I sold grilled fish in the 70s!

gloating laughter

As soon as they got to the field, Zhuzhu started catching snails! Just as she was about to scoop them up with the fishing net, her father suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Without any hesitation, the old man raised his hand and slapped Jianmei's chubby little face: "Instead of helping with the rice planting, you're just causing trouble."

When Zhuzhu saw that her father was angry, she quickly hid the bucket and fishing net behind her back.

"Yingying fell in the paddy field and got her clothes dirty, so the two of us took her home to bathe!" Jianmei explained while covering her reddened cheek with her hand.

“Yingying is only five years old, and you’re already taking her to work in the fields? It’s obvious you don’t want to plant rice seedlings!” the father said sternly.

"But we don't feel comfortable leaving Yingying alone at home!"

When the father heard Jianmei talking back to him again, he hooked his finger and tapped Jianmei's big head.

"You're talking back again! Haven't I always taught you that you should never talk back when adults are disciplining you? Otherwise, people will think that our family is not strict with discipline."

Jianmei had no choice but to put down the bucket she was holding and walk over to Jianlin with Zhuzhu to plant rice seedlings.

"You bunch of brats, listen up! You're not allowed to come home for dinner until you've finished planting in our fields today," the father said sternly.

"But we still need to..."

Just as Zhuzhu was about to say that they wanted to catch snails, she suddenly remembered what her father had just said, so she obediently shut her mouth.

"Jianlin, you don't need to plant the rice seedlings. Let Zhuzhu and Jianmei, the two girls, plant the rest."

Upon hearing this, Jianlin jumped up with joy.

"Can I go home now? There's still some time today, I can swim in the little ditch in front of the door!"

Jianlin ran as he spoke, but he was still a step too slow; his father had already grabbed his collar.

"You little brat, I don't think I've given you permission to come home yet, have I? I remember we're almost out of firewood! It looks like it's still early, so go up the mountain and chop a load of firewood now!"

Everyone laughed gleefully upon hearing this.

Little brat, hurry up and plant the rice seedlings! What are you doing, still smirking over there?

Jianying was beaten

A dark cloud blocked the sun's rays, and a gentle breeze swept away the sweltering heat of summer. Jianmei and Zhuzhu worked together, each taking one end of the field, and it took them three or four hours to finish planting their own. Although the sun wasn't shining, both Zhuzhu and Jianmei were soaked to the bone.

Just as the two sisters were about to pick up their fishing net to scoop up snails, a thunderous roar! A thunderous roar! A bolt of lightning mercilessly streaked across the dark sky.

"Oh no! It's going to pour rain! We need to hurry home! Otherwise we'll get soaked to the bone!" Jianmei said, frowning.

"No, I also want to catch lots of small fish and snails to sell at the market tomorrow. They'll definitely be snapped up!" Zhuzhu said cheerfully.

"How do you know our little fish and snails will be in high demand?" Jianmei asked, puzzled.

"That's because I have a delicious and fragrant health food!" Zhuzhu said proudly.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble! Large raindrops pelted Jianmei and Zhuzhu, but Zhuzhu still wanted to catch more small fish and snails.

"Oh dear! Why aren't those two little girls back yet? It's raining so hard! I hope they don't get wet..."

Longzhen said with concern.

"Those two little devils must have snatched something good in the fields! That's why they won't come home. You'd better boil some mugwort water and prepare some. If those two girls both get sick, who will gather pig feed tomorrow?" Old Man Yang said angrily!

Longzhen thought to herself, "(My two daughters are sick and I don't even care about them. I'm even worried about who will go to collect pig feed tomorrow.)"

Longzhen became increasingly worried, so she put down her work, grabbed an umbrella, and prepared to go out to look for her two daughters. However, her younger daughter clung to her leg and wouldn't let go.

"Yingying, why do you keep clinging to Yiyao's leg?"

“Yi-Ying! I also want to go to the fields with you to find my older sister and sister-in-law.” Yingying looked up at her mother.

No matter how much she tried to reason with him, he wouldn't listen. Longzhen shook her head in exasperation. It seemed the child was asking for trouble, as he started searching for something everywhere.

At this moment, Old Man Yang came over with a small bamboo whip in his hand, and while Longzhen and Jianying were not paying attention, he vigorously whipped Yingying's calf.

"If I don't hit you, will you stop listening? What were you doing going to the fields in this heavy rain?"

Jianying saw that her father looked very angry, so she had no choice but to obediently hide behind Longzhen and remain silent.

Longzhen saw that her husband was very angry and was afraid that he would secretly beat their youngest daughter again after she left. So she had no choice but to take Jianying and hold a large black umbrella and go to the field.

I used my daughter's snails as a snack with my drinks.

When they were halfway there, Longzhen's two daughters were already carrying a bucket of snails and loaches toward them.

"You two brats! In this heavy rain, why didn't you go to take shelter under a big tree? Why did you come back soaked like this?"

Zhuzhu and Jianmei were very excited to see their mother coming to pick them up with a large umbrella.

"Shake it, shake it! Look, we've caught a bucket full of snails and loaches! Shake it, shake it! How about we fry the loaches and stir-fry the snails for dinner tonight?"

Achoo! Achoo! Achoo! Jianmei sneezed several times in a row.

"You brats, you've been caught in such a heavy rain, of course you're going to catch a cold! Hurry home and take a hot shower."

"There are so many good things in the field! Sister, shall we come back to the field to search for treasure again tomorrow?"

"Don't come here again! What do you want so many snails and loaches for? It's such a waste if you can't finish them! Haven't I taught you since you were little not to waste food?"

Jianmei and Zhuzhu seemed not to hear what their mother was saying. The two of them carried a bucket of snails and loaches and ran home.

Zhuzhu said, "By the way, after we fry the loach, we can sprinkle a layer of cumin powder on it, and it will be even more fragrant."

Jianmei whispered to Zhuzhu, "Do you mean we should use the cumin powder that Yiyao made for Dad?"

Zhuzhu said, "Yes! Our fried loach tastes better thanks to the cumin powder."

Jianmei reminded us, "What if they find out we used her cumin powder when we shake it again? Won't they yell at us?"

Zhuzhu said, "It's okay! I'll pester Yiyao to do more later."

At this moment, Longzhen, carrying her youngest daughter, caught up with Zhuzhu and Jianmei.

Yingying complained, "Why are you two walking so fast? Are you plotting something naughty again? Can't you take Yingying with you?"