Chinese New Year is always the day that Chinese people look forward to the most.
This is probably the national sentiment. No matter how difficult and harsh the life is, we must have a good New Year in the hope that the coming year will be better.
It is said that Laba is the New Year. The situation is tense now, but perhaps it is because of the use of various electronic products, it seems that the New Year atmosphere is heavier than before.
In the past, Chinese New Year seemed to mean a table full of delicious food. No matter whether they could finish it or not, the whole family would sit in front of the TV, or even play with their phones in front of the TV. When the time came, they would set off a few fireworks, and then take a few days off the next day. That was the Chinese New Year.
But now that there are no entertainment tools, it seems that everyone is looking forward to the New Year.
Of course, most people look forward to eating fish.
As the saying goes, there will be surplus every year. Even if the family is poor, a fish is indispensable during the New Year.
Antu County is also a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. Although the mountains are not high and the rivers are not wide, it still has mountains and rivers.
There is a moat starting from the foot of Sheshan Mountain and stretching all the way to the county town. In fact, this is not entirely natural, but a moat built artificially in the later period. Generally, people living here don't care about it.
Because of the pollution in the city, the smell in some areas is really unpleasant.
However, there are no fish in clear water. However, there are quite a few fish in this river which does not look very clean.
In the past, people disdained pollution, and the possibility that fish might be contaminated by metals, so they basically ignored it and allowed the fish and shrimp in the river to grow wildly. Only bored fishing enthusiasts would occasionally go fishing in the river.
But now, things have changed, and the fish in the river have become a hot commodity.
Even in freezing cold weather, people occasionally turn their attention to the fish under the ice.
However, the ice is too thick and catching fish is really difficult, so most people can only look at the fish under the ice with envy.
I don't know who suggested that we catch all the fish in the moat. Rongcheng is located in the south, and the river does not freeze in winter. No one goes fishing on weekdays, so there are indeed many fish in the moat.
Nowadays, when the ice comes, although the fish are cold-resistant and survive, their living space becomes smaller, and with their large numbers, they find it difficult to breathe oxygen and will suffocate to death over time. Therefore, if you can catch the fish in the river now, it can be regarded as a way to stop the loss.
On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Captain Liu, who was in charge of the granary, had already prepared a drilling machine, found a good place to dig holes, and led the high-spirited team members to work enthusiastically.
Liu Ying's hometown is in the north. In the past, there was a custom of fishing before the fish started to freeze every year. After living in the south for many years, he is now back to his old job and feels a little excited.
The rapidly rotating drill took more than half an hour to cut a hole in the thick ice.
As soon as the hole was cut open, a huge silver carp jumped out from the ground. However, the temperature of the ice surface was much lower than the water flowing underneath, so the silver carp stopped moving after a while.
The soldier on the side had already set his sights on the silver carp, grabbed it whole, and threw it into the prepared bucket.
With this good omen, everyone became happy.
This is a fish!
Thinking of the delicate and delicious fish, everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
Nowadays, food, especially meat, is in short supply. Fish, a high-protein food with a good taste, is absolutely tempting.
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Lu Qin could hear the sound of transport vehicles and the noise of the crowd from a distance.
She looked up and took out her watch from her bosom. It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon. The watch was too cold, so she didn't want to wear it, so she put it in her pocket.
Just as she put down the work in her hands, Xu Mingyan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, suddenly came and called her out from outside the office.
"Sister Yan, how come you have time to come see me today?" Lu Qin was a little surprised. She wasn't kidding, Xu Mingyan was much busier than her on a daily basis.
Because she had to take care of Xiaoli, many military family members who were too busy asked her to take care of the children. Xu Mingyan has always been popular, and everyone was relieved to leave their children to her care.
Her reputation spread quickly, and many children of nearby residents were left in her care.
Seeing this situation, Xu Mingyan simply applied for a vacant flat in a nearby villa and opened a daycare center.
