23. The scumbag of the 1990s (3)

23. The scumbag of the 1990s (3)

Looking at this fat fish, Lao Chen was stunned for a second, and then he realized it and quickly refused. You know, a fish is worth a lot of money, not to mention that this fish looks quite big. How dare he ask for it!

"Uncle, didn't you say you would make fish soup for me after I caught the fish?" Wei Mingyan had already guessed that he would refuse. With an innocent look, he just stuffed the fish into Lao Chentou's hands, "I myself I don’t know how to open a fire. Even if you give me this fish, I can’t get it. My aunt is very good at cooking. I still remember that she served me a bowl of fish soup when I was a child. It was very delicious. "

Talking about this old man, Chen's heart felt sour. At that time, his family was so poor that he couldn't bear to put any salt. How could the fish soup taste so good? It was because his father didn't give him anything to eat. He had been hungry for two days and saw such a small child. The hungry children dug up dirt to eat, but Old Chen couldn't stand it, so he asked his wife to bring fish soup.

Hearing that the child drank voraciously, he even said to his wife who was a little reluctant to give up, "This child is someone we have watched grow up, so we can help him as much as he can. Maybe in the future he will remember our gratitude and help us too." Woolen cloth."

Old Aunt Chen was still unhappy. That fish was so precious. Their family didn't have enough to eat, so they gave it to an outsider. "You said it lightly, but I want to see if this child can help us!"

Having said that, she is also a hard-spoken and soft-hearted person, and she still takes care of her from time to time.

Although the bastard is a bad person, he is quite okay with the neighbors who have raised him since he was a child. What he means by okay is that he never steals their eggs and will say hello when he meets them.

Others are gone.

But Wei Mingyan became him, and if he wanted to marry Yi Zhilan, the original image of the bastard would no longer work.

His small bench had been laid. Wei Mingyan took the bench, stuffed back the dollar that Old Chen Tou insisted on paying back, swayed, and walked home with the bench in his hand.

Several neighbors who were enjoying the cool air began to murmur in their hearts after seeing it.

The village is quite big, but everyone usually likes to gossip, and the news that the gangster caught a sack of fish spread almost quickly.

When this kid went to other people's houses to eat and drink, he said he would pay it back when he got rich, but they didn't take it seriously. This was a bastard. When he got rich, half of their bodies would be buried in the ground.

But looking at this today, it seems to be true.

Several people discussed it over and over, and decided to go to Old Chen's house to ask. His son worked in the city, and only one grandson was left to go to school in the town. The money his son usually sent back was enough for the family, and his life was also difficult. He is living a pretty good life. Although he is lame, he likes to walk around. He is considered to be one of the better old men in the village.

When the neighbor knocked on the door, Old Chen was simmering fish soup happily. Old Chen held his dry pipe in his mouth and smoked it. As he smoked, he said proudly: "How did I tell you that? Remember, my child.”

"He was so poor that he couldn't afford to eat. But this kid used to either stay at home or go to town. Why did he think of fishing?"

"Grow up, he's already twenty-one, and he should be holding a child at this age."

"makes sense."

While the two were talking, there was a knock on the door. Old Chen was delighted, "It must be Old Zhang and the others who came to look for me. These people can hear the ants moving."

"I'm going to talk to them and tell them not to treat that kid like a monster. After all these years, I've said he's a bastard, but I haven't seen him actually bullying the villagers."

Not knowing how Old Chentou was trying to excuse himself and his neighbors, Wei Mingyan wandered to town carrying a sack and a small bench.

The town must be more prosperous than the village. There is a special place to sell things. Wei Mingyan put down the bench, sat down there, took out the fish from the sack and started playing with it.

Nowadays, fish are still rare. He produced so many fish that he quickly attracted passers-by to stop and watch.

Seeing that Wei Mingyan had sorted them out in order of size, an aunt asked tentatively, "Young man, how much does this fish cost per pound?"

Wei Mingyan clapped his hands and said, "I don't weigh by pounds, I sell by pieces."

"The big one weighs seven or eight kilograms and costs five yuan, three pieces in total. The one here weighs three or four kilograms for two yuan. The small one there costs one yuan a piece. The smallest one costs fifty cents."

The onlookers looked at each other, a little confused.

Nowadays, the price of fish in the market is usually one or two yuan per catty. They must make a profit by buying this way, but people nowadays believe that there is no such thing as a falling pie. Suddenly, the small bench was crowded with people. But no one dared to step forward to buy it.

With so many people watching and whispering, the arrogant man sitting on the small bench was not in a hurry. He slowly started to use a knife to shave off the scales of a big fish. Seeing that the fish scales were about to be scratched off, some people couldn't bear it. Just asked.

"Young man, why are you shaving fish scales?"

Wei Mingyan's men kept replying, "After scraping the scales, the fish will sell for 4.9 yuan. If no one buys it, I will take it home and eat it myself."

The eyes of those who were hesitating just now suddenly lit up. One cent less is still money!

Someone immediately stood up and said, "Can I buy half of it?"

People nowadays are not very wealthy, especially in their small town. They only buy fish and meat during festivals. If the fish were not so cheap today, they would rather be greedy than buy it.

Wei Mingyan nodded sharply, took a knife and slashed the belly of the fish, cutting it in half, "Here, half, I'll give you a small change, two yuan and four cents."

You can actually save another five cents!

The man looked at the fat fish, happily counted the money in the small cloth bag, handed it to Wei Mingyan, and walked away happily with the fish in his hand.

Everyone present is a regular grocery shopper, and they know how much the items cost when they have them in their hands. They definitely made a profit this time.

The first person set the precedent, and others stepped forward to buy fish. When the last big fish was left, Wei Mingyan closed the stall and stopped selling.

His pockets were bulging with money, a few yuan, mostly fifty cents, and some cents.

After all, it should be about thirty yuan. This amount of money may not seem like much, but in this small town, a strong laborer can only earn thirty yuan after working for a month. Rich.

He was carrying the last fish in the sack and was about to go home when he looked up and saw Brother Long and someone walking over from the opposite side.

Wei Mingyan smiled at them.

Brother Long almost didn't hesitate, turned around and left with the people.

His only advantage is that he knows the current affairs, and he also knows very well that his ability to show off his power in this small town depends on his ability to fight. Now that he has been beaten to the ground, it would be foolish not to give up quickly.

Seeing that he had slipped away, Wei Mingyan took the fish back and knocked on the door of Old Chen's house again.

"Uncle Chen, where is Aunt Chen? I want her to do me a favor."

twenty minutes later

Aunt Yi opened her eyes in surprise, "What? The bastard wants to marry my Lanlan?"

no! How can this be done!

Her Lanlan is a college student!

How could you marry a bastard!