The river is about two meters wide and originally about one meter deep. However, due to heavy rain, the water level has risen and is now about one and a half meters deep.
The river water is clear and you can clearly see many fish swimming in the water.
It must be a fish washed down from the mountain, so fat!
Jiang Yue took out the bamboo baskets and passed the ropes through the "ears". Then she lowered them into the water and the ropes were wrapped around the big rocks by the river.
She had no fish food, so she tore up some vegetable leaves and threw them into the basket.
The fish in the mountains, perhaps having never seen the world, were a bit clumsy and foolishly dived into the basket. Jiang Nian was very quick and strong. He squatted by the river and lifted the basket up in one go.
Jiang Yue was a bit slower, but he still had a catch in his basket. Adding the five he caught, he actually caught seven fish on his first try!
While the fish was still alive, she quickly used the last remaining bathtub to catch it.
Looking down at these fish that are still jumping around, I wonder if people will become stupid after eating stupid fish.
Jiang Nian became addicted to fishing, so Jiang Yue let him go and let him play by himself.
He even wanted to transform back into a wolf and dive into the water to fish, but Jiang Yue stopped him. There was no cover here, and it would be easy for someone to discover his secret.
Fortunately, the bathtub I bought is big enough, but it can't hold dozens of them. It's full and with water, it's too heavy.
She had no plans to sell it, so she kept it for herself to eat slowly and change the taste occasionally.
Jiang Yue took out two fish, put them in a basket, covered them with vegetable leaves, and went to Yan Gu's house.
Yan Gu's family was repairing the leaking roof, and they were quite surprised to see the two of them coming over.
The story of the couple was all over the village, but they seemed to not care at all and didn't say a word.
"Xiaoyue, Jiangnian, are you two here to visit and chat?" Aunt Yan joked.
Yan Gu's husband had dark skin and was over forty years old, but his muscles were still very strong. He looked at the two young people curiously. He had eaten their steamed buns at home before, and he swallowed his saliva when he thought about it.
Jiang Yue pulled a crucian carp from the basket and wrapped it in leaves to keep her hands clean. "There was a heavy rainstorm a few days ago, and a lot of fish washed down from the mountains. I sent one to your house to make fish soup, which is nourishing. This one was freshly caught; look, its gills are still moving."
Aunt Yan was surprised. This fish was as big as a man's palm and could be sold for at least five or six coins. And they just sent it here like that? "You guys are having a hard time, why do you keep sending things here..."
Jiang Yue stuffed the fish directly into her hand and said nothing more, "Aunt Yan, please take it. When we are not at home in the future, we may have to trouble you to help keep an eye on it for us." At least don't let anyone break the door.
When Yan Gu heard this, she said, "Oh! It's not that difficult. Just say a word. Just take the fish back."
Jiang Yue was tired and stuffed the fish directly into the hands of Yan Gu's little daughter. "I'll go tell the village chief later. If you have a net, or a bamboo basket, take some vegetable leaves and go to the river at the foot of the mountain. I think you can catch a lot of fish in the next few days."
After saying that, she left.
Yan Gu's daughter looked at her and said, "Mother."
"Put it in the water quickly. It can still last until night." She quickly broke off the old vegetable leaves and hurriedly called to her son and daughter-in-law, "Did you hear what I just said? Let's go catch the fish now. We should get ahead of the others, otherwise there won't be enough to share."
"Oh, okay, Mom!"
Several people quickly put down their work. After catching all the fish, what was the big deal about repairing the roof? It wasn't going to collapse.
It rained heavily for several days and every household was busy with their own affairs. Some were repairing roofs, some were rescuing food, and some were drying quilts. They had no time to go out and stroll around.
Jiang Yue walked all the way to the village entrance. The people from the village chief's family had just returned from the fields and had not yet caught their breath when they saw Jiang Yue coming with her husband.
Pingya was so happy. She even wanted to talk to Jiangyue about the two rabbits. They were growing so fast! She was afraid of getting wet when it rained, so she moved the rabbit cage into the house, but it ended up making a hole in the ground...
Jiang Yue promptly stopped her chattering mouth and asked her to bring a small basin of water, then put the fish into the basin. Due to this short delay, the fish's vitality decreased a lot. Now its belly was white, but its gills were still moving, so it was not dead yet.
The village chief's wife asked in surprise what was going on.
Jiang Yue said the same thing as them, and everyone looked happy.
Seeing the village chief's hesitation, she smiled and said, "I see that Little Tiger and Second Brother Jiang's Yan Zi are both very thin. They need to make more fish soup to replenish their bodies. Third Sister Jiang just came out of confinement not long ago, so she needs some nourishment too."
The elders in the village chief's family are gone, but the younger generations are emerging one after another. His daughter is 13 years old, his eldest son's grandson is 4 years old, his second son's granddaughter is 3 years old, and his third son's grandson is only 5 months old.
"Boss, are there any fish to catch tomorrow and the day after tomorrow?" The village chief's wife bit her lip, fearing that her husband would be "confused" again. If she went to notify each family to catch fish now, would she still get two fish?
The village chief knew that there might be fish tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, but there would definitely be fewer. However, he looked at the small house and estimated that this year's harvest would only be enough to pay the tax. He closed his eyes and said, "Let's go fishing now. I'll notify each family tomorrow morning."
Brother Jiang San was halfway through cheering when his wife slapped him hard in the face, "Keep your voice down!"
Seeing that everyone knew their limits, Jiang Yue took Jiang Nian back first.
By the time the village chief's family members sneaked to the foot of the mountain one after another, Yan Gu's family had already caught three fish.
Both families tacitly left their daughter at home to look after the children, while the rest of the adults were all here. Everyone looked at each other, and the village head's wife whispered to Yan Gu, "Don't worry, we won't tell anyone else until tomorrow."
"Okay, okay. Then let's work together and split the fish we catch equally between the two families."
"good!"
The two families divided the fish into several groups, with several people from the upper, middle and lower reaches, and they fished for the whole afternoon.
As dusk fell, the village chief said, "It's dark now, and we can't see clearly and it's slippery. Let's stop here today."
Yan Gu's family had no objection either. They were very excited after making so much money.
Everyone first went to Jiang Yue's yard to express their gratitude, and one of the family picked out two big fish for her.
She looked into the bucket and saw that each family would get about twenty fish, but she only took one fish back from each family. Pointing to another small bucket, she said, "Can you give me the small fish in here?"
The village chief was surprised, "You want this little fish?"
She nodded.
The village chief gave her the bucket as well. There wasn't much meat in the fish, so he planned to take it back to feed the chickens.
Seeing everyone's cheerful faces, Jiang Yue wondered if they had any premonition of the natural disaster. She asked the village chief how much of the village's crops could be saved.
When asked about the crops, their smiles faded and their faces darkened. "We can only salvage half at best, which is only enough to pay taxes."
Jiang Yue looked thoughtful. "If that's the case, then we have to use the fish we caught to exchange for more money and buy a few bags of grain. The weather is unpredictable. The rainstorm a few days ago was so heavy, but it stopped suddenly. We have to take this opportunity to prepare quickly, in case it rains again..."
She paused, a look of worry on her face. "We are stuck at home, with no food or vegetables. We will starve to death."
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