Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

An Yue took a sip of corn paste and quickly replied, "One hundred and eleven kilograms of fish."

My uncle said, "They have a good catch today, but they will catch more fish tomorrow!"

Grandfather also smiled and nodded, saying, "It seems that when the day comes to deliver the fish, there will be no problem with the number."

"More people means more fish. Usually, it would take my father and I a whole day to catch more than 100 kilograms of fish by the pond. I didn't expect that they could finish the job in just one afternoon with several families fishing together."

Grandmother said, “This can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.”

She smiled, spread out her hands, and said while gesturing with her fingers: "Look! This will make you and your son feel much happier. Secondly, the villagers can also earn some money with us to celebrate the New Year. Thirdly, we will earn much more money than before!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, and continued, "The fourth thing is that the villagers catch fish in the paddy fields, so there will be fewer fish bones when they go to work in the fields. The most important thing is that the young rice seedlings next year will not be eaten by grass carp, and the harvest in the fields will naturally improve."

After hearing what my grandmother said, my uncle Jiang Chenghai also said excitedly: "I didn't expect that the problem that has troubled us for many years could be solved by Yueyue."

Grandma couldn't stop smiling, and she happily put two more pieces of meat into An Yue's bowl.

The family talked and laughed while eating together, and the cold winter night seemed to be warmed up by it.

After finishing his meal, Jiang Chenghai sat at the table and thought, "Dad, we will deliver fish the day after tomorrow morning, but now the number of fish to be delivered will double, and there will be more buckets."

"We can't take a bullock cart to the restaurant with just the two of us. If we run back and forth twice, we will definitely be too tired to bear it."

Grandfather couldn't help but feel a little worried: "What should I do?"

An Yue paused while collecting the bowls, her mind working rapidly.

After a moment, An Yue said, "Don't worry, Grandfather. There is still a way to solve it."

My uncle asked in return, "Yueyue means to add another ox cart?"

An Yue pursed her lips, shook her head and denied it: "Let's take the oil lamp and go to the yard to try it out and we'll know."

As she spoke, An Yue went to the corner to take down the oil lamp, and the whole family followed An Yue to the yard.

She handed the oil lamp to her grandfather and asked her uncle to help bring all the buckets.

He went to the door of the woodshed and pulled the bamboo pole that his grandfather usually used to weave baskets to the side of the water bucket.

I saw her put four large buckets in a row, then passed the bamboo poles through the ropes of the buckets, and arranged all the buckets in the shape of a "one".

Finally, tie the buckets one by one with hemp ropes and secure them with bamboo poles.

My uncle suddenly understood and said, "Oh...! I understand."

"Yueyue wants to use bamboo poles to secure all the wooden barrels into two rows, so that eight barrels of fish can be delivered at a time."

An Yue looked at everyone and nodded.

Grandmother held An Nian in her arms, stood aside and laughed, saying, "This way, the cow will be very tired!"

"That's fine. My uncle will lead the ox in front, and my grandfather and I will help push it from behind. This will also reduce a lot of the burden on the ox."

At this time, my grandfather, who was standing by holding an oil lamp, nodded with satisfaction.

An Nian sat on his grandmother's arm, clasped his hands together, and shouted, "Sister is so awesome!!!"

Grandma asked An Nian gently: "Niannian, do you remember what grandma and sister said to you?"

"Niannian, remember to go to school and study hard, so that you can support your sister in the future." After saying this, An Nian was about to get down from his grandmother's arms and ran straight towards his sister.

The grandmother called her husband and said, "Old man, how come Yueyue has so many ideas in her little head!"

Grandfather held up the oil lamp, turned around and walked back to the main house. He couldn't help but smile, and sighed in a long voice: "You and I are both farmers with decades of experience, but we are not as good as a half-grown child. It seems that we are old...! Really old!"

Grandma also smiled and sighed, "Yes! When a man gets old, his brain is useless!"

An Yue took An Nian's hand, ran up from behind, hugged her grandmother's arm with one hand, and said, "Grandpa and grandma are not old, we just didn't think about it for a moment."

Grandmother touched Anyue's nose with her fingertips and said lovingly, "Yes, yes, we are not old. We will watch you two get married on behalf of your mother!"

The four generations of grandparents and grandchildren chatted and laughed as they entered the main house. The grandfather placed the oil lamp in the corner and adjusted the wick. An Nian ran over and looked at it curiously.

After turning the wick, the whole room instantly became bright.

An Yue hugged her grandmother with both hands and said, "Grandma, Yueyue doesn't want to get married!"

Grandmother quickly stopped him, saying, "Silly child, don't you dare say such nonsense! If someone hears it, who will marry you in the future?"

An Yue leaned her head on her grandmother's arm, smiled and raised her head slightly, and said happily: "When Yue Yue grows up, I will definitely find a husband who loves me and is as loving as my father and mother, and then live a happy life."

Grandmother quickly covered An Yue's mouth and said, "Little girl! What are you talking about looking for a lover? If others hear you, they will definitely laugh at you."

At some point, An Nian had already run to sit in his grandmother's arms. He opened his big round eyes and asked An Yue seriously, "Since my sister has found a husband, do you want to give up Niannian now?"

Grandfather chuckled and teased An Nian, "Didn't Niannian say he wanted to get married by the pond before?"

"..."

For a moment, An Nian didn't know how to organize the few words he could speak when asked by his grandfather.

The family was talking and laughing. It was getting late, so they washed their faces and soaked their feet together, then went to bed.

Day two.

My grandparents still get up early, and my grandmother makes breakfast.

When the brother and sister woke up, it was already dawn.

Perhaps because there were villagers fishing together, An Yue’s psychological pressure was relieved and she was able to sleep more peacefully.

The brother and sister got up and walked out of the house, and found that their grandmother had just prepared breakfast.

Grandma came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl. As soon as she entered the main room, she saw the brother and sister coming out of the room rubbing their eyes. She smiled and said gently, "Hey... wake up!"

An Yue rubbed her eyes and said self-reproachfully, "Uh-huh...Grandma, Yue Yue accidentally overslept!"

Grandma put the rice bowl on the table and said with a smile, "I'm happy that you can sleep a little longer like this!"

An Yue was confused and asked in confusion: "Why is this?"

After setting the dishes, my grandmother wiped her hands on her apron and said with a smile, "Children are always sleepy! Go wash your faces and eat when your uncle comes back!"