After inspecting the surface of Weishan Lake, there was nothing to gain except witnessing the blue sky and the vastness of the water once again.
The sky became brighter and brighter, the mist gradually dissipated, and a gushing red sun exposed half of the head on the blue water surface, dyeing the water surface a layer of dazzling gold, which made people feel unusually warm.
Luo Ning leaned against Lin Wanrong's side, the golden morning sun shone on her face, a little golden blush appeared on her face, which complemented her snow-white skin, it was truly beautiful. Ning'er's eyes were full of happiness, she hugged Lin Wanrong's arm, and said softly: "Brother, if I can watch the red sun rise with you every day, Ning'er will have nothing to ask for in my life."
Women are all emotional animals. Just now, I was worried about what to do if I couldn't find the money, but in the blink of an eye, I was so looking forward to a bright future. Lin Wanrong smiled bitterly, and said to Luo Yuan on the side: "Xiao Luo, tell the brothers on the boat, first put The boat stops, and after breakfast, we will continue to investigate."
Luo Yuan nodded yes, and passed on the news. People on the water rely on a small boat for food, clothing, housing and transportation. After a while, they can see the smoke from the small boats around them, and the smell of fish and rice floats over.
The old boatman was busy for a while, and handed a bowl of fish soup to Lin Wanrong with both hands: "My official, please try the fresh fish soup on our Weishan Lake. This is what the old man went down to the lake last night to catch some fish soup in the early spring. Fish is not easy, I originally wanted to give it to Lord Luo to taste, but this happened."
Lin Wanrong hurriedly took it with both hands, smiled gratefully, and put it in Luo Ning's hand first, saying: "The fish in this spring all slipped through the net when fishing last winter. After a cold winter, I ate enough aquatic plants, and all of them were fattened." Being fat and strong is the time to replenish your body. Ning'er, you are weak, take a sip of soup to warm you up, and you lost blood last night, so you should make up for it."
Luo Ning was very moved when she heard the first sentence, but the latter sentence changed its taste, she was not serious, she glanced at her elder brother reproachfully, twisted his waist secretly, took the soup bowl, and said with a small mouth Slightly opened, took a small sip.
As soon as the soup is in the mouth, there is a strong fragrance in the mouth, and the fragrance is overflowing. Luo Ning's appetite whetted, and she couldn't help taking another sip, praising: "It's delicious. I haven't had such a good fish soup in the past few months in Jining."
Lin Wanrong laughed loudly and said, "That's because you seldom come to Weishan Lake, so it's hard to appreciate the beautiful scenery and taste the delicious food. The lake and mountains here are beautiful and the scenery is pleasant. It's a real land of fish and rice."
Speaking of this, he remembered that when Jining was attacked that day, among thousands of cannons, he was injured in order to save Sister An and Xian'er, and was rescued by them desperately. A warm, nostalgic feeling slowly came to my heart. How many times can there be such a carefree life in life? If it wasn't for Sister An's cheating, how could she have such an experience? He sighed lightly. Xian'er is in the capital, but where is that cunning and charming vixen now? Will she also recall these days? Damn, I want to kill this coquettish fox.
"Brother, brother, look quickly, it's sister Zhiqing." Luo Ning suddenly grabbed his sleeve and shouted excitedly.
Xu Zhiqing? Lin Wanrong, who was in deep thought, was taken aback and looked up hastily. The mist on the water surface has all dispersed, and the situation on the lake can be seen very clearly. A small boat came from far away from the depths of the lake. A woman in a green shirt stood on the prow of the boat, her expression was indifferent, she didn't speak or smile, a few drops of dew condensed on the top of her hair, in the morning light , flashing colorful colors, reflecting her cheeks more pretty and beautiful.
"Sister Zhiqing, sister Zhiqing." A long distance away, Luo Ning waved her arms at the bow and greeted excitedly. Seeing Luo Ning, Xu Zhiqing froze for a moment, and immediately nodded, the boat slowly approached.
"Oh, that, I suddenly remembered. It seems that the reed sedge I passed just now hasn't been checked carefully. Xiao Luo, prepare the fastest boat for me, I have something to go first."
The current situation is not right, Mr. Lin wants to slap his ass and leave immediately. He had a ghost in his heart, what happened last night was only known by heaven and earth, forest and Xu. But this girl Xu Zhiqing is not easy to fool, with a chain crossbow on her body, she shot Lao Tzu four times last night, who knows if she will go crazy when they meet again? It would be terrible if she broke her face and came to a fight with me. Life and death are minor matters, but injustice is a major issue. As long as she cheats and makes peace, Mr. Lin, my reputation of being clean and self-sacrificing will be ruined.
Luo Ning grabbed his sleeve and said with a resolute smile: "Brother likes to talk nonsense the most. We walked all the way just now, how can there be any reeds? Sister Zhiqing is freezing in the cold for our family's affairs. We have to thank you when we go to Weishan Lake."
