Xiao Qiao Flowing Water

The running water cooked the food and brought it out, "Xiao Qiao, where is Miss Hongluan? Dinner is ready."

Xiao Qiao said lightly: "There is an emergency in the teaching and I went back first."

With a cry of running water, he said, "Then let's have dinner." He picked up the bowl and chopsticks, picked up a chopstick of pickled vegetables, and started to eat.

Xiao Qiao also picked up the bowl and chopsticks, and suddenly said, "You don't want her to go?!"

Liu Shui choked on a mouthful of rice and coughed.Xiao Qiao quickly got up and poured a glass of water, handed it to Liu Shui, and patted her on the back, "Eat slowly, don't choke."

The running water took the water, drank a few sips, felt much better, and hurriedly said: "No, no, I'm just curious why Miss Hongluan, who always clings to you, disappeared."

Xiao Qiao said lightly, and sat back on her seat, "Just a random question."

Liu Shui blamed himself for being too eager to explain just now, and lost his composure, his cheeks burned immediately, and he lowered his head to eat.When Xiao Qiao saw this, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, but she thought of choking on the running water just now, and thought that next time she should stop teasing her when she was eating and drinking.

Time flies, and it is the end of the year in a blink of an eye, and the annual fish harvesting period in the village begins.

This day when Liushuimao got up early before dawn, Xiao Qiao heard the slight sound in the main room and knew that the running water had risen. Now that she was awake, she got up.

"Why did you get up? Did I wake you up? Didn't I tell you yesterday that you don't have to wake up so early?"

"No, wake up if you can't sleep, I'll go to the kitchen."

After running water training early, he went to the kitchen to wash up, and took the breakfast prepared by Xiao Qiao to the main room.

After breakfast, Liu Shui put down the bowls and chopsticks, "This morning the river god will sacrifice, and I will go to the village chief's house with Daniel to gather later. It's cold, you go to the house to read the book, and I will be back at noon."

It is a custom handed down from the ancestors in the village to say that the river god is sacrificed.It is held every year before the fishing net is cast to pray for a good harvest and good weather in the coming year.

After Liu Shui packed up everything in the house, he went to Xiao Qiao's room, "Xiao Qiao, I'm leaving."

Xiao Qiao was sitting in front of the desk, holding a stove in one hand and a book in the other, with a blanket covering her lap, which Liu Shui bought for Xiao Qiao from the city.Wen Yan hummed, put down the book in his hand, turned around and said, "Be careful, don't get wet in winter."

"Hey, I get it." Liu Shui showed a big smile, "Then I'm going out." Then he turned and went out.

Liu Shui went to Daniel's house first, "Brother Daniel, are you done?"

"Okay, okay." Da Niu responded, "This kid just urinates and shits a lot, otherwise it would have been done long ago, let's go."

"Hey?! Goudan going this year too?" Liu Shui asked in surprise seeing Goudan accompanying him.

Goudan patted his chest and proudly said: "Uncle Jiang, the eldest in my family is 12 years old this year, and my father said that I should learn from others."

Daniel patted his shoulder, "Aren't you and I harvesting fish together with adults at this age? In a few years, this kid should marry a wife, and it's time to be sensible."

Flowing water straight time is so fast, fleeting.As he talked, he talked about Liushui marrying a wife. Liushui faltered and fumbled along the way, just fooling around like this.

The annual fish harvest is a major event in the village, and young laborers from every family in the village must be present.Because of the cold weather in winter and the operation on the water, this matter falls on the shoulders of young people. The cost and benefits of the fish pond are also divided according to the head, which naturally includes the newborn baby.

Everyone gathered together at the village head's house, and brought all kinds of sacrificial supplies and fishing nets to the pond.When they came to the pond and set up the incense table, the village head offered the first stick of incense, read out the sacrificial oration, and told the river god to pray for a good harvest and good weather in the coming year, and then each young man offered incense.

Li Cheng, more than [-] young people were divided into groups and distributed in various places in the pond by boat. The village chief shouted from the bank: "Li Cheng, cast the net~"

Hearing the sound, people cast the net at the same time.After casting the net, it will be withdrawn one after another, only to collect the net tomorrow.

Goudan thought about the fishing net just cast, and asked curiously: "Why are the holes in the fishing net so big, so the fish don't run away?"

Daniel patted Goudan's head and said: "Then such a problem, it has been passed down from the ancestors, just follow it."

Goudan patted his head and muttered softly, "You can't even ask."

When the flowing water saw this, "Because Mencius said: 'If you can't get into the pond with a few knuckles, you can't eat fish and turtles.'."

Goudan was even more puzzled, "Uncle Jiang, what do you mean by that?"

"It means that if the fine fishing net does not enter the fish pond, there will be no end to the fish and turtles. If the fine fishing net is thrown into the fish pond, think about what will happen?"

"Oh, I know that, then the small fish in the pond will also be caught." Goudan replied excitedly immediately.

Liu Shui nodded, "Well, that's right, but small fish are also preyed on, so there will be no fish in the fish pond to reproduce, and there will be no fish in the fish pond sooner or later."

Goudan nodded, "Oh, that's how it is."

Daniel patted Liu Shui on the shoulder and said, "Liu Shui is still knowledgeable."

