Chapter 42 Eight Zero Best Sister-in-law (42)

When Xu Yin was walking on the village road facing the setting sun, all the rice flower fish of my cousin's family had been driven out of the rice field, and swam along the canal into the large bucket connected to the opening, with more than a dozen pots placed beside it. The barrels were filled to the brim, and fish jumped out from time to time.

  She also leaned over to have a look: "Hey! Brother Jianjun, your fish are really good!"

   Everyone saw her, and happily said:

   "Yinyin is back?"

   "Yin girl is finally back! We still want to ask you to make clothes."

   "What kind of clothes are you making! Yin girl must be here to help the family collect fish."

   "That's right, Yinyin, my family will raise fish with yours next season, can you teach us how to prepare fish feed?"

  Xu Yin glanced at her cousin and asked, "You made it?"

  Xu Jianjun touched his nose: "Let's leave first, everyone, Yinyin just came back, and hasn't been home yet."

  Squeezing away the surrounding people, Xu Jianjun tied the two largest carps with straw ropes and handed them to Xu Yin: "Go home and eat some fresh ones."

  Xu Yin waved her hand: "My family also has them."

   "Your house is yours, and what I give you is mine. Take it! Why are you so polite to me!"

  Xu Dajiao was busy dividing the fish, when he heard the words, he immediately expressed his opinion: "Yinyin, take it quickly, the fish can grow so big, it all depends on your formula."

  Xu Yin accepted it with a smile.

  Mother Xu was both happy and complained when she saw her daughter came back: "Why did you live for so long! Didn't you say you came back before July? If you don't harvest rice and fish, do you still want to live?"

  Xu Yin laughed inwardly: "Didn't you ask me to stay a few more days to get food from my elder brother's house! Do you think I'm getting fatter?"

   "..."

  Fat fart!

  Mother Xu rolled her eyes: "You are so small, you can be blown away by a strong wind."

  Xu Yin curled her lips: "It's not as exaggerated as you said."

   Forget it, stop talking to her mother.

   "Mom, this is the fish from brother Jianjun's family. His family harvested fish today, and many people gathered around to watch. I passed by and took a look, and he gave me two."

  Mother Xu snorted, took the fish and said, "You took out the fish food formula, and their fish can grow so big. It's cheaper for them to give you two to eat."

  Xu Yin looked at the sky, and changed the subject: "How does our fish look?"

  Mother Xu’s face was filled with a smile when she mentioned her rice flower fish:

   "The fish in our family are very competitive! The big ones weigh almost three catties, and the smallest ones weigh about half a catty. I'll just wait for you to come back and release the water to collect the fish."

   "Where's Dad?" Xu Yin followed her mother into the house, put down her luggage, looked around, but didn't see Dad Xu.

   "I went to see his watermelon field again. This year our watermelons are not bad. I am very happy with him. He said that our family has a good fortune this year. The fish are fat and the melons are sweet."

  When it comes to the income of the family, Mother Xu can't help but smile from ear to ear.

"If you knew that you were coming back today, your father would definitely pick a big watermelon back. You will know it after eating it. This year's melon is very sweet and has a lot of water. You don't need to cut it. Just scratch it lightly with a knife and it will crack. Black The red flesh of the seeds is so beautiful, it will definitely sell for a good price."

   "When will it be sold?"

"Let's finish harvesting the early rice. Your father has seen it. It's not too ripe now. When the rice is harvested, it will be almost ripe. When the plowing is finished and the field is fertilized, take it to the purchasing station. Your uncle will also come to help at that time. "

  Xu Yin nodded: "I'll take some time to go to the farm and ask Master Yu, if I can borrow a tractor, I can pull watermelons along the way after plowing, so I can save the cart."

  Mother Xu's eyes widened when she heard this: "It would be great if I could borrow a tractor! Then when are you going? Remember to bring a few watermelons with you when you go."

  Xu Yin thought for a while: "How about tomorrow morning? Try to come back as early as possible, so as not to delay our family's collection of fish."

   "According to me, let's wait until the fish are harvested, and bring a few more fish by the way." Xu's mother is very fond of Master Yu who is willing to lend the tractor, and she is not stingy in giving gifts.

   Xu Yin naturally has no objection.

"Mom, these are the new shoes and clothes my sister-in-law made for you and dad. By the way, she also packed a big package, all of which are special products from Tongcheng. It's a pity that the journey takes a long time. My brother is worried that I won't be able to get them." , I checked the luggage, and it will take two days to arrive. I will go this time, and it will really cost my sister-in-law."

   "That's what it should be." Mother Xu has always been harsh on her daughter-in-law.

  But compared to before, my attitude is pretty good now, at least I don’t swear at my daughter-in-law so often.

  Xu Yin took out the things in the bag one by one.

"This is a famous dim sum in Tongcheng. I brought two boxes, and I gave one to grandma later. This is sheep oil for you to wipe your hands in winter, this is wine and tea for dad, and this is for uncle. ..."

   are all scattered food and supplies.

  As for the rolls of wool, cashmere thread, cloth, and several sauced ducks, ham, and jerky, they were all checked in with the package.

  Sister-in-law Xu also asked her to bring some things to her natal family. When she went to pick up the package, she stopped by Houhai Village. In addition to delivering things, she also had to collect some goods and send them to Tongcheng.

  Mother Xu put away the good things, "I'll call your father, and bring back a watermelon by the way", and went out after speaking.

  Xu Yin poked her head over her eyes and pursed her lips into a smirk.

  My heart said, mother, you are going the wrong way. Dad is in the watermelon field, which is the opposite direction from the entrance of the village. And why did you put on new clothes and shoes when you went to the field? It's obviously for showing off, tsk!

  …

  That night, Lao Xu’s family cut open a big watermelon.

   Sure enough, as Xu's mother said, the black seeds and red flesh are sweet and juicy, many times more delicious than the greenhouse melons of later generations.

  Xu Yin didn't pay attention and became full, leaning on the recliner for a long time, not wanting to move: "Our family lost money by selling this melon to a buying station."

  The purchase station has a uniform purchase price, and the melons are collected by the catty, and the difference between good and good melons is basically the same price.

  After thinking for a while, he suggested: "How about, let's sell them in residential areas. It's hot, and there will be a lot of people buying melons."

   "Can it work?" Mother Xu's thoughts are still stuck in the past, and she is always worried about being caught when she hears about private sales.

  Xu Yin talked about the street stalls in Tongcheng, and finally said: "Mom, we also have street stalls here, but we don't know about it."

  Mother Xu couldn't make up her mind, she looked at Father Xu: "Father, what do you think?"

   "Just listen to my daughter." Father Xu said.

   It was the first time in his life that he had grown such a good melon, and it was a bit reconciled to sell it to the purchase station at a uniform price.

   "Then it's settled." Xu Yin made a decision, "After harvesting the fish tomorrow, I'll go to Master Yu to borrow a tractor."

  The next day, Lao Xu’s family began to drain water from the rice fields to collect fish.

  In the four mu of paddy fields, only one mu is used to raise fish. Obviously, the rice ears of this mu are fuller than those of the other three mu.

   Xu Yin said that this is the credit of Daohuayu.

  Mother Xu once again regretted that she didn't listen to her daughter's advice to raise more fish. Not only did she raise a few more fish in this acre, but if the other three acres of land also raised rice flower fish, it would be a really bumper harvest this year.

  (end of this chapter)