Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

"Aunt, you are here too!" The man greeted the woman who had just arrived with a smile.

"You guys have finished weighing yourself! It seems like we are the last ones to arrive!"

"Aunt, please weigh yourself quickly! It's getting dark, we'll go back now."

After the man finished speaking, he led his young wife back home.

Grandmother then took An Nian's hand, stood up and said with a smile: "Then you guys go ahead and I'll go to the kitchen to cook dinner."

The woman said, "Okay, okay, after we weigh ourselves, we have to hurry back to make dinner."

Grandma smiled at the woman, then turned and walked towards the kitchen with An Nian in her hand.

Grandfather read the number on the scale: "Thirty-six pounds."

An Yue wrote it down, counted the money and handed it to the woman, saying, "Excluding the three catties of the basket, that's sixty-six coins. Count it and see if it's right!"

After the woman counted them, she said to An Yue gratefully, "Yes, yes, thank you, young lady. I didn't expect that this fish could be exchanged for money."

Another woman who came with her said, "Yes! In previous years, these fish have caused a lot of harm to people. Now I'm afraid there won't be enough to sell."

Everyone smiled, and my grandfather said leisurely: "Nowadays, everyone hopes that there will be as many fish as possible in their paddy fields!"

The woman said, "No matter how many fish there are, it's useless if we can't catch them. They swim very fast in the paddy fields."

Jiang Chenghai said, "Aunt, think about it, they are in the paddy fields every year, and they are eating your seedlings. Ah Hai guarantees it! They will not be able to escape."

"Haha... That's right! Now that they can be exchanged for silver, they have to follow me and come to you to exchange for silver!"

"Yes, yes, yes... Auntie is right. All will be turned into silver."

After the first woman's fish was weighed, the other woman's fish was weighed next.

The sky began to turn gray, and my grandfather could hardly see the dots on the large scale.

An Yue took a closer look and read out: "39 catties, minus the 3 catties in the basket, that's 36 catties, or 72 coins."

An Yue counted out the seventy-two copper coins and handed them to the woman. The two women said quickly, "Thank you, little girl. We won't bother you anymore. Let's go home and cook dinner first!"

The two women happily picked up the buckets and headed home.

I spent the whole afternoon chatting and laughing with the villagers, and before I knew it, I had weighed everyone.

After everyone left, the family began to slowly pack up the various tools in the yard.

Just at this moment, the voice of a strange old man was heard coming from outside the gate.

"Brother Jiang! Are you done with your work?"

Uncle Jiang Chenghai said, "Dad, it's Uncle Qin coming over."

The old man laughed and walked into the yard from the gate.

My uncle greeted respectfully, "Uncle Qin is here!"

The old man replied: "Ah Hai, are you busy?"

Grandfather hurried over and said as he walked over, "Brother Qin, how come you have time to come here today?"

By this time, it was already dark and the face could not be seen clearly, but the old man looked stout and slightly fat, and seemed to be holding something in his arms.

"It's been a while since we two brothers have had a drink together. Today, Old Qin came uninvited. Brother Jiang, do you mind?!"

It turned out that he was holding a large jar of rice wine in his arms, and he came to drink with his grandfather specifically.

My grandfather also laughed a few times and said, "Haha... what are you talking about, Brother Qin? Come in quickly... please come in, please come in."

My grandfather made a "please" gesture and welcomed the old man into the main house.

Grandfather turned around and waved at Anyue, whispering, "Yueyue, go to the kitchen and tell your grandmother to prepare two more side dishes and tell them that the village chief is here."

An Yue nodded to show that she understood.

It turned out that the old man was the village chief of this Pingxiang Village. However, it was already dark, so he must have come to drink for something.

After An Yue put the basket away, she was about to go to the kitchen. At this time, another person came outside the gate.

"Ahai..., Ahai..." It sounded like Zhang Kai's voice.

My uncle came out of the house and said, "Brother Kai, when did you come back?"

Zhang Kai walked into the yard and said, "I just came back this morning."

An Yue happened to be at the main entrance of the house, and quickly greeted, "Uncle Kai is here!"

Zhang Kai smiled at An Yue and nodded.

The uncle shook his head and said to Zhang Kai, "The village chief is also in the house. How about we go and join them and have a drink together?"

"Okay, I'll go back and get some snacks, and we can sit down and drink together."

After Zhang Kai finished speaking, he turned around and ran back home.

An Yue hurried to the kitchen, told her grandmother what her grandfather had told her to do, and then stayed in the kitchen to help.

An Yue asked casually: "Grandma, did grandpa and the village chief often drink together in the past?"

"Not often! Usually someone in the village has something going on and happens to get together and have a drink."

"Sometimes, when there's something important happening in the village and he can't make up his mind, he'll come to your grandfather for a drink."

Hearing what my grandmother said, I guess she has something to discuss with my grandfather today.

Grandma said slowly, "It's not the busy farming season now, and there's nothing going on in the village. He suddenly came to see your grandfather, and I don't know what he wants to discuss."

Grandma frowned and said, "Hey... It's so dark, and two people suddenly came to our house. What can we have to eat and drink? This is really embarrassing!"

"Since the village chief and Uncle Kai are here, and there is no food to go with the wine at home, how about Yueyue make a braised fish for them to try?"

An Nian was sitting under the stove. When he heard his sister say that she was going to stew fish, he clapped his hands with joy.

She smiled and said, "Great! Sister is going to make braised fish again!"

An Yue couldn't help but say, "Is the little greedy cat craving fish again?"

An Nian blinked and nodded repeatedly, and couldn't help licking his lips and swallowing his saliva.

Grandma said, "The braised fish cooked by Yueyue tastes great. The village chief will definitely like it."

An Yue thought that drinking wine should at least be accompanied by some peanuts or cold dishes.

So he asked again: "Grandma, do you have peanuts at home?"

Grandma shook her head to indicate no.

An Yue asked again: "Where's the carrot?"

Grandma asked in confusion, "We do have radishes, but doesn't Yueyue only use wild garlic when she makes braised fish?"

An Yue smiled and explained, "Yueyue thought this way. Our family has six people, and now we have two more people. I'm afraid that just two dishes won't be enough."

"Grandma's stir-fried cabbage and Yueyue's braised fish are only two dishes. If you make another refreshing side dish, we won't have to worry about not having enough to eat!"

Grandma laughed and said, "Yueyue still has a way."

After saying that, An Yue strode to the water tank to fish out the fish and cleaned it skillfully.

"Sister, do you need Niannian's help with anything?"

"Help your sister pick wild garlic! It can be used for stewing fish and making cold dishes later."

After saying that, An Nian ran happily to the eaves, took a handful of wild garlic into the kitchen, and began to pick it.