After inspecting the water surface of Weishan Lake, I didn't gain anything except to witness the blue of the sky and the vastness of the water again.

The sky is getting brighter and brighter, the fog is gradually dissipating, and a thin spray of red sun shows half of the head on the water blue surface, dyeing the water surface into a dazzling layer of gold, making people feel unusually warm.

Luo Ning snuggled up to Lin Wanrong, the golden morning sun shining on her face, a little golden red, and her snow-white skin complemented each other, which was beautiful. Ning'er's eyes were full of happiness, she hugged Lin Wanrong's arm, and said softly: "Big brother, if I can watch this red sun rise with you every day, Ning'er will have nothing else to ask for for in her life." ”

Women are all emotional animals, and they are still worried about what to do if they can't find the silver, but in the blink of an eye, they are so looking forward to a better future, Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly, and said to Luo Yuan on the side: "Xiao Luo, tell the brothers on the boat to stop the boat first, and after breakfast, let's continue to investigate." ”

Luo Yuan nodded yes and passed the news on. People on the water, food, clothing, housing and transportation all rely on a small boat, after a while, I saw the smoke curling from the small boats around, and the fragrance of fish and rice wafted over.

The old man of the boat family was busy for a while, and handed over a bowl of fish soup to Lin Wanrong with both hands: "This official, try the fresh fish soup on our Weishan Lake." This is the old man last night in the lake overnight to fight, in the early spring in the lake to catch some fish is not easy, originally wanted to give Lord Luo to taste, but what happened. ”

Lin Wanrong hurriedly took it with both hands, smiled gratefully, and first sent it to Luo Ning and said, "The fish in this spring were all caught in the net when they went to winter fishing. After a cold winter, I have eaten enough water and grass, and all of them have grown fat and strong, which is the most replenishing time. Ning'er, you are weak, take a sip of soup to warm up first, you lost blood last night, you should make up for it. ”

Luo Ning listened to the previous sentence, and was very moved, but the latter sentence changed its taste, not serious, she glanced at her eldest brother with disgust, secretly twisted it on his waist, took the soup bowl, opened her mouth slightly, and took a small sip.

As soon as the soup is in your mouth, a strong fragrance enters your mouth, and the fragrance overflows. Luo Ning had a great appetite, couldn't help but take another sip, and praised: "It's delicious." In the past few months in Jining, I haven't drunk such a good fish soup. ”

Lin Wanrong laughed and said: "That's because you rarely come to Weishan Lake, so it's difficult to enjoy the beautiful scenery and taste the deliciousness." The lakes and mountains here are pleasant, and it is a real land of fish and rice. ”

Speaking of this, he remembered that when he attacked Jining that day, in the midst of ten thousand cannons, he was injured in order to save Sister An and Xian'er, and then they were desperately rescued. How many times can life be such a leisurely day? If it weren't for Sister An's deception, how could she have such an experience? He sighed faintly. Xian'er is in the capital, but where is that cunning and charming vixen now? Will she also think back to these days? Damn, I want to kill this fox.

"Big brother, big brother, look, it's Sister Zhiqing." Luo Ning suddenly grabbed his sleeve and shouted excitedly.

Xu Zhiqing? Lin Wanrong, who was pondering, was taken aback and hurriedly looked up. The fog on the water has completely dispersed, and the situation on the lake is very clear. A small boat rocked from the depths of the lake in the distance, and a woman in a green shirt stood on the bow of the boat, her expression was indifferent, and she did not smile, and a few drops of dew condensed on the tips of her hair, and in the morning light, shimmering with colorful colors, reflecting her cheeks more beautiful and beautiful.

"Sister Zhiqing, Sister Zhiqing." From afar, Luo Ning waved his arms at the bow of the boat and greeted excitedly. When Xu Zhiqing saw Luo Ning, she was slightly stunned, and even though she nodded, the boat slowly approached.

"Oh, that, I suddenly remembered, the reed swing I had just passed by didn't seem to have been carefully examined. Xiao Luo, prepare me with the fastest boat, I have something to go first. ”

The situation in front of him is not right, and Lord Lin immediately wants to shoot ** and leave. He has a ghost in his heart, and last night's events were originally known only by God and the earth, and Lin knew and Xu knew about it. But Xu Zhiqing, this girl is not easy to fool, she has a chain crossbow on her body, and she shot Lao Tzu four arrows last night, who knows if she will be mad when we meet later? In case she tears her face and breaks the net with me, it will be terrible, life and death are small, and the loss of discipline is big, as long as she cheats and makes peace, Lord Lin and my reputation will be ruined.

Luo Ning grabbed his sleeve and said with a smile: "Big brother likes to talk nonsense the most, just now we have come all the way, how can there be any reeds?" Sister Zhiqing is freezing for our family's business, and she went to Weishan Lake on the fourth watch, so we must thank her. ”

"Really? That's hard enough! Lord Lin snorted and wanted to go first, but was tightly pulled by Luo Ning, and when he saw Xu Zhiqing's boat getting closer and closer, he complained bitterly.

