Song Tan's Notes

Lu Chuan has never lacked patience.

He has been good at waiting since he was a child.

In contrast, Song Tan was initially an impatient person. He gradually became calmer through experience, but his inherent nature sometimes still showed.
However, nowadays, even if you are good at using spiritual energy, you can't rush the crops one after another when farming in the village. Most of the time, you should tell them to follow the natural order.

The right timing, too, requires waiting.

Therefore, the two put the thief out of their minds and were left waiting until five o'clock.

Lu Chuan slowly got up to change his clothes, asking her as he did so:
"The fishermen haven't come home all night, should we call them?"

Song Tancai won't hit him.

When Song Sancheng is fishing, he doesn't even want to come back for a meal. Qiaoqiao had brought him food twice before.

Although he didn't achieve much, he was still able to kill time there, which shows he had some enthusiasm.

Moreover, if you call him at this time, he will even speak in a very low voice, being very cautious.

Although people complain about him, they are actually quite tolerant of his hobbies.

"I won't bother you any longer. If you haven't come back by this hour, you must have made some progress and caught something."

However, even if Song Tan didn't say anything, Qin Yun's family members would probably have been notified anyway. It just depends on whether they want to fish or watch the show.

Song Tan then opened the phone and, as if familiar with the process, reported the incident to the town's police station.

Police station: ...

Oh.

I'm becoming increasingly numb.

After confirming repeatedly that they were just two ordinary thieves who had failed to steal fish and had not been caught again while trying to catch three to five thousand kilograms of fish for their family, the authorities finally hung up the phone cautiously and then set out.

But at this time, the guesthouse was still quiet, while the Song family had already received the news.

Despite his increasingly frail spirit, Song Youde was still able to curse and swear all the way as he rode his tricycle with the old lady on the back, speeding towards the riverbank!
When I passed by the guesthouse, I saw Song Tan and Lu Chuan by the roadside and comforted them:

"Tan Tan, don't talk about favors for no reason. When people act like scoundrels and thieves, they don't tell us. If they have elders in their family, don't say a word, I'll scold them!"

The implication is that, although human feelings are disregarded, the old still have to deal with the old.

That way, if we both lie down, neither of us will be afraid of the other.

Song Tan accepted the offer, and seeing his fierce fighting spirit, he didn't mention his plans with Lu Chuan, only giving him these instructions:
"Grandpa, you're old. Go and see if you recognize this person, and ask around about his family and children."

Grandma, dressed in a purple floral silk summer outfit, sat calmly in the passenger seat of the tricycle, nodding serenely, and strangely, she still exuded a bit of the same air she had last year as Teacher Tang.
"Don't worry, if those two don't learn their lesson, I'll go to their kids' schools and workplaces and give them a piece of my mind. I'll definitely get the truth out of them!"

Hey!
Song Tan couldn't help but look at Lu Chuan again: I must say, this style feels just like our own.

Song Youde was also angry: "All sorts of people come to steal! Do they think our fish grow on dew? We have to teach them a lesson!"

They dare to go to the riverbank where so many dogs are kept, which shows they are determined to make money. How can we tolerate that?
The elderly couple sped along, twisting the handlebars and roaring forward.

Ulan and the others, who were a step behind, glanced again in the direction of the guesthouse—

"Don't your friends like watching the excitement?"

Catching a thief? That's not a common sight in the countryside! Aren't you going to come and take a look at something like this?

Lu Chuan suppressed a laugh: "They haven't gotten up yet."

After a good day of eating and drinking, you'll sleep soundly at night, won't you?

Although they can get up a little earlier, it's only five o'clock, it's really too much for them.

……

On the riverbank, two fish thieves, their faces swollen and their voices hoarse, looked utterly hopeless.

Not far away, Chen Chi was holding a jar in one hand and brushing his teeth with a toothbrush in the other, his mouth full of foam, while his eyes were looking at them with curiosity and surprise.

That feeling...

However, the two brothers had lost even the will to be angry.

Anyone who wears a tank top and shorts in the middle of summer and sits on an open grassy field for two hours will feel that life is just so-so.

At this moment, their faces were swollen and their cheeks were puffed up. They had not only waited for Old Song's family, but also finally heard the auspicious sound of police sirens.

The police cars roared along, stirring up the early morning air in Yunqiao Village once again.

"Oh dear! Is something wrong with the Song family again?"

"We gave all the mugwort we got from catching that thief last time to Dr. Guo, and we've had a few moxibustion sessions. The difference in our bodies is noticeable. Should we share what we have this time?"

"Dream on! Even if a thief steals the fruit and vegetables, they can still sell them, right?"

"What a pity, why not come again next year for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

How can you be so sure you're a thief?

"What are the police doing here if they're not thieves? There aren't any gamblers in our village."

No, I'm really busy!
The elderly men and women are diligently practicing their skills, learning as they go, weaving baskets and mats.

