poor family prodigal

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Chief, you can share your share of the fish, and I will share some of my forty debt with you! If you don't want to go into debt, you can share dozens of acres of your family's [-] acres of land with me. All my fields are mortgaged. "

"You can't make a fool of yourself!"

Wang Bizhong walked away with a puff of his sleeves.

I want a fish from you, but you want me to take on debts and dozens of acres of land.

How could this prodigal son have the nerve to say it out loud?

"Clan leader, don't leave. I'm just joking for you. Don't be angry!"

Wang Yuan shouted from behind.

After catching so many fish, if anyone comes alone and asks for two, he will definitely give them.

It won't work to kidnap him morally, share the fish with the whole village, or fall into favor himself.

Wang Bi was furious and did not look back.

After understanding Wang Yuan's tricks, the villagers burst into laughter.

You ask me for something, and I ask you for something. If you don’t give it to me, why should I give it to you?

Wang Yuan clasped his fists: "Uncles and brothers, you all know about me. These fish have to be sold to pay off debts, so I won't be polite to you today. Once this hurdle is passed, every household will have fish."

The villagers dispersed with joy.

Although everyone is not doing well, it is still better than Wang Yuan who is in debt forty thousand dollars.

Except for the evil-hearted guy, no one could bear to take advantage of him at this time.

Wang Hanshan nodded beside him.

Clan relations are very important, and Wang Yuan handled them very well, without offending anyone without dividing the fish.

Wang Yuan led the four people home.

"So many fish!"

Li Shihan was startled when she saw the ten buckets of fish, and her eyes became wet when she saw Wang Yuan.

The secret method of fishing that my husband told me is true, and he is really capable of paying off his debts.

"Silly girl, why are you crying!"

Wiping away the tears on his face, Wang Yuan said softly: "Go and make pancakes quickly. Let's eat fish tonight."

"Ok!"

Li Shihan's voice was like a mosquito bite, her pretty face was hot, and she turned around and ran into the kitchen.

Dahu, Erhu, and Wang Sihai looked envious: In the entire Fu County, Wang Yuan's wife is the most beautiful in the county, and no other daughter-in-law can compare with her.

"Xiaoyuan, I've eaten at your house in the morning, so I won't eat here at night!"

Wang Hanshan poured the fish into the water tank and waved directly to his two sons.

Although Dahu and Erhu still wanted to eat fish, they left without any hesitation.

They are satisfied with just one meal in the morning.

Don't be greedy!

"Yeah, don't eat, go home and eat!"

Wang Sihai, who was swallowing his saliva, was embarrassed to stay when he saw the three people leaving.

Wang Yuan stopped the four people: "Don't leave yet, besides eating, there is still life to do!"

Wang Hanshan paused: "What kind of work?"

Wang Yuan walked to yesterday's fish tank: "Tie all the fish like this!"

When they saw the fish tank, the four of them were shocked.

The fish in the water tank has its head and tail tied into a bow shape with hemp rope, and its gills are open and floating in the water.

All alive!

When a fish is fished out of a river, it will die after being left alone for a few hours.

Wang Yuan struggled like this, but the fish didn't die. It lived from yesterday to today.

Li Shihan was also curious in the kitchen.

Wang Yuan explained: "This is the 'bow fish technique'. The head and tail of the fish are tied up so that the fish's gills can breathe more oxygen. As long as there is a little water, the fish will not die from lack of oxygen!"

"Oxygen? Lack of oxygen?"

The four of them were confused and happy.

They don't understand oxygen, but they know that live fish and dead fish are two different prices.

Wang Hanshan waved his hand: "Then let's tie him up now. It will take a while, but what else can we eat?"

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "The bow fish technique requires tying twice. The first time is to tie the fish tail. After an hour, the internal organs of the fish are discharged. Then the fish tail is untied and the fish excretion hole is tied. In this way, the fish meat will be thicker. Fresh and tender.”

When the four of them looked at the fish tail, they saw two binding marks.

Erhu looked admiring: "Brother Yuan, how come you know the secrets of fishing and the art of bowing fish? You know too much!"

"you still need to ask?"

Wang Sihai's face showed the confidence of having seen through everything: "Wang Yuan is a scholar who passed the entrance examination. Naturally, he learned the secrets of fishing and the art of bowing fish from books. Isn't that right, Wang Yuan!"

Wang Yuan pursed his lips and gave a thumbs up: "You are really smart!"

"hey-hey!"

Wang Sihai laughed proudly: Tongsheng praised him for being very smart.

The fish is tied up and the rice is ready.

Warm pancakes and fresh fish fried in lard were brought to the main room.

Li Shihan is still hiding in the kitchen. In this era, women don’t have food on the table!

The five people who had been busy all day devoured the food.

