The first lord of the poor family

Chapter 5: Being Misunderstood and Taking Advantage of Me

Early the next morning, Lin Hai woke up from hunger.

Qiaoer has already gotten up and returned from picking mulberry leaves.

By the time they spin their cocoons, the silkworms don't eat much.

Feeding silkworms is not too tiring anymore.

"My husband is awake," Qiaoer said with a forced smile.

But soon his mood became very low, "Ms. sir, there is nothing to eat at home."

Apparently she still hasn't recovered from the shock of losing her fields.

Lin Hai walked over and took her into his arms, "It's okay, I'm going to catch fish right away. You can draw a few silkworm cocoons at home. Then take the silk and go to the river to find me, and we can make a net while fishing."

"Well, the more nets you weave, the more fish you can catch!" Qiaoer quickly nodded in agreement.

Lin Hai brought the fishing net to the river, avoided everyone, and put the fishing net down.

Then catch the fish from both ends.

After more than half an hour, I saw a few fish stuck to the net.

Lin Hai pulled up the fishing net.

My stomach is growling with hunger, so I have to make some fish soup first.

There were eight small fish in total. The temperature was lower in the morning and the white striped fish were not active enough.

Fish will only gather on the water surface at noon when the temperature is high.

Qiaoer arrived with silk.

"Did your husband catch a fish?"

"I caught eight of them. It's okay to make some fish soup to fill my stomach." Lin Hai pointed to the fish in the puddle and said.

Qiao'er was very happy, even if she only had a few small fish, she would be very satisfied.

"Master, wait a moment, I'll go back and make fish soup."

"Don't be too hasty, go slow on the road!" Lin Hai explained as he picked up the fish and put it in the basket.

After Qiaoer left, Lin Hai began to weave fishing nets with silk.

With two fishing nets, the efficiency was extremely high, and I actually caught more than eight kilograms of fish in one day.

In the evening, Qiaoer was very excited when she saw half the basket of fish.

"There are so many fish for several days, I can eat them for several days!"

"Yeah, let's keep half of it at home and dry the fish. I'll catch another fish tomorrow and go to your house to have a look. I just want my father-in-law to make something for me."

Qiaoer was also very excited when she heard that she was going home.

Ever since she got married, she has often relied on her mother's family for financial support, so she has long been disliked.

Being able to bring food back to my parents' house makes me look good for once.

"What did you ask dad to do for you when you returned to your parents' house?" Qiao'er asked.

"Make some hunting tools!" Lin Hai replied.

"Oh, my dad can do carpentry work!" Qiaoer said with pride on his face.

Back home, Qiaoer packs the fish.

After cleaning the internal organs, smoke them over charcoal fire and then dry them in the sun to prevent them from deteriorating.

Lin Hai drew the drawings, one was the butt of a musket.

Another drawing is the shape of the crossbow.

Using a crossbow is much easier than using a bow and arrow and can be cocked in advance.

Because Lin Hai was relatively strong, he made the bow into three parts and used three strings to pull them respectively.

Stringing the bow in three steps requires less effort.

Moreover, Lin Hai did not plan to use arrows directly, but planned to use darts instead.

Because arrows are difficult to make and expensive.

Something like a dart can be easily made by a blacksmith.

I made another net in the evening, and in only half a day the next day, I caught seven or eight kilograms of fish.

Follow Qiaoer back to her parents' home.

He even made a special turn and went to the blacksmith shop to pick up the finished gun barrel.

This blacksmith's craftsmanship is indeed good. Lin Hai checked it carefully and found that there was no problem at all.

He also ordered a dagger and five darts for use on crossbows.

Still pay with fish.It took several kilograms of fish to replace such an iron pipe, and Qiaoer felt extremely distressed.

Carrying the iron pipe on the road felt quite heavy.

"Can I hunt with this thing?" Qiaoer looked confused.

"Of course, you don't understand now. Whether our family can live a good life in the future depends on this." Lin Hai said with a smile.

When they arrived at Qiaoer's house, they heard the sound of someone sawing wood.

Qiaoer's brother Zhou Qiang and his father Zhou Tiezhu are pulling the big saw.

When he saw his daughter and son-in-law coming back, his face suddenly darkened.

looked at each other.

It’s as if they are saying: “It’s not like I can’t survive, so I’m just trying to make ends meet again.”

The key is that Qiaoer used to come back alone and asked for some rice and noodles.

This time, two people came together.

In their opinion, Lin Hai was very proud because of his education. Even if he was hungry, he would not bear to go to his father-in-law's house to beg for food.

Now that we come home together, it must be that life is really unbearable.

Although I can make some money from my crafts, I can't continue to subsidize them.

The money I earn is just enough to survive.

I simply cannot afford two more mouths.

Zhou Tiezhu even began to regret marrying his daughter to Lin Hai.

I originally thought that marrying a scholar would have a high status and a good reputation, but if you can't even put food on the table, what's the use of having a good reputation.

"Dad, brother, my husband and I are here to see you." Qiaoer greeted happily.

Zhou Tiezhu's face was gloomy and he said angrily: "Why are you coming to see us if it's not the New Year or the festival?
If you have this time, you might as well go to the fields and work more. "

As soon as Qiaoer heard about the work, her mood suddenly dropped to the extreme.

Mood became very low.

"There is no more farm work in the fields. The wheat fields were taken away by the Qi brothers and used to pay the bills."

"What? Even the fields are gone, what will you eat in the future?
Our family is not doing well, and you know the situation.

I have almost emptied my family's money just to make a dowry for you, and there is nothing my family can do to help you. "Zhou Qiang thought that the two of them planned to stay for a long time to eat and drink, but he was suddenly shocked.

"Your mother is cooking. Tell your mother to put down more rice and go back as soon as possible after eating.

You are already married, and you have to solve your own affairs in the future.

There is no extra energy at home to help you. "

Zhou Tiezhu's words immediately blocked all escape routes.

It is absolutely impossible to borrow more food.

Of course Lin Hai could understand their thoughts. What they did before was indeed too much.

Everything at home rests on Qiaoer's shoulders.

Once they run out of food, they go back to their parents' home to ask for it.

No matter who owns this kind of thing, I'm afraid it would be unbearable.

"Father-in-law, we will leave soon. Although we no longer have the land, we still have no problems in life.

I didn't come here today to borrow food, but I came here specifically to see you. Lin Hai said with a smile.

"My place is very good, you don't need to come and see it." Zhou Tiezhu refused directly.

Lin Hai winked at Qiaoer.

Qiaoer understood it and walked forward with the basket: "Dad, brother, look at the fish we just caught today.

I can stew fish soup to replenish your body. "

Qiaoer took off the leaves covering the basket, and the two of them glanced at each other, their eyes widening immediately.

An incredible look on his face.

“Where did this fish come from?”

"Lin Hai caught it with a fishing net. He caught so many in just half a day." Qiaoer said happily.

Zhou Tiezhu looked surprised. This son-in-law had never bothered to do such a thing before.

I didn’t expect that there would be such a big change, and I would be able to put down my dignity and become a fisherman.

(End of this chapter)