Chapter 1 - Normal People Can't Do These Things [Part I]

It is an official road that runs roughly north-south, and it is not very wide, nor is it very straight, and all kinds of pedestrians rush by. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Although it was not yet noon, the early summer sun was already a little hot, and occasionally some people were tired of walking, so they stopped, leaned against the shade of the tree next to the official road, and drank saliva to moisten their slightly dry lips. If anyone still has children, most of them will sneak into the nearby stream to play in the water when they are resting, and if they are lucky, they can even touch one or two small fish, and only after a while will they reluctantly leave in the sound of adults and continue the rest of the journey.

A carriage moved forward without hurrying.

"Hey, Tang'er, look, is that a wild duck?"

Chen Ruolan leaned against the carriage window, swept away the laziness along the way, and opened her eyes wide to look into the stream outside the window. Originally, she just wanted to see the scenery along the road and relieve the boredom of the journey, but she didn't expect to find something that interested her.

The carriage was not large, but could fit two people. Tang'er was the other girl in the carriage, a little younger, who was taking a nap with her eyes closed, when she heard the voice lazily opened her eyes and followed her sister's gaze to look out of the carriage. Sure enough, in the gurgling stream next to the official road, a group of ducks were chasing and playing in the water, and there were about a dozen of them. The girl's eyes had just been closed, the sun was shining outside, and the splashes from the ducks were a little dazzling under the reflection of the sun, and her eyes were a little uncomfortable for a while.

"Sister, it's a duck, but ...... What's so strange about that? After a while, when she finally saw clearly, Tang'er gently rubbed her eyes and asked.

“…… It's a duck, yes. But...... Why...... Don't you think it's weird? These look like wild ducks, but in terms of action, they don't look like wild ducks, but they seem to have been domesticated, and I can see two of them clearly, with ropes tied to their feet...... Take a closer look......"

After she said this, Tang'er noticed that indeed as her sister said, these ducks and the domestic ducks raised by the people nowadays look obviously different, the body is generally black, the neck is smooth and feathered, and it glows purple and green in the sun, and can also return to the team in a very short time. From this point of view, it does seem to have been domesticated - the occasional peek of the duck's rope in the flutter makes this more and more certain.

This kind of wild duck Tang'er has been seen in the market a few times, although it is rare, but every once in a while, someone catches a few of them, and brings them together with pheasants and hares. Most of them were killed by arrows, and it is said that the meat of this wild duck is more delicious than that of domestic ducks. Of course, there are also some people who are reluctant to eat themselves, so they go to the market to exchange some copper. Occasionally, you can see the living, but as long as it is bought, it will soon be slaughtered and sacrificed to the temple. If the weather is good, you can often see it when you go to the river.

"This kind of wild duck seems to be called water duck in the market...... My sister is right, there are a few feet that are indeed tied with ropes, and I can see it, it's strange......" Speaking of this, Tang'er's eyes lit up suddenly, as if she suddenly remembered something important, and reached out to lift the curtain of the car in front of her, "Third Uncle Niu, where does this stream flow forward?" ”

The whip in front of him was a short and capable man about fifty years old, his eyes looked forward along the stream, and after thinking about it, he replied respectfully: "Second Miss, this stream goes forward, it seems to be Gujia Village, and then it is Yellow Ant Village......"

"Ant Village? …… Yes, yes, I got it! This black sheep - this time I finally got caught! …… Third Uncle Niu, in this way, don't rush back to the shop and follow this stream...... Go to Ant Village! The originally quiet and lazy girl didn't know why she was excited, and adjusted the route on her own, only then did she remember that her sister was also in the car, so she turned around a little embarrassed and scratched her forehead gently, "Sister, it's still early...... Anyway, it's very close to the shop, so it won't take much time to go to the Yellow Ant Village, okay? He blinked as he spoke, revealing a coquettish look.

Chen Ruolan didn't speak, just looked at her with a smile, and shrugged her shoulders slightly, which could be regarded as acquiescence. It's not that she is indulging this baby sister, since she is ready to take root here for a long time, the villages near here, both horizontally and vertically, have to go through it again, as for whether to go to Ant Village first, or Gujia Village, or some other village, this is an insignificant trivial matter.

"Sister is so nice." Tang'er smiled sweetly, revealing two cute little dimples, "...... By the way, sister, don't you ask me why I'm in such a hurry to go to Ant Village? ”

My sister's personality is obviously more stable, she saw that her sister's interest suddenly soared, although she didn't know the reason, her heart was also bright and happy, "I don't ask you, you will naturally say it, why should I do this?" ”

"It seems that my sister knows me best." Tang'er smiled a little awkwardly, and then began to crackle, unceremoniously counting someone.

