Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 799: Fishing Encounter
Qi Dasheng rode out his tricycle again, with He Yushui and Wang Li sitting on it, and the fishing gear was placed on the tricycle. Wang Zhan also rode out his old car, and the group headed towards Shichahai in a mighty procession.

When they arrived at Shichahai, they saw that there were quite a lot of people, some were there to play, some were there to watch the fun, and some were there to fish. They gathered in groups of three or four, lining up along the shore. This time they did not go south, but walked along Shichahai towards Houhai for more than ten minutes. When they saw that there were fewer people on the shore, they stopped.

Wang Zhan took down the fishing gear, Qi Dasheng parked the car, and took He Yushui and Wang Li to the shore. Wang Zhan asked, "Master, where should we choose?"

Qi Dasheng looked around and pointed in the direction of a big willow tree and said, "Let's go over there. It's quiet there."

Wang Zhan nodded. They were out to have fun anyway. It didn’t matter whether they caught any fish or not. They just wanted to relax with the two girls.

After everyone got ready, Wang Zhan and He Yushui found a big, wet rock to dig for earthworms. It didn't take long for Wang Zhan to find a spot. The earthworms here were big and fat. He dug a small bucket of them in a short while. He came back and handed it to the master. The master took out a fish food box with grains he had prepared. He rolled an earthworm in it, then hung it on the fish hook and swung the rod skillfully.

He Yushui and Wang Li watched for a while and then took a small bucket and a few small fishing nets to the shore to play by themselves.

They had bad luck today. For a long time, the master and disciple didn’t catch any fish. Wang Zhan even doubted whether there were any fish here.

Just when Wang Zhan was about to lose interest, he heard someone behind him shouting, "Brother Zhan, why are you here?"

Wang Zhan turned around, was stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter. He Yushui and Wang Li were also attracted by his laughter. They looked behind Wang Zhan and also laughed after seeing what was happening.

I saw Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, both of them were covered in mud, their faces and hair were also dirty. They were standing there in a very embarrassed manner, each holding a piece of sack.

Qi Dasheng also saw it and said, "Where did these two mud monkeys come from?"

Wang Zhan said: "They don't look like mud monkeys, they look like they are fleeing. I wasn't as embarrassed as them when I was fleeing from the famine."

Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were not angry. They chuckled and walked over and put the sack at Wang Zhan's feet. Xiao Si urged Xiao Wu and the two of them went to the river to wash their faces and heads at the same time.

He Yushui had a prepared towel in her bag and quickly handed it over.

Wang Zhan then asked, "What are you two doing?"

Xiaowu said, "Oh, don't mention it. It was just bad luck for us. He and I were here to catch frogs. There's a patch of grass over there. There used to be groups of frogs. When we went there today, we heard frogs croaking, so I went down. I didn't expect to get stuck in it. Fortunately, Xiaosi was quick-witted and pulled me up. I was about to get out."

At this time, Xiao Si said, "Stop, I'll tell you later. I was fine at first, but because of him, I was about to pull him up, but then I couldn't pull him up no matter how hard I tried. I asked him what was wrong. This idiot had something on his body, and it was so heavy. I really had no choice. There was no one around, so I had to jump in and drag him from the bottom. When he got up, I looked at him and guess what happened?"

Wang Zhan looked at him, and Xiao Si said, "He actually has a large porcelain bottle on his foot. I was wondering why it was so heavy."

Xiao Wu pointed at the sack and said, "That's it. I don't know if it's worth money."

Wang Zhan became interested, opened the sack and looked inside, then put the sack back on. Although Qi Dasheng didn't know much about antiques, he knew that Wang Zhan had learned a lot from Taoist Wang, so he asked, "Why, is it valuable?"

Wang Zhan nodded, turned around and said to Xiao Si and Xiao Wu, "Come to our place for lunch at noon, and come home to watch it later. Put it in the car."

Qi Dasheng looked at the dirty Xiao Si and Xiao Wu and said, "Forget it, we won't fish anymore. We're not lucky today. Why don't we go back and let Xiao Si and Xiao Wu wash themselves and change their clothes?"

Wang Zhan agreed. Wang Li looked at Xiao Wu and said, "Brother Xiao Wu, do you feel like you have the fragrance of earth now?"

Xiao Wu was frowning and looked at Wang Li resentfully, then suddenly said, "Yes, Lili, come here and let your brother hug you, so that you can also smell the fragrance of the earth." Wang Li was so scared that she hid behind He Yushui.

A few people were laughing and joking, and then they packed up and walked back. As Xiao Wu was walking, he suddenly shouted, "Look over there, over there, isn't that Yan Bugui?"

Just when they were about to turn into the alley next to Majialou, Xiaowu shouted, and everyone looked in the direction Xiaowu was pointing. It was Yan Bugui, who was standing on the shore with a fishing rod, smoking a cigarette, and chatting with the person next to him.

Qi Dasheng asked: "Why do you have a feud?"

Wang Zhan nodded, and told his master what happened with Yan Bugui in school recently. Qi Dasheng had a good memory and said, "Isn't that man the one who cheated you out of furniture? He's still a teacher, but he has no moral integrity at all. Let's go and see if he will taint your eyes."

The group went straight back home. Since they didn't catch any fish, Wang Zhan decided to buy some meat. He Yushui said she wanted to go with them, so the two of them carried baskets, meat coupons and money and went to the vegetable market.

Things went against his wishes. There was not even any minced meat, let alone meat. In the end, Wang Zhan bought a bunch of big bones, which did not require tickets and were cheap. On his way back, he passed by the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some soda. However, Wang Zhan forgot to bring his wine ticket, so he did not buy wine for the master.

The two men came back. There were still some vegetables in the small vegetable garden at home. Qi Dasheng picked them all and took out a chicken. There were four dishes for lunch: stewed potatoes with pork ribs, stewed chicken with mushrooms, scrambled eggs with cucumber, and a dish of cold shredded potatoes. The staple food was a big steamed bun.

Xiao Si and Xiao Wu had also washed up. Qi Dasheng gave them two sets of Wang Zhan's clothes. They didn't hesitate and changed into them directly.

As soon as Wang Li came back, she went to the garden to count the remaining chickens. She didn't dare to go yesterday because the chickens had been killed. Today, when she heard the master say that everything had been cleaned up, she went over. There was only one rooster and four hens left in the chicken coop, and the rest were chicks.

Qi Dasheng didn't let Wang Zhan enter the kitchen. Xiao Si and Xiao Wu couldn't wait to take out the bottle and went to the front yard to wash it. Wang Zhan took a glance and was attracted. He dared to guarantee that this bottle must be from the official kiln, but he didn't know whether it was from Kangxi or Qianlong. Wang Zhan was not in a hurry. He went to the backyard to set up a round table as there were many people eating today.

Wang Li brought Jin Bao and chased Wang Zhan around. Wang Zhan said, "Didn't you ask Sister Yushui to wash the fruit for you?"

"Sister Yushui has already gone to wash, do you need me to tell you?" Wang Li said.

"You are such a heartless little thing." After saying that, Wang Zhan picked up Wang Li and began to loosen her bones. Wang Li laughed so hard that she was out of breath and kept begging for mercy.

(End of this chapter)