Chapter 201 Silver
Everyone looked in the direction of Li Mutou.
"Oh! There really is a fish!"
"He looks quite big."
Su Chengnan was surprised and couldn't help but chuckle, "I'm really lucky today."
The soldier who came back to get the net bag heard it and grinned, "Yes! Miss Su, you are really a lucky star."
Su Chengnan shook his head slightly and followed him toward the ice.
At Li Mutou's feet, there was a fish about the length of a shoe, flapping its legs frantically. It seemed that it wanted to leave here and return to the water by shaking its head and tail.
Unfortunately, no one gave it this opportunity.
Li Mutou, who was still in a daze just now, has come to his senses. He quickly bent down and pounced on it, "Quick, help me get the basket!"
"Here it comes, here!"
The person behind him helped him pass the backpack to his eyes.
With a fluttering sound.
The fish was thrown in and the basket shook a few times.
Soon there was no movement.
"Mu Tou, you are really good! Not only did you take the first place in breaking the ice, you even took the lead in catching fish."
"Old Chen, I don't agree with what you said!" someone interrupted from three meters away.
"What are you dissatisfied with? Speak!" The man named Lao Chen turned around and pointed at him and asked.
Snap——
The man raised the shovel and swung it hard at the hole he had been digging for a long time.
The ice under his feet was finally completely broken through, and a circular hole appeared.
"How about it?! I can do it too!"
"Okay, okay, you can do it too, just check and see if there are any fish here!"
Lao Chen and the others craned their necks to look at him.
But unfortunately, his ice cave does not have
What good luck! After waiting for a long time, no fish showed up.
Su Chengnan raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that this was normal! Where can there be so many lucky things?
Bingsan clapped his hands and shouted, "Well, we've made a good start by breaking the ice! Come on, everyone, work harder! Let's dig all the holes as soon as possible, and then we can have another try!"
“Okay, okay!”
"I grew up by the river, I don't believe I can't catch any fish!"
"Tsk, you haven't been back for so many years, do you still remember how to swim and fish?! Hahaha."
"Don't talk nonsense! I don't need to go swimming in such a cold day. Am I stupid? Don't I know how to use a scoop net?"
These people were talking to each other, and the scene was noisy.
Su Chengnan was still very worried about everyone's safety, and shouted: "Everyone be careful, don't fall down, safety first!"
"Don't worry, Miss, we all know it!"
"Don't be careless, safety! Safety first!"
"good!"
Watched for a while longer.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him anymore, Su Chengnan quietly walked to the other end alone.
But Qingshan was sharp-eyed, and he hurried over, "Miss, although the river is already frozen thick, you still have to be careful. It's very painful if you fall here."
"It's okay, I just came to take a look."
She said this with a smile, then turned around and walked back to Li Mutou.
Su Chengnan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, and suddenly a good idea came to him.
"Li Mutou, you are very strong, why don't you go over there and try opening a few more?"
"I..." Li Mutou's knuckles turned white as he held the shovel, and it looked like he was using a lot of strength.
Qingshan frowned, stepped in front of Su Chengnan, and protected her behind him, with a strong warning tone: "What do you want to do?!"
"I...I want to ask if I can get more money for digging?"
Li Mutou's old face turned red and he felt embarrassed, but his eyes were full of anticipation.
Su Chengnan looked at him carefully.
Apart from his military uniform, there was nothing different about this man. Ten taels of silver is supposed to be a lot. Is he a little too greedy?
Everyone else stopped what they were doing and looked in Su Chengnan's direction again.
The man who had covered Li Mutou's mouth and dragged him away before came again. He scolded him angrily: "What are you doing? The eldest lady is willing to reward us with silver because she thinks highly of us and feels sorry for us. Why are you getting even worse and greedy? Are you confused? Apologize now."
"That's right! What are you thinking, you piece of shit?!"
"Come on, come on, hurry up and come over here with me."
Many people seemed to be scolding him, but in fact they were trying to wake him up and give him a way out.
Su Chengnan glanced at everyone. She felt that Li Mutou was a good person and it was obvious that there were very few people who wanted to take advantage of him. Most were willing to help him.
She pushed Qingshan away and asked Li Mutou softly: "Can you give me a reason?"
"I..." His face turned the color of liver. After hesitating for a moment, he raised his head and said loudly, "My brother's mother just helped him get married at the beginning of the year. Now she is pregnant. The father died before the child was born. I'm afraid their lives will be very difficult in the future. I...I want to send this money to them."
Su Chengnan never thought that this would be the reason.
She frowned slightly, "Didn't the Beiling Army pay any pension?"
"No."
"impossible."
Li Mutou's face became even uglier. He lowered his voice and said intermittently: "The superiors said that he was ambitious and died because he disobeyed orders, so... so..." His eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in his eyes.
Everyone was silent.
Qingshan's voice sounded behind him: "General Li has always been fair and selfless in leading troops, and his military discipline is strict. We have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Beiling Army. Since you know what his situation is, you should not have been rude to Miss Su before, and now you continue to speak so shamelessly!"
"I..." He suddenly squatted down, punched the ice, and then held his head and burst into tears.
The man who had advised twice before came over silently, sighed, and explained in a very small voice: "Miss, Mu Tou is just too upset. The wife that Dunzi's mother helped him marry..."
"She...she is Mu Mu's sister. He has lost his brother, and he will not be able to see his sister again in the future. Alas."
After Su Chengnan understood everything, he felt very uncomfortable.
It would be great if there was no war, what a pity, what a pity.
However, every country has its own laws, every family has its own rules, and it is not her turn to say anything about the Beiling Army, which has strict military discipline.
so……
"I understand your feelings, but I can't give you any extra money. This matter is not your fault or mine. Everyone has to pay the price for their own choices. He bears his fate, and you have yours."
Li Mutou raised his head blankly.
Then Su Chengnan smiled, opened his purse, and gave him the ten taels of silver he had received as a reward for breaking the ice.
"You earned it yourself, you can do whatever you want with it."
Li Mutou wiped his face vigorously, took the silver with both hands, and said, "Thank you, Miss Su." Then he held it tightly in his hands, as if it was the only thing he could hold at the moment.
Just as he was about to stand up,
Suddenly there was a creaking sound under your feet?
Snap, snap, snap—
The ice cracked.
Su Chengnan was about to fall down...
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