Men and women eating in the courtyard

When Li Xuewu came over to say hello, the master at the counter didn't object. Because the saddle couldn't be stored, it wasn't a taboo for Li Xuewu to come over and say hello.

If the store is going to collect this item, other people cannot go over and talk about the quality or price of the item. This is a kind of etiquette and an industry taboo.

No matter who you are, as long as you open your mouth, the store will think that you are here to pry the bank or lead the donkey. The former means the store hates you, the latter means the store refuses to accept the goods and the seller hates you.

Li Xuewu greeted Ding Wanqiu only after the counter master said he didn't want it. When he came over to look at the saddle, he asked the counter master for instructions before coming. This is called "Li'er". You have "Li'er" , then others will respect you.

Ding Wanqiu sighed and said: "My family is in a state of decline and it is difficult to make a living. I am also an industrious owner and a poor farmer. I can only make ends meet by selling some household items. Why, have you taken a liking to this saddle?"

Li Xuewu nodded to the master at the counter, and the master raised his hand toward the saddle to signal Li Xuewu to do whatever he wanted.

Li Xuewu then started to inspect the saddle. It was a Western American saddle, about 17 inches, with beautiful carvings, very grand, natural patina, and very well preserved. It was probably brought in during the Republic of China.

Ding Wanqiu tugged on the dark red cowhide mat to let Li Xuewu check the details, and explained to Li Xuewu: "This thing is different from the saddle here. The saddle is like a bicycle saddle. I don't know. How to do it? I don’t like horse riding, not even since I was a child, so I don’t really understand.”

It was a pity that he put down the leather and said: "This is a gift from my father's apprentice. Because my father loves horses, that's why we have such a thing at home. Now that the horse is gone, there is no use keeping it. If you like it, take it and treat it as a meeting gift from me."

Li Xuewu laughed at Ding Wanqiu and said, "That's embarrassing, I'm also happy to see you."

Ding Wanqiu waved his hand and continued: "It's not that I'm stingy and I'm fooling you with this. This thing is indeed a good thing. My father has never used this saddle since he got it. He keeps it in his room, but for some reason he is missing one. It's just a stirrup, you have to go back and match it yourself."

This is the virtue of the people in Sijiu City. They are so good that they are almost starving to death, but in order to make friends, they are willing to give away their belongings at home. Expensive things are all things you like and can be taken away without blinking an eye.

Li Xuewu knew Master Ding's situation, so how could he ask for his things? He pointed to the carriage outside the window and said, "I own a horse. I can use this thing, so just sell it to me."

Ding Wanqiu waved his hands grandly and said: "I said that the gift I gave you was sincere. We are destined to be friends, so let's make friends."

Li Xuewu raised his hands to Ding Wanqiu and said, "I don't want to take advantage of you because I treat you as a friend. We are gentlemen."

Ding Wanqiu stopped him with his hand before being polite, turned to the master at the counter and said: "Well, could you please help us find out how much this saddle is worth, master shopkeeper? We are friends and there is no taboo. Just tell us how much it is worth." "

When the master at the counter saw Ding Wanqiu insisting on giving it away and Li Xuewu insisting on buying it, he cupped his hands and said to Li Xuewu: "You are loyal, so I will give you a reference. If you put this saddle on the market, I will I personally estimate that it’s only fifteen or six yuan, of course, this is my personal estimate, it doesn’t count, and it has nothing to do with our store.”

Li Xuewu formally thanked the chef at the counter, took out 16 yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Ding Wanqiu's hand.

"Master Ding, thank you for your love. We will be friends from now on."

Ding Wanqiu didn't want it at first, but Li Xuewu said he was a friend, so he accepted the money, formally shook hands with Li Xuewu and said: "I'm ashamed, I'll thank you for your help."

Li Xuewu formally introduced himself to Ding Wanqiu, and Ding Wanqiu also introduced himself. The two shook hands and smiled, and determined their age and order. Xiao Wei and the counter master over there also smiled and watched this scene.

Ding Wanqiu remembered Li Xuewu's previous words and said to Li Xuewu: "Don't buy fishing rods. I have them at home. Let's go and get them from my house. I have a complete set. If you like, take it and use it."

