pjbooks Chapter 46 Finding People
Chapter 46 Finding People
While Shan Yaowen was wondering whether to ask Gou Dan or his older brother to go fishing together tomorrow, his older brother actually came out looking for him.
Seeing Shan Yaowu huddled up and walking through the snow, Shan Yaowen quickly led him to the fire to rest for a while.
"Big brother, what brings you here?"
Looking at the sled full of fish, Shan Yaowu couldn't help but be surprised. "Mom said you came to catch fish, and since you haven't been home for so long, she asked me to come and see. Did you catch all of these?"
"Yes, Mom too. I'm a grown man, what's there to see that makes you come all this way?"
Shan Yaowen was originally planning to put out the fire and go back, but seeing his older brother shivering from the cold, he grabbed a handful of reeds and weeds and threw them into the fire.
Shan Yaowu squatted down, warming himself by the fire while rubbing his hands. "It's not Mom's fault. She was also frightened by what happened during the day. If it weren't for you, your sister-in-law would have fallen into the well. She's just afraid you'll fall into the water."
When he returned from the ranch, his wife told him what had happened during the day, and he was still scared.
Plus, his mother was worried and kept nagging him, so he went out to look for his second son.
"I'm fine, but you'll be busy when you get back today." After adding firewood, Shan Yaowen squatted down with his older brother to warm themselves by the fire.
"What are you busy with?" Shan Yaowu glanced at him, "Killing fish?"
"Yes, this fish weighs about seventy or eighty pounds."
"You're really something, catching seventy or eighty pounds of fish all by yourself in such a short time."
The two brothers chatted by the fire for a while before fetching water to put out the fire and going home.
As soon as the two returned home, Shan's mother breathed a sigh of relief.
Her daughter-in-law almost fell into the well during the day, and she was constantly worried. Her son had gone to Sandao Lake again, and not long ago, Shan Dashan and his eldest son also had an accident in Sandao Lake. She always felt that her son would also have an accident in Sandao Lake.
She was relieved to see the two of them return.
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her son was alright, and then she noticed that the sled her second son had brought back was full of fish. She was also surprised.
"So many fish?"
"Yes, the second brother is amazing. He had already finished when I arrived. He scooped it all out by himself." Shan Yaowu looked at his younger brother with pride. "He said it weighed seventy or eighty pounds."
Shan Yaowen held his hands in his hands, breathed on them to warm them, and rubbed his hands, which were almost frozen. "Mom, brother, you two take care of the fish. I'll go change my shoes."
"What happened? Did your shoes get wet?"
"A little water."
"Then hurry up and take it off and grill it."
Upon hearing this, the young woman who had been watching the fish by the sled immediately ran to Shan Yaowen, saying, "Erguo, take your clothes off, I'll grill them for you."
Shan Yaowen reached out and rubbed the little guy's head. "Okay, I'll bake it for you."
Shan Yaowen changed out of his cold socks and shoes, and stretched his feet out to warm them by the earthen stove for a while before regaining feeling.
Looking at his second son on the kang (a heated brick bed), the father felt a pang of heartache. "Don't work so hard. The family is already doing very well. We have plenty to eat and drink. Take a rest in the dead of winter."
Seeing his father's concerned expression, Shan Yaowen felt much better. This meant he had finally gained his father's approval.
"It's alright. It's rare to find a way to make money. If we don't make as much money as possible now, it will be harder to do it later."
"Sigh, if I hadn't gotten hurt, I could have helped you. Now I can only watch you do it."
"It's alright. When I was young and didn't know any better, I always watched what you and my older brother did." Shan Yaowen draped the clothes over the chair by the kang (heated brick bed). "Keep an eye on these clothes for me."
Seeing his second son change his clothes and go out to work again, the father felt a great sense of satisfaction. His sensible second son was so useful.
In just a few months, the family has not only stored up so many supplies, but also started a ranch.
The second son, who wasn't idle, was still a bit out of sorts at first. Even in the dead of winter, he couldn't stay still and was running around making money.
"Ah Wen, have you processed all these fish?" Shi Fang called out to her brother-in-law inside the house, knife in hand. "Are we going to finish them all?"
