It was early in the morning and I could no longer see my mother lying on the bed. I thought too much yesterday and was still a little sleepy.

It is impossible to go to school these days. It's boring. I am good enough to receive higher education. It would be so boring if you make me go through elementary school again. I asked the school for half a month's leave early. After all, my father just passed away. It's understandable.

I got up reluctantly and went to my own small courtyard to fetch water to wash up. My mother had just cooked cornmeal porridge and brought two bowls to the table, calling me to eat.

It looked like she had come out of it. There was nothing she could do. A mother is strong, and she still has a son. After finishing her meal, she said, "Xiao Laizi, I'm going to work at the steel mill. Do you want to go with me?"

Because my father was working in the security department of the steel mill at the time, my mother took over the shift at the steel mill and moved to the canteen to be a kitchen helper, washing vegetables and making meals. There was nothing she could do as a woman born in the countryside had no education or skills, so the canteen was the best choice. My mother was also very satisfied as the meals were free.

He Lai certainly didn't want to go, he had his own plans for today. So he said, "No, mother, I want to stay in the yard by myself, I'll go with you another day."

"Okay, then don't run around. If you have anything to say, just wait until I come back. There are two steamed buns and cabbage in the pot. You can heat them up and eat them when the time comes."

My mother said, "I'm going to work now. You stay here and read a book if you feel bored. I'll send you to school in a few days. Don't run around, okay?"

"Mom, okay, okay, I get it, you should go quickly, you see, Uncle Xu and the others have left. You should catch up with them." He Lai couldn't stand the nagging anymore, so he pushed his mother out of his yard. Only then did Wu Juan catch up with the large group, looking back every three steps.

He Lai started washing dishes after eating. He looked at the kitchen in front of him. It was just a simple kitchen with a stove, a cabinet and a water tank.

After washing, I sat on the chair, thinking about how to hook up with the old lady. After all, it would be bad to be too deliberate. Although I had occasionally come into contact with deaf old ladies in my previous life, it was too short after all.

As he was thinking, Sha Zhu came over with He Yushui. "Brother Zhu, why are you here? Aren't you going to learn cooking today?"

As he spoke, he pulled He Yushui to his side. As his little follower, there was no need to greet him. A smile was enough.

"Hey, it's because my old man said that your father just passed away, so he asked me to take you out to play for two days. It happens that tomorrow is the weekend. So I asked for leave. Anyway, I'm an apprentice now and don't get paid much. It's a good opportunity for me to take a break, hehe..." Sha Zhu muttered indifferently.

"Yes, yes, come on, brother, let my brother take us out to play!" Yu Shui also echoed, looking at He Lai with anticipation. There was no other way, as no one had played much these days because of He Lai's father's affairs.

He Daqing is also a smart man. As soon as He Lai's father left, he asked Sha Zhu to take care of him. After all, Xiao Yushui has always been raised by someone else's mother and son, so he should still be grateful for this.

He Lai thought for a while and finally came up with a very good plan. Our silly Zhuzi is the great grandson of the deaf old lady. This great artifact cannot be wasted. So he said, "Okay, thank you, Brother Zhuzi."

"Hey, what's the matter with that?"

"Haha, by the way, Brother Zhuzi, how are your cooking skills now? Are your cooking dishes really, really delicious?"

"That's right, your brother Zhu may not have other skills, but cooking is his. My master and others say that I have talent. Hahaha." Silly Zhu raised his thumb and laughed happily.

"Okay, how about you show us your skills this afternoon?"

"Okay, but I don't have money to buy ingredients. Most of my money has been taken by my father. I only have a few thousand dollars in my pocket. It's not enough." Sha Zhu scratched his head again.

"I have an idea. I have a fishing rod left by my father at home. Let's go fishing! Hehe," He Lai said with a smile.

"Hey, that's a good idea, let's go."

"I have two steamed buns at home. Bring them for lunch. Brother Zhuzi, you should also bring some lunch. We will spend the whole day!"