Seeing what Ding Wanqiu said, Li Xuewu wanted to refuse, but Xiao Wei interrupted and said: "Brother Li, we do have fishing rods here, but, just two of them, they are not very practical, otherwise It’s better to go to your friend’s house and have a look.”

Seeing what Xiaowei said and Ding Wanqiu's sincere invitation, Li Xuewu could only nod in agreement, picked up the saddle and threw it in the carriage, let Ding Wanqiu also ride in the carriage, and went to Ding Wanqiu's house.

After entering Dongsiliutiao, after walking for a while, I saw Ding Wanqiu's home. The horse cave in their house with an upside-down house is very conspicuous on the street. The iron rings in the horse cave are still there. It is indeed a well-established house. The house and even the horse-tying stone show a sense of vicissitudes of life. Under the guidance of Ding Wanqiu, Li Xuewu tied the horse to the iron ring.

Knowing that Li Xuewu was in a hurry to go out, Ding Wanqiu did not give way to the courtyard. He took out a canvas bag from the concierge and threw it on the car. He also put an ice drill in the car compartment and took a small canvas bag and said it was Bait, and finally threw a dip net with an iron wooden handle.

"Brother, these are things I often use. You can use them anytime. I don't play much now. It's too cold and I don't want to go on the ice to blow the cold wind."

Li Xuewu shook hands with Ding Wanqiu and said, "Thank you, Brother Ding. I will return the jade to Zhao once it is used up."

Ding Wanqiu waved his hand and said: "Let's go quickly. The sun is out now and it's very warm. Go quickly. There won't be any seats for a while."

Li Xuewu didn't say where he was going. He laughed, untied the rope, said hello to Ding Wanqiu, and headed out of the city along East Fourth Road to the Summer Palace. It was half past nine when he arrived at the Summer Palace.

Li Xuewu wandered around the door for a while and saw Xu Ning walking over.

"Section Chief, as soon as we entered, Yajun led others to follow us. The person who came back just now said it was under the Seventeen-hole Bridge."

Li Xuewu pointed to Xu Ning's hanging arm, raised his eyebrows and said, "Are you going out in the field like this? You will be a cripple after the cold wind hits you."

Xu Ning smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm staying in the private house over there. It's warm. I handed over to Chief Han in the morning and I'm waiting here. I won't go any further." , just command from behind."

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Then take command. I'll go in and take a look to see what kind of enchantment formation they are going to set up today. Be careful. It's too empty here, so be careful of getting blocked."

Xu Ning nodded and said, "Section Chief, don't worry, everything has been arranged."

Li Xuewu waved his hand, signaling Xu Ning to leave quickly, and said anxiously to the third uncle who came over angrily: "Where have you been?!!! I have been looking for you for more than half an hour, and you have never been seen. Hey! You are really good!"

The third uncle is so angry. This young man said he would follow him right away when he came to the door of the house. He has been waiting for him for more than an hour and now he has arrived. There are not many people at the gate. Why can't he be seen? .

Just now, I saw clearly that he had just arrived, but he did not go to the door to look for me. Instead, he had a casual chat with a "one-armed hero". I was anxious to find him, but was beaten down. Now I say that I wasted my time. .

Just as the third uncle was about to speak, Li Xuewu whipped his whip and drove the carriage inside. As he walked, he said: "Hurry up, you are so serious. I am waiting for you. You have been delayed by time. I will wait a little longer." No more space”

Seeing that Li Xuewu had already left, the third uncle couldn't say anything and rolled his eyes. However, the young man was holding an ice drill, and he couldn't bear to spend 10 cents to hire someone to smash the ice, so he could only push the car and follow Li. Xuewu entered the garden.

Li Xuewu was also quite good at cleaning things up. He was given the tattered army coat that Old Biaozi had collected. It was torn and dirty, and the cotton was gone. On his head was a dog-skin hat that had almost lost all its fur, tied with a With his hatband and scarf wrapped around his face, it was impossible to tell who was coming. The third uncle also spotted Li Xuewu at the door for a long time and only found Li Xuewu after confirming the carriage.