"Sister, you are new to the village, you may not understand, these villages next to the orange fragrance station, the yellow ant villagers are the most simple, the uncles and aunts in the village are more sincere than the other, there are several odd jobs in our shop are from this village, talking and doing things are one, two are two, and they are never ambiguous. But! Tang'er deliberately paused when she said this, and sure enough, she successfully attracted her sister's attention, "...... Recently, there is a black sheep in this village, as the saying goes, good things don't go out, bad things spread thousands of miles, and now this guy is also a well-known No. 1 person in this radius, and all of a sudden the reputation of this ant village has been stinky...... The most infuriating thing is that I have actually fallen for such a wicked person! ”

"Since it's a well-known black sheep, aren't you on guard? It doesn't look like my sister's style......"

"Uh...... At that time, he hadn't shown his true face, when he came to borrow money, few people in the shop knew him, and at that time, he still looked quite ......" Tang'er was short of words for a while, and he thought about it for a long time, and finally found a suitable word, "-It's normal!" ”

Chen Ruolan frowned slightly: "Borrow money? When was this? ”

"About three months ago. That day, a young man suddenly came to the shop, and he went to the counter to find the shopkeeper. They came to call me, and when I came out to ask, he was direct, and he said that he was here to borrow money. But people say it well, borrow money, borrow money, and you have to think of a name, what is it called...... By the way, the risk-risk-investment-investment, it seems to say that it is to borrow him one hanging, and pay it back three times within three months, five hangs within half a year, and if it exceeds half a year, it will have to pay more, ten hangs-"

Chen Ruolan was a little stunned: "Tang'er, you won't be so easy to fool, right?" And just like that, you lent him the money? ”

"Sister, you underestimate me too much, of course I won't fall for him, I have never seen someone before, who would easily lend him money, this kind of talk is okay to deceive children, your sister and I are not so stupid!"

Chen Ruolan nodded: "That's good." This person really came too suddenly, how could he borrow money like this? Borrowing familiarity without borrowing raw is the first principle of borrowing money," Chen Ruolan looked out of the carriage again...... And then? Didn't you say you fell for him? ”

"Alas," Tang'er said and sighed, "...... Later, I lent him the money. ”

"Huh?"

"Because--Daddy Yang is really a good person, a real person, and his days in our shop are not short, since he has spoken, I have no choice but to agree."

"Who is Daddy Yang?" Chen Ruolan said as she looked at the few clouds in the sky in front of her, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Father Yang is from the Yellow Ant Village, and when the farm is not working, he comes to our shop to do some odd jobs, do some work, and earn some idle copper. When the farming work arrives, as long as you can get out of the way, you will also come to the shop to help, and if you come late, you will take the initiative to say that it is only half a day's work...... Father Yang said that if the kid can't pay the money, he will deduct it from his salary. With all that said, what else can I say? At that time, Father Yang also said that he wanted to set up an IOU, and I didn't let him do it, everyone can see his personality, there is no need for this, and there is not much money, so it should be regarded as an advance payment. I heard that the next day, Father Yang wrote a note by himself, stamped his fingerprints, and handed it to the account room - what a real uncle, he is also diligent in doing things, and he is never lazy, I really don't know how such a good person can pick up such a son......" Speaking of this, Tang'er had an angry face, as if protesting against God that good people are not rewarded.

"Picked it up?" My sister was obviously a little surprised.

Tang'er nodded: "I heard that I picked it up by the river a few months ago." I see, Daddy Yang is too good-looking, but he didn't expect to pick up a scourge and come back. When he first picked it up, he was almost out of gas, and for him, Father Yang also took a few days of work leave, looking for a doctor, and grabbing medicine and feeding medicine, so busy that he was discouraged and treated him as a treasure. This person is also a good fate, when he meets such a good old man as Daddy Yang, under his careful care, his body is well-raised, but his brain is broken! ”

"Hey, Tang'er, don't you dare to curse others like this......"

"I didn't!" Tang'er was sucked down, and her pink cheeks puffed out angrily, "If it weren't for the bad brain, normal people wouldn't be able to do those things......"

"Oh?" Hearing this, Chen Ruolan seemed to finally have some interest, and her eyes withdrew from the white clouds in the sky, "I'm a little curious now, what did he do with this person you just mentioned...... Something abnormal? ”