"Really? That's hard enough!" Master Lin said haha, and wanted to go first, but was held tightly by Luo Ning. Seeing Xu Zhiqing's boat getting closer and closer, he couldn't help complaining .
"Sister is right. Sister Xu has traveled thousands of miles for our family's affairs and has worked extremely hard. We should thank you very much. Brother, anyway, you are not in such a short time. You just meet Sister Xu and see if she is there. What a discovery. Maybe the two of you can figure it out together, maybe there is a solution." Luo Yuan nodded in sympathy, and analyzed solemnly.
You kid, you want to entrap your elder brother and me. I am incompatible with you, sister Xu, and we are talking about shit. Master Lin glared at Xiao Luo, wishing to kick this bad boy into the water.
While talking, the boat carrying Xu Zhiqing has slowly approached, Luo Yuan and the boatman held the boat, Xu Zhiqing held Luo Ning's little hand, and jumped onto their boat.
There were clear dewdrops in Xu Zhiqing's hair, her face was smoky 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?"
"No." Xu Zhiqing said lightly, "The wind and dew on the lake in the morning was strong, and it blew into the eyes, which made them a little red."
Luo Ning held Xu Zhiqing back, her eyes were red and she 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 survive for the rest of her life."
Xu Zhiqing smiled slightly, raised her bare hands lightly, wiped the dew from her hair and said, "Ning'er, where are you talking about, between you and my sisters. Is it still necessary to be so polite? I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, and I wanted to go to the lake as soon as possible Look, I didn't expect Weishan Lake to be so vast. I walked for several hours, but I only walked a few miles. Seeing that it was getting late, I was worried that you would miss it, so I turned back."
Hearing Xu Zhiqing say "I can't sleep in the middle of the night", Luo Ning thought that something happened to Dong Chuang, she couldn't help showing dizziness on her face, her ears became hot, she lowered her head shyly and said: "My little sister was rude, last night—"
"Nothing happened last night." Xu Zhiqing said first: "I fell asleep while waiting in your room, and I didn't see anyone."
Why did Sister Xu's words have some intentional meaning? Could it be that she saw or heard something last night? Thinking of this, Luo Ning felt hot all over her body, feeling uneasy, and was so ashamed that she didn't even dare to raise her head. Both of them have something on their minds. But he couldn't confide in the other party, so he guessed wildly, as if he was playing a charade.
"Oh, by the way, Sister Zhiqing, what did you find on the lake? Can you discuss it with the big brother, hey, big brother, where is the big brother—" Luo Ning was about to pull out her big brother to talk to Miss Xu, but she couldn't find it anywhere. The figure was wondering, and the boatman came from the back of the cabin and said: "Miss, did you ask the official just now? Oh, he stole the job of the little old man and is cooking on the stern of the boat. Alas, I have never seen such an amiable and helpful official, the lady is blessed to follow him!"
When did the eldest brother become so diligent? Luo Ning had no place to express her doubts, but she saw Luo Yuan pushing Lin Wanrong out. Mrs. Lin was wearing an apron around her waist, yelling, "What are you doing, what are you doing, I still have to cook!"
"It's you?!" Xu Zhiqing said with fire in her eyes, gritted her teeth angrily.
"Standing too close, I can't see clearly!" Lin Wanrong hurriedly stepped back a few steps away from Ms. Xu, looked it over carefully, and said in surprise: "Ah, isn't this Ms. Xu? Oh, why are you here? Long time no see, how are you?" There was a sense of sincerity in his words, as if the two were old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Luo Yuan felt that the elder brother always treats people with such enthusiasm and vitality.
"I'm fine, but I don't know how you were doing last night, Mr. Xu?" Xu Zhiqing smiled coldly, the cold light in her eyes seemed capable of killing people.
The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was interested, Luo Ning next to her blushed, and secretly glanced at her elder brother, with a faint amorous look on her brow.
Nonsense, I am accompanied by a beautiful woman with incense lamps, the spring is warm in the hibiscus tent, and the sun and the moon are full in the mandarin duck pillow. I don’t know how happy I am. Seeing Miss Xu's frowning look, he chuckled dryly: "Miss Meng misses me, I'm doing pretty well, just a little bit better than Miss."
"Shameless, shameless!" Xu Zhiqing gritted her teeth in hatred, a faint mist appeared in her eyes.
Although her voice was soft, Luo Ning did not miss a word, seeing that elder brother and elder sister Xu seemed to have a deep estrangement, she felt anxious, and hurriedly grabbed Xu Zhiqing's hand and said, "Sister Xu, do you have any misunderstanding about elder brother? Big Brother is a very nice person, hardworking and kind, simple and humble, reticent, and caring for the weak, you should be able to feel it when you walk with him all the way!"