After entering the gate and driving the carriage onto the ice, I saw that there were quite a lot of people on Kunming Lake. Although it was far away from the city, I couldn't bear to say that there was not much to do now. Ice skating and fishing were not allowed in this era of winter. Missing entertainment options.

Nowadays, there is no ticket office like in later generations. The door is open for casual play, so most people are on the ice, and there are quite a lot of fishermen. There are various large and small ice holes on the ice. , there are people guarding the side, either squatting or sitting on horses fishing.

There are all kinds of transportation on this frozen lake, including bicycles, tricycles, and a bus in the distance. It seems that the school organizes students to come to skate. Of course, there are also horse-drawn carriages and donkey carts like Li Xuewu's, and there are many of them. , this kind of animal-drawn vehicle is still the main means of transportation today.

Looking at the lively scene on the ice, Li Xuewu looked around. It seemed that everyone was out to buy non-staple food on Sunday.

Li Xuewu found an inconspicuous spot beside the Seventeen-hole Bridge, drove the carriage to the chosen spot, unloaded the horse, tied it to the big willow tree on the shore, and threw it away. A bag of fodder.

When he returned to his position, he saw that the third uncle was digging a hole in the ice with an ice drill. The third uncle of this chicken thief thought that he could dig the hole in the ice first so that he could start fishing first. Not only did he choose the position first, but also It's not better to use an ice drill first.

Li Xuewu watched the third uncle, who had no strength in his hands, put in effort and was not in a hurry. He first packed up the fishing gear in the car and looked towards Hu Zhengquan while doing so.

This old boy is hiring someone to dig holes in the ice for himself. Due to the stress range of the ice and other reasons, there are certain things to pay attention to when fishing holes in the ice. They are not allowed to get too close to each other. The fear is The ice cannot withstand people falling into it.

The fishing location chosen by Li Xuewu was not very good, but it was very convenient for Hu Zhengquan's surveillance. It was close to the shore and under the shadow of the bridge. The key was that it was less than 50 meters away from Hu Zhengquan's position.

There were only seventeen or eight people fishing in the ice cave around here, and Li Xuewu could see Hu Zhengquan over there who was also sorting out his fishing gear.

This old guy is much better dressed than Li Xuewu. He is wearing a complete set of cold-proof clothes. I don't know if they are customized or made by someone else. They are bulging and look very warm.

As soon as Li Xuewu arrived, Zhao Yajun retreated, pretending to be skating on the ice and monitoring the situation.

Because there are too many people skating on the ice now, it is unrealistic to prevent anyone from coming into contact with him, so we can only keep an eye on Hu Zhengquan. As long as there is contact, he may be a suspect.

What Ding Wanqiu gave Li Xuewu was a fishing rod made of bamboo. It looked very traditional. The thread was not a thin transparent thread like in later generations, but a thick brown thread.

At this moment, the third uncle gasped and handed the ice drill to Li Xuewu. He blinked and exhaled white mist, and said out of breath: "Xuewu, huh, you should do it. Hey. "Hey, Uncle San, it's impossible. It's much colder here than over there in Haizi."

Li Xuewu took the ice drill and said with a smile: "If I continue to dig your hole, I will share the same hole with you. When the time comes, I will catch the fish but you will not be able to catch it. Please don't get angry with me." Annoyed"

The third uncle opened the mazar he brought, sat on the edge of the carriage, waved his hands feebly and said: "Yes, yes, I am stupid, why should I bother with such a big boy like you?" Go ahead and see how much you can catch."

The third uncle had thought about it, even if he fished in the same trap as Li Xuewu, he would still have an advantage. How could a novice compare to an experienced fisherman like himself?

Li Xuewu shook the ice drill in his hand, with his face turned to Hu Zhengquan's side, and he dug the ice drill into the ice pit one by one. Although the speed was not fast, the force was not small, and every time it fell, It's all ice shards flying.

The three uncles sat on the edge of the carriage and slowly regained their breath. They watched Li Xuewu exerting all his strength. He was driving through the ice much faster than himself. They saw the ice pit deepening and widening.

