Chapter 643: Is your lover handsome?

"Brother Wu~~~"

"Is that you~~~"

"Get lost!"

"There's not even a shadow in the wilderness. If it's not me, could it be a ghost!"

Li Xuewu saw Old Lao Lao Biaozi waving a flashlight cautiously, like he was meeting an underground party member.

Li Xuewu scolded him because he didn't speak properly, always using a fake voice to greet him, neither loud nor small, completely useless.

After being scolded, Old Lao Lao Biaozi stopped playing around, waved at the driver's cab, and called the boy down.

After hearing the sound of the car door, he explained to Li Xuewu with a smile, "Forget about ghosts. We've been waiting here for a long time, and there's not even anything moving. It would be fine if a beautiful female ghost came."

"You just keep blowing your own horn."

Li Xuewu snatched the flashlight from his hand, signaled him to get into the jeep, and went to drive the big truck himself.

The boy who came over from the side of the car gave him a fright. Quan Yongcheng was holding the shotgun from home and shivering as he came over. Li Xuewu's eyelids jumped when he saw the weapon in his hand.

Seeing his pale face, he frowned, snatched the gun from his hand, threw it to Old Lao Lao Biaozi, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Quan Yongcheng knew it was Li Xuewu, wiped the cold sweat off his face, glanced at Old Lao Lao Biaozi behind him, and said, "Brother Biao told me a ghost story; it was too scary."

"You're really idle."

Li Xuewu pointed at Old Lao Lao Biaozi, who was grinning wickedly, then patted Quan Yongcheng's face and said, "The thing in your hand wards off evil; nothing dares to get near you. Go, go back and ask your Sister Yu for a bowl of ginger soup. If you're afraid when you pee at night, go pee in your Brother Biao's quilt."

"Hehe, I'll blow your little bird off."

Old Lao Lao Biaozi gestured at Quan Yongcheng with the shotgun in his hand, then jumped into the jeep with a smile.

Quan Yongcheng, whose body hadn't recovered from the shivering, was afraid Old Lao Lao Biaozi would leave him behind, so he limped and jumped into the jeep.

Old Lao Lao Biaozi was wicked to the core. The jeep drove fast, and Li Xuewu could hear Quan Yongcheng's screams from where he stood.

"No sense of proportion~"

Li Xuewu laughed lightly, then walked around the big truck.

There were all kinds of vegetables, all wrapped in bags, collected by every family in the village, about five tons.

Li Xuewu calculated that if it frosted in autumn, they could save hundreds of tons of vegetables, and then it would be a different price.

It was very dark outside the city, and there was no one around, so he started working.

After finishing, he threw the bags into the driver's cab, started the engine, and drove home.

Because he drove slowly on the road, Old Lao Lao Biaozi and the others had already finished eating and were preparing to sleep when he arrived home.

Li Xuewu parked the car, told the Grandfather who was feeding the horses, and returned to the back courtyard.

It was almost ten o'clock when he entered the courtyard, but he saw the lights in his house were still on.

Li Xuewu glanced around; basically, every family still had movement. Obviously, it was too hot to sleep this late in summer.

However, even if they couldn't sleep, they wouldn't turn on the lights because the electricity had been reformed.

With the increase in electricity consumption by urban residents, electric lights had basically become popular, and the increase in electrical appliances meant the end of the flat-rate lighting system, which was replaced by an electricity allocation system.

This system was very mysterious, and Li Xuewu hadn't heard of it either. It shouldn't have existed for long.

It meant that the whole courtyard, or even the whole alley, had one meter. After all, it was only this year that electricity meters were localized, and they couldn't afford to install one for every family.

Staff from the neighborhood office and the power plant worked together to count the number of electrical appliances, power ratings, number of people, and the duration of work and time at home for every household.

The collection and statistics of this big data were very time-consuming, but the calculation wasn't difficult; they just plugged the numbers into the designed formula.

When the day came, they checked the total meter, asked the person in charge of each courtyard, and calculated how much each family used. It was all a bit muddled, and it cost a few cents.

Some families lost out, and some took advantage, but it was all about the same, without much difference.

Unless it was like Li Xuewu's family, who only lived there one day a week, then it was definitely less, no discussion.

As for those who lived there daily, they used more, but if your family used a bit more and hers used a bit less, could you really be serious about the duration of electricity use?