Nowadays, there's no need for a business license; everything relies on trust. Those living near Jinxiu Residential Area are considered wealthy. Housing prices have skyrocketed in areas near military bases, and some families running low on food have simply sold their homes and moved farther away or to shelters. In the residential complex closest to Jinxiu, even a studio apartment can be exchanged for half a year's worth of food rations, so many are willing to relocate.
The "Pineapple Candy Nursery School" opened by Xu Mingyan in Jinxiu Community is considered a "high-end kindergarten" in the apocalypse. Of course, the price is not cheap.
But the food in the nursery has always been good. Because of my husband, it is relatively easy to exchange grain for milk and vegetables, so the children have no shortage of food.
No one else had any objections. This was food for the children, so it was only right that it was better. Furthermore, Xu Mingyan's family hadn't taken advantage of their positions to gain any advantage; they had obtained the supplies according to the actual exchange rate.
Lu Qin also collected some infant formula and healthy snacks that she had opened and exchanged them with Xu Mingyan.
People always hope that their next generation will not have such a hard time.
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"What are you still doing sitting here? Come on, let's go buy some fish! Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you're late there won't be any left!" Xu Mingyan carried a small bucket and hurriedly pulled Lu Qin out.
Of course Lu Qin knew that today was the group's fishing day.
She didn't like river fish very much, so she didn't pay much attention to it. Someone in the office had just bought some fish and she saw that they were all big and very fresh.
"Don't worry, I heard that everyone in the team can get three pounds of fish. Didn't Brother Wu get one?" Lu Qin asked back.
The fish caught must be divided. Soldiers in the army can get three pounds of fish, and senior officers like Brother Wu will definitely get more. So when Lu Qin saw Xu Mingyan anxious, she asked curiously.
"Three kilograms is not enough! I have so many children. Fish soup is so delicious. We need at least thirty kilograms so that the children can eat their fill." Xu Mingyan said as she pulled Lu Qin towards the crowd.
In addition to distributing the fish to the hard-working soldiers as welfare, the remaining fish were sold at a low price.
I heard that the price is one kilogram of rice for one kilogram of fish. Although there is a purchase limit, the price is really tempting.
This is such a great deal. Compared to rice, fish is definitely more delicious and nutritious.
The fish itself was caught from the moat of Antu County and is considered public property. Now that the year is coming to an end, everyone is willing to have a meal of fish.
Whether braised or stewed, it is delicious.
The fish caught always weighed tens of thousands of pounds, which sounded like a lot, but they were gone in a short time. People who came later were unable to buy any.
Fortunately, the team was thoughtful and kept a lot of it. They planned to cook it all at once on New Year’s Eve and distribute it to everyone who came to collect it.
If you can't eat the whole fish, a bowl of fish soup is definitely a good way to try it.
Although Lu Qin didn't like eating fish, seeing everyone happily buying fish, he couldn't help but bought ten kilograms of fish.
Xu Mingyan was even crazier. Because of the nursery, she specially got a certificate to increase the upper limit of the purchase limit a lot. She simply bought 160 kilograms of things in one go. As a result, the two of them couldn't carry it, and they asked Brother Wu to run twice before they finally moved it back home.
Lu Qin was dumbfounded when he returned home with ten kilograms of fish that night.
Liang Shuyu also bought ten kilograms. The family still had enough food, and she still had a salary. Fish was cheap anyway, so she didn't mind spending the food. She was just worried about how the two of them would finish it.
"I thought you didn't like fish, so I bought a little bit, but you bought this much..." Liang Shuyu muttered, "What should I do now?"
Lu Qin spread his hands and said, "Forget it, I've already bought it, what's the point of choosing?"
After thinking about it, she rummaged through the drawers in the small room and found two bags of pickled fish seasoning and stuffed them into her mother's pockets.
Needless to say, these were all taken from the express packages by Lu Qin.
Liang Shuyu had also asked where these strange things came from, but Lu Qin just said that they were all stockpiled. Fortunately, she had bought enough things before, so her mother didn't think much of it.
Lu Qin pointed at a three-pound snakehead fish in the basin and swallowed. She didn't like fish, but she didn't say she didn't like pickled fish!
"Mom, make pickled fish every day!"
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