Rebirth: 1977

"Ha ha."

Yin Tianshui sneered: "Taihu Lake is so big, but you didn't catch a single fish in five days? Why should you blame me if you don't have the luck to catch a fish?"

He looked at the crowd around him and asked mockingly:

"You all heard clearly, right? He originally had a good job. He worked in the hospital cafeteria. Not to mention the high salary, he had fish and meat every day for free. Who wouldn't envy him?"

"You have such a good job and would you just quit it casually?"

"He was jealous that I could catch fish to make a little money to supplement my medical expenses. He quit his job in the hospital cafeteria and wanted to follow me, a country boy, to fish and make money.

Now he has not caught any fish and has lost his job. Do you think I should be blamed for this? "

Xiao Zhao was speechless, what Yin Tianshui said was true.

No matter how much he hated and blamed Yin Tianshui in his heart, he couldn't speak to defend himself at this moment.

"This guy is so unreasonable. He has such a good job and is willing to quit? I would be so happy every day."

"That's right, our family can't eat meat more than a few times a month. He can eat fish and meat every day for free. If I had a job like that, I wouldn't be willing to let go of my leader's legs."

The onlookers began to accuse Xiao Zhao one after another. He also regretted it. His family had spent all their efforts and money to get him this job, but he secretly resigned without telling his family.

I thought I could earn hundreds of yuan a day like Yin Tianshui, but who knew...

Unable to withstand the criticism and shame around him, he gave Yin Tianshui a hard look and said reluctantly in a low voice:

"I'm sorry, it was me - I blamed you wrongly."

Yin Tianshui has always wanted revenge and kindness. Xiao Zhao's behavior is not a matter of hatred or resentment to him. The important thing is that the other party is the one who suffers.

He snorted and stepped away, not embarrassing him again.

An unsolved problem was solved and the crowd quickly dispersed. Yin Tianshui strolled into the state-owned restaurant next to the street. He was hungry.

The middle-aged man who just spoke for him came up to him with a smile:

"Young man, are you eating?"

"Yes, I'm eating. Brother, thank you for speaking out."

"You're welcome, I just told the truth."

Yin Tianshui ordered a plate of fried shredded pork with leeks, a mustard egg soup, and a bowl of rice, and ate it quietly by himself.

The restaurant was not busy, but the tables were scattered and half full.

The middle-aged man saw that Yin Tianshui was almost done eating, then he walked over with a smile and sat down opposite him.

"Young man, are you really from the countryside? You don't look like a fisherman."

Pingcheng is a famous water town in the south of the Yangtze River. In addition to Taihu Lake, there are also the Grand Canal, Liangxi River, large rivers and small rivers dotted here and there.

There is a group of people who make a living by fishing, called "net boat people". Several members of their family are crowded on a small fishing boat, and their life depends on the weather.

After liberation, the local government successively arranged residences for these people on land. Now most of the descendants of the "net boat people" have come ashore to work in various industries.

Although the ancestors of this group of people are poor and float on the water like duckweeds all year round, they have a city registered residence.

Yin Tianshui put down the bowl and chopsticks and explained simply: "Brother, I'm not lying to you, I'm from the country.

Fishing is a last resort because someone in my family is hospitalized and needs nutrition and medical expenses. "

"Oh, no wonder, that person just now was jealous of you. Oh, you don't appreciate being able to work in the hospital cafeteria. It's so easy to make money by fishing."

The middle-aged man sighed.

Yin Tianshui understood where Xiao Zhao's greed came from, and it seemed that it had something to do with him.

"Brother, are you the person in charge of this hotel?"

Yin Tianshui saw that he was cleanly dressed and didn't have to work, so he guessed in his mind and asked.

"Yes, I am the director in charge of this hotel, Xiao Pengfei. What do you call the young man?"

"My name is Yin Tianshui, just call me Xiaoshui."

"Yin Tianshui? Xiaoshui?"

Xiao Pengfei's face showed a strange color, and he asked tentatively: "Do you know Xiao Zhan?"

Yin Tianshui was stunned, thinking that the person in front of him also had the surname Xiao, and smiled: "I know him, he was working for my family a few days ago.

What is your relationship with him? "

"Ahaha, what a coincidence, he is my nephew, my eldest brother's eldest son."

Xiao Pengfei laughed. The situation in today's state-owned hotels is different from the restaurants in later generations. People who eat are talking loudly and banging bowls, chopsticks and spoons.

"I met him when I returned to my hometown the day before yesterday. I mentioned what he encountered outside and mentioned your name. I didn't expect that we would meet under such circumstances."