"A young man is still very energetic. Look at his strength. Hey, over there, over there, he can hit a round hole."

Li Xuewu was angry and funny. These three uncles were bullying him because he didn't understand this stuff. Who didn't know that he could make a fool of himself?

"Third uncle, don't be idle. I borrowed my fishing rod from a friend. Help me straighten it out and use it later."

Seeing that Hu Zhengquan had finished digging the hole in the ice, he gave the man the money to dig the ice and sent him away. He pulled a bulging sack from the back seat of the car and sat there to catch fish.

When Li Xuewu got anxious, he became violent and beat the ice pit.

The third uncle took Li Xuewu's fishing rod and looked at it carefully, and said in a cheerful voice: "This friend of yours is an expert. Are you willing to lend you such a good rod?"

"Good friend" Li Xuewu was working hard, and his answers to the third uncle were brief and direct.

"That's right. If I'm not a good friend, I wouldn't be able to lend you such a good pole. Do you know what kind of pole this is?"

"Fishing Rod"

The third uncle choked and closed his eyes at Li Xuewu's words, and said: "Nonsense, I'm asking you if you know how good this rod is. Hey, you're a newbie and you don't even know. Let me tell you." ah"

After finishing speaking, Li Xuewu added before he could answer: "But it's not in vain. You can lend it to me later. I have never used such a good rod."

Seeing Li Xuewu chipping away at the ice in a muffled voice, the third uncle arranged the fishing rods for Li Xuewu and said: "The hand rods we use are all bamboo rods. This kind of fishing rods could be bought at bamboo shops earlier, but the ones over there are all It’s not particular. After you buy it, you have to tidy it up according to your needs. Rich fishing owners can buy it ready-made. Your friend’s one is ready-made.”

"He has money"

Li Xuewu had already cut through the ice, and the water in the lake surged up due to the pressure. Li Xuewu had to avoid the water when he cut again, otherwise he would collapse.

"You can see it, can you see it? This pole is "fishing pole auspicious""

Li Xuewu expanded the ice hole to a circle with a diameter of 1.5 meters in length, and used a net to fish the floating ice onto the ice next to it.

At this time, the third uncle handed the arranged fishing rods to Li Xuewu and said: "Yu Ganxiang is a well-known fishing rod expert in Sijiu City. He specializes in making fishing rods at home. He does not show off his face or has any apprentices. The whole family uses this for livelihood”

"The bamboo he makes is carefully selected, smooth and beautiful in color, with straight joints, light feel and good elasticity. The fishing rods he makes are "exclusively sold" at stall No. 100 in Dong'an Market, and the stall owner calls him "Fishing Rod Lu" , I have thought about it for a long time, but I am not willing to buy it.”

Li Xuewu took it and gave it a try. It was pretty good. He mixed the bait clumsily under the guidance of the third uncle.

When Li Xuewu went fishing, Ding Wanqiu brought the bait, otherwise there would be no bait.

The third uncle was covetous of Li Xuewu's bait, but he was embarrassed to say that he hung the bait he made on his own hook and took the bait.

Li Xuewu was slow to clean up. By the time he clumsily put the fishhook into the water, Hu Zhengquan over there had already caught a fish. It weighed more than a kilogram, which was not too small.

Li Xuewu laid the saddle on the ice beside the carriage wheel, and put a few straw bags underneath. Now he was sitting just right, and put the baby into the small pit in front. He turned his face to Hu Zhengquan and placed it on the third side. Under the command of the uncle, he set his fishhook far away from the third uncle’s hook.

Li Xuewu chose a good position, just in the shadow of the bridge. Standing in a bright place and looking inside, it is difficult to see clearly. The second is that Li Xuewu placed the carriage in a good position, just at an oblique angle. Sitting in the diagonal corner, I could see Hu Zhengquan through the frame of the car. When I looked outside, the car was the first thing I saw, followed by the inconspicuous people.

