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Chapter 120 Talking Fish Talking Rain
This time, learning from the previous experience, Li Cuizhen tied up her clothes, made a simple pocket in front, and held the front lapel with her mouth.This time it was easy to use, and I threw it in after feeling the fish.But even so, it still couldn't stop the alive and kicking fish, and ran away desperately.

On the one hand, you have to watch out for the fish in the water so that they don’t slip through your fingers and toes, and on the other hand, you have to watch out for the fish in your clothes so they don’t jump out.As a result of being single-minded and dual-purpose, the fish ran away and escaped, but they did not catch as many as just now.

Seeing that the fishing business was blocked, Li Cuizhen waved her hands and called Zhao Wenduo to help, and she could stand beside her with a small bucket, and once she caught a fish, she would throw it into the bucket directly, so as not to be distracted.

In this case, Zhao Wennan will have no one to watch, and the little girl understands the matter, and promises again and again that she will be obedient, just sit here playing with the water and sand, and will never stand up and walk into the water by herself.

The children in the village are also used to letting go, and they usually let her go out to play with her friends by herself. She behaves quite well, but she is not that disobedient child.

Coupled with Li Cuizhen's persistent urging, she shouted from a distance: "Let Xiaosi play there alone, don't worry about her." It's not that she is careless, such a big child has already understood the matter Yes, she can understand anything, just tell it once.

The children were also raised in this way. If they all stared at each other, then she wouldn't have to do any work.It's time for a six-year-old child to learn to understand things independently.

Just like that, Zhao Wenduo picked up the thing, ran to Li Cuizhen's side, and became her assistant to catch fish.

The fish were filled one by one into the small bucket, and when a few big stones were touched down, the small bucket was almost full.

"It's enough to go back now." Li Cuizhen finished the job very satisfied.It's not impossible to continue touching, one is that the physical strength is not enough, the other is that Zhao Wennan is worried, and the bottle that was covered is about to be taken out.

With this small bucket of fish, you can't eat two meals, so don't be greedy anymore.There are a lot of fish, if you like to eat, just catch them when you have time.

The two returned to the original place, Li Cuizhen went into the river to pick up the bottle, Zhao Wenduo sat on the bank and watched, and accompanied Zhao Wennan.With so much effort, the little girl has already dug a pile of sand and piled up a 'castle'.He also showed her directly: "Third sister, look at the house I built is very beautiful, there are many shiny gold pieces on it."

Zhao Wenduo took a closer look, and found that there were indeed a few shiny things on the pile of sand, which were thin and thick and the size of a small fingernail. "This is not gold flakes, it's called mica, a mineral produced in metamorphic rocks."

She really knows this thing, she was like a little girl when she was a child, collecting it like a treasure, for no other reason, just thinking that it has a metal-like luster, and it is very shiny and beautiful.

It was also out of curiosity about it. When she grew up and went to middle school, she memorized the chapter explaining mica in the geography textbook very firmly. Until now, many years later, she has not forgotten it.

"But it looks very similar. The piece of gold you picked up, Third Sister, is so shiny."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

Zhao Wennan's unintentional words moved Zhao Wenduo's heart. Something flashed through his mind quickly, and he wanted to pursue it but failed to catch it.

At this time, Li Cuizhen picked up the bottle and came out of the river. Hearing the conversation between the two sisters, she interjected: "If you take a closer look at this thing, it really looks like that. Don't say that children don't know it. It’s easy for adults to misunderstand.” Poured the fish in the bottle into the basket, glanced at the other side of the river, and then slowly said: “When the old man was here, someone said that there are mines in this place. , but no one took it too seriously, if there were mines, we could have waited until now, and ordered people to leave sooner.”

Mica is originally derived from minerals. It is not completely wrong to say that there are mines here.In other words, there used to be around here, which is a matter of probability, and it is unknown whether there are any now.

However, these words gave Zhao Wenduo some understanding. The flash of inspiration just now seemed to catch some tails, and he couldn't help but think for a moment.

