Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"Hey... this fish was also caught by the eight-year-old child who went to the fields. It's really not easy for the grandparents and grandchildren to depend on each other!" The two middle-aged women shook their heads as they spoke.

Grandfather bent down and said loudly to the old woman, "Aunt, just sit down and we will help you weigh it."

After hearing this, the old woman giggled, revealing a few sparse front teeth, and she looked very kind.

Grandfather counted: "Seventeen pounds."

An Yue's love was overflowing again at this time. She thought that the basket was already three kilograms and would not be reduced, so she would give her an extra three kilograms, making it twenty kilograms for the old woman!

An Yue counted the silver and handed it to the old woman, saying loudly, "Old woman, your fish totals 20 catties. Here are 40 coins. Please keep them!"

Then, An Yue put the bucket in her backpack and helped her carry it.

An Yue said: "It's getting dark, let's hurry up, the third and fourth people come together."

The third woman came over, and Uncle Jiang Chenghai poured all the fish in her bucket into the basket.

She and her uncle lifted the weight together, and her grandfather read the number: "Fifty-eight pounds."

An Yue counted the silver and handed it to the woman, saying, "Minus the three catties of the basket, it's one hundred and ten coins."

The woman grinned and took the money: "Okay, okay."

The fourth woman's bucket seemed to have more fish than the previous one.

After lifting the weight and weighing it, my grandfather read out the number: "Sixty-three pounds."

"Minus the three catties of the basket, the total is sixty catties, which is one hundred and twenty coins."

An Yue counted out 120 coins and handed them to the woman.

The woman took the silver with a smile on her face. After the two women exchanged the silver, they walked home together again.

The grandparents and grandchildren returned to the An family today and were busy with various things there.

I didn't take a nap at noon, and I rushed back to weigh myself in the afternoon. I was really tired.

By this time, grandma had already prepared dinner.

Uncle Jiang Chenghai said, "Dad, Yueyue, wash your hands and have dinner! I'll take care of the yard."

Wei walked out of her room slowly and prepared to go to the main house to eat.

After the commotion last time, she was probably really scared. Now, she speaks much less and even walks with extreme caution.

Everyone came into the house, and the sounds of footsteps, talking, the clatter of food bowls, and all kinds of noise woke An Nian up from his sleep.

An Nian rubbed his eyes and walked out of the house. He saw his sister sitting on the bench and walked towards An Yue without thinking.

He buried his head in An Yue's arms. After opening his eyes, the first thing he saw was Wei. An Nian was so scared that his whole body trembled.

Grandma came to the table with the food and saw An Nian awake and sitting on the table. She smiled and said, "Little guy is awake!"

An Nian rubbed his belly and said, "Grandma, I'm so hungry."

"Okay, okay, let's eat right away."

Then, my grandmother also sat down and prepared to eat.

My grandfather was the first to pick up his chopsticks, and then the whole family ate quietly.

After dinner, the family soaked their feet, and the day finally ended.

On the second day, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren got up early.

My grandfather and uncle went to the yard to feed the cows as usual, and then took the fish out of the water tank.

An Yue made breakfast with her grandmother in the kitchen.

Grandmother said to Anyue, "Yueyue, today is the big market, remember to buy some New Year goods when you come back."

"Grandma, what did you buy for the New Year in previous years?"

"In previous years, apart from your uncle going to the mountains to buy some mountain products, at the end of the twelfth lunar month, he would go to the market to buy salt, pork fat, door god couplets and firecrackers. At this point, the New Year's goods were complete."

"This year we have some money, you can buy whatever you want."

An Yue smiled and nodded.

After breakfast was ready, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren finished their breakfast, quickly tied up the frame of the ox cart, and prepared to rush to the town.

My uncle walked in front, holding an oil lamp in one hand and leading the ox in the other. The grandfather and grandson walked behind. My grandfather held the oil lamp and drove the ox cart, heading towards the town.

As usual, we arrived in town before daybreak.

Perhaps today is a big market. Before dawn, the small vendors have already displayed their goods one by one.

The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren drove the ox cart to the side door of the restaurant. After the servant opened the door, he moved the buckets off the ox cart as usual and carried them into the backyard one by one.

After An Yue brought the wild garlic into the yard, she stood there waiting to be weighed.

"Miss An Yue." A voice came from behind.

You can tell it's Shopkeeper Wang's voice without even looking.

An Yue bowed to the shopkeeper and said, "Good morning, Shopkeeper Wang!"

Shopkeeper Wang said with a smile: "Look, there are more live fish today than in the past?"

An Yue smiled and replied, "Yes, yes, the shopkeeper has a good eye and bought two more large barrels, so we can put more fish in this time."

"Miss, it will be the first day of the Chinese New Year in a few days. The restaurant will be closed for a few days during the Spring Festival, so you don't need to send fish for the time being."

An Yue thought so too. It’s the New Year, and every family will have a holiday.

So, An Yue nodded to Shopkeeper Wang in understanding.

Shopkeeper Wang continued, "The fourth day of the first lunar month is the beginning of spring. According to the agreement, after the beginning of spring, there will be no more binding agreements."

An Yue pursed her lips, calculating in her mind how much money she had earned, and also thinking about how many households in the village had not earned any money.

How could An Yue not know what Shopkeeper Wang was planning?

An Yue smiled and nodded, "Yes, yes, just follow the document."

Shopkeeper Wang paused tentatively.

An Yue knew that he was trying to extort other recipes from her.

An Yue cried out in her heart: "Help! Do I really have to tell him all my secrets about being a fisherman?"

In the 21st century, An Yue was still very confident in her cooking skills and was known as a little fish cooking expert!

Grilled fish, pickled fish, boiled fish, steamed fish, sweet and sour fish, fried fish, etc., isn’t that easy?

But unfortunately, the condiments in this era are really limited!

Just as An Yue was worrying about what other recipe to come up with, Shopkeeper Wang said:

"However, Wang has been working with Miss An Yue for such a long time that he is already familiar with her character."

"So Wang decided that after the beginning of spring, the restaurant would open for business and continue to buy the live fish sent by the girl as usual."

An Yue's frown relaxed as she replied, "Thank you for your trust, Shopkeeper Wang. Can I have my grandfather and uncle deliver the fish after the New Year?"

Shopkeeper Wang immediately asked in confusion, "Why didn't the girl come to see you off?"

"Yueyue will not hide it from Shopkeeper Wang. Before, my brother and I were just temporarily staying at my grandfather's house. After the New Year, Yueyue decided to take my brother back to live in her own home."

"Then let my grandfather and uncle deliver the live fish. Of course, everything will remain the same as it is now. Is Manager Wang willing?"

Shopkeeper Wang had a serious expression and remained silent for a while.

After a moment, he said, "Miss, I, Wang, have also suffered a lot, so I know how hard it is to make money."

"But your brother will go to school next year, and delivering fish is also a good income. Wang hopes that the young lady will consider it again."