Qiao Yicheng always believed that the three fishes were stolen by Wang Gang, so Wang Gang had no choice but to take Qiao Yicheng and his two sisters to the river bank to demonstrate his fishing skills in person.
After catching two big fish in succession, Qiao Yicheng finally believed that his brother was actually a fishing genius.
At noon, Qiao Yicheng stewed the fish and made a large pot of fish soup for his younger brothers and sisters to have a good meal.
As for why it was not Qiao Zuwang who cooked, but Qiao Yicheng, who was only eleven years old.
The reason is also very simple. Qiao Zuwang has not come back since he left home in the morning. Based on past experience, he should have gone to play mahjong, not caring whether the child would be hungry or not.
When Wei Shuying was still alive, Qiao Yicheng started helping her mother with housework.
It can only be said that the children of poor people have already become their own. Even Qiao Erqiang, Qiao Sanli, and even the only four-year-old Qiao Simei will help out in whatever way they can.
Qiao Zuwang is just a hands-off shopkeeper. He is considered good if he can spend money to buy groceries.
Qiao Yicheng's cooking skills can only be said to be edible, but far from delicious. Fortunately, the fish is fresh enough, and even if it doesn't need any condiments, the fish soup is also very delicious.
What's more important is fish. It's rare for Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei to eat enough meat at once.
There were five fish in total, Qiao Yicheng only stewed one, and kept the remaining two to eat at night. The last two were cleaned and prepared to be given to his aunt Wei Shufang.
"Brother, I will go fishing every day from now on, and there will be no shortage of meat at home." Wang Gang finished a bowl of fish soup and put down the bowl and said.
Qiao Yicheng frowned and said, "No one can catch fish every day. You are just lucky today."
Wang Gang didn't explain either. He had seen it today and found that the Qinhuai River was rich in fish. With his ability, it would not be a problem to catch fish every day.
"Don't worry! I'm talented at fishing. If I can't eat the extra fish in the future, I can exchange some food with my neighbors." Wang Gang said his purpose.
From now on, he can use fish as an excuse to take out food from the space.
"You are still young, you should study hard." Qiao Yicheng said seriously: "There is no room for regression in your grades."
Wang Gang raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
The original Qiao Erqiang was a scumbag. He was only in the second grade of elementary school. He ranked last in the class every time he took the test. If he was second to last in any test, it could only be because the guy first from the bottom had diarrhea and performed abnormally.
One of the reasons for his poor performance is that Qiao Erqiang is really not smart, and his reactions are always half a beat slower than others.
Another reason is that the Qiao family does not have a good learning environment.
The four children didn't even have enough to eat and were hungry all day long, so they couldn't study hard.
That is, Qiao Yicheng, a young and mature man, knows that studying is the only way to change his destiny, so he studies hard.
"Fishing will not delay my studies, but it will help me calm down and think carefully about the knowledge taught by the teacher in class." Wang Gang said to Qiao Yicheng.
"Brother, if the second brother doesn't go fishing, will we have no fish to eat in the future?" Qiao Simei looked at Qiao Yicheng longingly.
Qiao Yicheng sighed and said to Wang Gang: "If your grades deteriorate, you are not allowed to fish anymore."
Wang Gang was speechless. Seeing Qiao Yicheng, an eleven-year-old child pretending to be an adult, he felt very uncomfortable. He secretly decided to change the current situation of the Qiao family.
At this moment, Qiao Zuwang walked into the house humming a little tune. When he saw a pile of fish bones on the dinner table, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
"Where did the fish come from?" Qiao Zuwang asked curiously.
Qiao Sanli said happily: "Dad, my second brother is very capable today. He caught a lot of fish."
"Fishing?" Qiao Zuwang looked at Wang Gang doubtfully, and then the nameless fire started.
"I don't know how to show my filial piety to you even though I have fish at home, how dare I eat alone!" Qiao Zuwang said angrily.
"There is still half a fish tail in the pot, specially reserved for you." Qiao Yicheng's eyes were a little cold, showing that he was completely disappointed with his father.
"How can one fish tail be enough for me to eat?" Qiao Zu said angrily.
Wang Gang was not used to Qiao Zuwang and said, "If you don't come back after leaving all morning, are we going to starve?"
"Little Paozi, your wings are stiff, how dare you hit me!" Qiao Zuwang raised his hand to hit me.
Wang Gang glanced coldly, wondering if the murderous energy accumulated in the world was released.
Qiao Zuwang was frightened by Wang Gang's look and took three steps back. He finally managed to stand firm. He felt like he was being frightened by an eight-year-old child, and he was a little embarrassed and angry.
"You dare to glare at me, I'm rebelling against you."
Qiao Zuwang stepped forward and wanted to hit him again, but Wang Gang was completely disappointed with this cheap man, so he stopped holding back and pointed his finger on his stomach.
The next moment, Qiao Zuwang suddenly covered his stomach.
