Return to 1983 and be a detective

After hearing Liang Feng's accusation, Lao Kong realized that he had not spoken clearly.

He doesn't really like to deal with people, so his communication skills are relatively poor.

But that doesn't mean he's not smart.

He quickly explained: "You are mistaken. There are mullet in this pond, and they eat ducks."

Xu Guoli on the side also nodded repeatedly: "Yes, Uncle Kong and I both saw it just now. There was a mullet emerging from the water to eat the duck."

So that was the case, Liang Feng quickly apologized to Lao Kong.

But Lao Kong didn't take it seriously at all. He waved his hand and said: "Go and get hooks and lines quickly. Otherwise, if you don't get this mullet, there will be fewer ducks in the future."

The old man quickly went to get fish hooks and lines.

In this era, fishing was not as popular as in later generations. It was only in the Internet age that fishing became extremely popular. After all, fishing is not as fun as fishing. A rod and a pack of cigarettes can stay there all day, even if it is every day. The air force is happier than a living god.

Fortunately, there were a few people in Lao Zhi's father's old factory who liked fishing. Their pickle factory was too busy, so in addition to playing cards and chess, they also fished. It took a lot of effort from Lao Zhi to get fish hooks and lines.

Lao Kong got another piece of moso bamboo, cut out a section from the middle, and tied the fishing line on it, revealing a section of fishing line about one meter, with an inverted-tooth night fishing hook tied on it. After tying it, he ordered Xu Guoli to catch it. A frog came.

Use the hook to hang it through the frog's spine, and then throw the bamboo tube and the frog together into the pond.

There were still fishing lines and hooks. Lao Kong made a few more pairs and put them into the pond. Then the group left and returned to the pickle factory. The old branch was considerate and hired a cook from the village. We came over and made a pot of snail noodles, cooked a few more dishes, and bought a lot of dragon water beer. Everyone ate there with gusto.

Xu Guoli was also sitting next to the four adults. Originally, Xu Shan asked the old man to get him a bottle of sparkling wine to drink, but this kid had a high level of vision and was cautious. He swallowed hard while looking at the beer that the adults drank. .

Liang Feng was quite optimistic about this boy, so he poured him a bowl.

The boy was not polite, just picked it up, took a sip, and was so bitter by the bitter taste that he stuck out his tongue.

He probably couldn't understand why adults drank such unpleasant things.

Seeing him like this, Xu Shan couldn't help but smile and asked: "How is it? Does it taste good?"

Xu Guoli had some emotional intelligence, and he even said stiffly: "It tastes good, but I'm not ready today. I'll drink it when I'm ready next time. I'll definitely get used to it."

After saying that, I changed to sparkling wine to drink.

This is similar to those kids in junior high school secretly learning to smoke. In fact, it is not for smoking, but to imitate adults. They think this is a cool thing.

After everyone had eaten and drank enough, Lao Kong immediately took Xu Guoli to inspect the mountain pond.

After a while, they came back holding a bamboo tube. On the fishing line above the bamboo tube, there was a medium-sized mullet, estimated to weigh two or three kilograms.

The old man couldn't help but get excited when he saw this thing: "You said this thing ate the duck?"

But Lao Kong shook his head: "No, it's not that big, but it will definitely harm the ducks when it grows up, so let's eat it first. The bigger ones are smarter than this one, so I guess You’ll have to wait until tomorrow morning to take the bait.”

"What are you going to do with this mullet?" Xu Shan was a little curious.

"This is a good thing, the meat is fresh." Lao Kong said, taking the mullet off the hook and handing it to Xu Guoli.

Xu Shan was a little surprised. Could Xu Guowei know how to make this kind of mullet?

When he was wondering, he saw Xu Guoli holding the mullet and slamming it to the ground. The mullet bounced on the ground, seemingly still struggling desperately.

Xu Guoli was so excited that he picked it up again, beat it repeatedly, and finally killed the mullet.

Seeing this scene, Xu Shan suddenly thought of something.

That was the name Xu Guoli. In later generations, the murderer in a wife-killing case in Linzhou seemed to be named Xu Guoli, and this guy was also a duck commander at the beginning.

