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This morning, Ge Xiaozhu had been worried since he heard Xu Weiguo on the polder saying that his son Xu Tongdao had something to do during the day and would be able to replace her at night.

It's really her eldest son. These two days are too restless and worry her too much.

First, he carried her behind his back and went to find the things that the creditors insisted on going home that had been robbed a few days ago, and then on the first night of his arrival, he risked his life and jumped into the river to save Xu Tonglin.

These two things, it's not right to say that he's doing it right... but it's dangerous to say that he's doing the right thing.

Are creditors who often gamble easy to mess with? She didn't dare to mess with it.

What about jumping into the bottomless river to save people? She has lived to such an old age, but she has heard a lot about people who went into the water to save people, but ended up drowning with the people who fell into the water.

Therefore, when Xu Weiguo, who came to the polder this morning, told her that her eldest son had something to do during the day and could only come for her in the evening, she couldn't help but start thinking wildly.

I don't know what this stinky boy wants to do, what can be happening at home recently?

But she asked Xu Weiguo what her son was going to do during the day, but Xu Weiguo couldn't answer, he only said that he just conveyed the words of her daughter Ge Yuzhu, and he didn't know anything else.

It's this lack of clarity that makes Ge Xiaozhu feel like a cat scratching in his heart, always unable to calm down.

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And Xujia Village.

Xu Tongdao, who had eaten lunch, called his sister Ge Yuzhu, and carried the shrimp pads made in the morning by himself. In the other hand, he carried a plastic bucket for river shrimp, and asked his sister to bring the picked up shrimp. Broken tiles and bait, the brother and sister went out.

Xu Tonglu still wanted to go together, but was ruthlessly rejected by Xu Tongdao and told him to read books at home.

Soon after Xu Tongdao and his sister went out, Xu Tonglin came to his house to play with him again.

Xu Tonglin, who has graduated from junior high school but has not yet gone to work, has been having a lot of free time recently, so he wanted to come to Xu Tongdao when he had time.

The result was empty.

From the intersection of Xutong, I learned that Tongdao Xu and his sister had gone to the West River to put shrimps. Xu Tonglin's eyes lit up, and he immediately became interested. He hurriedly said goodbye to Xu Tonglu, and walked quickly to the West River.

Leaving Xu Tonglu standing at the door melancholy, he sighed.

This afternoon, Xu Tongdao's harvest was very good.

Since he was born, this West River has never been drained, and there are very few people who usually put shrimp stretchers in this river, so there are a lot of big river shrimp in this river.

He deliberately chose a section with lush aquatic plants, and together with his younger sister, he stretched a dozen shrimps onto broken tiles, sprinkled them with bait, and put them all beside the aquatic plants by the river.

Soon, Xu Tonglin came with another helper.

The three of them kept lifting and putting down more than a dozen shrimp pods. Every time they were lifted, as soon as they saw river prawns in the prawn pods, they immediately picked them up into the bucket, sprinkled a little bait, and put the prawn pods back in again. in the water.

It is different from fishing with shrimp sticks. There are more than a dozen shrimp sticks, so you don’t have to wait. You can keep taking turns to pick up the shrimp sticks. The rice bran and rice mixed with rapeseed oil are fragrant and come to the river shrimp. I mean, it's good food.

When you are lucky, when a shrimp is stretched out of the water, you can catch more than a dozen river shrimps of different sizes.

When the luck is bad... it is naturally the Air Force, which is empty.

But this afternoon, generally speaking, the number of times the air force is still very small. Generally, every time a shrimp stretcher is lifted, a few river shrimp can be caught.

After being so busy for more than half an hour, Tongdao Xu suddenly remembered something.

He turned his head and asked his sister, Yuzhu, the fish I made this morning, I asked you to sell the bigger ones, did you forget?

At that time, Ge Yuzhu was stunned by the question.

Then I became anxious, and my face was flushed, Oh, big brother, I, I really forgot, what should I do with this? Those fish won't all die, right? This, this...

Seeing her in such a hurry,

Tongdao Xu couldn't bear to blame her.

She has been helping him make shrimp sticks this morning, not to mention that she forgot the fish, he forgot too.

It's alright! Go back and see now, it shouldn't be dead yet. Go pick out the big ones and the live ones, and go out and sell them to see how much you can sell!

Oh, oh, good, good! I'll go! I'll go!

Ge Yuzhu hurriedly ran back.

The remaining Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin continued to put shrimp stretchers and engage in river shrimp here.

Not long after she returned, Xu Tonglu came.

Why are you here? Didn't I let you read at home?

Seeing him here too, Tongdao Xu was a little unhappy and didn't give Xu Tonglu a good look.

Yuzhu has gone to sell fish. I'm afraid you won't be busy here, so I'll come to help.

Before Xu Tongdao scolded him, Xu Tonglu said again: Don't worry! Even if I don't read a whole day this summer vacation, I will still be admitted to the County No. 1 Middle School next year! If you don't believe it, we can bet that if I can't be admitted to the County No. 1 Middle School by then , you can kill me!

The arrogance in Xu Tonglu's bones came out again.

County No. 1 Middle School is the best high school in their county. It belongs to the provincial key high school. Every year, there are only a handful of students who can be admitted to County No. 1 Middle School from their township middle school, and sometimes even none.

But Xu Tonglu dared to make such wild words.

This can't help but make Xu Tonglin look sideways.

But Tongdao Xu believed the arrogant expression on his brother's face.

Because his younger brother is indeed talented in reading, and he has not been too serious in studying since he was a child, but he can always get a certificate every year. Come out, this kid is really the first, without exception.

So, Tongdao Xu glanced at Tonglu Xu and said nothing.

Let Xu Tonglu stay here to help.

The three of them were busy by the river until the evening before they packed up and went home.

On the way back, all three of them had smiles on their faces.

In one afternoon, they caught five or six catties of river shrimp, most of which were quite large.

On the way back, Xu Tongdao said to Xu Tonglin: Linzi, you helped me for an afternoon today, I want to sell the big river prawns for money, and when you come to my house with me, I will pick out the big river prawns, the smaller ones. I'll give you half, and you can go home and eat!

Xu Tonglin began to say no, but Xu Tongdao insisted, and Xu Tonglin agreed with a smile, and the smile on his face became more and more brilliant.

When the three passed by the door of Ge Xiaoyu's house, Ge Xiaoyu, who was just about to go out, saw them, his eyes lit up, Xiaodao! You wait! Wait! Our high school entrance examination scores are out today, just call to check the admission ticket number. You can check the score, I remember you don't have a phone in your house, right? What is your admission ticket number? You report it to me, and I will help you check it with my phone!

Hearing Ge Xiaoyu shouting, Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglin, and Xu Tonglu stopped subconsciously.

After listening to what Ge Xiaoyu said, Xu Tonglin and Xu Tonglu looked at Xu Tongdao.

Xu Tonglin said hesitantly, Xiaodao, do you want to check it? Anyway, since you took the high school entrance examination, you should know how many points you scored this time, right?

Xu Tonglu bit his lip and suddenly asked Xu Tongdao, What's your admission ticket number?