After more than half an hour, Jia Zhangshi held the stick and panted as she entered the courtyard.
Qin Huairu was also behind him. She seemed to be in a bad mood as she hid her hands in her sleeves and shrunk her neck.
Looking again, her scarf was now wrapped around Jia Zhangshi's neck.
"Hey, sister-in-law, you're back.”
An old man said with a faint smile when he saw the old woman.
In the courtyard, three old men were sitting at a table in the courtyard, drinking tea and munching on melon seeds.
When the old woman saw the three old men sitting in the courtyard together, her heart skipped a beat.
Something was wrong. Usually, at this time, everyone in the courtyard would be resting.
"First Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you guys haven't rested yet. It's already so late. You still have to work tomorrow, right?”
"It's still early. It's not too late to sleep after you're done with what you need to deal with.”
Second Uncle put down the teacup and stared at Zhang shi with his chubby face and small eyes.
This tone was so powerful that it made Zhang Shi a little nervous.
"Then, then you guys continue to deal with it. We'll go back. The children still have to get up early to go to school tomorrow.”
Zhang shi said as she pulled the stick into the house.
"Sister-in-law, don't leave yet. We have something to tell you.”
As the first uncle spoke, his rough hand slammed on the table a few times.
The banging sound was like a signal.
After that, all the adults came out of the houses except for the children.
She held a chair and sat in the courtyard in an orderly manner.
This scene left the old woman and Qin Huairu dumbfounded.
The child was so scared that he wanted to run.
"Sister-in-law, the chair has been prepared for you. It's right there. Sit down.”
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, the first uncle pointed to an empty bench not far away.
"No, what are they doing?”
Zhang shi asked in confusion.
"What are you doing? Sit down and listen.”
Third Uncle sat on the chair, leaning against the table. His hands were tucked into his sleeves, like a little old man.
His voice was not loud, but it was quite scary.
At the very least, Zhang shi was scared out of her wits. She thought that the incident of the stick stalk stealing the chicken had been exposed because she saw Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e also come out with a bench. The couple sat in the crowd, and their expressions were not good.
The damned old woman pulled the stick and sat down on a long bench. Qin Huairu forced herself to sit at the side, shrinking her body, feeling equally uneasy.
Lin Yi and He Yushui were also sitting at the side. Because He Yuzhu had drunk too much, he had already been helped back to his room to sleep, so he did not come out.
"The reason why we called everyone out for this meeting is because someone in our courtyard has encountered a huge problem.”
The one who spoke was also Second Uncle.
This fat old man was an official fanatic. He was greedy for power and had a good mouth. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so fat.
Every time there was a conference, he had to open a place.
"Everyone knows that Lin Yi went to fish with Yu Shui today and caught a lot of big fish. However, he didn't eat them all by himself. Instead, he stewed them all and shared them.”
"I ate it!"
"It's delicious."
Although it was not a large amount, it was already a feast for everyone who usually could not bear to eat an egg.
"Originally, it was set to be one bowl for each family! The amount of fish was just right. In the end, Jia Zhangshi took her grandson and took two bowls!”
Second Uncle stretched out his hand and made a two.
The courtyard was instantly filled with people.
"Why? Everyone only gets one bowl a night. Why should your family get two bowls?”
"That's right, Silly Zhu usually brings back so much good food, so what if he didn't eat enough?”
"What is this? This was a very serious form of egoism! If you ate more, you would eat less, and Xu Damao's family would not even get a fish head.”
Third Uncle also spoke.
Although the fish head didn't have much meat, it was still better than not having a fish head at all!
The head of a big fish also had a head to eat. Some people even liked to eat fish eyes. They said that after eating too many fish eyes, their eyes would become bright.
"Auntie Zhang, this is your fault. Isn't one bowl enough? You're the only one in your family who eats a lot. Why are you so greedy? No wonder you're so fat.”
Lou Xiao'e said unhappily.
Lou Xiao'e naturally didn't want to miss the fish cooked by He Yuzhu. Who didn't know that He Yuzhu was the chef of the West Factory?
The old woman argued.
"Then, aren't you not here? Besides, your family doesn't have a good relationship with Silly Zhu's family. If there's more fish, give our child more to nourish his body.”
"Who said that? That fish belongs to Lin Yi. Our family has a good relationship with Lin Yi's family. Auntie Zhang, don't spread rumors.”
Xu Damao said loudly.
Zhang s.h.i. pursed her lips disdainfully.
"Come on, Xu Damao, you're the only one who has a good relationship with Lin Yi. You just fought at the steel mill in the afternoon. No, you were beaten up and begged for mercy.”
Don't hit people in the face, and don't expose people when scolding people.
Zhang shi's words undoubtedly slapped Xu Damao's face twice.
Xu Damao's face darkened as he said unhappily.
"Auntie Zhang, that's in the afternoon. I've already apologized to Lin Yi in the evening. We've already reconciled. Also, don't call him an idiot.”
"Hmph, he has been called Silly Zhu since he was young. So what if I call him Silly Zhu?”
Ms. Zhang rolled her eyes at Xu Damao.
"Alright, stop arguing!"
Second Uncle slammed the table and shouted.
All of a sudden, Xu Damao and Zhang shi both fell silent.
"Zhang shi, no matter what, you took an extra bowl of fish. You have to return it. You can't just eat it like that.”
Second Uncle said calmly.
"So be it. We'll buy a fish from the market tomorrow and return it to Lin Yi.”
Zhang Shi said unhappily.
Third Uncle laughed.
She picked up her teacup and cleared her throat.
"Ahem, Zhang shi, Lin Yi's fish is not an ordinary fish. The lightest fish is a big grass carp that weighs six catties and eight taels. The two pieces of fish meat that you took away are half a catty in total. Fish meat is the most nutritious. It's priceless in the market. If you want to accompany him, you have to accompany a grass carp that weighs at least two catties.”
"What?! Two catties of grass carp!"
Nowadays, there were no large-scale fish farms. The freshwater fishes were caught by themselves or there were special communities that raised freshwater fishes.
A catty of grass carp was fifty cents, and there was even a piece of grass carp that weighed two catties.
It was comparable to a chicken!
And he couldn't buy it!
Two catties of grass carp had almost appeared on the market, but they were bought away by the canteens of various factories.
Ordinary people want to buy the most expensive kind of a pound or a pound of the following kind of a pound.
"Why? Do you think it's too much? That's a big grass carp."
Third Uncle said seriously.
"Third Uncle, you can't eat half a catty of meat with two catties of fish! The two pieces of fish added up to half a catty. There was also a piece of fish that was originally meant to be given to our family.”
Qin Huairu panicked. If she didn't say anything, her family would have to pay another dollar.
At this moment, the second uncle snorted coldly and stood up.
"Now you remember that the fish was for you!”
"The stick was eating fish and got stuck in his throat by a fishbone. Madam Zhang, you actually asked Lin Yi to pay for it and even said that the stick was stuck in his throat by a fishbone. It's all Lin Yi's fault. How can you have the face to eat the fish meat that Lin Yi gave you?”
The old woman's face was pale and dark, looking extremely ugly.
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(To be continued)
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