It was just that the only variable was the manager in the courtyard. If he said your family used more, you had no choice.

Unless you followed the Third Master, eating before dark, not turning on the lights after dark, and keeping the radio volume to the minimum, fearing that others would hear it and take advantage of them.

At the end of the month, the First Master wouldn't rank anyone ahead of the Third Master's family. Everyone was just that petty.

There was another reason for turning on fewer lights at night: fear of mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are attracted to light. It was cold outside at night, hot inside, and with lights, they all came into the house.

When you sleep at night, they bite you; when you go to work during the day, they go out for a stroll with you. Neither is delayed.

Li Xuewu's family wasn't afraid because Li Xuewu's family was often empty, and mosquitoes didn't like to go there.

Another thing was that Li Xuewu was willing to spend money. Li Xuewu's grandfather was skillful and had free time, so he nailed window screens to all the windows and doors, making them very tight.

When Li Xuewu entered the house, he dodged his body, looked carefully at the entrance, and only after seeing no mosquitoes followed him in did he change into slippers and walk into the house.

He wasn't afraid of mosquito bites; he had thick skin and good sleep quality, so he wouldn't necessarily wake up even if a mosquito dragged him away.

Li Xuewu was afraid of Li Shu getting bitten. A child's skin is tender, and a mosquito bite would leave a big bump, which made Li Xuewu's heart ache.

Another thing was that Li Shu was afraid of this thing; once she itched, she would pester people.

He took off the pistol at his waist and placed it on the tea cabinet. Li Xuewu walked lightly into the inner room, but Gu Ning had coaxed Li Shu to sleep, and she had fallen asleep herself.

He understood as soon as he thought about it. She must have been waiting for him. Last time he came home late, he gave Gu Ning a fright, and the skill of driving was exposed.

He turned around lightly, took a shower in the bathroom, changed into home clothes, picked up the pistol on the table, turned off the living room lights, and entered the inner room by moonlight.

After a series of movements, Li Xuewu was sweating a little, fearing that his movements would be too big and make a sound that would wake the mother and daughter sleeping in the room.

But just as he placed the pistol by the pillow and prepared to get on the kang, Gu Ning turned around, looked at him, and asked softly, "What time is it?"

"Just past ten."

Li Xuewu signaled to the wall clock, and only then did he get on the kang.

"Why were you sleeping with the lights on? Did I wake you up?"

"No, I didn't sleep soundly."

Gu Ning sniffed and said, "Li Shu was excited when she came home, and she just fell asleep not long ago."

"Is that so? Let me take a look."

Li Xuewu turned over, pressed on Gu Ning, and looked at his daughter's little face, which was still red and extremely cute.

Turning back, he saw Gu Ning squinting at him, and only then did he realize his current posture was a bit "bullying."

"Wife."

A wicked smile instantly appeared on Li Xuewu's face, "Actually, you can't sleep either, right?"

"No~"

Gu Ning's attitude was very firm. She pushed Li Xuewu with her hand and refused sternly, but she didn't dare to speak loudly.

One was for fear of Li Shu, and the other was for fear of the neighbors.

She was afraid of both. If they were heard, she would really die of social embarrassment.

Li Xuewu persuaded in a low voice, "It's okay, they're far away, they can't hear."

Gu Ning didn't believe it. She wrinkled her face, pointed her finger at the top of her head, and signaled Li Xuewu to be quiet and listen carefully.

Li Xuewu widened his eyes, held his breath, and listened carefully. It was the two brothers across the street, Liu Guangtian and his younger brother, chatting at home.

Damn it, they both had the windows open, lived across the street, and the courtyard echoed. They could hear even a fart from across the street clearly.

Li Xuewu bared his teeth, looked at the top of his head, and hated these two bastards for not sleeping late at night and chatting about some little girl at school.

You guys are hungry men, let me, who is holding the rice bowl, eat first, okay!

"I'll go close the window. You won't hear it once it's closed."

"Don't!"

Gu Ning grabbed Li Xuewu's hand, blushed, and said, "Wouldn't that be 'there are no three hundred taels of silver buried here'? Who closes the window to sleep in this hot weather~"

"I..."

Li Xuewu gritted his teeth and said to Gu Ning, "Go home tomorrow."

