In the afternoon, Tiancheng came home, saw that the sun was still very high, went into the house to drink a glass of water, paused for a while, and then greeted Lianying: "I'll go to Li Ji and discuss with your father about going to see his old classmate the day after tomorrow." After saying that, I rode to my father-in-law's house.

When he arrived at his father-in-law's house, Ren Fanping was watering a few pots of flowers planted in the yard, and when he saw Tiancheng's arrival, he seemed to have guessed a few points, and said casually: "Look at your time, you must have made a good connection, right?"

"It's really hard to hide anything from your eyes. Tiancheng felt that this old father-in-law was different from ordinary people, after all, he was a rare cultural person in the countryside, and for many things, he could guess the hearts of others, and he could guess accurately.

"Just this little thing, at this time, there must be eyebrows, otherwise it wouldn't be in such a hurry. Ren Fanping said very reasonably, Tiancheng was indeed a little anxious.

"I'm really here for you to tell you about this matter, tomorrow your old classmate will come back from Beijing, so let's go the day after tomorrow, do you think it's okay? And I have also thought about the gifts I bring, the first time we meet, it is not suitable to bring any pastries, tobacco and alcohol, etc., I think you can bring some specialties of our lake area. Tiancheng said in detail to the old father-in-law in front of him.

"Good specialty, what kind of specialty do you plan to bring?" Ren Fanping is very interested in Tiancheng's proposal, this Tiancheng does things a bit like himself back then, he never cares about money, he has always believed in a truth in his life, that is, "all the wealth is scattered and comes back", so he has money or not, and he has never been stingy or deliberate in helping people and being a person.

"How about buying two turtles from the lake and matching them with our home-raised chickens?" Tiancheng said.

"It's really like this, people in the agency, there will be no shortage of pastries, tobacco and alcohol, don't you say, if you can eat our local chicken, it's really not easy! Now the popular broiler, I heard that those chickens are raised for two or three months before they are slaughtered, and the taste is not the same grade as the self-raised chicken, in the county, you can eat our home-raised chicken, there are really not many opportunities. Ren Fanping thinks that Tiancheng is very thoughtful, and the price of the two old turtles is not very expensive!

"That's right, so I'll go to the lake cliff early tomorrow morning to see if there's any, and if not, I'll go to the market and see if it's alive. Tiancheng was very happy with his old father-in-law's recognition, and felt that talking to and doing things with Homo sapiens always made people feel so relaxed, and they could get the answers they wanted without any effort to explain.

Tiancheng saw that the old father-in-law had already approved, so he said to the old father-in-law: "Then I'll go back first, and I will bring you clothes casually, see if it is suitable to wear!"

"It seems that I have to wear this, otherwise I can't let people look at us shabby!" Ren Fanping said and opened the package, unfolded it and put it on his body, as if it was tailor-made, not to mention the clothes board, it seemed that he had added value, Tiancheng unfolded his trousers on the side, handed it to his father-in-law and said: "It's really a dress to see who wears it, your figure, with this clothes, it is said that no one doubts that it is the leader." ”

Ren Fanping made Tiancheng laugh: "Look at what you said, it's not your credit for my dress, who are you praising for?"

Tiancheng immediately felt that he was boasting, and was a little embarrassed to say any more.

"If you put on this dress properly, I'll be relieved, then I'll go back. Tiancheng then pushed the motorcycle out of the gate.

Tiancheng is very happy about the old father-in-law's satisfaction, only by coaxing him to make the old man happy, and the matter of going to see Liang Lao can move forward, if he is not willing to go, it is forced to go, and the possible result will be counterproductive, the old father-in-law's temper, he is very clear.

Out of Ren Fanping's house Ren Fanping, did not go home, he was worried that tomorrow morning to buy the old turtle, I am afraid that it will not be able to buy the suitable, it is better to go to the lake to see if there is a ready-made old turtle there is a fisherman, if not, you can also tell tomorrow to call up and keep for yourself, this thing has always been unattainable, sometimes it is not good to wait for more than ten days to meet the satisfactory goods.

