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"Report, I remember. He is friends with that very calculating Old Yang. When I left, I saw them leave together."

Mr. Li nodded and motioned Xiaolin to check in detail.

Then, a woman who looked about fifty years old walked out of the second floor. Her face was well-maintained, and it was obvious that she must have been a beauty when she was young. "Old Li, are you blaming Xiao Lin again?"

Mr. Li smiled and said, "No, I'm just teaching him how to handle things. I bought some snacks, come and have a taste."

The woman came over, picked up the snack from the lunch box and took a bite. "It's really delicious. Where did you buy this snack?"

Mr. Li laughed and said, "Don't worry about where you bought it from."

Lao Zhou seemed to be clinging to Xiao Zhang all the time, and he couldn't get rid of him all the way. But Xiao Zhang didn't care, and simply pretended that he didn't exist.

Lao Zhou looked at the fish in Xiao Zhang's bucket and felt itchy inside as if being scratched by a cat's claws. "Xiao Zhang, look, you caught so many fish that you can't eat them all. How about letting me help you deal with some?"

Xiao Zhang shook his head. "No. These fish are not enough for us to eat. Old Third Master, aren't you also fishing? We can just enjoy our own fish."

"Xiao Zhang, the fish I caught only weighed a little over a pound, and there are so many people in my family, there's not enough to go around."

"Old Third Master, it's still early, you can fish a little longer. This is the time when fish are feeding, maybe you can catch a lot."

Seeing that he could not get any benefit from Xiao Zhang, Lao Zhou had to give up the unrealistic idea. Since he could not get any benefit, he certainly did not want to continue to accompany Xiao Zhang. He rode his bicycle and ran out.

Xue'er asked in confusion: "Brother, why did the Third Master abandon us and run away?"

"Because he can't get our fish."

Xue'er didn't understand. When she lived in Li Village, the villagers helped each other, but only when they really couldn't make ends meet. The people in this courtyard didn't really have any difficulties, but they were always thinking about taking advantage of others. Although she didn't understand these people's motives, she decided that it was right to listen to her brother's advice in everything.

"Brother, can I give Doudou a fish? She must be sad that she can't go fishing with us."

Xiao Zhang smiled and said, "Sure, wait until the fish is cooked, then you can give it to her."

Xue'er nodded seriously, and then said a little aggrievedly: "Brother, I forgot my lunch box over there."

Xiao Zhang laughed: "It's okay, I'll buy you a new one some other day."

At this time, many people have gathered in the front yard, chatting together. In the quadrangle, the front yard is a very suitable place for everyone to gather and chat, while the back yard seems deserted because of the presence of the deaf old woman and Lao Liu. As for the middle yard, it is even more extraordinary. Sister Jia, who can do the work of several people alone, is daunting enough, not to mention that Mr. Yi always likes to preach and ask everyone to help the Jia family.

Although there are shrewd people like Lao Yang in the front yard, overall it is much better than the middle yard and the back yard.

Old Zhou rode his bicycle back to the courtyard, put down the bucket, but refused to say a word.

"Old Third Master, what's wrong? Didn't you catch any fish today?"

Lao Zhou would never tell the people in the yard that he could catch fish every day. Otherwise, what if others knew and came to him to ask for fish?

"I had bad luck today. I only caught a fish weighing one pound."

The people around all looked envious when they heard this. Although a fish weighing one kilogram was not worth much, it was enough to make people salivate in an era of material scarcity.

Sha Gen had nothing to do, so he walked out of the deaf old woman's room. The old woman wanted to eat something delicious, but Sha Gen had no money in his pocket and could not satisfy her wish.

When Sha Gen heard Lao Zhou say he had caught a fish, his eyes lit up and he had an idea. "Old Third Master, I haven't had good food for a long time. As the Third Master, you should present the fish you caught to her."

It seems that Sha Gen intends to use the "moral **" trick, but it is obvious that he is poorly skilled in this area and is far less adept than Mr. Yi.

When Old Zhou heard this, he regretted bringing the fish back. He was definitely unwilling to give it to the deaf old woman for nothing. "Shagen, this fish is too small and has too many bones. I can't eat it. Wait, Xiao Zhang has caught a lot of fish, he should be back soon."

**Not worth it

Zhao Fugui said, "Who isn't? Li Wen is a tough guy, but as long as you talk to him reasonably, he is not completely unreasonable. But look at Old Man Yi, can he talk to others properly?"

Li Wen returned to the courtyard and saw a group of people staring at him, feeling inexplicably confused.

"Li Wen, I heard you went fishing?"

Hearing everyone's questions, he realized that Zhao Fugui had obviously spread the news.

Li Wen smiled and said, "That's right. Today is my day off, so I took Axia out to play. I didn't expect there are so many fish in Shichahai. No wonder Uncle Wang goes there every day. I caught four fish in just a short while. How many does Uncle Wang catch in a day?"

This statement not only answered everyone's questions, but also set a trap for Zhao Fugui. Who allowed this guy to spread his own affairs everywhere?

Although fishing was not a big problem, Li Wen knew that there would be troubles later when he saw the looks in the eyes of the people in the courtyard. Li Wen would naturally not let anyone who was looking for trouble have an easy time.

After hearing this, everyone turned back to look for Zhao Fugui and his wife, only to find that they had gone home without them noticing, and even the fish Zhao Fugui had caught was taken home.

Hu Li felt a little uncomfortable and regretted boasting too much. Now that he was left in this awkward position, he had no choice but to stand up and pretend to be calm as he walked to Li Wen's tricycle.

"Li Wen, your fishing skills are really good, much better than Uncle Wang's. The fish Uncle Wang caught were all small ones weighing more than a pound, and he was so shameless that he wanted to sell them to the factory canteen. Do you think such small fish can be used in the canteen?"

Li Wen knew that the big fish Zhao Fugui had caught must have been dealt with long ago, and the remaining small fish would have found an unlucky guy to take over. If it wasn't for the day off, Zhao Fugui would never have brought back the remaining one pound of fish.

"You really don't know Uncle Wang? He wouldn't even throw away a fish that weighs half a pound, let alone a pound."

Hu Li nodded deeply, "You are right. If he wasn't so smart, he wouldn't be the stingy Zhao."

The people around who were watching the fun burst into laughter.

Li Wen parked the tricycle, picked up the bucket of fish and prepared to kill the fish. Seeing this, Axia said quickly: "Brother, can you wait a little longer to kill the fish? I want Duoduo to come and see the fish we caught."