Seeing Li Xuewu's childish temper, Gu Ning rolled her eyes helplessly and turned away without looking at him.

Li Xuewu lay on the kang, cursing the two boys across the street for talking nonsense, and could only sleep with his gun all night.

Waking up in the morning, Li Xuewu received the usual "Mount Tai pressing the top" from his daughter. Li Shu also kicked her father a few times with her small feet before waking him up.

"You're really looking for a beating."

Li Xuewu held his daughter and sat up, gave her a few slaps on the bottom.

Li Shu didn't care at all, climbed up, stood up, pointed outside the window, and told Li Xuewu to take her to see what was making the "wo-ao" sound.

Li Xuewu twitched the corner of his mouth. They couldn't keep anything that could move at home, otherwise his daughter would maintain enough curiosity to study it to the end.

Actually, Li Xuewu also wanted to study it—whether it was better stewed or stir-fried after plucking.

It was just that he thought so; Bang Geng wouldn't let him put it into practice. This rooster had to be kept for crowing and telling time.

The most critical thing was that the rooster could protect the hens, and the hens' eggs could hatch chicks.

Although he didn't need to hatch chicks anymore, having them was better than not having them. After all, there were quite a few chickens in the front courtyard.

At that time, his little aunt quit the chicken industry and left these non-performing assets to him, so he had found his life goal.

What were the three chickens Li Xuewu cooperated with? He would soon be a boy with dozens of chickens.

It was just that Bang Geng couldn't play basketball; otherwise, no matter how Li Xuewu did it, he would cut off his chicken-raising career.

The morning air was still cool. Li Xuewu was wearing a white shirt, black shorts, and black cloth shoes, dressed like everyone else in the alley, and walked out with Li Shu in his arms.

Bang Geng also rubbed his eyes and came out from the chicken coop. Seeing Li Xuewu standing at the door with Li Shu in his arms, he was stunned, then grinned and greeted him.

"Hehe, Wu Shu, why are you up so early?"

Li Xuewu yawned, gave Bang Geng a "you know" look, and said, "Your sister said she wanted to eat rooster. Shall we stew it for lunch?"

"Wu Shu is lying~"

Bang Geng had an expression of "You really think I'm stupid," pointed at Li Shu in Li Xuewu's arms, and said, "Sister can't talk yet."

Li Xuewu rolled his eyes. When did this kid learn to be smart?

"What are you doing?"

"Catching shrimp."

Bang Geng smiled, which was an encouragement for seeing through Wu Shu's conspiracy.

He shook the broken iron bucket in his hand and pointed to the landing net by the wall, saying, "I've caught everything in the ditch near home. There's less, so I have to go to the lake."

After speaking, he looked at the fish-belly white that hadn't come out in the sky and asked Li Xuewu, "Wu Shu, are you going?"

After asking, Bang Geng regretted it. He really wanted to slap himself. How could he ask such a question?

Who in this courtyard didn't know that Wu Shu liked to sleep in the most? He was stupid.

It was all because of his pride just now, thinking he had seen through one of Wu Shu's conspiracies and then raised his tail. It was too inappropriate.

Li Xuewu also saw Bang Geng's regret and was really stimulated by the kid's expression.

"Go! Let's go together!"

Li Xuewu nodded loudly and said, "Must go today, I'm very energetic!"

Seeing Wu Shu say this, Bang Geng was stunned, then shook his head and asked, "Wu Shu, are you not awake yet?"

"Get lost! Hurry up, let's go."

Li Xuewu shook Li Shu and walked out, preparing to take his daughter for a stroll.

Li Shu wasn't afraid of liveliness, and she wasn't afraid of distance. As long as she was with her "Ba-ba," she was curious about everything.

So before the sun came out, the shrimp-catching and fish-touching squad composed of Li Xuewu, Li Shu, and Bang Geng set off.

When they reached the front courtyard, they saw the Third Master pushing his bike to go out, and his mother Liu Yin and the Old Lady were tidying up medicinal materials in the courtyard.

Seeing Li Xuewu come out so early for the first time, everyone was a bit confused.

Yan Fugui teased, "Yo~ Is the Second Young Master Li up early?"

"Look!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the east jokingly and reminded with a smile, "The sun hasn't even risen yet. You're up early."