As soon as the hook was placed, the third uncle's words were gone. He stared into the water with eyes wide open. It wasn't that the third uncle was sleepy, or that he was playing dirty tricks with Li Xuewu, but that he was now on the ice. Reflective, there is still unmelted snow all around, and the sun is shining brightly now, which makes people dizzy, so it is very dazzling for fishing people to stare at the ice for a long time.

Li Xuewu looked at the ice in the distance, and then walked around in a circle. Under the eyes of the third uncle, he took out Lao Biaozi's sunglasses from his arms and put them on.

Li Xuewu was so stunned by the third uncle that he was a novice at fishing. He had all the equipment, including light-proof glasses.

I don’t know if the third uncle was really lucky with Li Xuewu’s luck in his heart, but the fishing rod in his hand was suddenly bitten. The third uncle was so excited that when he sneaked up, he saw that it was a crucian carp shell. Zi, more than half a catty in size.

Seeing Li Xuewu's watching eyes, the third uncle raised his eyebrows, gestured to Li Xuewu, carefully picked off the fish, and put it into the bucket next to him.

Li Xuewu curled his lips, and the peripheral vision of his eyes never left Hu Zhengquan's side. At this moment, he saw Zhao Yajun playing with a group of young men with an ice cart that a few boys got from nowhere, and his eyes flickered from time to time. Looking over here.

"Hehe, I learned pretty fast," Li Xuewu murmured with a smile, and waved his hand vaguely over there. Zhao Yajun's ice cart swung its tail, waving the ice drill with both hands and rowed away.

Li Xuewu muttered what Zhao Yajun said, but the third uncle heard it. He rolled his eyelids and said sarcastically: "How long has it been and you haven't changed the bait yet? How about you learn so fast? Why don't you pay me the money?" Learn"

Li Xuewu ignored the third uncle. He didn't come here for fishing, but for "fishing".

I picked up the fishing rod and looked at it. There was really no bait left. I casually hung the bait on the bare fishhook and threw it into the water, leaving only a goose quill floating on the water.

The fishing rod Ding Wanqiu borrowed was indeed better than the third uncle's. The goose quills of the float were all colored, while the third uncle's float was just a small wooden stick.

Li Xuewu didn't know how to do it. The float on the third uncle's fishing rod was not made of wood, but the core of corn stalks. After being used for a long time, it looked like a wooden stick.

Seeing Li Xuewu looking left and right, looking impatient and annoyed, the third uncle shook his head and stopped talking. Instead, he concentrated on fishing. There were a lot of fish at the moment, and the third uncle had already caught three fish. , although they are more than half a catty, it is not in vain.

Li Xuewu had his usual perfunctory attitude. The two of them sat here for more than an hour, but Li Xuewu didn't catch any fish.

The third uncle shook the bucket, threw the fourth fish into the bucket, and said to Li Xuewu, who was putting bait on the hook: "Don't tell me, there are not as many fish over there in Haizi as there are here. The fish are not as big as the ones here. It’s almost crazy to fight for the fish pits on the ice over there, but there aren’t that many people here.”

Seeing that Li Xuewu said nothing and put the fishhook into the water again, the third uncle looked at the fish in the bucket and started to talk.

"I performed normally today. If you hadn't kept "feeding the fish", I could have caught a lot more."

I don't know why the third uncle suddenly talked a lot. Li Xuewu was a little annoyed with this talkative "partner".

Li Xuewu smiled evilly and said to the third uncle who was still talking: "Why are you so talkative? You have scared away all my fish. If I can't catch any fish, I will blame you. If you talk to me again, Damn it, I'll put it in this material bag for you, and stuff it into the ice hole for you."

These words made the third master roll his eyes angrily. Before he could even curse Li Xuewu, he heard a "pop" sound from the other side. When Li Xuewu turned around, he saw Hu Zhengquan standing on the edge of the ice cave, covered with blood. Bingzhaizi was holding a young man lying on his back. The sack under his buttocks was gone.

The young man on the skates stood up with the help of his companions and kept apologizing and thanking Hu Zhengquan.

Seeing Hu Zhengquan being splashed with water, the young man kept snoring at him.

Hu Zhengquan waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, why didn't you be careful? I didn't fall in. What's the use of apologizing if I did?"

