Reborn 1960 The little orphan girl has some money

The next day, An Moxue got up as usual. Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished eating, someone knocked on the door.

"Lotus, peach blossom, come in quickly, it's so early!"

"Sister Moxue, I haven't seen you for a while. What are you busy with? Isn't it winter hunting today? I want to come and come with you, will you go?" Hehua asked.

"Go! I haven't seen it either. I want to see it." An Moxue replied with a smile.

"We are the same, I don't know what it's like! I heard there are many people." Taohua said a little excitedly.

"Have you two finished cleaning up so early? Are you leaving now?" An Moxue asked, looking at the two sisters' excited expressions.

"Well, Sister Mo Xue, we want to go early. Maybe we can see the first fish. It is said that the first person to see the first fish will be happy all year long." Taohua lowered her voice and said.

"Okay! I've finished eating and cleaning up. Come on, let's go into the house. I'll put on my clothes and set off. Do you two know where it is?"

"Yes, we have all asked clearly, just follow the crowd."

While talking, three people entered the room.

An Moxue started to put on clothes, shoes and a hat.

"Sister Moxue, it's so warm in your room!" Taohua said with some envy.

An Moxue was puzzled and asked: "Taohua, is it cold in the educated youth spot? There are so many people and it's a new house, so it can't be cold!"

"It's not as warm as you. Even if you light the fire for cooking, it won't burn much."

"That's what happens when there are so many people. Things can't be decided by just one person. There will inevitably be some shortcomings. Let's go, I'm ready."

After saying that, the three of them walked out together.

Along the way, I met many villagers who got up early to watch fishing. After walking for more than an hour, I saw a dense pedestrian belt in the distance, going along the river, with no end or end in sight.

When An Moxue and the others got closer, they saw clearly that in each village and river section, old people, children, men, and women were laughing and chatting.

They walked to a circular ice cave that was more than one meter long, and a net had been lowered inside. The fishing net was several hundred meters long.

It is said that three or four days before the net is opened, the fish handler will set up a tent on the river with the fish handle style, looking for fish holes, digging fish holes, breaking through the ice, and setting up a tripod.

The day before the net is opened, I will get up at one or two o'clock in the morning to slide the net under the ice through the dug fish hole. It is a laborious task and requires skills.

When Aunt Meihua saw An Moxue, she started calling her from a distance: "Moxue! Moxue!"

Sisters An Moxue and Hehua said something and walked to Aunt Meihua.

"Auntie, when did you come?"

"Just arrived, how about you?"

"I haven't been here for a while either."

"The nets won't be set up until ten o'clock. It's still a while! But the ceremony will start soon. Come on, go over there and I'll take you to see the ceremony."

An Moxue followed Aunt Meihua to the side of the river.

"Auntie, isn't this ceremony held in our village?"

"No, it's the section of the river that the town is in charge of. The mayor will take charge of it when the time comes. It's much more streamlined now, but it used to be lively."

When the two of them arrived, they saw a place full of people. Aunt Meihua dragged An Moxue into it. After a while, An Moxue saw a large area of ​​​​empty river surface with a piece of paper covered with red cloth. On the table, there is a pot of wine, several wine glasses, and firecrackers placed in the open space.

After a while, a man stood in front and shouted loudly: "The 1969 winter fishing in Ankou Town starts now. Please ask the fish to bow their heads to the river!"

Aunt Meihua whispered in An Moxue's ear: "Moxue, this is the mayor."

Next, An Moxue saw an old man pouring three glasses of wine, leading some people to kneel on the river, and toasting three glasses of wine. Aunt Meihua said: "These are the first three glasses, and there are six more glasses." Yeah! The person toasting is the fish handler, and those behind him are all fish handlers."

Next, as expected, he toasted six more glasses of wine, "There used to be sacrificial singing! That one was more beautiful, but now we call it feudal superstition. Huh! Our ancestors have been singing for thousands of years!" Aunt Meihua said in An Moxue's ear Complaining quietly.

"Auntie, the walls have ears, so pay attention." An Moxue whispered to Aunt Meihua.

"It's okay, my family has been a poor peasant for eight generations!" Aunt Meihua said with a proud look on her face.

After the two of them said a few words, they had finished toasting and started lighting the cannons.

Only the crackling sound of firecrackers was deafening, and along with the sound of firecrackers, there were people's cheers.

"Moxue, let's go, we're done here. Go back, it's time to go fishing. When we go back and take a look, there are several batches of horses pulling each one, and no one can turn around. You must have never seen it. Wait until all the fishing is done. It’s time to set up the net, let’s find a good spot to watch the net-headed fish!”

An Moxue was passively pulled away by Aunt Meihua. As she walked, she said, "Auntie, please slow down, don't be in a hurry, don't fall."

Aunt Meihua said nonchalantly: "Oh! It's okay. I've been walking around this river for decades, and I couldn't be more familiar with it."

"Auntie, it's been decades, you won't come here every year, right?"

"Of course, I only missed it after one year, and it was because I was in confinement that I didn't come. It's a sight to see, how could I miss it!"

An Moxue was also infected by Aunt Meihua's enthusiasm, and unknowingly followed her footsteps, and asked as she walked: "Auntie, can this sightfish really bring good luck?"

"Of course. Why do all men, women, and children come here? It's all for this. Besides, look at the severe drought in other places in the past few years, but our place has not been affected at all. This is a geomantic treasure. Let's go. , don’t let others fill up the good place.”

An Moxue didn't know where to go, so she just followed Aunt Meihua, and finally stopped at a place that Aunt Meihua thought was good. Aunt Meihua said, "Moxue, the two of us are right here. Look."

An Moxue looked in the direction of Aunt Meihua's finger, and saw that several horses were pulling Chu Lao around and around.

"The fish will come out of the hole in a while. I don't know how big this year's head fish will be, and whether our village can get the head."

"Auntie, there's still a lottery! What lottery?"

"Today is the first day of winter fishing, and it is also the day with the most people. When the winter fishing is over, the village with the most fish will get the prize, and they can take back the biggest fish of the year back to their village."

"Auntie, has our village ever won a lottery before?"

"I got it! I even got it last year! Whether you can get the jackpot depends on the ability of the fish handlers in the village to find fish holes. The fish handlers in our village are still very good."

"Auntie, do we have both big and small fish for fishing?"

"No way! All the fish under five years old have leaked from the fishing nets back into the river, and there are no small fish in the nets."

"That's it!"

"There used to be an all-fish feast! I wonder if the village chief will organize it this year?"

"Isn't it happening every year?"

"It used to happen every year, but these few years the cabinet committee has been having fun with the little red soldiers, so sometimes it's canceled."

"Moxue! Look! Fish are out!"