"Sister is right, Sister Xu has traveled thousands of miles for our family's affairs, and we should be thankful. Big brother, anyway, you don't have such a little time, you just happened to meet with Sister Xu to see if she found anything. Maybe once the two of you put it together, you might have a way. Luo Yuan nodded sympathetically and said with a serious analysis.

You kid, I want to harm your eldest brother and me, I and you, Sister Xu, are incompatible, and they are a fart, Lord Lin glared at Xiao Luo, and he couldn't wait to kick this bad kid into the water.

While speaking, the boat carrying Xu Zhiqing had slowly approached, Luo Yuan and the captain grabbed the boat, Xu Zhiqing took Luo Ning's little hand, and jumped on their boat.

Xu Zhiqing's hair was covered with clear dewdrops, her face was red from the cold, her beautiful eyes were slightly red and swollen, and she looked very tired. Luo Ning was surprised: "Sister, what's wrong with you, are you crying?" ”

"It's not." Xu Zhiqing said lightly: "In the morning, the wind on the lake was so strong that it blew into the eyes, which made it a little red. ”

Luo Ning grabbed Xu Zhiqing, her eyes were red and said, "Sister, why did you go to the lake on the fourth watch?" The weather is so cold, if my sister is frozen somewhere, my little sister will not be able to live in peace for the rest of her life. ”

Xu Zhiqing smiled slightly, raised her hand lightly, wiped the dew on her hair and said, "Ning'er, where are you, between you and my sisters." Do you still use such politeness? I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, thinking about going to the lake as soon as possible, but I didn't expect this Weishan Lake to be so wide, I walked for a few hours, and only walked a few miles. Seeing that the hour is not early, I am worried that you will remember, so I will turn back. ”

Hearing Xu Zhiqing say "I can't sleep in the middle of the night", Luo Ning thought that the incident happened in the east window, so she couldn't help but show off her face and get dizzy, her ears were hot, and she lowered her head shyly and said, "It's the little sister who is rude, last night-"

"Nothing happened last night." Xu Zhiqing preemptively said: "I fell asleep while waiting in your room, and I didn't see anyone." ”

Sister Xu's words had some meaning in her words, could it be that she saw something last night, or heard something? Thinking of this, Luo Ning was feverish, and her heart was so worried that she was so ashamed that she didn't even dare to raise her head. Both of them had something on their minds. I can't confide in the other party, and I guess randomly, but I seem to be playing a dumb riddle.

"Oh, by the way, Sister Zhiqing, what did you search for on the lake? Can you discuss it with the eldest brother, hey, eldest brother, eldest brother-" Luo Ning was about to pull out the eldest brother and talk to Miss Xu, but there was no figure to be found everywhere, and he was puzzled, and the boat that rocked the boat came from behind the cabin and said, "Miss, do you ask the official just now?" Oh, he's robbed the little old man of his work, and he's cooking on the stern of the boat. Alas, I have never seen such an amiable and helpful official, and the young lady is blessed to follow him! ”

When did Big Brother become so diligent? Luo Ning had nowhere to tell the questions in her heart, but she saw Luo Yuan pushing Lin Wanrong out, Lord Lin had an apron pinned to his waist, and shouted: "What to do, what to do, I still have to cook!" ”

"It's ?!! you" Xu Zhiqing's eyes erupted with fire, and she gritted her teeth and said angrily.

"Standing too close to see clearly!" Lin Wanrong took a few steps back, walked away from Miss Xu, looked carefully, and exclaimed: "Ah, isn't this Miss Xu, oops, why are you here, I haven't seen you for a long time, how are you?" There was a lot of sincerity between his words, as if the two were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many days, and Luo Yuanzhi sighed when he heard it, the eldest brother has always been so enthusiastic and energetic.

"I'm fine, I don't know how you had last night, Lord Xu?" Xu Zhiqing smiled coldly, and the cold light in her eyes seemed to be able to kill.

The speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, Luo Ning next to him flushed his little face, and secretly glanced at the eldest brother, with a faint charm between his eyebrows.

Nonsense, I am accompanied by incense lamps and beauties, the spring is warm in the hibiscus tent, and the sun and moon are full in the mandarin duck pillow, I don't know how happy I am. Seeing Miss Xu's cold eyebrows, he laughed dryly: "Miss Meng is worried, I'm doing well, just a little better than Miss." ”

"Shameless, shameless!" Xu Zhiqing gritted her teeth and hated, and a faint mist appeared in her eyes.

Although her voice was soft, Luo Ning didn't miss a word, seeing that the eldest brother and Sister Xu seemed to be deeply estranged, she was anxious, and hurriedly grabbed Xu Zhiqing's hand and said, "Sister Xu, do you have any misunderstanding about the eldest brother?" The eldest brother is a very good person, hardworking and kind, simple and humble, quiet and quiet, and caring for the weak, you should be able to feel it when you walk with him all the way! ”

Luo Yuan couldn't close his mouth for a long time when he heard it, it turned out that the eldest brother had such a lofty status in his sister's heart, and the lover was not wrong at all, why did my understanding of the eldest brother be completely opposite to that of my sister? Lord Lin listened to it with great comfort, my good condensation, insightful, others only look at my surface, only you, see the deepest thing in my heart!