Zhao Wennan interrupted her: "How about we dig more sand, maybe we can pick up gold like the third sister." She didn't quite understand Li Cuizhen's words, what old man, what mine, I don't understand everything.Just based on my own understanding, someone said that this place is easy to produce good things, and then think of the golden bumps that Zhao Wenduo picked up, isn't it on the bank of the river.Combining the two together, the conclusion can be drawn directly. If you dig more, you may be able to pick up the treasure again.

Not to mention gold, but these little shiny pieces look good when piled up too much.

Don't look at it as talking about picking up gold, but what you really care about are these mica pieces.At her age, money doesn't matter much, beautiful toys and things that can be played with for a long time are her favorites.

But her words reminded Li Cuizhen, and she said, "Hey, yes. Is the piece of dog's head gold that you picked up when you went to Nanshan with your father last winter last winter, is it near here?"

"It's about the same. There can be a difference of more than ten meters from left to right." Zhao Wenduo looked around. The river was frozen in winter, and the depth could not be seen. He could only think from memory. The approximate position and the exact value were not visible. out.

Li Cuizhen just asked casually, as if it was a chat, and she was not serious enough to remind her.Hearing the words, he nodded, and just said: "It's also because you are lucky, such a good thing can't be picked up immediately." He touched Zhao Wennan's small head, and signaled her not to think about it anymore. Gold cannot be dug out.

It will be a while if you can dig for a while, and you can have some fun if you don’t dig. Zhao Wennan didn’t worry about this problem and continued to build her sandcastle.

Li Cuizhen turned around and went back, continuing to pick up the remaining bottles.

The two of them didn't care about it, they just talked about the conversation just now, and let it go.

But Zhao Wenduo got his heart and stood up, wading on the nearby river bank, looking at the bottom of the river, and walked around slowly.

After all the bottles were filled, Li Cuizhen packed up, greeted the two sisters, and went home.

The fish caught on this trip was very fruitful, the three fishes added up to seven or eight catties, and the family members alone couldn't eat them.River fish should be eaten when it is fresh, and it will not look good after a long time.

When she got home, Li Cuizhen divided the fish into two parts, and gave one part to the Wu family.The other was taken to the Luo family, not for the sake of selling something in front of the Luo family, but simply to make up for her daughter.

Since Zhao Wenying returned to Luo's house after a miscarriage, she has been doing pretty well in general during this period of time.The physical work did not ask her to reach out again, but it was as promised at the time.Even when Dai Yufen uttered two complaints occasionally, she was reprimanded by Mrs. Luo.Luo Yubao has also become a lot more considerate, and would say something sweet from time to time.

It seemed that everything was going in a good direction, the Zhao family felt relieved, and Zhao Wenying herself felt very satisfied.But ask Zhao Wenduo to say, this is like putting green onions in the nose of a pig-for pretending, or putting green onions in groups to pretend to be a group.

Not all say that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.How many years does it take for a person to grow into that character, does that mean that it can be changed by changing it?If it were really that easy, there would be no such thing as 'the prodigal son turns back, and the gold doesn't change'.

However, I have to say that this family is quite good at acting, they hid their ugly faces neatly and put beautiful masks on them.The reason for them to do this is not to say regret or guilt, a new daughter-in-law who has just entered the house for a short time, a miscarriage, and it is not so powerful.The behind-the-scenes designation involved certain interests of the Luo family, so they had to compromise.

I just don't know how long this performance can last, if it lasts for a lifetime, that would be great.Unfortunately, so far, she has not found anyone who can do it.Acting is only for a while, it won't last long.It depends on when the family loses patience and shows their true colors again.

Before that, I just pretended not to know, and my life went on as usual.In Zhao Wenying's place, there is a wooden figure who can't wake up, and he has the right to enjoy the happiness she thinks.

The fish has been delivered. As for who eats more and who eats less, let her decide for herself.

For this dinner, the whole family ate a lot. After sharing, most of the fish remained, all of which were stewed in sauce.The iron pot was boiled on a high fire, and it was simmered on a low heat for an hour. When the pot was boiled, a handful of shallots and coriander was thrown on it, and two plates were filled with braised small river fish in sauce. .

Needless to say to the adults, even Zhao Wennan ate a bowl full of rice, which was more than twice her usual amount, and her belly was so full that Li Cuizhen was afraid that she would spoil it again. I just fed two hawthorn slices in a daze, so I felt relieved.

