When Uncle Liu heard this, he couldn't help but ask: "Watson, it seems that the gentleman in this school has taught you a lot of poetry? He is a qualified gentleman."
When Watson heard Uncle Liu talking about sir, he immediately smiled and said: "Of course sir is the best. He taught me all the poems I learned, and my eldest sister taught me to read a few poems."
Uncle Liu nodded and said with a smile: "Then tell Uncle Liu the poem you just said. Anyway, there are no guests here."
Watson was amused when he heard this. He watched Uncle Liu shake his head and said like his husband.
"The teacher said that this poem pays homage to the prosperity of the Zhuque Bridge and Wuyi Lane on the south bank in the past... But now there are overgrown weeds and desolation. It expresses feelings about the vicissitudes of life and the changeable life..."
Watson looked up at the swallow's nest under the eaves, but he was thinking in his little heart, wondering if his home would one day become the home of Wang Xie in the poem?
Uncle Liu didn't know that Watson was thinking about so many things at such a young age.
She looked at him and smiled: "Then do you know more allusions? Or is it that your husband hasn't taught you yet?"
When Watson heard this, he smiled without looking back and said, "Nature taught me that."
"The explanation of this poem is good. It seems that you put some thought into it in the school. I will reward you with a chicken drumstick in the evening."
Outside the counter, Huang Yushu's hearty laughter came to mind at the gate.
Uncle Liu looked at Watson and said with a smile: "It turns out that there are so many stories behind this poem. It seems that Uncle Liu has only read half of the poems back then. I have to thank the teachers in the school for telling the stories inside. You listen.”
Watson looked at Uncle Liu and his father and laughed. When it came to the stories behind the poems after reading them, he was not afraid of anyone. Among the friends in the school, Watson had the best memory.
Huang Yushu looked at the swallow's nest under the eaves and couldn't help but sigh: "What a swallow from the old Wang Xietang, flying into the homes of ordinary people." What he was thinking in his heart was not like Watson.
"Dad is back!" Watson, standing at the counter, looked at Huang Yushu outside the door and smiled.
...
The family had dinner early. Before it got dark, Uncle Liu asked the waiters to close the shop. He said that there were more water bandits at the moment and they would not do business at night.
Not only their family, but the entire town closed its doors at almost the same time, and no one was willing to do business at night.
Even if someone in the family wants to go out for something, they always go through the back door.
After dinner, Huang Yuanfang and Watson sat under the oil lamp and listened to Sister Hong telling stories. Huang Yushu and Uncle Liu sat in the main room to discuss the market situation of the store.
Mr. Watson was in the back hall, and his ears were on the two adults in the main room.
"There is a blacksmith shop opening across the street. I want to go and have a look in a few days. If his skills are good, we won't have to enter some items from the outside. These days, one less trip counts as one less trip."
Uncle Liu held a pipe of dry cigarette and looked at Huang Yushu and said.
Huang Yushu lowered his head and thought for a while, looked at Uncle Liu and said, "If it weren't for the bad world, I would have opened this shop to Baiyu City. After all, it is safer there than in the town."
Seeing that Uncle Li didn't say anything, he continued: "You know that this big family is eating and dressing, and the three children are in school. Sister Hong should be married by now. We can't always let her follow us like this."
"As for placing an order with the blacksmith shop opposite, just take care of it. Don't ask me everything. You have a much better sense than I do."
Huang Yushu looked up at Uncle Liu and sighed.
Uncle Liu thought for a while, looked at Huang Yushu and asked: "How about telling Wang San and Sister Hong? If they can do it, then they can live in the shop with peace of mind in the future, and we don't need to go elsewhere." Looking for a buddy."
Huang Yushu's eyes lit up after hearing this, he patted his thigh and smiled softly: "That's a good idea. I'll discuss it with Watson's mother at night and ask her to ask Sister Hong what she wants first."
Uncle Liu smiled and said: "If this matter is resolved, it won't be a problem whether we stay in the town or move to Baiyu City in the future."
"That's right, it's not easy to hire a trustworthy man these days, and you may suffer a loss." Huang Yushu seemed to have remembered something, looked at Uncle Liu and sighed.
"The wind blows away the eggshells, and the wealth is gone and people are happy! Don't be angry, shopkeeper. You also said that if you can survive these days, it will be good. The life of a human is about the same as that of a dog."
Uncle Liu seemed unwilling to mention certain things and just comforted him softly.
The two murmured for a while, and finally Huang Yushu decided to wait for the opposite shop to open in two days, and the two of them would go and have a look. Just like what Uncle Liu said, if you can bring in less goods from outside, there will be less danger.
Watson was confused in the back room and only heard about Sister Hong with one ear.
Looking at Sister Hong who lowered her head to talk to her eldest sister, Watson thought that it wouldn't be long before his family would hold a happy event for Sister Hong.
Because in the eyes of outsiders, Sister Hong was said to be from the Huang family, so naturally her mother and father had to handle the marriage.
Looking at Sister Hong's beautiful face under the oil lamp, Watson felt that letting that guy Wang San become his brother-in-law was really an advantage for him. Apart from being able to take the blame and being stronger, he doesn't seem to have any special skills?
Sister Hong didn't know what Watson was thinking. She looked at Watson who was silent for a while and smiled and said: "Your eldest sister will return to the county town in two days. When eldest sister teaches you tomorrow, don't make her angry again."
Watson looked at the two men and nodded and smiled: "It was an accident today, but it won't happen tomorrow."
Huang Yuanfang glanced at him and smiled: "Mom said that if you make me angry again tomorrow, she will ask dad to deal with you."
Sister Hong also looked at him and smiled: "That's right, Watson, you are the master who will go to the house and uncover the tiles if you don't get beaten for three days."
