Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

At the dinner table, Yu Shui chattered about what happened at school.

She said there was no food in the school now, and she could only eat less than a pound of coarse grains a day, two ounces in the morning, four ounces at noon, and three ounces in the evening. The dishes didn't have any oil. If her brother Sha Zhu hadn't brought her food, she wouldn't have been able to eat enough.

"Well, you don't believe it. I see your face is plump and full of meat."

He Lai joked with a smile.

"Hey, isn't this the meat my brother made for me? Also, I usually bring some rice back home, and occasionally I cook some porridge for myself."

Rainwater explained.

"What's the matter? Do you still want me to help you get some meat from your school?"

He Lai gave Yu Shui a cold look.

"Brother, I want to bring the two golden eagles to school. There is a large forest not far behind our school. There must be animals there."

Yu Shui didn't dare to take the golden eagle away without He Lai's consent, so he asked.

"It's up to you, but you have to take good care of them and don't let them out to catch them every day. Just about enough is enough, okay?"

He Lai also agreed.

"Thank you, Brother Lai. Brother Lai, you eat fish!" Yu Shui smiled and picked up a piece of fish for He Lai.

"Also, the golden eagle may come back. Don't be too anxious if you don't see it come back. Go home and check first, okay?

Last time I left the golden eagles with my grandfather, they flew back secretly. "

He Lai reminded.

"Ah, why did it fly back?" Yu Shui said in surprise.

"Eagles are very smart, especially the golden eagle, which is the most powerful among all eagles. They fly very high and circle in the sky. I guess they can see the whole city clearly, so you have to keep an eye on it, understand?"

"I see. Come on, brother, let's take the golden eagles to catch hares tomorrow. They are very powerful and can catch several rabbits at once."

Rainwater suggested.

"Not tomorrow. Your brother asked me to take them to Wild Duck Lake. Do you want to go?"

He Lai asked

"Go ahead. I finally get back, so of course I'll go wherever my brother goes!" Yu Shui said without hesitation.

"Then go to bed early and get up early tomorrow."

"understood."

……

The next day, just after dawn, there was a knock on He Lai's door.

He Lai got up in a daze, opened the door, and found that it was Sha Zhu and Xu Damao.

"Xiao Laizi, hurry up and leave. Don't waste time. You'll miss the bus if you wait!"

Sha Zhu urged.

"If you can't catch up, just go somewhere else. It's not like Wild Duck Lake is the only place with birds!"

He Lai yawned and said.

Sha Zhu and Xu Damao stopped talking immediately. There was nothing they could do. He Lai was not in a hurry. He could go to the deep mountains and catch a few rabbits.

"Go and call the rain back. I'm going to wash my face."

He Lai went to the kitchen, brushed his teeth and washed his face. After a while, the rain came.

Soon, He Lai and his companions set off. This time, He Lai even brought a fishing rod with him to see if he could catch some fish.

When Sha Zhu and Xu Damao saw He Lai bringing a fishing rod, they also brought fishing rods. They had to keep up with He Lai. After all, Wild Duck Lake is such a big lake, there must be fish!

When they got on the bus, they found that there were already many people there, including several people from the courtyard houses. There were Widow Dong and Widow Han, who seemed to have reached some kind of agreement; there was also Yan Fugui with Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang; and in the corner there was Jia Dongxu and his wife.

He Lai smacked his lips. Why are there so many people? Are they all going to Wild Duck Lake to try their luck?

Widow Dong and her two friends could understand. She had a gun in her hand, and as long as she was not too unlucky, she could always shoot one or two. Jia Dongxu and his wife could barely go into the water to look for some duck eggs. But what was going on with Yan Fugui and his friends? They also wanted to look for duck eggs?

It is true. Ever since Jia Dongxu and his wife often got a lot of wild duck eggs from the reed marshes, many people became interested. Yan Fugui was the first one to do so.

After all, eggs are now subject to purchase restrictions, and ordinary people basically cannot eat them unless they go to the black market to buy them. For example, in the original drama, Liu Haizhong ate one egg every day, and most of them were bought on the black market.

When they saw He Lai and his gang, stars appeared in their eyes, after all, He Lai was a master.

"He Lai, how come you have time to go to Wild Duck Lake today? Can you take me and Sister Han with you?"

Widow Dong was the first to come up and talk.

"Of course, Aunt Dong." He Lai did not refuse. After all, she had a gun, so they could go together.

"Thank you, thank you." Widow Dong expressed her gratitude immediately.

"How is it going? Have you gained much recently? I heard from others that you come to Wild Duck Lake every week."

He Lai asked.

"It's not been so good lately. There are fewer and fewer birds, and more and more people are hunting. And there have been several times when we finally caught a fish, but we couldn't retrieve it because the water was too deep."

Widow Dong spoke.

"Haha, it's better than nothing, right? Look, I'm ready to go fishing if I can't catch anything."

He Lai said with a smile.

"Yes, there are few people fishing over there, so there must be fish in the lake. I'll bring my fishing rod over here and try next time."

Widow Dong said immediately.

"Okay, Aunt Dong, you should take a rest. There is still a long time to go. If you don't rest well, you will be in trouble when the time comes."

He Lai reminded.

"Okay, okay, I'm going to go back and rest. Then we agreed that we have to go together."

"it is good."

……

"Brother Lai, they are still here!" Yu Shui whispered in He Lai's ear.

"Why do you care about them? Go to sleep. If you get sleepy later, I won't carry you on my back."

"Oh." Yu Shui agreed, leaned her head on He Lai's shoulder, smiled, closed her eyes and began to rest.

He Lai looked at the rain in silence. How could he sleep? Never mind. He could still rest by closing his eyes.

Sha Zhu did not argue with Xu Damao. After all, his sister was sleeping. They all began to rest and prepare for today's hunting.

……

When the car arrived at Wild Duck Lake, He Lai led a group of people out of the car.

Zhang Guihua said hello to He Lai and left with Jia Dongxu. They headed straight for the reed marsh. After all, she was already very familiar with the terrain there.

Yan Fugui hesitated for a moment, but still followed Jia Dongxu and his companions with his two sons. After all, their goal was also wild duck eggs.

He Lai and his companions first went to the lake to find a fishing nest, and then started strolling around.

He Lai looked around and found that there were indeed fewer animals around. At least there were no large flocks of birds anymore. It was only May, which should have been the time for migratory birds.

Fortunately, He Lai and his group had a lot of people, and after walking through one area after another, they did find a few fish that had escaped the net, but they saw more hunters with guns.

Seeing that there was nothing to be gained, He Lai quietly handed a bag of loaches to Xu Damao.

When Xu Damao saw the loach, he understood He Lai’s idea. After saying something, he ran to find a fishing spot.