The shallow water under your feet is so clear that you can see the sand and gravel on the bottom, swimming fish and shrimps, and swaying aquatic plants. Standing on the shore, you can see the quiet water, the cool wind, and the quiet green and blue sky.
Under the white clouds, the water in the pool is sparkling and rippling.
Zhang Ning, with bright eyes and sharp teeth, stood there quietly, letting the cool wind blow on her delicate face, and letting her thoughts slowly ripple away on the water.
After a long time, Zhang Ningning turned around and looked at Zhou Nan, who was standing next to him and was immersed in the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers, and let out a faint sigh.
The longer she stayed in contact with Zhou Nan, the stronger her feelings for Zhou Nan became. But she knew in her heart that this was a very dangerous thought that should not occur. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she tried, this inexplicable feeling could not be overcome.
It grows like wild grass in the mountains.
The more you cut it, the longer it grows. The more you cut it, the longer it grows.
Zhou Nan also turned back to look at Zhang Ningning. When their eyes met, a spark naturally arose.
Although Zhou Nan tried to hide it, facing this woman from his previous life, it would be absolutely deceiving himself to say that he didn't have any emotional waves in his heart.
Even though the resentment in Zhang Ningning's eyes flashed away, Zhou Nan still saw as clearly as a mirror. However, he could not respond or even say anything, and could only maintain a strange silence.
Zhang Ningning sighed softly again, but she leaned down to test the temperature of the water. Suddenly she raised her head and said with a smile, "Zhou Nan, this water is not too cold. I think you can swim in it."
"Did you bring a swimsuit?" Zhang Ningning smiled again, "I did. Let's try it in the water at noon tomorrow."
"Okay." Zhou Nan agreed with a smile.
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard the piercing sound of a motorcycle. They couldn't help but get up and look back at the road they came from. They saw a brand new island-made white off-road motorcycle rushing down the dirt road from the mountain to the foot of the mountain.
Roaring, raising a cloud of smoke and dust.
It is quite a sight to see this new and expensive imported motorcycle in this mountain village.
Zhou Nan glanced curiously and saw a young man wearing a pink plaid shirt, sky blue jeans, white sneakers, and a pair of wide-rimmed black sunglasses on the bridge of his nose riding on the motorcycle. He couldn't help but ask Zhang
Ning Ning laughed softly and said, "It seems that there are nouveau riche in this mountain, haha."
Zhang Ningning glanced at it and smiled lightly, "Nouveau riche can be found everywhere. I saw one driving a black Mercedes-Benz in the county town yesterday. I heard he was a construction contractor in a certain town. He didn't make much money, but he started with
Enjoyed it.”
The colorful young man drove his motorcycle to the foot of the mountain, and soon found Zhang Ningning standing by the pond. He couldn't help but take off the sunglasses on his face in surprise, turned the front of the car, and rushed up again with the motor roaring.
Zhou Nan frowned, but didn't say anything.
"Checkered Shirt" parked his motorcycle on the side of the road and strode over. He smiled and greeted Zhang Ningning from all the way, "Sisters, you look unfamiliar. You come from the county town."
of?"
In fact, this young man was pretty and pretty, and he didn't look like the kind of second-rate guy who wanted to flirt with beautiful women when he saw them. But when he suddenly saw a beauty of Zhang Ningning's caliber in the village, he couldn't help but run over to strike up a conversation with her.
Zhang Ningning couldn't say how disgusted he was, she just didn't bother to talk to him, so she glanced at him lightly and turned away.
The few children playing in the water climbed onto the shore with their buttocks naked and gathered around them curiously. Some of them rushed over and enviously caressed the white off-road motorcycle with a "checkered shirt".
"Don't move, little bastard!" Plaid Shirt turned around and shouted.
Seeing that Zhang Ningning ignored him and asked for a boring "checkered shirt", he smiled and greeted Zhou Nan proactively, "Brother, are you here to buy fish? Let's go to my fish pond. Look,
The two largest fish ponds below belong to my family...the fish in my family are big and fresh..."
Kaoshan Village has mountains and rivers, and people from the county occasionally come to visit. Especially in recent years, people also come to buy fresh tilapia to eat. Therefore, "Plaid Shirt" obviously regards Zhou Nan as a fish buyer.
Zhou Nan smiled and suddenly turned to Zhang Ningning and said with a smile, "Ningning, how about we buy some fish? It will be delicious in the evening."
Zhang Ningning nodded noncommittally.
The two of them followed the "checkered shirt" side by side towards the artificial fish pond below. The "checkered shirt" was talking and laughing as they walked, and kept chatting up Zhang Ningning. A pair of "thief eyes" kept looking at Zhang Ningning's beautiful face.
Her face and plump and slender figure wandered back and forth.
Zhou Nan frowned. Although he knew that it was normal to attract men with Zhang Ningning's beauty, he still felt very uncomfortable.