Oddly enough, Qiao Zuwang's stomach began to growl after being tapped by Wang Gang.
"I'll come back to take care of you after I use the bathroom."
Qiao Zuwang covered his stomach with one hand and his butt with the other, casually pulled out two newspapers and ran out to go to the public toilet at the end of the street.
Qiao's house is a bungalow with no private bathroom.
"Second brother, what's wrong with dad?" Qiao Sanli asked doubtfully.
"I don't know, maybe I ate the wrong thing!" Wang Gang sneered, thinking that Qiao Zuwang wouldn't bother him in two or three hours.
After all, Qiao Sanli and the others are still children, so they don't know the secrets of the inner family's boxing and acupuncture skills.
Qiao Zuwang basically spent the next two hours in the public toilet, which made his legs weak and he almost fell into the latrine.
He was no longer in the mood to teach his children a lesson, nor was he in the mood to drink fish soup.
Originally, I was going to the hospital to pick up my younger brother Qiao Qiqi today, but because Qiao Zuwang had diarrhea, he had to wait until the next day.
For this reason, Wei Shufang came over and saw Qiao Zuwang lying on the bed, half dead, and felt a little happy.
When Qiao Yicheng saw his aunt, he handed her the two prepared fish.
When Wei Shufang learned that the fish was caught by Wang Gang, she was very surprised, but she also taught him a lesson.
"You are still young, and the river is too dangerous, so you can't go there again." Wei Shufang pushed the fish back and said to Wang Gang.
"I'm just fishing on the river bank. I won't fall into the river." Wang Gang pushed the fish to Wei Shufang.
"Auntie, your face has lost weight these days after you have been busy with mom's funeral. Take the fish back to make up for it. There are still two at home."
Wei Shufang refused to accept it, but wanted to give Qiao a few yuan.
She knew what kind of character Qiao Zuwang was, but now that her sister had passed away, the children would suffer a lot.
Qiao Yicheng did not ask for Wei Shufang's money and insisted on letting her take the fish back.
"There are still a lot of fish, but we can't finish them all. The weather is hot now, so it's a pity if it goes bad." Wang Gang said, "I have the ability to fish, and there is no shortage of fish at home."
"Good boy, really a good boy." Wei Shufang's eyes were red and she said happily: "If I know you are so sensible, I will be very happy."
In the end, Wei Shufang took the two fish home, but before leaving, she secretly gave Qiao Sanli five yuan. Later, Qiao Sanli gave the money to her elder brother.
Qiao Yicheng was very angry and scolded Qiao Sanli for taking her aunt's money.
In the end, Wang Gang couldn't stand it anymore and protected Qiao Sanli.
"Auntie, what can I do to force this on Sanli? At worst, I can send more fish to my house in the future."
Qiao Yicheng hates that iron cannot become steel and blames his sister. In fact, it is his pride that causes trouble.
He didn't want to receive too much favor from Wei Shufang.
The reason is also very simple. Their mother Wei Shuying and her sister actually have some conflicts.
The center of the conflict lies with his uncle Qi Ziqiang.
Wang Gang heard his neighbor gossiping that his sister Wei Shuying and Qi Ziqiang were a couple back then and they were already talking about getting married.
As a result, my sister Wei Shufang also took a fancy to Qi Ziqiang, and she and her sister started crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves.
The elder sister was kind-hearted and felt sorry for her younger sister, so she gave up Qi Ziqiang to her younger sister and married the scumbag Qiao Zuwang under the arrangement of her family.
After the two sisters got married, the elder sister got worse and worse, while the younger sister gained happiness. Uncle Qi Ziqiang was indeed a good man, and the Gu family loved his wife, which was in sharp contrast to Qiao Zuwang.
People are just afraid of comparison. After this comparison, my younger sister felt that she owed her elder sister a lot and often helped her. This led to many scandals.
At Wei Shuying's funeral two days ago, some neighbors were busy watching Ziqiang, but as her husband, Qiao Zuwang ignored her and only knew how to collect money from his family members.
The neighbors brought up old things again, but Qiao Yicheng happened to hear them. From then on, there was a thorn in his heart. He didn't want to get involved with his aunt's family anymore. Today's fish delivery was of course a thank you to Wei Shufang for his contribution to the Qiao family, but it also meant to draw a clear line.
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However, in Wang Gang's view, everyone is related, and those things that happened in those days are not worth mentioning.
Wei Shuying's thoughts back then were rotten in the pot, and Qi Ziqiang was the son-in-law of the Wei family anyway.
Moreover, whether it was out of guilt or pity, Wei Shufang's kindness to the Qiao family was genuine. How could it be repaid with two fishes?
Qiao Yicheng felt that he could draw a clear line with the other party, but in Wang Gang's view, the two families would have more contacts in the future.
How could it be possible for Qiao Zuwang to let Wei Shufang go with such an unpredictable temperament?
As Wang Gang expected, Qiao Zuwang went to Wei Shufang the next day.