Luo Yuan couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time. It turns out that the elder brother has such a high status in the heart of the elder sister. It is true that Xi Shi is in the eyes of the beholder. Why is my understanding of the elder brother completely opposite to that of the elder sister? Mrs. Lin felt very relieved when he heard it. I am so stern and insightful. Others only look at me on the surface. Only you can see the deepest things in my heart!
Xu Zhiqing couldn't laugh or cry when she heard that, according to Ning'er, Lin San was the most honest person in the world. If Lin San was honest, pigs would laugh.
"Yes, I deeply understand his advantages." Ms. Xu sneered, and glanced at Lin San, but saw that there was a smile in his eyes, and his eyes were secretly falling on her chest. Play something obscene. Miss Xu's brain suddenly became hot, and she felt like she was going to faint with anger. She couldn't tell Ning'er about such a shameful thing. Behind him: "Ning'er, let's go!"
"Go? Where are you going?" Luo Ning looked at her puzzledly, then hugged her arm and said coquettishly: "Good sister, big brother is really not a bad person, don't be angry with him. Sister, do you have anything on this lake?" If you find anything, you might as well discuss it with your elder brother."
"That's right, that's right, let's negotiate." Master Lin said with a straight face without looking sideways. Seeing that Ms. Xu was very scrupulous, he was not afraid of being scalded by boiling water. Anyway, it was like this, so how could he return the things 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 man's sexual behavior and eyes, her heart was full of grief, tears were spinning in her eyes, and they were about to fall.
She had never seen the good-tempered sister Zhiqing being provoked like this before, Luo Ning hurriedly hugged Xu Zhiqing, and winked at Lin Wanrong. Master Lin shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Okay, Miss Xu, even if I'm wrong, I'll accompany you. Be careful next time!"
"Dare to have a next time?" Xu Zhiqing's teeth itch with hatred, raised her head, and said angrily.
Really, is it a crime to have big breasts? A woman's figure is good, isn't it just to show men? There is no such thing as a man like Lin Sange and me who dares to be a traitor in an upright manner. You have encountered the best, but not satisfied? Master Lin smiled lazily. Unless we don't meet again, I still want to see it.
The two had a quarrel and stared at the Luo family siblings. Why did the elder brother and sister Xu act like life and death enemies? How will they live in the future
"General Lin, General Lin—" Just as the situation was in a deadlock, there was a burst of excited shouts from the lake, and a small boat behind him shot towards it like an arrow.
"General Hu!" Xu Zhiqing's eyesight was very good, and she saw the person on the boat at a glance, it was Hu Bugui who was ordered by the general to search yesterday.
"Brother Hu—" When the boat came to a complete stop, Hu Bugui strode onto the boat. 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 has a clever plan, and the general followed your instructions last night to search everywhere along the banks of Weishan Lake, and he really got something."
Hearing his words, everyone on board immediately became excited. Even Miss Xu, who was having a fight with Mr. Lin, turned her head to listen to him, but when she saw Lin San smiling at her, she hurriedly snorted and turned her head away again. went back.
"Yesterday, General Mo took 2,000 brothers to visit along both sides of the river. They traveled more than 100 miles in one night and visited the fishermen on both sides. Finally, they found a very useful piece of news. In the evening of the day before yesterday, some elder brothers went out to fish in the lake. Because it was early spring and there were few fish, their boats rowed a little farther, but they were driven out by several boats on the return journey." Hu Bugui said loudly, his joy was beyond words.
"Expulsion?" Lin Wanrong frowned: "Then did they see the appearance of these people clearly?"
Hu Bugui shook his head: "It was already late when they returned, and they couldn't see the appearance of those people clearly. But according to what they said, those small boats had a lot of water, and the fishermen on board were powerful, not like ordinary fishing boats. After driving them far away, they turned back. A fisherman couldn't resist his curiosity, and secretly followed them. He didn't know it, but he was shocked when he saw that there was a fleet behind those small boats. "
"Fleet?" Lin Wanrong said pleasantly, "How big is the ship? How many ships?"
"Because it was too far away and worried about being discovered, he didn't dare to stay longer. He couldn't describe the size of the boat, but there were about forty or fifty of them. The cabins were all covered with canvas, which looked gray. "
"Forty or fifty boats?" Lin Wanrong clapped his hands excitedly, turned to the boatman and said, "Uncle, what is the biggest boat that you have ever seen running on our Weishan Lake?"
The old man Zhouzi said: "The little old man has been fishing on Weishan Lake all his life. The biggest boat he has ever seen was the navy sent by the imperial court when the White Lotus Sect was wiped out in the early winter of last year. Those big iron-clad boats, one boat It can hold hundreds of people, and there are cannons on board, so it’s very powerful. However, these are sea-going ships, and they can’t move in the shallow water of our Weishan Lake, and most of them are just decorations.”
Lin Wanrong nodded. When destroying Bailian, Xu Wei mobilized the big ships of the Navy to block Weishan Lake, just to prevent the Bailian Sect from escaping from the water, not to wipe out the enemy, so it doesn't matter if you can go to shallow water or not.
