Although the women did not dare to ask for fish, their eyes were filled with desire for fish, and they almost cried out.
Neither Shen Zhengwen nor Li Rulan were stingy people, not to mention that there was so much fish that their whole family couldn't finish it all.
Although chickens, fish, etc. would appear every day in the house before, there had never been so many at one time, let alone in front of so many people. I think it was just to let everyone eat fish.
If it is true, as Mrs. Zhou said, that her request to little Niannian came true, then these fish should be shared with everyone.
So Shen Zhengwen poured the fish in the bamboo basket onto an open space, waved and shouted to everyone: "Come on, let's share all the fish together."
"Really?" Mrs. Zhou's face was filled with joy, "Shen Er, are you going to share these fish with us?"
Mrs. Guo swallowed her saliva and said with bright eyes: "Our family hasn't had fish for a long time. It would be great if you could give us some!"
"Of course." Shen Zhengwen smiled honestly, "We are all fellow villagers. There is so much fish that my whole family can't finish it. Don't be polite, just share it."
"Shen Er Rulan, then we are really rude."
Shen Zhengwen and Li Rulan smiled and nodded, and everyone happily stepped forward to share the fish.
There were quite a lot of fish, and each of the six of them got three fish.
The only types of fish are grass carp and herring. These fish are easy to feed and grow quickly. Each fish weighs at least ten or twenty pounds.
The women didn't care that there was water on the fish and went home happily holding the fish in their arms.
Before leaving, everyone expressed their gratitude to Xiao Niannian and Shen Zhengwen.
After all, just before, they were still worrying about how to spend this year.
Now with these fish, they can not only eat fish during the New Year, but also dry the fish and eat it for a long time.
Seeing the women leaving happily, Xiao Niannian felt full of pride in her heart.
Giving people food when they are hungry should be considered a good deed, right?
She can gain virtue for herself and also make the people she likes live a good life. It's like killing two birds with one stone.
People in the world always say that their Taotie clan are ferocious beasts.
But she doesn't think so.
What kind of ferocious beast? Looking at the good things she has done recently, it must be an auspicious beast!
There were seven or eight fat fish left in the yard. Shen Zhengwen packed four fat fish in bamboo baskets and sent them to Cheng Sheng's house.
Cheng Sheng looked at these four big fat fish and asked him in surprise where they came from. Shen Zhengwen didn't hide anything and told him where the fish came from.
Cheng Sheng's eldest son Cheng Guang thought Shen Zhengwen was joking and refused to believe it no matter what.
"How is it possible? If these fish jumped out of the well on their own, I would eat them all alive on the spot!"
"You have a beautiful idea! If you want to eat fish, just say so. Why are you making excuses?" Cheng Guang's younger brother Cheng Kuo sneered, "If you have the ability, you can eat the vole I caught yesterday alive."
“Eat the vole, eat the vole!”
"That's what you said!" Cheng Kuo suddenly became interested and ran to the house and took out a small cloth bag. There was something moving around inside.
He patted the bag and said, "Fortunately, I didn't lose this field mouse yesterday. I didn't expect it to be of great use."
"Don't be too happy first. It's not yet certain whether you'll eat it or not!" Cheng Guang said unconvinced, "Do you believe that these fish jumped out of the well on their own?"
Cheng Kuo was silent. To be honest, he didn't believe it either.
Shen Zhengwen said with some laughter and tears: "Why am I lying to you? What's more, in our Taoli Village, whether it is a small ditch or a big river, all the fry are caught and eaten. How can there be such a big fish?"
Cheng Sheng and others thought about it. It is estimated that the entire Qingzhou City, let alone Taoli Village, would not be able to buy a few of such fat fish.
But the fish jumping out of the well was so absurd that the three of them, father and son, insisted on going to the Shen family's yard to have a look at the well.
Li Rulan is handling the remaining three fish in the yard.
She plans to clean the fish, cut it into small pieces and dry it in the sun. The dried fish has a unique flavor and is easy to store.
In the past, fish were always popping up in the water tank at home, but in order to avoid attracting other people's attention, they never dared to take them out to make dried fish.
The fish emerging from her well this time will probably be known to everyone soon, and she won't have to hide it.
Soon, Shen Zhengwen took Cheng Sheng and his son back to his yard.
Cheng Guang rolled up his sleeves and walked to the well aggressively, "I want to see if fish can pop out of this well!"
Cheng Kuo followed closely behind, pretending to be pitiful and said to the struggling vole in the cloth bag: "Little vole, you have to be prepared to be eaten alive later."
"I said you were happy too early, right?" Cheng Guang stood by the well and raised his eyebrows proudly, "Look at the well, it's clean, and there doesn't seem to be any fish anywhere."
Cheng Kuo also looked into the well, and saw that the water in the well was clear, and below was a bottomless darkness, and he saw nothing else.
"Brother Shen, didn't you say this fish jumped out of the well? Why didn't I see it?"
Cheng Kuo shook his little cloth bag and said regretfully, "I thought I would be lucky enough to see my eldest brother eat a field mouse alive, but I didn't expect that my happiness was in vain."
Cheng Sheng came over and rolled his eyes at Cheng Kuo and Cheng Guang, "The two brothers are not doing anything right all the time, and they always tell nonsense."
Shen Zhengwen was trying to smooth things over, "Nothing, I envy the brothers A Guang and A Kuo for being able to joke around so freely. It's not like me and my brother..."
"Hey, it's not your fault. It's your brother who is really hateful." Cheng Guang sighed and stepped forward to comfort him, "From now on, Brother Shen, why don't you treat us two brothers as your younger brothers? If you need to take care of us,
Feel free to find us."
"That's right! We will be your brothers, Second Brother Shen, from now on."
Cheng Kuo came over and pulled Shen Zhengwen to the well, "But now my brother has something to ask me. Brother Shen, please tell me first, did this fish jump out of the well?"
"Of course it jumped out of the well." Shen Zhengwen said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Zhou and Sister-in-law Guo were both there to see it with their own eyes. If you don't believe it, you can ask them."
"That means." Cheng Kuo's expression gradually became excited, "I can see my eldest brother eating field mice alive?"
Cheng Guang's expression changed, "It won't work like this! We can't just listen to what others say, we have to see a fish jump out of the well with our own eyes!"
Little Niannian, who was lying in the cradle, heard their conversation clearly, and a mischievous smile slowly appeared at the corner of her mouth.
If you want a fish to pop out of a well, isn't it easy?
By the way, she also wanted to see if that person dared to eat a field mouse alive.