7, Chapter 7(1/2)
Qin Zhao and Jing Li played by the stream for a while. Seeing the sun getting bigger, they started to walk back.
Jing Li didn't let him carry her, and swam back from the stream by himself.
Anyway, the entire road from Huaixia Village to Linxi Village follows the path along the stream.
"Are you tired?" Qin Zhao asked him loudly from the shore.
This section of the road is all upstream, especially the short section outside Linxi Village. The river narrows and the water flows quickly. You can imagine how difficult it is to swim back.
But this doesn't bother Jing Li.
Before Qin Zhao knew it, he had swam through the creek outside countless times.
If he hadn't been waiting for Qin Zhao, who was a little sick, he would have swam home long ago.
As if to prove this point, the bright red koi slapped its tail hard in the water, and its body lightly rose from the water, making a smooth arc in mid-air, and then fell back into the water.
The crystal scales of the little koi are soaked in water and shine in the sun. They are so beautiful that people can't take their eyes away.
Qin Zhao couldn't laugh or cry: "Okay, I'm not asking you to perform, so be careful of getting hurt."
There was a lot of gravel at the bottom of the river, and Qin Zhao was afraid that he would be injured if he didn't have enough.
Jing Li waved his tail and stopped wandering.
Seeing that his little fish was at peace, Qin Zhao felt relieved and began to think about what to do next.
The eight hundred cash deposit given by Doctor Ge today was beyond his expectation.
Wushan ginseng is priced according to its appearance, and what is produced in this mountain is not considered a treasure. Moreover, this herb is extremely delicate and requires very costly processing before it can be stored for a long time after picking. It is not suitable for long-distance transportation.
If he wanted to benefit the most, Doctor Ge would probably choose the nearest towns to take action.
Calculated in this way, if one plant can fetch 1,500 to 1,700 fen, it is considered a good price.
The deposit paid by Doctor Ge was even higher than Qin Zhao expected.
But with these 800 yuan in hand, he can pay off the rent he owes to the Chen family.
As for what's next... the old house can no longer be lived in, and he has to find a new place to live.
Just as Qin Zhao thought of this, a splash of water suddenly splashed at his feet. He looked back and saw little koi carps jumping around in the shallows near the river bank.
Qin Zhao asked: "What's wrong?"
Jing Li swung his tail anxiously and waved the fins on his side, but because the two fins were too short, Qin Zhao obviously couldn't understand what he was talking about.
The little koi gave up communicating, turned around and swam forward.
Qin Zhao followed the direction in which he swam and saw a figure lying upside down in the middle of the river, which had become obviously turbulent.
Jing Li quickly swam to the man's side.
This man seemed to have been washed down from the upper reaches. One side of his clothes caught on the rocks at the bottom of the river, and he was hung here. He didn't know how long he had been in the water, and his breathing had become very shallow. If he was not rescued, he might have died.
It won't work anymore.
But he is just a fish, and his strength is too weak, so it is impossible to push this person.
At this moment, a rattan with a stone tied to it was thrown next to him.
Jing Li raised his eyes and saw that it was Qin Zhao.
He picked up the cane in his mouth, swung his tail quickly, wrapped it around the drowning man's waist several times, and tied it tightly. He then bit open the hooked hem, and Qin Zhao on the shore cooperated to pull it back.
After a person enters the water, he will sink more than usual. What's more, he is a big and thick man, and he has no consciousness. He can't pull himself up with only the sick man.
Jing Li was so anxious that he swam around him. Suddenly he thought of something and jumped up.
The little koi fish hit the man's chest hard, hitting it several times. Finally, the man spat out a large amount of water and finally woke up.
"Hold the rope and swim back." Qin Zhao said loudly from the shore.
The man didn't care much, he quickly grabbed the rope tied around his waist and swam to the shore as hard as he could.
After a while, the person was finally pulled ashore.
The man was breathing heavily. Qin Zhao handed him a handkerchief. He subconsciously took it and raised his head: "Thank you, thank you... Hey, aren't you Qin Zhao?"
"It's me." Qin Zhaodao, "You are..."