Xu Zhiqing thought for a while, and then said: "The thieves have robbed the money and are eager to transfer it, so they definitely dare not use naval ships. First, the iron-clad ships are too big to be targeted, and they are easy to expose. Once they run aground in shallow water, they will have nothing to do. Second, Otherwise, all the sailors of Dahua are under effective supervision, and they will never be able to get such a subway ship."
Xu Zhiqing is Xu Wei's daughter, Li Tai's daughter-in-law, and Li Tai's highly valued female military advisor, so it's not surprising that she knows something about Dahua's navy. Lin Wanrong gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "You are insightful, you hit the nail on the head, I admire you!"
Xu Zhiqing snorted lightly, then turned her head away: "What shameless compliments do you need, uncle, keep talking."
Zhouzi nodded and said: "Other boats are similar, and there is not much difference. The deep and shallow waters of our Weishan Lake, the little old man knows it well. An ordinary wooden boat can bear about 800 catties. Good job."
"That's right!" Lin Wanrong laughed loudly and said, "Three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, calculated at eight hundred catties per ship, would require 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 been smuggling money. Everyone is excited. But even if it is confirmed that it is really a fleet transporting silver, it only confirms Lin Wanrong's conjecture that the silver is indeed in this Weishan Lake. But exactly where it is hidden is still unknown.
Luo Ning sister and brother were happy for a while, then thought of the key to this, the excitement gradually faded, Ning'er glanced at Lin Wanrong, and said softly: "Even so, this Weishan Lake is hundreds of miles away, where are we going? To find silver?"
Lin Wanrong shook his head and said with a smile, "Don't panic, the elder brother is here. Ning'er, think about it carefully, when did the father-in-law find out that the silver was missing, and when did he start to block the lake?"
"Father discovered that the money was missing during the second watch, and immediately issued a blockade order. When Kuaima arrived at various places along the coast, it was after the third watch." Luo Ning thought for a while, nodded and said.
"That is to say, it is certain that the silver has not come ashore. Even if they transport the silver on board at the first watch, it will only take three hours at the third watch. A wooden boat can bear 800 catties. How far can you go in three hours?" Lin Wanrong was triumphant, and with a few strands of mustache, he looked even more immortal: "Oh, there is another important question, Brother Hu, have you asked about it? What was the wind direction on Weishan Lake that night?"
"The last general was in a hurry to report, but I forgot to ask about this." Hu Bugui said shyly. He received the general order from last night, and traveled hundreds of miles at night to search and inquire, without even drinking his saliva, so it is understandable for him to lose this.
"The wind from the southeast was blowing the night before." Xu Zhiqing said calmly, her words were quite affirmative.
"How do you know?" Master Lin looked at her in surprise.
"When I just came out of the lake, I had already inquired about it." Xu Zhiqing didn't even look at him, obviously hated him, snorted and said: "Knowing that the silver is in the lake, but I didn't even ask about the wind direction, really I don't know what nasty things are going on in your mind all day."
This little girl is pointing fingers and scolding Huai, but she is indeed smart and considerate in everything, for your Mimi's sake, I don't care about you anymore. Master Lin reluctantly looked away from her chest, comforting himself in his heart.
"This lady is right. The wind was indeed from the southeast the night before yesterday." The old man Zhouzi said.
"Wow, Ms. Xu guessed it right again." Master Lin giggled, his face full of feigned admiration: "Hey, in this way, aren't those thieves driving against the wind? Looks like God is here to help Us. Uncle, three hours, how far do you think these wooden boats can go?"
"Fully loaded with 800 catties of silver, there is not much room on the wooden boat. At most four people paddling with four oars, and it is sailing against the wind. Even if they do not change hands intermittently, they will not be able to travel a few miles in an hour. What's more. The fleet is still traveling in a group, and the speed is even slower, I estimate that it should be about 16 to 17 miles per hour." The old Zhouzi said firmly.
Sixteen or seven miles in an hour? Isn't that three hours a fifty-mile journey? Lin Wanrong took out a pen and paper, made gestures, and was about to issue orders, when Xu Zhiqing said, "Don't bother to calculate the distance the boat travels, but also consider whether the silver will be pushed by the current when it sinks in the water? It was scratched last night. Northwest wind."
"Miss Xu, you are so knowledgeable, you even know fluid mechanics." Lin Wanrong sighed, Xu Zhiqing ignored him without even looking at him.
"It doesn't matter if it's the southeast wind or the northwest wind, I'll count the force of the water flow, even if the lake water pushes my silver for another ten miles. Sixty miles, within sixty miles, this is our search direction .” He drew a point of origin on the paper, and radiated several line diameters around. Silver is within this radius.
Seeing his triumphant look, Xu Zhiqing snorted disdainfully, took Luo Ning's little hand and said, "Ning'er, do me a favor."