He was just joking around. In the past, he called him "Xuewu" or "Director Li," depending on the occasion.

Now it was just joking, so it was the Beijing-style joking address of "Young Master."

This wasn't a compliment, but slightly derogatory, meaning Li Xuewu never got up early and was a cadre who earned a salary and didn't need to rush for a living.

Li Xuewu didn't care, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It's hot, I can't sleep. I'm taking my daughter out for a stroll. What about you?"

As he spoke, he looked at the iron bucket hanging behind the Third Master's bike and asked with a smile, "Like us, going to catch shrimp?"

He was even more damaging, joking that the Third Master went fishing six or seven times out of ten and came back empty-handed, and he put a heavy emphasis on the word "shrimp" when he said it.

Yan Fugui was highly nearsighted and couldn't take off his glasses. He was most taboo about others calling him blind.

But Li Xuewu joking with him was like meeting an equal opponent; they were just joking around and neither was angry.

"Hey! Man, let me tell you."

Yan Fugui curled his lip with a smile and said, "The day before yesterday, hey, so long, a big carp let me hook it."

He was really excited, talking while gesturing to Li Xuewu how long it was.

"That wasn't an ordinary carp; even the hair was red."

Yan Fugui was dancing with excitement as he told Li Xuewu. It seemed Li Xuewu was the only one left in the courtyard he hadn't told, so he had to take this opportunity to properly supplement Li Xuewu with this news.

"Ever heard of a red-haired carp?"

Seeing Li Xuewu holding the child and Bang Geng walking out, Yan Fugui didn't intend to let Li Xuewu go and followed him out with his bike, talking all the way.

"Old saying goes, red is one finger long, dragon grows one tendon... Carp leaping over the dragon gate depends on this dragon tendon..."

The morning alley already had lively sounds. Facing the morning breeze, Li Xuewu held Li Shu, with Bang Geng following on the left, carrying a broken iron bucket and a landing net.

On the right was the Third Master, pushing his bike, with a fishing rod and iron bucket attached, talking incessantly to Li Xuewu about the story of this red-haired carp.

Time seemed to slow down, just like a child who had just woken up, opening their eyes, yawning, but their spirit was still in a dream.

Pedestrians on the road all knew Li Xuewu and the others and greeted them with smiles. Li Xuewu also dealt with the passersby while listening to the Third Master.

Until Li Shu got tired of her "Ba-ba's" walking speed and turned her face to pester him.

Li Xuewu was prepared; he knew his daughter would hold him hostage when they came outside.

As long as she cried, he had no choice—this damn daughter-slave look.

"Hey, Third Master, you just said that carp was six jin heavy. How did you pull it up?"

After Li Xuewu asked this question, he looked at his watch and said embarrassedly, "Hi, I was so busy chatting with you that I forgot the time. Did I delay your fishing? You should go first; I'm afraid there won't be a good spot if you're late."

"Not busy!!!"

Yan Fugui had just reached the exciting part, and Li Xuewu's question hit the nail on the head. How could he let Li Xuewu go?

Telling others ten times, telling a hundred people ten times, wasn't as good as telling Li Xuewu once. The key was Li Xuewu's status.

Besides, he was waiting to take revenge for that time in winter. He wanted to show off to Li Xuewu when he came back, but Li Xuewu didn't return.

He wanted to stay, but was afraid the fish would rot, so he had to sell it painfully. Today he could only grab Li Xuewu and not let go.

Saying he wasn't busy, he patted the bike beside him and said proudly, "It's not like I'm in a hurry. I have a bike, what's the rush!"

"But we don't."

Li Xuewu said with difficulty, "Look, I'm holding the child, and there's Bang Geng, carrying so many things, it's not convenient."

As he spoke, he signaled to the front and said, "You should go first. I'll listen to the rest next time."

The more Li Xuewu didn't listen, the more he wanted to tell Li Xuewu. Seeing Li Xuewu was about to leave, he grabbed him and signaled to the back seat, "Get on, get on."

After speaking, he signaled Bang Geng to hang Bang Geng's broken water bucket next to his bucket and placed the fishing net horizontally on the handlebars.

He called Bang Geng to sit on the crossbar, got on the bike himself, and signaled Li Xuewu to sit in the back seat.

Li Xuewu held back his laughter, looked at Bang Geng, and they both got on the bike.