Xu Zhiqing couldn't laugh or cry when she heard it, according to Ning'er's words, this Lin San can be regarded as the most honest person in the world. If Lin San is honest, the pigs will laugh.

"Yes, I deeply appreciate these advantages of him." A sneer appeared on the corner of Miss Xu's mouth, and she glanced at Lin San, but saw that there was a smile in his eyes, and his eyes were secretly falling on his chest, and he didn't know what he was playing. Miss Xu's brain suddenly surged with enthusiasm, and she felt so angry that she was about to faint, but she couldn't say such a shameful thing to Ning'er, she was aggrieved and shy, her eyes were covered with mist, and she hurriedly hid behind Luo Ning: "Ning'er, let's go!" ”

"Let's go? Where to go? Luo Ning glanced at her puzzled, hugged her arm and said coquettishly: "Good sister, eldest brother is really not a bad person, don't be angry with him." Sister, if you have found anything on this lake, you can negotiate with your eldest brother. ”

"Yes, yes, let's negotiate." Lord Lin didn't squint, and said with a righteous face. Seeing that Miss Xu was very scrupled, he was also not afraid of boiling water, anyway, it was like this, could he still return what he touched.

"I have nothing to say to you." Miss Xu said angrily, thinking of the grievances she suffered last night, and thinking of this person's lewd eyes, her heart was full of sorrow, and tears swirled in her eyes, and they were about to drip down.

I have never seen Sister Zhiqing, who has a good temper, being provoked like this, Luo Ning hurriedly hugged Xu Zhiqing and gave Lin Wanrong another look. Lord Lin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Okay, Miss Xu, even if I'm wrong, I'll accompany you, I must pay attention next time!" ”

"Do you dare to have a next time?" Xu Zhiqing hated itchy, raised her head, and said angrily.

Really, is it guilty of having a big chest? Women have a good figure, isn't it just to show men? A man like Brother Lin and me, who dares to be a thief in the open, is extinct in this world. Have you come across the best, and you are still not satisfied? Lord Lin smiled lazily, unless we don't see each other, otherwise, Lao Tzu still has to watch it.

The two made a fuss, staring at the Luo family siblings, how did the eldest brother and sister Xu make them like enemies of life and death, how will they live in the future?

"General Lin, General Lin—" Just as the situation was deadlocked, there was a sudden shout of excitement on the lake, and a small boat behind him shot at it like an arrow.

"General Hu!" Xu Zhiqing's eyesight was very good, and at a glance she saw that the person on the small boat was Hu Bugui, who was ordered to search for him yesterday.

"Brother Hu-" When the boat stopped, Hu Bugui stepped onto the boat with an arrow, seeing his excited expression, Lin Wanrong hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "Did you find anything?" ”

Hu Bugui's face was full of dust, his eyes were bloodshot, but his expression was highly excited, and he said loudly: "The general is clever, the last general followed your instructions last night and searched along the banks of Weishan Lake one by one, and he really got a harvest." ”

As soon as she heard him say this, everyone on the boat suddenly became excited, and even Miss Xu, who was having an awkward relationship with Lord Lin, turned her head and was about to listen to him, but when she saw Lin San smiling at herself, she hurriedly snorted and twisted her head back.

"Yesterday the last general took 2,000 brothers to visit both sides of the strait, and traveled more than 100 miles in one night, visiting the fishermen and people on both sides, and finally found a very useful news. The evening before yesterday, several eldest brothers went out to the lake to fish. Since it was early spring and there were few fish, their boat rowed farther, but on their way back they were expelled by several boats. Hu Bugui said loudly, his joy overflowing.

"Eviction?" Lin Wanrong frowned: "Then did they see the appearance of these people clearly?" ”

Hu Bugui shook his head: "When they returned, it was already late, and they couldn't see the appearance of those people clearly. However, according to them, the small boats had a great draft, and the fishermen on the boats were powerful, and they did not look like ordinary fishing boats, so they drove them far before turning back. There was a fisherman who couldn't resist his curiosity, and secretly followed behind them, not knowing it, and being startled when he saw it, it turned out that behind those small boats, there was also a fleet. ”

"Fleet?" Lin Wanrong was pleasantly surprised: "How big is the ship?" How many boats? ”

Because of the distance and the fear of being discovered, he did not dare to stay long, and he could not describe the size of the boat, but there were about forty or fifty of them. The cabins are covered with canvas and look gray. ”

"Forty or fifty boats?" Lin Wanrong clapped her hands excitedly, turned to the rowing boat and said, "Uncle, what is the largest boat you have ever seen on Weishan Lake?" ”

The old man of Zhouzi said: "Little Lao'er has been fishing on Weishan Lake all his life, and the biggest boat he has ever seen is the sailor sent by the imperial court in the early winter of last year, when the White Lotus Sect was exterminated. Those big ironclad ships can carry hundreds of people on one ship, and there are artillery cannons on board, which are very powerful. However, these are all sea boats, and they can't drive when they reach the shallow water on our Weishan Lake, and most of them are just some decorations. ”

Lin Wanrong nodded, when the White Lotus was exterminated, Xu Wei mobilized the big ship of the sailor to block Weishan Lake, just to prevent the White Lotus Sect from escaping from the water, not to annihilate the enemy, so it didn't matter if he went to shallow water or not.

