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

When Cai Quanwu heard what the Third Uncle said, he didn't know what he was planning, so he had to explain:

"Old Yan, look at what you said. Am I that kind of person?"

"I always speak the truth."

"Even though there are a lot of small fish in this winnowing basket, who would want them if I sold them to someone else?"

"Not only does it take a lot of oil to cook, but there are also a lot of fish bones."

"You are an old fisherman, how could you not know these things?"

When the third uncle heard this, he thought it made sense.

But that's for sale. If it were given for free, no one would want it.

A pot of fish soup is definitely better than cabbage and radish.

"Old Cai, look at what you said. At least there is a meat dish on the table, and some people want to eat it but can't even get it." The third uncle continued with what Cai Quanwu said.

"That's true."

Cai Quanwu actually agreed with what the third uncle said.

"By the way, Old Yan, I didn't see you at home when I came back. Did you go fishing?" When he came back, he didn't see the third uncle, so Cai Quanwu knew he was not at home, so he asked this question.

If the third uncle was at home, given his personality, he would not fail to show up.

When the third uncle heard Cai Quanwu's question, he was secretly complaining in his heart, saying that he was really asking for trouble.

Can we still have a good chat?

But since Cai Quanwu asked, he couldn't help but answer, so he could only smile awkwardly:

"I went fishing for a while."

Hearing the third uncle say that he went fishing, Cai Quanwu was curious about his catch and asked:

"Oh, how was the harvest?"

When he heard Cai Quanwu ask about the harvest, the third uncle's face twitched unnaturally and he laughed:

"good."

"You are worthy of being an old fisherman." Hearing the third uncle say it was okay, Cai Quanwu took it seriously and gave him a thumbs up.

"hehe."

After laughing awkwardly, the third uncle got down to business:

"Old Cai, Shazhu told his third aunt that there are still a lot of fish in the reed marsh, and asked me to come back and catch them."

"He didn't explain clearly where the reed marsh is, so I came here to ask."

The third uncle spoke very nicely. He did not say that it was the third aunt who asked Sha Zhu, but rather that it was Sha Zhu who told the third aunt.

Cai Quanwu had no doubt about what the third uncle said. He thought that Sha Zhu had told the third aunt about the fish in the reed marsh while bragging to her.

"There is such a thing? I really don't know."

"The reed marsh is not far away. It's just outside the city. Go out of Gate XX and walk along the main road for about ten minutes. Then turn left into a small road and walk a distance before you can see the reed marsh."

Cai Quanwu had no suspicion and told the third uncle the way to the reed marsh.

They are all neighbors living in the same courtyard, so he couldn't help but tell others when they asked him about it.

Anyway, he won’t go there to catch fish again for a while.

Rather than letting those water birds get away with it, it’s better to tell Uncle San and even do him a favor.

"I know what you said, Mr. Cai."

"I've actually been to this place with Shazhu and the others."

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, the uncle changed his mind about Sha Zhu's tricking on the aunt.

He wondered if Third Aunt didn't understand what Sha Zhu said.

Because Sha Zhu said he knew the place, and Cai Quanwu said he really knew the place.

I’ve been there with Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai before.

"It's that place. If you really want to catch fish, go early. When it's hot, the fish will hide in the middle of the water and it will be difficult to catch them." Knowing that the third uncle wanted to catch fish, Cai Quanwu reminded him.

"okay."

"I'll go when I get back."

After Cai Quanwu’s reminder, the third uncle quickly turned around and prepared to go home.

Before he had taken two steps, the third uncle turned around and said to Cai Quanwu embarrassedly:

"Lao Cai, that..."

"Old Yan, just say what you want to say. Why are you hesitating?" Cai Quanwu said with a smile as he looked at the third uncle who was hesitating.

"Just ask if you still need your bicycles this afternoon..." the third uncle said shamelessly.

He didn't say the rest of the words, but he believed that Cai Quanwu could not understand what he meant.

He thought that Cai Quanwu and the others had gone out in the morning and would not go out in the afternoon, so he wanted to borrow a bicycle to go fishing.

Cai Quanwu didn't expect that the third uncle would actually set his sights on their bicycle.

If it's really an emergency, I'll just lend it to you.

But isn't it a bit too much to borrow a bicycle to catch fish?

Not to mention that they still need the bicycles in the afternoon, even if they don't need them, he won't lend them to them.

Now that the door is opened, with the thick-skinned uncle, I guess he will come to borrow my bicycle when he goes fishing in the future.

"I'm sorry, Old Yan."

"We have caught a lot of small fish. My wife and Zhuzi's wife are going to send some back to her parents' home this afternoon. This bicycle can't be empty yet."

Cai Quanwu rejected the third uncle's request without hesitation.

What the hell are you dreaming about? It’s good enough for me to tell you where to catch fish, and you still want to borrow a bicycle.

"It's okay, I just asked casually. If you want to use it, forget it."

"Lao Cai, I'm leaving."

This time, the third uncle did not look back and went home in a hurry.

As soon as the Third Uncle left, Xiao Wu complained: "This Third Uncle is really thick-skinned."

"You'll get used to it." After hearing Xiao Wu's complaints, Cai Quanwu smiled and said.

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Xiao Wu said nothing more and buried his head in cleaning up the fish.

After cleaning up for a while, when there was only a little left, Cai Quanwu said to Xiao Wu and Guan Jiaqi:

"Okay, let's discard the remaining ones which are too small. It takes too much time to prepare them. Let the rainwater be used to feed the chickens."

"That's enough."

Xiao Wu and Guan Jiaqi had been squatting there cleaning up for so long that they were already a little tired. When they heard Cai Quanwu say that they didn't want to do it anymore, they stopped immediately.

They were already a little impatient, but they just didn't know how to say it.

After that, everyone cleaned up together.

Xiao Wu washed his hands, went home to get a basket, and prepared to pack the cleaned fish.

Guan Jiaqi accompanied He Yushui in collecting the fish viscera and unwanted small fish, and found things to pack them up to feed the chickens.

Xiao Wu took a basket and put the cleaned fish into the basket. After cleaning them in the pool, he placed them on the stones beside to drain.

After washing the fish, Xiao Wu and Guan Jiaqi cleaned the dustpan.

There were a lot of fish scales and internal organs left in the dustpan, and it took the two of them a long time to clean it.

After washing the dustpan, take it under the eaves, stand it there and let it dry naturally.

After everything was cleaned up, He Yushui went home to get soap and everyone washed their hands.

You have to wash it, it smells too fishy.

Even so, the clothes smell like fish.

After washing their hands, everyone took the fish home.

When I got home, there was a plate of fried pheasant eggs on the table.

When He Yushui saw this, he picked up a piece from the plate and started eating.

"Yushui, what a mess." Seeing He Yushui eating eggs with his hands, Cai Quanwu scolded him.

"I'll go see if the fish is ready."

Hearing Cai Quan's scolding, He Yushui made a face at Cai Quanwu, said something, and ran to the kitchen.

Cai Quanwu looked at He Yushui's back and shook his head. This girl was spoiled by her to the point that she was fearless.

Xiao Wu and Guan Jiaqi were not surprised.

They all knew that Cai Quanwu favored He Yushui more.

"Jiaqi, what do you think your uncle is thinking? Other families like boys, why is he different?" After He Yushui left, Xiao Wu whispered to Guan Jiaqi who was sitting next to him.

Guan Jiaqi rolled her eyes at Xiao Wu and said unhappily, "How should I know? Why don't you go ask."