Because he was holding Li Shu, and there was a water bucket on the other side of the bike, he could only sit sideways.

Fortunately, this 28-inch bike was very sturdy; it carried two adults, a half-grown boy, and a child, feeling light.

Of course, he was relaxed sitting on the bike, but Yan Fugui was exhausted.

Yan Fugui pedaled the bike while talking about struggling with that red-haired carp, occasionally reminding Bang Geng to hold the middle of the handlebars and not to get his hand caught when he squeezed the brake.

Just like this, Li Xuewu, who was lazy to the core, hitched a ride and turned a stroll into strolling the Third Master.

Li Shu was sitting on a bike for the first time, curious beyond belief. Held in her "Ba-ba's" arms, blowing the morning breeze, and watching the scenery passing by on both sides, her big eyes couldn't take it all in.

People fishing on the road also found it strange. What was going on with this person today? Why were they dragging their family along to go fishing?

It was fine for two boys to follow, but what was the point of bringing a child to go fishing?

What were the women in this family busy with at home? Why were two big men sent out?

When they reached the lake, the Third Master squeezed the brake. Li Xuewu and Bang Geng jumped off the bike as if they had agreed, giving the Third Master, who was just about to relax and prop up the bike, a fright.

Bang Geng had listened to nonsense all the way, his ears were full of flies, and spit had sprayed the back of his head. It was finally the place.

He was in a hurry and didn't exchange pleasantries with the Third Master. He picked a water ditch and went over, not even taking the iron bucket, meaning for Li Xuewu to take it.

Li Xuewu was a kind person. After hitching a ride, it wasn't good to turn his face and not recognize people as soon as he arrived.

"Third Master, you're really awesome."

Li Xuewu picked up Bang Geng's iron bucket and nodded to the Third Master, who was as tired as a grandson, "Why else would they say you're strong and in your prime? Is this three-jin carp even a thing in your hands?"

After speaking, he signaled to Bang Geng's side and said, "You're busy, I won't disturb you. Let's chat when you're free."

"Hey! It's six jin!"

Yan Fugui was so angry he just stared. He had said it was six jin heavy several times, so how could it be cut by three jin when they arrived!

He chased after Li Xuewu to emphasize it, but seeing Li Xuewu walking away holding the child and the water bucket, he had to turn back helplessly.

Looking at his bike again, he shed tears of heartache.

A bike that was a collection of famous brands like Phoenix, Forever, Flying Pigeon... it had never been abused like this, really heartbreaking.

Taking the fishing rod and bucket again, he felt the fun of fishing today was all gone.

Three jin!

Six jin minus three jin, what was left!

Li Xuewu didn't think about the Third Master's heartache there. Holding Li Shu, he stood by the water ditch, looked at Bang Geng standing inside, and asked, "Can there be shrimp here?"

"Guaranteed."

Bang Geng said solemnly, "Small fish and shrimp like to come into this water ditch to hide from big fish and find food."

After speaking, he didn't talk much to Li Xuewu, pushed the landing net hard, and pushed it forward along the water ditch.

When he couldn't push it anymore, he lifted it up.

"Whoa! There really is!"

Li Xuewu watched the small pile of jumping shrimp in the landing net. When Bang Geng lifted the net to the shore, he took a closer look, and they were really big.

"I told you there was!"

Bang Geng had a proud expression and said, "I've been catching them all spring. Where there are some and where there aren't, I can tell with one glance."

"Eww~~~"

Li Xuewu curled his lip, looked at Bang Geng suspiciously, and said, "Stop blowing your own horn first. Dump this net into the bucket and try again."

"Watch closely!"

Bang Geng was also reckless. He flipped the landing net, and with a "clatter," it was dumped into the bucket. The small fish and shrimp on the net all went into the bucket, and the net was clean. The movements were very skillful.

After emptying the net, Bang Geng pushed forward along the water ditch again, teaching Li Xuewu his experience in catching shrimp.

"Hey, this net mouth can't touch the ground, and it can't be too high. You have to master the degree, and you can't hit the water grass."

Li Xuewu watched him muttering, squatted by the water bucket holding Li Shu, helped his daughter stand on the ground, pointed to the water bucket, and asked, "What is it?"

"Yo!"

