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Chapter 30 fourth quarter

stagnant water 李劼人 2806Words 2018-03-19
On the second day of rushing to the market, when the people on the market were arranging lunch, Luo Waizui hurriedly picked up three fresh crucian carps that were four inches long and walked to Xingshun. A woman was buying a scented wax paper horse there, saying that she was going to fulfill her wish. Fool Cai was picking up things from the counter with a leaf cigarette in his mouth.The two square tables in the shop were both empty, and the drinkers usually came at dusk. Luo Weizui lifted the fish high, and said to Cai Xingshun's face across the counter: "Hi! Fool, I invite you to eat fish!"

Cai Xingshun grinned silly twice.The shopping woman praised: "Tsk tsk tsk! What a big fresh fish! Luo Wuye, did you catch it in a ditch?" Luo squinted at her and said, "Is there such a big fish in the ditch?..." Lifting the curtain, he walked towards the kitchen, and said, "I bought it for four dollars a tael." Yes!..." Mrs. Cai stood up from the fire bench and said, "What is it, four dollars and one tael?...Oh! Crucian carp! No wonder it's so expensive!...Did you buy it and treat it to eat?" Luo crooked his mouth and lifted the fish high. The fish was tied to its dorsal fin by a thin hemp rope. When the hemp rope was tightened, it would naturally wag its head and tail, and open its gills and mouth.

Mrs. Cai also praised: "It's so fresh!" Then said: "It looks like it must be a river fish!...Did you buy it to honor your third son Liu?" He squeezed his eyes, and said with a crooked corner of his mouth: "She deserves it!...I bought it especially for our golden baby's little mother!...Do you want to accept it or not?" Her eyeballs flashed, and a heartfelt smile hung on her lips. She barely held it back, and stretched out her hand to take it in a casual manner: "I can't bear it! I have to do it and invite Third Sister Liu to come." Eat, I am not so lucky!"

The hemp rope that tied the fish was already on her finger, and Luo Weizui seemed to be afraid that she would not be able to hold it steadily, so he tightly held her hand together. Her eyes were only looking at the fish, with a slight smile on her face, and the corners of her unpainted eyes gradually turned red.He lowered his voice, almost as if whispering, and leaned his head closer and said, "You are not blessed, but that one is blessed? It's just because I was blind before and didn't see people clearly! From now on, what do I have? It's all used to honor you alone, if you say half a lie,..."

The dirt plate came in with his junior on his back. She lifted the fish over, looked at him and said with a smile: "Go wash the rice on the earthen plate! I'll smash the fish! Just for a job? Tell me." Luo said with a crooked smile, "I only know how to eat. If you like to cook, just do it. I'll cut another catty of meat and fry it with salt. The weather is so good today, so we can have a raw meal!" "It's not the new year, it's not the festival, and there's no one to make a living. If you have fish, that's enough!" "Never mind him, as long as you're happy, spending a few hundred dollars is nothing!"

The weather is really good today.The sun, which I haven't seen for a long time, has been out for half a day yesterday, and today it has been shining brightly in the sky since early morning.The sky is blue, and there are a few thin white clouds from time to time, but they are blown away by the breeze before they fly close to the sun.The sun has been in the sun for most of the day, so the air is very mild. The coldness of the previous two days has already been rippling clean.When people are in the sun, they feel a bit like spring. Luo Waizui didn't know what to do, but he wanted to lice in the kitchen, touching this and that, which made Aunt Cai couldn't help laughing.Her husband was also very happy to know that there was good food to eat today. From time to time, he left the shop and went to the stove to help light the fire and peel the garlic.

Mrs. Cai prepared two dishes. The salt-fried meat was ready, and the fish had already been put into the pot. She ordered the chopsticks to be placed on an earthen plate. Only then did Luo Weizui mention that they should not eat on the pavement. eat.The weather is fine, of course it is very suitable.Whoever takes care of the shop will ask the earthen plate to carry some vegetables on the rice bowl with Jinwazi on his back, and take them out to eat. So there were only three people sitting on a short square table.Mrs. Cai asked to call Liu Sanjin again, but Luo Weizui refused, and he said, "Isn't it good for us to eat warmly? Why do we have to mix it with raw water?"

