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Chapter 357 Chapter 356 Fishing
"Brother, are you going to hunt rabbits tomorrow?" After dinner, Fengzhi asked, blinking his big eyes.

"..." What a dear sister. I don't know how tired I am this week? Tang Zhitong pretended not to hear.

"Brother, brother, I'm talking to you." Fengzhi didn't give up and directly grabbed Tang Zhitong, causing classmate Xiao Wang next to him to cover his mouth and snicker.

"Ah? What did you say?" Tang Zhitong had no choice but to turn around and respond to his sister.

"Are you going to hunt rabbits tomorrow? My sister wants to eat too." Fengzhi repeated.

"If you want to eat, don't take me with you." Fengzhen, who was doing her homework, didn't even raise her head when she interrupted to yell at her sister.

"I don't believe you don't want to eat." Fengzhi said angrily when her sister didn't cooperate.

Fengzhen raised her head this time, glanced at her sister, and then at her brother. She said nothing and continued to do her homework with her head down.

"Go, but you may not be able to catch it. You have to be mentally prepared." Tang Zhitong ate the bean sprouts he distributed last time today. He wanted to supplement nutrition for his family, but he also did not dare to bring rabbits home every week. The frequency was too high. So round.

"I believe that my brother will definitely be able to catch a rabbit!" Fengzhi ignored Tang Zhitong's words and wished her brother good luck.

"Okay, what kind of physical examination are you going to do? It won't cost you." Zhang Guifang refused without hesitation.

Tang Zhitong didn't pick a place. He found a lakeside with few people and a shady spot. He moved three bricks and stacked them together to serve as a bench. Then he took out a small sea fish from the space and hung it on a fishhook as bait. He then swung the hook here to catch the fish. Come.

Tang Zhitong carried an air gun on his back and drove Zhang Guifang to the entrance of the municipal obstetrics and gynecology hospital before turning northbound.

Tang Zhitong suddenly hooked the fish together, and a big crucian carp immediately jumped out of the water.

In addition to the abundant water in Shichahai, there are also more and more fishermen. Without it, there is not enough food and non-staple food to eat. Many people want to try their luck while taking a break.

Jian Jia Cang Cang, white dew is frost. The so-called Yi people are on the water side.

I don’t know whether the freshwater fish in Shichahai wanted to change their taste, or whether it was because Tang Zhitong, a blind cat, encountered a dead mouse. After a while, a fish actually took the bait.

The beautiful woman is beside her, looking at each other across the water. Under the burning passion of love, the white dew has not yet turned into frost, but has disappeared in the clouds and rain...

The autumn air is crisp and the nights are long. A pair of good young people who are studious and motivated tonight reviewed one of the classic poems in the Book of Songs, "Qin Feng Jian Jia".

I don’t know if there were more and more people fishing nearby, or for some other reason, Tang Zhitong’s luck was not so good. He floated several times, but no fish bit the hook.

There may not be many fishing rods sold in other places, but there is no shortage here in Shichahai. Tang Zhitong found a shop and bought a set of fishing equipment.

"Hehe. Mom, let Jingwen take you to the hospital for a check-up tomorrow." Tang Zhitong followed Fengzhi's example and turned a deaf ear to the criticism.

Hang up a small sea fish again and continue to throw the hook.

"Mom, go ahead. I've already contacted the doctor, paid the money, and made a lot of favors." Classmate Xiao Wang changed his approach.

Although he was carrying an air gun, Tang Zhitong had no intention of going into the mountains. He went into a small alley, put away his air gun, and went in a circle to Shichahai.

"Hurry up and do your homework." Tang Zhitong grabbed Fengzhi's head and rubbed it until it was like a chicken coop.

"Look what you did for your child, the relationship is not about you combing her hair in the morning, right?" Zhang Guifang glared at her son, very dissatisfied. If the braided hair is kept well, it can stay the same for a week. This kind of operation of her son has increased. Her workload for the next day.

Tang Zhitong was happy. He originally wanted to take a rest, but unexpectedly, a blind fish actually took the bait. Although he didn't bring a fish bucket, Tang Zhitong had space. He found a net bag, took out the crucian carp and stuffed it into it, and then found a stone to press it down. It lives in the mouth of the net pocket and you don't have to worry about jumping out.

Tang Zhitong and classmate Xiao Wang looked at each other and smiled, it was settled.

Early the next morning, the family had breakfast, and Tang Zhitong and his wife took Zhang Guifang out.

"You...sigh." Upon hearing this, Zhang Guifang was stunned for a moment, sighed, and did not object again.

Tang Zhitong was not in a hurry, and just continued fishing casually due to his temperament.

After another empty hook, the uncle next to him couldn't stand it anymore and asked, "Young man, you don't come here often, right?"

"Ah? Are you calling me?" Tang Zhitong looked around and saw that he was the only one who was younger, and there was no third person between them.

