Chapter Twenty-Four: Fishing for Lao Suo
Lao Suo sat on the grass by the stream with his eyes slightly closed, a bamboo and wood fishing rod in his hand, a wine jug on his side, a small bridge and flowing water, wild flowers and green grass, and accompanied by birds, fish and insects passing by from time to time, it was like a freehand painting. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Li Zhen walked gently to Lao Suo's side along the small bridge, quietly looking at the fishing line floating with the current in the center, looking a little distracted and a little intoxicated.
Lao Suo wears a scarf on his head, although he looks more than a year old, but his face is ruddy, and a wisp of green beard hangs down on his chest and floats in the wind.
Li Zhen looked at it in a daze, and Lao Suo also sat quietly, only the fish in the stream touched the bait in the water from time to time, pulling the fishing line up and down, but he never dared to swallow it.
Finally, the carp the size of a palm could not resist the temptation of delicious food and rushed forward to bite the bait.
"This old man, the fish has taken the bait!" Li Zhen just thought that Lao Suo had fallen asleep, and couldn't help but remind.
Hearing this, Lao Suo slowly opened his eyes, and there was no joy on his face, but he glanced up at Li Zhen, and then continued to close his eyes to recuperate, ignoring the fish in the water that was almost trying to break free.
Eventually, the crucian carp, which was not strong, broke free from its hook and quickly escaped from this dangerous place.
"The fish escaped!" Li Zhen looked at the fish in the water, and for some reason there was a trace of relief in his heart.
At this moment, Lao Suo opened his eyes again, raised his hand to withdraw the hook, and seemed to say to himself: "It is already in the water, and it is still in the water wherever it swims, so there is no escape!" ”
As he spoke, he hung the bait back on the hook and plunged it into the water again.
"Hehe, it seems that the old man must be a master in the world and a god in the world!" Li Zhen said with a smile.
"Hahaha, why did the little baby say this?" The old man laughed.
"Judging from the kid's experience, anyone who behaves inexplicably and can't speak well is either mentally ill or a master of the world, and the old man is neither mentally ill, but naturally a master of the world!" Li Zhen replied very seriously.
Lao Su was stunned when he heard this, frowned and thought for a long time, before he couldn't help but ask: "Although the old man has not studied medicine, he also knows a little bit about it, but I don't know what kind of illness this mental illness is?" ”
Li Zhen couldn't help but laugh dumbly, he just said it casually, but he ignored this point, but with Li Zhen's character, he naturally didn't bother to explain, so he had to say perfunctorily: "If the old man dresses more tattered, he is mentally ill!" ”
Speaking of this, Li Zhen seemed to feel that something was wrong, if this old man was angry with himself, wouldn't he be causing trouble again, and immediately added: "Actually, this is a compliment!" ”
When the words fell, Lao Su immediately laughed loudly and said: "You baby still dare to deceive the old man, I'm afraid that this mental illness is not a good thing, and the old man doesn't care about you, but you want to drink the wine in this pot with the old man!" Otherwise, the old man will not spare you! ”
After saying that, Lao Suo directly grabbed the wine jug and raised his head to take a deep sip, and then handed the wine jug to Li Zhen and said, "Drink!" ”
Li Zhen looked at the wine jug that had just been intimately touched by Lao Suo, and said with a bitter face: "Can you not drink it?" ”
Lao Su urged impatiently: "At a young age, I can learn my mother-in-law and mother-in-law, when the old man is as old as you, he can already drink thirty cups, gossip less, just drink!" ”
Li Zhen saw that he couldn't shirk it, so he had to pinch his nose and take a small sip, and suddenly felt a hot current surging down, and at the same time, the itching in his throat was unbearable, and he couldn't help coughing a few times.
Seeing this, Lao Suo laughed again, grabbed the wine jug and took another big sip, and at the same time praised again and again: "Good wine, good wine!" ”
The wine is the mash made by ordinary people, naturally it is not as good as the wine of the Western Regions, and it is not as good as the dragon paste wine that only the rich and noble can afford, but in the eyes of Lao Suo, this ordinary mash may be the most delicious thing in the world.
And then the expression on Lao Suo's face suddenly became a little bitter, and he muttered in a low voice: "I haven't had anyone drink with the old man for a long time!" ”
"My husband seems to be a little worried! If you don't think the kid is abrupt, you can talk about it! Li Zhen was afraid that Lao Su would hand over the wine jug covered with his saliva again and divert the topic again.
"Hehe, how can everything go well in life, don't say it, come, let's drink!" Lao Suo was about to hand over the wine jug, but saw Li Zhen stretch out his hand and block it back.
"My father's words are wrong, and it just so happens that the kid is also a little worried, maybe after listening to the boss's troubles, the kid can be happier in his heart!" Li Zhen grinned, but his eyes were firmly fixed on the wine jug in Lao Suo's hand, for fear that it would push it to himself again.
Lao Suo was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then couldn't help laughing, and said: "You little baby speaks straightforwardly, but it sounds reasonable, since this is the case, then you might as well talk about it first if you have any troubles, if the old man listens to it happily, maybe he can help you get some ideas!" ”
Li Zhen couldn't help but scold in his heart when he heard this: "It's really an old fox!" It was obviously my proposal, but you took the lead! ”
"It's still the old man who ...... first"
"The old man is old, the little one will speak first! Or you drank the jug! Before Li Zhen finished speaking, Lao Su raised the wine jug in his hand and smiled sadly.
Li Zhen was speechless for a moment, and looked at the old man in front of him in a daze, and suddenly felt a little dazed, just now he was obviously a master of the world, why did he suddenly become old and shameless now? Where have all the simple folk customs of my Datang gone?
Looking at Lao Suo's sad smile on his face, Li Zhen hesitated for a moment and then said: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that a friend has suffered, if you help, it will be in great danger, but if you don't help, the kid can't bear it!" The kid didn't know what to do for a while! ”
"It's an ordinary friend, so ordinary that you will forget what her name is when you turn around!" Li Zhen added.
After hearing this, Lao Suo thought about it very seriously, and then his expression became a little serious, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the stream in front of him, and said: "Actually, this is just like the fish in the water, in your opinion, the fish swallowing the bait is bound to be dangerous, but in the eyes of the fish, what is in front of it is just a delicious meal, if it does not eat it, there will be other fish to eat, and in fact it is indeed just a delicious food, there is no danger at all!" ”
"It's just that the fish don't know the danger behind the bait, but they can't deny the danger!" Li Zhen retorted.
Lao Suo waved his hand lightly and said, "Sometimes, what we think is danger is just what others think is dangerous, but when you actually do it, you may find that things are not as complicated as you imagined!" Besides, no matter what kind of friend you are, it's better to still be a friend than one more person who hates you in the future! ”
"What do you mean I should try?" Li Zhen asked.
Hearing this, Lao Suo shook his head slightly, the corners of his mouth flashed with a touch of cunning, and he smiled: "No, I mean to say that whether the fish is dangerous or not depends entirely on the person holding the fishing rod!" ”