Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

As a fisherman, Zhang Renkang had to do it. He would go to Shishahai to try his hand. Zhang Renkang bought this set of fishing gear and also bought a tin bucket to hold the fish. After looking around, he didn't find anything he really wanted. He didn't dare to buy some precious furniture now. Zhang Renkang thought about it and decided to rent a small yard in the future, use a camouflage mask to disguise his identity, buy it and throw it into the space. It would be a pity if this good thing was ruined in a few years.

After Zhang Renkang paid the bill, he hired a three-wheeled rickshaw on the roadside and negotiated fifty cents to take him back to the courtyard with the toilet and water tank. Soon, Zhang Renkang and the rickshaw driver arrived at the gate of the courtyard. The three-wheeled rickshaw could not enter the courtyard for the time being, so the two of them worked together to carry the toilet in first and then asked a few apprentices to move the water tank in. Wang Jianlin took a look and said

"Yes, this toilet has hardly been used. It must have been taken down from Dongjiaomin Lane. It's in very good condition."

Zhang Renkang gave the rickshaw driver fifty cents and sent him away with satisfaction.

"Thank you for your hard work, Captain Wang. If you need anything, just let me know and I'll get it for you."

"I have something else to do, so I won't accompany you guys anymore."

Having said that, he went out. Lou Xiao'e should have gone home by now. Zhang Renkang had to go to Lou's house in the evening. Qin Jingru and the two little ones of the Jia family had gone somewhere. Only an old lady and a few women were chatting in the middle courtyard. Jia Zhang was leaning on the doorstep with her eyes squinting, basking in the sun with her insoles in her hands. Zhang Renkang didn't say much and left directly. He ate a few buns and drank a bowl of soy milk at a roadside stall. To be honest, Zhang Renkang was from central Shandong in his previous life and really couldn't stand this stuff, but he didn't know that this life was because of his previous incarnation and he still thought soy milk was good. Zhang Renkang rode his bike all the way to Shishahai

In late autumn, the leaves of Sijiu City were already yellow, and the willow branches on the edge of Shisha Sea were no longer green. Yan'er was lifeless, and he felt a chill in the autumn wind. Zhang Renkang took out the fishing rod with a bucket while no one was paying attention and circled Shisha Sea with a heartless pace. Meat was hard to come by these days, and many fishermen had gathered around Shisha Sea, all planning to catch a few fish to take back as a snack, and also to add some meat to the family.

Yan Bugui was especially fond of this. When he didn't have classes, he would sneak out of school and go fishing in the moat, Shishahai, or Beihai. However, like many other fishermen nowadays, Yan Bugui also found a bamboo pole, tied a hemp line to it, and hung a hook on it as a fishing rod. This thing was fine for catching small fish of a few pounds, but it would be easy to break a big fish of four or five pounds. Therefore, the children of the Yan family would sometimes be annoyed that Yan Bugui would catch a finger-sized fish that had no meat at all and made the cabbage smell fishy and unpalatable.

Zhang Renkang walked to a slightly wider area of ​​water. There were already three people setting up small stools and fishing. Zhang Renkang walked over and said with a smile:

"Brothers, I'd like to join you here. I'll bring some food and set up a nest. Let's go fishing on our own, okay?"

He motioned the three to look at the half bucket of food in his bucket. This was when Zhang Renkang was on the road. He put half a bucket of corn bran in the space. The corn was crushed in the space, and then some white wine and water were added to ferment it with the help of the space flow rate. It was used as food for making nests.

More than 20 fishermen slowly gathered around and watched Zhang Renkang repeat the process of shaking, pulling, reeling in, and catching fish. In less than an hour and a half, Zhang Renkang had already harvested eleven big fish, and the bucket was filled to the brim.

Looking at the golden light of the setting sun reflected on the water, Zhang Renkang breathed a sigh of relief. Looking back, he saw that fifty or sixty people had gathered around him. When they saw Zhang Renkang putting away his club, they burst into thunderous applause. One of the elder brothers said,

"Young man, you are amazing. I have been fishing here for three years and I have never seen your fishing method. It is amazing."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile, giving a thumbs up.

"Thank you for the compliment, bro. I just made a nest to attract these fish, it's nothing."

Suddenly a skinny old man squeezed in and shouted

"Renkang, it's really you. I looked like you from behind, but I didn't dare to call you."

He looked at the big fish in the bucket and drooled.

"You caught all of this. It must be over 100 kilograms. You can't eat it all."

Zhang Renkang looked and saw Yan Bugui. The old man had skipped classes again to go fishing. Yan Bugui looked at the big fish Zhang Renkang had caught with envy. He had never caught a fish as big as this one, not to mention one that weighed three or four jin. The fish Yan Bugui had caught were small fish the size of a thumb, and the biggest fish he caught weighed less than a jin.

