted from above with his hands behind his back. He squinted his eyes hard. It seemed like he saw Lu Qin. He thought he didn't sleep well. Lu Qin was such a clean kid, how could he come here?
The lively fishing activity lasted for a full two and a half hours.
This year is a year of bumper harvest. The women standing on the harvester helping to separate the big and small fish all have smiles of harvest on their faces.
Always remembering what his sister taught him, Lu Qin kept walking along the edge, so when he got ashore, he moved freely in the mud and climbed ashore in no time.
There is no time to wash, and it will take some time to sort the fish. Once it gets dark, it will be difficult to see clearly.
A group of people crowded on the brigade square. In front of Jiang Manzhu was a simple reservoir made of torn tarpaulin, with fish jumping around in it.
"Line up, everyone line up to share the fish."
Lu Qin relied on brute force to squeeze to the front and pricked up his ears to listen to how they divided it.
"If there are two adults in the family earning work points, each of them can get two large grass carp and two small crucian carp; if there are..."
After stating the request, they began to divide the food.
"Uncle Manzhu, I don't want the small one, I want the big grass carp."
There are so many small fish bones.
"Then trade the two small ones for the big one."
The man hesitated, standing there and refusing to leave, his eyes glued to it, "Look, there are so many here, Captain, can't you give me a bigger one?"
Jiang Manzhu said with disdain, "Go, go, I've divided it among you. If you want more, hurry up and take it, and leave!"
It’s not surprising that the man made this request. Before the fish were divided, they were all crowded together in the pond, and everyone who saw them wanted to help lighten the burden.
Soon it was Lu Qin's turn.
Lu Qin reported his brother-in-law's name, "Kong Yue's."
"Kong, Kong Yue"
Jiang Manzhu looked up and saw that the young man in front of him had bright eyes and a few mud spots on his face. He had a used towel with mud stains around his neck. Looking down, he saw that one leg of his trousers was higher than the other.
Jiang Manzhu: Wow! I almost didn’t recognize you.
Before Jiang Manzhu could say anything, Sun Fumin, the accountant in charge of the books, saw the person coming and said directly, "Two big fish."
Lu Qin pricked up his ears, blinked his eyes, and listened expectantly to the next sentence.
As a result, he just quickly crossed out the words on the notebook.
He stared, and then, and then, it was gone.
Lu Qin watched Sun Hongqi, who was in charge of catching the fish, pick and choose from the fish. Seeing that Sun Hongqi was choosing smaller ones, he became unhappy and howled, "You said it's too little! There are two people in my family who earn work points. We need two big fish and two small fish. Pick the bigger grass carp for me."
Sun Hongqi was so scared that his hands trembled and he subconsciously looked at his uncle.
Sun Fumin was tapping his account book. When he saw the visitor, he showed a look of disdain on his face, but then pretended to be serious and said, "Your family still owes the brigade a debt and hasn't paid it off yet."
Lu Qin rolled his eyes: God knows who eats the saved fish, you old man are so mean.
He looked like he was not going to do it, "Accountant Sun, you can't say that. Even if you deduct my fish, my family has no money and we still can't pay the debt. What's the point of deducting the fish? Why don't you tell me how much you want for one fish and whether it can pay off the debt?"
Sun Fumin glared, "How can money be used to calculate public property?"
"Then you take me for a fool!"
This one sentence made Sun Fumin blush and his neck became thick.
Lu Qin continued, "If you don't give me the fish, and it's not worth the money, who knows who the fish will end up in."
His face looked like he was trying to steal my fish.
In front of so many people, Sun Fumin's neck turned red with anxiety. "What are you talking about? Who ate your fish?"
Not only did Lu Qin not reply, he kept talking, "Look at the fish your nephew caught. What kind of talent does it take to catch the smallest one among hundreds of big grass carp?"
Sun Hongqi didn't think this was a compliment, so his hand trembled and the fish slipped back.
A few people who were nearby happened to see the small grass carp and suddenly felt that it made a lot of sense.
Sun Fumin met the eyes of Liu Pandi, the big mouth of the brigade, and he saw the gossip clearly in her eyes.
He could already imagine what the rumors would be like in the team tomorrow.
It's like having a mouth with nowhere to speak.