"What do you think? Why don't I talk to the tree?" The uncle also had a poor mouth and babbled at the tree trunk next to him.

"Haha, this is my first time fishing." Tang Zhitong dug out a small piece of fish meat from the bottom of his feet, hung it on the hook and threw it out. After seeing that there were more and more people, he pulled out two small fish from the space. Step on the soles of your feet.

"You can't fish like this. You have to wait a moment and watch the fish's swim bladder sink. Then it's almost the same." The uncle said with an experienced tone, teaching Tang Zhitong some fishing tips that he thought were very useful.

"Okay, thank you, I'll give it a try." Tang Zhitong glanced at his uncle's fish basket. He came a little later than himself, but there were already two fish in the fish basket, but they were smaller than the crucian carp he caught.

"Let me tell you, you have a lot of knowledge about fishing. I think you are a good young man and you have a good eye. How about you? Become a teacher and I can teach you?" The uncle approached Tang Zhitong from a distance.

"Hey, I just..." Tang Zhitong was about to refuse when he saw the fish's swim bladder sinking. He didn't bother to reply and quickly raised his pole.

This time, the force feedback from the fishing rod feels different from before. This fish is quite powerful!
After slipping away for a while, Tang Zhitong used brute force to pull the fish up, and tsk tsk tsk, he harvested a catfish!
The uncle looked at the catch that Tang Zhitong had just caught, blinked his eyes, looked at his fish basket, opened his mouth to speak, as if his bones were stuck in his throat, and his expression was extremely wonderful.

"I'm too busy at work. I went fishing today to change my mind, so I won't become a disciple." After Tang Zhitong put the catfish into the net bag, he finished what he had just left to say to his uncle.

Tang Zhitong knew his uncle's tricks. Nowadays, the old etiquette is followed, and apprenticeship must be accompanied by apprenticeship ceremony.

Regarding the uncle's little plan, Tang Zhitong just refused and didn't take it seriously. After all, life is not easy this year.

Maybe his luck turned around, and after a while, Tang Zhitong caught another catfish, which made the uncle next to him jealous.

After setting the hook again, someone came to Tang Zhitong and asked if he could catch any fish.

Tang Zhitong was speechless. He never thought that he would have such a day.

Although the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish, but Tang Zhitong refused without even asking the price.

The fish caught by oneself and the fish caught by cheating in space are two different kinds of fish psychologically. Today’s catch must be taken home to share with the family.

"Little comrade, do you want to sell this crucian carp?" When Tang Zhitong was concentrating on fishing, someone asked the same question again, but this time it was different, it was an aunt.

Facing an old lady, Tang Zhitong hesitated for a moment, but before she spoke, the aunt clasped her hands together and added: "My daughter-in-law is in confinement and has no breast milk. Please do something kind."

"Hey, aunt, what are you doing?" Tang Zhitong couldn't help it now and got up in a hurry.

"Alas, I have no choice. My granddaughter only has so little... How about 60 cents? Is that okay?" The aunt stopped nagging and gave Tang Zhitong a price.

"Okay, why not? I'll put it in the vegetable basket for you." Tang Zhitong didn't say anything, and immediately took the crucian carp out of the net bag and put it into the aunt's vegetable basket. "Thank you, little comrade, thank you." The aunt took out a roll of dimes from her pocket, counted out six cents, and handed it to Tang Zhitong's hand with gratitude.

After Tang Zhitong watched his aunt go away, he turned around and sat down to continue fishing.

The uncle next to him gave Tang Zhitong the regret medicine as if it was an afterthought: "Young man, you sold it cheaply. That crucian carp can be sold for at least 80 cents."

"It's okay. Everyone has difficulties sometimes." Tang Zhitong replied cheerfully.

"You're kind-hearted. Who doesn't have difficulties now?" The uncle said while shaking his head.

Tang Zhitong smiled and said no more.

Although most of the people were in difficulty, Tang Zhitong felt compassionate when the aunt told her that she had a granddaughter.

Although I haven't heard of any family drowning or throwing away newborn girls, there are already some who have put them up for adoption. Tang Zhitong is willing to help if he can come out to beg for help for his granddaughter and show his love.

After Tang Zhitong caught fish again, the uncle next to him still had the same two fish. Finally he couldn't sit still and asked: "Young man, are you making a nest?"

"No, who can afford to build a nest these days?" Tang Zhitong stuffed the fish into the net bag, hung the bait again and swung the hook.

"Then what bait did you use?" The uncle looked at the bottom of Tang Zhitong's feet, but couldn't see anything.

"Two small miscellaneous fish." Tang Zhitong didn't show it to his uncle. They stepped on them just to be inconspicuous. Otherwise, hanging the bait with bare hands would be a fool.

"The little miscellaneous fish is so useful?" The uncle looked at the earthworms he had prepared and asked with doubt.