Could it be such a coincidence that the Xu Guoli of later generations is the duck commander Xu Guoli in front of him who calls himself Uncle Shan Zi?

But seeing the enjoyment and indifference he felt in smashing the mullet to death, Xu Shan had a vague feeling that the two might be the same person.

Thinking of this, Xu Shan felt a little numb.

If it is really the same person, what should we do?

Xu Shan has no answer.

It's just that the body took a step back slightly.

At this time, Xu Guoli finished smashing the fish, picked it up and handed it to the boss and said: "Director, the meat of the mullet must not be smashed until it is fine. Now that I have smashed it, it is up to you what to do next."

The old branch is very happy.

He really didn't know that mullet had to be treated like this before.

Not only him, but Xu Shan and Liang Feng didn't know either.

Only Lao Kong smiled happily and was very satisfied with his future subordinate. He suggested: "Mullet has few spines and is delicious. It is suitable for making pickled fish. Comrade Lao Zhi, we just don't have a shortage here." Pickled cabbage, or else let’s have a pot of pickled fish with pickled cabbage tonight.”

That night, Xu Shan stayed in Xujiacun. He took the remaining pickled fish back home and gave his elder sister and younger sister an extra meal.

These two girls had never eaten such delicious pickled fish. They were both delicious. The younger sister deliberately didn't control her appetite and ate a large bowl of rice.Seeing them eating so happily made Xu Shan happy and a little sad at the same time.

The life of these two girls was really too hard.I am now in pretty good condition, with almost more than [-] in assets. Whether it is a powder drying factory, a pickle factory, or a clothing store, they are all making profits, and the antenna factory is also on the right track, and the initial investment is basically It's already back, and you can make a profit if you go further.

But these two girls are still living a frugal life. Although as the elder sister said, wealth cannot be revealed, but even if it is not revealed, you can still relax a little and eat some good food.

The eldest sister was attentive. When she saw Xu Shan looking at her in a daze, she stopped her chopsticks and asked Xu Shan, "What's going on? Didn't you eat? Look at me, I forgot to ask you if you had eaten."

The little girl also put down her chopsticks and was about to serve Xu Shan rice.

Xu Shan quickly shook his head to show that he had eaten, and then expressed his thoughts again: "You two, don't save money for me too much. We have money now, no matter how we eat, we will never be poor."

When the eldest sister heard Xu Shan's words, she frowned, but she said a lesson: "The Chairman taught us that we should not forget our roots when we are rich, and our life now is much better than before. If we don't save, we will become a bourgeois life." Are you ready? We have food and drink, and we don’t have to worry about making money. The most important thing is that we don’t have to worry about you anymore. You said that days like this are the days of gods, aren’t they? "

Xu Shan was stunned by these words. He suddenly realized a problem. The definition of happiness is different in every era. People in the 80s defined happiness as having enough food and clothing and not having to worry about tomorrow. But in later generations, this requirement for happiness has been infinitely heightened by consumerism.

As soon as I go online, I see per capita multi-millionaires on the Internet, per capita Rolls-Royce, per capita in the United States, per capita just off the plane, per capita annual salary of one million in major companies, this kind of information that is true or false, even if you don't completely believe it, It is also natural to fall into anxiety.

In addition, the Internet allows us to compare ourselves no longer to those around us, but to people all over the country. Everyone is comparing themselves to those who are particularly wealthy. While eating instant noodles, we are looking at thousands of dollars per meal. Food tour video, in that case, no one can live their lives in peace and contentment, and can no longer be moved and warmed by small happiness.

Take the older and younger sisters as an example. Their current mental state is still very simple. They compare their current life with the past, and compare their own life with other lives that are not as good as theirs.For example, the eldest sister will feel that she can not go to work now, but also go to school, and can concentrate on her studies without thinking about her livelihood. This is the ultimate happiness.

As for myself, I have always looked at my current life according to the standards of a reborn person and future generations. With such a perspective and such standards, who would feel happy?

So this is not the problem of the older and younger sisters, but Xu Shan himself, who has lost the ability to feel happiness.