The speed of the motorcycle is really as the rural people say, "fast as the wind", before seeing the movement of the sun, has come to the lake embankment, saw a few fishermen on the second beach of the lake embankment to pack their nets, Tiancheng along the ramp of the lower second beach, slowly drove down.

"Uncle, have you caught more than three catties of fish recently?" Tiancheng, who stopped the car, asked an elderly man who was packing up the fishing nets.

"How many do you want to buy?" the old elder asked in a loud voice, measuring Tiancheng up and down.

"How much can you want for this thing, two is enough!" Tiancheng was happy in his heart, he didn't expect today's luck to be so good, he couldn't buy old turtles when he went to relatives, and he couldn't touch such a coincidence, and when he came today, he immediately asked the right person, which made him inevitably surprised.

"It's not to pour cold water on you, this thing is already less, and you need more than three catties, which is even more difficult, even if there is, it is difficult to find two that are so heavy." The older man said unhurriedly.

"According to you, is it hard to buy?" Tiancheng is really like riding a roller coaster, the gap is very large, and the surprise just now suddenly gave birth to a little disgust.

"As the saying goes, the thousand-year-old king, the 10,000-year-old turtle, you want more than three catties of the king, it is difficult to grow so big without more than five years, since the production team has been separated, the two years of fishing have increased, and a lot of electric fish traps have been added, you think, where are there so many kings, let alone more than three catties. Even if there is, the price will not be cheap. Tiancheng estimated that the elder heard the reason why it was difficult to catch Wang Ba who was more than three catties, and deliberately dragged his tone to make him happy.

"The price is not a problem, the most important thing is whether you can find it?" Tiancheng continued to ask as if he was a little impatient.

"To find such goods, you go to the second egg in my village, he is a famous turtle catcher, if he can't catch it, you don't expect others to catch it. The elder looked at Tiancheng with a little eagerness, and said seriously.

"How did you find the second egg in your village?" Tiancheng then asked.

"Look, that little young man crouching there in a cage. The older man pointed straight ahead.

Following the elder's fingers, Tiancheng noticed that a young man was squatting there not far away, and the reeds were swimming in his hands as if they were wearing flowers.

"Thank you, I'll ask him!" Tiancheng smiled politely at the older man, and walked over to the young man and stopped.

"May I ask who you are?" Tiancheng was embarrassed to say the word "second egg", and deliberately made an official tone.

"You just call me Erdan, I heard what you said to my second uncle just now, although the name Erdan is not good, it was also given by my parents, and now the name Erdan is mentioned among the fishermen, and there is no one who does not admire our ability to catch the king. Erdan looked up at Tiancheng who was standing beside him, smiling brightly, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing two small tiger teeth.

"Then do you have more than three catties of goods?" Tiancheng feels that since he has this title, he should be worthy of this title, and there has always been a saying in the countryside that "without this gold and steel diamond, do not take this porcelain work", see if this statement is good today?

"Don't say three catties, it's five catties, we've caught it, it's just ......" Erdan hesitated.

"What?" Tiancheng's heart was cold.

"It's just that there are two at home, and the one I caught this morning is really not small, but I don't weigh it, just waiting for a guest like you, sell it for a good price!"

"Then let's go to the house and have a look!" Tiancheng felt that as long as there was the goods, it didn't matter how old he was, he would look at it first.

"Well, I'm not close to home!" Erdan frowned.

"It doesn't matter, don't I have a motorcycle?" Tiancheng reminded as he pointed to the motorcycle parked there.

"Let's go home. Erdan said and walked straight to Tiancheng's motorcycle.

Tiancheng followed.

Erdan walked behind the elder who was communicating with Tiancheng just now and said, "Second uncle, I won't come back after reading it, you can help me clean up the cage just now, don't let people accidentally step on it!"

"Alright, go!" the elder agreed, without even raising his eyes.

