Chapter 175: The Journey to Lu'an (2)
The shopkeeper saw the guy carrying a string of small crucian carp, and his face immediately fell, "How did you do it?" I went for most of the day and caught a few small fish flowers, and I was not allowed to open this store again! ā
The guy hurriedly smiled and said, "I'll go again in the afternoon, I'll definitely catch a fish." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
Although he repeatedly assured him, there was a look of horror in his eyes, as if he didn't want to fish anymore at all, but for some reason he endured it.
"Why don't you take the fish and wash it and boil it for a few guests." The shopkeeper frowned.
Wang Jing saw that there was indeed no fish, so she said: "Other home-cooked side dishes are fine, and we don't necessarily have to eat fish." "It's a sin to come all the way to eat this little crucian carp!
When the man heard Wang Jing say that he didn't eat fish, he looked at her very gratefully, but pleaded with the shopkeeper: "I don't know if the shopkeeper can sell me these fish, my mother-in-law is in confinement, the milk is not enough, and the baby is often hungry and crying." ā
Guarding such a large lake, you can't even eat crucian carp? It's an unbelievable thing.
The shopkeeper sneered, "Everyone is like you, so I don't have to do business in this store." ā
When the guy heard him say this, he even hooked his back, but he didn't know what to say.
Wang Jing said: "It's better for the shopkeeper to sell this fish to us." ā
The shopkeeper said, "Two taels of silver, if you want it, take it, don't want me to sell it to others." ā
Although prices have risen sharply, crucian carp in Haozhou is only more than 100 yuan a catty, and five taels of silver can buy a basket.
However, Wang Jing didn't look like a deceitful person when he saw his expression, so he asked Du Juan to take a silver ticket of five taels and come out, "The rest of the cooking money is not enough to add more." ā
Seeing that the guy was looking at the crucian carp greedily, he couldn't help but signal the cuckoo to hand it to him.
The man thanked him, asked the shopkeeper for leave, and then flew away.
Liu Yongan: The food they asked for was quickly served.
Mix radish seedlings, fried eggplant, fried beans, and a plate of fried bacon.
But after the summer, the bacon didn't taste good at all, and several people didn't eat it.
The shopkeeper has been apologizing with a smile, "In the early years of the next year, I also made a little money by relying on this Gaotang Lake, and I have to lose a lot of money in the past few years.
Hurry up in the afternoon, you can definitely get to Changfeng before dark, Wang Jing naturally doesn't want to live here.
Liu Yongan looked very interested, "Can you take me and my companions with you for fishing in the afternoon?" ā
The shopkeeper was startled when he heard this, "No, no, I don't know how many boats have been knocked over by that fish spirit in the past few years, and I can't even find the corpse." ā
Liu Yongan said: "Don't prevent things, don't prevent things, I'm just a fish essence." ā
A glimmer of light flashed in the shopkeeper's eyes, but it quickly went out again, "It will offend the river god." ā
Liu Yongan shook his head when he heard this, "There is really a river god, shouldn't you bless you with catching fish?" ā
The shopkeeper was speechless when he asked. When a few guys heard this, they pleaded together: "If this guest can really catch the fish essence, it can be regarded as a benefactor for us, and please fulfill the shopkeeper." It's a big deal, let's go to the bay and shout, and everyone will go out together. ā
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed, "Please also ask the guest officer to be careful." ā
The guys hurried back to call someone. After a while, a group of people came.
Liu Yongan comforted Wang Jing and said: "More than a dozen boats, don't worry, I will definitely come back before the sun sets." ā
Wang Jing nodded. She intellectually knew that she couldn't panic at this time, and she should support Liu Yongan, but she was very worried in her heart.
She didn't believe in gods before, but since the incident happened, the supernatural event has only been silently accepted.
"Then be careful." She admonished.
Liu Yongan smiled and nodded, left Shuangxi to take care of them, and took the blank space with him.
Wang Jing stayed in the inn and took out the chess games they hadn't finished playing in the morning to ponder.
