Reborn Ugly Girl Farming to Support the Family

Chapter 17 1 The basket is full of shrimps

Zhou Chunfeng also understood this. The last time her family sold fish, there were not many fish, and everyone wanted to try something new.

Now they have dozens of fish, so the price will have to come down.

"It doesn't matter if it's cheaper. We got it for free anyway."

Old man Zheng nodded, that's exactly what happened.

"I'll take Chunhua and Qingming to the town to sell the fish later. We should do it while the fish are still alive. Otherwise, dead fish will be even cheaper."

"Okay, I'll cook at home, and we'll have lunch today. I'll ask Xiaoman to bring mom over later, and dad will wait for you to come back and come directly to our house to eat."

"Well, that's it."

After a short rest, they carried all the basins onto the cart.

The cart was packed to the brim and some of the things could not be put on.

What they couldn’t pack up, they kept for themselves and pickled with salt, which would last for a while.

Old Man Zheng asked Zhou Chunfeng to go home and get a straw mat to cover the cart, and then he pushed the cart towards the town.

After they left, Zhou Chunfeng moved the remaining two pots of fish back into the yard.

She took out a carp weighing about three or four pounds from the basin and found a straw rope to string it through the fish's gills.

"Xiao Man, take this fish to Aunt Yang's house next door. After you deliver the fish, go get your grandma."

"Okay, mom, I'll go right away."

Zheng Xiaoman took the fish and went out. Their house was only about a hundred meters away, so they arrived there quickly.

She stood outside the fence and shouted inside, "Is Aunt Yang home?"

The sound of a door opening was soon heard in the room, but the person who came out was not Aunt Yang, but the handsome young man that Zheng Xiaoman saw that day.

Yang Shuhuai came over and opened the fence door. "My mother has gone to the village. Do you have anything to do with her?"

Zheng Xiaoman held up the fish in his hand and said, "Brother Shuhuai, my mother asked me to bring some fish to Aunt Yang. My brother just caught it by the river this morning. It's very fresh."

Yang Shuhuai looked at the fish in the little girl's hand, thought about it and reached out to take it, "Then I'll keep it for now, and I'll tell my mother when she comes back."

Zheng Xiaoman smiled and said, "Okay, I'll leave first. I still have to go to my grandma's house."

After saying that, he waved to Yang Shuhuai and skipped home.

Yang Shuhuai couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips as he looked at the cheerful figure. He waited until the figure was out of sight before he closed the door and carried the fish back into the house.

Zheng Xiaoman went to the village to call her grandmother, and the two of them walked back together.

On the way, Zheng Xiaoman chattered to her grandmother about how many fish they had caught. "Grandma, the fish in the river are so stupid. They won't run away even if you catch them."

Old Mrs. Zheng listened to her granddaughter's words with a smile, "Oh, there are such silly fish, this is a bargain for our family."

"Of course, our family was able to make a lot of money from selling fish this time.

My mother also said that she would go catch two more piglets for me, and we would also raise chickens later.

Grandma, my family will be able to make a lot of money next year."

Mrs. Zheng patted her granddaughter's shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Good, seeing that your family is living a good life makes me happy."

The grandparents and grandchildren talked and laughed when they got home. Seeing Zhou Chunfeng cleaning the fish, Old Mrs. Zheng rolled up her sleeves and went over to help her.

Zheng Xiaoman suddenly remembered that there was a shrimp basket in their river.

She said something to her mother, turned around and ran towards the river again.

Seeing his sister was going to the river again, Zheng Lixia put on his slippers and ran while shouting, "Sister, sister, wait a moment, I want to go too."

"Okay, I'll wait for you, hurry up." Zheng Xiaoman stopped when he heard the voice.

The brother and sister went to the river together. Zheng Xiaoman found where they had put the basket and pulled it up by the rope.

When she pulled it, she felt the weight. Wow, it must be a full basket.

Sure enough, when she lifted the basket up and looked inside, it was pitch black.

Zheng Lixia stared at the basket excitedly, "Sister, please open it and see what's inside."

Zheng Xiaoman carried the basket and said, "Let's go home and beat them. There's nothing to put them in here."

"Okay, then sister, let's go home quickly."

Zheng Lixia was an impatient person and kept urging his sister to hurry up.

After entering the yard, Zheng Xiaoman said to him, "Go find me a big basin."

Zheng Lixia ran into the kitchen like a gust of wind, but couldn't find the basin after searching for a long time.

Only then did I remember that all the basins at home were used to hold fish.

"Sister, what should we do if there is no basin at home?"

Zheng Xiaoman also reacted, "Go, get the basin for washing your face first."

"okay."

Zheng Lixia didn't mind and took out the basin for washing her face as soon as she entered the room.

Zheng Xiaoman slowly opened the mouth of the basket and poured it into the basin.

"Sister, there are so many shrimps in there." Zheng Lixia exclaimed.

Zheng Xiaoman looked at the basin, which contained all kinds of shrimps, big and small. Now that they had left the water, they jumped out of the basin with a bang.

It’s a pity that they don’t have oil at home, otherwise these small river shrimps would be most delicious when fried.

In addition to shrimps, there are also some small fish that have crawled in. They will be delicious when fried into fish sauce later.

There were also some snails in the basket, and I don’t know how they got into the basket.

Zheng Xiaoman was very satisfied with this morning's catch. It seemed that he had to ask his father to make a few more baskets and catch some every day to improve the family's meals.

Seeing grandma coming over, Lixia showed off to her, "Grandma, look, my sister and I caught so many shrimps."

Grandma Zheng was also very respectful, "Wow, my good grandson is really amazing."

Lixia giggled and said, "Grandma, let my sister make you some shrimp for lunch. My sister's cooking is delicious."

"Great, grandma, you'll have a great lunch."

Zheng Xiaoman looked at her silly brother with amusement as he assigned her work. The four children in her family had completely different personalities.

The eldest brother in the family is calm and the younger brother is lively.

Chun Ya is too young and we can’t tell what her personality is at the moment.

Her brother looks just as good as the boy next door.

My brother is a handsome guy with thick eyebrows, big eyes and a tough build. He looks cool when he doesn’t speak.

The boy next door is more gentle and quiet, with a scholarly air about him.

But she still likes her brother more. Her brother has a good temper, is handsome, and is the best to her.

The sun soon rose to the zenith. Zheng Xiaoman packed up the fish and shrimp and ran to the door to see if his brother had returned.

There was no one on the road, and she couldn't help but worry if something had happened.

"Grandma, why haven't Grandpa and brother come back yet?"

Zheng Xiaoman looked at her grandmother worriedly.

Grandma Zheng sat under the eaves and looked up at the sky. "They brought a lot of fish today, so they won't be back so soon. Don't worry, nothing will happen in our town."

Zheng Xiaoman finally felt relieved and took the small fish to the kitchen.

"Mom, I'll fry some small fish to make a sauce."

Zhou Chunfeng was pickling fish. She didn't turn around when she heard her daughter's voice and said, "Okay, go scoop the sauce from the jar yourself."

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