Looking at his smiling daughter in the photo, Lin Maohua sighed, and the room felt much emptier.
"Ding-ling-ling..."
It was his neighbor Lao Yu. Lin Maohua didn't want to listen to any more words of comfort and hung up the phone directly.
But Lao Yu seemed to be in a dispute with him. As soon as he hung up, Lao Yu called again. As soon as he hung up, he called again.
After repeating this two or three times, Lin Maohua answered the phone angrily, afraid of disturbing his wife who was resting in the room: "Old Yu, you'd better say something!"
He and Lao Shi had been neighbors for over twenty years. When they were young, they were so close that they could wear the same pants and loved fishing together, so they had always been close. It was only a few days ago that he recommended Master Xu, and we were able to get some clues about that person.
According to Lao Yu, one of his relatives who drove a taxi listened to Master Xu's advice and bought two houses in half a year.
Today is the third day, but there is no sign of the murderer, let alone catching him.
Old Yu on the other end of the phone heard Lin Maohua getting angry, but he wasn't angry at all. He said cheerfully, "Oh, Old Lin, why are you so angry? Let's go fishing. There's a water bay 30 miles west called Bailu. I heard from friends that the scenery there is beautiful, there are a lot of fish, and it's cool there too. Let's ask my sister-in-law to go with us and relax."
Lin Maohua had no mood to go fishing at this time. His only daughter was gone and his wife was sick. He felt bored doing anything.
But there was no anger at home. He was afraid that his wife would get sick if he stayed at home all the time, so he thought about it and agreed.
"Okay, I'll pack up and we'll meet in half an hour."
An hour later, at Bailu Bay, Lin Maohua handed his wife a cup of tea and sat down beside her, staring at the bay in front of him in a daze.
Old Yu, his wife, and Old Zhou, who often get together, were fishing in front.
There are many willow trees planted around, which are reflected in the water. When the breeze blows, it feels much cooler.
There was a chubby little girl by the water, probably about 6-7 years old, holding a fishing rod with a crucian carp weighing about one kilogram on the hook. The carp was swinging wildly, trying to break free.
The girl happily showed off to the woman sitting next to her:
"Look, Mom, I caught a fish! Look how big it is!"
"Dad, what kind of fish is this? How do we get it off?"
The little girl's father quickly stepped forward to help, praising her: "Xiao Ai is awesome! You caught such a big fish on your first fishing trip! That's amazing!"
The lively family over there made Lin Maohua and his wife's eyes tear up.
"Lao Lin, that little girl is also called Xiao Ai. When Xiao Ai was little, she used to follow you fishing like this... We will never see Xiao Ai again!"
Hearing this, tears welled up in Lin Maohua's eyes, as if Xiao Ai when he was a child was chattering beside him and accompanying him fishing.
"Wife, please don't be like this. Taoist Xu said that Xiao Ai is doing well down there, so we have to be well too, otherwise Xiao Ai will be worried."
Lin Maohua's wife shed tears, "I know, but I just can't help it. Lao Lin, let's go for a walk over there."
After saying hello to Old Yu, Lin Maohua supported his crying daughter-in-law and walked to the side.
He adjusted his mood, took a few deep breaths, and turned around to introduce the scenery on the side.
"Look, honey, there are a lot of egrets fishing over there. Look over there, that egret has a loach in its mouth! It can even eat such a big loach, it's really amazing."
"Honey, look at how beautiful the flower is. It's your favorite blue."
"Look, honey, there are crayfish in that small pond. There are so many of them. How about we go shrimp fishing?"
Listening to Lin Maohua's endless introduction, Bai Qian slowly relaxed. "Thank you, Lao Lin."
The two shook hands and looked at each other with mixed feelings.
At this time, a man wearing glasses and carrying a small bucket came from not far away. The road was a bit narrow and he passed by Bai Qian. Bai Qian didn't know there was someone behind her, so she turned around and wanted to talk to Lin Maohua, but she bumped into the man with glasses who was passing by. The man with glasses didn't react in time, and some of the water and fish in the bucket spilled out.
Seeing that Bai Qian's clothes were wet, Lin Maohua hurried to check and asked with concern: "Wife, are you okay? Did you get hit?"
Bai Qian shook her head: "It's okay, just my clothes are a little wet, it's nothing serious, don't be nervous."
The man with glasses standing nearby spoke in a harsh tone, looking at the two men fiercely: "Fish, you have to compensate me for my fish. These are going to be fed to the swans. My wife loves to trouble those swans the most!"
Lin Maohua got angry when he heard this. "My wife's clothes were wet, and you didn't even ask her about it. You were just concerned about your broken fish..."
Lin Maohua, who was about to argue with the man with glasses, was stunned when he saw the man's attire.
The man, carrying a small bucket, looked at the two men with a sly look. He had a long ponytail and a face covered in thick powder, which was mottled with sweat. He was wearing an apricot-yellow dress with a high-necked undershirt underneath and a pair of women's sandals. He looked completely out of place.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. How much is the fish? I'll compensate you." Bai Qian touched Lin Maohua's arm and said softly.
Lin Maohua took out 200 yuan and handed it to the man, "Sorry, this 200 yuan is compensation to you."
The man with glasses knocked away the money given by Lin Maohua, bent down to pick up the fish on the ground, glared at the two of them hatefully, and turned away.
Lin Maohua picked up the money on the ground and complained, "Weirdo!"
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