Fisherman

Pushing open the door, Zhao Qian once again found that Brother Zhou, who had injured his foot, was not ordinary capable. He actually cooked dinner, and when he lifted the lid of the pot, he could see the warm fish soup in the pot.

It was soup made with eels, and now smelling the hot dishes, he was really hungry.But he didn't pick up the dishes in a hurry, he looked at Brother Zhou who was sitting on the side.

"Aren't you hungry? Why don't you eat?" Brother Zhou felt a little uncomfortable when he saw him.

"Going out to pick me up again, and cooking again, can you still use your feet?"

Brother Zhou hunched his back: "I'm fine."

Zhao Qian walked over and lit the oil lamp in the room. He saw that Brother Zhou was wearing worn-out cloth shoes with doubles and patches. , which one is not pursuing the brand and dressing up glamorously, but Zhou Ge'er has taken up the burden of the family early on.

He knelt down and wanted to take off his shoes to look at the wound on his foot, but Brother Zhou staggered his body slowly.

"Why are you so awkward." Zhao Qian unwrapped the bag he brought back from the market: "The doctor said that the medicine should be applied on time, otherwise the feet will be useless if they get infected."

Brother Zhou froze for a moment: "I'll do it myself, you go to eat."

"Take the medicine together."

Under his insistence, Brother Zhou had no choice but to let him take off his shoes.

This noon, the bandaged cloth had already seen blood. Zhao Qian frowned, and gently lifted the cloth. Sure enough, the wound opened again. He disinfected it with wine again, and then applied medicine.

Although Brother Zhou didn't say anything, seeing his slightly bent toes, Zhao Qian knew that he was in pain.

"I found that you don't listen when you should be obedient, and you listen when you shouldn't. I'll put the medicine on you this time. If you run around again tomorrow and your wounds open, I won't care about you."

Brother Zhou looked up at him, with panic in his eyes, then lowered his head again, and said in a muffled voice after a while: "I see."

Zhao Qian lost his temper when he saw his low eyebrows and pleasing eyes. He took out the two pairs of shoes he had bought: "Do you see if they fit?"

"For me?" Brother Zhou took the shoes, and there were still two pairs. He was very surprised. He never dreamed that Zhao Qian, who was lazy and hated him, would buy shoes for him. He didn't have the nerve to try them on, but he knew at a glance. It is his own size, and no one has given him shoes for many years. The last pair of shoes was three years ago when A Niang made shoes for his elder brother, and she made him a pair with extra scraps.

Usually he doesn't wear shoes very much, he is used to bare feet, but if he wears shoes, how can he get used to bare feet.

His fingertips touched the upper of the shoe with good material back and forth, and a few rays of light seemed to shine into his cold heart.

"Thank you."

There was a smile on Zhao Qian's face. He squatted down and was about the same height as Brother Zhou sitting on the bench. He patted Brother Zhou on the head and stood up: "Okay, eat."

The weather has been gloomy for a few days, and it finally ushered in a good day. In fact, the weather at the seaside is generally good, except for storms and natural disasters.

In the past few days, Zhao Qian has taken care of the big and small housework at home, repaired the roof, and repaired the broken boat. The food at home can't last long. He turned the back room upside down in the past few days. The son turned to the sky, but he didn't find any money. It is estimated that the original body lost all the money.

He also wanted to be clear, he couldn't go back, since he was alive, he had to live well, it was a blessing that God didn't accept his life, there was no reason to practice it, life had to go on, after his grandmother passed away, he A person is idle and wandering, now here, there is someone in the family, and the burden is unseen on the shoulders. It's okay to suffer by yourself, but you can't let a teenager suffer with him.

Brother Zhou used to carry the burden of the family, now let him carry it.

"I'm going to go fishing. You should stay at home and don't run around. I'll make dinner when I come back."

Brother Zhou nodded, and Zhao Qian saw that he had agreed, but he was still a little worried, after all, the child forgot what he had promised as soon as he turned his back.

"I remember it."

He confessed again.

"I know."

Only then did Zhao Qian go out with the fishing net on his shoulders.

"Be careful."

Brother Zhou watched him walk away in the room before he yelled. Zhao Qian didn't look back, but just waved his hands.

The weather is fine, and there are quite a few villagers out fishing at this time, all of them are men, and occasionally a few younger brothers come out with their own men, and the villagers are a little surprised and joking when they see him come out.

"Hey, Zhao Qian, what a good day it is today to push you out to go fishing."

Zhao Qian didn't chat with them either. He probably had already figured out his previous reputation, and he didn't think anything of the villagers' teasing.

He went to the place where the boat was parked to find his own boat, and went to sea with the oars.

Seeing that he didn't respond, the villagers not only didn't feel that the discussion was boring, but they even started talking about it.

"Has Zhao Qian really lost his mind? He even came out to fish, so he didn't want to pick up pearls to coax that little lady of the Cao family."

"I think it's likely to be true. Otherwise, this lazy man would not be willing to go out. It's just that Zhou Ge'er is poor. He is taking care of the family affairs. It was rainy that day. I saw Zhou Geer go fishing in the early morning."

"Who made him unlucky to follow Zhao Qian?"

The villagers talked a lot, Zhao Qian's boat had drifted away.Most of the fishermen dare not go far, and cast their nets as far as they can see on the shore. down one notch.

