Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 379 Full Fish Feast

Because Niu Dazhuang has a low IQ, there are many people in the village who like to play tricks on him.

Some people just tease Niu Dazhuang with words or make a joke with him, which is considered a relatively normal situation.

Because normal people also joke with each other.

But there are always those very few really fucked-up people who do things that make people want to slap them in the face.

For example, he urinated on Niu Dazhuang, stuffed snow eggs into Niu Dazhuang's clothes, or stripped Niu Dazhuang naked, etc. In short, he was very hateful.

Old Man Niu was really worried about his grandson. Although Wang An had never played a trick on Niu Dazhuang, Wang An had a bad reputation.

That's why Mr. Niu was surprised at the beginning, instead of responding with normal enthusiasm as a fellow villager.

After hearing his grandson's words, Mr. Niu said with a smile:
"Old Wang's little brother is here, come in and warm up."

Wang An took out a cigarette and handed it over, then stated his purpose with a smile:
"Thank you, Master Niu. Da Zhuang went fishing with us this morning. It was a bit late and he caught two big fish. I brought his share of the fish meat here."

Old Man Niu was stunned when he heard this. Although Niu Dazhuang said the word "fish", Old Man Niu really didn't quite understand what he meant.

The key point is that in the village, no one would ever take Niu Dazhuang to catch fish.

In other words, even if Niu Dazhuang was brought along, it was only to get him to help with the work. As for dividing the fish, it had never happened.

Then, Mr. Niu reacted and understood everything.

After Mr. Niu knew what was going on, he suddenly became very excited, or rather, very moved.

His lips trembled as he spoke: "Xiao Si'er, you are such a kind and righteous child. You are such a kind and righteous child."

After saying this, Grandpa Niu's pair of old eyes turned red, and then became noticeably moist, and Grandpa Niu's lips trembled even more violently.

To be honest, Wang An was very surprised by the sudden change in Mr. Niu's expression, and felt a little confused.

What the hell is going on?
But soon, Wang An understood why Mr. Niu was like this.

It’s just because of the difficult situation this grandfather and grandson have been in, an old man in his sixties leading a silly grandson in his 20s.

These days are really not easy!
Although Lao Niu's family is a wealthy family in Kaoshantun, there is a saying that goes "help in emergencies but not in poverty." Not to mention in this era, even in wealthy future generations, who can help whom much?

Wang An, who was about to say goodbye and go home, had to stop.

The main thing is that the old man seems to be very unstable and Niu Dazhuang is not sensible, so Wang And has to watch him for a while.

We all live in the same village, we can't just watch anything happen to him.

So, Wang An smiled and began to divert Mr. Niu's attention, saying:
"How old are you this year, Master Niu?"

Hearing this, Mr. Niu sighed and said, "Alas, I'm 66 years old. I'm not a human anymore!"

Wang An calculated in his mind. Since the local people use the lunar calendar to determine age, Mr. Niu was born in 1916. People of this age have experienced a lot in China.

Wang An continued to say with a smile: "Master Niu, I think your body is in good condition."

Old Man Niu sighed again, but his mood improved a lot. He turned to look at Niu Dazhuang and said slowly:
"Just make do with it, otherwise what will I do with my eldest grandson?"

After saying this, Mr. Niu's emotions had completely stabilized, but Wang An was a little unable to continue talking.

The main reason is that this old man is too pessimistic and always talks too much.

Wang An thought about the topic carefully, and spoke a few more words to Grandpa Niu. After confirming that Grandpa Niu was fine, he said goodbye and left, with Grandpa Niu reluctant to let him go.

On the way back, Wang An suddenly thought of his previous life. He was at this age, suffering from illness and living alone in a remote village.

Compared to himself, Mr. Niu was actually quite lucky. However, this luck might be a greater misfortune for Mr. Niu, because he had to admit that Niu Dazhuang was indeed a burden.

Wang An decided that since Niu Dazhuang helped him to dig a hole in the ice, he would give them some help in the future.

It's just a side job, it doesn't matter. But even though Niu Dazhuang has a low IQ, he still has to do his job.

How can there be so much wasted time in this world?
Wang An is not the fucking Buddha. Even if he is, he would still collect money from incense offerings!

After returning home, at the request of his elder sister Wang Xiaomei and younger sister Wang Xiaoli, Wang An cooked four dishes himself.

Braised sturgeon head, steamed sturgeon roe, sweet and sour carp and boiled sturgeon meat. Finally, Wang An also made a small pot of crucian carp soup.

When making boiled sturgeon, Liu Guilan felt sorry for wasting soybean oil.

Liu Guilan said with a look of pain on her face:

"How can you cook like this? You used up half a pot of soybean oil for a piece of broken fish."

Wang An heard this and retorted with a smile:

"Mother, what do you think we should do? We have enough money for gas, and we have enough gas tickets. If we don't use some soybean oil, I will be in a state of panic. What do you think is going on?"

When he said the second half of the sentence, Wang An frowned, his face full of confusion, as if he was completely stumped by the question.

After Wang An finished speaking, Mu Xueqing and Wang Dazhu tried to hold back their laughter, but Liu Guilan was stunned by Wang An's words.

After a while, Liu Guilan reacted and scolded with a smile:
"You little bastard, you can still be asked to reason even though you are a spendthrift."

Wang An laughed and said:

"Mom, with our family conditions, is there anything wrong with eating and drinking a little?"

Hearing this, Liu Guilan continued to laugh and scold, "Even if you only have 860,000 to hide, you still have to be frugal."

Wang An smiled and agreed: "Yeah, mother, you are absolutely right. Well, this oil is not enough, mother, can you give me some more?"

Liu Guilan was stunned for a moment, then rolled her eyes at Wang An. She then took the oil gourd and turned around to pour the oil.

But Liu Guilan was muttering, "This prodigal son."

At lunch, the whole family had a fish feast.

Even the sweet and sour carp was eaten by everyone, but the crucian carp soup was only symbolically drank by each person half a bowl.

It's like this in the countryside. Even if there is meat to eat and there is enough meat, no one wants to drink the soup no matter how delicious it is.

Because drinking soup will delay eating meat.

My younger sister Wang Xiaoli was eating happily, complaining to Wang Andao as she ate:

"If you don't believe me when I say fish is delicious, try it out and see how delicious it is to eat fish."

If it doesn't work once, I'll complain several times.

Wang An was so angry that he rubbed his little sister's head helplessly and said with gritted teeth:

"I can't stop you from talking."

Just as the family was happily eating fish, the bell in the village rang.

(End of this chapter)