The next day, the young people in the village took wooden barrels and ox carts together to collect the nets from the fish pond.

The village chief was also on the shore, shouting: "Get up."

The young people collected the nets together with all their strength, and all of them returned with a full load of smiles, and the smallest fish they harvested was five or six catties.

According to the rules of the village, each family gets one fish per person, and the rest are taken to the city to sell, and the money is distributed according to the head.

After the young people went ashore, they picked up the big fish according to the heads of each family and put them into the wooden barrels they brought.

Seeing that Liu Shui only picked one fish as in previous years, the village chief walked to Liu Shui, "Liu Shui, you pick another fish."

"Ah?!" Liu Shui quickly waved his hands and said, "This is not acceptable, it breaks the rules."

The village chief stroked his beard, "Now you are not alone in your family, isn't there Xiao Qiao?" Seeing the running water, he said again, "Is it possible that I, the old man, will be sent to your house later, and then we can talk about this It's not for you, it's for Xiao Qiao, this is our village's future daughter-in-law."

When the young people around heard the words, they responded repeatedly and booed, and made a big red face in the running water, faltered and said yes, and squatted down to pretend to pick fish.

After picking out the fish he wanted, he loaded the remaining fish into several bullock carts. Under the leadership of the village chief, he took a few young people from the village and went to the city to sell the fish.

Liu Shui brought the fish home, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he shouted, "Little Qiao, I'm back."

Xiao Qiao raised the corners of her mouth when she heard the sound, put down her book, got up and went out, "Today, why did you come back so early?"

Flowing water put the wooden bucket in the yard, "Today I just collect the fish quickly, pick a few fish, and pack the fish, then I have nothing to do." And said: "Go into the house quickly, it's cold."

"It's okay, it's not too cold." Seeing the fish in the bucket, he went into the kitchen to get a wooden basin and a kitchen knife.

Liu Shui took the wooden basin and the kitchen knife, "I'll come to this fishy smell, you go into the house, I'll call you if something happens."

The running water processed two large fish weighing more than ten kilograms, and then went into the kitchen to bring out the salt and cutting board, chopped off the fish head, and marinated the fish and fish body separately.After finishing everything, she shouted towards the house: "Little Qiao, help me get some warm water."

Xiao Qiao came out, went into the kitchen, put some hot water on the stove in a wooden basin, took the saponins to the courtyard, mixed some cold water, and served the running water.

Liu Shui squatted down and washed his hands, "The Chinese New Year will be in a few days. I will go to the city tomorrow to buy some new year's goods and come back. Here are two big fish heads. I will buy some condiments tomorrow. I plan to make one fish head with chopped peppers and the other stewed fish." Head." Then said: "What do you want, I will bring it to you."

Xiao Qiao shook her head, "No, you don't need to prepare anything for me."

"Oh!" The running water poured the water out, and said again: "You go in, I've done it."

"No, it's almost noon, you take a break, I'll cook." Xiao Qiao turned around and entered the kitchen.

In the evening, after eating dinner and clearing away the dishes, he came to Xiao Qiao's room, "Xiao Qiao, go and wash, I'll go to the village chief's house to get the money."

Xiao Qiao hummed, stood up and helped Liu Shui tidy up her clothes, "Remember to bring an umbrella, it's snowing outside again."

Liu Shui hummed, raised his hand to hold Xiao Qiao's hand, and frowned, "Why is it still so cold? Tomorrow will be a medicine bath once every seven days, so we have to change the prescription a little bit." Let go of Xiao Qiao's hand again Hands, "Hurry up and wash, go to bed early."

Xiao Qiao's hand was suddenly held by the running water, and she stopped for a while. Hearing this, she hummed lightly.

The young people in the village once again went to the village chief's house to gather.Today, all the fish were sold in the market at one time, and a total of more than 40 taels of silver was bought, divided according to the head, and each person was two taels of silver.The village head gave Liushui four qian, and Liushui took it and thanked him without saying anything, for fear that everyone would make a fuss about her and Xiao Qiao again.

In the blink of an eye, on New Year's Eve, Aunt Wang next door came to Liushui's house in the morning, "Liushui, come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner with Xiao Qiao."

Liu Shui waved his hand, "Thank you, Aunt Wang, no need, Xiao Qiao and I are already preparing."

When Aunt Wang heard this, she no longer invited her, "Okay, it's your first New Year with Xiao Qiao. Don't think that Auntie talks too much. You have to hurry up and settle the marriage..."

Before Aunt Wang could continue, she hurriedly said, "Xiao, I understand."

Seeing that the child was still so shy, Aunt Wang said no more, "Then I won't say anything, I'll go back first." Thinking of something, she turned around and said, "Oh, after the New Year's Eve dinner, remember to bring Xiao Qiao with you Keeping the New Year’s Eve at home, the more people there are, the more lively it will be.”

Liu Shui nodded upon hearing the words, "Well, yes."

After Aunt Wang left, Liu Shui and Xiao Qiao got busy with the New Year's Eve dinner.After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Liu Shui took Xiao Qiao to Aunt Wang's house to watch the new year together, and spent the night amidst laughter and laughter. This is something that Xiao Qiao no longer has since her parents passed away. smell.

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