Chapter 144 Letter
The whole village was as lively as the Chinese New Year. The children were especially excited, and the adults were also very happy. Although the village chief asked the men to speak after dinner, expressing some concerns about the upstream river dam.
But now it is the end of autumn, the flood season of the river has passed, and even if the dam breaks, they will not be at risk of submersion downstream. Everyone is ordinary villagers, so naturally there is no result after negotiation.
Every household got so many big fish and small fish for nothing, and they couldn't be more happy. The smell of fish wafted in the village early the next morning.
There is no way, the fish has not lived long after leaving the river, so it still has to be cleaned up. Dead fish are not delicious, and they cannot be kept.
Zhou Dalang and the others also got up early in the morning, filled the wooden barrels with water, and caught the most vigorous batch of fish from the tank, planning to transport them to the county town to sell.
Although there is a river here, it is a mountainous area, and it is rare to see big fish. It is estimated that it will not be too difficult to sell on Tuesday, as long as it is ahead of others.
Thursday Lang and Wu Wu Lang still went to the county town to sell ginger, and brought Man Bao’s letter and fried dried fish together. Wu Wu Lang also brought a packet of sugar, which he planned to sell to Miss Fu Er to increase his income.
The children in the school are carefree and want to go to the river to catch another fish after school. Mr. Zhuang scolds them and looks at the calming river with worry.
It can be seen that the current water level is much higher than before. Originally, due to the decrease in rain in the late autumn, the water level has fallen, exposing the roots of many aquatic plants, but now the tops of these aquatic plants are submerged.
Mr. Zhuang sighed and didn't know how the county government planned to repair the upstream dam. If I remember correctly, the upstream dam has not been built for more than five years, right?
It's not the first time Miss Fu Er has received a gift from Man Bao, but it is the first time she has received food.
The cold dried fish didn't taste very good. Miss Fu Er took a careful bite with a handkerchief. After chewing it, it felt good, so she handed the box to the girl and asked her to look at the paper. The method written is hot and oily.
Then Miss Fu Er opened Man Bao's letter.
In the letter, Man Bao emphatically described the lively scene of fishing yesterday, and Miss Fu's wish for the upstream dam was very interesting and envious.
When the magistrate Fu returned to the backyard for dinner at noon, Miss Fu Er, to show her filial piety, deliberately distributed half of the dried fish and let them bring it to the dinner table.
She felt that the little fish was crispy and crunchy after being dried and heated, and it was really delicious.
County magistrate Fu also thought it was delicious. He ate several mouthfuls in a row and laughed with his wife, "This fish is not bad, is it a newly developed dish?"
Mrs. Fu glanced at it and said with a smile: "This is not made in the kitchen at home, it was sent to the kitchen by Wenyun. I still don't know how to do it?"
"Oh?" Magistrate Fu looked at his second daughter and asked with a smile, "Which store did you buy this from?"
Seeing that her father liked it, Fu Wenyun was also a little happy, and explained, "I didn't buy it, it was given by my friend."
Fu Wenxuan, who was on the side, said, "Is it the little girl who sold you candy? She probably wants to sell you this little fish, so I'll give you some to try first?"
Fu Wenyun was not very happy that the eldest sister mentioned Man Bao's tone, and said: "Man Bao is not such a person, she has always said something, this fish was caught in the river yesterday by their family, and there is not much, and the letter said that it was just delivered. Just give me a taste of it, it may not be there in the future.”
The county magistrate Fu was not interested in the friendship of the daughters, so he nodded perfunctorily, and asked casually, "Their family is fishing for a living? The autumn fish is plump, and if there is any good fish, she can send it to her home. , pay as much as you want.”
"No, it's the Zhuang family, and they're lucky. Yesterday, the dam in the upper reaches of their village broke, and a lot of fish came down. Their family can only catch so many fish."
The county magistrate Fu, who happened to eat a mouthful of rice, was choked immediately and couldn't help coughing violently.
Everyone at the dinner table was startled, and Mrs. Fu hurriedly patted him on the back, "Master, what's wrong with you?"
The county magistrate Fu got stuck in his throat and his eyes were red from coughing. Fu Wenxuan hurriedly poured a glass of water for his father.
The magistrate Fu took the water, coughed violently for a while, and then grabbed Fu Wenyun's hand, red-eyed and asked, "What did you just say?"
Fu Wenyun was only ten years old, so frightened, she stuttered and asked, "I, did I say nothing?"
"No, no, you just said where did their fish catch?"
"He, Heli..." With tears in Fu Wenyun's eyes, Mrs. Fu couldn't help crying, "Master, what's the matter with you?"
"How come there are fish in the river?"
"Oh, there's no fish in the river, where is the fish?" Mrs. Fu couldn't help asking.
Fu Wenyun suddenly woke up and said, "It is said that the dam in their upstream village broke, and many rivers rushed down, even with fish."
The magistrate Fu asked, "Where is their village?"
"I remember she said it was called Qili Village."
"Qili Village, Qili Village...Isn't that in Baimaguan Town?" The magistrate Fu murmured, and quickly asked, "Where is her letter? It said that there were casualties and that the fertile fields were submerged..."
Finally, Fu Wenyun gave Man Bao's letter to her father.
There are several thick sheets, and Man Bao's words have already achieved initial results, at least they can be read. Although the words are still very immature in the eyes of the magistrate Fu, he is not in the mood to appreciate them at this moment.
He had read the letter at a glance and ten lines, and had no interest in those childish descriptions. He quickly scanned it and found that in the whole of the four pieces of paper, there were only two references to the breaking of the dam upstream, and one time when describing fishing. , explaining why so many fish suddenly appeared in the river in their village. The last time was at the end of the letter. The child made a wish that the dam upstream would be broken again tomorrow, preferably every day, so that they could You can fish every day.
Magistrate Fu: …
This is really, where did the bear child come from?
In the end, the magistrate Fu put the letter in a volume and went directly to the former ya. The magistrate Fu didn't go home that night, and heard that he had gone to the countryside.
Man Bao didn't know anything about this. She slept soundly amid the sound of insects, and stretched a little when she got up the next day. This morning, she was able to eat fried small fish again.
Man Bao happily washed his face and hands, and sat obediently at the dining table waiting for breakfast.
As a result, her breakfast was only served, and the gong was banging outside. Man Bao jumped up and was about to run out. He wanted to join in the fun, but he was quickly caught by Xiao Qian, "What are you doing, hurry up and eat. to go to school."
Man Bao pointed to the outside and said, "The gong is beating outside."
"That's the village chief calling the men in the village to have a meeting. It has nothing to do with you, so hurry up and go to school."
Man Bao lowered his head regretfully, then raised his head again and asked, "Sister-in-law, did the upstream dam break again, and the village chief brother asked everyone to go catch fish?"
Xiao Qian's tooth hurt a bit. The age of the village chief is not much different from that of the father-in-law, but he is just a little younger. Can Man Bao stop calling him brother?
Well, although she really should have called him brother.
