Chapter 211 Pregnancy
In the middle of the Wei Dynasty, the people in the village came back and said that fish was about to come out. Jinghan just woke up and ate something. He was in good spirits at this moment. Zixuan suppressed his excitement and helped Jinghan dress up. Then everyone went to the lake together.
At this moment, the net has begun to emerge from the lake. When the net is out, three large horses pull the net wheel. The drought tape and hook on the net wheel cooperate with each other to bite the nets on both sides. Each time, three nets on both sides are pulled out from under the ice surface, which is called a pull. The first pull is that there is no fish, and the second pull starts to emerge. When the fish is out, the fish hanging on the net follow the net and pull it down on the ice surface, and then pick it off. The fish floating on the net are caught with a fishing rod. There are not many fish pulled at the first few times, and the more they go, the more there are. Because of the pulling of fish, the fish that passes through are concentrated in the belly of the net at the end.
Gradually, all the nets on both sides came out, leaving only the last net belly. When the net belly was pulled out, the crowd on the ice became boiling. Tens of thousands of fish were jumping in the net. People took the hooks and hooked the fish out of the net, and threw them onto the ice next to them. The fish jumped on the ice for a few times, but because of the cold weather, they couldn't jump and slowly froze.
Jinghan and Zixuan have never seen such a scene before. On the cold lake, the fish that were coming out of the water became steaming. Thousands of fish were jumping on the ice surface like this. The scene of fish flying in the ice lake was absolutely exciting.
Jinghan came to the front with great excitement and looked at the big fish. The larger ones weigh about ten pounds, while the smaller ones weigh four or five pounds. "Zixuan, look at these fish, they are much larger than the ones on our side. They are simply too big. What about the head fish? Which one is considered a head fish? How heavy can this fish be?"
Zixuan looked at Jinghan jumping around nervously, and reached out to hold Jinghan in his arms, "Madam, you should be careful. The ice surface is already slippery, so get some water and be careful to fall." As he said that, he used his arms to protect Jinghan in his arms, preventing her from moving.
Jinghan was a little strange. Why didn’t Zixuan let herself go and see the fish? Although she was a little confused, Jinghan still obediently snuggled in front of Zixuan and did not move any more.
The fishermen started to load fish into the car, and the fish made a rough estimate of their heads, saying that this net could catch about 100,000 kilograms of fish. When Jinghan heard this, she was stunned. Master God, this is too awesome, right?
The fish saw Jinghan's shock by his head and smiled, "This is a blessing for the Lord and Madam. We haven't produced so many fish in several years. Generally, we call it Red Net. Today's net is a real Red Net. Tonight we will set up a fish banquet and use this newly caught fish to entertain the Lord and Madam."
While we were talking, someone shouted over there, "The headfish is coming out, the headfish is coming out."
Zixuan held Jinghan's hand and walked there quickly. Sure enough, a young man was holding a big fish in the crowd. The fish was so long, about three feet long, with a tail still on the ground.
"This guy is not worth about thirty pounds?" Yuba said happily, "We haven't seen such a big fish in a few years. Tonight, we will use it to entertain our distinguished guests." Yuba waved his head, and the fishermen seized the time to load fish into the cart. These carriages surrounded the edges with wooden boards, so that they could hold a lot of fish.
Zixuan and the Sun brothers were talking there, "Brother Sun, Brother Sun, how do you think of this fish?"
Sun Jianye was still a little excited, "Okay, it's great. I haven't seen so many fish before, and it's so big. Let's discuss with the village chief and the others later, and we will all help sell these fish. However, we have to pay two cents for a pound of fish. Do you think this is true?"
Zixuan nodded, "What's wrong with that? If there were no two, the fish wouldn't be sold, so I'm going to make it. Let's go back and eat the fish first, and then talk about something else later." Zixuan was a little excited. This net was 100,000 kilograms, even if it was sold for ten cents per kilogram, it would be 1,000 taels of silver. The Sun brothers had two hundred taels left, and there were still eight hundred taels left. Each household in the village could get three taels of silver. Although it was a little less, it would probably be available for a year here.
The lake surface soaked by the moon is 200,000 acres. Today, I only went down one net, and even if I went down twenty or thirty nets, there would be no problem at all. So if the fish is done, the people in the village can make a lot of money just by doing this one a year. Zixuan quickly calculated the accounts in his heart, and he had a clear idea.
All the men in the village came to help prepare fish, and every villager had a happy smile on his face. The good fish this year means that next year will be another good year of good weather and good harvests. People are working enthusiastically with their yearning for a better life.
