Chapter 181： go down the river

His little sister, how can she not be confident? She should be very confident and think that she can do anything!

"Ning Ning, we can't say depressing words before we start. We have to say good things. Many times, some words become effective as soon as we say them. So, you must say that you can definitely catch a lot of fish!" Xu Xiangbei enlightened Xu Jinning.

Now, the most intelligent Xu Xiangbei has some understanding of Xu Jinning’s character.

He felt that in those fifteen years, the abominable Lin family couple had raised Ning Ning in a wrong way.

This crookedness does not mean that Xu Jinning was raised bad.

It's because Xu Jinning was raised to be too kind, sensitive, and lacked self-confidence to the point of low self-esteem. Because he was afraid of getting hurt, he pretended not to care. Because he was afraid of being scolded and afraid of bad results, he was unwilling to try in the first place and was submissive.

Xu Xiangbei felt heartbroken for Xu Jinning like this.

But he doesn’t want his little sister to stay like this forever. He wants her to be confident, sunny, and positive.

That's why he enlightened and encouraged Xu Jinning like this.

Hearing Xu Xiangbei's words, Xu Jinning was a little startled.

She knows that there are some problems with her character.

Although he claims to be optimistic and has a strong sense of sensitivity, he pretends not to care, pretends not to know, and pretends to be a sensible and well-behaved child because he doesn’t want to be hurt.

In her previous life, she would still pretend, but now, after coming to the Xu family and realizing her family's love and care for her, she no longer wanted to pretend, so she gradually revealed her true character.

She wanted to know, with such a sensitive personality and such a bad attitude, would her parents, brothers and sisters still love her?

Now, listening to the encouragement and enlightenment from the younger brother, Xu Jinning suddenly became enlightened.

Perhaps, she should change. Knowing that she is not good enough, she should try to become better.

She doesn’t want to live like she did in her previous life, so she shouldn’t be timid anymore. If she wants something, she should be brave enough to express it.

At this time, Zhang Ailian came over, put her arms around Xu Jinning's shoulders, patted her gently, and said, "Ning Ning, mother can see that you want to go."

Ever since talking about catching fish, Zhang Ailian noticed that the little girl’s eyes were bright.

She knew that the little girl wanted to go.

“If you want to go, just go and don’t worry about it.”

"Don't care whether you can catch it or how much you can catch."

“Don’t be stressed. Our family doesn’t need to rely on a few fish to survive. Just treat it as having fun and experiencing new things without any burden.”

"Yes." Xu Aiguo also hurriedly expressed his opinion, "Even if you don't catch the last fish, as long as you are happy when you catch the fish, it is enough. My parents will also be happy."

“That’s right, the most important thing in doing anything is to be happy.”

“Relax, as long as you work hard, you can accept the result no matter what.”

The family members expressed their comfort one after another, which made Xu Jinning's heart very warm.

It also made a surge of strength suddenly rise in her heart, encouraging her to move forward bravely!

“Well, I understand.”

Xu Jinning's spirit perked up, his voice rose a little higher, and his eyes brightened, "Mom, dad, eldest brother, little brother, I want to go fishing, and I want to go with you!"

“Haha, yes, that’s how it should be!”

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"Hey, hey, hey, cough, fellow team members, can you hear me? Now here's a notice: Tomorrow at nine o'clock in the morning, our Qinghe production team will start the annual Qinghe fish catching activity. It will last for three days. Every day from nine o'clock in the morning to four o'clock in the afternoon, each household can send three people to participate..."

“The fish market also started at the same time and lasted for three days.” “In addition, there is another news, that is, this year’s fish market can be bought and sold, of course, only in fish.”

“The price of fish will be unified. The prices of big fish, medium fish and small fish are respectively..."

Early the next morning, the captain's voice came over the village radio.

As soon as this broadcast came out, the atmosphere and enthusiasm of the entire Qinghe production team suddenly boiled over.

Everyone notified each other one after another, and each family had already discussed which three people would go down to the river to catch fish.

And when I heard that this fish market can be bought and sold, that is, when other production teams want their fish, they can buy it with money.

Everyone was happier and more enthusiastic, and they all wanted to catch more fish.

Easy to sell and make more money!

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The next morning, the Qinghe River was already crowded with people. It could almost be described as a sea of ​​​​people.

There are not only people from the Qinghe production team here, but also people from several nearby production teams.

Of course they can't go down to the river to catch fish with the people from the Qinghe production team, but they can watch and feel the atmosphere.

And if they see good fish, they can buy it directly.

You should know that the fish in the fish market held by the Qinghe Production Team every year are very popular.

Perhaps it’s because the water quality of Qinghe River is good. The fish here are very fresh. Whether fried, boiled, pan-fried, or made into fish soup, they are all very fresh and delicious.

Not only the people from the nearby production teams wanted to eat, but also their relatives in the city told them in advance that they would come to the fish market to buy it, even if the price was higher, it didn’t matter. After all, in the city, it was necessary to It’s not easy to eat fish, especially such good fish.

“Time’s up, get down to the river!”

As soon as the time came, the captain gave the order, and the people who were ready went into the river carrying various tools.

Those who couldn’t get into the river cheered them on from the shore.

Xu Jinning naturally went into the river.

Unlike other people who rolled up their trousers and walked barefoot into the river, Xu Jinning wore rain boots.

Xu Aiguo bought this specially for Xu Jinning for this time when she went to the river to catch fish.

It has just begun spring, the weather is still relatively cold, and the river water is naturally cold too.

Xu Aiguo and Zhang Ailian were afraid that if Xu Jinning's feet were soaked in the cold river water, the cold air would seep in and make her sick and her health would be bad.

Even cold air entering the body may affect fertility.

So the two of them prepared rain boots for Xu Jinning.

In this era, few people take this into consideration. Perhaps because of this, some people may even feel hypocritical when they see Xu Jinning wearing rain boots and going into the river. After all, other women who go into the river are also barefoot.

It was cold when we first entered the river, but I got used to it after getting cold.

Besides, cold feet don’t matter as long as you can catch fish.

 Xu Jinning was moved by her parents' concern for her health and did not refuse. She wore rain boots and held a basket, and followed her elder brother into the river while others looked at her with envy, confusion or disdain.

"Ning Ning, just stay with us and don't touch the fish with your hands. The water is cold, so just use a basket to fish in the water. It doesn't matter whether you can catch it or not."

“Also, don’t bend down all the time. Your back will be sore after a long time. If you are tired, you must tell us and then go ashore to rest.”