Xu Zhiqing thought for a while and said, "The thieves have robbed the silver, and they are in a hurry to transfer, so they will definitely not dare to use the sailor's boat. First, the target of the ironclad ship is too large and easy to expose, and once it is stranded in shallow water, they will have nothing to do; Second, all the sailors of Dahua are under effective supervision, and they can't get such a subway boat. ”

Xu Zhiqing is Xu Wei's daughter-in-law, and she is Li Tai's daughter-in-law, and she is also a female military advisor that Li Tai values very much, and it is not surprising that she knows something about Dahua's sailors. Lin Wanrong gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Insightful, to the point, admire and admire!" ”

Xu Zhiqing snorted lightly and turned her head: "What do you want from this shameless person to compliment you, uncle, you go on." ”

Zhouzi nodded and said, "The other ships are much the same, not much different." The deep and shallow waters of our Weishan Lake, the little old man knows it in his heart. An ordinary wooden boat can bear 800 catties, which is good. ”

"That's right!" Lin Wanrong laughed and said: "Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, if it is eight hundred catties per boat, it will cost more than thirty or forty wooden boats." Isn't that the fleet that night? ”

In this way, the fleet that happened to appear that night must have smuggled silver. Everyone was excited. But even if it was confirmed that it was really a fleet transporting silver, it only confirmed Lin Wanrong's conjecture, and the silver was indeed in this Weishan Lake. But where exactly it is hidden, it is still unknown.

Sister and brother Luo Ning were happy for a while, and then they thought of the key to this, and the excitement gradually faded, Ning Er glanced at Lin Wanrong and said softly: "Even if this is the case, but this Weishan Lake is hundreds of miles away, where can we go to find silver?" ”

Lin Wanrong shook her head and smiled: "Don't panic, there is a big brother here." Ning'er, think about it carefully, when did the old man find out that the silver was missing, and when did he start blocking the lake? ”

"Daddy found out that the silver was missing at the second watch, and then immediately issued a lockdown order. When the fast horse arrived at the various places along the coast, it was about after the third watch. Luo Ning thought for a moment and nodded and said.

That is to say, it is certain that the silver did not come ashore. Even if they had brought the silver aboard the ship at the first watch, it would have been only three hours by the time of the third watch. A wooden boat, carrying 800 catties, how far can it go in three hours? Lin Wanrong was triumphant, and if she had a few wisps of mustache, she looked even more fairy-like: "Oh, there is another important question, Brother Hu, have you ever inquired about what kind of wind direction was on Weishan Lake on the day and night of the incident?" ”

"The last general is in a hurry to report, but I forgot to inquire about this." Hu Bugui said embarrassedly. He got the order from last night, and he traveled hundreds of miles at night to search and investigate, and he didn't even drink saliva, so it is understandable that he made such a mistake.

"It was a southeast wind the night before." Xu Zhiqing said lightly, her words were quite affirmative.

"How do you know?" Lord Lin looked at her in surprise.

"When I got out of the lake, I already inquired." Xu Zhiqing didn't even look at him, obviously hated him, and snorted: "I know that the silver is in the lake, but I haven't even asked the direction of the wind, I really don't know what dirty things you have been thinking about all day long." ”

This chick scolds Huai, but she is indeed smart, and she thinks about everything, for the sake of your Mimi's face, this adult doesn't care about you. Lord Lin reluctantly withdrew his eyes from her chest, comforting himself in his heart.

"The young lady is right. It was indeed southeast the night before. The old man Zhouzi spoke.

"Wow, Miss Xu guessed right again." Lord Lin grinned, his face full of pretended admiration: "Hey, in this way, aren't those thieves driving against the wind?" Looks like God is here to help us. Uncle, in three hours, how far do you say these wooden boats can go? ”

"Loaded with eight hundred pounds of silver, there is not much room on the wooden boat, at most four people and four pulps row together, and it is against the wind, even if they do not change hands constantly, they will not be able to travel a few miles in an hour. What's more, the fleet is still moving in groups, and the speed is even slower, and I estimate that it should be about the same in an hour, sixteen or seventeen miles. "The old boat is cut to the railroad.

Sixteen or seventeen miles in an hour? Isn't that three hours a fifty-mile journey? Lin Wanrong took out a pen and paper, made a gesture, and was about to give an order, Xu Zhiqing said: "Don't just calculate the distance of the boat, but also think about whether the silver will be pushed by the current if it sinks underwater?" Last night it was a northwesterly wind. ”

"Miss Xu, you are so knowledgeable, you even know fluid mechanics." Lin Wanrong sighed, Xu Zhiqing didn't even look at him, and ignored it directly.

"Whether it is a southeast or northwest wind, I will count the strength of this current, even if the lake pushes my silver ten miles more. Sixty miles, within sixty miles, that's where we're searching. He drew an origin point on the paper, radiating several lines in all directions. The silver is within this radius.