Seeing that everyone around him was looking this way, the young man and his companions kept apologizing.

"Thank you so much for holding me back, otherwise I would have fallen in. Why did you fall in? I will compensate you."

Seeing the young man's good attitude, Hu Zhengquan waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it's just a sack of rice bran, which is usually used to make nests. Now it's better. I'll feed them all directly to the fish. Just save a little bit. Okay." Come on, you can go play and stay away when skating. Don’t come here, it’s too dangerous.”

It turned out that the young man skating on the skates was skating too fast and failed to stop the car and hit the bag of rice chaff. Hu Zhengquan dodged and was not hit, but the rice chaff was knocked into the ice hole and sank.

The third uncle looked at the sack that had entered the ice hole over there, and thought of what Li Xuewu had just said. He felt a chill running down his back, as if someone was blowing a cool breeze on his back, and he couldn't help but shudder.

"Good boy, I" The third uncle was about to scold Li Xuewu, but he saw Li Xuewu looking straight over there. When the young man over there skated away, Li Xuewu's eyes followed that young man's companion. .

The third uncle hit Li Xuewu with a piece of ice at his feet and said, "Hey, what about you? Are you fascinated? When you come to your senses, that's my girl. If you look at it again, you won't be able to pull it out."

Seeing that Li Xuewu turned around and still looked distracted, the third uncle shook his head and said: "Is it that good-looking? Why didn't I think it? It's not that I told you, don't always work among women, how old are you? Why don't you just wait and see and find a partner? If you want a woman to get married, what's the point of keeping an eye on other people's girls?"

Li Xuewu didn't know if the third uncle meant to stay away from their daughter-in-law when he said this, but he definitely wanted to guard against himself.

In normal times, Li Xuewu would have followed these words to tease the third uncle, but now he has no such intention. It is not that Li Xue, Meng De, and the martial arts expert are eyeing his daughter-in-law, but the one who almost killed her just now. The companion of the young man whom Hu Zhengquan kicked into the hole in the ice watched the two holding hands and skating intimately.

Li Xuewu was not a dedicated person, neither in his previous life nor in his later generations, but he had never been green among thousands of flowers, but he was hit today.

The person who just apologized to Hu Zhengquan along with the young man who caused the trouble was Lin Tingting. When apologizing, Li Xuewu saw that the relationship between the two was not simple. After apologizing, the two of them pushed and pulled each other and held hands when they left. They left laughing with each other.

Maybe it was masculinity or high self-esteem. Li Xuewu felt a little confused now, but he glanced at Hu Zhengquan and pulled himself back from the loss. Now is not the time to think about his own affairs. .

Hu Zhengquan had nothing to sit on, so he could only go to the shore and move a piece of wood to sit on. He looked like he had fished enough in this hole to make up for the losses he had just suffered.

The third uncle saw that Li Xuewu seemed to be in a low mood because of what he had said harshly, so he stopped thinking about continuing to teach him a lesson and concentrated on lifting up the fish.

I don’t know if it was because of being “frustrated in love” or “proud in the fishery”, but Li Xuewu’s fishing rod was actually bitten by the hook.

The third uncle saw that the float of Li Xuewu's fishing rod had sunk to the bottom. He was still thinking about it. When did this boy listen to his own words so much? Why did he think about it for so long after saying a few words?

"Hey boy, the fish is hooked"

Hearing the third uncle say that the fish was hooked, Li Xuewu suddenly looked towards Hu Zhengquan and saw the old man Hu Zhengquan sitting on the ground. He also heard the third uncle said: "Your fish was hooked, where are you looking?"

Only then did Li Xuewu understand that what the third uncle was saying was that the fish was hooked. He tightened his grip on the fishing rod and lifted it up violently. Good guy, a big carp as long as an adult's arm was forcefully pulled out of the ice hole by Li Xuewu. The third uncle stared at him.

The eyes were wide open not only because the fish caught by Li Xuewu was so big, but also because of Li Xuewu's technique. How could a veteran fish like this without breaking the fishing rod?

