Rebirth 1983: Back to the day when his wife and daughter died

"What happened to Wang Laosan? It's fun for you. If you didn't go and catch the bastard, why would you hook up the eels in the eel holes in the fields?"

Xu Baijia had just finished hauling the rice seedlings and was helping his wife, brothers and sisters to plant rice seedlings in the field at home. Because he and his brother Xu Baihe had not separated,

The second eldest son, Xu Baihe, is better at catching tortoises. Today, the family has to work hard to pull rice seedlings, and they can't spare the manpower.

So the two of them discussed that he would pull the seedlings, his wife and siblings would farm, the parents would take care of the children at home, and his brother Xu Baihe would go catch the tortoise.

At this time, I saw that Wang Laosan did not go to catch the tortoise, but came to hook the eel.

Naturally, Xu Baijia was a little surprised, after all, this stuff was not something he wanted to eat.

While he was talking, the iron hook on Wang Laosan's hand drew out a fat, yellow eel.

Wang Laosan was overjoyed. This eel weighed at least one pound. It was easy to get it for seven cents. Isn't this easier than catching a tortoise?

"Ahem~Xu Baijia, what did you just say?" Wang Laosan finally came to his senses.

"Let me ask you, did something good happen to you? If you are so happy, why are you running to the fields to hook eels? Did the eel holes penetrate the field bank? But this seems to be your field too!"

"I just went back to drink water and saw Xu Yang coming back. He just sold it for one yuan and two, can you be unhappy?

But I can't compare with your brother, he must be at least 17 or 18 pounds today." Wang Laosan said with a smile.

"Xu Yang is back?" Hearing this, Xu Baijia was very happy.

Because when his brother came back for lunch today, he had already gained about ten kilograms.

You can get seven or eight kilograms of it no matter what you do in the afternoon. If you sell it, Xu Yang will get all the money.

Seeing this, Xu Baijia comforted him and said, "One dollar and two is pretty good.

Unlike me, I probably wouldn’t be able to catch ten pounds in one day.

But it’s still a few hours before dark. If you didn’t go and catch the tortoise, why would you be catching eels here?”

"Ahem~ Let me tell you that this time Xu Yang not only collects tortoises, but also eels and loaches."

Wang Laosan didn't hide it. After all, he couldn't hide this kind of thing.

"What? Are you still collecting eels and loaches? Is this true?" Xu Baijia was ecstatic at this time.

Although he is not good at catching bastards, it does not mean that he is also useless at catching loaches and eels.

"Of course it's true. Why else would I catch him?" As Wang Laosan was talking, his hands found another eel hole in a leisurely manner.

"Daughter-in-law, you brothers and sisters are in the fields. I will go find the second son first and go to Xu Yang to have a look and sell the bastard for a while." Xu Baijia said to his daughter-in-law and brothers and sisters who were working in the fields.

''Okay," Xu Baijia's daughter-in-law didn't say anything. Her husband wanted to make more money, so she had no reason not to support him.

Soon Xu Baijia went to the lake to look for Xu Baihe, and along the way there was naturally news that Xu Yang was back.

Ten minutes later, Xu Baijia finally found Xu Baihe at one end of the lake. At this time, Xu Baihe's sack was already half full.

Xu Baijia estimated that it was seven or eight pounds. If he caught it before dark, plus what his family caught in the morning,

I estimate that I can make twenty kilograms a day, which is only two yuan.

I have to say that my younger brother's skills are pretty good. Now that there are so many people, others are catching less and less, but he is catching more and more.

If Xu Yang really collects eels and loaches, then he will catch eels and loaches.

Coupled with Xu Baihe's skills in catching tortoises, he only had to pay two or three yuan a day. From now on, the family would not be eating meat every day.

"Brother, why are you here?" Xu Baihe also saw Xu Baijia at this time, so he asked.

"I heard that Xu Yang is back. This time he not only collects tortoises but also loaches and eels. Let's go and have a look," Xu Baijia said.

"What? I accept all the eels and loaches. Are you afraid that others are joking with you?" Xu Baihe shook his head, obviously not believing it.

"Let's go and have a look and we'll find out. We'll sell the tortoise by the way." To be honest, Xu Baijia still had some doubts in his heart, but thinking that he would accept all the tortoises, it might be possible.

"Okay." Xu Baihe responded.

Soon Xu Baijia and Xu Baihe returned home and loaded up the tortoises. On the way to Xu Yang's house, they met many people.

''The father of the third son, are you going to sell bastards too? It seems that you caught a lot today." Xu Baijia greeted,

"Uh... didn't you say that Xu Yang is back? I weighed a few before catching them. My son and I only caught seventeen pounds in total."

"But your brother is awesome. If you catch that bastard, every one of them won't even open their mouths when they see him. I got bitten today. If I had such a bad temper before, I would definitely let him play with it, but now I don't

I don't want to touch it." The third son's father said with a smile.

"Haha~ Lao Li, I think you caught a lot of them too."

"Look at how there is a sign at the door of Xu Yang's house that seems to have something written on it."

Everyone said something to each other, and soon the group arrived at the door of Xu Yang's house. First, a wooden board attracted attention.

"Second brother, you are literate, can you tell me what is written on this?" Xu Baijia asked,

Although he and Xu Baihe are twin brothers, their family is poor, and he is the only younger brother who has gone to school for three years.

"Brother, Xu Yang, we really collect eels and loaches. It says on it, eels are seven cents per catty, loaches are five cents per catty, and tortoises are ten cents per catty." Xu Baihe was excited when he saw the words on the wooden board.

said.

"Really? What Wang Laosan said is actually true." Xu Baihe was even more excited at this time.

"It's a pity. When I was plowing the fields a while ago, I caught about seven or eight kilograms, and I threw them all away." After hearing Xu Baihe's words, some people immediately said with pity.

"Who says it's not? If you see this thing, you'll treat it like a pest.

Who knows if this thing can still be sold for money, but Xu Yang is really promising,"

"Boss Xu really gave birth to a good son. In the past, my family might not have had a meal of meat for several months.

Yesterday I sold it at Xu Yang's place and I immediately bought a pound of it. The smell was so delicious. Whoever says Xu Yang is a second-rate guy again, I'm in a hurry with him."

"This kid Xu Yang, I thought he had a lot of potential since he was a kid."

"I heard that Xu Guangcai's family wanted to occupy Xu Yang's family's land, but they were repulsed and the relationship was severed. I don't know where I am crying now."

"..."

"No more words, hurry up and find Xu Yang to sell the tortoise. There are still a few hours until dark. We will catch the tortoise later and sell it tomorrow."

"I want to try catching eels. I'll check with Xu Yang later to make sure that what's written on this board is true. I only caught eight kilograms in one day today, and I was bitten by the turtle three times. I'm so damn unlucky."

Xu Yang and Bai Qing were cleaning up the kitchen when they heard footsteps outside.

"Xu Yang, are you there? I heard from Wang Laosan that you are back." Xu Baijia knocked on the door.

"Here," Xu Yang heard the voice and opened the courtyard door. When he walked out, he saw people No. 7 and 8, almost each holding a sack, waiting at the door of his house.

"This is the tortoise we just caught today, please give me a name," Xu Baihe and the others said very politely when Xu Yang appeared.