Rebirth 1978, Wife, I won't go back to the city

Jiang Hai replied:

"He said he was from a village not far from here, but he didn't say which village."

Hearing this, Li Jingshen slapped his thigh fiercely and said with some regret:

"Brother, are you crazy? The fish hasn't even been delivered yet, and you've already given all your money to that old man. What if he's not a fishmonger at all, or doesn't deliver the fish to you? Then won't your two hundred yuan be a pure loss?"

Hearing this, Jiang Hai's face turned pale. He had never done business before, so he had never thought about this happening.

People these days are generally simple and down-to-earth. When people go on blind dates in their hometowns, they rarely do anything particularly excessive.

However, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that he knew nothing about the old man, not even where he lived. If the old man ran away with the money, he would lose everything!

Wang Xiuzhi, who was standing by, turned pale when she heard this and said anxiously:

"No way, no way? People these days can't be that bad, right?"

This statement is obviously deceiving oneself.

Wang Xiuzhi herself knew that this was very likely to happen, but she simply didn't dare to accept this fact.

She could accept a loss of a few dozen dollars from selling fish, but she could not accept a direct loss of a huge sum of two hundred dollars.

This is a huge sum of money that their small family has saved up over the years, it is all their savings!

Li Jingshen saw Wang Xiuzhi's thoughts and said tactfully:

"Sister-in-law, that old man shouldn't be so deceitful. Just sit down and let me have a good chat with my eldest brother."

As he said that, Li Jingshen grabbed Jiang Hai's arm and pulled him out of the room.

The two brothers came to a big willow tree in the yard, and Li Jingshen said with some reproach:

"Brother, are you crazy? You've never done business before, you've never even held a scale twice, and you suddenly caught so many fish? And you're doing it so blindly."

Jiang Hai blushed a little when his brother-in-law said this. He glanced at Li Jingshen awkwardly and said:

"I've noticed that you've been very motivated lately, and you've finally made it possible for Jiang Xue and Tuan Tuan to eat meat every day. I also want to do some business to make life better for my family."

Li Jingshen sighed and said:

"You only see the thief eating the meat, but you don't see the thief being beaten. This is not the way to do business. If what I said today unfortunately comes true, your sister-in-law will be heartbroken for a month and won't let you sleep on the bed for half a year."

"Stop talking nonsense, kid. Help me think of a solution. Will that old man really run away with the money?"

Jiang Hai urged anxiously.

But he knew that Li Jingshen was smart, knowledgeable, and had a broader understanding of social affairs than himself, so at this moment, he could only trust Li Jingshen.

Li Jingshen didn't say anything, but first asked about the old man's situation carefully.

Jiang Hai recalled the scenes of his conversation with the old man and spoke about it in detail.

He met the old man at the market in the next village. The old man was well dressed, but he smelled of fish.

The two people chatted and talked about fish. The old man said that selling fish was very profitable.

Jiang Hai then had the idea of ​​purchasing more goods. If he bought more fish, he could sell more fried fish.

"Did he tell me where he got his fish? Where does he stay at night? Does he have any distinctive features?"

Seeing that Jiang Hai's words were fragmented, Li Jingshen asked anxiously.

Jiang Hai scratched his head, a thoughtful look on his face, and then said:

"He looked ordinary. I forgot the details, but I remember he said he lived with relatives in town, and that's where he kept his fish. He said his relative's house was quite close to the town's post office."

Li Jingshen asked a few more questions, but Jiang Hai could no longer provide any useful information.

Li Jingshen took a deep puff of his cigarette and said:

"This is pretty bad. I hope the old man hasn't gotten away yet. Let's go, take Zhang Yunfei and Jiang Shu with us and go to town to find that old bastard."

"Are we going now? It's getting dark."

Jiang Hai said in a somewhat dull tone.

"When the sun comes up, they'll take the money and run away. You won't even have a place to cry. Hurry home and put on a thick cotton-padded jacket. We'll set off right away."

Li Jingshen said with some regret.

After calling Zhang Yunfei and Jiang Shu, Li Jingshen briefly explained the situation, and the four brothers rode two bicycles and rushed towards the town in a hurry.

In this era, the road into the city is bumpy, there is no cement, and the road is full of mud potholes.

Fortunately, the moon was bright that night, providing some light. Even so, the four travelers fell several times on the road.

When they arrived at the town post office, the four of them were covered in dust and extremely dirty.

At this moment, it was probably twelve o'clock in the night. The town was dead silent, and there was not even a ghost on the streets.

Looking at the dead silence, Jiang Hai said helplessly:

"Li Jingshen, the old man just said he lived near the post office, but I didn't ask him specifically where he lived."

"There are so many alleys, how can I find it?"

Li Jingshen glared at him and said:

"How else can we find him? Knock on every door and ask! Just ask them where the fishmonger lives. Say we bought fish from that old man today, got sick from eating it, and want to settle the score with him!"

"Oh ok."

Jiang Hai nodded repeatedly, and then the four brothers dispersed and knocked on doors from house to house, with the post office as the center.

The knocking on the door in the middle of the night caused a burst of barking of dogs. When the people who were woken up heard about this, most of them cursed and looked unhappy. No one responded properly.

Even though Li Jingshen spoke politely and respectfully, and every time the host opened the door, he politely offered a cigarette, he did not get any useful information because he disturbed the host's sleep.

After nearly an hour of struggling, the four brothers' voices were hoarse, but they still couldn't get anything out of them.

The four of them sat dejectedly on the steps of the post office, smoking silently.

Jiang Hai thought about his 200 yuan savings, which might have all been scammed out of him. He couldn't help but feel a lump in his throat, and then he covered his face and sobbed.

"Brother, why are you crying? It's just some money. Besides, the outcome of this matter is still uncertain."

Li Jingshen said a little irritably.

"It's not your money you lost, so of course you can say that."

Jiang Hai choked up and said:

"I work so hard on the farm, and after all I have to eat and feed the horses, I only have this little money left. If I lose it all, your sister-in-law will definitely divorce me!"

As he spoke, Jiang Hai wiped away his tears vigorously again.

Li Jingshen was speechless. He glanced at Yun Fei and Jiang Shu and urged:

"Let's keep asking. Brothers, work harder. If we can find that old man today, I'll treat you to hot pot."