Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

So, An Yue put away the basket and poured all the fish into her grandfather's bucket. She counted them and found there were twelve fish. There were six larger fish, namely grass carp and carp, and the other six were small crucian carp.

An Yue thought, her grandfather believed that fish bones smelled fishy, ​​and most people probably thought so too. If she wanted to make money by selling fish, she had to find a way to sell the fish.

It is not possible to sell fish alone, so we have to think of other ways.

Wouldn’t it be better if you could sell them in combination, or give away other things when you buy fish?

What can there be in this era and this season?

In the mountains? It is winter now, and it is unlikely that there are other fungi in the mountains except for black fungus. Besides, picking black fungus in the mountains depends on luck.

Secondly, when you go up the mountain alone, you may encounter danger at any time. If you encounter small animals, it's okay, but if you are unlucky and encounter a group of wild boars, leopards, etc., is there any possibility of getting down the mountain alive? I heard from my uncle before that there are tigers weighing hundreds of pounds in the mountains. If you meet one, won't it bite a child in one bite?

In the fields? There are eels in winter, but if you go to catch eels in the cold winter, you might get cold and then catch a cold. It's not worth it, so it's obviously not feasible.

In the fields? There are wild garlic and various wild vegetables in the fields.

An Yue suddenly had an idea, and after thinking about it, she realized that it was feasible to do so.

Then he turned to his grandfather and said, "Grandfather, you go back first. Niannian and I will go dig some wild vegetables and wild garlic and will be back soon."

Seeing that An Yue was so serious about doing business, her grandfather couldn't bear to discourage her even though he knew that the products might not be sold in the end, so he let her go ahead and do it.

"Then be careful and go home early."

After my grandfather finished speaking, he picked up the bucket and walked back.

The brother and sister carried baskets on their backs and climbed up the hill with sickles, slowly digging wild vegetables and wild garlic.

"Sister, are you really going to the market to sell fish?" An Nian asked seriously.

"Yep."

An Yue responded but did not look up at An Nian. Instead, she lowered her head and concentrated on digging wild vegetables.

An Nian suddenly became quiet and looked at his sister intently, his eyes seemed to have grown several years older.

An Yue noticed that her brother was in a bad mood, so she asked, "Do you think there's something wrong, Niannian?"

An Nian lowered his head and said in a depressed mood: "Sister, I'm sorry..."

An Yue was most afraid of this little guy crying, and she had no delicious food to comfort him: "What happened to Nian Nian?"

"If Niannian was older, he could help his sister sell fish at the market."

An Nian's tears were rolling down her cheeks.

An Yue pretended to be relaxed and said, "Oh... I thought it was something!"

"Niannian, you have always been helping your sister, but you just don't know it."

An Nian said with tears in her eyes: "But, Niannian really wants to grow up quickly. Niannian doesn't want her sister to be so tired."

After listening to An Nian's words, An Yue was so moved that she hugged An Nian and hurriedly wiped away his tears, fearing that she would not be able to hold back and start crying too.

"Oh...silly Nian Nian, don't cry! As long as you are always with me, I won't feel tired!"

"Okay! Slug! Stop crying! Help your sister dig more wild vegetables!"

When An Nian heard his sister calling him a snotty bug, he couldn't help but burst into laughter. He lifted his sleeves to wipe his tears and snot, then quickly squatted down to help his sister dig wild vegetables.

The surroundings were very quiet, and the brother and sister were immersed in the fun of digging wild vegetables. Suddenly, a "gurgling" sound was heard. It turned out that An Nian was hungry.

Before they knew it, it was time to make lunch, and An Nian's small backpack was almost full.

"Let's go home and cook! Niannian's stomach is growling with hunger!"

An Nian smiled and touched his stomach a little embarrassedly and said, "Hehe... I'm a little hungry."

So the brother and sister carried their backpacks and set out for home.

As soon as she arrived in the yard, An Yue found that her grandmother was already cooking in the kitchen. An Yue hurriedly put the backpack under the eaves, ran to wash her hands, and prepared to go to the kitchen to help.

An Yue said somewhat self-blamingly: "Grandma, I'm sorry, Yueyue came back a little late."

Grandma smiled and said kindly, "Silly child, Wei is not at home these days, so you and Niannian don't have to be so cautious. Let grandma make lunch today. Go! Just do what you want to do."

"Okay... Then I'll let Niannian help you put the firewood."

Grandma smiled at her and nodded.

Afterwards, An Yue carried a wooden basin and walked out of the kitchen, just in time to see An Nian still washing his hands.

An Nian squatted down and washed his hands, muttering, "Why can't I wash my fingers clean?"

An Yue looked at her brother rubbing his little fingers non-stop, pouting his little mouth and mumbling to himself, which was really cute.

“It’s normal to not be able to wash it clean every year.”

"Then how can we clean it?"

"Wash it several times to make it clean."

He stood up, scratched his little head, and looked as if he understood something.

An Yue walked up to An Nian, took his hand and looked at it carefully, and said, "Grandma said she will cook lunch today. Nian Nian will help her add firewood, okay?"

"Well, every year is a good time to warm my hands."

After saying that, An Nian ran happily to the kitchen.

An Yue first went to check on the fish in the bucket. Seeing that more than a dozen fish were swimming happily, she smiled with relief.

He turned around and moved a low stool into the main room and sat under the eaves, preparing to pick some wild vegetables and wild garlic that he had just dug.

An Yue picked the shepherd's purse one by one. The shepherd's purse grew among the weeds and looked so tender and green, which was very pleasing to the eye.

In a short while, he picked a large bunch of shepherd's purse and some wild garlic.

Wild garlic is really a good thing. She remembered that when she was a child in the modern 21st century, the elders in her family often went to the fields on the hillside to dig wild garlic to make cold dishes. The most delicious way to eat wild garlic is to stir-fry pork with it. The smell makes her drool just thinking about it.

But now, although wild garlic is available, I don’t know when I can get the meat.

Just as An Yue was feeling depressed and dazed, her grandmother's voice suddenly came from the kitchen, "It's time for dinner."

An Yue quickly washed the shepherd's purse and wild garlic one by one, then carried the wooden basin to the kitchen.

When I went to the kitchen, I saw that my grandmother had already prepared the meal and was carrying the food to the main room.

An Yue thought that she could use the pot to boil water, blanch the shepherd's purse, and then make a simple cold dish with wild garlic, so that her grandparents could taste it first.

If this cold-mixed shepherd's purse can gain unanimous approval from everyone, I think we can try to sell it together with fish.

An Nian's stomach was rumbling with hunger. When the meal was ready, he quickly ran to get the chopsticks and set the table for the rice.