"Okay, let's do it. I'll go prepare some food and bait."

"Okay, okay, let's go fishing." Yu Shui was very happy. After all, she had never been there before. He Daqing always told her not to go to the river. She had to go fishing today.

He Lai packed up his fishing gear, took some corn, fetched a bucket, carried a small schoolbag with two steamed buns in it, and went outside the yard to dig earthworms in the rain.

After Zhuzi prepared the fishing rods, the three of them held hands and skipped towards Shichahai.

When they arrived at the river, Sha Zhu and He Lai began to pack up their fishing rods and told Yu Shui to follow Sha Zhu and not run around, as the riverside was still very dangerous.

The two of them began to perform their own performances, but it was obvious that He Yuzhu had never fished before, and his skills were very poor. He was just playing for the mood.

After all, He Lai had all the experience of later anglers. He first made a corn nest near the silly pillar, and then put down a few reeds in several places with few people to make grass carp nests (after all, the Lao Liu fishing method on Douyin is very good), and finally returned to the nest and started to cast the rod.

Fishing is always like this. It is boring and dull if you don't catch any fish. Shazhu and Yu Shui couldn't stand it after fishing for a while. After all, it felt hopeless to catch any fish.

Sha Zhu looked at He Lai, but in the end he couldn't bring himself to go back. Yu Shui looked at his brother's bad attitude and turned around and came behind He Lai.

It must be said that as soon as Yu Shui squatted behind He Lai, the fish was hooked. He Lai pulled up the hook directly and found that it was a crucian carp weighing less than one pound. Not bad, not bad. He caught it on the shore in a short while. Now he was instantly energized and Yu Shui handed over the bucket.

"Yu Shui, you see, as soon as you arrived, I caught a fish, hehe. Your brother Zhuzi must be stupid." Yu Shui was also very happy, with a smile on his face.

Sha Zhu started to take it seriously. After all, the young man was not as good as a 7 or 8-year-old child. He could not save face.

In the following period, He Lai caught 4 more fish, all weighing about 3 jin. Sha Zhu was not so lucky, only catching a small fish weighing a little over liang. This time, he was completely defeated.

He Lai stood up and asked Brother Zhuzi to come to his position, while he went to observe the grass carp nests. He found that there was a nest with grass carps eating leaves, so he started to make leaf hooks, and then asked Yu Shui to call Sha Zhu to come and guard together, after all, his strength was still too weak.

In this way, the three of them lay on the grass, quietly watching the float. Sha Zhu didn't take it seriously, thinking that there was no way to fish like this, but he didn't want to spoil the interest of the two little guys, so he could only lie down together holding the fishing rod.

In just a few minutes, the float disappeared on the water. I called out to Zhuzi to pull the rod quickly, and the thrilling fishing began. After more than ten minutes of tug-of-war, I finally lifted the big guy to the shore and weighed it in my hand. It was about 15 pounds.

Now the three of them were extremely happy. Sha Zhu was also extremely excited. After all, the first fish he caught in his life was a big fish weighing more than ten kilograms. He was grinning from ear to ear.

Back at the fishing spot, Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Xiao Laizi, I didn't expect you to be so good at fishing. Just now when you taught me how to fish, I felt that you are much better than Yan Laokou. Haha, I am so happy. Using grass to catch grass carp is amazing."

"This is what I learned when I saw an old man doing this when I was fishing with my dad. Isn't it amazing?" He Lai could only attribute this to the omnipotent old grandfather!

This corn nest is quite good. The main reason is that in the 50s, no one liked to make nests. After all, food was precious and people were reluctant to give it up. No one would have thought of the saying that you have to give in order to gain.

I watched He Lai catch fish from time to time, although they were not big, but there were a lot of them. Sha Zhu was obsessed with the grass carp nest, and would check from time to time to see if there was any movement. If there was movement, he would let He Lai make a grass hook and lie down to fish. Yu Shui would stick to He Lai, there was nothing he could do about his damn charm! (Haha, narcissistic)

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