Chapter 21 Going down the river to fish

Chapter 21 Going down the river to fish

The eldest brother had already spoken. Her husband's silence was just out of consideration for herself. Thinking of her husband's kindness to her, Sun Cui gritted her teeth. At worst, she would eat less and spread out her rations.

Lin Ercheng looked at his daughter-in-law and sighed in his heart. His daughter-in-law was a good person, but he was sorry for her and did not let her live a good life.

With everyone like this, Chen Qiulan couldn't say anything else. Now that her father-in-law had spoken and her husband had agreed, what else could she say?

He just nodded.

Mother Lin stopped crying when she saw everyone agreeing. She took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and pressed the corners of her eyes. She was stunned when she saw the two snot hanging from Nanzhi, and burst out laughing.

Nanzhi, who was still stunned by the word "Fat Ya", came back to his senses. When he saw everyone in the room looking at him, he subconsciously sniffed and felt the weight hanging on it before he hurriedly took it out. He wiped his handkerchief.

Nanzhi blushed for a moment. Why was it so embarrassing to return to her parents' home for the first time? Thinking about the purpose of coming, she just waved her hand and refused: "No, no, no, no."

Chen Qiulan also found it funny when she looked at her sister-in-law. She got married a few years earlier than her siblings. It can be said that she watched her sister-in-law grow up. Thinking about the way that little girl called her sister-in-law, she softened her tone for a moment: "Just now. Come and stay at home, how are you doing now with your dog, orphans and widowed mother? Although your family is not very rich, you can still afford food."

After hearing this, Nanzhi was slightly moved. Her parents and two brothers kept her because of her blood. It was really good for her sister-in-law to keep her. She could also see that the life at home was not much better than hers.

"Sister-in-law, no need. I came with Gou'er this time to deliver something."

With that said, Nanzhi pointed to the donkey cart in the yard.

Father Lin was a little surprised when he heard that. He glanced at the little donkey in the yard and said curiously: "You brought a donkey? No, where did you steal a donkey, little girl?"

Nanzhi's heart was still a little touched but it suddenly shattered into pieces. Is this how a biological father feels?

"Grandpa, the big donkey belongs to Granny Liu's family." Gou'er was a little unhappy when he heard Father Lin's words. He ran to the donkey cart, pointed to the side of the cart and said.

"Aniang is here to deliver food."

The dog's words undoubtedly poured cold water into a hot pot.

Everyone in the Lin family stood up and looked at Nanzhi with strange expressions.

"I didn't steal it. It wasn't me who stole it." Nanzhi hurriedly explained to herself. She felt that her father was a bit too imaginative, so don't treat her as a thief.

"My grandma picked it up."

Gou'er said again, "My mother-in-law picked up the chestnuts, and my mother-in-law picked up the chestnuts and sold them to buy the black noodles."

"Picked it up?" Lin Dacheng looked at his sister with a suspicious expression. Can you still pick up food in this world?

The family then approached the donkey cart, and Nanzhi reached out to remove the thatch on the donkey cart, revealing the grain bags hidden in the thatch pile.

The roads in the village are not easy to walk, and the donkey cart is even bumpier. Many families will lay a thick layer of thatch on the cart, otherwise there will be no way to sit on it, and the thatch is blocked by the wooden boards around the cart. It would be best to hide food inside.

"I brought some black noodles and chestnuts." Nanzhi said while pulling thatch.

The Lin family were dumbfounded when they saw the three food bags. They only thought that Nanzhi brought the dog back to join her parents' family because she couldn't survive. They never thought that she could still send food to her family.

"Girl, where did you get this food from?" Mother Lin's fingers were shaking a little, and she pointed at the food tremblingly.

"The dog picked up a rabbit. I sold it in the town and bought it with some money. Those chestnuts were picked up on the mountain at the end of the village."

"Is that rabbit so valuable now?" Sun Cui's eyes widened.