"My surname is Li, Li Dali." The man introduced himself, "I am also from Linxi Village. I live at the west end of the village, which is quite close to your place."
Jing Li: "..."
The names chosen by these villagers are really... hard to describe.
Should he be grateful that although Qin Zhao has lost his memory and cannot remember his name, his cultural background is still there and he still knows how to give himself a nicer name.
If the villagers were to name them, they might be Qin Ergou, Qin Tiezhu or something...
Jing Li looked at Qin Zhao's very handsome face and shuddered.
terrible.
The people in Linxi Village didn't like Qin Zhao very much, and Qin Zhao didn't bother to associate with them, so naturally he didn't know many people.
He asked Li Dali: "Why did you fall into the water?"
"I...I don't know what happened." Li Dali scratched his wet hair and said, "I just remember that I drank too much in the town last night, and I don't even remember when I went back.
, it’s like this as soon as I wake up.”
"..." Qin Zhao was silent for a moment and then asked, "Are you still feeling unwell now?"
Li Dali moved his limbs and frowned: "It doesn't seem to be anything serious, it's just that... my chest hurts a little."
Qin Zhao looked at the koi in the water.
Jing Li: "..."
The fish is not, the fish is not, it is not dried fish.
Li Dali is a standard farmer, young and strong, and he will be fine after resting where he is for a while.
He also wanted to return to the village, and the two of them went together.
When Li Dali saw Qin Zhao putting the little koi back into the barrel, he asked curiously: "Is this the fish you raised? It can still be kept in the water. Are you not afraid of it running away?"
Qin Zhao said: "If it wants to run away, I won't stop it."
Jing Li turned around in the barrel, propped himself up and kissed Qin Zhao's fingertips.
If he doesn't run away, who will prepare him delicious food?
It was the first time Li Dali saw such a thing, and he was surprised and surprised: "Fish are actually so smart, just like my dog, they recognize their master!"
Jing Li: "?"
At this age, Jing Li was told that he looked like a dog for the first time, and he instantly got angry. Qin Zhao knew the temper of his little fish, so before he could recover, he stuffed the barrel into the basket on his back and closed the lid.
This saves the little koi from getting angry for a while and beating this person up again.
"To be honest, we treated you like this in the past, but I didn't expect you to save me today." Li Dali has a cheerful personality and is a down-to-earth person. After being rescued by Qin Zhao, his view of him changed instantly.
Qin Zhao said calmly: "After all, it is a human life."
Li Dali: "..."
Qin Zhao paused and then said: "What's more, I was also rescued by someone back then."
"That's right." Li Dali said frankly, "Actually, the villagers didn't avoid you on purpose. It was really because of the way you looked when you first arrived and you couldn't remember anything... We are all afraid that something will happen, right?"
Qin Zhao was silent for a moment and nodded: "I understand."
What did Qin Zhao look like when he first arrived?
What does that look like?
The more Jing Li listened, the more confused he became.
In fact, he felt a little strange from the very beginning.
Qin Zhao's origins are indeed unknown, and it is understandable that the villagers are wary of him, but he has lived in the village for three years.
Jing Li has only been with Qin Zhao for less than half a month, and he can already see that this man has excellent character and can't fault his behavior. Isn't three years enough for the villagers to understand him?
Why until now, everyone still refuses to accept him?
Could it be said that there are any secrets about Qin Zhao that he doesn't know about?
Jing Li couldn't understand, but in his current state, he had no place to ask, so he could only put the questions in his mind for the time being.
Qin Zhao and Li Dali quickly walked outside the village.
From outside the village to the streamside, there are continuous fields, almost all of which are private fields owned by the villagers.
Someone was working in the fields. When he saw Li Dali, he shouted: "Li Dali, you are back, and you don't even look at how tall the weeds are in your field!"
The man pointed to the side and saw that the farthest field was overgrown with weeds, which was far different from the lush fields next to it.
"I know, I want you to talk more!" Li Dali replied, and when he looked back and saw Qin Zhao's eyes, he explained, "That is my family's idle land, which was previously rented to a family in a neighboring village for rent. Who would have thought
In recent years, the harvest has been poor and taxes have been high, so people no longer rent."
To be continued...