Seeing his triumphant appearance, Xu Zhiqing snorted disdainfully, grabbed Luo Ning's little hand and said, "Ning'er, you do me a favor." ”

Luo Ning nodded, and listened to Miss Xu continue: "You go and ask that shameless person, how does he know that the three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver have not been scattered by the thieves?" ”

Luo Ning glanced at the eldest brother in embarrassment, if she asked, then she would admit that the eldest brother was shameless, if she didn't ask, it mattered. Lin Wanrong snorted, and said confidently: "More than 300,000 taels of silver, it will definitely not be scattered, even if it is divided into two piles, it is not very likely." For one, they don't have so much time, and the coordination of forty ships is not an ordinary trouble. Second, the silver is scattered and sinks under the water, and it is very likely that it will be hit by the current, and they will not be stupid to this extent. More than 300,000 taels of silver, sinking under the water is a small mountain, and it will not be so easy to move. They must have fixed all the silver together, so they dared to sink into the water with confidence. ”

Miss Xu snorted and didn't speak again, thinking that she had no opinion.

Originally, a clueless question was concretized by Lord Lin and Miss Xu in a few words, and according to the principle of arithmetic, Fang Yuan was calculated, and everyone admired it, especially Miss Xu and Lord Lin asked and answered, complemented each other, and cooperated quite tacitly. Luo Yuan shook his head and sighed: "This thing sounds quite simple, as soon as the eldest brother and Sister Xu said it, I understood, why can't I think of it myself?" ”

"This is called knowing the difficult and doing the easy, and being smart afterwards. You have to have half the mind of the eldest brother and Sister Xu, and your father won't worry about you. Luo Ning smiled and teased her little brother, and snuggled up to Lin Wanrong with affection, her face was full of happiness, and she said softly: "Big brother, Ning'er is proud of you." ”

"Don't say that, it's actually everyone's work, and I've only done a small part." Lord Lin said humbly.

Xu Zhiqing smiled coldly: "It's better to blow less cowhide." Now I have only calculated that the silver will probably be within this range, and there is still no way to find it. ”

This is true, even if the search range is narrowed from a few hundred miles to sixty miles, it is still a large area, and it is not easy to search for silver in the water surface of sixty miles.

"Can you find some good underwater players and search from place to place?" Luo Ning tentatively proposed a plan.

"This is not advisable." Seeing that Lord Lin was thinking, he had to answer, Xu Zhiqing shook her head: "The water area within a radius of sixty miles, it is not big, it is not small, even if you send a good hand in the water, it is rare to be able to search ten miles of land every day, and the emperor only gave us a total of seven days, excluding yesterday, now there are only six days left, and the hour will definitely be too late." Moreover, there is a serious problem. The three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver must have sunk to the bottom of the water. The water of Weishan Lake is extremely deep, and the further down the water, the greater the pressure, and people can't stand it at all, even if they dive underwater, they can't stay for much time, and there is no way to talk about searching. ”

Luo Ning nodded as if she didn't understand, when it came to poetry, she might be able to fight, but when it came to the principle of all things, how could she beat the erudite and talented Sister Xu?

Lin Wanrong nodded, in addition to her big breasts, this Miss Xu is not small in her real skills, and she even knows these principles. He pondered for a long time, and then said openly to the ship: "Uncle, how deep is the water in this place where we are staying?" ”

The old man slowly lowered the penny in his hand, the long penny was gone, but it had not yet come to the end, the old man smiled and pulled up the penny and said: "We have only traveled four or five miles, according to the experience of the little old man, this is still shallow water, and it is only five or six pennies deep." ”

Luo Yuan gasped, this penny is three people high, five or six pennies deep, this is still called shallow water? It's unreasonable!

"Otherwise, I will report to General Li Tai, and transfer another 50,000 brothers in the camp to come over, and we will build an embankment around the lake at a distance of sixty miles, and work day and night to level the lake!" General rest assured, my old Hu packed the ticket, within five days, it will be completed! Hu Bugui patted his chest with confidence, and the suggestion he put forward startled the old man.

Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly: "Brother Hu, don't scare me." Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were mobilized, eating, drinking, and cultivating fields, these are not small projects, and the 350,000 taels of silver may not be enough for you to do this. Besides, this Weishan Lake is the land of fish and rice, and its reputation is far and wide, if it is really filled, how can we explain it to future generations? You can do things that lack heart and eyes, but you must not do things that lack morality! ”

Hu Bugui laughed embarrassedly: "Just talk about it, just talk about it, this old man, don't mind." ”

The old man sighed and said, "This official, you can't say this kind of thing again in the future." The little old man was terrified when he heard it. Those of us who have lived on Weishan Lake for generations have made a living from fishing. Fish in spring, fish in autumn, Weishan Lake is our lifeblood, if the lake is filled, what do we eat? ”

"Uncle, what did you just say?" A bright light flashed in Lin Wanrong's mind, and she hurriedly grabbed the old man's hand and asked.

"This official, the little old man said, 'Weishan Lake is our lifeline. If the lake is filled, what will we eat? "The old man repeated.

"No, it's the previous one." Lord Lin said excitedly.