At this time, an old man in the crowd asked

"Young man, you can't finish all this fish, can I trade some with you?"

Zhang Renkang's heart tightened. Private transactions were not allowed at this time. If caught, it would be no joke. This was the tail of capitalism. Zhang Renkang laughed.

"Uncle, I don't do business, please don't cheat me"

Old man Yan Bugui is still here. If he knew about this, he would definitely go back and make a scene. The old man said

"I won't do it either. I mean, I would feel embarrassed if you gave me a fish. I just happen to have five kilograms of meat tickets and one kilogram of non-staple food tickets to give to you, my junior."

When Zhang Renkang heard this, he thought, this old ginger is still spicy, this mother really knows how to talk, "send", otherwise it is said that history is created by the people, it is true that there are policies from the top and countermeasures from the bottom

Zhang Renkang nodded. Since it was given to him, he was not afraid. Besides, he really couldn't eat it.

"Uncle, we hit it off right away. This fish is for you. You can choose it yourself."

The old man was also happy. His five catties of meat coupons might not necessarily buy meat. What Zhang Renkang caught was ready-made meat, so he did not lose out. Five catties of meat coupons plus one catty of non-staple food coupons could be exchanged for a big fish weighing eight or nine catties. To be honest, Zhang Renkang was selling it at a loss. Seeing this, the crowd became excited.

"Young man, I think you are a handsome man. We hit it off right away. I have two kilograms of food coupons and five feet of cloth coupons for you."

"I have six feet of cloth coupons and ten kilograms of food coupons for you."

……

In a short time, Zhang Renkang had collected more than 30 feet of cloth coupons, 8 kilograms of non-staple food coupons, 20 kilograms of grain coupons, and 4 kilograms of cake coupons. There was only one 14-kilogram big black fish left in the bucket for him to keep. Seeing this scene, Yan Bugui was trembling in his heart, wishing that the bucket of fish was his.

Yan Bugui looked at the last big black fish with envy and said

"Renkang, isn't your place demolished and under renovation? It's inconvenient to cook dinner, right? How about we go to Uncle Three's place tonight and ask Aunt Three to show you how to cook so that we can have a couple of drinks?"

Zhang Renkang was unwilling to drink Yan Bugui's wine mixed with water, and said with a smile

"I won't bother Auntie in the evening. I'll eat at the factory tonight. I just happened to be at the factory making it."

Deliberately showing off to Yan Bugui

"Uncle, this big black fish is the most delicious when cooked in hot pot. Please, I'll make it for you when I have a chance."

After saying this, he took the big black fish in the bucket and the fishing rod and left, which made Yan Bugui so angry that he jumped up and down.

"What a loss, what a loss, this little bastard is so stingy"

I rode back to the courtyard feeling depressed.

Zhang Renkang didn't really go to the steel mill. He first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some seasoning for hot pot fish. He planned to go to Lou's house tonight to show off his skills. When it got dark at six o'clock, Zhang Renkang put his bicycle into the space in the alley 300 meters away from Lou's villa, quietly let go of his senses and walked over there.

The villa where the Lou family lived was only a kilometer away from the palace, which was considered the city center. Nearby were Western-style villas built by some wealthy businessmen and big families in the 20s. As soon as he approached a hundred meters, Zhang Renkang felt four auras wandering around. It seemed that the higher-ups were already starting to keep an eye on these big capitalists. Although it wasn't that time yet, a considerable force had already begun to build momentum and was planning to take action.

Zhang Renkang dodged the surveillance cameras and climbed over the wall. There were only a few people watching him and they were not strict. It was easy for Zhang Renkang to dodge them. He did not go through the main entrance in order not to leave any traces of his connection with the Lou family.

The lights in the small villa were on at this moment. Knowing that Zhang Renkang would come tonight, Lou Bancheng sent away the servants in the villa and waited there with Lou Xiaoe's mother, Lou Tan, and Lou Xiaoe. After a while, there was a knock on the door. When Lou Xiaoe opened the door, she saw Zhang Renkang standing at the door with a bucket and smiling. She hugged him. Lou Bancheng, who was sitting on the sofa, saw that Zhang Renkang had really come and stood up to greet him.

Zhang Renkang patted Lou Xiaoe on the back and said

"Let go first"

He smiled and said hello to Lou Bancheng, holding out his hand and saying

"Uncle Lou, hello, I'm Zhang Renkang"

Lou Bancheng reached out and shook hands with Zhang Renkang and said

"Hello, come in first, Renkang, is it okay for me to call you that?"

Zhang Renkang said as he entered the room

"Of course, you are the elder."