lcionline Chapter 30: Fish
Chapter 30: Fish
Shen Jiaojiao nodded, "I understand. I hate scum like Lu Xiaoyun. I feel sick just talking to him. I won't pay any attention to him."
Afterwards, Wen Xi retreated behind the thorn bushes under the cover of Shen Jiaojiao. When everyone slowly walked away, she turned around and ran in the opposite direction, and soon disappeared in the woods.
No wonder no one catches fish in that river. It seems that no one knows there is a river over there. Everyone usually runs in the opposite direction. I guess except for the hunters in the village, no one knows that there is a river in the valley. That would be great. All the fishery resources in that river would be hers.
Wenxi jogged all the way today, which saved a lot of time compared to walking before. It took only more than two hours to reach the waterfall.
She hurried to pick up the trap, but it was too heavy and didn't move at all. Wenxi had to put the trap into the system warehouse. When she saw the long trap was full of white fish, it was as spectacular as winter fishing. Wenxi was shocked, but she didn't have time to be shocked, so she quickly poured out the fish, added two earthworms into the trap, and threw the trap into the river again.
This river is so far away from her home, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that no one else has discovered this place and the fish in the river all belong to her. The bad thing is that it is not easy to come here. When she starts working in the future, she will have no time to come here. She can only wait until spring to see if she can apply to cut grass for pigs so that she can live in the mountains every day.
Wen Xi then went to collect the fish from another fish and shrimp net, and then picked out ten large red snappers weighing almost one pound from the warehouse, put them in a backpack, put the basket into the warehouse, and jogged back.
It took four or five hours to go back and forth. Those who came to the mountain to collect firewood had already gone back and there was no way they would wait for her on the mountain. Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue wanted to cover for her, so they naturally followed everyone down the mountain early.
After arriving at the foot of the mountain and finding a hidden tree, Wenxi took out the backpack containing fish and firewood, and then carried the basket home.
Seeing Shen Jiaojiao standing at the gate, looking anxiously waiting, Wen Xi quickly pushed her in and then closed the gate.
Shen Jiaojiao was relieved to see Wen Xi coming back safe and sound. "Xiao Xi, you are finally back. Do you know how worried I was about you?"
"Don't worry about me. The mountains here are small, not endless mountains. There won't be wolves, tigers, or leopards." Wen Xi put down the backpack and removed the firewood on it, revealing the white fish. "Look what I brought back for you?"
When Jiang Yue saw Wen Xi coming back, she hurried over to check. She was very surprised to see so many big fish in the water and even swallowed her saliva exaggeratedly.
Although fish is cheaper than meat, it still costs fifty or sixty cents per pound in the city, and you need fish tickets to buy it. Sometimes the family would buy a fish to improve the food, but Jiang Yue could only eat a few bites. Shen Jiaojiao's situation was even more exaggerated, she couldn't even eat fish.
Because her family's money and tickets were all in her grandmother's hands, her grandmother used them to support her own family and uncles in the countryside, and would never be nice to her granddaughter, Sun Jiaojiao.
In her mind, other people's boys are better and more important than her own granddaughter.
Seeing them swallowing their saliva so exaggeratedly, Wen Xi gave them a "chestnut" one by one, "Is it necessary to be so exaggerated? Since we went to the countryside, have we not eaten meat for a day?"
Each of us has an egg every day, and we had pork belly yesterday. We have rice for every meal. It can be said that life now is probably better than our previous life in the city. After all, supplies are limited in the city.
Jiang Yue covered her head and smiled embarrassedly, "That's different!"
"You two should clean up the fish. I will cook fish for you tonight." Wen Xi gave her instructions and went to the kitchen. She took a plate and went to the next door to find Chang Qingqing. "Sister, do you have any pickled vegetables made with Chinese cabbage or radish leaves?"
"Yes, I'll fill it for you." Without asking, Chang Qingqing knew that she was here to exchange pickles, so she took the plate from her hand and went to the kitchen to fill it with pickles for her.
After a while, a plate of pickled vegetables came out, and Wen Xi hurriedly took it with both hands, "Thank you, sister. I will bring you something delicious tonight."
"If you have any problems, just come to me. Don't be shy." Chang Qingqing said.
"Thank you, sister. I don't know how to repay you. If you don't mind, you can let me teach Yuanyuan and Huihui to read and write, because I have a high school diploma."
Chang Qingqing was very happy. "Okay, thank you Xiaoxi. When Yuanyuan and Huihui come back, I will talk to them about this matter."
Wen Xi did not expect Chang Qingqing to have such a high level of ideological awareness. When she asked Chang Qingqing to teach Yuanyuan and Huihui to read and write, she agreed directly. If it were someone else, they would say that if reading and writing were useful, then do you need to go to the countryside?
Wenxi came back with the pickles. Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue were processing the fish by the well. One was responsible for scraping the scales and gutting the fish, while the other was responsible for cleaning it. Wenxi reminded them, "Remove the gills as well, so that you can eat the fish head. The fish head is also very delicious."
"Got it." Jiang Yue waved at Wen Xi.
Wen Xi returned to the kitchen, put down the pickles, and took out the lunch that Wen had prepared in the pot and ate it, a bowl of sweet potato rice and a bowl of shredded potatoes. She exercised more than everyone else, so she was naturally hungry.
After eating and drinking, Wen Xi washed the pots and bowls directly, and then went to the yard to check the chicken coop. After all, it was built at night and she couldn’t see clearly at night, so she had to check if there was any problem and make any adjustments.
Wen Xi walked around the chicken coop. Jin Changfeng's craftsmanship was really good. The chicken coop was built very perfectly and there was nothing wrong with it.
Now they just have to wait until spring and Aunt Meihua will help them bring the chicks over.
After walking around the yard, Wen Xi poured a cup of hot water and returned to her room. It was still early to make dinner, so she could still have a good rest for a while.
After running in the mountains for several hours and having just eaten, people tend to feel sleepy when they are full. Wenxi fell asleep quickly after a while.
After waking up from a short nap, Wen Xi lay on the bed, looking at the roof, thinking quietly, it would be so nice if he didn't have to go to work and could rest like this every day.
Unfortunately, it is impossible. Not to mention the beginning of spring, we have to go to work even at the end of the year. I guess we will have to go to work once all the snow in the wheat fields melts.
After a while, Wenxi got up. After drinking a glass of warm water, he felt much more awake. Then he went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.