Wang Hanshan, Dahu, and Erhu had something to eat for their third fish meal in two days!

Wang Sihai, who had been greedy for two days, grabbed pancakes with one hand and fish with chopsticks with the other, tears streaming down his face as he ate, sobbing and shaking all over.

Wang Yuan quickly said: "Sihai, what's wrong?"

"Brother Yuan, it's okay!"

Erhu said carelessly: "Yesterday, my eldest brother, father and mother and I ate fish. We cried while eating. It's been too long since we've eaten meat."

Wang Hanshan glared.

Erhu quickly lowered his head and shut up to eat the fish.

"I think of my parents!"

Wang Sihai shed tears: "Before they left, I asked them what they wanted to eat. They said they wanted to eat meat. They had never eaten meat properly in their lives. They wanted to know what it would be like to eat meat to the fullest in their lives! I thought Until I die, I will be like my parents, who will not have the opportunity to have a good meal of meat. I didn’t expect to have it today... woo woo woo!"

Wang Sihai bit into the cake and stuffed large pieces of fish into his mouth. Wang Sihai cried like crazy while eating.

None of Wang Hanshan, Daniu, and Erniu smiled, and looked on with sad eyes.

Villagers don't have much land, and taxes and corvees are heavy. Not to mention eating all they can eat, many villagers never really have a full meal from birth to death.

But with the secret method of fishing, their fate changed from today on.

"It's been almost an hour. I'm going to tie the fish again!"

Wang Hanshan went to tie up the fish, and Dahu followed silently.

"Shame!"

With a tear in his eyes, Wang Sihai cleaned up the dishes and Erhu stood by to help.

Looking at the busy four people, Wang Yuan felt an extremely uncomfortable feeling in his heart.

This is the most industrious group of people in this era, but they are also the poorest group of people in this era; they have put in the greatest efforts and done the hardest work in the world, but they cannot even achieve the most basic survival!

The four left.

Wang Sihai returned to his third brother's house and knocked on the door.

The third sister-in-law opened the door and held a broom: "You freeloader, you stole my eggs and you dare to take them back... ah!"

"Humph!"

Wang Sihai, who had always been unable to raise his head in front of his sister-in-law, raised his head and threw two small fishes!

Bang bang! Two live fish, each weighing two pounds, flopped on the ground.

After hurriedly grabbing two fish, the third sister-in-law immediately changed her expression: "Uncle Sihai, why are you coming back so late? Have you eaten yet? Sister-in-law will bake pancakes for you."

"I'm not going to eat anymore. I'm just full from eating meat!"

Wang Sihai walked towards the bullpen with his hands behind his back and said in an unmistakable tone: "Find out my brother's new clothes and new shoes. I'm going to the city tomorrow. If I, Wang Sihai, are at home for a day, our family will always be happy." There is no shortage of meat to eat.”

"what?"

The third sister-in-law was shocked: What nonsense are you talking about, brother-in-law? There will never be a shortage of meat, and even the county magistrate may not be able to eat meat every day.

Lying in the cowshed, wrapped in a tattered quilt, looking at the stars in the sky, and an old cow chewing cud lying beside him, Wang Sihai closed his eyes and murmured: "Father and mother, my son has stood up. He is going to be successful. You guys have a good time in heaven." Look, my son will give you pig heads during the Chinese New Year!"

After Wang Yuan and Li Shihan washed up, they also went to bed, still sharing two quilts.

Wang Yuan did not sleep, nor was he distracted. He stared at the dark roof in confusion.

Li Shihan said cautiously: "Husband, are you unhappy?"

"A little bit!"

Wang Yuan narrowed his eyes: "Shihan, do you think that in this world, everyone will have food to eat, clothing to wear, and will no longer be greedy for meat? Children will have books to read, and the elderly will be able to read when they are sick. Everyone will not No more worries about war and chaos!"

"……Won't!"

Li Shihan was silent for a while: "My husband is talking about world unity, which has never been realized in all dynasties!"

Wang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Yes, with the technological productivity of this era, how can it be possible to achieve great unity!"

"Technology?"

Li Shihan was puzzled. She was stunned for a while and whispered: "Husband, you seem to be a different person!"

Wang Yuan was startled in bed: "What has changed?"

Li Shihan whispered: "In the past, you ignored brothers from the same clan as Uncle Shanshan, Dahu, Erhu, and Sihai. Now you are really kind to them and don't look down on them; you treat Liu Youcai with that kind of attitude." "Chief, you used to look down on them, but you were afraid of them in your heart. Now you don't notice them at all. It's like the book says, be good to the good, be evil to the evil, and be deceitful to the deceitful."

Such a delicate thought, Wang Yuan said in a daze: "Do you like it turning out like this?"

"Ok!"

"Come to my bed!"