The Beginning of Siheyuan Blackmailing Yi Zhonghai

Nearing noon, as the number of fish in Wang Tiedan's bucket increased and the bait decreased bit by bit, an old man finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Young man, can you let me try this bait of yours?"

"Yes, yes, I really don't believe that this two-in-one noodles will be so effective in fishing."

Wang Tiedan looked at his bait and estimated that it was only enough for three or five fish.

"Okay, you can use it, but next time you need a replacement, it can't be free."

"it is good!"

The old man who had just spoken no longer cared about anyone else. He grabbed the dough and broke it in half.

"Hey, Old Liu, what are you doing? Leave some for me."

"Give me some, too."

Wang Tiedan ignored their scramble, packed up his fishing gear, picked up the bucket and left.

We had a good harvest today, twelve fish, the biggest one weighed more than two kilograms, the smallest one weighed half a kilogram, a full bucket.

"Wait a minute, young man, would you like to exchange this fish?"

An old man failed to grab the bait and immediately thought of stealing the fish, but it is not easy to buy fish in the market now.

"Next time, next time."

Wang Tiedan smiled, and without stopping, he soon disappeared in Shichahai Park.

He did not go home directly, but turned and went to Yard No. 40 where Shouhou and Dahan lived, and gave two fish to each of their families, which made many residents in the yard envious.

However, they couldn't say anything. Wang Tiedan had often eaten at both houses before, so it was only natural for them to give something in return.

After delivering the fish, the bucket became much lighter.

Wang Tiedan happily walked towards his home, No. 95 Courtyard, carrying the fish.

This is the battlefield.

As soon as I entered the alley, I happened to meet Yan Bugui who was going home for dinner.

He saw Wang Tiedan holding a fishing rod and a bucket, and thinking of what happened last night, he wanted to ride over directly, but when he saw the half bucket of fish, he slammed the brakes.

"Tiedan, where did you get this fish?"

"I fished."

Wang Tiedan shook the fishing rod without stopping.

Yan Bugui followed closely.

"Don't lie to me, Uncle. When did fishing become so easy?"

Wang Tiedan's eyes lit up, and he immediately had the idea of ​​cheating Yan Bugui.

"To be honest, Uncle Third, I have developed a bait formula that is quite useful. I am using it for the first time today."

"What's the formula?" Yan Bugui asked subconsciously.

Wang Tiedan stopped and looked at Yan Bugui as if he was a fool.

Yan Bugui's face turned red, then quickly faded, and he resorted to Yi Zhonghai's tricks.

"Tiedan, we are all neighbors in the same courtyard. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Our courtyard has always advocated mutual assistance, unity and friendship. You also know that the third uncle's family has seven people to support by themselves, and their life is very tight..."

Wang Tiedan quickly interrupted his nonsense.

"Uncle San, if you say your family was in financial difficulty before, that's fine. But now you ride a bicycle, drink wine every day, and have three employees in your family (Aunt San is a temporary worker at the street office). There are not many people in our hospital who are more confident than you, right? Your family's savings must be over four figures, right?"

Yan Bugui’s expression froze.

"Tiedan, don't talk nonsense. Uncle San used to be a famine survivor. This bicycle is also second-hand."

"If you don't have some spare money, who would be willing to spend money in vain? If you are hungry, I wouldn't dare to buy a second-hand bicycle, let alone an eighth-hand one, let alone you, an old man."

While joking, Wang Tiedan had already entered the courtyard.

Yan Bugui didn't dare to continue chatting about this topic and hurriedly chased after him.

"Tiedan, you have so many fish, you can't finish them all by yourself, can you share one with Uncle San?"

"Sure, three catties of flour for one catty of fish."

"I mean, can you give me one? I'll return it to you when I catch a fish later. The smallest one will do."

Yan Bugui said this shamelessly, leaving Wang Tiedan speechless.

"Third Uncle, you must know my family's financial situation better than I do. I still owe First Uncle money. How about you help me pay it back first, and then I'll pay you back when I have money?"

Yan Bugui waved his hands hurriedly.

"Forget it, forget it, let's go, Third Master doesn't want it anymore."

"Uncle, I can sell you my bait formula. It's not much, just fifty dollars. If you need it, just let me know. I'll see you later."

After Wang Tiedan finished speaking, he turned and left.

When Yan Bugui saw the person walking away, he just said "Puh".

"Return fifty yuan. I won't even give you fifty cents."

After saying that, he went home angrily, but was thinking about how to get the bait.

When Wang Tiedan arrived at the central courtyard, the bucket he was carrying immediately attracted the attention of many old women.

"Hey, Tiedan, where did you get these fish? Why are there so many?"

"I fished it. I fished it."

Wang Tiedan replied with a smile and turned to go to Aunt Ma's house next to the hall. This was one of the few three families in the courtyard who had helped him.

"Aunt Ma, are you cooking?" Wang Tiedan knocked on the door while holding a bucket of water.

"Tiedan, yes, I'll make something simple. Your Uncle Lin will be off work soon, and Aiguo and Xingguo will be back from school too." Aunt Ma walked out of the kitchen, wiping her hands and said.

"have you eaten?"

Wang Tiedan brought the bucket to Aunt Ma.

"Aunt Ma, I don't know how to cook it either. Can you help me clean it up and marinate it? You can stew two of them. I'll have lunch at your house at noon. Is that okay?"

"Okay, how about stewing one? I see there are still fish offal, fish heads and fish tails, there is a lot of it, we can stew a big pot, save the rest for later, or give it to you to exchange for money."

"Okay, Aunt Ma, you can do whatever you want. I'll just wait for the food."

"Okay, Auntie will clean up right away. When the meal is ready, I'll ask Aiguo to call you!"

"okay."

Wang Tiedan replied and went straight to the backyard, put down his fishing gear, and then went to Grandma Yang's house.

Aunt Ma came to the sink carrying a bucket and a basin and started to clean up the fish, making all the neighbors envious.

"Why didn't you let our family take care of this Tiedan? It's a bargain for the Lin family. Alas!"

"Tsk, you gave Tiedan a steamed bread or a bowl of porridge, why should he clean up for you?"

"How many fish are there? Eight, at least ten kilograms, wow."

"There's also crucian carp, which would be great for making soup. Tiedan said they were all going to be pickled, what a waste."

"Can we not waste that chicken soup from yesterday? Ugh!"

Jia Zhang squatted behind the window, looking at the fish that were still jumping, her face full of jealousy.

"This poor bastard, he got so many fish but didn't even offer one to us. No, he must give one to us. I haven't eaten fish in a long time."

Yesterday’s meal doesn’t count.

As they were talking, people who were getting off work at the Red Star Steel Mill came into the yard one after another.

Everyone who passed by the central courtyard would stop by the sink to take a look, their mouths filled with envy.

Qin Huairu was carrying a lunch box and as soon as she entered the yard she saw Aunt Ma busying around.

"Auntie Ma, where is your fish?"

"Yeah." Aunt Ma didn't even raise her head. She knew the moral character of the Jia family very well.

Qin Huairu was frustrated and could only go home with her lunch box.

As soon as she entered the door, Jia Zhang started howling.

"Qin Huairu, that fish belongs to that poor guy Wang Tiedan. Go and get one. My precious grandson hasn't eaten fish for a long time."

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up. It was not easy for her to get into the old Lin family, but it was different for Wang Tiedan.