She does know that wild animals are more expensive than domestic ones, but now that food prices are so high, what kind of rabbit can be exchanged for a hundred pounds of black flour?

Mother Lin looked at her little girl, her heart and eyes filled with distress, "You keep it for yourself, what can you send home? There is still food at home."

"Mom, didn't I borrow money from my family before? I think in this year, giving money is better than giving food. The dog and I still have something to eat, so don't worry now." Nanzhi said, hugging Lin The mother's arm shook.

"You silly kid." Mother Lin patted Nanzhi's hand, feeling very worried. Although she said there was food, could she still not know what the house was like?

The little girl is a good girl, but it’s a pity that she had a bad life and lost her support early on.

Lin Dacheng and Lin Ercheng moved the food into the kitchen and felt light in their hearts.

Their sister is a good girl, unlike girls from other families who only know how to get things from her parents' family.

The two sisters-in-law, Chen Qiulan and Sun Cui, were relieved. The life of their sister-in-law could go on, but they couldn't bear it when they saw the food that their husband had moved into the kitchen. Although there was indeed no food left in the house, the sister-in-law was now doing it alone. It is definitely harder to raise children than at home.

Nanzhi didn't stay at her parents' house too long. She just urged her to go to the town to buy food. Finally, after making sure her parents listened, she urged her to take the dog to Lihua Village.

She was still thinking about going back to the village to fish.

After sending Nanzhi off and leaving with the dog, the Lin family sat together again.

In fact, before Nanzhi came back, they had already discussed going to the town to buy food. Now that they heard her say that the price of food in the town had increased, and it might continue to rise in the future, the family was a little anxious.

The Lin family are all hard-working. Over the years, the family has saved a total of thirteen taels of silver, but they don't know how much food they need to buy now to feed a family of eleven.

If it’s all used up at once, what if I have some ideas later?

After discussing for a long time, they finally decided to take out eight taels of silver first. After making up their minds, Mother Lin and her two sons set off to the town together.

It was already very hot when Nanzhi returned to the village. Most of the women in the village went to Dongshan to pick chestnuts, leaving only the men at home weeding in the fields. Some people saw Nanzhi coming back with his dog from outside and would say hi.

After returning home, Nanzhi first went to Aunt Liu's house to return the donkey cart, then picked up a bamboo basket and took the dog to the river beach at the end of the village.

The river at the end of the village is not big, only more than ten meters wide. Because it has not rained for a long time, half of the river bed is now exposed. Only the water level in the middle of the river is slightly higher.

Looking at the thin layer of water on the river bed, Nanzhi just let the dog hide from the sun under the tree while he went down to see the situation.

The dog nodded obediently and only stretched out its little head to look around.

After walking for three or four meters in Nanzhi, I felt that the mud under my feet was sinking slightly. It was safe to stay closer to the shore.

As soon as he turned his head, he saw the dog looking eagerly under the tree. Then he smiled and waved and asked, "Dog, do you want to come down?"

"want!"

The dog replied and ran quickly, following the spot where Nanzhi went down to the river just now.

"Slow down and play with the water on the edge."

"I know, grandma."

Seeing that the dog was indeed obediently staying on one side, Nanzhi looked at the river below him again.

The river at this location was not deep, only reaching her calf.

After touching Nanzhi for a long time, I didn't find any fish, but I found two palm-sized river clams.

Nanzhi knew that river mussels were edible, so he threw the river mussels aside, and Nanzhi continued to explore.

Maybe she would be lucky and catch two fish.

With the power, Nanzhi touched harder and harder, and within a short while, he had picked out a pile of river mussels. The smallest ones were as big as fists, and the larger ones were as big as his own two palms.

"Aniang, Aniang!" The dog was playing with a small wooden stick poking at the mud on the shore, but suddenly found that the stick seemed to be caught in something and could not be pulled out.

Little babies are very courageous, and the dog followed Nanzhi's example and rolled up his sleeves to start digging. He waited for the thing to reveal its true face before shouting excitedly.