Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Yan Bugui discovered that Lin Geng was a very lucky kid. Last time he went fishing, he didn't go fishing at all, he went to the river to buy fish. It didn't take long for him to catch a lot of fish, and he only caught big fish. It seemed that the small fish didn't even have the chance to take the bait, which made Yan Bugui very envious.

Moreover, Lin Geng was also very generous. He gave him three big fish when he came back, which was a great honor for him. This was much better than if he went fishing by himself. If he went fishing by himself, he would basically catch mostly small fish. It was very rare for him to catch a fish weighing two kilograms, let alone a bigger fish.

But Lin Geng seemed to be assisted by God. Every time he cast the hook, a big fish would bite. Don’t you think it’s infuriating?

If he had accompanied Lin Geng to go fishing again, Lin Geng would probably have given him one or two more fish when he came back. Unfortunately, he had classes today and didn't dare to skip work to go fishing with Lin Geng, which made Yan Bugui very distressed.

So Yan Bugui hurriedly dug out some earthworms from the big flowerpot where he raised the earthworms, put them in a box and handed it to Lin Geng, so that Lin Geng didn't have to dig the earthworms himself anymore.

Lin Geng did not refuse, he took the earthworm cheerfully and said, "Okay, uncle! With the earthworms you gave me, I will definitely get a lot this time. If you catch a lot, I will give you another big fish when I come back! Please enjoy it!"

This made Yan Bugui very happy, and he even said that Lin Geng was generous. Why didn't he find that Lin Geng was so easy to talk to before? Now he is so capable. If he had known earlier, he should have treated Lin Geng well and helped the Lin family more. Now he thinks Lin Geng will definitely treat him better.

So he wished Lin Geng another fruitful harvest and waited for Lin Geng to come back.

Lin Geng strolled out of the door, went to the river, found a quiet place in a secluded place, and started fishing. Although there were already many fish in the pond in his small world, he was free now anyway, so fishing was still a good pastime.

With the fishing gear left by the powerful man, he was able to fish successfully, just like last time. As soon as he cast the hook, big fish would swim over and scramble to take the bait. He also used the water from the spiritual spring in the small world and mixed it with some cornmeal and white flour as bait. The effect was even better and he caught fish even faster.

The fish in the water seemed to be very sensitive to the spiritual spring water, and they were very eager for it. As soon as the bait was thrown into the water, they rushed over quickly from all directions. A large fish shadow formed on the water surface, stirring up the water surface like a boiling pot.

This scared Lin Geng, and he quickly replaced the spiritual spring water and the fish bait with earthworms, which calmed the water down a little.

Lin Geng didn't fish for long before he caught thirty or forty big fish, the largest of which weighed seven or eight kilograms. He didn't catch a catfish as big as the last time, but even a fish weighing seven or eight kilograms was already quite eye-catching.

So he could only fish while collecting the fish into his small world. He built a small pond beside the pond to temporarily store the live fish, and threw the fish into the small pond to keep them temporarily.

He would put smaller fish weighing one or two pounds or two or three pounds into the fish basket for temporary storage. When he returned, he would distribute these fish to the residents in the courtyard. Although he wanted to win the hearts of the people in the courtyard, he also understood the principle of gratitude over grudge and could not feed them too much. People's hearts are like this. Once they form a habit, they will think that it is their right to give them things, and they will no longer be grateful to you.

So even if you want to bribe them, you can't give them too big fish. Otherwise, if you give them small fish later, they will feel like you owe them something.

Seeing that it was almost nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Geng put away his fishing rod. At this time, more and more fishermen began to fish. If he continued fishing, it would probably cause a sensation again. Besides, he had other things to do today. Aunt Liu said that she would find a few house cleaning craftsmen for him today, and asked him to meet them in the morning, take them back to the courtyard to have a look, and discuss the price.

So when Lin Geng saw that the time was almost up, he put away his fishing rod, picked up the fish basket and rushed towards the street office. When he was almost there, he took out several large fish weighing more than five kilograms from the small world, strung them up with ropes, and carried them into the street office.

The staff of the street office were extremely surprised to see Lin Geng carrying several large fish into their street office with one hand. Even Director Wang was alarmed and hurried out to see what was going on.

As a result, it turned out that Lin Geng was holding several incredibly large fish in one hand. They looked to be at least thirty or forty kilograms. He was standing in the yard of the street office with both of them easily held in one hand, which surprised Director Wang.

"Xiao Lin, what are you doing?" Director Wang immediately asked Lin Geng.

"Director Wang, I went fishing this morning. I was so lucky that I caught so many big fish in one go. I couldn't even eat them all. Thinking about the comrades in the subdistrict office, who are so busy for us ordinary people every day and don't get to eat much good food on weekdays, I sent the fish to you. Please improve your lives!"

Director Wang and the people from the Street Office were all shocked when they heard this. They heard Lin Geng say that not only did he catch so many big fish, he also planned to give them to their Street Office for free so that they could improve their lives. This generosity was a little hard to believe.

You know, although fish is not very valuable now, it is meat after all. Moreover, if fish is sold in the pigeon market, it is also very popular. It is a rare good thing to improve your life.

And the bigger the fish, the higher the price. If the big fish like the ones Lin Geng carried were sold in the Pigeon Market, each one could be sold for at least one or two yuan, and the largest ones could even be sold for more than two or three yuan. It is not difficult to sell a few such big fish for ten yuan easily.

But Lin Geng wants to give these fish to their street office for free. Isn’t that too generous?

All the staff members of the subdistrict office were very surprised, even Director Wang was very surprised, and quickly said: "No, we can't take so many fish from you for free. You caught them all by yourself. If you can't eat them, you can pickle them and make salted fish for the New Year! How can you give them to us for free?

If we accept these fish from you for free, it would be against discipline! No, no, you should take them back and pickle them for yourself!"

Who knew that Lin Geng laughed and said: "What's the big deal? I didn't buy these fish. I caught them from the river for free. I'm giving them to you to try. What can I do wrong?

Besides, even if I pickle so many fish, I can't eat them during the New Year! You work so hard every day and work hard for our people. What's the big deal if I give you some fish to try?

Hurry up and get some people to take it and send it to the kitchen. Cook it quickly while it's fresh. Make it in time for lunch so that the comrades in the street office can improve their lives! Director Wang, please don't refuse!"

Director Wang was very happy and touched, but also felt a little guilty. She felt that this time, she helped to cover up the incident and persuaded Lin Geng to forgive Yi Zhonghai and others so that they would not be implicated. This was indeed a bit selfish.

And Lin Geng treated their street office like this and sent them so many big fish he caught, which only showed that Lin Geng was indeed a kind-hearted child. At this moment, he completely forgot about the fact that Lin Geng extorted more than 4,000 yuan from Yi Zhonghai and other three families.

Director Wang thought about it and said helplessly: "Okay, then we will accept it this time, but only this time, not in the future! If you catch so many fish again and can't eat them all, you can send them to us. We can buy them at the market price. We won't let you suffer a loss again!"

"Okay, okay, it's nothing! It's just a few fish! It doesn't cost me anything! We can talk about it later when you have them. If you need them, give me a discount. I'll sell them for half price or give them away for free!

By the way, I have something to do with Aunt Liu, you just go ahead and do your work, it’s not a big deal! Haha” Lin Geng agreed and handed over dozens of kilograms of fish to the two street office staff members who came over.