Siheyuan: Buyers get rich from hunting

Liu Ping'an was sitting there weaving a fish basket when the three little ones who were jumping on the grid nearby came over curiously, chewing their fingers and looking at the materials on the ground.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Lele was the most curious. She squatted down, picked up a branch and waved it, staring at Liu Ping'an's hand curiously.

“I’m making a fish basket.”

"Fish...fish basket?"

Lele uttered the word with difficulty, having no idea what it meant.

"Brother Ping An, are you going to go fishing?"

Xiaoqiang knew a lot. He squatted down excitedly, dug at the ground, then scratched his head in confusion.

"But there is no fishing line. I heard that fishing line is very expensive, and one line costs several dollars."

"Several pieces?!"

Xiao Tao sniffed and looked at Xiao Qiang in surprise.

"Why would I spend so much money on a piece of thread? My mom still has a lot of thread in her room. I'd have to sell it for dozens of dollars. It turns out my family is so rich."

Xiaoqiang's authority was challenged, and it came from his own brother. He immediately looked at Xiaotao with dissatisfaction.

"You idiot, fishing line and thread end are not the same thing."

"What's the difference?"

Xiao Tao wiped his nose and pulled his pants which were a circle larger, but he still didn't understand the difference his brother was talking about.

"It's just...it's just different."

Xiao Qiang couldn't give a clear answer, so he had to retort stubbornly.

But Xiao Tao didn't get angry at all. Instead, he continued to ask stupidly.

"What's the difference?"

Seeing that the two little ones were about to quarrel, Liu Pingan quickly said, "Don't discuss the fishing line. It's useless. This thing of mine is the real killer."

Liu Ping'an had already woven a simple fish basket in his hands.

He shook it in his hand and said proudly, "If you leave this thing in the water for one night, it will catch a lot of fish."

"Oh! So awesome!"

The three little ones clapped their hands together, staring blankly at the fish basket in Liu Ping'an's hand, like pilgrims, with trust in their eyes.

Lele doesn’t know what a fish basket is, but she believes in her brother unconditionally.

Xiaoqiang felt that Ping'an was a worker who was praised by the whole village and could get meat that even his father couldn't get, so Xiaoqiang trusted Liu Ping'an very much.

For Xiao Tao, the problem was not one of trust, but that he did not know what the fish basket was and could not find anything to compare it to.

Since there is no reference object, it must have been created by Brother Ping An.

Then it must be amazing!

After all, Brother Ping An is back, and we can eat meat for every meal!

Liu Ping'an didn't know what was going on, but receiving praise from his younger brothers and sisters was sweeter than eating candy.

Liu Ping'an felt the power of encouragement and was very motivated to do things.

He quickly picked up the materials on the ground and made another simple fish basket.

He carried two fish baskets and called to Zhang Guifang who was busy in the kitchen, "Mom, I'm going to the river for a while."

"Why are you going to the river?"

Zhang Guifang came out with a kitchen knife and scared Liu Ping'an.

"I made two tools to catch fish. I'll put them by the river to try. I'll go check again tomorrow morning."

When she heard that they were not going down to the river, Zhang Guifang didn't say anything.

She looked at what her son was holding and discovered that it looked a bit like the fish basket she used to bring when fishing.

But she didn't care. She waved the kitchen knife and said, "Go early and come back early. Don't stay by the river for too long. Your father and his men will eat up all the meat when you come back."

She was not worried that anything might happen to Liu Ping'an.

At this age, you should have safety awareness and ideas.

Besides, with the current depth of the river, it is not enough to drown an adult man like Liu Ping'an.

When Xiaoqiang and Xiaotao heard that Liu Ping'an was going to the river to catch fish with this thing, they jumped in panic and shouted at the top of their lungs.

"I want to go too, I want to go too!"

"Why are you going? The riverside is not safe. You are not allowed to go there."

When Third Aunt heard the noises of the two naughty boys, she was so angry that she came out with her hands on her waist and pulled the two boys' ears, making them scream.

Liu Ping'an expressed a moment of silence for what happened to his two younger brothers. Who told them to be so naughty in the afternoon?

Liu Ping'an followed Zhang Guifang into the kitchen.

"Mom, are the rabbit's internal organs still there? Give me some. I'll put them in the fish basket to attract fish and shrimp."