Erdan got on Tiancheng's motorcycle, and the two came directly to the village not far from the river embankment.

The so-called Erdan said that it is not close, in fact, it is less than two miles away, if they get off the boat and walk, it will indeed take more than ten minutes to walk, but for Tiancheng's motorcycle, it will only take three or two minutes to drive to Erdan's home.

The wall made of earth, no one is high, there are two broken wooden doors under the herringbone hermitage at the gate, the wooden door has no padlock, and a small wooden stick is inserted in the nose of the door. When you enter the wooden door, you will see three adobe thatched houses, except for a large vat, the courtyard is empty, this is Erdan's home.

"What about your family?" Tiancheng asked casually, feeling a little deserted.

"I'm a family, my parents are gone, my brother and sister-in-law are separated from me, and now I'm alone, and the others won't, I have been caught fish and shrimp since I was a child, and I catch turtles, and I support myself by this work. When Erdan said these words, he didn't feel heavy at all, but seemed to be twelve points relaxed, as if he didn't care at all. Tiancheng didn't answer, and was secretly praised by this two eggs for their optimism in life.

Erdan walked to the front of the tank in the yard, lifted the lid on the tank, scooped half a scoop of cold water, drank it, and then took out the key to open the door of the grass house, and walked in, the house was a little dim, Tiancheng noticed that there was still a cylinder in the house, but this tank was not as big as the courtyard, there was a cover strung with a sorghum rod on it, and half a brick was pressed on it, Erdan opened the cylinder head, stretched out his head to look inside and said:" You take a look, just these two, I don't know where the luck came from yesterday, I caught such two kings, I was very happy at the time, I didn't expect that the guests who came in the morning were reluctant to give money, what a disappointment!"

Although it is a little dark, Tiancheng can still see clearly that the two turtles in the tank are indeed not small, and one is at least more than three catties?

"Are you pressing one or pounds?" asked Tiancheng, staring at the old turtle at the bottom of the tank.

"I don't have a scale here, press one, if you want both, I can be cheaper. Erdan's words revealed a bit of boldness.

"Then both. "Tiancheng feels that if you miss this village, you won't have this store, and if you don't buy it, you will lose the opportunity to buy, and the day after tomorrow is still waiting to be used, where are there so many choices?

"If you want both, you'll want that. Erdan's right hand stretched out, his index finger and thumb stretched out, and the other three fingers bent down.

Tiancheng understood that he wanted eighty yuan.

"I see you're pretty good at doing business!" Tiancheng wanted to praise Erdan, but he didn't think that Erdan didn't understand Tiancheng's meaning, and he probably felt that it was a little more expensive, so he changed his fingers and pinched his five fingers together.

"Seven percent off!" Tiancheng deliberately quipped.

Erdan shook his head, sighed and said, "It turns out that you don't know the goods either, so you don't sell them!"

"Where you won't sell it, let's recognize the price you said, okay?" Tiancheng saw that it was not early, and wanted to buy it as soon as possible, and said in a negotiating tone.

"That's the price. Erdan still pinched his fingers together.

"Deal!" Tiancheng took out the money, counted the number to the second egg, and added: "If I ask you to order it again one day, will it be cheaper?"

"As long as you're happy and cheap, you just have to come to me. Erdan said with a little money.

Erdan took the money, casually found a woven bag in the room, quickly put the two Wang Ba into the bag, twisted it in his mouth, pulled it up, handed it to Tiancheng and said: "As long as the price is fair, don't be nonsense, we can make a deal, and become friends, if you want to eat Wang Ba, come to me!"

"Okay, I'll look for you next time!" After Tiancheng finished speaking, he came out with a woven bag and said in his heart: "It seems that Uncle Liang is really a rich man, so coincidentally encountered such a good thing, and easily bought it, it seems that this trip must be as smooth as a gift!"

Tiancheng came out of Erdan's village, the red glow in the west had receded, and the sky was about to get dark, Tiancheng turned on the car lights, whistled, and drove towards his home with a smoke.