Li Shu was also seeing shrimp for the first time, widened her eyes in surprise, pointed at the water bucket nervously with her small hand, and told her "Ba-ba" about her seriousness.

Li Xuewu said with a bitter smile, "This isn't a fish; this is a shrimp, a shrimp in the water."

"Hee hee~"

Li Shu didn't know if she understood, but she just laughed excitedly, held onto the water bucket, and jumped a few times with her small legs.

Someone passed by, saw Li Shu's specialness, and took a few more looks. Seeing the child's excitement and happiness, they all gave a smile.

Li Xuewu also returned a smile very politely. Those who came out to play in the morning were all elderly, and their mentality was relatively good.

Actually, Li Xuewu was very worried about how his daughter would integrate into society in the future, including school and life.

He wasn't worried about his daughter's work, but her appearance—how would she get along with people around her?

Even if Li Xuewu could say she was his biological daughter when she was young, she would be able to perceive that she was different from others when she grew up.

Especially her facial features and hair color; compared to others, she might experience a doubt about her own conditions and a psychological reconstruction problem.

Li Xuewu wanted to be a good father, so he had already started thinking about this when his daughter was so young.

But Li Shu didn't understand her "Ba-ba's" worries, laughed, pointed to the bucket for Li Xuewu, and started muttering.

Bang Geng failed twice in a row because he was anxious to show off to Wu Shu, but the more anxious he was, the more mistakes he made. Finally, he stabilized his mentality and caught another big net.

"Look, encountered a shrimp school."

Bang Geng laughed looking at the big shrimp in the net. The size of these shrimp was as long as an adult's finger, so they weren't small.

After Bang Geng put the landing net on the shore for Li Xuewu to see, Li Xuewu also praised with a smile, "Okay, kid, there is a specialty in the industry; you've really made a name for yourself."

After speaking, he helped Li Shu squat by the net and taught his daughter to catch shrimp.

Li Shu was also a bit afraid, hiding her small hands back, sucking in cold air and saying "Bite~"

In terms of keywords, his daughter was never ambiguous; "hit," "bite"—she would definitely let you understand what she meant.

Li Xuewu deliberately teased her, pinched a big shrimp and brought it to Li Shu. Li Shu looked at this thing and seemed to recognize it.

It seemed like what she ate in winter was like this, only redder and bigger.

However, she couldn't distinguish clearly, and this one was still moving, so she hid her small hands and didn't dare to want it.

Li Xuewu laughed, held Li Shu up, signaled to Bang Geng, "Dump it into the bucket, try again, there should be more."

Bang Geng smiled, but didn't agree. He emptied the net and climbed up from the water ditch.

"Can't catch them all in one water ditch, otherwise there won't be any to catch tomorrow. Just knowing there are some here is enough; anyway, no one is competing with me."

"Yo-ho, you even understand the principle of not draining the pond to catch the fish?"

Li Xuewu was surprised when he heard Bang Geng's words and couldn't help but look at Bang Geng highly.

It's said that after three days of separation, one should look at each other with new eyes. One really can't underestimate people in the world.

"What fish?"

Bang Geng stomped his feet, looked up, and said, "We're not catching fish; we're catching shrimp. Fish run too fast, and my net can't catch up."

"..."

Li Xuewu held his breath in his throat, nodded helplessly, and said, "Okay, let's go to the next one."

If this big academic failure could use the energy and focus of catching fish and shrimp on studying, then...

Then could the chickens in the back courtyard still lay so many eggs!

Then could the chickens in the middle courtyard still grow so fast!

Just thinking about studying, what about the chickens!

Don't think too much about things unfair to chickens!

"Go! Next one!"

Bang Geng carried the landing net and walked forward along the lake with great interest.

Li Xuewu curled his lip, carried the water bucket, and followed. Li Shu looked forward with big eyes, waiting for fresher things.

Calling "Ba-ba" to get up this morning was the right thing to do; it was a worthwhile trip, and he had to do it like this in the future.

There were trees by the lake, which just happened to fix the moisture at night, so there was a lot of dew by the lake in the morning.

Li Xuewu's cloth shoes were already damp, but Bang Geng didn't care because he didn't wear shoes at all.

His shoes had long been hung on the bucket when he came to the side. There was a hook on the side of the water bucket; obviously, this kid was well prepared.

"Here, this side."