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that means your fishing rod is strong, otherwise you will have to break the rod now. You have to pull it up slowly, you have to walk the fish, and then pull it up again when it loses its energy. ah"

Li Xuewu was a little excited when he suddenly caught a fish. He didn't expect fishing to be so interesting. If he had known it, he would have gotten a fishing rod and went out to play.

"It's okay, Mr. Third, I just took it by surprise. When it wasn't paying attention, I pulled it up with a cold blow. It saved me some energy."

Hearing Li Xuewu's sophistry, the third uncle rolled his eyes and picked up the dip net to help Li Xuewu fish up. Small fish could just be lifted up directly, but big fish must be pulled up with a dip net, otherwise they would not be able to be pulled up.

When the third uncle caught the fish, the fishermen around him all looked over and praised him.

The third uncle proudly shook the big carp in the net. He looked at the "half a catty fish" in his bucket and felt that it was not interesting. It was not his own, so he put the net on the ice. superior.

Seeing that Li Xuewu was about to continue baiting and setting the hook, the third uncle came over and kicked the big carp that was still jumping and said: "Hey, Xuewu, as we just agreed, you can lend me this pole too." "

Li Xuewu handed the fishing rod that had not yet been baited to the third uncle, took the fishing rod from the third uncle and continued to bait.

It was originally agreed to let the third uncle have a good time, so that he and I could cooperate with the surveillance here.

Hu Zhengquan also looked here a few times just now, but he didn't pay attention when he saw a "father and son" fishing there. The old man was frail and wore glasses wrapped with white tape, and the "son" wore them. It was in tatters, even though the glasses were from Xibei, but with the outfit, it looked like a shabby guy.

Even if he saw a big fish caught there, he didn't pay much attention. The fish here were big and fat, so catching one was nothing. He pulled his collar and turned his head to stare at his own business.

Seeing that Hu Zhengquan no longer looked this way, Li Xuewu put the bait on and continued fishing with the third uncle's fishing rod. The big carp he had just caught was too cold to jump. Li Xuewu jumped off the saddle and threw the fish away. He got into the pocket of the car, then jumped on the saddle and continued to be dazed.

Li Xuewu thought that Hu Zhengquan would use that take-up device, but after observing for so long, he never saw Hu Zhengquan install the take-up device on the fishing rod. What is certain now is that Hu Zhengquan made that take-up device not for fishing, but for fishing purposes. There are other uses that Li Xuewu has not discovered.

Glancing at the figure who was still skating there, Li Xuewu rubbed his face. Sometimes feelings are like this. You don't know how valuable it is when you should cherish it. You only know it is a pity when you are about to lose it.

Although Li Xuewu felt sad, he was more unwilling to give in. So what could he do? There was no one like him. He was so busy that he hit the back of his head every day, and he couldn't care less about Lin Tingting. Unlike other young men, who couldn't wait to see each other every day. Hang around with your partner, or go work for your father-in-law's house.

"Alas~" Li Xuewu didn't know how to describe his mood, so he could only sigh deeply.

The "sigh" was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Li Xuewu didn't think about the third uncle, but this sigh put a lot of pressure on the third uncle.

What does this guy mean?

laugh at me?

Are you laughing at me, an old fisherman, for not being better than him?

So crazy!

The three uncles were always thinking in their hearts. They had changed the bait twice now. They also lifted the fishing rod from time to time to see if there was no bait left. Why didn't a big fish come up? This also made them more and more anxious. As the fish came less and less, he changed places with Li Xuewu, and it became him who came to "feed the fish".

Just when the third uncle lifted the fishhook for the sixth time, Li Xuewu's fishing rod float was pulled down again.

"There are fish here again, take a look," the third uncle reminded Li Xuewu, but he was muttering in his heart why this man was always distracted.

Li Xuewu was stunned by the third uncle's shout. He gave the third uncle a funny look and slowly lifted the fishing rod in his hand.

The third uncle was afraid that Li Xuewu would break his fishing rod, so he kept standing next to Li Xuewu and reminding him: "Slow down, slow down, walk slowly, pull up, slow down."