Watson looked at Sister Hong and smiled and said: "Sister Hong, you have to be nicer to me! Otherwise one day you get married and have a younger brother, and I will take revenge. Are you afraid?"
When Sister Hong heard this, she was so angry that she stretched out her hand and laughed: "Your skin is very itchy. Now you dare to make such a joke with Sister Hong! You have to ask your father to tighten your skin."
Unexpectedly, Watson leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words, then smiled and said: "Sister Hong, just wait, there will be news in two days."
Sister Hong was stunned and said with a red face: "You little butt, you dare to say anything!"
"Believe it or not, it's up to you!" After saying this, Watson clapped his little hands and glanced at Huang Yuanfang: "Sister, can you sleep, I have to go upstairs?"
Huang Yuanfang glanced at her and said with a smile: "You go to bed first, and I will have a conversation with Sister Hong."
Watson nodded: "Sister, let's go play in the creek tomorrow before you return to the county seat."
"We'll talk about it tomorrow, hurry up and go upstairs!" Huang Yuanfang patted his shoulder gently.
...
It rains lightly in the morning and swallows fly low.
Watson, who got up early, was thinking about going to catch shrimps in the creek with his eldest sister. He held a bowl of soy milk on the counter, half a fried dough stick in his hand, looked at the sky, and said softly: "Uncle Liu, can the rain stop this morning?" "
Uncle Liu looked up at the gloomy sky and said with a smile: "Maybe it will rain in spring."
Watson bit the fried dough stick in his mouth and shouted: "I originally wanted to go to the creek with my eldest sister to see if we could catch some shrimps. But if the rain doesn't stop, I'm afraid I won't be able to go."
Sitting in the room quietly watching the swallows flying low in the rain and the scenery in the distance, Watson felt a little anxious. His eldest sister finally came back, and he would have to go back to school tomorrow to study.
If he really wants to grow up to be like his teachers in school, he must read more books now. Although he is very distressed now, he still does not read as many books as his eldest sister.
But he is confident that he can read more books. He has perseverance that ordinary people cannot match. Once he decides on something, he will persevere and do it.
The swallow's flight is very light, and it feels like a pair of wings are growing on its back.
The swallows flew very freely, suddenly and slowly, making people unpredictable. He was thinking about when he would be as free as the swallows in front of the house. He could say whatever he wanted to his students, instead of being like Teachers in the school must be controlled by others.
Suddenly, Watson's eyes lit up and he laughed happily.
The rain in the sky gradually became lighter and then stopped. A small pool of water accumulated in a low-lying area on the street, which was pleasantly clear.
The new rain in the empty mountains is the best time to catch shrimps in the creek.
He put down the dishes and chopsticks, ran to the back of the house to get a bamboo basket and a small fishing net, and called Huang Yuanfang, who had had breakfast, to go out with him. Sister Hong followed the two of them and shouted: "Don't play too long, come back for lunch!"
Watson turned his head to look at her and smiled: "I know! My mother said she won't tell you that for a while, right?"
Sister Hong warned: "It has just rained, so don't go where the water is deep!"
Huang Yuanfang looked back at Sister Hong and smiled: "Don't worry, Sister Hong, I'm watching him!"
The two siblings walked one behind the other, their footsteps breaking the water stains and making a clicking sound in the street.
Watson didn't dare to run because he had to wait for the eldest sister behind him, so he was in the mood to appreciate everything around him.
Climbing up to the grain drying field on the hillside of the town, and then bypassing two short slopes, the brother and sister arrived at the creek in the back mountain. Although it rained for a while in the morning, fortunately it was not heavy and even the water in the creek was not turbid.
"Sister, you are on the shore. I will go down and try to see if I can catch small fish."
As Watson said this, he took off his clothes, leaving only his pants and then jumped into the creek holding a small fishing net.
He stepped on the puddle and made a splashing sound.
"Be careful, don't go to deep places!" Huang Yuanfang warned on the shore.
Watson grabbed the small net and threw himself in the stream, chasing the small fish in the stream, giggling, feeling like a feather floating on the water.
It's just that Watson only floated for a moment. His swimming skills were not proficient. Suddenly, he exerted too much strength and felt a little out of his depth.
The small net in his hand was swept away more than ten feet, and the small net made a clattering sound, as if a big stone had been dropped.
Although Watson was not panicked at all, he still had no way to stop the small net from flowing away. Fortunately, Huang Yuanfang stood on the shore and stretched out a branch to hook the small net for him.
Watson failed to catch fish for the first time. In the past, he came with Ergouzi and his gang of children. Those wild children were much more experienced than him.
After Watson climbed ashore, he kept coughing and vomited several times before he recovered. Huang Yuanfang was already bending over with laughter beside him.
The little fish was swimming around in the water, not afraid of Watson standing on the shore.
Watson went ashore to rest for a while, and did not immediately continue to carry the small net to catch fish. Instead, he calmed down and sat down, carefully recalling the feeling of controlling his power.
"Watson, come here and have a candy." Huang Yuanfang took out a pack of ginger candies, picked one and handed it to Watson.
Watson carefully chewed the ginger candy in his mouth, which Sister Hong was reluctant to finish and left for her eldest sister.
"Sister, take one too!" Watson said with a smile.
"Of course I want to eat. Don't be impatient when you get down. Slowly rush up from the lower reaches, you know?" Huang Yuanfang said with emotion as he looked at Watson's stupid appearance.
"Don't worry, eldest sister, I'll be more careful later." Watson looked at her and smiled, thinking about how to catch small fish from the bottom to the top.
"Have you found the feeling of catching fish?"
"Sister, don't rush me, I'll try again later."