Lu Qin was still howling, "Either give me the fish or write off the account, otherwise it's not fair! Accountant Sun, you can't do anything unfair!"
Sun Fumin's pen drew a long line on the paper.
Especially, he seemed to see Jiang Manzhu nodding as well. Then he looked around and saw several people staring at him with suspicion.
"If you are fair and capable, come!"
Two minutes later, only a notebook and a pen were left behind the table. The pen rolled around on the table. This shows how fast the person left and how angry he must have been.
Jiang Manzhu felt that what Lu Qin said was right. In the past, he always left early, so he didn't know much about this matter. He was still thinking about it, and by the time he thought of pulling the person back, the situation had already gotten out of control.
The accountant was furious and left.
Jiang Manzhu and Lu Qin stared at each other.
Lu Qin coughed and said, "Uncle, I will pay you back."
That’s him. I didn’t expect Accountant Sun to have such a strong self-esteem.
Jiang Manzhu: Is this a matter of paying back the debt? It's something the accountant has shirked responsibility for.
It seemed as if she understood the look in his eyes.
Lu Qin scratched his eyebrows with his index finger, "Then, let me do it."
Take responsibility for his impulsiveness.
Sun Hongqi realized it belatedly and wanted to stop him, "Lu Qin, do you understand?"
Lu Qin picked up the account book and said, "Can you please not insult me?"
Clearing his throat, Lu Qin opened the account book and started working without any preparation.
Jiang Manzhu had no choice, after all, he graduated from junior high school.
But before he opened his mouth, Lu Qin was still thinking, "Uncle Manzhu, can you please send the fish back to my house first?"
Jiang Manzhu, "......"
"Next!"
The people behind already knew that the accountant had been replaced.
"Auntie Liu has a lot of people in her family, so Brother Hongqi, you should pick the bigger one. Yes, that's the one."
"The Zhao family's children are at the stage of growing up, so Brother Hongqi should pick a bigger one."
"Hey, that one is swimming so happily. If we take it back, it will definitely last until the New Year. Brother Hongqi, this one will be given to Aunt Zhang."
Sun Hongqi: Who is your brother? Pah!
They came up with either worries or contempt, but when they left, they all thought they had gotten the upper hand and grinned from ear to ear.
Jiang Manzhu stopped howling in the second half, and watched Lu Qin chattering the whole time. He remembered that this kid had never been like this before, but this time he was greatly stimulated. In order to prevent any accidents, this was the first time he stood from beginning to end.
Later on, he gradually became numb and even suspected that the little bastard did it on purpose.
When Sun Fumin returned home, his anger had subsided by half, but his gums were still tense. He walked slowly around the yard.
When Liu Taohua returned home with the fish in her arms, she asked, "What are you spinning around for?"
Sun Fumin was about to say something, but when he looked down, he saw the fish in her bucket. He was furious, "Who divided the fish?!"
"Lu Qin, that kid, I didn't expect he is so capable." Liu Taohua just heard Lu Qin picking the big one for her.
Sun Fumin almost jumped up, "Who did you just say!!!"
Here, the fish had been divided before dusk.
Lu Qin puffed out his cheeks and pushed his body back and forth, then rubbed his arms. He glanced around and asked, "Uncle, do you still want these snails?"
Jiang Manzhu's face twitched. "If you want it, take it back."
"Thank you, uncle." He planned to bring back some seasonings when he went to the city to visit his friends tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
As soon as Lu Qin reached the door with the clay basin in his arms, he shouted, "Sister, Auntie, I'm back!"
As soon as he entered the door, he was met with his aunt's smiling face, which was brighter than today's sunshine.
Lu Chunnong had just gone to watch the fun while holding Dongdong, who was clamoring for his uncle, and happened to run into two people arguing. She waited until the situation calmed down before leaving quietly.
Sun Laimei received four fish from Jiang Manzhu's son. Remembering that she could only bring back two grass carps weighing one or two kilograms at most in the past, she couldn't help but ask her daughter-in-law out of curiosity, and as a result, she learned about this matter.
Neither she nor her daughter-in-law are good at talking or arguing.
Now I feel proud.
With a big wave of her hand, she said, "Auntie will make you something delicious tonight!"
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