The old man looked at the official in confusion, didn't he just say a word, as for what made him excited like this: "Little Lao'er said, 'Fish in the spring, fish in the autumn', the big official, is this the sentence?" ”

"That's it, that's it." Lin Wanrong was full of excitement, and muttered: "Fish in spring, fish in autumn, release fish, fish, uncle, what kind of net do you use for fishing?" ”

"When we fish, we use a variety of nets. There are casting nets, which one can hold, and which shake off like a flower, and these are used to catch small fish. There are also long dipping nets, dozens of zhang and hundreds of zhang long, which are spread in the water at night, and when the net is raised the next day, there are many big fish in the net. There is also a longer type of net, which is called a fishing net, and every autumn after the fishing, the fishermen along our shores gather to discuss how to catch the remaining fish in the lake. Choose an auspicious day, everyone unfolds the fishing net, divides it into regions, and hundreds of people pull it together from both ends to catch all the fish in this lake, which is our last stroke of the year, so it is also called fishing a net. ”

Speaking of fishing, the old man immediately came in an endless stream, and Xu Zhiqing listened to it with relish about casting nets, dipping nets, and fishing nets, not to mention Luo Ning and Luo Yuan. They were all born in wealthy families, so they naturally didn't know about these things, but Lin Wanrong grew up on the bank of the Yangtze River, and she couldn't be more familiar with these things, listening to the old man's nagging, she couldn't tell the kindness in her heart.

"Great, wonderful, net, net." Lin Wanrong rubbed his hands and shouted excitedly: "Uncle, how big is the hole in this net?" ”

"Eyelets, thick and thin, fishermen, nothing else, this net is indispensable, you want as small holes, as small holes as you want."

Xu Zhiqing listened to it for a long time, couldn't help it anymore, and snorted: "Don't you want to borrow this fishing net to make money?" ”

"Hey, you're willing to talk to shameless people this time?" Lin Wanrong didn't answer her words, and said with a grin.

Xu Zhiqing ignored him and sneered: "If you want to borrow fishing nets to make money, then you are very wrong. Even if you have a long fishing net, it won't work. The bottom of the fishing net is decorated with tin blocks, which can sink to the bottom in shallow water, and in deep water, it can reach 30% below the surface of the water, which is good. ”

"Don't worry, my Miss Xu, when it comes to fishing, you haven't even started to read and write when I was soaking in the water." Lord Lin laughed and gave her back what she said on the way.

"And what do you want your nets for?" Xu Zhiqing stopped pouting this time, and pursed the corners of her mouth.

"Want to know? Come over then. Lord Lin hooked his finger at Miss Xu, and the smile on his face was meaningful.

"You, what are you going to do?" Once bitten by a snake and afraid of the well rope for ten years, Miss Xu subconsciously and vigilantly touched into her arms.

Lord Lin shrugged his shoulders in a chic manner: "It doesn't matter, if you want to know, I won't force it, uncle, let's continue the topic we just had." ”

Curious to kill the cat, Miss Xu bit her silver teeth, forcibly restrained the fear in her heart, slowly walked to his side, and said cautiously and vigilantly: "Say it, I'll listen." ”

"Be sincere, get closer, get closer, yes, that's how it should be." Seeing the beads of sweat on Miss Xu's nose, Lord Lin couldn't help but feel proud in his heart, the lethality of the chick has reached this realm, and Lao Tzu himself admires himself.

"Say it quickly!" Approaching him, thinking about his "lewdness" last night, and as if he felt his hot gaze on him, Xu Zhiqing's heart was pounding, and her face was feverish, so she had to scold her coquettishly to embolden herself.

"Want to know?" Lin Wanrong leaned into her ear, looked at her red-hot crystal little ears, and felt quite interesting: "But I just don't say it!" ”

"You-" Xu Zhiqing was shocked and angry, being teased by him again, and in front of Ning'er and many other people, the annoyance in her heart can be imagined. Seeing his hippie smile, Miss Xu couldn't wait to kick him hard to relieve her anger.

"I don't think there's anything you can do to make a fool of yourself." Xu Zhiqing calmed down the anger in her heart and said calmly.

This chick can also play the method of agitation. Lin Wanrong smiled: "Really? Am I really playing tricks? I don't think so! Or, so be it, Miss Xu, let's make a bet! ”

"Big brother, what are you betting on?" Luo Yuan became interested as soon as he heard it, he was born to be a master who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic. Seeing that the relationship between the eldest brother and Sister Xu was showing signs of easing, Luo Ning also looked at the eldest brother with a smile.

Xu Zhiqing didn't expect that her radical method would provoke herself, and this shameless person turned against the customer. If he retreats, won't he be molested by him again?

"Bet on what?" Seeing the blazing eyes of the shameless person fall on him. She was a little panicked in her heart, but she had a momentum that refused to admit defeat, which made her muster up the courage to raise her head. Proudly asked.

"If I find money with this net, you will promise me a condition." Lord Lin's face was lewd, and he looked Miss Xu up and down with a smile. It's cool to look at the bright light, this girl, the whole body is described in one word, big, really big!

"Shameless thief!" Xu Zhiqing scolded secretly, but she was a little helpless, her eyes grew on him, and she didn't know if she had seen it thousands or hundreds of times, could I still dig it up?