"Then you have to ask the fish. Maybe these fish want to change their taste today?" Tang Zhitong was in a good mood now. He pointed at the fish in his net bag and chatted casually with the uncle.

"Not sure." The uncle just thought that Tang Zhitong didn't want to tell the ingredients of the bait, so he replied and stopped asking for trouble.

Maybe Tang Zhitong's luck changed again, as no fish took the bait for a long time. Tang Zhitong just changed the bait every once in a while to kill time.

During this period, some people still came to ask if he wanted to sell fish or exchange fish, but without exception, Tang Zhitong rejected them all.

Near half past eleven, Tang Zhitong caught the last fish of the morning. It was not big enough that it could leak out of the net bag.

In public, Tang Zhitong couldn't just sneak into the space, so he simply took it off the fishhook and threw it into the lake.

"Oh, you young man, wouldn't it be a pity to throw this piece of meat back?" The uncle next to him exclaimed, unable to steady himself.

"It's too small. Let's put it in the lake to raise for the big guys." Tang Zhitong smiled. In fact, he used a trick to collect the fish into the space the moment it fell into the lake.

It's good to take the fish you catch by your own skills and feed them to the chickens.

"If it were me, I'd just keep it in my stomach, it's safe." The uncle shook his head sadly, disapproving of Tang Zhitong's approach.

"Haha, please continue, I'm leaving." Tang Zhitong put away the dried fish, carried the net bag, and walked away from the edge of the lake under the envious gaze of the uncle.

Tang Zhitong actually didn't want to go back so early, but the uncle next to him kept teasing him, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Tang Zhitong slipped into the alley and when he came out, there was no fish in his hand.

It was approaching noon, and many fishermen packed up and went home for dinner. Tang Zhitong changed places again. Fewer people and quietness were still his first choice.

After setting the hook, Tang Zhitong washed his hands in the lake water, shook them clean, took out steamed buns and pickle sticks from his bag, and ate a makeshift meal.

Perhaps because today's good luck has run out, Tang Zhitong didn't catch any more fish.

At two o'clock, Tang Zhitong packed up his things, got up and went home.

It is not accurate to say that he is going home, because Tang Zhitong first went to Chunshu Hutong and left a catfish for his mother-in-law and his family.

Tang Zhitong originally planned to continue walking, but his brother-in-law held his arm and begged his brother-in-law to stew the fish. The reason was very good, because he was afraid that his mother's cooking skills would not be worthy of the catfish and the ingredients would be wasted.

Tang Zhitong saw that there was still time, so he dealt with it quickly.

Although he was thinking about maternity clothes, Tang Zhitong did not speak because he thought it would be more appropriate to talk about it from Xiao Wang's mouth.

By the time Tang Zhitong returned home, Zhang Guifang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had already been home for a long time.

Fengzhi didn’t see the rabbit, but she was not disappointed because catfish was also delicious!

"How is it?" Tang Zhitong put down his things, pulled Xiao Wang aside, and asked quietly.

"Don't worry, it's okay. The doctor said that he is a bit worried and has stagnation of liver qi. He prescribed medicine and asked him to drink it." Xiao Wang told her husband about the doctor's diagnosis.

"That's good, that's good." Tang Zhitong was relieved after hearing this, but he was quite puzzled. Life was going well, so why did he worry so much?

"You didn't go into the mountain?" Xiao Wang asked when he saw the fish and the fishing rod.

"No, I'm a little tired this week. I went fishing in Shichahai and the harvest was pretty good. I left one for my mother." Tang Zhitong said as if he was taking credit. This time he caught all the fish by his own skills, and he felt full of accomplishment. .

"Thank you." Xiao Wang was very moved after hearing this.

"Keep it for tonight and thank you later. I'll go pick up the fish first." Tang Zhitong winked at classmate Xiao Wang, turned around and slipped away.

It has been a month since the last time the whole family ate catfish. Although the catfish has a strong earthy smell, it is not a good thing because it is very oily!

When collecting the fish, Tang Zhitong chose to sit next to the chicken pen and deliberately swallowed slowly, just to take out some small fish from the space to feed the chickens.

It’s not easy for people these days, and it’s not easy for chickens either.

With the arrival of autumn, outside light bulbs can no longer attract many insects. Although there are many crickets now, those things have no phototaxis.

Human rations are limited and there is no extra food to feed chickens, so the chickens are half-starved.

After the fall, Zhang Guifang grumbled more than once that she wanted to get rid of the little rooster, but the rooster was too small. There was not much meat if she ate it, and she could not make much money if she sold it. There was no food to keep it, so it was like a chicken rib, which made her feel very dilemma.

　Successfully achieved last week’s promise of “no less than 3.5W words updated next week”. Nine chapters have been updated, 3.6W, and the goal has been achieved.

　　I finally have the confidence to ask everyone for a guaranteed monthly pass. I’ll ask you all tomorrow!
　　
　
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