Although Zhang Guifang had never fished before, she knew that bait was needed.

She handed the plate to Liu Ping'an and let him choose for himself.

Liu Ping'an chose the rabbit's heart and lungs and tied them to the splint inside the fish basket.

He picked up two fish baskets, ran out of the yard and ran towards the river beside the village.

Qinjia Village is located downstream of the stream, while Liujia is at the end of the downstream.

Liu Ping'an carried two fish baskets and walked briskly. Soon he ran to the riverside. Looking at the small streams of water, he sighed.

However, the water volume is not low, at least the fish can still survive in it.

When Liu Ping'an arrived at the river, he put down the fish basket, rolled up his trousers and started feeling for pebbles by the river.

Although the water flow was not strong, the fish baskets were made of branches and were not weighed down by stones, so they were easily washed away.

After finding two smooth pebbles, Liu Ping'an put the stones into the fish basket.

Then he raised the weight and placed the two fish baskets alternately on the edge of the river, but not close to the shore.

"The fishy smell will attract fish and shrimp. I guess there will be quite a few tomorrow morning."

Liu Pingan is the pure king of theory.

This fish basket was something he learned from watching a video before, and this was his first time putting it into practice.

But he was still mysteriously confident. He put his hands on his hips, daydreamed for a while by the river, then turned and walked home.

When we got home, grandpa and the others just came back with some wild vegetable porridge.

Grandma also prepared pheasants and rabbits, put them on two large plates, and placed them in the middle of the table.

"Hey, Ping An, you brought back a pheasant. I saw you only had a hare, didn't you?"

Uncle San swallowed his saliva when he saw the sumptuous dinner, and then realized that the quantity was wrong.

"I hid it in the flour bag. After all, it's better to bring three chickens than to give only two."

Liu Ping'an explained it, which made his uncle laugh.

"That's right. Show half and keep the other half. There's really no need to show it all. That's my style."

"What's your style?"

Liu Xingwang happily took out his treasured wine from the house, but he became furious when he heard what Liu Jianping said.

"You were bragging in the field and almost exposed what happened this afternoon. If I hadn't covered for you, Qin Laizi would have found out. You are such a loser."

It turned out that Uncle San was complimented by an old man named Qin Laizi in the village, and he almost spilled the beans and told the story of the rooster he had eaten for lunch today.

When Liu Jianping heard what his grandfather said, he smiled bitterly and dared not brag anymore.

"Okay, okay, isn't the third brother always like this?"

Grandma brought a mixture of stir-fried rabbit and pheasant innards and placed it on the table. She introduced it to Liu Ping'an in a good mood.

"Ping An, this rabbit is grandma's specialty, it tastes delicious."

"Try it quickly."

"Yes, your grandmother is an expert at cooking rabbit."

Grandpa took a sip of wine and looked at Liu Ping'an with his eyes squinted comfortably.

Liu Ping'an couldn't refuse the kindness, so he adjusted his chopsticks, picked up a piece of rabbit meat and started eating, causing Lele next to him to swallow his saliva.

As soon as he ate it, Liu Ping'an's eyes lit up.

So delicious!

And there is no fishy smell!

The rabbit meat is smooth, tasty and tender, even better than the chef's dishes Liu Ping'an had eaten before!

"Grandma, you are so awesome!"

Hearing Liu Ping'an's praise, grandma raised her chin happily.

"Of course. There are many things to pay attention to when cooking rabbit. The most important thing is to remove the fishy smell... If I hadn't asked for some seasoning from the village chief's house, it wouldn't be so delicious."

"Ping An, the village chief praised you enough at home and asked all the children in the village to learn from you."

Speaking of this, everyone at the table felt proud, even the ignorant Lele imitated his grandma and raised his little chin.

"No, no, there is nothing worth learning from me."

Liu Ping'an just felt ashamed.

I am just an ordinary person. I have never done anything good, but of course I have never done anything bad.

Not worth learning.

Compared to these hard-working people, he is the one who needs to learn.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. If you keep bragging, the food will get cold."

Grandpa saw that Liu Ping'an didn't want to talk about this anymore, so he quickly changed the subject.

The others were immediately attracted by the aroma of the food. They picked up their chopsticks and started eating in silence, their faces covered with grease.

Liu Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and enjoyed the delicious meal with his family.