Bang Geng's small legs were fast. He had already found a position, told Li Xuewu, and jumped down.

The water ditches here weren't deep; they were drainage channels connected to various dark or open ditches in the city.

Of course, some places also discharged other things, but at least it was clean now, mostly discharging rainwater.

However, if it really didn't discharge that kind of thing, there would be few fish and shrimp in the water ditch. Everyone knows the reason; don't say much, it's disgusting.

Anyway, Bang Geng knew that he had caught small fish and shrimp for so long, and he never said he would let his grandmother make a meal.

These small fish and shrimp are delicious, and the method is simple—deep-fry them and they're fragrant—but Bang Geng just doesn't eat them.

Maybe practitioners in all industries won't eat the food they handle. Li Xuewu didn't expect this situation to exist from this time.

Chatting with Bang Geng and coaxing Li Shu to play, the morning passed quickly.

When the fish and shrimp in the water bucket were over half, Bang Geng finished work, went to the lake with a smile to find a flat position to wash his feet, and put on the shoes Li Xuewu handed him.

"I told my mom I wanted to buy a pair of boots, but she felt heartache for the money and wouldn't agree no matter what."

Bang Geng put on his cloth shoes and went ashore, muttering to Li Xuewu, "Later, she was pestered into buying them, but she felt heartache and wouldn't let me wear them. Wu Shu, you say, what's the point of buying them!"

Li Xuewu also rarely listened to Bang Geng talk about his troubles; at least it was more interesting than the Third Master's words.

"You too, why are you so stubborn?"

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "How much money are boots? How much money are eggs? Can't you save some eggs and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange them yourself?"

"Hey! That's true!"

Bang Geng took apart the landing net and hung it on the water bucket, then used the landing net pole to thread through the handle of the water bucket and walked back with Li Xuewu.

The fish and shrimp looked like a lot, but they weren't very heavy; they were all water. It wasn't hard for two people to carry them.

Carrying them like this made walking easier. Bang Geng was shorter than Li Xuewu, so he simply carried the pole on his shoulder.

The two walked one in front and one behind, really relaxed.

Bang Geng said with a smile, "I'm really stupid. Why didn't I think of exchanging eggs for boots?"

As he spoke, he patted his forehead and said regretfully, "Not just boots, but also fishing nets. If I exchanged for a ground cage, wouldn't the fish come up with a splash?"

"Ground cage?"

Li Xuewu looked at Bang Geng in front with amusement and said, "That thing has to go into the water. How tall are you? You'd disappear if you went into the water."

"It's fine in shallow water."

Bang Geng grinned and said, "That's not cheap, but it's really easy to use."

Li Xuewu reminded, "Let's not talk about deep or shallow water first. Who will watch the ground cage? Set it at midnight, lift it in the morning. Are you really going to squat here all night?"

"That's right!"

Bang Geng realized the inappropriateness of the ground cage plan because his mother wouldn't let him come out at night, let alone go into the water.

And there was the egg problem. Saving them up to exchange for boots would take a long time. If he exchanged for a fishing net, it would be winter, and he could only exchange for a cast net.

The two walked while talking. Li Xuewu treated it as a stroll, and Bang Geng treated it as a shareholder meeting.

He always had ideas, popping up from time to time, and then they were poked through by Li Xuewu for various reasons.

Bang Geng had a child's temperament. When his plan was denied, he would be disappointed for a while. Sometimes it wouldn't even take three seconds before he could think of the next plan.

Because Li Xuewu never denied his plans rudely or directly, but could give reasons.

This made Bang Geng very convinced by Li Xuewu and felt that everything he said was right.

The combination of the two was interesting, attracting frequent side glances from people strolling.

When they passed the intersection of the Fire God Temple, they happened to meet Li Shun carrying a milk bottle bag. He also saw Li Xuewu and Li Shu, and saw Bang Geng and the water bucket between them.

"What a look."

Li Shun didn't say anything, just took Li Shu over, kissed her, and handed the milk in his hand to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu took the milk with a smile and replied, "She wouldn't let me sleep in the morning and made me take her out to play, so I had to follow her wishes."

Bang Geng saw Li Xuewu carrying the milk bag and signaled to put it on the wooden pole to carry it together.