Cai Xingshun measured a pot of Daqu wine sold in his shop in a clay pot, and poured it for Luo Weizui first. His wife shook her head and said, "Don't pour it for me." Luo tilted his mouth and asked, "Why don't you eat it?" "Eat, blushing and heart beating." Cai Xingshun said: "If you have good food, you should have a drink. If you are drunk, you can sleep well." She stared at him blankly and said: "Are they all like you? You're a big drinker, you get drunk after eating, and you sleep when you're drunk!" Luo Weizui took the wine pot, pulled away her hand holding the glass, poured her a full glass and said, "For my sake, have a drink! The weather is like spring, so drink some wine to cheer up!"

She smiled and said, "Old Cousin, I think you're already in a good mood before you have to drink." He shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, not necessarily!" During the meal, when talking about the Shi family, Luo Weizui couldn't help expressing emotion: "As the saying goes, fools have fools, this is a bit hard! Let's take Cai fool as an example, uncles and aunts suffer. He lived frugally all his life, and when he died, he left this house with him and a small business of two or three hundred taels of silver. The fool has never experienced any hardship since he was a child, and he became a shopkeeper smoothly. In addition, I still want such a good wife!..."

Cai Xingshun just grinned stupidly, just eating vegetables and wine.His wife interjected and said, "Are you already drunk? What kind of wife am I? If I were a good wife, the idiot would have recovered." "How about being humble? Good-looking! Capable! Elf! He has mouth and hands! If I don't make do with face to face, I'm a fool. I'm lucky. If I don't ask you, don't say anything else, just him. As a student in the camp, I am afraid that he would have fallen into trouble because of his excessive honesty. Can he still live a comfortable and comfortable life like now? And he passed the examination. ? Speaking of me, I seem to be better than a fool. In fact, I am not as good as, first, I am thirty-seven years old, and I have not met a good woman yet!"

Did he say it on purpose?Or really a little envious?Really jealous?It's just touching. Everyone was at a loss for words. After a drink, Mrs. Cai said, "Old Cousin is thirty-seven years old, but I can't tell. You are three years older than him, and twelve years older than me. But you are a man after all." , Promising people!" Luo crooked his mouth and sighed: "Don't talk about promising things! Tan, who has been running for more than 20 years, is still a bare rod. If you talk about suffering, it's not easy to let people know. If you talk about money, there are also people who have handled it. Thousands of dollars, but they are all closed. It was too absurd before. I know very well that I have never shown my sincerity when I treat women; but because of the women I have met all the time, none of them are worthy of being treated with sincerity. Among those women Treat me, which one doesn't treat me as a good guarantor who is willing to spend money, and which one has made friends with me with sincerity? Alas! Thinking of the past, it is really sighing!" Mrs. Cai had already drunk most of her glass of wine, and because the sun leaked through the branches of the red tree, she blushed and blushed. Women who can't keep up with decent people are affectionate and righteous. If you marry a decent girl, won't you get your wish?" Luo Weizui frowned and said, "It's easy to say, do you have such a suitable woman in your heart?" "What do you want?" "Same as you!" When he said, a hand had already reached out from under the table, touched and squeezed her thigh. Not only did she not dodge, but she turned her face away, smiled at him and said, "I think Liu Sanjin is just fine, he is also an elf, and he is also capable. In some places, he is better than me." "Haha! Thank you for thinking of her! Yes, among the players, if she is good-looking, capable, and has a heart compared to some other elves; but she is far behind you! ... Fool, you also have eyes Yes, you say what I say, don't you?" Cai Xingshun was already a little bit drunk, he was in a haze, he just nodded with his eyes open.The two laughed again.Luo Waizui was very daring, he actually took Mrs. Cai's hand, put his hand into the sleeve that was a foot wide, and kept touching her arm.She lightly blocked it with her hand twice, and then let him touch it.He smiled and said: "According to what you said, why did you keep her for a few months and love the law so much?" Luo crooked his mouth and panted a little: "Did she tell you that I love her?" "No, she didn't say that, but I saw from the side that I think you love her." "I know what she said to you. As far as that is concerned, I think she is okay. But if she has true feelings for me, why is she leaving? I really treat her better than It’s better for some other players, and they have more money. If I say I love her, why should I tell her to leave? Those who are willing to leave are not considered love!..." His hand went in a little too much, she was afraid of itching, so she pulled his hand out forcefully, held it in her palm and said: "Then you really love someone, don't you just never leave?" He was very moved, gritted his teeth and said, "Isn't it?" She threw his hand away, picked up the wine glass, emptied it in one gulp, laughed loudly and said, "That's a good point, I'll just keep my eyes open!" Cai Xingshun was drunk, leaning back on the bamboo chair he was sitting on, snoring as usual.
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