Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 714 Interesting Stories about Fishing
Yan Bugui sat down, took a sip of tea, and said, "You don't believe me when I say you're stupid. When we first formed the teaching team, he and I were in the same training class and sat next to each other. I was thinking, if he became the principal, would he be able to promote me? If I became a team leader or even a director, would my salary increase significantly? My allowance would also increase significantly."

Yang Ruihua's eyes lit up and he said, "Why are you still hesitating about this good thing? Why don't you go now?"

Yan Bugui rolled his eyes at Yang Ruihua and said, "If I go, I can go empty-handed. I'm just thinking about what to bring."

Yang Ruihua thought for a moment and said, "Don't we always say give him what he likes? What does he like? Just give him what he likes. There will be no problem."

Yan Bugui recalled for a while and said, "When I was with him, he always talked about famous calligraphy and paintings. Is he interested in famous calligraphy and paintings?"

Yang Ruihua said: "That's for sure, but, Old Yan, we don't have any famous calligraphy or paintings at home. People know about it, but we can't fool them. What should we do?"

Yan Bugui thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to Liulichang tomorrow to see if there is any."

Yang Ruihua looked at Yan Bugui in astonishment and said, "How much do the famous paintings and calligraphy there cost? Can our family afford them?"

"Let's go and take a look. We'll talk about it later. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child." Yan Bugui said as if he had made up his mind.

After breaking up with Wang Zhan, Xiao Shandong happily returned to Zhenwu Temple. At that time, the Zhenwu Temple was in ruins and few people went there, so it became a gathering place for beggars.

When they walked into the temple courtyard, Xiao Shandong saw Chen Quezi at a glance, ran over and said, "Boss, you are back. When did you come back? If you don't come back, I will starve to death."

Chen Quezi glanced at Xiao Shandong and said, "Did you sell the newspaper I asked you to sell?"

"I sold it. The mute meant to pay next time. I'll owe it to you this time." Xiao Shandong said.

Chen Quezi thought for a moment and asked, "Where is the mute now?"

Xiao Shan Dong said, "Now I don't know. I found him at the train station the day you left."

Chen Quezi was silent for a moment, then said, "Did that nobleman give you more big money?"

Xiao Shandong was stunned, shuddered, and said, "Boss, how did you know? You gave it to me, a 50,000 yuan note, but I didn't dare spend it." As he said that, he took out a 50,000 yuan note from his inner pocket and handed it to Chen Quezi.

Chen Guizi took the banknote and said, "I'm telling you, Xiao Shandong, you better behave yourself and don't play tricks on me. Your little tricks are not good enough. Okay, here is a roast chicken, specially reserved for you. Take it and eat it next to me." After that, he handed Xiao Shandong a paper bag. Xiao Shandong couldn't wait to take out the roast chicken and started eating. The little beggars next to them were extremely envious, but since Chen Guizi was there, they didn't dare to move.

After watching Xiao Shandong finish the roast chicken, Chen Guizi stood up and walked out of the Zhenwu Temple.

As soon as Chen Guizi left, Xiao Shandong was surrounded by a group of little beggars and was beaten and kicked. Xiao Shandong was already used to it, so he protected his head, curled up on the ground, and let them beat him. Chen Guizi, who was outside, sneered and muttered to himself, "My food is so delicious." Then he limped away.

In the evening, Wang Li woke up and called for her brother in a daze. Wang Zhan walked into the bedroom and said, "Hey, you've been sleeping until now and won't wake up no matter how I call you. Are you going to sleep tonight? Are you hungry?"

Wang Li said, "Well, I woke up because I was hungry. I dreamed that I ate chicken legs, so I woke up." Wang Zhan chuckled and said, "I see you want to eat chicken legs. Okay, wash your face and cheer up. I'll make it for you."

Wang Zhan arrived at the front yard, entered the kitchen and started cooking. He made a braised chicken leg, a bowl of millet porridge, and shredded potatoes. At this time, Wang Li had already run over from the backyard, followed by Jinbao.

"Today, I'll give both of you chicken legs. Come and eat." Wang Zhan carried Wang Li to the stool, and found a basin to put the chicken legs in, and put it directly in front of Jin Bao.

The brother and sister began to eat quietly. Jinbao put the chicken leg on the ground and struggled with it.

After Wang Li finished eating, she sat there drinking water and asked her brother, "Brother, why are you so kind to Xiao Shandong?"

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "It's just a meal."

Wang Li shook her head and said, "But, but, why do I feel like everyone there hates him?"

"Really? Maybe he's forced by life. Never mind. Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that he is a bit cunning and doesn't seem to be telling the truth." Wang Zhan said.

Wang Li asked, "How do you know?"

Wang Zhan said, "What he said is a bit unreliable. For example, the good man he mentioned is the principal of the elementary school. He would treat a beggar to a meal, so why didn't he save him? And he said that their boss disappeared for a while if he was fine. Even if he was his boss, he was still a beggar. Why would he disappear if he was fine?"

Wang Li nodded and said, "Yeah, brother, you should pay less attention to him in the future."

Wang Zhan smiled and said, "Okay, maybe we have a common experience, so I feel a little sympathy. Okay, don't think about it. Go to the backyard and I'll clean up."

Early in the morning of the second day after the holiday, Xiao Si and Xiao Wu came together. Xiao Wu was carrying a large bucket. Wang Zhan laughed so hard that he bent over and said, "This is our first day of fishing. You brought such a big bucket and didn't catch anything. How embarrassing it would be."

Xiao Si said angrily, "I told him not to bring it, but he insisted that you must not have prepared anything, so he insisted on bringing it with you."

Wang Zhan said, "You two should wait a moment. The rain hasn't come yet."

The two of them didn't go into the house, but played with Jinbao in the front yard. Wang Zhan went to prepare food for Jinbao. After a while, Wang Li also ran to the front yard with a small bag on her back and greeted Xiaosi and Xiaowu.

After a while, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Si went to open the door and saw that it was He Yushui. A few people packed up, took their fishing rods, left the yard, and headed straight for Shichahai.

When they arrived at Shichahai, several people took small shovels and went under the trees to dig earthworms. It didn't take long before they dug a small bucket.

A few people found a place with few people and started fishing in an orderly manner. This was their first time fishing, and they listened to the advice of Tieguai Li, who sold fishing rods. Tieguai Li told them his fishing experience for half an hour. This was also their first time, and either the fish ate the bait or they pulled the rod too late, so they kept getting empty hooks. By noon, they still hadn't caught a single fish.

(End of this chapter)