This was good. Li Shun walked in front holding Li Shu, and Li Xuewu and Bang Geng followed behind carrying the water bucket and milk. This combination was really interesting.

When they entered the alley, this image and combination made the neighbors tease them with smiles.

Li Xuewu didn't care about this and responded to the passersby with a smile. He couldn't be separated from the masses, let alone his growing environment.

He wouldn't let the neighbors say bad things about him, even if there was a difference in status.

The purpose was that no matter how high his rank was, he was still the "Third Fatty" in the alley.

Entering the courtyard, the sun had already risen, and the temperature had risen. Bang Geng clearly had sweat on his forehead.

He only followed Li Xuewu because he wouldn't have caught so much otherwise, because he found it hard to carry it himself.

Arriving at the front courtyard, he took the milk off the pole and gave it to Liu Yin, got a round of praise from Liu Yin, and wanted to carry the water bucket himself, but was pulled by Liu Yin and told Li Xuewu to send it to the middle courtyard.

Li Xuewu was going to do that anyway. Being told by his mother, it seemed like he was bullying the child and was lazy.

But this was his mother, so what could he say? He carried the water bucket and went to the back.

Bang Geng followed with a smile, and the landing net in his hand quickly restored its function. He had almost played the equipment to life.

Qin Huairu was carrying a quilt, intending to dry it on the clothesline in the courtyard. Seeing Li Xuewu and Bang Geng enter, she asked with a smile, "Why did you let your Wu Shu carry it for you?"

"Wu Shu went with me."

Bang Geng replied with a smile, signaled the location of his door to Li Xuewu, and said, "Put it here. I have to chop it up later, mix in some rice bran, and it can feed them for a day."

Li Xuewu put down the water bucket, nodded to Bang Geng, and said, "It would be against heaven's will if you didn't get rich!"

Bang Geng grinned and went into the house to get the cutting board and kitchen knife. Wu Shu's encouragement was the chairman's encouragement, so he had to work harder?

Li Xuewu went to the water faucet to wash his hands, but Qin Huairu asked with a smile, "Why did you go with him? Went for a stroll?"

"Can't be?"

"Why do you feel that way too?"

Li Xuewu asked back with amusement, "Am I just lazy? Can't I get up early to go for a stroll? Can't I help Bang Geng do some work?"

"Doesn't look like it."

Qin Huairu said with a smile, "Look, today's sun is rising from the east."

"Don't tease people like that."

Li Xuewu signaled to the First Master who came out and said, "You tell the truth. Am I really lazy?"

"Hehe~"

The First Master laughed softly, waved his hand, and said, "Early in the morning, the weather is so good. Don't make it difficult for me, and don't make it difficult for yourself."

Li Xuewu: "..."

"This is called, the eyes of the masses are bright."

Seeing Li Xuewu suffer a loss, Qin Huairu said with a smile, "You should be diligent too. Get up this early every day, go out for a stroll, look at you, you don't even exercise after being transferred back."

"Can you see me when I exercise?"

Li Xuewu washed his face with the cool morning water and felt a bit more energetic. He waved his hand to refuse Qin Huairu's offer to find a towel, shook the water off his hands, and said, "It's all kung fu, all secrets."

"Fine! You have to protect it well."

Qin Huairu, the First Master, and others all laughed and responded, treating Li Xuewu as making excuses for himself.

Li Xuewu rarely exercised, but his physical quality was not bad. He also exercised his muscles and bones when he was tired of sitting in the office.

However, Qin Huairu was right; he really had to exercise. He couldn't live on his old capital. He could get up a little earlier in the morning and go running.

There were many people using water in the morning. Seeing people coming and going in the courtyard, Li Xuewu didn't stay there and returned to the back courtyard after greeting Qin Huairu and the First Master.

By the time Gu Ning came back to call Li Xuewu to eat, he had already washed up and even put on his clothes.

Seeing him buckling the gun at his waist, Gu Ning asked, "Still carrying it when you come home? How heavy."

"Used to it."

Li Xuewu tidied up, looked in the mirror, and said, "Carrying it is a warning to myself, and to others too."

He explained casually. After speaking, he stood up, looked at Gu Ning, raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Is your lover handsome?" ===== CHAPTER 644 =====

He explained casually, then stood up straight, looked at Gu Ning, raised an eyebrow, and asked, "Is your husband handsome?"