Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

"Hey? Third Brother? Look over there in the field, what's that red dot flashing around...?"

While punting his boat, Zhang Wuyuan suddenly noticed something strange in the field ridge not far ahead.

The three, already feeling guilty, were on high alert.

Zhang Wuyuan's discovery made them all follow the other person's finger and look in the direction it was pointing. Sure enough, they saw something flickering.

Wang Xiaoqi was pulling on the fishing net when he glanced at it disdainfully and said, "Oh, it's just a firefly. What's the big deal?"

Fifth Brother, come quickly and lend a hand! This net of fish is heavy, it must weigh at least forty or fifty pounds, right?

Zhao Laosan stared ahead for a while, then raised his hand to stop the two: "Wait, something feels off."

at the same time.

Zhao Lei, hidden in the darkness, noticed that the other party was looking in their direction, and his heart tightened immediately.

Holy crap! Have they spotted us?

That's not right. How could they possibly spot us when they're so far away and it's so dark?

Just as Zhao Lei was wondering, Wang Zongbao next to him exhaled a long puff of smoke.

"Brother Lei, why are they looking at us like this? Could it be...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Lei suddenly noticed that Wang Zongbao had a cigarette in his mouth, and his heart skipped a beat.

He muttered under his breath, "Zongbao! Why the hell are you still smoking? Put it out right now!"

Wang Zongbao shuddered, suddenly snapped back to his senses, and stubbed out the cigarette in the mud.

After doing all this, the two held their breath and watched Zhao Laosan and his group's movements in the distance without moving.

the other side.

Zhang Wuyuan pointed in the direction Zhao Lei was: "Hey? Third Brother? That red light has disappeared."

Zhao Laosan looked closely.

hiss......

Sure enough, the red light that had been flickering just moments before had now disappeared.

In the distance, all was dark and quiet, save for the sounds of the night wind and the river.

He was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he suddenly remembered something.

"Wait! Red fireflies? What the hell are there for red fireflies around here?"

Wang Xiaoqi, standing nearby, was speechless at Zhao Laosan's suspicious behavior.

"Hey, Third Brother, the world is full of wonders. Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Hurry up and help me pull the fish. Let's finish this quickly so we can call it a day."

"We made over 130 yuan on this trip alone! Where else can you find such a lucrative job?"

Mentioning the stolen money they had just divided up that day, Zhang Wuyuan also focused his attention on fishing.

"Wang Xiaoqi is right, Third Brother. Maybe they're fireflies we've never seen before? It's so late, what kind of grown-up person would be working in the fields like this?"

"Yes, yes, Third Brother, don't just stand there, come and lend a hand, I can't lift it up."

Zhao Laosan stared at Zhao Lei's direction for a long time.

Seeing that there was no other movement, he finally felt relieved.

The three of them worked together to haul the full fishing net onto the boat.

After working for a while, they brought the boat ashore and put the fish they had caught into buckets.

Wang Xiaoqi had been pulling the fishing net all day and was exhausted.

He plopped down on the edge of the paddy field, pulled out the Daqianmen cigarettes he had just bought that day from his pocket, and handed one to each of the group.

He lit a match, took a deep drag, exhaled a long smoke ring, and said with satisfaction, "Ah, Daqianmen cigarettes are still the best, much better than dry tobacco."

Zhang Wuyuan, while smoking, chimed in, "Yeah, it's only 50 cents a pack! I can't even afford such good cigarettes during the New Year."

"Who can argue with that?"

In the darkness, the red dots of two cigarettes flickered on and off.

Zhao Laosan, who was about to light a match, was horrified when he saw this: "Oh no! There was someone behind that paddy field embankment!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wuyuan and Wang Xiaoqi were both startled.

"Third Brother, what's wrong with you? It's past midnight, who would come from in the middle of the night?"

"Yeah, Third Brother, don't scare yourself like this. Everyone's sound asleep at this time of day."

Zhao Laosan was furious. He snatched the cigarette from Wang Xiaoqi's mouth and waved it in front of the two men: "Look, this is the damn red firefly you were talking about!"

Zhang Wuyuan and Wang Xiaoqi looked closely and suddenly realized!

In the darkness, their faces were not clearly visible, but their breathing revealed that they were both panicked.

Wang Xiaoqi lowered her voice and looked warily in the direction where the red dot had appeared: "Third Brother, what do you mean?"

Before Wang Xiaoqi could finish speaking, Zhang Wuyuan interrupted, "Those aren't red fireflies, are they? Is someone squatting there smoking?"

Zhao Laosan gritted his teeth: "That's right! It seems we've been targeted."

"Third Brother, what should we do? Who is that person? What does he want?"

Zhao Laosan snatched all the cigarettes from their mouths, threw them on the ground, and stomped them out forcefully: "Never mind who they are! Damn it, someone's found out we're fishing here. If word gets out, we're finished!"

"Oh? Third Brother, what should we do?"

As the backbone of the group, Zhao Laosan had a certain degree of composure.

In a flash, an idea struck him: "I reckon we were so far away just now, we couldn't see who he was, and he couldn't see who we were either. Let's get out of here now!"

Zhang Wuyuan and Wang Xiaoqi were originally so frightened that they were completely at a loss, but after hearing what Zhao Laosan said, their eyes lit up.

"That's right, Third Brother is right. Let's leave now, even if he tells others, they won't know it's the three of us."

"Yes, yes, yes."

After saying that, the three of them hurriedly began packing their things.

Meanwhile, Zhao Lei and Wang Zongbao, who were observing the group from the edge of the field, also noticed their unusual behavior.

Seeing the group's figures change from leisurely to busy and anxious, Zhao Lei immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Oh no, they seem to have spotted us."

"Brother Lei, this shouldn't be happening. They were just fishing normally a moment ago."

"Wait, it looks like they're packing something..."

Wang Zongbao looked up and saw that the figures of the group were indeed moving much faster in the darkness, and two of them had even started running.

Although their faces were not clearly visible, it was obvious that they seemed to be pulling in their fishing nets.

Wang Zongbao and Qin Changlin had been fishing on the Qingshui River for several days.

Even if you can't see exactly what the other person is doing, you can tell from their movements and some shadows that they are indeed packing things up.

He suddenly became a little anxious: "Brother Lei, it seems like they really are packing up."

Immediately, Zhao Lei was almost certain that the other party had realized that the red dot from Wang Zongbao smoking had given them their location.

He glanced at the main road in the distance behind him.

The night was quiet, without a soul in sight...

I wonder when Bowen will bring his people?

If they get away tonight, they probably won't come out fishing again for a long time!

As Zhao Lei was pondering what to do, Wang Zongbao could no longer contain himself and suddenly stood up.

"Brother Lei, they're tug the boat! They're trying to escape!"