She gritted her teeth: "What if you can't find it?" ”

"If I can't find it, then ask me to make a horse for Miss Xu and let you ride it for the rest of your life." Lord Lin laughed, and said indifferently.

Luo Yuan gasped when he heard this, let Miss Xu ride for a lifetime? This oath is so vicious, and it's really a shame that the eldest brother can think of it.

If you can't find the money, I will whip you hard, and let you be a foal for the rest of your life, Miss Xu thought fiercely, she couldn't guess the profound meaning of Lin's words anyway.

"Okay, that's settled. A gentleman's word, a quick horse! Miss Xu's silver teeth gritted loudly, and she said coquettishly, deliberately pronouncing the horse word heavily.

"Sister Xu, the eldest brother hasn't said anything about his conditions for you." Luo Ning kindly reminded Xu Zhiqing.

Miss Xu was stunned for a moment, too, I was confused, she glanced at Master Lin: "Say, what conditions do you have?" ”

"Come here with your ears." Lord Lin smugly hooked his fingers.

Miss Xu leaned over to the ear, only to feel that the lewd man blew in her ear, and said softly: "My condition is very simple, hehe, just touch-"

"Whore, shameless-" Miss Xu only felt a bang in her head, her face turned red, and all kinds of experiences last night came to her mind again, and tears filled her eyes, and she was about to fall.

"Hey, Miss Xu, you misunderstood-" Lord Lin hurriedly explained, "I didn't mean that! ”

Xu Zhiqing's eyes were red, tears were swirling, she turned her head suddenly, and her shoulders trembled slightly: "You don't have to say it, I know your conditions." Since I have promised you, I will accept my fate, and I only hope that you will do your best to help Uncle Luo Shi find the silver. ”

"Isn't it, I haven't said it yet, and you understand?" Lord Lin's mouth opened wide, and his face was full of incredulity.

"As far as the dirty thoughts in your heart, I know all about it." Miss Xu turned around, her eyes were bright, and she said calmly: "I promised you, this bet is valid." ”

Self-righteous girl, Lord Lin sighed, too lazy to explain to her. Luo Ning saw that something was wrong with the two of them, and hurriedly grabbed Lin Wanrong and said, "Big brother, what do you ask of Sister Zhiqing?" ”

"I let her take advantage of me, do you believe it or not?" Lin Wanrong grinned.

Luo Ning shook her head resolutely: "I don't believe it, the eldest brother will talk nonsense." ”

Lin Wanrong glanced at Xu Zhiqing and sighed, "Yes, don't say it's you, even I don't believe it." Uncle, where did we talk about just now? ”

"Speaking of nets!" The captain said with a smile: "The big official asked me about the size of the eyelets!" ”

"Oh, yes, yes, uncle. How long is the longest distance you can reach in this net? Lin Wanrong thought for a while and asked.

"Well, the longest one is more than a mile long. Think about how long it takes us to pull hundreds of people together every time we take the net. The captain said with a smile.

"Then can you get some longer ones, for example, for miles." Lin Wanrong was kind and seductive, Xu Zhiqing frowned slightly when she heard this, if you want such a long fishing net, does this guy really want to fish for silver? Foolish! Stupid!

"If you connect several fishing nets, one net can be three or four miles long. If it's longer, it won't work, and it's not good to pull it! ”

Lord Lin slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "Okay, it's three or four miles long." Uncle, is it difficult to connect this net? Can you get me a few more of these long nets? I want thirty copies! ”

The old man shook his head and smiled: "What's so difficult about this?" We fishermen and boatmen, mending a net and connecting a line is the least craftsmanship. As many nets as you want, that's fine. We rely on this to eat, and this thing is indispensable. ”

"Great, great." Lin Wanrong excitedly took his hand: "Uncle, can you please help me get some fishing nets as soon as possible, it is best to be able to come in handy tomorrow, I will send this big brother Hu Bugui and his two thousand elite soldiers to assist you, do you think it will be successful?" ”

Seeing the anxious look on this official's face, the captain nodded and said: "This shouldn't be difficult, let this Hu official go to Sanxiang Jiuli to get in touch, everyone will hurry up tonight, and tomorrow I promise to get you thirty fishing nets, four miles long!" ”

Everyone listened to him for a long time, and they didn't know what he wanted this thing for, Miss Xu was even more puzzled, and there was some faint joy in her heart, if he didn't succeed, he wouldn't have to fulfill the gambling contract and be insulted by him. It's just that if he doesn't succeed, Ning'er's whole family will fall to the ground. For a moment, I was in a dilemma, and I was embarrassed to choose which side to choose.

"Uncle, I just heard you say that you are preparing to put some fish fry in the lake these days, is it true?" After pulling the net, Lin Wanrong changed the topic and pulled to the fish again.

The old man nodded: "This is true, every spring when the fish are released, the fishermen raise half of the funds, and the government subsidizes half of them." The fish fry are ready-made, and if there is silver, it has been discussed some time ago, and it has begun to raise funds, but it is not a coincidence, Lord Luo has this incident, and it has been delayed. ”

"Don't, don't delay!" Master Lin said anxiously: "Releasing fish in spring is related to the livelihood of our fishermen on Weishan Lake throughout the year, and it is a big thing, how can it be delayed." Put it, be sure to put it as soon as possible! ”

"We're more anxious than you, adults!" The captain said with a sad face: "But there is no silver right now, and we can't do anything about it." ”

"Uncle, how much silver is missing?" Lin Wanrong asked.

