After catching the fish, Zhuangzi’s mother helped Mu Shuangshuang weigh them. They amounted to around fifty pounds. At the current market price of eight wen per pound, they were worth about four hundred wen.
Though not much, it’s better than nothing. But how to transport them back beca a bit of a problem.
They couldn’t use a bucket, right? Not to ntion transporting them back, even on the way, the fish might die of dehydration.
If the fish die and you still take them back to sell, isn’t that like pulling down your pants to fart, completely unnecessary?
"Zhuangzi’s mother, how about I go and ask Butcher Liu’s family in the village for the unused pig-killing basin? They’re not slaughtering pigs anymore, so there’s no use keeping that basin."
Mu Shuangshuang certainly knew what a pig-killing basin was, bigger than a bath bucket, the perfect thing for holding fish.
"Then what are you standing here for? Go quickly and ask for it." Zhuangzi’s mother glared at Zhuangzi’s father, then turned around and spoke to Xiao Mizi’s father.
"Old Man, quickly bring out the old cart from our warehouse that’s no longer in use, to carry the pig-killing basin for Shuang and Fengzi. This way, the fish can definitely be transported back."
"Alright, I’m on it."
Shuangshuang and Fengzi saved Xiao Mizi, and Zhuangzi’s family naturally felt grateful to her and Fengzi. Plus, Zhuangzi’s mother liked Mu Shuangshuang very much, so when it ca to helping her, Xiao Mizi’s father imdiately agreed.
"Nai, you don’t have to do this. We’ll find a way ourselves. You keep the cart for your own use."
Mu Shuangshuang seeing Zhuangzi’s mother trying to co up with so many solutions for her felt a bit apologetic. Besides, Dahuo Village wasn’t close to Er Gui Village, so she couldn’t possibly co deliver things the next day.
"Shuang, don’t worry. The basin and cart are for you and Fengzi. You heard earlier, those things are no longer useful for our family or anyone else’s. Keeping them would just be a waste.
I originally wanted to keep you and Fengzi here for dinner, but you wouldn’t stay. Since that’s the case, I must help you protect the fish properly!"
Zhuangzi’s mother had a point, Mu Shuangshuang wanted to argue but didn’t know how.
anwhile, Zhuangzi’s mother took advantage while Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng went to the house to find Gou Dan, and instructed her daughter-in-law to pull so greens, cucumbers, and bitter gourds from the garden, tie them with straw for them to take back.
Zhuangzi’s mother had been to Er Gui Village more than once; that place was really not suitable for growing good things.
Moreover, the third branch had now split from the family, so they definitely needed these things.
"Mom, why don’t we also give so seeds to Shuangshuang? After the double harvest is over, it’ll soon be autumn, another peak ti for planting vegetables. If we give them seeds, they can start farming and planting themselves."
After binding the vegetables taken from the ground, Second Daughter-in-law Zhao suddenly suggested.
Zhuangzi’s mother thought it was a good idea too, teaching people to fish is better than giving them fish; the vegetables they were giving, at most, could last two or three days.
"Alright, you go to the warehouse and get so seeds, later I’ll talk to Shuang about how to plant them, once it’s about ti to set off, we’ll package them up; it’s getting late, if we don’t start moving, we’ll be traveling in the dark."
Everything was prepared well. When Mu Shuangshuang looked at the vegetables tied up and packed into sacks, she didn’t even know what to say.
Zhuangzi’s mother was truly good-hearted. Although she might be a bit hot-tempered, her actions showed she wasn’t stingy at all. It’s a pity Mu Zhenzhen didn’t know how to cherish.
With such a good mother-in-law, yet she was eating idly every day.
"Nai, thank you, I... I really don’t know what to say." Mu Shuangshuang was a bit incoherent.
Lu Yuanfeng was also moved, but being a man, he wouldn’t easily show his emotions.
"Don’t say anything. Just make sure you and Fengzi get ho safely, and persuade that lazy bum to co back for . This ti, I must make sure my son divorces that lazy thing."
The lazy bum in Zhuangzi’s mother’s words was Mu Zhenzhen, and truth be told, after making so many mistakes, she deserved to be punished.
As for whether Mu Zhenzhen would willingly accept being divorced, that was none of Mu Shuangshuang’s business.
"Then Nai, we’re off first. You go attend to the farm work, don’t let it really turn wild." Mu Shuangshuang grinned.
"Alright, off you go!" Zhuangzi’s mother waved her hand to Mu Shuangshuang, then suddenly rembered sothing and called out to Lu Yuanfeng, "Fengzi, co to the side for a bit, Nai has sothing to tell you."
Lu Yuanfeng followed Zhuangzi’s mother to a corner of the yard for a while. When he ca back, his face was red as a monkey’s behind; he didn’t even dare look at Shuangshuang, he just held onto the cart and headed in the direction of Er Gui Village’s entrance.
Mu Shuangshuang, although curious, didn’t ask any questions. She, along with Gou Dan, walked beside Lu Yuanfeng. She wanted to lend a hand initially but was refused by Lu Yuanfeng.
Lu Yuanfeng’s reason was simple, if the road was long and he couldn’t move later, then Shuangshuang could help; otherwise, both being exhausted, the fish would only be left halfway.
After walking for just about the ti it takes to burn an incense stick, Gou Dan suddenly sat down on the ground.
"Stinky girl, I can’t walk anymore, carry ."
"Stinky girl, I’m hungry, find sothing to eat, I want at!"
Gou Dan naturally called Mu Shuangshuang stinky girl. Mu Shuangshuang saved him, yet he showed no gratitude and instead beca smug.
"Try calling stinky girl one more ti? Have you forgotten the pain from when I beat you last ti?"
Mu Shuangshuang had beaten Gou Dan more than once, but each ti, he would initially be afraid, and as ti passed, he would forget about the pain completely, proving the saying that after the scar heals you forget the pain.
"Stinky girl, stinky girl; so what? You want to hit ? Let tell you, if you dare hit , I’ll tell Nai!"
Gou Dan made a face at Mu Shuangshuang, then spat on her shoes.
No surprise, Mu Shuangshuang grabbed Gou Dan and gave him a good beating, directly pulling down his pants.
His fair white buttocks exposed to the sun, the sound of slaps resonated rhythmically.
"Ow, ow..." Gou Dan wailed miserably, worse than during pig slaughter.
Afterward, Gou Dan rolled around on the ground, Zhuangzi’s mother had just washed his clothes, now completely covered in dirt.
With such tantrums, it seed impossible to continue the journey right away.
Thus, Mu Shuangshuang decided they would rest right here; she rembered the two pastries she made when she went out, now was a good ti to put them to use.
"Fengzi, are you hungry? I brought so pastries with us."
Without saying, even at the ntion, Lu Yuanfeng just realized that in his rush to leave, he hadn’t had breakfast.
Two pastries, just enough for each to have one.
As for Gou Dan, let him cry on his own!
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