mesbooks Chapter 301 I’ll let my nephew slack off!
Chapter 301 I’ll let my nephew slack off!
Needless to say, during the autumn harvest season, there is another natural enemy that they fear the most, and that is locusts.
When locusts pass through a territory, not a single blade of grass will grow. This is definitely not just an saying.
In their Tangjia Village, Tang Wenzhen, who is only in his forties, has encountered locust plagues twice during the autumn harvest season, causing a loss of more than 90% of the village's grain.
Xiaoqing River flooded four times during the autumn harvest, which is just right. It happened once every ten years. And it rained just before the autumn harvest or halfway through the autumn harvest.
At that time they had to rush to harvest in the rain. There was no other way. Even if there was no flood, heavy rain and torrential rain would knock a lot of grain to the ground.
So although harvest is the happiest time for everyone, it is also the most worrying time.
"me...."
Mr. Tang Qi was already old, and when he took off his shoes and was about to go into the river, he was stopped by his son.
"Dad, what are you doing? Why are you jumping into the river?"
"I went down to the river to catch fish for my oldest nephew."
Tang Lizheng also patted Shen Zhiqiu on the shoulder, his eyes full of gratitude: "Young man... No, from now on you are my nephew and I am your uncle. If you need any help from your uncle, just tell me."
Shen Zhiqiu only turned around when Tang Qi also clamored to go down to the river to fish. He didn't dare to go down to the river to fish for him at such an old age.
If something happens, who will be able to take responsibility? All the goodwill I just gained will be gone.
As a result, Mr. Tang Qi's eldest son caught the old man but did not let him go into the water. However, the strong laborers in Tangjia Village jumped into the river one after another like dumplings.
Everyone said they would go and catch fish for Shen Zhiqiu. Shen Zhiqiu thought to himself, "You're right. Fugui set his sights on this fish on the first night of our trip. If we hadn't just arrived and chosen to start with a slow start, we would have probably cast the net that night."
At this point, we have to start from the two collapsed kangs. The water used to mix mud is not to be drunk, so we just go to the river to fetch water and go back to mutter to everyone:
"There are big fish in this river. When I was drawing water, I heard some noise. They must be at least three or four pounds."
It was Master Shen who warned: "Don't cause trouble when you first arrive. They don't welcome you anyway, and who knows if they'll let you catch fish in the river."
There's nothing that can be done about it. In their hometown, the river that passes through a village is usually filled with people from that village fishing.
Even people living downstream or upstream will not come, because if they come, a fight might break out.
Shen Zhiqiu sighed, "Don't let anything happen in such deep water. Besides, you can't catch fish in deep water. Where's Fugui? Fugui! Come on! Don't we have a fishing net at home? Use it!"
Two fishing nets were made in the cave. One was left in the cave and the other was always carried with me.
As soon as he finished speaking, someone caught a fish and threw it directly onto the shore.
The fish's tail swayed in the air, splashing water.
"Fish, got it, got it!"
As soon as cheers were heard from the crowd, several more were thrown up one after another.
But the efficiency of those old guys who went down to catch these few was really low.
Shen Fugui was originally at a distance, and when he saw the crowd of old people, he decided to come over to take a look. As soon as he arrived, he saw the first fish jump out, and he could hear Shen Zhiqiu telling him to go back and get the fishing net.
"Got it!"
He rushed towards the temporary house with sparks and lightning, and bumped into Old Lady Hua who was about to go out to take a look while listening to the noisy sounds of the dimension.
"Oh my! Fugui, there must be fire burning your butt. Why are you running so fast? Are you back to get food? Let's have jelly and steamed cake for lunch today. My third daughter-in-law has chilled them and will bring them to you in a while."
"Auntie, no, I'm going to get the fishing net and let you catch the fish."
Shen Fugui supported Old Lady Hua, his face full of excitement.
Old Lady Hua stood firm: "What? You want us to catch fish? What's going on?"
Shen Fugui rushed hurriedly to the room where Master Shen and the others slept. The fishing net was in that room. It should be said that all the valuable things of their nine clans were there.
"I don't have time to talk to you right now. I have to go surf the Internet first before the people in Tangjia Village change their minds and stop letting me surf the Internet."
The main reason was that he was far away at first, and when he came over, he saw the scene. As for why he was allowed to fish again, he really didn't know.
When Mrs. Hua heard this, she also hurriedly urged: "Zhong, Zhong, get busy."
Not long after, there was still a large crowd of people on the bank of Xiaoqing River. Those who had gone into the water came out, all wet, and no one went back to change clothes.
He also said cheerfully: "It's no big deal if it's wet. It's noon now. The sun is shining and the wind is blowing. It will be dry before I get home."
Why are you staying by the river instead of going back to change your clothes?
There was a group of men, some from Tangjia Village and some from the Jiu Clans.
Pulling the fishing net out of the river.
"Hold on, don't let go."
"rest assured!"
The fishing net was pulled out from the surging river, and inside it was a school of fish that were alive and struggling desperately.
Many men ignored their newly dried clothes, rolled up their trouser legs, and rushed to the shallow water area on the river beach to pull the nets.
His face was also filled with an honest smile: "Hey, work harder!"
The women standing on the shore were chattering, their laughter as clear as silver bells: "Oh, look how big that one is?"
"Which one, which one?"
The woman who had spoken before pointed to the north side of the fishing net and said, "Look at that one, it's still trying to run away."
"It's big. Really big. It looks like it must be more than ten kilograms."
Shen Yuanbao and a group of other kids also came to watch the fun, and there were some unfamiliar children from Tangjia Village around them.
They were running around, clapping their hands and jumping up and down like crazy: "Daddy's fishing again! Daddy's fishing again!"
Their little faces flushed with excitement.
The village head Tang Guangzheng also smiled and said, "My nephew, your fishing net is really strong. You caught so many fish in one go, and it's not damaged at all."
Shen Zhiqiu: "This is made from the bark of a palm tree in our hometown. The bark is strong and has many uses. We use it to make raincoats, mattresses, and palm bags."
Tang Guangzheng: "I saw someone introduce that kind of tree in a travelogue. We haven't seen it in the north. Straw raincoats are also made of sorghum leaves."
Indeed, it cannot be said that there are no palm trees in the north. Even during the Daqing Dynasty, there were palm trees in the north, but they were very rare and most people could not see them.
Just at this moment, a loud and hearty voice interrupted their conversation: "Oh, a good harvest, a good harvest."
Shen Zhiqiu and Tang Guangzheng looked over and saw that it was a fishing net that was dragged ashore.
Big and small fish kept twisting their bodies, their silver scales glittering and water splashing everywhere!
I don’t know who shouted, “This fish is really fat! Catfish meat is delicious!”
In fact, everyone's eyes were focused on the fishing net, watching a group of men gather around and start picking up fish.
Shen Mazi yelled, "What are you doing? Stop hitting the fish's head with a stick. Hurry up and get the basin. Let it stay in the basin for half a day and let it spit out the mud. Otherwise, it will smell fishy."
It was obvious that they had caught fish a lot and were very experienced. Many women went to nearby houses to get buckets and basins.
At this time, a man limped and held a big fish in his arms, walking straight towards Shen Zhiqiu, the boss of the fish.
It was difficult for him to walk while holding the fish in his arms. The fish's tail kept swinging, but he didn't mind the fishy smell and just held it in his arms.
His eyes were bright and his face was red. He had to hand it to Shen Zhiqiu.
Shen Zhiqiu took it with both hands, but the big fish swung and almost made him fall to the ground.
Emma, this fish weighs at least ten kilograms, and is the largest one in the first net.