Luo Ning nodded, and then heard Miss Xu continue: "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 looked at her elder brother in embarrassment. If she asked, she would admit that her elder brother was shameless. If she didn't ask, it was very important. Lin Wanrong laughed and said confidently: "There are more than 300,000 taels of silver, and they will definitely not be scattered. Even if they are divided into two piles, the possibility is not high. For one thing, they don't have such ample time. Four Coordinating ten ships is not an ordinary trouble. Second, the silver is scattered and sinks underwater, and it is very likely to be smashed by the impact of the current. They will not be so stupid. More than 300,000 taels of silver sank underwater It's just a hill, and it won't be so easy to move away. They must have fixed all the silver together, so they dared to sink into the water with confidence." [Heaven's Kiss Hands]
Ms. Xu snorted and said nothing more, presumably she had no objections.
It was a question that had no clue at first, but Mr. Lin and Ms. Xu made it concrete in a few words, and calculated the radius according to the principle of arithmetic. Everyone admired it. Supplement, the cooperation is quite tacit. Luo Yuan shook his head and sighed: "This matter sounds quite simple. I understood it as soon as my eldest brother and sister Xu talked about it. Why can't I figure it out myself?"
"This is called knowing the difficulty and doing it easily, and being smart after the fact. If you have half the brains of elder brother and elder sister Xu, Daddy won't worry about you." Luo Ning laughed and teased her younger brother, and then cuddled affectionately. Beside Lin Wanrong, his face was full of happiness, and he said softly, "Brother, Ning'er is proud of you."
"Don't say that, this is actually everyone's credit, and I only did a small part." Master Lin said humbly.
Xu Zhiqing smiled coldly: "Let's not brag about the cowhide. Now it's only calculated that the silver will probably be within this range. 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. It is not easy to search for silver in sixty miles of water.
"Can you find some underwater experts and search one by one?" Luo Ning tentatively proposed a plan.
"This method is not advisable." Seeing that Master Lin was thinking, Xu Zhiqing shook her head and said, "The water area with a radius of sixty miles is not big or small, even if you send a master in the water, you can use it every day. It is rare to be able to search ten miles, and the emperor only gave us seven days in total. After yesterday, there are only six days left, and the time must be too late. Moreover, there is another serious problem. The three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver , must have sunk to the bottom of the water. The water in Weishan Lake is extremely deep, in the water, the pressure will increase as you go down, and people can't bear it at all. Even if you dive to the bottom, you can't stay for long, and search is out of the question."
Luo Ning nodded half-understood. When it comes to poetry, she might be able to fight, but when it comes to the principles of all things, how can she beat the knowledgeable and talented sister Xu
Lin Wanrong nodded. Apart from having big breasts, this Miss Xu is really capable, and she even knows these principles. He pondered for a while, and said to the boatman, "Uncle, how deep is the water at the place we're staying at?"
The old boatman slowly lowered the penny in his hand, and the long penny was gone, but before it reached the end, the old man smiled and pulled out the penny and said: "We have only traveled four or five miles, and we still have a long way to go." Judging from the little old man's experience, the water here is still shallow, only five or six pennies deep."
Luo Yuan gasped, this penny is as tall as three people, five or six pennies are deep, is this still called shallow water? It's really unreasonable!
"Or, I'll report to General Li Tai and transfer another 50,000 brothers from the battalion. We'll build embankments around the lake at a distance of sixty miles, rushing to work day and night, and level the lake! Don't worry, General! Guaranteed, it will be completed within five days!" Hu Bugui patted his chest with confidence, and the old boatman was startled by the suggestion he put forward.
Lin Wanrong smiled wryly and said, "Brother Hu, don't scare me. Mobilizing tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, eating and drinking, filling lakes and reclaiming fields, these are not small projects, and the three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver may not be enough for you to do this." Yes. Besides, this Weishan Lake is a land of fish and rice, and its reputation spreads far and wide. If we really fill it up, how can we explain it to future generations? We can do unscrupulous things, but we must never do unscrupulous things!"
Hu Bugui laughed a couple of times in embarrassment: "Just talking casually, just talking casually, old man, don't mind it."
The old boatman sighed and said: "My lord, I can't say such things anymore. The little old man was terrified. Those of us have lived on Weishan Lake for generations, and we all depend on fishing. Fish, fishing in autumn, Weishan Lake is our dream, if the lake is filled, what will we eat?"
"Uncle, what did you just say?" A light flashed in Lin Wanrong's mind, and he hurriedly grabbed the old boatman's hand and asked.
"This official, the little old man said, 'Weishan Lake is our dream. If the lake is filled, what will we eat?'" the old boatman repeated.
"No, it's the previous sentence." Master Lin said excitedly.
The old boatman looked at the official in bewilderment, didn’t he just say a word, as to make him excited like this: “The little old man said, ‘Fish is released in spring, and fish is caught in autumn’, senior official, is this sentence?"