Grandma Lotus, a disabled person, was able to earn eight thousand yuan a month last summer—good heavens! The old men and women in the surrounding villages were all amazed!
I’m so envious!
After all, raising children to provide for old age is less reliable than taking money.

Besides, sitting there weaving straw mats isn't tiring at all.

As for those who cause damage or disruption...

Oh my, that team of security guards runs from here to there every day, they're really strong!

Many of the older women in the village are looking for eligible men to help them find partners.

I heard that everyone inside is disabled?
You can't tell, but he runs much more energetically than any able-bodied young man in his village.

Of course, this project was handled by Aunt Zhang Hong, who then called her relatives and friends one by one to communicate and invite them to sign up.

It's just that the Song family can't spare the time to organize it right now, otherwise they could have had a lively celebration for several days!

Putting aside the security guards, there are still so many dogs.

If someone hits another person, they have to pay compensation; if a dog bites someone… that's unacceptable! I've heard that many of them have meritorious service records.

After the police station came a few more times, there were several more rumors circulating about helping to arrest serious criminals, but these were just rumors and were not refuted.

Or even if they deny it, people don't believe them and think the authorities are trying to cover it up... They all understand!
Anyway!

Besides thieves, they really couldn't think of anything else.

What a pity.

Everyone should think about their work today. Watching the excitement is important, but earning a salary is also important, so we can only miss it.

The two brothers who stole the fish were thus able to save face in front of everyone.

Compared to the Dragon Boat Festival, there were really not many people this time.

Even the police were speechless.

Honestly, it's hard to catch ordinary people stealing from you.

But knowing full well that there are tigers in the mountains, they still venture into the tiger's den, and now look what's happened—oh dear!
The two people who came over first were startled:
"We can't let vigilante justice be used!"

From a distance, you could see the two people lying on the ground with swollen faces and puffy cheeks, their bodies marked with diamond-shaped marks from the fishing net!
Chen Xi quickly ran up and said with a righteous expression, "I'm sorry, I was too nervous after catching the thief last night and forgot to untie the fishing net. But we definitely didn't hit anyone!"

"How is this possible?!" another person exclaimed. "How could it be so swollen if no one was hit?"

Chen Xi gave an awkward smile:
"Um... I was too tired to steal fish in the middle of the night. After all, I do a lot of physical work during the day and forgot about them here."

As he spoke, he approached and untied the fishing net.

The fishing net was opened, but the two brothers lay there, their faces still blank and their eyes lifeless.

Looking at his body and face again—the slippers were long gone from the water, and he was barefoot when he got ashore.

Now, the grass in front of them is a mess, as if two men are twisting, rolling, wriggling, and rubbing against each other.

Then look at the soles of your feet—

Hey!
Then look at her swollen eyelids, pouty lips, mud between her toes, and her arms and palms that were bleeding from scratching...

In short, there wasn't a single good piece of flesh on his exposed body, and judging from the way he was scratching and rubbing his clothes, there probably wasn't any good flesh underneath either.

But this matter...

The police officer said sternly:
"How could you be so careless? Mosquitoes at this time of year can kill you if you leave them outside for too long!"

"Don't do it again next time!"

Chen Xi was very agreeable, nodding repeatedly in agreement.

"Next time, I'll definitely bring the person inside and light some mosquito coils!"

As he was speaking, the policeman swatted a mosquito off his arm.

Seeing this, Song Youde's idea of ​​interrogating the other party about his ancestors for eighteen generations vanished, and he quickly pulled out a box of mosquito repellent cream from his pocket:
"Come on, let me put some on you. This will keep the mosquitoes away."

The mosquito repellent cream box was strangely plain, looking like an enlarged version of mentholatum. The two policemen knew it was useless and were still refusing it when Song Youde suddenly grabbed their arms and smeared some on them.

There was no cool, refreshing feeling. The two looked around and looked again, but suddenly found a sense of peace around them—sure enough, there were no more mosquitoes flying around.

The two looked over in surprise, only to see that Song Youde seemed quite used to it. Looking around Old Song's house, there were indeed no mosquitoes swarming around him.

This is a grassy area by the river!
How could it be so quiet?

"you……"

The police officer was about to ask the question when he was nudged by the person next to him, and he quickly regained his composure and remembered that he was still in the office.

Looking at the two people lying on the ground, he thought to himself, between these two and the three who had worked hard all night to steal the mugwort last time, he wondered who was more pitiful.

Wait, why aren't they saying anything?

Chen Xi glanced at it and said innocently, "Maybe your voice is hoarse? How about I make you some dried sea buckthorn?"

How could someone stealing fish have a hoarse voice? These guys wouldn't give them a taste of their own medicine, would they?

Before the thought even crossed his mind, Chen Chi said, "They have such loud voices, they kept shouting here, but I fell asleep later and couldn't hear them anymore."

