Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

A group of little kids under ten years old surrounded the pony, chattering and laughing.

They had often seen people riding tall horses through the streets, but this was the first time they had seen a small pony.

"Big brother, this horse is so cute, can I pet him?"

"What's the name of this horse? I want to buy one when I grow up!"

"Big brother, big brother, I want to feed it carrots..."

In the hearts of children, ponies are cute and fun, much better than those fierce big horses.

The children's words reminded Chen Changfan of his previous life. There was an old man in the park who led a dwarf horse for fun. He charged 50 yuan for a ride, and the children all rushed to play with him.

Sure enough, "cute" is king...

After hearing everyone's praise, the pony raised its head proudly, and its tail almost reached the sky.

Don’t be fooled by my cute appearance, I’m also very capable!

Chen Changfan patted the dwarf's head, signaling him to keep a low profile.

After all, it was only six taels and five cents of silver, and he was able to buy a pony, which was definitely a great bargain.

When it comes to dwarf horses, many people may not know about them, but if we talk about Yunnan horses and the Ancient Tea-Horse Road, they may have some impression of them.

The horses of Yunzhou are short-legged horses, which are the "Yunnan horses" famous for their endurance in history. They are the most important means of transportation on the Ancient Tea-Horse Road.

The characteristics of the dwarf horse are stability and long endurance, which makes it suitable for dangerous mountain roads and is his best choice today.

The reason why I came up with the idea of ​​buying a horse was ultimately because of this damn Little Ice Age.

The River Chart and the Luoshu give clear instructions.

Fourteen days later, hail fell from the sky.

Large hailstones can be as big as watermelons, and their power is comparable to that of small artillery shells. It is easy to kill a person.

Therefore, he needed to find a safe enough shelter as soon as possible, one that could withstand artillery shells.

As for the location of the shelter, he had already made a decision in his mind. If he had not made any miscalculations, the ideal shelter should be among the green mountains in the southwest.

Now that I have the strength to walk, it's time to go for a walk in the mountains.

"It's a pity it's already late today, I better go back to the fish stall and take a look."

……

Dahe Village.

Two half-grown boys carried a few large wooden barrels and came to a high courtyard wall.

The two boys looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, but they had dark skin and strong muscles, and they didn't feel tired even when carrying the heavy wooden barrel.

The two men placed the wooden barrel at the door, and the tall young man in the lead knocked on the door of Chen Erlang's house.

"Mrs. Shen, we've brought you our catch."

After a while, footsteps were heard in the yard. Shen Cuiyun, holding Luoluo in her arms, came out quickly and opened the door with a smile.

"Rain begets rain, so take the trouble to bring in the barrel."

These two young men, the elder one is called Yusheng and the younger one is called Yulai, and they are also from the Chen family.

According to seniority, Chen Changfan and his wife should be called second uncle and second aunt.

Hearing this, the boy named Yusheng picked up the largest wooden barrel and walked into the yard, and the shorter boy followed closely behind.

"Mrs. Shen, these are the snails my brother and I caught from the river. We also caught a few miscellaneous fish. If you like them, you can take them all."

Yu Sheng pushed the wooden barrel forward and looked at Shen Cuiyun eagerly.

A big bucket of snails, which looks to be about ten pounds. These two brothers are quite capable.

Shen Cuiyun directly gave the two brothers five cents, and Yulai was so excited that he couldn't stop smiling.

Yu Sheng kicked the other wooden barrel forward.

Shen Cuiyun took a quick look and saw five or six river fish in the small wooden barrel. They were not big, but one of them looked very strange.

She had not originally planned to collect the fish, but she remembered that her husband had told her to collect any strange-looking fish.

But how much is the charge?

"Mrs. Shen, can you give me seven cents for these six small fish?"

Yu Sheng seemed to muster up his courage, looked up at Shen Cuiyun and said.

Shen Cuiyun hesitated for a moment, but finally took out seven cents and gave them to Yusheng.

"Could you tell me why it costs seven cents?"

It’s not six cents, it’s not eight cents, why is it seven cents?

These two children must need money, and the total amount of money should be exactly twelve cents.

Yusheng's face suddenly turned red. "My mother is weak, so I need to buy some cotton to make her winter clothes."

Shen Cuiyun's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

It turned out to be the case.

One ounce of cotton costs twelve cents.

Shen Cuiyun roughly knew the situation of Yu Sheng and Yu Lai's family. His father was disabled, his mother was bedridden all year round, and his family was very poor.

Shen Cuiyun took out another ten copper coins and handed them to Yu Sheng, who was pursing his lips.

Yu Sheng's hands were cold.

It was already late autumn, but he and his brother were still wearing thin cloth shorts and were barefoot.

Even though his little face was red from the cold, he was still thinking about adding some cotton to my winter clothes.

It is said that children from poor families grow up early.

These two children are so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

"Mrs. Shen Er, it's not ten, it's seven."

Yu Sheng's voice came, and the three copper coins were returned.

As he said this, Yu Sheng bowed to Shen Cuiyun with gratitude, and like an adult, he led his younger brother away.

Shen Cuiyun originally wanted to call out to the two boys, but they were as slippery as loaches and disappeared in a flash.

She shook her head and closed the gate.

He rolled up his sleeves and fished out the strange-looking fish from the bucket.

This fish has a flat body and is brown all over, but its two eyes are on one side, which is extremely strange.

She found the book "Baiweichao" and read it carefully page by page, and finally found the source.

"Otter mammoth, what a difficult name to pronounce... and its appearance is strange, but since it's recorded in the Hundred Tail Sho, it must be a spiritual fish."

She found a clean wooden barrel, poured in clean water, and put the fish in alone.

"Thank goodness I have this book 'Hundred Tail Notes', otherwise I would have treated the spirit fish like an ordinary fish."

When Shen Cuiyun thought about how she received the spirit fish for only a few cents, she suddenly felt guilty.

Suddenly I felt that I owed the two brothers something.

But she also remembered her husband's advice, "In troubled times, you can't be a saint."

She gave up the idea of ​​compensating the two brothers.

"Everything will be decided after Erlang comes back. As for the two brothers, we can only collect more of their catches in the future as a small compensation."

Shen Cuiyun was thinking when she heard Luo Luo crying from inside the room.

She hurried into the house and found Luoluo had urinated again.

After finishing the job skillfully and throwing away the diaper pad, Luoluo's smile returned to her face.

Since having the diaper pad, even if Luo Luo urinates, it can be dealt with quickly, so Shen Cuiyun can free up a lot of energy to do other things.

"I heard from Erlang that he's planning to make some diapers? I don't know if he's kidding me. Where in the world are there diapers that don't get wet?"

Thinking of her man, she couldn't help but smile softly.