"That's the sentence, that's the sentence." Lin Wanrong was full of excitement, and muttered in his mouth: "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 cast nets that can be held by one person, and those that shake open like a flower. These are used to catch small fish. There are also long dipped nets. The net is tens of feet or hundreds of feet long, and it is spread in the water at night. When the net is lifted the next day, many big fish will be stuck in the mesh. There is also a longer one called fishing net. After fishing in autumn, The fishermen along our coast gathered together to discuss how to catch the remaining fish in the lake. On an auspicious day, everyone spread out the fishing nets and divided them into areas. Hundreds of people pulled together from both ends to catch the fish in the lake. Catch all in one catch, this is our last sum every year, so it is also called catch one catch.”
Speaking of fishing, there was an endless stream of old boatmen immediately, and Xu Zhiqing listened with gusto about casting nets, dipping nets, and fishing nets, let alone Luo Ning and Luo Yuan. They were all born in wealthy families, so naturally they don't know much about these things, but Lin Wanrong grew up on the banks of the Yangtze River, so he is very familiar with these things, and listening to the old man's nagging, he feels an indescribable kindness in his heart.
"Excellent, excellent, scooping the net, scooping the net." Lin Wanrong rubbed his fists and shouted excitedly: "Uncle, how big are the holes in this scooping net?"
"There are holes, thick and thin. Fishermen have nothing else. This net is indispensable. You can have as small holes as you want."
After listening for a long time, Xu Zhiqing couldn't bear it anymore, and hummed: "Don't you want to use this fishing net to get money?"
"Hey, are you willing to talk to shameless people this time?" Lin Wanrong didn't answer her, but smiled.
Xu Zhiqing ignored him, and said with a sneer: "If you want to use fishing nets to get money, you are making a big mistake. Even if you have a long fishing net, it won't work. The bottom of the fishing net is decorated with tin blocks. It can sink to the bottom in deep water, and if it reaches 30% of the water surface in deep water, it is not bad.”
"Don't worry, my Miss Xu. Speaking of fishing, when I was soaking in the water, you hadn't started to read yet." Master Lin laughed and returned her words on the way she.
"Then what do you want fishing nets for?" Xu Zhiqing didn't hold back her mouth this time, she twitched her lips and asked.
"Want to know? Then come here." Master Lin hooked his fingers at Miss Xu, with a meaningful smile on his face.
"You, what are you going to do?" Once bitten by a snake and afraid of well ropes for ten years, Miss Xu subconsciously touched her arms vigilantly.
Master Lin shrugged handsomely: "It doesn't matter, if you don't want to know, I won't force you, uncle, let's continue our topic just now."
Curious to kill the cat, Ms. Xu gritted her teeth, forced herself to restrain the fear in her heart, walked slowly to his side, and said cautiously and vigilantly, "Say it, I'll listen."
"Be sincere, come closer, come closer, yes, that's how it should be." Seeing the little drops of sweat on Ms. Xu's Qiong's nose, Master Lin couldn't help but feel complacent, the lethality to the chick has arrived In this realm, Laozi himself admires himself.
"Say it quickly!" As she approached him, thinking about his "***" behavior last night, she seemed to feel his fiery eyes patrolling her body again. She scolded softly, emboldening herself.
"Want to know?" Lin Wanrong leaned closer to her ear, looked at her red-hot and crystal clear ears, and felt quite amused: "But I just won't say it!"
"You—" Xu Zhiqing was shocked and furious, being molested by him again, and in front of Ning'er and other people, one can imagine the annoyance in her heart. Seeing his playful smile, Miss Xu wished she could kick him hard to relieve her anger.
"Thinking about it, you have no other way to play tricks." Xu Zhiqing calmed down the anger in her heart and said calmly.
This chick can also play aggressive games. Lin Wanrong smiled: "Really? Am I really playing tricks? I don't think so! Or, how about this, Miss Xu, let's make a bet!"
"Brother, what are you betting on?" Luo Yuan became interested as soon as he heard it. He was born to fear the chaos of the world. Seeing that the relationship between elder brother and elder sister Xu showed signs of easing, Luo Ning also looked at elder brother with a smile on her face.
Xu Zhiqing didn't expect that her aggressive method would turn her into a fire, and this shameless person turned against the guest. If he flinched, wouldn't he be molested by him again
"What are you betting on?" Seeing the shameless man's piercing eyes falling on him. She was a little flustered, but she had an unyielding spirit, which made her muster up the courage to raise her head. asked proudly.
"If I find silver with this fishing net, you promise me one condition." Mrs. Lin's face glowed, and he looked Miss Xu up and down with a smile. It's cool to look upright, this girl can be described in one word, big, really fucking big!