The two brothers lying there were truly on the verge of tears.

They opened their mouths, but their dry, hoarse voices made it impossible for them to speak.

At first, they shouted for the police to be called.

But that's just shouting; the voice is clear, but it's all about the breath, not making you mute.

Later, there were just too many mosquitoes, and I suddenly felt like killing them. I started yelling incoherently, as if I wanted to scream my lungs out.

But the two brothers on the riverbank looked at him with resentment: How could a person sleep so soundly?

They were shouting so loudly that their voices seemed to echo all the way to the other side of the canyon, but there was still no response from their side.

Chen Xi didn't know what they were thinking, but if she did, she would have muttered something to herself:
This riverbank is home to pigs, cattle, sheep, ducks, and chickens. When they make a commotion, it's much louder than just a few howls.
He's already immune.

What are the police officers supposed to say about this?

To say it was a beating, aside from numerous mosquito bites, there was no actual beating. Some of the bruises were just greenish-purple, and the other party even offered an explanation—

"They came in a small boat, I didn't notice, but when our geese and ducks were playing on the water, they went up and started grabbing and hitting strangers..."

As for why geese are playing on the water with ducks in the middle of the night—can humans really explain that? Geese and ducks have pretty good night vision anyway.

It just wants to play.

Chen Xi felt ashamed: "I didn't know because it was far away. Anyway, when we found it, we quickly scooped it up in the net."

really?
The police officers didn't believe it.

Song Tan suppressed a laugh and listened for a long time. Then he looked at Lu Chuan, who also listened with a strange expression, but his expression was focused. Clearly, it was another excellent subject matter.

At this moment, Song Tan finally had the opportunity to demonstrate his strength:
"Qiaoqiao, call Big White over."

He added, "And its duck team."

Qiaoqiao responded and rushed to the riverbank, waving and shouting loudly, "!"

"Big White! Big White, come here quickly! The police officer wants to see you, you deserve to be praised!"

In a child's mind, doing a good deed or catching a thief means being praised.

The police officers' eyes widened: Don't talk nonsense!

We didn't say we wanted to meet! Nor did we say we wanted to praise them!
However, looking further back, one could see a huge white figure gracefully swimming across the distant blue waves.

The ducks behind them formed a fan shape and swam neatly towards the riverbank.

Before long, they gracefully made their way ashore one after another.

Look at Big White's confident figure, his domineering beady eyes, his thick, smooth neck, and his majestic, high chest!

It flaps its wings, causing the grass blades around it to flutter. Its heavy weight makes you sway for a long time even with a single pat.

this……

The two looked at Da Bai, then at the two thieves.

Well, they were all still conscious, they were just bitten a few times, so the goose was pretty sensible!
Otherwise, if you beat someone up and knock them unconscious, wouldn't they be completely unaware of what's happening in the river?
Qiaoqiao, leading Big White, looked expectantly at the police.

The police officers stared blankly at Big White, unsure of what to say.

After a long pause, he finally managed to stammer, "This goose, this goose is rather large..."

Qiaoqiao took this as a compliment!
Now, I squat down and get along well with the two big white guys again. You hug my back, and I put my wings on your shoulders.

"The police officer praised you for doing a good job, Big White! You've really gotten your money's worth from all that food you've been eating, you're so strong!"

"What do you want to eat today? I'm going up the mountain to pick peaches today. I'll chop them up and bring one back for you and Goose Sister, okay?"

"Goose, goose, goose—"

Big White was extremely satisfied and raised his voice to shout loudly.

Qiaoqiao already understood: "Alright then. Bring a few more, one for your eldest brother, one for you, half for Goose Sister, and the rest for the ducks. Everyone's worked hard..."

They started talking to themselves, and everyone else in the room fell silent.

Fortunately, the old lady still remembered her mission. She carefully discerned the truth from the thick lips, swollen eyes, and pimple-covered face:
"Isn't this so-and-so? I remember his child is related to so-and-so from our village who married into the neighboring village..."

"This is his brother, and his brother's child looks like he just started working..."

The old lady is indeed learned and knowledgeable, with a wide range of knowledge in the surrounding area.

Now, even with just a vague outline, we've already figured out the basics.

He smiled meaningfully at this moment, just as Lu Chuan had said, without needing to say anything harsh, the two of them were already intimidated.

But in his anxiety, he opened his mouth, but nothing came out except for a dry, hoarse sound.

What else can be said after all this?
The police officers said, "Then I'll take them back first. Someone from your family can come along and take notes."

If I don't wear it, I'll start feeling uncomfortable somewhere else in my body again.

Like those two main thieves who stole the mugwort last time, they didn't feel tired in the field and worked hard all night.

And what happened? He spent another morning squatting there, and his back pain flared up in the police station, making it so painful he couldn't straighten up.

Ugh!
Why did you suddenly decide to come to Old Song's house?
What a tragedy! (End of Chapter)