During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

That makes perfect sense!

Putting aside the fact that the fishing season was determined by divination using divination sticks, the whole family waded through the icy mud, risking falling into the river, and painstakingly scooped up the fish. Why should you, a complete stranger, just open your mouth and give them to them?

"Sister-in-law, you're amazing!"

Ye Qingqing raised her eyebrows and gave her a thumbs up.

She admired her sister-in-law's sharp tongue the most; she was a master at roasting people!

Turning her head, she saw Ye Dazhuang squatting down beside her, head down, silently picking fish from the fishing net.

Old Ye shrank his neck lazily, groaning listlessly.

"If my family still had enough to eat, would I be craving your fish?"

Li Chunyan looked down on this kind of greedy and lazy person.

He's got hands and feet but does nothing, just stays home all day eating his parents' bones. She gave him a disgruntled look and casually tossed a small, palm-sized fish she'd just picked onto the riverbank.

"Go away, it's worthless! It's better to throw it away than feed it to the dogs!"

Unexpectedly, his eyes lit up, and he took off running towards the riverbank, chuckling to himself.

"You didn't want this, so whoever picks it up keeps it!"

Ye Qingqing, "..."

I really underestimated how thick-skinned this guy is!

Just as Ye Laolan reached out to grab the small fish, it suddenly unleashed its immense power, whipping its tail and leaping into the river in a few quick movements.

"Damn it..."

Old Ye was dumbfounded. He then realized that the icy muddy water had seeped into his cotton shoes, and his feet felt like they were being pricked with needles. He screamed and ran back home.

"It's just catching some fish, what's with the show! Like nobody can't catch fish!"

"Pah, serves you right!"

Li Chunyan spat, craned her neck to look towards the village, and rubbed her feet while complaining.

"Why isn't Dali here yet? My feet are freezing!"

"Swallows! Green and Green..."

Before the words were even finished, Ye Dali came running up like the wind, pulling a rickety cart, wearing his father's old cotton shoes. "I've brought the cart over!"

The family hurriedly hauled their catch onto the cart, finally letting out a sigh of relief. They rubbed their hands, which were red from the cold, hunched their necks, and ran home, their feet pricking like needles.

As noon approached, those who had gone up the mountain to gather firewood, and those who had dug up kudzu roots and ground clumps, gradually returned.

They all looked pale and sickly, their stomachs practically touching their backs from hunger.

After gathering firewood and exchanging it for copper coins in town, one could at least buy some sorghum rice and mixed grain flour. Kudzu root and ground radish could be ground into powder and eaten as porridge.

The harvest is really bad. If we don't find a way to make a living, who knows how many people will starve to death when the heavy snow seals off the mountains.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The sound of wooden wheels rolling over the ground came from behind as Ye Dali pulled a cart, with a family of women pushing it from behind, and it creaked and groaned its way into the village.

"My goodness, are those fish on that truck?"

A sharp-eyed person exclaimed in surprise, pointing at the cart and saying, "Look! It's full of fish!"

Everyone stopped abruptly and turned around in unison, only to see a dense swarm of mantis egg cases stuck in the mesh of the net, filling an entire cart. They all gasped in astonishment.

"My God, how many kilograms will this net weigh?!"

"They're all mango seeds! My goodness, we'll have to eat them until next winter..."

"Ye family's second daughter went out early this morning carrying a fishing net. I thought she was just being reckless, but I didn't expect her to actually catch some fish!"

"You bet she is! Second Sister's luck is really good right now! Her family is rich again..."

……

Several veins bulged on Ye Dali's neck as he pulled the cart over with all his might. Li Chunyan shouted triumphantly to the crowd.

"Make way, let's all avoid each other."

Instead of yielding, the crowd surged forward, chattering amongst themselves.

"Dali's wife, where did you catch these fish? Let us know, we'll go catch some too."

"Yes, the flour bin at home was almost empty last night, I'll grab some too..."

"It wasn't me, it was my second daughter who found the place."

Li Chunyan gave a vague laugh and passed the buck to Ye Qingqing.

She was hoping to cast her net a couple more times, but she couldn't bear to tell anyone about this great spot for catching fish.

Everyone turned to look at Ye Qingqing again.

"Second Girl, how do you know where to catch fish?"

"I don't know, I just randomly found a place to cast my net."

Ye Qingqing said casually, "I just wanted to try my luck, and I didn't expect to actually run into a school of fish."

"Please specify exactly where it is!"

"Second Girl, don't be so stingy! Don't eat alone! Tell us why..."

"You've caught so many, you could eat them all next year! What, are you afraid we'll steal them?"

Seeing that she was speaking vaguely, everyone was so anxious that they scratched their heads and cheeks.

A cold smile flashed in Ye Qingqing's eyes. She shut her mouth and continued pushing the cart with her head down.

I don't want to explain, and I'm too lazy to bother with it.

Even if you tell them the location, the villagers will just be wasting their time and end up getting muddy feet. These days, cotton shoes are a precious commodity.

When they can't catch any fish, instead of blaming their bad luck, they blame her for deliberately pointing them in the wrong place.

Having read fortunes for so many years, she understands people's hearts all too well.

Let them say whatever they want about her being stingy, what does it have to do with her?

Just as everyone was full of complaints, Old Man Ye hurriedly ran over carrying a tattered fishing net.

Seeing the cart loaded with fish, he was filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment. His eyes darted around, and he shouted at the top of his lungs,

"I just saw them catching fish from the wild forest with my own eyes, wow, so many!"

Second Sister is cunning and doesn't want to talk about it because she's afraid we'll steal her fishing season. But I have a say in what I say!

Are you guys going to go and arrest them? I don't care about you guys, I'm going!

He was still seething with anger because he hadn't gotten any fish and had been ridiculed by Li Chunyan.

Li Chunyan wanted to cast two more nets, hoping to monopolize everything? Dream on!

Lazy Ye ordered the whole village to catch fish, one net per person, let's see if you can catch anything!

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all started mocking Ye Qingqing.

"That old lazybones is such a kind person; that second daughter is so stingy!"

"Second Girl, you just want to eat it all by yourself, don't you? We're all from the same village, and you're so petty, really..."

"If you keep acting like this, who'll want to talk to you anymore!"

No wonder she can't get married...

……

Surrounded by the crowd, Ye Qingqing remained calm and composed, a cold smile playing on her lips.

That's the confidence we have!

"Qingqing, ignore them. They're just sour grapes!"

Li Chunyan glared at Ye Laolan, then, seeing everyone in the village rush home to get their fishing nets, she felt a pang of heartache and said irritably,

"Pull hard, pull with all your might! Let's go home and get some fish to eat!"

"Sister-in-law, don't be angry. Every single one of these people who manages to catch fish, I, Ye Qingqing, will give them all the fish in our family to eat!"

Ye Qingqing raised her eyebrows slightly, a sharp look appearing in her eyes.