"Shameless bastard!" Xu Zhiqing cursed secretly, but she felt a little helpless, her eyes were on him, and she had seen it thousands of times, could I still dig it out
She gritted her teeth: "Then 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." Master Lin laughed and said indifferently.
Luo Yuan gasped when he heard that, let Miss Xu ride for a lifetime? How vicious this oath is, I'm really lucky that my elder brother can think of it.
If you can't find any money, I will whip you severely and make you a pony for the rest of your life. Miss Xu thought fiercely that she would never be able to guess the deep meaning of Lin's words no matter what.
"Okay, then it's settled. If a gentleman says something, he'll whip the horse!" Miss Xu gritted her silver teeth and said softly, deliberately pronouncing the word "horse" aloud.
"Sister Xu, elder brother hasn't said what his conditions are for you yet." Luo Ning reminded Xu Zhiqing kindly.
Ms. Xu was stunned for a moment, and I was also confused. She glanced at Mr. Lin: "Tell me, what conditions do you have?"
"Come here with your ears." Lord Lin hooked his fingers proudly.
Ms. Xu listened to her, only to feel that the **** blew into her ear, and said softly: "My condition is very simple, hehe, just touch—"
"Bitch, shameless—" Ms. Xu felt a bang in her head, her face was flushed, all the experiences of last night came back to her heart, tears were filling her eyes, and they were about to fall.
"Hey, Ms. Xu, you misunderstood—" Master Lin hurriedly explained: "That's not what I meant!"
Xu Zhiqing's eyes were red, tears were rolling, she turned her head suddenly, her shoulders trembled slightly: "You don't need to say, I know your conditions. Since I have agreed to you, I will accept my fate. I only hope that you will do your best to help Luo Shi Uncle got back the silver."
"No way, you understand before I say it?" Master Lin opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief.
"As for the filthy thoughts in your heart, I know it without telling you." Miss Xu turned around, her eyes were bright, and she said calmly: "I promise you, this bet is valid."
Self-righteous girl, Master Lin sighed, too lazy to explain to her. Seeing that something was wrong with the two of them, Luo Ning hurriedly grabbed Lin Wanrong and said, "Brother, what request did you make to Sister Zhiqing?"
"I let her take advantage of me, believe it or not?" Lin Wanrong grinned.
Luo Ning shook her head resolutely: "I don't believe it, brother will talk nonsense."
Lin Wanrong glanced at Xu Zhiqing and sighed, "Yeah, let alone you, even I don't believe it. Uncle, where were we talking just now?"
"Speaking of fishing nets!" Said the boatman with a smile, "The high officials asked me about the size of the holes!"
"Oh, that's right, uncle. What's the longest distance you can catch?" Lin Wanrong asked after thinking for a while.
"This one, the longest one is more than a mile. Think about how long we need hundreds of people to pull the net every time we pull it together. You can imagine how long it takes." The boatman said with a smile.
"Then can you get some longer ones, for example, several miles long." Lin Wanrong followed the temptation, Xu Zhiqing frowned slightly, asking for such a long fishing net, is this guy really going to fish for money? stupid! fool!
"If several fishing nets are connected together, one net can be made up to three or four miles long. If it is longer, it will not work. It is not easy to pull hard!"
Mr. Lin patted his thigh and said with a smile: "Okay, it's only three or four miles long. Uncle, is it difficult to connect this net? Can you get me a few more of this long fishing net? I want thirty! "
The old boatman shook his head and smiled: "What's so difficult about it? For us fishermen and boatmen, repairing a net and connecting a line is the minimum skill. It doesn't matter how many nets you want. We rely on this for food, and this is indispensable. .”
"Great, great." Lin Wanrong took his hand excitedly: "Uncle, can I trouble you to help me get some fishing nets as soon as possible, and it will be useful tomorrow. I will send this Hu Bu Brother Gui and his 2,000 elite soldiers are assisting you, do you think it will be possible?"
Seeing the anxious look on the official's face, the boatman nodded and said: "It shouldn't be difficult, let this official Hu go to Sanxiang Jiuli to make contact, everyone rushes to work tonight, and tomorrow I promise to get you 30 long fishing nets, four miles away. long!"
Everyone listened to him for a long time, and they didn't know what he wanted this thing for. Ms. Xu was even more puzzled, and she felt a little happy in her heart. If he didn't succeed, she wouldn't have to fulfill the bet and be insulted by him. It's just that if he doesn't succeed, Ning'er's family will be killed. For a while, I was in a dilemma, and it was hard for me to choose which side to choose.
"Uncle, I just heard you say that you are planning to put some fish fry in the lake these days, is it true?" After pulling the net, Lin Wanrong changed the subject and talked about fish again.
The old boatman nodded: "It's true. Every spring, when the fish are released, half of the funds are raised by the fishermen and half by the government. The fry are all ready-made, and they can be made if there is money. It was discussed a while ago, and the fund-raising has already begun. It's just a coincidence that something happened to Mr. Luo, so it was delayed."
