Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Reed Boy (20)
The next day, Liu Huawei took one hundred and ten people to cast nets in the river, and all the fat fish were caught and hung on the embankment densely, swinging a few times, jumping a few times, and it didn't take long for it to run out of gas.
Liu Huawei also did not allow them to sell it in the market, and the people in the village called it a pain in the flesh.
This is the fish they sowed in early spring, waiting for the autumn harvest of naked, naked and bare copper plates.
The village chief was the most angry, and when he saw that he was about to fight with Liu Huawei again, there was a sudden exclamation from the shore, and the fishing net dozens of meters long had broken a big hole.
Liu Huawei hurriedly stepped forward, scolding people to mend the net, and suddenly a cold wind blew from nowhere, and the water surface was turbulent, and the waves were bursting, overwhelmingly hitting the shore, only the ground shook the mountains, and the dead fish on the shore fell into the water again, rolling and disappearing.
For a time, the bank of the river was fishy.
Seeing that the morning's work was in vain, Liu Huawei, who was standing on the shore, changed his face and shouted: "Mend all the fishing nets for me, I want to see what is going on in this river!"
The family and the guards hurriedly dragged the net up, only to find that the fishing net was not only broken, but also broke four holes with the largest top, and it would definitely not be able to repair it for a while.
Where is Liu Huawei willing to follow, "If you can't make it up, buy me a new one!" Uncle Ben is going to turn over this river today! ”
The rest of the people cowered and took the order, and the remaining villagers looked at each other, I am afraid that this matter will not end well.
In the next half day, the 100th people used five fishing nets on the shore, and each time it took less than half an hour, the fishing nets were broken.
It looks like it has been cut by stones from the river, but the ground is different every time the net is lowered.
Liu Huawei looked at the fishing net angrily, and when he saw the cut in the fishing net, his face was cold and terrifying.
Originally, he was still skeptical and tested the depth of the river, but this time, he really found evidence.
He was a headcatcher, and he could see at a glance that the net could never be broken by stones, and it was clear that there was something unsightly in the river.
However, the river was too deep, and the thing was like a fish in water, and they could only touch the fur, and they were played around.
He dropped the nets and thoughtfully led the people away.
Leaving behind dead fish and earth-colored villagers.
The villagers cursed and went back to their houses, leaving behind some old people who were usually talkative.
The sky slowly darkened, Zhou Zhonglin, under the instructions of the village chief, led people to clean up the dead fish on the river beach, and the girl who had been watching from the wall gently pulled his sleeve, "Uncle Zhou, don't move yet." ”
Zhou Zhonglin turned his head, looked at Wen Cha's faint face, and said, "This mess can't be left overnight, I'm afraid it will change tomorrow."
Wen Cha shook his head and said softly: "Every spring, we put countless fish species into the river, but in the autumn we have recovered less than one-twelve, Uncle Zhou doesn't want to know, why?"
Zhou Zhonglin was puzzled: "There are a lot of big fish in the river, and you should eat them."
Wen Cha smiled: "Have we ever caught those big fish?"
In the middle of the week, Lin stopped and caught every year, all of them were fish that were less than a year old, and they were all fish raised by themselves, and the so-called big fish had long been gone.
"We have an iron fence downstream to block the net, and it is impossible for those fish to go elsewhere, so Uncle Zhou is not curious, where do these fish go?"
Zhou Zhonglin obviously didn't think about these things, including everyone now, he said, "What do you mean?"
Wen Cha said: "I have some speculation in my heart, if you can trust me, you might as well stop accepting these fish tonight, let's hide in the dark and see what is going on."
The rest of the villagers saw that it was dark, and they all rose up to oppose it, and by tomorrow, the fish would rot and stink, but who could they go to?
Wen Cha smiled slightly and said, "If there is really no accident at night, everyone will come to clean up these things early tomorrow morning, and I will pay everyone for the salary, fifteen copper plates per person, how about it?"
Everyone was a volunteer laborer, and when they heard that the little girl was going to pay for it, they all quieted down, and it was nothing to wait for a night, but they had to do a day's work with fifteen copper plates!
"Okay then."
Let the people come down and "wait here." ”
Wen Cha breathed a sigh of relief, and then pulled the silent young man behind him to the reeds, and asked: "Zhen'er is still sleeping in the house, you go back first to help me take care of it, I may have to come back later."
Lan Qing lowered her eyes and looked at the things that were precipitating under her eyes, was silent for a moment, and drew a picture on her face with cold fingers, and said, "You go back and take Zhen'er, I'll be staring here."
Wen Cha's eyes widened, and she was about to refute, but Lan Qing reached out to her lips, "In this family, you're not the only one. ”
Wen Cha blinked blankly.
Lan Qing said: "I'm a man, I'm also your family, I'll do these things."
Warm tea: "......"
"Good ......" Lan Qing reached out and combed her messy hair, and said softly: "You cook at home first, and I'll go back to eat later."
Wen Cha is still not very relieved, "Then do you know ...... "What's in the river?"
"I know." Lan Qing chuckled, no one knew better than him, "That thing, I will clean it up, and whoever owes you will have to pay it back." ”
“……”
"Don't be afraid." He stretched out his hand and hugged Wen Cha shallowly, "Let's go back first." ”
Wen Chayun walked away in a fog, walked back to the house, Lu Zhen was already obediently sitting at the door waiting, seeing her come back, the little guy's eyes turned red, and he seemed to rush up and hug her legs like crazy, "Sister, sister!" Where have you been? I'm so scared that I can't see you when I wake up! ”
Wen Cha bent down to pick her up, kissed his little face and said, "Sister went out to do something, which made Zhen'er worried, it's my sister who is wrong."
Lu Zhen hugged her neck tightly, sniffed with red eyes, and said aggrievedly: "Zhen'er misses her sister so much, and her stomach is so hungry, my sister can't help Zhen'er ......"
"Of course my sister wants Zhen'er......" Wen Cha patted the little guy's back soothingly, "Zhen'er is my sister's little padded jacket, I don't want anyone, I can't do without Zhen'er...... Sister, I'm going to make something to eat for Zhen'er. ”
Wen Cha cooked for Lu Zhen, and the sky outside was already dark and he couldn't see his five fingers.
After feeding Lu Zhen and coaxing him to sleep, Wen Cha took a coat from the house, held it in his arms, and walked towards the river.
Several people on the river beach hid in the reeds after the river rose and fell violently.
The young man dressed in black stood quietly in the imperceptible corner of the shore, his eyes coldly looking at the undulating water, and a trace of mockery appeared at the corner of his mouth.
When the time came soon, the sky was getting colder and colder, and many people were shivering with cold hugging their bodies.
But the water was churning even harder.
It was the night of the full moon after the fifteenth, the night when the yin qi was the heaviest.