"Auntie, we are college students traveling out of town. We have always been interested in this story. Please tell us in detail."
"Hey! That's not a story! It's the real thing!"
Dou Sprouts and I immediately pricked up our ears and listened.
This fat lady told us, "Ten years ago, there were a lot of floating algae in our lake, which affected the water quality. So the authorities put more than 10,000 black silver carp into the water to eat the green algae and improve the water quality. Guess what happened?"
I shook my head and said I didn't know.
She whispered, "In the end, all the black carp that were released were almost eaten up! I heard from older people that there seemed to be a big water snake in the water, more than ten meters long! Its head is bigger than a TV set! Its waist.
It’s thicker than a water tank! It can swallow a person in one mouthful!”
"ah?"
Dou Sprout stared and said, "Water chain?? Impossible! Water chain can't survive in such cold deep water!"
The aunt said loudly, "You still don't believe me! Why did I lie to you! Anyway, many of us here know that there are water monsters in the water in Beihu District! Fishermen rarely go to that area for activities!"
Dou Sprout insisted that it was impossible, saying that it went against biological habits. I had a different idea. I thought everything was possible, just like a fish like the alligator gar. It might occasionally appear in some park lake.
Someone put it in intentionally.
After leaving the small restaurant, seeing me feeling unhappy, Dou Sprout said, "No, do you really believe what she said?"
I said that they are locals after all, and we outsiders would rather believe what they have or not.
"That's nonsense! I don't believe it! How about we do an experiment! Take a chicken and throw it into the water to catch it! If there is a water chain under the water, it will definitely take the bait!"
We just did what we said, we found a rope and made another chicken, then rowed back and threw the chicken into the lake.
Dou Sprouts and I stared nervously at the blue water.
After waiting patiently for more than an hour, the sea was calm and the dead chicken thrown into the water was fished out intact.
Did I say that thing went somewhere else? Bean sprouts patted his chest and said, "I don't think it's a water snake at all! Even if there is a water monster! Fengzi, don't forget my nickname! I only need three strokes for the little white dragon in my wave to enter the water."
Divide by two and you’ll be able to deal with it!”
I said anxiously, "You're not fucking afraid! I'm afraid! What I'm most afraid of is
The west is the centipede and the naked water snake!"
Because the experience at Fei'e Mountain a few years ago left me with psychological trauma, I have not mentioned those things in these years, just because I don't want to recall them, let alone four-legged snakes or water snakes, seeing naked eels
I'm terrified of fish, and I've never eaten it before.
"Then you can't stop us from working just because of some baseless words from the locals, right?"
"We must do it. Let's make a safe and feasible plan."
After I got back, I told the story. After hearing this, I asked with a puzzled expression, "Even the boat was towed away?"
"Yeah, head on. I'm afraid it's like what the aunt said about anacondas living there. Those things are territorial. If we get entangled in the treasure hunt, we'll be in big trouble."
Dou Yazi hurriedly said, "Don't be fooled by Feng Zi. We tried it with a dead chicken, and there was nothing wrong with it! I think it was a big herring of more than two hundred pounds. Besides, we in this industry are not even afraid of thousand-year-old rice dumplings. We are still afraid of them."
A water chain? It’s better not to have it! If it does exist, I will definitely catch it and roast it!”
Brother Yu said from the side, "I think it might be an arapaima. I've seen it on TV before. That kind of fish can drag a boat."
Xiaoxuan curled her lips and said, "You guys are really crazy. One said water snakes, another said herring, and another said giant bone fish. Qiandao Lake covers hundreds of kilometers. Isn't it normal to have a few larger fish? Don't think about this.
Some don’t, and after a while it gets cold and freezing, and it’s difficult for us to get into the water.”
We gathered around to discuss it for a long time, and finally made a decision and said, "Yunfeng, please drive to the warehouse later to pick up the equipment. Tonight we will take all the guys to test the water and have a look. If we are lucky, we may gain something."
"
The car is a second-hand Santana that I bought recently. It looks very new, but it burns oil. As a business owner, I rented a house across from the train station as a warehouse as a warehouse more than a month ago. We came from Sea World.
All the professional diving equipment I acquired is hidden there.