"Don't, don't delay!" Master Lin said impatiently: "The release of fish in spring is related to the livelihood of our fishermen brothers on Weishan Lake throughout the year. "
"We are more anxious than you, my lord!" Said the boatman with a sad face, "But there is no money right now, so there is nothing we can do."
"Uncle, how much money is missing?" Lin Wanrong asked.
The old man stretched out three fingers. Master Lin slapped his chest when he saw it: "Three hundred taels? Don't worry, uncle, I'll take care of 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 almost popped out: "Uncle, you are not mistaken, are you? Three thousand taels of silver, this is simply stealing money!"
"There is no way, it's just the way things are now. Three thousand taels of silver, three hundred thousand fish fry, this is the hope of all the fishers in Weishan Lake." The old man sighed, his face full of worry.
Three thousand taels of silver to buy three hundred thousand fry? Damn, the price rise is fierce enough! Although I am a rich man, it is not easy for me to make money. Qiaoqiao is busy running restaurants all day long, and all the money I earn is hard money. If I sell a bottle of perfume, I will make a small profit of fifty or sixty taels of silver, and three thousand taels of silver is fifty bottles of perfume. Is it easy for me
"Brother," Luo Ning gently tugged at his sleeve, with tears in her eyes: "Do you really want to buy fry?"
I don't fish, so why do I buy fry? Not for your father! He smiled wryly and nodded: "Yes, I want to buy fry and become a fisherman on Weishan Lake, Ning'er, are you still willing to follow me?"
Luo Ning smiled shyly: "Brother hates it the most. Ning'er is your wife. Whatever you want, Ning'er will support you. Big brother, before my grandmother left for the capital, she left some jewelry for me and said she would give it to Ning'er." As a dowry, the value may be as much as a thousand taels. Ning'er will give it to you, and you can do whatever you want."
This girl is really considerate, Mr. Lin patted her face, and said with a grin: "My dear, big brother is bleeding a lot for you this time, you must make it up to me tonight."
"How to make up for it?" Luo Ning's face was blushing slightly, she looked at him, bit her lips lightly, her eyes seemed to drip water.
Master Lin pinched her delicate buttocks, and said with a smile: "Let's have a rear-entry style tonight, I'm sure my little Ning'er will want to try it again."
"Brother—" Luo Ning called softly, and lowered her head in shame.
"Uncle, I'll take out the three thousand taels of silver." Mrs. Lin blushed, took out the banknotes from his arms, counted carefully for a long time, and felt a pain in his heart: "But I have one condition. Now you go back Well, the fish fry and fishing nets will be collected together tomorrow morning, and then I will bring all the fishermen from all over the world to work hard. I will say that I will feed the fish with three thousand taels of silver and requisition them for a few days. Is this business possible? of?"
"I did it, I did it." The little old man fell to his knees excitedly: "Your Excellency is really a Bodhisattva from heaven, and the little old man and the surrounding folks are very grateful."
Lin Wanrong helped him up, sighed and said, "Uncle, I am not a Bodhisattva, and I also have selfish intentions. If I can get back the three hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, I will make a lot of money. This business is worthwhile. If I can't find it back, even if I have accumulated merit for my father-in-law, let's do one last practical thing for the folks!"
"My lord, don't worry, I'll go back and inform the folks right now. Even if we try our best, we will prepare the fish fry and fishing nets within the time you request. The little old man Douda can't read a few words , I don’t understand what is selfishness and publicity, but one thing is clear, as long as you can help the folks, no matter what kind of heart you have, it is called kindness.”
The little old man explained the boat, handed it over to a waiter, jumped into another boat, and respectfully kowtowed to Lin Wanrong. It was too late for Master Lin to help him, so he had to let him go.
Luo Yuan gave him a thumbs up, Luo Ning's small face was flushed, she snuggled into his arms tightly, and said softly: "Master, you are the best person in the world! Ning'er will always be there for you!" pride!"
Three thousand taels of silver, if you buy back a pride, my business is worth it. Master Lin smiled in relief, buried his head on Ning'er's shoulder and said, "My dear Ning'er, my husband is injured and my heart is bleeding, you carry him back, let's have sex during the day and comfort him!"
Luo Ning covered her cheeks in embarrassment, her slender calf touched her elder brother's leg lightly, with an indescribable sexual taste.
"Shameless thieves." Xu Zhiqing was standing beside the two of them, listening to the boudoir's whispers word by word, and what happened last night came back to her heart, and she felt resentment in her heart. Remembering that he was looking for both nets and fish, he looked quite confident. Although he didn't know how he was going to get the money, he had a faint premonition in his heart that he was going to lose this time. This **** thief touched again? I'm afraid this **** thief will get used to it after touching it!
She had a fever on her face, and she looked over secretly, only to see the thieves buried her head on Ninger's shoulder, smiling at herself, that smile was eerie and strange, indescribably sensual