Chatting after dinner, Zhao Wenlan was taken aback when talking about the situation of catching fish: "Our mother still has this skill, why didn't I know it before."

Li Cuizhen said: "There was no chance in the past, the river was full of fish, and you were not allowed to catch it." Thinking about it before, guarding the fresh mountain goods in the river, you still have to be hungry and full of tears. "Now that the policy is good, you can go down the river at will. If you don't get any fish to eat, you are really stupid."

"That requires skills in this area. Not everyone can catch fish with bare hands." Zhao Mingyu said slowly, "According to what you said, then I belong to that idiot." Anyway, it can't be done.

Li Cuizhen even made his little expression amused: "That's not what I meant. You can't catch it with your hands alone, so you can't use a net. Take some strong thread and two sticks, and you can do it yourself." Weave a fishing net. Waiting for the river to swell, the fish can be caught vigorously, won’t you never use a net bag again?”

It can be said that the fish in this river have been saved for many years, and she can catch the thick ones with her hands.If the water rises, the sediment on the bottom of the river will turn upwards, and all the fish underneath will also be thrown out.At this time, as long as you hold the fishing net in the water, you can catch the fish and shrimp that have rolled down casually.

Li Cuizhen was a country girl who grew up by the river and under the roots of the mountains when she was young. Her father passed away early, and she followed her mother to two houses. She has been doing a lot of work since she was a child.Going up mountains and down rivers is not frustrating, so I know more about this aspect.

Although Zhao Mingyu had a bad life when she was a child, she lived under the hands of her stepmother, living in a different environment, and had little contact with these jobs in the countryside.When I was older, I came out of that family, and didn't start to understand some village affairs until I settled down here.He has never been very good at farm work, and it has nothing to do with his experience.

It can be said that the common sense foundation in this area is not as good as that of Li Cuizhen.

Zhao Mingyu, who had never experienced the joy of catching fish, looked straight at these fish today, and Li Cuizhen's description made her feel a little overwhelmed, and couldn't help but feel a little eager to try.

"Didn't the weather forecast say that there will be heavy rain in the past two days? The river will rise as soon as it is said to rise. Take the time to fix the fishing nets. Then you can go and wipe them. You can get a lot." Li Cuizhen Still quite experienced.

Zhao Mingyu looked out at Tian'er: "The weather forecast is not very accurate, it says it has been raining for many days, and not a single drop has fallen."

"Yesterday, the village chief and his father said it was going to rain heavily. People of the older generation will watch the sky, so maybe this time he is right." Slowly practiced a pair of discerning eyes, and many times the weather forecast was not as accurate as they said.

"It hasn't rained for several days, and it's time for a good one. Otherwise, the crops in the field will be completely dry."

The two extended from catching fish to the weather, and the sky was completely dark as they talked.

Zhao Mingyu said it wasn't necessarily true, but she was obsessed with catching fish.When I went to the car dealership the next day, I bought nylon ropes for fishing nets, lead weights hanging from the outside, and wooden sticks for handles.

I specifically asked Li Cuizhen about the weaving method of the fishing net, and independently completed the production of the entire fishing net.

This kind of household simple fishing net is the most common style.Because it is not a professional-level technique, the weaving of the net surface is relatively rough, and the spacing between the holes is not very uniform and fine. Fish that are too small cannot be caught, and they can slip through the holes directly.

However, fortunately, there is no need to net small fish, the ones that run are those that grow upwards, and this alone is enough to catch.

This time the weather forecast finally relied on the score, and the village chief's father once again proved his ability to see the sky.On the night when the fishing net was woven, it started to rain heavily, and thunder and lightning lasted most of the night, and the thunder did not stop until it was daylight.

The thunder stopped, but the rain did not stop, on the contrary, it became heavier and heavier.The heavy rain turned into a torrential rain, the sky seemed to be cracked, and countless water basins poured down.The sound of rushing water is endless.The water flow on the ground converged into a small river, constantly flowing towards the low place.

Soon, the ground was saturated with water, and the river began to swell.

(End of this chapter)