Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating

Chapter 207: Chapter 208 Fishing the Net

Chapter 207: Chapter 208 Fishing the Net

Deputy Director Zhang said this and directly gave his son a hard pat on the back, “Apologize to the young lady.”

“Dad!” Zhang Hao’s face was full of disbelief. Without understanding the stakes involved, he heard the command to apologize to this girl.

If word got out, he’d be utterly embarrassed.

Zhang Hao stubbornly didn’t want to.

Deputy Director Zhang, furious, kicked his son on the buttocks hard, “Apologize!”

Liu Yuefen was stunned to see this, even the Director had to apologize to Xu Ying, just how formidable was this girl?

This damn girl might take revenge on her.

The more Liu Yuefen thought about it, the more terrified she became. She turned her head to see that Xu Ying’s family hadn’t noticed her and turned tail and ran off dejectedly.

“I won’t apologize!” Zhang Hao was clearly reluctant.

Xu Ying couldn’t be bothered with them, “Mom, Dad, let’s go home. I took the whole day off today, and it’s a good time to rest at home.

Oh right, have we gotten all our New Year’s goods yet?”

Only ten days left until New Year’s.

People generally prepare things in advance. Villagers always say, whether rich or poor return home for New Year’s, the 23rd is for offering sacrifices to the Kitchen God, the 24th is for cleaning the house, the 25th for grinding tofu, the 26th for steaming buns, the 27th for slaughtering a chicken, the 28th for pasting decorations, the 29th for buying wine, and the 30th for shedding the old skin to invite prosperity and beg with bowed backs on New Year’s Day.

Around this time each year, Mrs. Xu usually took her daughter to the county to pick out some fabric and buy some cotton for making cotton-padded jackets.

Nowadays, though these clothes were bulky and ugly, they really kept one warm, puffing out immensely, making anyone look plumply bundled.

Even if you were skinny, you’d still look chubby wearing them.

“I plan to go to the county with your dad tomorrow. We’ll buy some fabric and cotton. This year we’ve managed to save some money, enough for new clothes for the whole family,” Mrs. Xu said, arm in arm with her daughter.

Shitou and Hu Zi, hearing they’d get new clothes, were instantly overjoyed.

In previous years, they both wore clothes full of patches during New Year’s, but this year, they would actually have new clothes.

They shouted excitedly, “Yo ho, we’re getting new clothes this year.

Granny, can you buy some fireworks for my brother and me? I want to go play with him.”

Mrs. Xu gave them a stern look but agreed. Her family had been prosperous this year; just a few days ago, her daughter had come home and handed her a hundred, saying her food factory job had given her a bonus of 1000 and an additional 200 in commission.

Reluctantly accepting, as her daughter would be upset otherwise, Mrs. Xu was over the moon, her daughter was so filial: “Alright, alright, but take care with Hu Zi when you play. Don’t let him get hurt.”

Shitou nodded quickly and ran out, proud and ready to brag to his friends in the village.

“We’re heading out,” Mr. Xu said to his wife and daughter.

Xu Ying looked at them curiously, “Is there still work to do in the fields at this time?”

“What work? We’re going fishing,” Xu Laoer said, clearly excited.

Xu jokingly smiled, “Little sister, are you coming?”

Mrs. Xu immediately got angry and smacked her eldest son on the head, “Are you looking for trouble? Your sister just fell into the river recently, and you still dare to think about it!”

Xu, looking crestfallen, he just wanted to take his sister to enjoy the excitement, having completely forgotten about the previous river incident, “Little sister, then don’t go. It’s not easy for you to get a break, just thank well at home.

Later, when I and Dad come back, we’ll get you some fish to eat.”

In Xujia Village, there’s a river where everyone fishes together each year, though it isn’t just Xujia Village’s property; it belongs to everyone. Fishing success varies by skill.

In previous years, the Xu family always netted the fewest fish, and Xu Ying really knew why.

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She chuckled lightly and said, “Dad, I’ll go with you.”

As soon as Xu Laoer heard that his little sister was coming, he was ecstatic, lifting her suggestion overhead, “Dad, let my sister come too. She’s lucky; maybe with her presence, we’ll net more fish.”

Mr. Xu didn’t believe in such things, but seeing his daughter’s hopeful eyes, he finally nodded, “You can go, but don’t get too close; just watch from a safe distance.”

Xu Ying nodded.

It was also in her previous life when she sneaked out to see Dong Wenzhong and saw people from the neighboring village who knew how to fish, always feeding the pond. But what disgusted her most,

was that the people in that village intentionally put some foul-smelling stuff into their river, deterring the fish from swimming over to their side.

Thinking about these despicable acts, Xu Ying was speechless.

She opened the online store and directly purchased some fish feed.

The products from the online store were all good quality.

When Xu Ying and her father arrived, the strong men of the village were there as well, with several large nets and many big basins beside them.

“Captain, we’re all set, let’s start.”

The strong men of the village had big smiles on their faces. After a year of hard work, they were most looking forward to the Chinese New Year. Thinking about fishing soon had them all thrilled.

Xujia Village didn’t catch many fish annually, but each family could still get two or three fish.

Every year, these fish were turned into delicious fish balls.

“Dad, you guys go ahead, I’ll just look around,” Xu Ying said and then approached the river by circling around the crowd.

While her father was discussing safety issues with the villagers and wasn’t paying attention, Xu Ying threw all the fish feed into the river.

She had bought quite a bit, several kilograms to be exact.

A short while after feeding, Xu Ying saw the fish were racing to the surface to compete for the food.

She yelled, “Dad, look, there are so many fish!”

As soon as Xu Ying’s voice fell, it was as if the fish were responding to her, jumping out of the water.

Mr. Xu, seeing the plump fish, was delighted and immediately started organizing everyone to take action.

As the large nets were cast into the river, fish were instantly caught and started to struggle.

“My net seems full, wow it’s strong, must be a lot of fish.”

Xu Ying stared intently.

Mr. Xu, to satisfy her curiosity, looked at the young man who had just spoken, “Since you feel the net is full, hurry and pull it up to see. With such big splashes, there must be quite a few.

Don’t let them struggle out, pull them up.”

With the captain’s command, the young men directly pulled out the fishing nets.

“Gosh, why are there so many fish?” The young men were incredibly surprised.

The not-so-large net was teeming densely with fish, and they seemed quite large.

“Hurry, bring the big basins over.”

“Captain, these basins don’t seem to be enough.”

“You guys go back and gather a few more large buckets from house to house,” Mr. Xu was also shocked by this sight.

This catch was comparable to half of last year’s total.

“The other nets, hurry up as well,” Mr. Xu shouted.

Everyone pulled fiercely and lifted the fishing nets to shore.

The subsequent nets also contained many fish, slightly less than the first net, but still a lot.

The fish filled several large basins, and even after fetching more than ten large buckets, it wasn’t enough.

“Why are there so many fish this year?” The villagers were surprised and amazed.