Li Xuewu didn't say anything, and just struggled with the fish in the water. The fish in winter are not as strong as in summer, so he didn't put in much effort. After walking for about three minutes, the third uncle used a net to pull him into the water. The big fish was caught.

"Hey, it's another big one. You're so lucky. The more novice you are, the easier it is to catch the big fish."

Li Xuewu rolled his eyes and pretended not to have heard the third uncle's words. Seeing that the third uncle's shouts attracted the attention of Hu Zhengquan, he turned around by picking up fish.

This fish is longer than the one just now, weighing ten kilograms. I don’t know how long it has been growing in this lake. Li Xuewu caught it today.

After taking the hook out of the fish's mouth, the third uncle returned Li Xuewu's fishing rod.

"Let's switch back. Your fishing rod is so good. I can't get used to it. I haven't caught any fish. Also, your bait must be filled with good ingredients."

While talking, the third uncle was still lying on the car, grabbing Li Xuewu’s bait bag and saying, “I heard that discerning fishermen use fancy fish bait. Your bait should contain sweet potatoes, fried cornmeal, and fried wheat. It’s made of bran, fried soybean flour, and brown sugar, and it’s also fermented. Give me some to use.”

As if he was afraid that Li Xuewu wouldn't give it, he grabbed a handful from the bait bag, stood up, scooped water from the hole in the ice, and went to stir the bait.

Li Xuewu pulled the bait bag and looked at it. It seemed that it was really what the third uncle said. It seemed that Ding Wanqiu was also a fun owner. All these things were made so finely.

He put the bait on his hook and put it into the water. The third uncle also put the bait on the hook and put it into the pit.

Just as the two of them were staring at the ice hole, a middle-aged man carrying a postman's rucksack came over while pushing a cart on the ice.

Basically, I walked around every pit. I stopped to ask if I saw fish in the bucket. During the process, I also reached a deal and hung a big carp weighing more than three kilograms on the handlebar. When I walked to Li Xuewu When he was standing by, he looked at the fish in the third uncle's bucket and shook his head, then looked at the big fish at Li Xuewu's feet and the fish in the car.

"Comrade, are you selling this fish?"

The third uncle was so angry at the "postman's" action of "looking at the fish for food" that he raised the fishhook again. Seeing that the bait on it was still there, he put it back angrily.

Seeing the postman asking questions to him, Li Xuewu was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at the postman.

He was in his forties or fifties, dressed as a postman, with a big-brimmed hat, black clothes, a cotton coat, and a pen stuck on his chest. He had a kind face.

This person may have seen Li Xuewu catch a fish and wanted to buy it back to eat. He just walked all the way and may not have met a more suitable one. He just didn't like it when he saw the third uncle's bucket.

Li Xuewu didn't care whether the fish could be sold for money, but he was worried about being exposed. So in the surprised eyes of the third uncle, he shook his head at the postman and said: "I haven't seen the smell of meat in my house for three months." "

The postman looked at the fish at Li Xuewu's feet with regret, shook his head and left.

At this time, the postman was a good job just like the salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative. It was one of the eight professions, and it was also the owner of "not short of money", so Li Xuewu didn't feel that this person came to buy fish. Something's wrong.

After the postman pushed the cart away, the third uncle clicked his tongue for a while and said, "I was thinking just now, didn't your family just kill a pig? Now I think about it, you are afraid that you won't be able to sell it at a high price here." Come on, with your relationship with Silly Zhu, you can sell it to the steel rolling mill at market price, you are so smart."

Li Xuewu saw the postman wandering around for several pits without standing until he reached Hu Zhengquan's position. The man set up the ladder and squatted on the edge of Hu Zhengquan's fish bucket, talking to Hu Zhengquan.

He replied to the third uncle's words: "Hey, I can't escape your detection even with my little tricks. You are really cunning."

The third uncle curled his lips and thought that the second half of Li Xuewu's words was a fart and that this boy's mouth was really damaged.

Seeing that Hu Zhengquan seemed to really want to sell the fish, Li Xuewu pointed at the fish bucket and gestured to the postman, but their voices were both low-pitched, and Li Xuewu couldn't hear what they said at all.

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