Chapter 6 Borrowing Food
After arriving home, facing the eager eyes of the little kids, Lu Qing did not hesitate and immediately started dividing the fish.
He picked two banana leaves from behind the small courtyard and cut them into several pieces.
A handful of fish was given to each little kid, which was not much, probably less than half a catty per person.
Although there were not many fish, the little kids were very excited.
After catching the fish, everyone ran home happily, as if they had caught some treasure.
Seeing Lu Qing finish dividing the fish, some villagers came forward.
"Lu Qing, how do you catch these fish? How can you catch so many fish at once?"
"It's just luck." Lu Qing said with a smile, "Maybe it's because the bait I used is more popular with fish."
"Then what kind of bait did you use?"
Anyway, even if he didn't say anything, people in the village would know it before long.
After all, when he was fishing, a group of little kids were watching behind him.
In this case, it is better to say it openly to avoid others saying that he is stingy.
"Earthworm, this thing can actually be used for fishing?" The villagers were surprised.
“Of course you can, and the fish likes it quite a lot.”
Lu Qing is not surprised that the villagers don’t know that earthworms can fish.
From the memory of the original owner, he roughly guessed that he was in a world similar to ancient China.
In this ancient and feudal era, transportation was inconvenient and information was limited.
People are more cautious and conservative when it comes to new things and will not try them easily.
It is possible that common sense that everyone knows in one place may become a rarity in another place.
No one in the village is good at fishing, so everyone doesn’t know that fish like to eat earthworms, which is normal.
"I didn't expect that fish actually like to eat earthworms. No wonder everyone didn't get much from fishing before. It turned out that the wrong bait was used." Some villagers lamented.
"Lu Qing, your father told you about this method, right?"
Lu Qing hesitated and nodded: "I heard my father mention it before, so I just remembered it. Today, Xiaoyan kept complaining that she was hungry and there was no food at home. I just remembered this method and planned to try it, but I didn't expect to actually catch a fish."
The villager hesitated when he heard the words and looked at Xiaoyan.
The little guy was squatting by the bucket watching the fish. He felt the villager's gaze, raised his head, and immediately showed him a big smile.
The villager suddenly felt sad. He looked at the thin Lu Qing again, feeling pity.
"Then what should you do next? You can't just eat fish. How can your stomach bear it?"
"I'm just going to discuss this with some of my uncles." Lu Qing said sincerely. "My uncles also know that my family's current situation can be said to be that we don't have half a grain of rice, so I want to borrow some grain, oil and salt from these uncles. When I find a job in a few days, I will definitely pay back double the amount."
"What are you talking about? Are uncles just waiting to take advantage of the situation? We are all from the same village, so we should support each other. Isn't it just a little food? Uncle Shan will bring it to you when we get down!"
The villager was moved and shouted loudly.
Having said this, several other villagers naturally didn’t express their feelings either.
"Yes, it's just a little grain, I'll get it for you right now!"
"My family bought too much salt at the market in the first half of the month, so I can just give you some."
"It's just oil. I have a lot left at home. I'll dig it for you later!"
Several villagers patted their chests and looked generous.
陆青大喜：「那多谢几位叔伯了！」
「陆青在等一下，我这就回家给你拿粮食。」
山伯第一时间就往外走，其他几位村民，也都纷纷往家里去。
Not long after, they all came to Lu Qing’s yard again.
"Here, you and Xiaoyan eat this half bag of rice first, and then ask Shanbo for it after you finish it!"
"Lu Qing, this half jar of lard should be enough for you to eat for a while, right?"
"Here is half a bamboo tube of salt, you can use it first."
"I have a few big cakes that your aunt just baked in the morning. They can be stored for a long time. Eating one piece can satisfy the hunger for a long time. Is it enough?"
Looking at the things brought by several villagers, Lu Qing was inexplicably grateful.
He bowed repeatedly and said: "That's enough, that's enough, thank you uncles!"
He took out several large handfuls of small fish from the bucket and divided them into portions.
In this way, most of the fish in the barrel was gone in an instant.
"Uncles, let's take this little fish back and try it."
"Xiaoyan and I can't eat so much. The weather is hot now, the fish is not available for a long time, and we don't raise chickens or ducks at home. The fish will go bad easily, so the uncles will share it with me to avoid wasting it."
"Well... OK, we won't be polite."
Several villagers had just brought out a lot of leftover food from home. They were still a little sore at first, but after catching the fish, they felt a lot more comfortable.
After sending several uncles away, Lu Qing breathed a sigh of relief.
He was a little lucky.
Fortunately, the people in the village are relatively simple, otherwise, he would not dare to borrow food rashly.
Now, with this little food, he and Xiaoyan won't have to worry too much about food for ten days and a half.
With such a buffer time, he can also explore ways to survive in this world.
"Brother, this cake is so delicious!"
Lu Qing was thinking when she suddenly heard Xiaoyan's words.
Looking down, I saw the little guy squatting on the ground, drooling at the pancakes brought by one of the villagers just now.
He stepped forward, tore off a small piece of pancake and put it in Xiaoyan's hand.
"Xiaoyan, be good, eat this piece of cake first, brother will go cook now."
"Well, Xiaoyan knows!"
Xiaoyan nodded obediently, took the piece of cake and gnawed it happily.
After appeasing the little guy, Lu Qing also started to get busy in the kitchen.
First I washed the rice and steamed it, then I caught more than half a catty of small fish, disemboweled them and cleaned them.
After cleaning the fish and preparing to fry it, Lu Qing discovered a problem.
There is no pot for cooking in the kitchen.
Lu Qing recalled it for a while, and then remembered.
Originally, there was an iron pot at home, but some time ago, the original owner sold it to buy grain.
So now we only have earthenware pots for steaming rice at home, but no pots for cooking.
With a sigh, Lu Qing could only retreat and find a relatively flat stone slab from outside the yard. After cleaning it, he put it on the fire and roasted it slowly.
After the stone slab was boiling hot, Lu Qing carefully dug out a small spoonful of solidified lard from the earthen pot brought by a villager.
The lard made a sizzling sound when it hit the stone slab, and the oil melted quickly, and a scent of oil suddenly hit your nostrils.
(End of this chapter)
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