Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

The third uncle had no choice but to complain.

For Uncle Three, it was a huge loss to spend a whole morning without any results.

To put it in perspective, if he worked odd jobs for a morning, he would definitely earn a few cents.

Although he considers himself a cultured person, he is too embarrassed to do odd jobs.

But that didn't stop him from calculating.

The third aunt heard the third uncle's complaint and nodded:

"Boss, you really lost a lot."

"You don't know, Shazhu and the others went to collect reed leaves and came back earlier than you did."

"They came back with a lot of good stuff. Not only did they catch a lot of fish, they also picked up a lot of pheasant eggs."

Of course the third uncle knew that Cai Quanwu and his friends went to pick reed leaves.

In the morning he was still wondering what Cai Quanwu and the others were going to do, and whether he could take advantage of them by following them.

When he heard that they were going to pick reed leaves, he immediately backed out.

However, the third uncle was skeptical about what the third aunt said.

It is not surprising to find pheasant eggs while picking reed leaves, because pheasants like to hide in reed marshes.

But whether you can find it depends on luck.

But being able to catch a lot of fish still made the uncle very curious.

If there were really so many fish in the reed marsh, it would not be Cai Quanwu and his friends' turn to catch them.

They were caught by the nearby villagers a long time ago.

The third uncle couldn't figure it out, so he asked:

"Did you see clearly? We really caught a lot of fish?"

Seeing that the third uncle didn't believe her, the third aunt said unhappily:

"I'm not blind, of course I can see it clearly."

"Not only did they catch a lot of fish and pick up pheasant eggs, they also caught a pheasant."

"If you don't believe it, you can go to Shazhu's house and take a look."

Seeing that what the third aunt said was very serious, the third uncle knew it was probably true, and muttered to himself: "This is really good luck."

The third aunt heard the third uncle's mumbling and sighed:

"Good luck indeed."

"I heard from Shazhu that when they were collecting reed leaves, they accidentally found a puddle in the reed marsh, and those fish were caught in that puddle."

When the third uncle heard what the third aunt said, he regretted it so much.

When Cai Quanwu went to pick reed leaves, he asked their family whether they made rice dumplings.

If he had been thinking about making rice dumplings at that time, he might have gone to pick reed leaves with Cai Quanwu and the others.

Then wouldn’t he have a share in these gains?

Thinking of the end, the third uncle couldn't help but slap his thigh.

"Boss, what's wrong with you?" The third aunt couldn't help but ask when she saw the third uncle slapping his thigh.

"Nothing, I just wonder why I don't have such good luck." Uncle Three would definitely not tell the truth, as he was afraid that if he did, Aunt Three would blame him.

The third aunt did not doubt what the third uncle said.

Remembering what Sha Zhu boasted to her at the end, the third aunt and the third uncle took credit for it:

"Boss, Shazhu said there are still a lot of fish in that puddle."

"I suddenly had an idea and asked for the location."

"I thought that when you come back, I can take Jie Cheng with me to catch him."

When the third uncle heard this, his eyes lit up and he praised the third aunt:

"Not bad."

"You're right to do that."

“It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.”

“Knowing where the puddles are is like teaching someone how to fish.”

The third uncle praised to the end and even mentioned the text.

When the third aunt heard the third uncle's praise, her face was full of joy and she said proudly:

"When I heard Shazhu say that they hadn't caught all the fish, I immediately asked about the location of the puddle."

"He was reluctant to talk at first."

"Finally, I asked him and he had no choice but to tell me."

When the third uncle heard this, he waved his hand and said:

"Human nature."

"No one would want to say it if it were someone else."

"It's good enough that Shazhu can speak."

At this point, the third uncle suddenly asked:

"By the way, where is the location that Shazhu mentioned?"

When Auntie heard Uncle ask her where she was, she immediately said:

"It's in the reed marsh outside the city. Shazhu said it's not far from the city. You'll know the location once I tell you."

