The pastoral concubine of space

Chapter 6 Forkfish
Youxi Village is not very big. There are no more than fifty or sixty households in the whole village, and the combined population is only over 200. One-third of them are related to each other, and many others have settled down in the previous two or three generations. Yes, it is not common for children to rescue their in-laws after they get married. In short, there are very few people in the whole village who really have nothing to do with other families. Xiao Yunchu's family of three is one of the few.

The largest number of people in the village is the surname Liu, and the head of the village, Liu Gensheng, belongs to the Liu family. His daughter-in-law, Liu Yinghua, known as Aunt Ying, took the most care of Xiao Yunchu and his two children after they settled in Youxi Village. She came here from time to time to teach them how to grow vegetables better , What kind of wild vegetables and fruits or mushroom picking are there in the mountains in which seasons, etc., taught a lot of necessary skills for life.

The original owner is pretty smart. When he came here, he used the excuse that he came from the disaster-stricken neighboring county. He came here as a refugee. After the man in the family died, there were only two children left with her. The village chief thought she was very pitiful, and the two children were very sad Small, plus the money needed to settle down, including a little hard work for him, it didn't matter much, so the job was done happily.

If it had been said directly that the fathers of the two children were unknown, no matter how much money was given, Village Chief Liu might not have agreed to let her stay.

At the moment, many people in the village are busy working in the fields. Just as spring sows and summer harvests alternate, as farmers who rely on the fields to live, they work from dawn to dusk every day.

Two mu of land under the original owner's name was bought together with the land at the beginning. Because he didn't know how to handle it, he directly asked the village head to help rent it to the villagers after buying it. He took [-]% of the grain as rent every year. Thanks to the fact that the two children are still young, otherwise, the product of only two acres of land, with the meager output in ancient times, would only be [-]%, which might not be enough to fit between the teeth.

Now the land belongs to Xiao Yunchu, and she also has no plan to plant it herself. She doesn't need to do it herself in the space, she only needs to plant and harvest it with spiritual power, and don't bother with the outside, it's exhausting to think about it.

When Xiao Yunchu led a child on the left and right, and passed by the field not far from the hut, it was not that no one noticed them, but there were few people in the village who had any friendship with her, and she was a little widow, afraid of causing trouble, she glanced at her and muttered to herself. Don't take it seriously, just keep working.

The three walked all the way to the river next to the village, and the two children looked very excited.

The river is usually used to irrigate the fields, and the women in the village wash clothes here. There are often children playing in places with relatively shallow water levels. There is no such thing now, but this does not hinder the eager eyes of the two children. Keep staring at the clear river.

As a child, it is natural to like to play with water.

Xiao Yunchu patted their heads: "Don't think about it, you are young and weak, and the temperature is not very high now, if you accidentally catch a cold...you will feel uncomfortable if you catch a cold."

As soon as the words came out, the two children immediately restrained their expressions, and Xiao Zichen promised very seriously: "Don't worry, mother, we will not go down to play in the water." How much, he and his sister can't add any more burden to mother.

"Good." Xiao Yunchu smiled with satisfaction, and then led them to the river to have a closer look, and muttered casually, "I don't know if there are any fish in this river."

Xiao Zichen's ears were sharp, and he immediately replied: "Yes, there are many more, but it's not easy to catch."

Xiao Yunchu didn't think this was unusual. The river was close to the village, so people wandered here all day long. Maybe some people would try to catch fish to eat. If there were too many people to catch, the fish would naturally be vigilant, so it would be difficult to catch.

As for fishing, there are probably very few. Farmers are so busy every day. Whoever has the leisure to spend half a day or even a day fishing here may not have much harvest in the end. It is a waste of time.

Xiao Zixi blinked, tilted her head and looked at her mother, "Mother, last time I saw a few little brothers in the village catching small crabs here, which can be used to make soup. Crabs crawl slowly, are they better than fish?" Catch, can we catch and eat?"

"Small crab? It should be a river crab." Xiao Yunchu had already seen a very small crab the size of a little finger crawling by the small stones by the river, but this one was too small, it was all shells, what's there to eat?
Turning his head to look at his son and daughter, he raised his eyebrows: "Do you want to eat small crabs, or are you greedy for fish meat and want to eat fish?" Speaking of it, it seems that the original owner has never bought fish since he came to the village. Don't even think about it.

The two children had obvious eagerness on their faces, but they still obediently did not make a request. Xiao Zichen only said: "Fish is not easy to catch, mother, let's find a way to get more small crabs and go back to make soup for drinking."

Looking at the little guy's expression, Xiao Yunchu couldn't guess what he was thinking. He smiled, and his eyes, which were as beautiful as his face, shone with not-so-exposed confidence. He raised his chin, "To others, this fish may It's not easy to catch, but this little thing doesn't bother me, if you want to eat fish, mother will catch it for you, just watch."

"Really, mother! Great, I want to eat fish!" Xiao Zixi clapped her hands happily, and looked at Xiao Yunchu eagerly, as if wishing she could catch a big fish right away.

Xiao Zichen was a little surprised, mother had never caught her before, why did she suddenly say she would?Could it be that he said it deliberately to make them happy?
The little guy didn't quite believe it, but he was considerate and didn't pour cold water on it.

Xiao Yunchu first found a branch of appropriate thickness nearby, then took out a dagger from the space, and sharpened one side of the branch to make a temporary harpoon. The two children had seen her conjure things out of thin air before, although still Surprised but not surprised again, Xiao Zichen waited for her to use up the dagger and kept on tiptoe watching, asking while watching: "Mother, can we continue to use this knife when we go home? The kitchen knives at home are not very good. It’s easy to use, this knife looks brand new, it must be very useful for cutting vegetables.”

Xiao Yunchu was a little speechless. He used a dagger as a kitchen knife. Fortunately, he could figure it out, but the child probably didn’t know the difference between a dagger and a small knife. She used the kitchen knife at home before, and it was really dull. "Don’t worry, son, I will change it when I get home. Come out with a new kitchen knife, this dagger can’t be used for cutting vegetables, be good.”

After saying that, he stood up, took off his shoes, slightly rolled up his trouser legs and stepped into the river. At the same time, he did not forget to remind the two little guys by the river: "Stay far away, lest I throw the fish on the bank and hit you later." Water, watch my shoes for me."

"Mother, don't worry, the shoes will never be lost."

"Mother is great, I have to catch a lot of fish!" Xiao Zixi cheered loudly, and the considerate Xiao Zichen was already thinking about how to comfort his mother who had nothing to catch later, but it didn't take long for the little guy to be slapped in the face.

I saw that Xiao Yunchu had only stood in the river for a while, and then he quickly thrust the harpoon in his hand into the river, and then lifted it up. There was actually a half-sized fish on it that was speared!
"Ah!" The two children exclaimed at the same time, their faces full of excitement, "I really caught a fish!"

(End of this chapter)