It was a coincidence that Yin Tianshui knew the situation of Xiao Zhan's family relatively well in his previous life, but he had never met this 'uncle'.

I remembered that Xiao Zhan once mentioned that he had three uncles and two aunts, and one uncle died unexpectedly.

At that time, they were already developing smoothly in Pengcheng, and they had a brief chat while drinking.

The brothers who worked together with Yin Tianshui all knew about Yin Tianshui's family situation and background. They rarely mentioned their family affairs in front of him.

The ‘uncle who died unexpectedly’ couldn’t be the one in front of you, right?

Yin Tianshui stared at the cheerfully smiling man in front of him. He was about 40 years old and his face was red.

Thinking deeply, if it was really his death in an 'accident', as the person in charge of a state-owned hotel, what kind of 'accident' took away his life?

I regret that I don’t know the art of physiognomy.

It is better to ask Xiao Zhan tactfully and privately if all his uncles are still alive.

After paying the bill, Yin Tianshui ate four yuan and two cents, and Xiao Pengfei blocked Yin Tianshui from paying: "I'm treating you today.

My Xiao Zhan said he is your brother, so you are also my nephew, hahaha..."

Yin Tianshui sincerely refused: "Uncle Xiao, you are easily envied and jealous in this position.

If you are like me, and you encounter a villain who throws dirty water, he just comes to make a scene in front of me and disgusts me, it will not hurt anyone else.

You are different. No one can guarantee when they will grab your pigtails and stab you in the back.

Since you are Xiao Zhan's uncle, you must know that I am not short of this little money, so there is no need to give others an excuse for you because of me. "

There are many kinds of ‘accidents’, natural disasters, man-made disasters, who knows which one we will encounter.

Seeing Yin Tianshui persisting, Xiao Pengfei didn't force himself any further.

And Yin Tianshui's words also sounded the alarm for him.

His hotel is considered to be a mid-range hotel under the Municipal Commerce Bureau, and it is located in an area with the largest flow of people in the city center.

During the bureau meetings, people often joked with him, saying that he had occupied a blessed place.

In the past, he had not thought deeply, but Yin Tianshui's words aroused his vigilance, 'Is it really just a joke? ’

Yin Tianshui walked out of the hotel and subconsciously looked back at the name of the hotel, 'Dayang Hotel'.

‘Ocean Hotel? ’

He thought the name was familiar, but he had never heard of a restaurant with this name before when he came back from Pengcheng in his previous life.

His bicycle was still parked at Hongyun Hotel, and Yin Tianshui walked back slowly.

The streets of Pingcheng in [-] were narrow, and no shops on both sides of the streets were more than three stories high.

Today is Sunday, and the shops on the road are very busy.

‘Ocean Hotel? ’

Yin Tianshui suddenly stopped and turned around to look ahead. The road extended past the Dayang Hotel and should be the 'Dayang Bridge'!

He was shocked. Over the past few decades, he had forgotten a lot about the old streets and some old shops in Pingcheng.

But the "Dayang Bridge" near the train station is what impresses the elderly Pingcheng people.

He remembered that in the autumn of [-], a really dry season, a fire broke out in a street store near Dayangqiao.

Most of the houses are made of wood. I heard that the fire started in the early morning and rescuers were unable to do so, and a large area of ​​the old building was burned down.

All we know is that people were burned to death. The exact number is kept secret and has not been announced.

Yin Tianshui shivered, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

There were different opinions on how the fire started. Yin Tianshui was so entangled in the Feng family's affairs that he was miserable and turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside.

When it reached his ears, he felt that it had nothing to do with him. He knew very little about that matter at the beginning.

At that time, he and Xiao Zhan had not met yet.

He carefully looked at both sides of the nearby streets. The shops were all aged wood and brick structures. They could easily be razed to the ground in the event of a fire!

Unknowingly, Yin Tianshui walked back to the entrance of the Ocean Hotel, where the employees had already started cleaning.

When Xiao Pengfei saw Yin Tianshui return, he greeted him enthusiastically: "Xiao Shui, did you forget something?"

Yin Tianshui smiled and shook his head: "Uncle Xiao, I want to build a house in my hometown, and I want to ask Xiao Zhan and others to do it. Please give me a message and ask him to come to my house in Xiaolou Lane to find me."

"It's a good thing. Are you in a hurry? I'll call the brigade to send him a message and ask him to find you tonight."

"It's inconvenient to come and go at night. Let him come tomorrow morning and I'll wait for him at home."

Before leaving, he asked as if accidentally: "Uncle Xiao, do your family also live in the city?"