At this time, the man who went back brought the hemp rope and was about to say something happily. Seeing that everyone was silent and Li Jieshi was not seen, he asked where Li Jieshi was. A'er pointed to the lake bed and said with a heavy heart: He plunged into the bottom of the lake to touch the buffalo, but he didn't get up.
Could it be that he... The man was very anxious, his face suddenly changed, and he raised his voice and shouted: What should I do? Save him!
A'er glanced at the other man who was naked and dressing just now, as if he wanted to say something to him, but didn't say anything, and then explained: I don't know how to swim.
The man who was dressed said: I was timid, so I climbed ashore from the lake.
The man threw the rope on the ground and said to himself: We have to find a way. How come the two brothers of the Li family, Jie Shi and Jie Shi, met an accident on the same day!
Everyone was silent, and the man picked up the rope again and said that I am not afraid of ghosts. He would go down to the lake and touch it, at least to touch Li Jieshi's body.
Ah Er advised: It is very dangerous. It is best to ask someone to drive a boat to the center of the lake and use a hook to hook up the sediment in the lake. Then Li Jieshi's body will be able to be hooked up.
It doesn't have to be that complicated. The man began to take off his clothes, then tied his body with one end of the rope, and threw the other end to Ah Er, saying that I, Li Funing, had a very good relationship with Li Jieshi. He was kind to me when he was alive, and now he even went to the lake. If you don't have the courage to touch his body, can you still be considered a conscientious and loyal man?
Ah'er and the man next to him didn't try to persuade him anymore, they just looked at him with wide eyes in surprise, as if they didn't recognize him.
Li Funing said: You should understand, I put a rope on the lake and entered the bottom of the lake. If I still don’t come out of the water and exhale after about four or five minutes, then you can just pull the rope and you will definitely rescue me. This long rope is a lifeline!
Then you must pay attention. A'er warned him. When he saw him jumping down into the lake boldly, with a handful of sweat in his hands, he was worried about an accident. He and the timid man next to him could not guarantee to rescue Li Funing by pulling the rope, so he called to the neighboring village. A few men with well-developed biceps brachii serve as backup.
Li Funing was very smart. When he went down to the lake, in addition to the rope tied to his body, he also held a rope in his hand. He swam sideways to the middle of the lake, kept touching, and finally touched the sunken buffalo carcass on the cold bottom of the lake. He mainly wanted to touch Li Jieshi's body, but he didn't. He fiddled with it for a while at the bottom of the lake. When he couldn't hold his breath anymore, he kicked off his body and floated up, revealing his wet head and face on the lake. He vomited a few words. Then he opened his mouth and said to the people on the shore: I don’t know what happened, but I didn’t touch Li Jieshi.
A'er was sitting on the shore of the lake, still holding the rope in his hand. At this moment, he stood up and said to Li Funing in the middle of the lake: Don't worry about Li Jieshi for the time being. First, tie the buffalo with a rope and pull it up, and then go down and touch Li Jieshi.
Li Funing said, OK, do as you wish. He took a breath and entered the water. He touched the buffalo carcass again and tied the rope in his hand to it. Soon he decided to tie it around its neck, and then tied two knots on the horns. Once it was secure, he popped his head up to breathe, took the other end of the long rope that tied the buffalo, and swam to the shore. . Then he handed the rope to A'er, and A'er and several others pulled hard. Soon, the body of the buffalo was exposed on the lake. They pulled it loudly and shouted, but before it reached the shore, the lake bed A head popped up, followed by a body floating sideways. Everyone shouted when they saw it: Li Jieshi had surfaced.
Le Funin asked them to continue pulling on the rope until the buffalo's carcass settled on the shore. At this moment, he swam back again, took one of Li Jieshi's hands, and said in a choked voice: Brother, I'm late, you died miserably, I must work with your relatives and the people in the bay to save the day. You have arranged the funeral well!
I don't know if it was a psychological effect or if it had a magical effect. As soon as Li Funing said this, he felt that Li Jieshi's body was much lighter and easier to carry around.
After swimming to the shore, several people silently helped pull Li Jieshi's body ashore. Then more than ten people gathered together, some went into the water to support it, and some pulled on the shore, and finally pulled the heavy buffalo onto the lake shore.
The bad news disappeared, and many people gathered around to see the corpses of a man and an ox lying on the shore of the lake, witnessing such tragic tragedy. Some were already shedding tears and sobbing faintly; some lamented that Li Jieshi's death was not worthy; some blamed the damn buffalo. Everyone said that the buffalo was a ferocious beast, but it killed two brothers in one day. It was truly a feud from a lifetime ago.
On this day, a corpse was placed in front of the house of Li Jiese and Li Jiese in Lijiawan. They were extremely miserable. The cries of their relatives were extremely sad.
Li Zhen, the old man who was in charge in the bay, pulled Gong Shuhua aside who was crying and said: That damn buffalo has been skinned and disemboweled. It is expected that there will be more than enough for the guests. Should we consider selling it if there are too many? Gong Shuhua nodded, wiped her tears and said: Who is willing to help me sell? Li Zhen said: I suggest Li Funing help sell it. He will be considerate. He was your husband's best friend during his lifetime.
It's up to you, Father Li Zhen. The endless meat will go bad if you don't sell it. The weather is so hot. Li Shuhua swallowed her throat and said.
At this moment, Li Zhen came to the west end of the bay and told Li Funing, who was cutting the buffalo's neck with a knife, this matter.
While Li Funing agreed, he picked up the horn attached to the bull's head and weighed it. It felt heavy, so he put it on a cart next to him. This cart was reserved for carrying beef. Now he had a few assistants help him put the beef chopped into strips on it, transport it to the door of the kitchen of Gong Shuhua's house, ask someone to take half of it down, and ask if it was enough for the guests. , said enough was enough, and he pushed the cart with half of the beef outside the village.
Suddenly, he remembered something and turned to Father Li Zhen to ask for a clamp scale. Otherwise, it would be difficult to do business.
As the cart was pushing into the market, there was a smell that alerted the two tax collectors. They followed, and one of them with a tall nose reached out and patted Li Funing, who was pushing the cart, on the shoulder. Li Funing stopped, looked at him and asked: What do you want from me?
Needless to say, you have to pay taxes when selling goods in the city. Li Funing stamped his feet and pointed at his high nose and said: Oh, Mr. Tax Collector, what should I do if I have no money?
The tall nose looked at the little nose that came with him and didn't know what to say. Little Nose said: If you don’t pay the tax, we will never let you sell it.
Li Funing looked at the beef on the car, and then moved his eyes to the faces of the two tax collectors: Is this good? I don’t have money to pay the tax, so you can cut off a few kilograms of beef equivalent to the tax to offset it! Beef is also money!
The little nose still said no, while the tall nose kept a straight face and remained silent.
Li Funing said: I don’t have money to pay the tax, but if I have money after selling the beef, I will definitely pay it.