"Sister-in-law, even if we eat every day and every meal in winter, we still can't finish it all."
"That's not necessarily true."
Shan Yaowen smiled and said, "We can't keep eating this. I told you to sort out the small, dead, and unattractive ones so you can keep them for yourselves or give them away. The larger ones can be sold."
After saying that, he looked at Shan Yaowu: "Big brother, are we going to the ranch again tomorrow?"
"Sure, want me to go fishing with you?"
"right."
Dan Yaowu hesitated. Although there wasn't much work to be done at the ranch after winter, it wouldn't be good not to go.
But it seems the second brother makes more money fishing.
For a moment, he was somewhat hesitant.
"It's alright, you can continue working at the ranch. When you get back, help me tidy up the sheep pen. I'll ask Gou Dan about fishing."
After having his family prepare the fish, Shan Yaowen picked out the two largest grass carp and carried them to the Party Secretary's house.
Li Baoguo had just ridden his horse to each production team to inform them about the blizzard when he returned and happened to run into Shan Yaowen standing at his door.
"Ah Wen, you actually brought fish?" Li Baoguo was at a loss for words when he saw Shan Yaowen carrying two fish.
This kid is too honest.
He thought it was just a polite remark.
I didn't expect them to actually bring fish, and these two fish looked quite big, each weighing about four or five pounds.
"I knocked on the door for ages, I thought you were annoyed and wouldn't let me in," Shan Yaowen smiled. "You promised you'd let me in."
"Your aunt must have gone to the third team to watch TV. No one's home. Come in and sit down."
Shan Yaowen put the two fish down and left without staying long.
After all, the Party Secretary had just returned, and there was no fire lit in the house. He probably still had things to do, so he should entertain him while I was there.
Anyway, I was just delivering fish, nothing much, I'll leave after I'm done.
After returning home, he took two fish to Lin Nian's house. After all, she was his future wife, so he would definitely want to share any good things he had with her family.
Just then, Shan Yaowen was planning to ask Gou Dan about going fishing tomorrow.
It's a pity that this guy is going to learn carpentry from his master tomorrow, but Lin Nian said she wants to go with him.
On the way back, he was thinking about who else he could ask to go fishing together.
"Hey, Brother Wen, where are you going?" Shan Yaowen was wondering who to ask to go fishing together, or whether he should just go by himself, when someone walked towards him.
"Shi Zhang just went to Gou Dan's house." Shan Yaowen nodded.
"Oh, went to see your boyfriend?" Shi Zhang smiled. "When are you getting married?"
"New Year's Day." Shan Yaowen glanced at Shi Zhang. "What were you doing there?"
"The Party Secretary said there was a blizzard, so I went to check out the woods."
After chatting with Shi Zhang for a while, Shan Yaowen realized that the person in front of him was an excellent laborer. "I'm planning to go fishing tomorrow, do you want to come?"
"Fishing?" Shi Zhang paused for a moment, then nodded. "No problem, you need my help, right?"
"Well, I can't handle it all by myself, and it's not easy for me." Shan Yaowen rubbed his hands together. "How about this, I can hire you as a laborer for two yuan a day, or we can split the profits based on the catch. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Zhang immediately waved his hand in refusal, saying, "You saved my father and are a benefactor to my whole family. How can I ask you for money? Just tell me if you need anything."
"No, this is very tiring, and it's only right that I get paid for my work. If you don't want money, I'll feel bad asking you to do it."
"Oh, I don't want the money anyway. Just give me two fish instead."
"Fish is fine too. It's settled then, you come to my house tomorrow at noon."
"become."
Having finalized the fishing arrangements, Shan Yaowen felt relieved and left.
He hadn't expected that, since there was usually nothing to do in winter and everyone was hibernating, it would be easy to find someone. But both his older brother and Gou Dan had something to do. If it weren't for Shi Zhang, he would have really gone with Lin Nian.
It wasn't that he looked down on Lin Nian, but mainly it was freezing cold, and they were working on the ice, so he was worried his wife would get cold.
The camphor trees are different; they're all rough and tough, so a breeze won't bother them.