When they got out of the house, they saw that the door of Huang Xiaofeng's house was open, so they called Huang Xiaofeng brother several times. As soon as they heard Wu Xiangyuan calling them, the two brothers ran out.
"Brother Yuan, where are you going?" Huang Xiaolei asked,
"Go catch fish, are you going?" Wu Xiangyuan asked,
"Of course I want to go, but my mother gave birth to a sister last night, so I don't know if dad will let us go," Huang Xiaofeng said,
"Really? Your mother has given birth to a sister. Tell me, isn't she beautiful?" Wu Xiangyuan excitedly grabbed Huang Xiaofeng's hand, grinning in pain.
"Brother Yuan, it hurts so much"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm too excited. Tell me, is your sister pretty?" Wu Xiangyuan let go. Ever since he got along with the three Gong girls, he had always wanted to have a sister. Now he knows that Huang Xiaofeng and the others have a sister.
Sister, I feel as if I am happy to have a younger sister.
"Well, she is very beautiful and cute. We all like her very much," Huang Xiaofeng said happily,
"She can also suck my fingers," Huang Xiaolei said happily,
"Really? I really want to see it," Wu Xiangyuan said,
"Okay, then we will take you there, just don't make any noise, they have just fallen asleep" Huang Xiaolei said,
"Okay, I know"
As Wu Xiangyuan said that, he followed the two brothers into the bedroom to see someone. As soon as he saw her, Wu Xiangyuan liked her very much. Her round face, tightly closed eyes, straight nose, and small mouth, really
She was very beautiful. She couldn't help but look at her face. Then she came out. When she came out of the hall, she saw Huang Xiaofeng's father greeting him with red eyes. Maybe it was because he stayed up late.
"Hello, Uncle Huang"
"Hello, Master Yuan"
"Uncle Huang, I want to ask Xiao Feng'er and Xiao Lei to go fishing. Is it possible?"
After listening to Wu Xiangyuan's words, he couldn't help but frown. Seeing his father's hesitation, Huang Xiaolei said: "Let's take Rhubarb out to eat grass." Rhubarb was their old scalper.
After hearing their words and their expectant expressions, he couldn't bear to refuse anymore and agreed. Hearing that his father agreed, the two brothers were so happy. They hadn't played with Wu Xiangyuan for a long time.
That's because his family's harvest was not good. In the past year, their mother was pregnant and couldn't work, so the two brothers had to work in the fields with their father at a young age. However, their lives still haven't changed much. On the contrary, they are getting worse. They still owe money.
They had little debt, so they were worried about living every day. Wu Xiangyuan's family saw this,
However, they are no longer a wealthy family. The money earned by the two adults and Wu Xiangyuan is just enough to maintain their lives, so they have no money to support them. They only occasionally give the two children some food.
And the clothes that Wu Xiangyuan no longer wears,
However, these two children are very well-behaved and have never eaten at other people's homes because their father always taught them that "people are poor but their ambitions are not poor". Even if Wu Xiangyuan asked them to eat, they would not eat. Of course, he invited them at the market.
Except food.
Wu Xiangyuan was very moved when he saw their happy faces. However, seeing their ragged clothes and skinny bodies made him feel sad, so he thought about helping them.
"Brother Yuan, let's go quickly," Huang Xiaolei urged happily,
"Okay, let's go now." So the three people happily walked towards the river.
There are several small rivers near Qingcheng Mountain, and about twenty miles northeast of it is the famous Dujiangyan. Dujiangyan was built on the Minjiang River, the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, dividing the Minjiang River into two parts, the Inner River and the Outer River.
Wu Xiangyuan and the others' current goal is Wulongjiang, one of the small rivers near Qingcheng Mountain. It is also a small river where they often play. A few miles away is the Taohua River, and Mr. Wang often comes to this river to fish.
After a while, they arrived at the Wulong River. As Wu Xiangyuan expected, the river that was originally only two or three feet wide was now five or six feet wide due to rising water. However, the water was receding, and it was receding the fastest.
Wu Xiangyuan was very happy to see it, so he took off the fishing gear on his horse and prepared to catch fish.
He put down the fish traps in the steep and shallow part of the river, and asked Brother Huang Xiaofeng to hold the fish traps on both sides to prevent them from being washed away by the river water. Then he drove the fish away in the river.
After a while, Huang Xiaolei shouted excitedly: "Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan, I feel a fish has entered the fish cage."
"Oh, great, keep a good hold of the fish cage. I'll catch it after a few more trips," Wu Xiangyuan also said happily.
In about a quarter of an hour, Wu Xiangyuan and Huang Xiaofeng brothers collected the fish cages together. The harvest was really great. They actually got five or six big fish weighing two to three kilograms and dozens of small fish, including two very precious lotus fish.
It weighed more than two kilograms, and they filled most of the bucket at once, which made them extremely happy, so they couldn't wait to prepare for the second time to go fishing.
