In the past few days, for some reason, it has suddenly rained heavily, and this rain has been a few days and nights, and there is no intention of stopping at all.

This heavy rain made Rongxi, which could only be filled with snow melted from the snow-capped mountains, immediately full, and as in previous years, many border people living in the low-lying areas on both sides of the river already planned to move, or go to relatives' houses to borrow, so as to escape the imminent, inexplicable flood.

There is a flood in the northwest, but I am afraid that it has not occurred once in thousands of years!

However, although the people turned from joy to disgust at the heavy rain, there seemed to be people who did not hate it.

Just by the stream of Rongxi, there is an old man with a hat on his head, wearing a coat, is sitting by the stream and fishing motionless, if it were not for the heavy rain to stop the villagers, I am afraid that the villagers would have found out that this old man has been here since the day the rain fell, and his hook has not been pulled up from the stream once.

It's as if he's not here to fish at all, but to sit by the stream and get drenched in the rain, which is really weird.

However, although most of the villagers were planning to leave this place for refuge, there were also people who thought differently from them, such as on this day, a figure wearing layers of robes came behind the old man through the layers of rain curtains.

He looked behind the old man for a long time, but the old man did not look back at him, and the fishing rod in his hand still did not move, so the uninvited guest finally couldn't help it and asked, "Old man, are you really fishing?" Or are you already asleep? ”

The man's voice was low, indistinguishable from male and female, a bit like that of a young man, and he spoke for a while before the old man spoke: "I am indeed fishing, but the fish do not bite the hook." ”

"Since they don't bite the hook, why do you have to wait here, it's cold and rainy, if you get frostbite, won't the gain outweigh the loss!"

"Hehehe, child, so what, if I go, what if I really miss the fish that bites the hook, and besides, do you think it's been cold and rainy these days, and you know that I am like this? Truth be told, I think the weather is wonderful! ”

The old man's words left the boy speechless, so he had to stand quietly behind him and continue to watch him fish.

However, after a long while, the young man asked again: "Old man, I just saw that your fish float moved several times, it must be that the fish has bitten the hook, why do you still not move, do not lift the line at all, let it swim away again, and you still say that you are fishing, I think you seem to be sleeping!" ”

This time, the young man spoke for a long time, and then he heard the old man's answer: "Child, you are still wrong, I don't mention it, because it is still too small, if I eat it, it will be too cruel, do you see the fish basket next to me?" If the fish wants me to eat it, it will naturally jump into the fish basket, so that I can eat it with peace of mind! ”

He was embarrassed by the old man's reasoning, but the young man still endured it, and still stood behind him and watched quietly, and after he saw that several larger fish had broken free again after biting the hook, the old man still refused to lift the fishing line, and complained again:

"I can see it, you are neither small nor compassionate, you are unwilling to move, I heard your snoring just now, it seems that you are not only not afraid of the rain, but also do not want the rain to stop, so you deliberately did not catch the fish!"