novelaction Chapter 372 5 Spiritual Roots Little Waste 52
Chapter 372 5 Spiritual Roots Little Waste 52
When I woke up, it was already around four in the afternoon.
Yaoyao had woken up at some point and was staring at him from the edge of the kang. Su Ziyu was so frightened that he sat up immediately.
"Yaoyao, what are you doing here?"
Su Yaoyao blinked and said slowly: "Brother, you said you were going out to work in the afternoon."
Those were the words he used to coax her during dinner. He didn't expect Yaoyao still remembered them. Seeing her eager face, Su Ziyu didn't want to disappoint her.
After getting off the bed and washing his face, he picked up the backpack and led Yaoyao out.
I'm free anyway, and the sun isn't as hot as it is at noon. I might as well go to the river and catch some fish to supplement the family income. Money is needed everywhere at home.
There were many aunties washing clothes and chatting by the river, so Su Ziyu took Yaoyao for a walk further away. The water flow was fast upstream and usually not many people came.
He asked Su Yaoyao to wait on the shore, and he took off his shirt and went into the river to catch fish.
This time, Su Ziyu had plenty of energy after a full meal, and with the experience he gained at noon, he caught more than twenty fish easily without much effort.
The backpack was filled to the brim.
Su Yaoyao had never seen so many fish, nor had she seen her brother swim so well. The emotional value provided was particularly sufficient. She kept clapping and praising on the shore, "Brother, you are so awesome!!"
Su Ziyu thought he was almost ashore. He had just put on his clothes and was about to carry the backpack when Su Yaoyao, with her quick eyes and hands, got there first.
He didn't stop her when he saw this. The little girl was feeling extremely insecure right now. Giving her some work to do would make her feel valuable and not make her panic and have wild thoughts.
"Yaoyao, if you can't carry it anymore, tell your brother. Don't try to carry it yourself, okay?"
"Don't worry, brother. It's not heavy at all."
The brother and sister walked back while talking.
Before I even reached the village, I was stopped by the river by a group of ladies washing clothes. They called out, "Su boy, you caught fish again! Are you going to sell them?"
Su Ziyu smiled and nodded, "Sell it. One fish is still ten copper coins, but this time I want five copper coins. The remaining five copper coins can be paid with food."
Hearing this, the aunts frowned.
In the minds of the villagers, bartering does not count as spending money, only paying copper coins counts as spending money.
They were somewhat dissatisfied with Su Ziyu's frequent changes of orders, but they were also somewhat envious of the big and fat fish in the basket behind Su Yaoyao. Their greedy nature made them reluctant to give up.
Five cents is five cents, it is still cheaper than pork that costs dozens of cents.
This group of aunts and Su Zi wanted to make a deal under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, so they carried the wash basin and hurried back to the village before the brothers and sisters.
Therefore, Su Ziyu got 120 coins and some rice, flour, grain and oil this time.
He was afraid that someone would take advantage of him because he had the money in his pocket, so he put the things he had exchanged back home and took his sister to Aunt Li's house next door.
Aunt Li had a good relationship with the original owner's parents, and Aunt Li's family helped a lot during the funeral.
Su Ziyu came to her house with a fish and said that he wanted her to help sew new clothes for him and his sister, and the price would be based on the market price.
Although Aunt Li accepted the job, she didn't want the fish he brought. "Su boy, what are you doing? Take this fish back quickly. You and your sister can keep it for yourself. I can't have it."
Su Ziyu forced the fish into Aunt Li's hands and said, "Aunt, this fish is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it. My sister and I are still young, so maybe we'll need your help in taking care of us in the future."
After refusing for a while, Aunt Li finally sighed and accepted it.
That's how it is in the village. A family with many men is strong. In addition to her husband, her family also has four sons in their prime. No one in the village dares to bully her.
"Okay, Su, come visit your aunt often in the future."
After giving Aunt Li eighty cents, Aunt Li measured their sizes and told them to come and pick up the clothes in ten days. Su Ziyu then took his sister and said goodbye.
In the evening, the two of them simply stewed a fish, fried some vegetables, and cooked a pot of sweet potato rice.
Su Yaoyao continued to clean her plate, "Brother's cooking is so delicious."
Su Zi wanted to watch her eat. Although he was still surprised, he no longer had any worries about lunch. He even felt that she was worthy of being his sister. Seeing her eat made him so hungry.
In the next few days, Su Ziyu and his sister spent almost all their time fishing and selling fish. The kitchen was almost full of food, and they even saved more than 400 copper coins.
Some people in the village were jealous, thinking that a young boy like Su Ziyu could catch fish. So, blinded by greed, they jumped into the water to catch fish even though they were not good at swimming, and almost choked to death.
It was Su Ziyu who happened to pass by and saw it. He jumped into the river and cooperated with the people in the water and on the shore to pull the person out.
After this incident, the news quickly spread throughout the village. No matter how jealous everyone was, no one dared to risk their lives to go down to the river to catch fish.
Money is important, but life is more important.
Although they were poor, at least they had family and friends, and their situation was not as difficult as Su Ziyu, who lost both parents and had to struggle to live with his sister.
Perhaps because Su Ziyu fished too frequently, the number of fish in the river began to decrease sharply, and they became smarter than before. They would hide when he tried to catch them, unlike at the beginning when they would wait to be caught stupidly.
Su Ziyu would catch ten fish every day to sell. After all, the villagers didn't have much money, so they just wanted to try something new. No one would be so extravagant as to buy fish every day.
After a few days, he had saved some money, so he planned to go to town to buy some seasonings. He couldn't stand the bland soup every day.
Every morning at the village entrance, Old Man Liu drove an ox cart into the city, and each person only needed to pay one penny.
Su Ziyu got up early that day. He got dressed and went to the kitchen to make some egg pancakes. Then he went into the house to call his sister to get up.
Su Yaoyao was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyelids. "Brother?"
She subconsciously glanced outside. It was just getting light outside. It seemed that this was not the time to go fishing in the past!
Perhaps sensing the confusion in her eyes, Su Ziyu urged her with a smile, "Hurry up and wake up. Didn't we agree yesterday to go to town? If you sleep any longer, you'll miss the ox cart."
When Su Yaoyao heard that they were going to town, she was no longer sleepy.
She had never been to a town in her life. She only knew that the town was crowded and lively, and had a lot of delicious food and fun things to do.
After washing her face and changing her clothes, Su Ziyu took her to the village entrance. He gave Old Man Liu two cents and sat in the corner of the ox cart. Then he took out a few egg pancakes from his pocket and said, "Eat them, sister."
Su Yaoyao was spoiled by her brother for just a few days. She was no longer as timid and insecure as before. She took the omelet, smiled sweetly at Su Ziyu, and then started eating it with big mouthfuls.
The egg pancakes are filled with plenty of ingredients and taste naturally fragrant.
There were many aunts on the ox cart going to the market. When they saw that Su Ziyu was so extravagant as to make egg pancakes for a little girl, they felt very jealous.
They originally thought that the two children of the Su family would starve to death without their adults, but they didn't expect that the two children of the Su family lived better than their own children.
Auntie Pang happened to be in town today as well. When she saw this scene, she immediately said sarcastically, "Look at this kid, he just doesn't know how to live. Eggs cost a penny each, and flour and oil are even more expensive, yet he's actually scrambling eggs for a little girl. Tsk tsk!!"