The old man stretched out three fingers, and when Lord Lin saw it, his chest beat loudly: "Three hundred taels?" Uncle, don't worry, I've got it. ”

The little old man bent down and said respectfully: "My lord, it's three thousand taels!" ”

"Three-thousand-two-" Lord Lin bared his teeth, his eyes about to pop out: "Uncle, you're not mistaken, right?" Three thousand taels of silver, this is simply a money grab! ”

"There's no way, it's the way of the world now. Three thousand taels of silver, 300,000 fish fry, this is the hope of our fishermen in Quanweishan Lake. The old man sighed, his face full of worry.

3,000 taels of silver to buy 300,000 fish fry? Damn, prices are rising enough! Although Lao Tzu is a rich man, it is not easy for me to make money, Qiaoqiao is busy taking care of the restaurant all day long, and the money I earn is hard money. If the perfume is sold for one bottle, Lao Tzu will make a small profit of fifty or sixty taels of silver, and three thousand taels of silver is fifty bottles of perfume, am I easy?

"Big brother," Luo Ning gently tugged at his sleeve, with tears in her eyes: "Do you really want to buy fish fry?" ”

I don't fish, what do I buy fry for? It's not for your dad yet! He smiled bitterly and nodded: "Yes, I want to buy fish fry and be a fisherman on this Weishan Lake, Ning'er, are you still willing to follow me?" ”

Luo Ning smiled shyly: "Big brother is the most annoying, Ning'er is your wife, whatever you are willing to do, Ning'er will support you." Big brother, before my grandmother went to the capital, she left me some jewelry, saying that she wanted to make a dowry for Ning'er, and the value was as much as a thousand taels. Ning'er will give it to you, just do what you want. ”

This girl is really considerate enough, Lord Lin patted her little face, and grinned: "Good baby, big brother is for you this time, but hemorrhage, you must make up for me tonight." ”

"How to compensate?" Luo Ning's face flushed with a faint flush, looked at him, bit her lip lightly, and her eyes seemed to be dripping.

Lord Lin pinched her delicate little buttocks, ** said: "Let's have a tonight, make sure my little Ning'er still wants to try it after trying." ”

"Big brother-" Luo Ning called softly, and lowered his head in shame.

"Uncle, I paid for three thousand taels of silver." Lord Lin's face turned red, he took out the silver ticket from his arms, carefully counted it for a long time, and felt a pain in his heart: "But I have one condition." Now you shall hurry back, and the fry and the nets shall be collected together tomorrow morning, and then you shall bring me all the strong labor of the fishermen of ten miles and eight towns, and say that Lord Ben shall feed the fish with three thousand taels of silver, and requisition them for a few days." Can this business be done? ”

"Yes, yes." Xiao Lao'er knelt down excitedly: "My lord is really a bodhisattva in heaven, and Xiao Lao'er and the surrounding fathers and villagers are grateful." ”

Lin Wanrong helped him up, sighed and said, "Uncle, I'm not a bodhisattva, and I also have selfish intentions. If I can get back the three thousand taels of silver, I will make a lot of money, and this business will be worth it. If I can't find it back, even if I accumulate merit for my father-in-law, I will do one last practical thing for the villagers! ”

"Don't worry, my lord, I'll go back and inform the villagers now. We're just working hard to get the fry and nets ready within the hours you request. The little old man doesn't know a few words, and he doesn't understand what selfishness and public heart are, but one thing is clear, as long as you can help the villagers, no matter what kind of heart you have, it is called kindness. ”

The little old man explained the boat, handed it to a guy, jumped on another boat, and kowtowed to Lin Wanrong respectfully.

Luo Yuan gave him a thumbs up, Luo Ning's little face turned red, snuggled tightly in his arms, and said softly: "Xianggong, you are the best person in the world!" Ning'er will always be proud of you! ”

Three thousand taels of silver, buy back a pride, Lao Tzu's business is also worth it. Lord Lin smiled with relief, buried his head in Ning'er's shoulder and said, "Good Ning'er, my husband is injured and his heart is bleeding, you take your husband back, let's prostitute ourselves during the day and comfort my husband!" ”

Luo Ning covered her cheeks shyly, and her delicate calves touched her eldest brother's legs, an indescribable taste.

"A shameless thief." Xu Zhiqing was standing beside the two of them, listening to the whispers of the boudoir word for word, and what happened last night came to her heart again, and she felt a burst of resentment in her heart. Thinking that he wants a net and a fish, he looks quite confident, although he doesn't know how he wants to make silver, but there is a faint premonition in his heart, this time I am afraid that he is going to lose, do you really want to touch this thief again? I'm afraid that this lewd thief will get used to it when he touches it!

Her face was feverish, and she secretly looked over, only to see the lewd thief buried his head on Ning'er's shoulder, smiling at herself, that smile, eerie, unspeakable......