"Brother Ran, are we going to the river to collect fish cages today?" After his father left, Sankui quietly came to Zhang Ran's side and asked.

Zhang Ran looked up at the sky and found that the sun had already set, and it was not long before it got dark, so he shook his head and said, "It's too late, I won't go today." Before you go into the mountains tomorrow to cut bamboo, let's go to the river early! ”

"Okay"

Sankui also looked up and found that the sun had set in the west, and there was only some red sunset left, so he nodded and agreed.

Zhang Ran rolled up his sleeves, gathered the remaining nearly two hundred coins on the slate, and then held the money and sent them to his mother Zhang Li and said, "Mother, you can take these money!" Let's see who we still owe money and send it to them tomorrow morning! ”

"Hmm!" Zhang Li silently took the money, took a deep look at his son, and then turned around and walked towards the house, before leaving, Zhang Li did not forget to tell Zhang Ran: "The fish has been killed, wait for the fire to rise, let Sankui not go, have a meal at home!" I'll go down to the house and come back! ”

"Okay" Zhang Ran turned his head and said to Sankui next to him: "Did you hear my mother's words, let's eat dinner at my house today!" I'll grill the fish myself, and I'll let you taste my grilling skills! ”

"Huh? Oooh..."

Sankui was obviously a little absent-minded, and he didn't know if he heard Zhang Ran's words, so his answer was very perfunctory...

Seeing that Sankui looked like he was out of his mind, Zhang Ran frowned and said, "What's wrong with you?" Got something on your mind? ”

"I... I thought..."Sankui squeaked and whined for a long time, and he couldn't say why, but his whole face was almost red!

Seeing this, Zhang Ran couldn't help but sigh and said, "Just say what you want to say, between our brothers, what else can't be said?" ”

"Uh" Sankui scratched his head behind him, laughed twice, then hesitated for a moment, and said, "Brother Ran, I want to ask, are we going to guard the Qingshui River tonight?" What if we don't go, and the thief who steals the fish does? If all our fish are stolen by that thief, what will we sell at the market? ”

"I rub .." Zhang Ran stretched out his hand and pointed at Sankui, then glanced at him angrily, and said, "I said what are you thinking with a sad face!" I was still thinking about going to the river to squat! ”

As Zhang Ran spoke, he turned around and moved a wooden pier, sat in front of Sankui and said, "I said Sankui, didn't I tell you everything last time?" You're so tired of waiting for the rabbit that if we go to the river every night to keep watch, will we have the energy to do anything else during the day? If you are sleepy during the day and have no energy to work, then our fish cages are not braided? ”

Sankui stomped his feet and said hurriedly: "Then we can't just watch our fish being stolen!" ”

Zhang Ran looked at Sankui's anxious face, and couldn't wait for Zhang Ran to immediately rush to Qingshui River to guard as long as Zhang Ran nodded, and couldn't help laughing: "Haven't we already made arrangements?" Those ropes tied to the fish cages are so well hidden, if they are not marked in advance, I am afraid that we will not even be able to find ourselves..., do you think that the thief can find out about the black light at night? ”

"......" Sankui was suddenly stopped by Zhang Ran's question, yes, those fish cages are so hidden, it is very troublesome to find during the day, let alone at night...

However, somehow, Sankui was still faintly worried in his heart, so he persuaded Zhang Ran again: "Brother Ran, I'm not afraid of 10,000, just in case." These thieves are very proficient, I'm afraid our methods won't work! ”

"Alas!" Zhang Ran shook his head, sighed, stood up and patted Sankui's shoulder, and said, "As the saying goes, only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves!" Once this thief has his mind, he can't prevent it. ”

After pondering for a while, Zhang Ran said again: "Instead of being exposed to the wind and sun during the day and the wind and humidity of the river at night, it is better to think of a way to solve it from the source..."

"Solve it at the source..."Sankui scratched his head, and said with a puzzled face: "How to solve this, we don't know who the fish thief is..."

"Hmm" Zhang Ran pondered for a while, and suddenly said: "Although we don't know what the thief is, the general scope is still clear, this thief is a certain person in us!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said happily: "Sankui, you said that if we let out a rumor in the inside, it will be said that we have lost a lot of fish by the river, and at the same time we are looking for thieves with great fanfare... The whole person who made the trouble knew that it would not scare the thief into going to the river..."

“......”

Sankui's eyes widened, looking at Zhang Ran like a fool, and said in disbelief: "Brother Ran, aren't you crazy?" This one thief has turned us upside down. If everyone knows that we can catch fish with fish cages, how many people will have to sneak to the river and peek at our fishing methods... You can't do that! Absolutely not! ”

"Uh" Zhang Ran found that Sankui's words did make some sense, so he thought about it again and said, "Then let's not talk about losing the fish, just saying that we lost something very important by the river." In this way, only us and the thief will know that it is a fish that has been lost, and no one else will know if we don't say it..."

"So... Okay? Sankui said a little suspiciously.

Zhang Ran groaned: "Try it, anyway, even if it doesn't work, we won't lose." I think the thief will not dare to go to the river anytime soon, seeing us looking for him with great fanfare! Let's clean up for the time being... As for later... Let's talk about it later! ”

In fact, not to mention, Zhang Ran also knows very well that this method of fishing in a fish cage cannot be kept secret forever. Sooner or later, it will leak out.

Well, there are two reasons for this. First, the principle of this fish cage is actually very simple, and it is not too difficult to make, that is, it lacks technical content. Those who have a heart only need to take a look at the fish cage to understand the truth. Taking a step back, it doesn't matter if you can't read it, as long as you follow the gourd drawing scoop, you can also catch fish.

Second, the Qingshui River was originally a public river area, Zhang Ran and others could also go to catch fish, and Zhang Ran did not have any reason or ability to stop others from catching fish.

It's better now, the seedlings in the field are still in the seedling stage, so there are not too many people going to the river. After a few months, the seedlings grow up and enter the grouting period, and all the surrounding pavilions and li will be irrigated by the Qingshui River.

Therefore, in Zhang Ran's view, this fish cage fishing is also a transitional thing, and it is unrealistic to expect to make a fortune by relying on it, and it is okay to be able to keep the secret for the time being and earn the first pot of gold for Zhang Ran. If you want more, you can't ask for too much.