After the waiter said this, he turned around and served tea to other tables.
There was silence at their table for a while, and two pairs of eyes fell on Jing Li.
As they stared at him, the little koi swallowed the last piece of pastry in his mouth and shrank back in fear.
What are you looking at? Are they really going to send him to that town
How could he be a lucky fish? He is so unlucky!
In the long silence, Qin Zhao was the first to come back to his senses and heaved a sigh of relief: "Let's eat first."
"You still want to eat?"
When Chen Yanan saw the little koi now, it was like seeing a living silver coin, and his eyes sparkled. But after all, this was Qin Zhao's fish, and no matter how valuable it was, it was not his turn.
Chen Yanan cleared his throat and said, "Brother Qin, should we go to the street corner to check out the notice? You just picked up this fish recently, right? What if... what if we really hit the right one, then we will never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of our lives."
Qin Zhao took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Let's eat first."
Qin Zhao seemed not to have taken what the waiter said seriously at all. He ate slowly and gracefully as always.
As for the little koi, he believed that he was an unlucky guy and couldn't possibly be so valuable, so he continued to eat heartlessly.
During this meal, only the host felt restless and had no appetite.
After finally finishing the meal, Chen Yanan hurriedly went to pay the bill and pulled Qin Zhao towards the street corner.
The signboard at the street corner was crowded with people. A brand new sign occupied the most central position. Many people crowded in front of the sign, each holding a carp in their hands.
"Do you think mine looks similar?"
"Yours doesn't look like it, mine does. Bah, mine is it, I'm leaving for Qingshan Town tomorrow!"
"You must be joking. The tip of your tail is white. You will be driven back even if you go there."
"This isn't mine, could it be yours? Your fish was obviously black, but you threw it into the dye vat and dyed it this color. It will fade as soon as it enters the water!"
Everyone was arguing and competing with each other while holding their own carps.
Relying on his large physique, Chen Yanan squeezed out a spot and pulled Qin Zhao to the front.
Jing Li also quietly poked his head out of the fish basket and looked at the notice.
He didn't recognize the words on the notice, but fortunately there were pictures below the words.
A bright red koi fish was swimming in the water, its tail and head slightly raised, its bright red, clear eyes revealing a hint of innocence.
Jing Li tilted his head.
This fish looks pretty cute.
When Qin Zhao lowered his head, he happened to see the little koi looking up blankly. For a moment, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the painter's painting skills were truly superb.
Even the subtle expressions are so well controlled.
Jing Li hadn't turned around yet, until he noticed that Qin Zhao and Chen Yan'an were both looking down at him, he felt strange.
Um
Does this picture look like him
In fact, Jing Li didn’t really know what he looked like.
The last time he saw himself, he seemed to be on... a fishmonger's chopping board.
Seen through the reflection of the blade.
The situation was urgent at that time and he didn't see it very clearly. He just roughly knew that he was a red carp, that's all.
So he didn't know that this painting was basically the same as his copy.
Jing Li was a little panicked by the reactions of the two people around him. He propped himself up to see more clearly, but was pushed back into the fish basket by Qin Zhao's hand.
"Be good." Qin Zhao whispered, "It will be troublesome if you are found here. Do you want to be arrested?"
If a fish worth a fortune were found on the street, it would definitely cause a lot of trouble.
Jing Li suddenly stopped moving.
Qin Zhao and Chen Yan'an looked at each other and left the signboard calmly.
"Qin Zhao, what are you going to do?" Chen Yan'an asked.
It was already dusk when the two finished their meal. It was getting dark, so they took a ox cart back to the village.
Qin Zhao held the fish basket in his arms, lowered his eyes to look at the little fish inside, and did not answer.
Chen Yanan added: "I know you like this little fish, but you should think carefully, it's one thousand taels."
Jing Li was still a little dazed.
At that moment, the first thing that came to his mind was that he was worth so much.
That's one thousand taels, and he would be tempted if it were him.
When Jing Li thought of this, he suddenly remembered what happened when he first traveled to this world.
He did not arrive in this town when he first came here. He did not know where it was at the beginning. He only knew that he was put in a pottery jar and was being transported to a strange place by several people.
Well... they seemed to say...
It was said that he was a koi that could bring good luck to people. A big shot in the city took a fancy to him and wanted to buy him for one thousand taels.
Jing Li still remembers that not long after the group of people finished talking, the car overturned on the road. He escaped from the pottery jar and fell into a stream.
He drifted downstream for two or three days, and when he woke up, he found that he had been caught in a fish shop.
Because of the series of misfortunes that happened later, Jing Li didn't take the words he heard at first to heart at all. After coming to Qin Zhao, he didn't think about them anymore.
Who knew that after going around in a circle, I would end up back here.
Jing Li raised his head and looked at Qin Zhao with some concern.
Will Qin Zhao... send him away
Chen Yanan kept pestering Qin Zhao to ask him what he thought. Qin Zhao had no choice but to say, "The notice just now said that the person who lost the koi was a man named Lu from Qingshan Town. After his favorite koi was stolen, Mr. Lu couldn't sleep at night, so he offered a large reward in the hope that the koi could be found."