Seeing her fidgeting, the cuckoo couldn't help but comfort: "Don't be afraid, girl, uncle will definitely be fine." ā
Purple Kite said, "Why do you still call you a girl?" ā
The cuckoo blushed: "I'm used to it, don't you call it that?" ā
Purple Kite said: "I just knew that it was wrong to call it so to remind you, and the dead hooves were still climbing me." ā
The cuckoo didn't argue with her, but said, "Then you take care of the girl here, and I'll go to the lake to have a look." ā
The purple kite raised his head and said: "Don't look at it, our uncle is a personal disciple of the head of the Northern Shaolin Sect, even if there is a fish essence, it has to show its original form." ā
Du Juan smiled and said: "You should say that our uncle has a meritorious reputation, and the official spirit will definitely suppress the demonic spirit." ā
Wang Jing knew that the two of them were deliberately making her happy, but it was not good to show anxiety on her face again, and explained to the two maids: "I'm thinking about chess, if I win the uncle, he has to agree to a request from me, and if he loses, he has to do something for him." ā
The two maidens laughed, "Exactly, if you solve the chess, the uncle will definitely come back." ā
Having said that, the cuckoo ran to the edge of the lake, and by this time the shore was already surrounded by many fishermen's families, and some even knelt down and kowtowed.
"The river god blesses them to catch the fish spirit quickly!"
"The river god blesses us with good weather and good weather."
"Bless us for catching more fish."
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Seeing them like this, the cuckoo couldn't help but get nervous, and hurriedly knelt down and prayed.
Wang Jing sat there, unable to calm down at all, and it didn't take long for her to come over with Purple Kite and Shuangli.
Fortunately, there are a lot of willow trees by the lake, and it is not too hot.
Time passed bit by bit, and the shadow of the sun grew longer and longer.
Until the sun went down, I didn't see anyone.
Wang Jing's brows furrowed more and more.
"Look, girl!" The cuckoo pointed to the lake.
Wang Jing nodded, "They're back." ā
In the distance, you can even hear someone shouting, "We've caught a big fish!" ā
The closer you go, the clearer the sound becomes.
When they came ashore, they saw Liubai carrying a large fish almost as long as his waist in his hand.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, as soon as he came ashore, he held the fish in his arms and showed it to everyone happily.
The fish foot was as long as three grown men standing side by side, its gills and fins were golden, and although it was tightly wrapped in a fishing net, it was still shaking its head and tail.
An elderly fisherman stepped forward to look at it for a while, and sighed: "This is a water tiger, the king of golden fish, don't look at our lake is so big, but unfortunately the annual success has not been good in recent years, the fish in the lake are too frequent, and the king of fish has nothing to eat, no wonder we don't let us catch fish." ā
Many people even advocate putting it in the lake.
"The fish is a big essence, this fish can't be eaten, whoever eats it is unlucky." Someone said earnestly.
"What then?"
"Build a temple for it."
Blank eyes glared, "Isn't it a eel?" We also have ponds in Huayuan Lake, Yueming Lake, Fangqiu Lake, and Laotang Lake every year, and they are not all eaten in the stomach? Since ancient times, evil has been invincible, and it has become a fine again, and when you meet our uncle, you haven't been arrested? ā
Liu Yongan was also happy when he heard him say this, "Can you finish eating?" ā
"Then send it back to the master, he likes to eat eel the most." Liubai said, and really thought about the feasibility of this matter, "If you don't want it, help us send it back." ā
An old man stood up and said to Liu Yongan: "May I ask the benefactor's name." ā
"Don't be expensive, surnamed Liu, Liu Yongan."
The old man became excited, "You are the son of Governor Liu, the new Jinshi master of Jinke?" This place belongs to Dingyuan, we are all the people of Governor Liu's mansion, if you don't give up, we will help you send this fish to the mansion. ā
Liu Yongan smiled: "Then I'll pay for it." ā
Wang Jing took out two hundred taels of silver tickets and handed them to the old man, "Please also ask someone to send the fish over." My dad won't eat it, but he'll find a good place for it. ā
Facts have proved that Liu Yongan guessed it, Liu Chengfang directly beat the gong and drum and asked people to take those fishermen and present the fish to Ning Liyang, the prime minister of Jiangbei Province in Henan, Ning Liyang asked people to get a thousand taels of silver tickets for those fishermen, and sent his powerful subordinates to send the fish to Beijing.
It's a pity that the sky is high and the road is far away, and the weather is hot, so the fish died halfway through. Ning Liyang secretly scolded Liu Chengfang for being treacherous. (To be continued.) )