Zhao Qian looked at the sky. He used to live in the coastal area, and he often went out to sea to fish, so he knew the weather. The weather is good today. Although the conditions are poor, it is not a problem to go a little farther.

The boat was bouncing on the azure sea water, and the further it went in the middle, the boat could float by itself. After about a stick of incense, he stood on the bow and saw a small island in front of him, not a little big. But it should be good to cast a net on top.

He swung his oars and landed on the small island, which was actually a few large rocks with many thin strips of kelp on them, and the waves floated with the sea water.

The kelp tastes good, and it can be sold in the market. The main reason is that it can be stored for a long time after being dried. The kelp along the coast has been scraped clean by the villagers. After all, some young ladies can pick it nearby.

He was not in a hurry to pick kelp, but he threw down the fishing net first. The fishing gear here is very outdated. The fishing net is made of coarse cloth and hemp as raw materials, and is made by binding and rolling. This kind of fishing net is perishable and not as tough It's very poor, and it's not without reason that the harvest is low.

After casting the net, he began to pull the kelp with his buttocks pouted. If he pulled more, there would be grain storage for this winter, but this thin thin kelp could not be picked by himself. After a while, he picked it. There may be about five catties of kelp, and the basket he brought is already full. Brother Zhou prepared it for him before going out, and he probably didn't expect him to pick so much kelp.

He put the basket full of kelp on the reef where the seawater could not submerge to dry, letting the water inside flow out.

Then he started to collect the nets. There were two fishing nets in the house, and he brought them out. Now he has collected the first net. There are two palm-sized small sea fish in it. The silver skin looks smooth, and the flat body looks like a dish. Although the size of the plate is a bit small, it is still enough for him and Brother Zhou to have a good meal after taking it home and steaming it with some soy sauce.

When I collected the second net, I was lucky. There were seven or eight fish, half of which were small, but there were three large sea fish and two long moray eels, which were very strong. This kind of fish likes to swim among the stones. Because of casting a net on the edge of the reef, I caught these two fat things and a golden pomfret, which is estimated to be about seven or eight catties.

The golden pomfret tastes very delicious. The most important thing is that it is still big. He was very surprised that he could catch it. He slowly closed the fishing net. The fish in this net probably weighed more than [-] kilograms. He carefully dragged it to the shore When the fishing net was pulled up, a hole was suddenly made out of the bottom of the net by the flopping fish, and two big-headed sea fish got out of the hole.

He hastily went to hold the breach, so as not to let the cunning moray eel get out. If he ran away, he would feel distressed to death, but it was a pity that two big-headed sea fish escaped.

Putting all the fish into the baskets, and putting all the things harvested today on clothes, the boat sank a little, much heavier than when he came.

The time at sea passed quickly. He tidied his fishing nets and went back to row the boat. He simply sat down on the reef, rested in the sea breeze, and prepared to accumulate strength.

The uninhabited island will be submerged when the tide rises, otherwise there would not be so many kelp growing on it. If the weather is good tomorrow, he will come here again.

After a while, the smelly sea breeze hit his face one after another. After he had rested enough, he was about to board the boat and go back. Suddenly, he saw a big oval clam shell stuck in the crevice of the half-submerged rock. The shell is large and thick. It is a kind of clam shell with long pearls. I don't know if there are pearls in it.

He didn't bring anything sharp, so he couldn't pry it open. After hesitating for a while, he pulled it out from the crevice of the stone and threw it on the boat, ready to go back and look again.

At this time, many fishermen had already landed on the coast.

Everyone will go ashore before the sun goes west, because when the sun sets, the wind on the sea will become stronger, and it is not safe for small boats to go aboard.

As the hour gradually got late, Brother Zhou stretched his neck and looked at the door again and again, but couldn't wait for that person, so he dragged his feet and ran out again.

"Did you see Zhao Qian?"

"Zhao Qian, didn't he go fishing?"

Brother Zhou looked at the people on the shore, Zhao Qian was not inside, and none of the nearby boats approaching the shore looked like Zhao Qian.

"We've seen him go out to sea before, did he run away! It's getting late, and it's dangerous if there are strong winds and waves!"

As soon as the villagers said, Brother Zhou panicked and limped to the place where the boat was docked. Hu Saner walked up to him: "Brother Zhou, why did you come out because of your bad feet?"

"Have you seen Zhao Qian? He's gone to sea." Brother Zhou looked at Hu San'er eagerly, hoping to get some news from him.

Hu Saner shook his head in disappointment.

"Don't worry, he just capsized, and he won't run away without counting."

Originally Hu San'er wanted to comfort Brother Zhou, but as soon as the words came out, he saw his face darken, and knew that he had said something wrong.

In the stalemate, Cao Fang, who had picked the kelp, came over with a small basket. She heard the conversation between the two, and she couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that Zhao Qian's indifference a few days ago was just putting on an act, and she was still thinking about finding a relationship with her. pearl.

"Brother Hu, Brother Zhou, are you all there?"

Seeing Cao Fang with bright eyes and bright teeth, Brother Zhou's eyes darkened slightly. He nodded, didn't say much, and dragged his feet to continue to the place where the boat stopped.

Cao Fang looked at his back, and gave Hu San'er an aggrieved and helpless expression: "Brother Zhou still doesn't like to get close to the villagers."