When all the fish were loaded into the cart, everyone drove the cart and the horse sledges filled with tools and walked into the village together. When they arrived in the village, some women had already come over, unloaded some of the fish, and then took them to the various houses to stew. Tonight, the whole village would have had this celebration banquet together. The location was at the village chief’s house and several nearby families. Tables had been set in the houses of these houses, all of which were taken from each house. On the kang and underground, there were four or five tables in a room. The people working went home to change their clothes, and then came to sit and chat, waiting for dinner together tonight.
Of course, Zixuan and the others were arranged to the village chief's house, and the east house where the house was placed. The village chief and several elderly people in the village were talking with Zixuan and the others. So everyone talked about Sun Jianye's fish selling just now. When the village chief heard that all these fish could be sold, he was so excited that he kept holding the Sun brothers' hands to thank him.
"Uncle Tian, you don't have to do this, we also have to make money. This is a matter of reciprocity. As long as you don't mind our draws too much," said Sun Jianye.
"I understand this rule. I am a village chief at least, and I have some knowledge. In this transaction, the middlemen usually draw the red lottery, and they usually draw the first five or one. You don't want much. My nephew, I'll ask you for the fish in our village. If we can sell it, we can have a good New Year." The village chief was still a little excited, but gradually it got better.
"Uncle Tian, can you see if you can go to the Internet in two days? Tomorrow, we will take the people in our village to sell the fish everywhere. It just so the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Don't every household have to prepare some fish for the Chinese New Year? Let's take advantage of this time and go to the Internet to earn more money, wouldn't it be better if we can make more money?" Sun Jianye asked.
"She, we used to get fish and there was no place to sell them, so we didn't dare to catch them too much. Otherwise, could we raise the fish in this bubble to such a big size? Look at how big the moon is, and we only have more places today? She, as long as you can sell them, we will go to a few more networks in a few days." The village chief agreed very happily, this is a good thing. In the past, the fish that could only be eaten by the village will now turn into money, and everyone is very happy.
Jinghan naturally did not sit with Zixuan and the others. The village chief specially found a few decent wives and girls to accompany Jinghan. They sat on the kang in the inner room, the kang was warm and it was very comfortable to sit on the kang. Several wives brought out the melon seeds, and they all talked and kneaded melon seeds.
At the beginning of the Youth hour, all the food was ready, and the women in the village started serving the dishes. Today's protagonist is of course the fish. The women in the village are good at making fish. All kinds of fish and various methods are called a serious fish feast.
The village chief picked up the wine glass and toasted Zixuan and his group, "Today we have to thank our county magistrate for your blessing. We have made a fortune today. We have made a red net today. In addition, this fish can be exchanged for money, and the old man won't say anything. Let's do it first, let's do it." The village chief drank the wine in the cup at once.
Everyone toasted, and Zixuan was not polite and started drinking with everyone.
Jinghan and the others were in the inner room, so naturally they could serve the dishes slowly. When several women brought a large plate of fish into the room, Jinghan smelled the fish, she felt disgusted and couldn't help but cover her mouth and wanted to run out.
A young wife grabbed her and said, "Madam, go here." It turned out that there was a small hut inside, which should be the place to put miscellaneous items and to relieve her hands at night. Jinghan was wearing a wooden barrel and vomited a lot. She didn't eat much at noon, and there was not much in her stomach to vomit, but she was just retching continuously.
Someone outside had already informed Zixuan, and Zixuan hurried to the house. "Jinghan, what's wrong with you?"
Jinghan was already getting better at this moment, and said with a pale face, "I don't know what's going on. When I smell the fish, I want to vomit." He reached out to take the water handed over by the person next to him, and Jinghan rinsed his mouth, "It's much better now. It's okay. Maybe it's a cold, it'll be fine."
An older woman next to her smiled, "It's obvious that she's young and inexperienced. It's obvious that she has a baby. What kind of cold is there? Child, hurry up and go back to my house with the old woman. I'll get some food for you alone. You're afraid that you're just starting to get happy and can't smell the fish."
The old woman's words made Jinghan stunned. She reached out and touched her lower abdomen, "Is there a baby? Is this true?"
A wife next to me also smiled, "When I was pregnant with my eldest son, it was the same. I couldn't smell any fishy smell. After a few months, it will be better. You should have this."
Jinghan thought about it and it seemed that his little life was really not here this month. It must have been a long time since then. Jinghan patted her head and said that she was really too careless and could even forget this. It turned out that she had a child, and Jinghan couldn't help but smile foolishly.
Zixuan heard someone talk about it at noon. At this moment, he confirmed that his wife was pregnant and was very excited. He hugged Jinghan's shoulder and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the aunt's house first, and come back to have a drink later."
Chapter completed!