After buying an umbrella, Chen Xiaobei went to buy a fishing net.
After thinking about it, Chen Xiaobei went to the butcher shop and bought two kilograms of bones.
Make a delicious pot of bone soup, and the leftover bones make excellent fish bait.
After finishing this, the most critical issue left is how to get the fish to come to the county town alive.
In this day and age, there are no plastic bags, and the only way to keep the fish alive is to use a suitable container.
This is also why live fish is more expensive.
Chen Xiaobei walked around the county town for a long time and visited dozens of shops. The porcelain at this time was relatively bulky.
Not to mention pretending, just carrying such a guy to the county seat would be exhausting.
While walking around, he saw something. There was a shop selling water bladders in front of him.
Most of the water bladders at this time were sewn from cow and sheep skin, but they were generally small and could only hold two kilograms of water.
If you make a large water bladder and put the fish in it, will it be possible?
Thinking of this, he walked into the workshop.
The store owner looked at the tattered clothes on Chen Xiaobei's body and frowned, but he still forced himself to nod to him.
"Boy, do you want to buy a water bag?"
His words were full of disdain.
Chen Xiaobei wanted to turn around and leave, but then he thought about it. There are few handicraft workshops these days. If he can't find another one and has to come back, it would be even more embarrassing. He might as well endure it for now.
Lin Xiaobei shook his head, "Oh, I would like to buy two water bladders, but your water bladder is too small. Can you help me make a bigger one?"
"This." The shopkeeper looked at him hesitantly.
"Boy, how big do you want it to be?"
Chen Xiaobei made a gesture with his hands, "It must be at least one and a half feet long. If it is wide, it must be one foot. It is best to make two."
The store owner looked Chen Xiaobei up and down and said hesitantly, "Such a big water bladder is not cheap. You..."
Of course, Chen Xiaobei understood that the rags he was wearing were not worth a single coin. The other party certainly had reason to suspect that he was taking advantage of him for fun.
"Don't worry, my master is a big customer, just tell me a price." Chen Xiaobei patted his chest and said with certainty.
His explanation is also convincing.
After all, not all masters are benevolent people. It is normal for the master to be smooth and slippery, while the servants are skinny and bones.
The shop owner held out a finger.
"If it's as big as you said, a water bag would cost at least ten cents. If you want two, that's twenty cents."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper extended another finger.
Chen Xiaobei smiled indifferently, reached out and took out ten big ones from his arms, and lined them up on the counter one by one.
"These ten are considered a deposit, and I will give you the balance when I come to pick it up."
The store owner's eyes immediately widened like bells, looking at Chen Xiaobei in disbelief.
After a moment of astonishment, a flattering smile appeared on his face, "Easy to say, don't worry, young master, I can do it in three days."
It’s so heartbreaking, money is such a good thing.
The ten eldest sons came out, and the title of themselves was changed from little boy to young master.
"Okay, then I'll pick it up in three days. Remember, if it leaks, I will come and tear down your sign."
It may seem a bit funny to put some water in a skin bag and carry fish back to the city, but it's not a good idea now.
A donkey costs four to five taels of silver, and it's not a small sum when it comes with a frame.
Carrying a fishing net, an umbrella and bones on his back, Chen Xiaobei returned home with a full load.
When she saw that she had bought bones, Chen Qiaoer was overjoyed and could give them teeth as a sacrifice, but Cui Hongyu frowned.
Chen Xiaobei took fifty copper coins when he left, but when he came back, he only had a dozen left. This trip was not cheap!
According to this way of dealing with things, even if I get married with thousands of dollars of wealth, I'm afraid it will be all wasted.
Chen Xiaobei didn't know what Cui Hongyu was thinking. He washed the bones, added water, and told Chen Qiao'er to light the fire, and he was about to start working on it.
Chen Xiaobei took out the folding umbrella, clicked it a few times, tore off the umbrella cover, then spread out the fishing net and started sewing.
This scene made Cui Hongyu feel chilled.
He knew the price of an umbrella, which was at least four or five copper coins.
What he didn't expect was that Chen Xiaobei tore the umbrella cover apart in just three strokes.
She couldn't help but feel a little sad. Her life was so miserable, how could she have to deal with such a man? Not only was she spending money lavishly, but she was just messing around with it. She tore a good umbrella at will.
Alas, it seems that I have to work hard in the future, otherwise I really can't afford this man's troubles.
Chen Xiaobei can't take care of so much.
After struggling for more than an hour, I finally got the umbrella net ready.
Chen Qiaoer walked around the net, "Brother, what did you do?"
"I'm going to catch fish and make fish soup for you tonight."
As soon as she heard that there was fish to eat, Chen Qiaoer got excited and clapped her hands again. She even ran to Cui Hongyu and took his hand, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, we can eat fish tonight."
Cui Hongyu looked at Chen Xiaobei and hesitated to speak.
She has also seen fishing nets. People cast the nets on the river and then retrieve the nets.
Out of ten times, I might be able to catch a fish once or twice, but I have never seen anyone netting a fish with a net as big as an umbrella.
From the way Cui Hongyu looked at him, Chen Xiaobei understood that the beauty Cui in front of him did not believe that he could catch fish with this thing.
"Kuyu, don't worry, I will definitely let you drink fish soup tonight."
After saying that, he took two broken bones and left the house with the umbrella net.
Seeing her fishing for fish, Chen Qiaoer became even more excited and jumped up and down behind her.
Seeing the two of them going out like that, Cui Hongyu didn't bother to pick up a broom and clean the house, and then went into the house to display his embroidered belongings.
When it comes to embroidery, Cui Hongyu is an expert from all over the country. Naturally, she will have to bring this needlework with her when she gets married this time.
At this time, Chen Xiaobei had already brought his sister Chen Qiaoer to the river. He looked around privately and chose a place where the water flow was gentle. He slowly sank the umbrella net.
Then he tied the thin string to a reed nearby.
Tie the reeds with thin threads. This is his experience, because he made the mouth of the net relatively large, so a half-foot-long fish can get in without any problem.
However, such a long fish is very strong. If the fish can hit it inside, it will easily damage the umbrella frame.
So if there is a big fish, the net must be raised as soon as possible.
When Chen Qiaoer saw that there was no movement after sinking the net, she blinked and asked, "Brother, will the fish get in by themselves?"
Chen Xiaobei nodded, "Don't worry, I will let you drink fish soup tonight."
First class, second class. After about two sticks of incense, Chen Qiaoer couldn't hold back his anger.
"Brother, why don't you pull up the net and see if there are any fish in it?"
Chen Xiaobei looked at the reeds without moving. He knew that even if there were fish, they were just small fish and shrimps.
"Don't worry, as soon as the net moves, the fish at the mouth of the net will run away again."