It was still an old train station at that time, and now Yintai should be built. I can’t remember clearly. The old train station seems to be rehearsing.
Near the square, the only thing that impressed me the most was a public toilet with a yellow exterior. The four words "Small change here" were spray-painted in red paint on the outer wall of the public toilet.
Nature Internet Cafe.
I put on my suit and leather shoes, tucked in my leather bag, sprayed hairspray on my head in front of the mirror, and dressed up like a boss. The injuries on my face were much better, but there were still some bruises around my eyes, so wearing sunglasses was just fine.
Perfect.
When I arrived at the place, I suddenly saw a woman in her thirties who had set up a shoe shine stall at the entrance of our warehouse. The woman's face looked a little weathered, and she was carrying a child on her back.
"Boss, do you want your shoes shined? Bring two dollars for oil." ??
I frowned and said, "You can't set up a stall here, this house is mine," I pointed behind her.
She came to her senses and said hurriedly, "I really don't know! Boss, can you be accommodating? There are many people here at the station and business is good. There are already several shoe shiners over there. I can just block some wind here."
Many young people today are not familiar with it. At that time, there were many dry shoe shiners on the streets of Qiandao Lake. There were twenty or thirty dry shoe shiners near Lao Lao Railway Station alone.
"Boss, I know this is the door of your house. Can you please don't chase me away? You see there is dust on your leather shoes. Let me wipe them for you for free."
I sat down and stretched out my feet.
The tools they use for polishing shoes are two homemade wooden boards with brushes. When wiping, they open their hands to the left and right, and they will make a clicking sound. People passing by will stop and wipe when they hear this clicking sound.
shoe.
"Boss, your leather shoes are really good. They look like high-end imported goods. They must not be cheap."
I don't know if they are cheap, but the leather shoes I'm wearing have heads. The old lady from Han Dynasty sent the heads from abroad half a year ago. They still have contact with each other.
"Why do you still go out to work with your child on your back? It's so inconvenient and no one can help take care of it?" I asked.
She said without raising her head, "I'm divorced and now I live alone with my children. No one can help me."
I thought to myself that she is a single mother and she has a really good figure.
"I see you are quite happy with your child.
It’s not easy. How much money can you make in one day?”
She smiled and said, "Around forty, maybe fifty if business is better."
I nodded and said, "That's right. I'm not a cold-blooded person, but you really can't do business here in front of my door. You'd better find another place."
Her hand polishing shoes gradually stopped, and her eyes gradually turned red as she looked at me.
"Don't cry! Business may be better elsewhere! The one in front of the Internet cafe is good!"
Her red eyes suddenly became emotional and she said, "You don't understand! I can't go there at all! They are all working together! I can only stay here! The child has not been weaned yet! This world will not let us orphans and mothers live!"
Maybe the sound was too loud, and the child behind her cried loudly! She quickly hugged the child and patted him to comfort him.
I sighed and asked, "Where are you from?"
She shook her head, as if she didn't want to say anything.
This is our secret warehouse. It contains not only diving equipment, but also Luoyang cyclone shovels and other things. No matter what, we cannot let unfamiliar people wander around the door every day. Considering her actual situation, I thought for a while and said
"In this way, I will find you a place where you can shine your shoes. The business will definitely be ten times better than here, and no one will dare to kick you out."
"Where to go?"
I originally wanted to say that you go to the entrance of the Chengbei Gymnasium, which is the territory of the Zhenhai Gang, and it is a good business to shine shoes there, but then I thought about it, the gangsters of the Zhenhai Gang generally have poor character, and this orphan and widowed mother might suffer.
So I said, "You go to Datang Town in Zhuji, which is only more than a hundred miles away from here. Most of the bosses there are engaged in foreign trade business, which is very suitable for your small business."
She said, "Really? I haven't been there, and it doesn't matter to me. Will I be bullied if I go there?"
"Really, listen to me and go quickly. If you can't earn 3,000 yuan a month, come to me. No one will bully you. Do you have a mobile phone? Write down the number. If anyone who is not forward-thinking comes to trouble you,
, call this number directly.”
She took out a broken Nokia, saved the number, raised her eyes and asked me, "Boss, what do you call this person?"
I smiled and said, "This is my son's number. His name is Xiguatou."