mesbooks Chapter 149 Will Die
Chapter 149 Will Die
In previous years, when fish were distributed, it was based on the number of people in the household. If a family sent a fish, each person who went would receive a free fish.
As for the others, they can only be bought with silver. Smaller fish cost between one and five coins, larger fish cost ten coins, and particularly large ones cost more than ten coins.
However, those extra-large ones are quite rare, and those big fish are extremely expensive, so not many people buy them.
They prefer to buy small fish because they are cheap and plentiful.
Whether you pickle them, fry them, or make fish soup, two or three fish are enough for one meal.
Hearing that they were going to catch fish in the river, many people in Gujia Village went to wait early.
Gu Dachui and Ershi changed into lighter clothes and went straight into the river. There wasn't much water in the river, and it wasn't frozen because of the weather.
It was still very exciting to walk barefoot in the water, and Lin Cai stood on the shore watching them fish.
As they looked around, they suddenly spotted Gu Zhan with his sleeves rolled up. Like the others, he had also changed into a more casual outfit.
He rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs, and with his fishing tools in hand, he kept catching fish. Everyone else was suffering from the icy water, but he was perfectly fine.
In half a day, they had thoroughly searched the river and then distributed the fish to several villages according to the quantity.
Each village received the same number of fish, and then the village chief had people carry the fish back to their village and distribute them to the villagers.
The Gu family received two fish, and Gu Zhan also received one. When Lin Bao came over and saw the fish he was carrying, he immediately laughed.
"Oh my, you went into the water and caught such a big fish! It looks huge. You're home alone, you probably can't finish it. Why don't you give it to me?"
Without saying a word, Lin Bao snatched the fish from the other person and handed it to his younger sister right in front of them.
And in front of them, he said very loudly, "Little sister, look at this big fish. This is from your third brother. Remember to cook something delicious for him later."
It was clearly not his fish, yet he still claimed it was his own. Upon hearing this, everyone else turned to look at Lin Bao.
That fish was indeed quite big, and they all wanted it when they saw it, but it wasn't theirs and had nothing to do with them. Even if they wanted it, they couldn't just snatch it away.
The people of Gujia Village were very happy today because they were fishing and had meat to eat, except for the Gu family.
None of the Gu family members went today. In previous years, they didn't need to go either, because in previous years, when Gu Tieniu was still alive...
He would participate in the fishing, and after he received his share of the fish, he would bring it to Old Gu's house.
So in previous years, they didn't need to participate at all to get to eat fish.
After Gu Tieniu died, Gu Jinniu would visit every year, but this year Gu Jinniu didn't go either. Gu Yinniu's two sons listened to the joyful sounds outside and looked longingly at the outside.
They went fishing today, and both brothers wanted to eat fish, but they were too young to go.
When Zhao Laidi came out of the outhouse, she saw her two sons hiding at the door looking out.
She walked over and slapped each of her two sons across the bottom: "You two brats, what are you doing here?"
"It's so cold outside, didn't I tell you not to run around?"
"Mother, they are catching fish outside today."
Zhao Laidi certainly knew that they were catching fish today, so what?
Since no one from their family went there, they could only buy fish with money. How could the second branch of the family possibly have the money to buy fish?
"Mom, I want to eat fish. Why don't you go and buy one?"
"Oh, my dear son, you want to eat fish, but I don't have any money!"
"Your father has taken all the copper coins, and our family doesn't have a single penny left. Where are we going to get the money to buy fish?"
The two brothers were unhappy to hear this. It was one thing that they didn't have meat to eat at home, because they knew they were too poor to afford it.
But it's really a bit unreasonable that they can't afford fish!
Seeing the disappointment on her two sons' faces, Zhao Laidi, as their mother, felt bad. She glanced at the eldest son's house and then turned and went there.
The door to the main room wasn't closed properly, and she knew Li Guixiang was inside. Zhao Laidi stood at the door and called out, "Sister-in-law? Sister-in-law, are you in there?"
"Sister-in-law, are you not going to say anything, so I'll come in?"
Zhao Laidi pushed open the door and went inside. As soon as she entered, she smelled a strange odor, which she fanned with her hand in disgust.
"Ugh, what's that stench? It smells awful. Don't these two know how to ventilate their house with such a strong odor?"
Zhao Laidi couldn't stand the stench in the room and turned to open the window to let in some fresh air, but as soon as she turned around, she heard, "Don't open the window..."
The sound was very hoarse, just like the real sound of a strong wind blowing through wooden planks, making them creak and groan.
Zhao Laidi frowned upon hearing this, because the voice didn't sound like a woman's, and even less like a man's.
If she hadn't known that besides Li Guixiang and Gu Jinniu, she probably would have been scared out of her wits by that sound.
If they wouldn't let her open the window, then she wouldn't. Using the light from the doorway, she came to the bedside, and the scene before her eyes startled Zhao Laidi.
"Big sister-in-law, what happened to you? How did you get like this? Who..."
Zhao Laidi stopped abruptly before she could finish speaking, because who else but the other owner of this room could have done such a thing to Li Guixiang?
She sat beside her, watching Li Guixiang lying face down on the bed. The woman who used to be so fierce outside was now as bland as pickled vegetables.
It looked lifeless and with many scars on its exposed skin, making it a truly pitiful sight.
"Sister-in-law, why are you so indulgent towards him? If you keep putting him like this, you won't be able to take it in a few days!"
Zhao Laidi thought that Li Guixiang was in such a mess because of the affair between the couple, but the truth was not what Zhao Laidi thought at all.
Li Guixiang shook her head. She was extremely thirsty and her throat was practically burning. Upon hearing this, Zhao Laidi quickly brought her a bowl of water.
Seeing that Li Guixiang had finished the bowl of water in one go, she couldn't help but frown.
"Sister-in-law, you and your husband have been together for over ten years, haven't you?"
"Was your older brother this demanding when he first got married?"