"… Don't you see what's wrong with this?"
Chen Yanan looked up blankly: "What's the problem?"
"If it was just an ordinary carp, why would you spend so much money to offer a reward?"
Chen Yanan said: "This... doesn't the notice say that it can bring good fortune to people?"
"Yes, good luck." Qin Zhao said slowly, "Since that official is willing to spend a thousand gold to offer a reward, it proves that he thinks this fish is worth more than a thousand gold. Since this little fish is worth more than a thousand gold, why should I send it back?"
"..." Chen Yan'an was amazed, "What's wrong with your brain? Why is it so useful? Can you share some with me?"
Qin Zhao glanced at him indifferently, and the latter shut up obediently.
When they returned to the village, their homes were in two different directions, so they said goodbye at the entrance of the village.
"Have you really decided? Luck might just be something made up by others to deceive people, and the money in hand is the most real." Chen Yan'an was still a little unwilling and persuaded, "You don't know, the richer the person, the easier it is to be fooled by such things. I have a classmate who is a wealthy man in town. Last time, he spent ten taels of silver to buy a broken stone, and others lied to him that it was a talisman!"
"..." Qin Zhao was silent for a moment, then said, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
Chen Yanan sighed: "Okay, I'll do as you say. After all, this fish is yours, not mine."
"It's just..." He thought of something and chuckled, "Today you have to ask me to keep this a secret for you. In order to make me agree, should you give me something in exchange?"
Qin Zhao thought for a moment, took out three bundles of money from his arms and handed them to Chen Yanan.
One bundle is one hundred copper coins, which is three hundred coins here.
Chen Yanan didn't expect him to be so generous. He was so scared that he pushed the money back immediately: "Qin Zhao, you have become rich recently, so generous?! I don't want your money, I want something else."
Qin Zhao asked: "What do you want?"
Chen Yanan blinked and said, "Of course it's what we talked about in the restaurant today."
Qin Zhao: “…”
Qin Zhao pressed his eyebrows and said, "I won't help you with the standard like I did last time. If you really want to learn, you can come to my house on your day off."
Chen Yanan: "Thank you, Brother Qin!"
He paused, then said seriously, "By the way, you should be careful when you take Xiaoyu out. If the news has spread to the town, it won't be long before the villagers know about it."
"You can rest assured here, but... you can't tell what others will think. Anyway, you should be careful."
Qin Zhao: "I understand."
The two then parted.
Qin Zhao returned home carrying the fish basket, put the little koi back into the barrel, and sat down at the table.
He raised his hand and hung it on the edge of the barrel. The little koi swam up obediently and kissed his fingertips.
Qin Zhao said: "Now you know how to please me?"
The little koi fish wagged its tail and came up for another kiss.
Qin Zhao stroked his head and whispered, "So you are already in a relationship, but you are still staying at my house to eat and drink for free. What's your intention?"
Jing Li was wronged.
The only things in his mind were the memories before he traveled through time, and the memories of the little fish in the past.
Before today, he didn't know who Mr. Lu was.
The little koi fish swam around in the water anxiously, holding Qin Zhao's fingers and rubbing and kissing them, trying its best to act cute, for fear that he would think that it was still thinking about its old master.
Qin Zhao finally couldn't help laughing: "Cheer me?"
In fact, Qin Zhao was not too surprised when he heard the news today.
Qin Zhao was very smart. The little koi had been with him for so long that he had figured out some clues.
Ever since this little fish came around, everything has been going in a good direction.
In fact, a few days ago, Qin Zhao once thought that the old lady of the Chen family had little chance of waking up. It was almost a miracle that she woke up so quickly.
And when the miracle happened, the little fish was right at the bedside.
Combining the last time he found the black mountain ginseng and the various details that happened in recent days, Qin Zhao already had a basic guess in his mind.
And today's news simply confirms this speculation.
This little monster can really bring good luck to people.
As for what he just said to Chen Yanan, it was just Qin Zhao's excuse.
Chen Yanan didn't know, but he understood. This little fish understood human nature and could change into human form. If it wanted to leave, Qin Zhao couldn't stop it.
So whether or not to go to Qingshan Town does not actually depend on Qin Zhao's decision.
It's not his turn to decide.
Fortunately, the little guy didn't seem to want to leave.
Jing Li certainly didn't know what Qin Zhao was thinking. Seeing that Qin Zhao didn't respond for a long time, he became so anxious that he wagged his tail and all the water splashed out of the barrel.
Qin Zhao reached out and gently clamped the fish's body, and said soothingly: "Okay, I won't send you away for the time being, just be good."
really
The little koi calmed down and raised its head high.
Qin Zhao couldn't help but touch her a few more times before saying, "But if you want me to keep you, you have to agree to one condition."
The little koi fish stared at him without blinking.
"The notice said that you are a rare koi fish in the world. You will bring good luck to others and can fulfill their wishes."
The cool and smooth touch made people love it. Qin Zhao lowered his eyes and looked at the little monster, saying softly: "You have to find a way to prove it to me."