Married the Tough Guy After Transmigrating

Chapter 208: Chapter 209: A Great Harvest

Chapter 208: Chapter 209: A Great Harvest

“Darn it, how did Xujia Village catch so many fish? They couldn’t have started doing what we do, could they?

All our fish must have gone to their village this year.”

“Yeah, Captain, did Xujia Village also throw stuff into our water?” People from the neighboring village were disgruntled—it probably was just that—they didn’t expect the people from Xujia Village to be so malicious.

Though they also threw some things into Xu Family Village’s waters every year, it never resulted in them catching no fish.

They had just cast three nets, and each net had only a few skinny fish.

Seeing the big fish filling Xujia Village’s baskets, the people of Li Family Village were green with envy.

They all looked toward their Captain, hoping he’d have a solution.

If it kept going like this, how much fish could their village even get this year?

“Captain, what can we do? Surely we can’t let Xujia Village catch all the fish.”

The Captain of Li Family Village, an elderly man, looked grave. There was nothing he could do. In the past, their village had caught plenty of fish every time.

Each time, Xujia Village caught less fish than them, but how did their village end up catching so many fish? They knew it all along.

Now that their own village couldn’t catch as many as Yu Xu Village, it became clear what was happening.

But they didn’t dare to recklessly accuse Xujia Village of tampering with the river.

If they spoke out, the Captain of Xujia Village, a clever man, would surely realize what had happened before, and a big fuss wouldn’t end well.

The Captain of Li Family Village scowled, furrowing his brow at the crowd: “What to do? What can we do? If you’ve got the skills, then drive the fish our way.

If not, just shut up and keep fishing. This year, we’ll take what we can get.”

“Captain, are we just going to watch Xujia Village catch all those fish?”

“What else? Go pick a fight with Xujia Village, and once they ask what’s the matter, accuse them of scheming. Then they might just say it was us who played tricks in the past,” the Captain of Li Family Village said sarcastically.

But the villagers, seeing all the fish at Xujia Village, weren’t satisfied.

Their village in the past, although catching more fish than Xujia Village, never caught as much as them.

Mr. Xu naturally noticed Li Family Village looking toward his village.

He immediately gathered the villagers: “Let’s take these fish home for now; we can fish again in the afternoon.”

“Captain, there are plenty of fish right now. What if we leave and the fish end up swimming to the neighboring village?”

“That’s right, Captain. You take a few people to distribute the fish, and the rest of us brothers will keep fishing.”

“Dad, everyone has a point. What if the fish are gone by the afternoon? We should make the most of it now while there are plenty, so everyone can have a good year,” Xu Ying persuaded.

She’s quite blunt—don’t think her dad doesn’t get it—he just saw the fewer fish in Li Family Village and felt a pang of conscience.

Visit freewebnoveℓ.com for the best novel reading exp𝒆rience.

In the years when Li Family Village caught loads of fish, they never thought about Xujia Village.

Why should they have to yield just because they have more fish now?

Her dad is just too kind.

“Daughter, Li Family Village caught hardly any fish,” Mr. Xu said awkwardly.

Xu Ying curled her lips: “Their lack of fish is none of our business, not like we stole their fish.

Their catch was always bigger than ours in previous years; maybe this year’s bounty is just making up for the past.

Dad, look how happy everyone is; you can’t just dampen their spirits.”

“The fish are so plentiful this year, we can finally have a good New Year,” someone exclaimed.

“Isn’t that right? In previous years, our village had the least fish. Watching others take fish home to visit relatives during the holidays, my wife would bring a little something back to her parents’ home, and it always made me feel uncomfortable.

“But this year is great, we’ll fish again in the afternoon and I expect we’ll catch a lot. Then I’ll let my wife take some more to her parents’ house.”

“I’ll do the same, I’ll have my wife take a bit more to her parents’ house too.”

Everyone was busy and wore faces full of joy.

Mr. Xu looked at the happy smiles on everyone’s faces, eventually yielding to the kindness in his heart. After all, as long as the people in the village were happy, that was enough for him.

“You guys come with me, let’s distribute the fish now. Seeing as we have a lot of fish this year, let’s divide it per person. I estimate each family will get a good amount.

This year, it seems heaven is looking after us too, so we can have a good New Year,” Mr. Xu said with a smile.

The men Mr. Xu pointed at immediately wiped their wet hands, not minding that their hands were purple from the cold water. They happily lifted up the basins and buckets, “Time to distribute the fish.

Captain, since Yingying is so good at cooking, can she teach everyone how to cook fish this year? The boiled fish my wife made in the past tasted horrible.”

“Yingying, can you teach everyone how to cook this fish? We always fry it, and although it’s tasty, I’d like to try some other varieties,” everyone said, laughing.

“Sure, I think I’ll be off work in another week, and I’ll pick a day then to teach everyone how to cook fish.

But our family won’t provide the fish, bring your own,” Xu Ying joked, laughing.

Hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, “There’s no way we’d make the teacher provide the fish. Us apprentices should be the ones bringing fish to the teacher.

Once our wives have made it well, they definitely need to let Teacher Yingying have a taste.”

“That won’t do, I can’t eat that much!”

“If you can’t eat it all, let your parents, brother, and sister-in-law eat it.”

“Exactly, what’s wrong with eating some fish? If it weren’t for you, our village wouldn’t have had such good days this year.

After the New Year, when spring starts, my family is going to build a new house, thanks to you, Yingying.” Although his wife hadn’t been selected to work in the workshop, the village had sold a lot of vegetables and mountain goods this year, making a good amount of money.

Moreover, labor costs for building houses in the village were low, you only needed to provide good materials and a meal.

If it coincided with another family building a house, they could help each other without paying labor costs.

“Our family is planning to build a house this spring too; let’s team up and build together.”

“Sure, our house is too rundown. When it rains, it leaks. We have to rebuild.

I never thought the day would come when we could build a new house!”

Everyone was beaming with joy. Even though it wasn’t New Year’s yet, Mr. Xu could already see the festive spirit on everyone’s faces.

He was happy too. His greatest wish as the village leader was to see the entire village prosper.

He hadn’t achieved it himself, but his daughter had managed it for him, sharing in their glory, and he was proud.

“Shengzi’s family has five members, give them five kilograms first,” Mr. Xu said, noting down in his ledger.

Someone immediately carried out the fish, and Shengzi’s wife hurried to borrow a scale.

“Why are we distributing so much fish this year? Wasn’t it only three kilograms in the past?” Shengzi’s wife asked curiously, but seeing so much fish, her face was brimming with happiness.

“Sister-in-law, we caught more fish in the net this year, thus the five kilograms. Maybe we’ll get another five kilograms by the afternoon,” the young man distributing the fish said, smiling.

Hearing this, Shengzi’s wife couldn’t keep her mouth shut from smiling, “Oh my, what’s going on this year, why are there so many happy events?

I’ve always said our village captain is capable, I’ve seen that among the nearby villages within ten miles, ours is having the best year.”