"Oh, Shazhu also reminded you to be careful, saying there are snakes in the reed marshes."

When the third uncle heard what the third aunt said, he was completely stunned.

No.

Is this the location you mentioned?

The reed marsh outside the city?

There were so many reed marshes outside the city, he knew which one it was.

He is not a demigod who can tell fortunes.

At this point, the third uncle still didn't know that the third aunt had been fooled by Sha Zhu.

Looking at the smug aunt, the uncle was angry at her for not fighting back and said:

"Hey, you got fooled by that silly guy."

"What's the difference between what he said and what he didn't say?"

As he spoke, the third uncle cursed:

"That bastard Shazhu, it seems he is just teasing people."

"I knew he wasn't that kind, so just tell me the location honestly."

When the third aunt heard the third uncle say that she was fooled by Sha Zhu, and then heard the third uncle scolding Sha Zhu, no matter how dumb she was, she understood what was going on.

"Boss, are you saying that Shazhu lied to me? Don't you know the location of the reed marsh?" The third aunt looked at the third uncle, wanting to confirm if it was as she thought.

When the third uncle heard the third aunt ask him, he nodded and said:

"Ah."

"There are so many reed marshes outside the city. How would I know which one they went to? I can't just look for them one by one."

After confirming that she had been cheated by Sha Zhu, the third aunt was furious and yelled:

"Shazhu, you bastard, you don't want to speak your mind, you actually dare to lie to me."

"I'm not done with him yet. I'm going to go talk to him."

"If you don't give me an explanation, I will scold him to death."

After scolding Shazhu, the third aunt walked towards the central courtyard.

Before the third aunt could take two steps, the third uncle came forward and grabbed her.

"Okay, stop messing around."

"That's not how you do things."

"You stay home and look after the kids. I'll go talk to Old Cai."

The third uncle knew that they were not in the right in this matter.

If the three aunts really make a fuss, they will definitely end up in disgrace and gain nothing.

He went to talk to Cai Quanwu about it, maybe he would get some unexpected results.

"That's fine."

The third aunt was stopped by the third uncle. After hearing his words, her anger subsided a little. She knew that the third uncle must have his reasons for doing so, so she agreed.

"Ah."

"Pack my fishing rod and put it away at home. I'll go find Lao Cai right away."

After the third uncle finished speaking, he walked towards the central courtyard with his hands behind his back.

……

By the pond in the middle courtyard, Cai Quanwu watched Xiao Wu and Guan Jiaqi clean up the fish while chatting with them.

The third uncle walked into the middle courtyard and went straight to Cai Quanwu. He smiled and greeted Cai Quanwu:

"Lao Cai."

Cai Quanwu was chatting with Xiao Wu and the others, and when he heard the Third Uncle calling him, he was surprised:

"Old Yan, when did you come?"

"Just arrived."

The third uncle replied, and then said:

"I heard that you went to collect reed leaves today and had an unexpected harvest, so I came to take a look."

After the third uncle finished speaking, his eyes swept over the small fish in the winnowing basket.

Seeing so many small fish, he finally confirmed what the third aunt said about catching a lot of fish.

Cai Quanwu was not surprised by what the third uncle said. Although he didn't know what Sha Zhu and the third aunt talked about, given Sha Zhu's personality, he couldn't help but brag.

After thinking it through, Cai Quanwu said modestly:

"It's OK, I gained something."

Cai Quanwu spoke very modestly, but that did not sound like the truth to the third uncle.

The third uncle felt that Cai Quanwu was mocking him.

Cai Quanwu said that this was a small gain for him, compared to the two small fish the size of a palm that he caught in the whole morning.

Looking at the small fish in the dustpan that Xiao Wu and Guan Jiaqi had cleaned up, the third uncle smiled and said:

"Old Cai, you are too modest."

"If nothing else, these small fish in the winnowing basket are considered a big catch by others."