In this way, when people came to fish, they had already harvested two large buckets full. By noon, they had caught more than 30 large fish weighing more than three kilograms, most of which were grass carp and carp, and some
Six lotus fish weighing more than two kilograms. In addition to these big fish, they also caught countless small fish, which could not even be loaded in the bucket.
So they had to build a fish enclosure with stones in the shallows of the river to release the fish, which made the adults jealous, but they were full of pride.
Just at this time, shopkeeper Liu who was selling fish happened to be passing by. When he saw Wu Xiangyuan catching so many fish, especially the six lotus fish, his eyes couldn't help but shine, and he immediately asked Wu Xiangyuan to sell him fish.
Wu Xiangyuan was worried about what to do with these fish. When he saw someone wanted to buy them, he happily agreed. When shopkeeper Liu said that the lotus fish cost one tael of silver per pound, Wu Xiangyuan was not happy, because the lotus fish he caught now are of the highest quality.
Usually, anything he catches less than a pound costs one tael of silver per pound, so he wants two taels of silver per pound.
Shopkeeper Liu was not happy after hearing this. Finally, they both took a step back and settled the deal for one or two and a half taels of silver per pound. Shopkeeper Liu also bought all the big fish owned by Wu Xiangyuan. In this way, Wu Xiangyuan actually sold the fish for more than thirty taels of silver. It was really incredible.
He was so happy.
So he put the remaining small fish into the bucket, and actually the bucket was full and there were still some left. Finally, he had to release the fish that could not be loaded, and then took Brother Huang Xiaofeng back.
Wu Xiangyuan led the horse and took brothers Huang Xiaofeng and Huang Xiaolei home happily. It could be said that they returned home with a full load.
"Brother Feng, Brother Lei, let me tell you something," Wu Xiangyuan said as he walked.
"What's the matter, Brother Yuan?" the two brothers said in unison,
"Do you want to make money with me?" Wu Xiangyuan stared at them seriously,
"I am willing. As long as I can follow Brother Yuan, I am willing to do anything." Huang Xiaolei said without hesitation.
Huang Xiaofeng said hesitantly: "Of course I am willing to follow Brother Yuan, but I am afraid that my father will not agree."
"As long as you are willing, I will go to Uncle Huang and tell him," Wu Xiangyuan said confidently.
"Well, as long as it's something Brother Yuan wants to do, we're willing to do it," Huang Xiaofeng finally said with certainty after seeing Wu Xiangyuan's expression.
"We made a total of thirty-three taels of silver from selling fish today. I am going to set aside thirty-three taels for our private money. How about the remaining thirty-two taels be shared equally between our two families?" I, Wu Xiangyuan, said,
After hearing what Wu Xiangyuan said, Brother Huang Xiaofeng was so excited that he was speechless. Fifteen taels of silver was like an astronomical figure to them. With their current living standards, this amount of money could allow them to live comfortably for more than half a year.
"How about it? Do you agree?" Wu Xiangyuan asked, seeing their dumbfounded expressions.
"Dang, Dang, of course I agree," Huang Xiaofeng said with tears in his eyes, and then happily hugged Wu Xiangyuan,
"Brother Yuan, you are so kind." Huang Xiaolei also hugged him.
In their hearts, although they helped Wu Xiangyuan fish, all the equipment belonged to Wu Xiangyuan, and almost all the fish were caught by Wu Xiangyuan. According to their local customs, Wu Xiangyuan could at most treat them to a meal or give them a meal.
A few fish were enough, but Wu Xiangyuan actually gave them half of the money. How could they not be so grateful?
"Okay, okay, your snot is all stuck on my clothes," Wu Xiangyuan said happily when he saw their brothers being so happy.
"Since you are going to be with me in the future, I will make an agreement now. No matter how much money we earn from now on, we will divide it into two parts, one for your family and one for ours. Do you have any objections?"
"No, we listen to Brother Yuan on everything," the two brothers said.
"Okay, let's go back quickly and use the money to convince your father to let you come with me," Wu Xiangyuan said.
When Wu Xiangyuan arrived at the door of his house, he did not go in immediately. Instead, he parked his horse outside the door and entered their house with the Huang Xiaofeng brothers to negotiate with their father.
When he saw the white money, Uncle Huang couldn't believe his eyes. Tears were about to flow out, because the house would not be able to open the pot soon. However, there was a baby who had just given birth and was waiting to be fed. He was almost worried to death.
Since his son went out with Wu Xiangyuan, he has been bored at home alone. Now that he has money, he can not only solve the current problem of food and drink, but also pay off the debts he owes.
So he said gratefully: "Master Yuan, Xiaofeng'er and the others will be entrusted to you from now on."
"Uncle, don't worry, we are brothers, and my nephew will not treat them badly. Then I will leave first." Wu Xiangyuan said and went home.