Zhang Ningning obviously hated the naked and unscrupulous gaze of the "checkered shirt" even more, but she was just too lazy to care about it, or in other words, she didn't want to ruin her interest in traveling with Zhou Nan.
The fish pond of "Flower Plaid Shirt" is indeed very large. There are two large hand-excavated fish ponds adjacent to each other, which are not small in size. Silver-gray tilapias swim back and forth in the fish ponds, and two of them look like hired migrant workers.
A middle-aged man is throwing fish food into the fish pond with his hands raised.
"Checkered Shirt" proudly pointed at the densely packed fish and said with a smile, "How about it, ladies, isn't our fish good? To tell you the truth, my fish are basically not sold in retail stores.
They are all wholesaled to the county and city. The reception desk of the county committee and Ningshan Hotel in our county use my fish. If you don’t believe me, you can ask, my surname is Luo and my name is Luo Kui!"
"In this county, our Luo family is the most famous for raising tilapia."
"You can choose, and I'll get it for you... Hehe, don't worry about the price, I can give you two as a gift."
This guy is not bragging. His father Luo Daliang is the branch secretary of Kaoshan Village, and his uncle is Jiang Yong, the director of the County Fisheries Bureau. With such a relationship, the Luo family's fish naturally has the largest sales volume and the largest breeding scale.
, he made a fortune in just three or two years.
The Luo family is the richest man in this mountain village and even the surrounding area, no exaggeration. Looking up, the beige four-story general building not far away decorated with glazed tiles is the Luo family.
Zhou Nan squatted on the edge of the fish pond with a smile, looking at the schools of fish going back and forth. He smiled at Zhang Ningning and said, "Ningning, should we buy a few for dinner? I think the fish is quite fresh, but if it doesn't work, let's go this time."
When we were there, we bought hundreds of kilograms and brought them back to your company for everyone to try."
Zhang Ningning frowned, "Zhou Nan, this tilapia is very fishy and I don't like eating it. By the way, you all have one kind of fish here? Are there any other kinds of fish?"
"Checked Shirt" shook his head and was about to say something. At this time, among the villagers who came over from several other nearby fish ponds, a short man suddenly shouted, "Girl, I have silver carp at home."
, do you want it?"
In fact, Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning only bought a few fish at most, but obviously these people regarded them as big customers for bulk purchases.
Zhang Ningning tugged at Zhou Nan, got up and headed over there.
"Checkered Shirt" stared at the man who had just spoken to solicit customers with some irritation, and scolded him disdainfully, "Song Laowu, who still wants the few broken fish in your house? Why don't you see the excitement, get out of here!"
"
The "checkered shirt" waved his hand domineeringly, and several fish farmers backed away timidly. Zhou Nan smiled in surprise, thinking that this guy seemed to be quite powerful in the local area, but he didn't seem to have any
You dare to mess with people.
"Sisters, Luo Fei is still delicious. Add onion, ginger, and garlic and braise or stew it. It tastes so delicious..." "Checkered Shirt" came up to him, licked his face again and said with a smile.
"Our family also opened a small restaurant in the village, specializing in tilapia. You can go and try it."
Zhang Ningning ignored him and pulled Zhou Nan away.
"Platform Shirt" couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when he saw that his hot face was stuck on his cold butt. He snorted and said coldly, "I'll see today, can you buy fish from other places? My surname is Luo
If you don’t sell it, who else in this mountain village would dare to sell it to you?”
You're so soft, you want something hard? You finally showed your true nature as a country bum... Zhou Nan sneered, slowly turned around and looked at the red-faced "checkered shirt" with a thick neck, and said lightly, "Brother, you are very domineering.
ah."
"Hey, I'm so overbearing, what can you do?" Hua Gezi sneered and pointed at Zhou Nan.
"I also want to see if I can buy fish from other fish ponds today." Zhou Nan smiled calmly.
With Zhou Nan's identity and status, how could he be like a second-rate nouveau riche? He glanced at "checkered shirt" coldly, and the disdain and condescending contempt projected in his eyes made "checkered shirt" look...
Suddenly became ferocious.
But just when the "checkered shirt" was about to happen, Zhou Nan was already walking lightly along the path of the fish pond to a nearby fish pond. Zhang Ningning, on the other hand, smiled brightly and didn't even look at the "checkered shirt"
Shirt" glanced at him and followed him.
The father of the village party secretary, the uncle of the government chief, a wealthy family, and the great influence of the Luo family, Luo Kui can be regarded as the number one figure in several villages in the mountains.
To describe him as running rampant in the countryside is definitely an exaggeration, but he is used to being arrogant and aloof in the countryside, and this is the truth.
Zhou Nan's contempt and Zhang Ningning's disdain finally completely stimulated Luo Kuina's seemingly proud but fragile nerves. He was dizzy for a moment, rushed forward in embarrassment, and even reached out to grab Zhang Ningning.
The white wrist, with too much force, almost made Zhang Ningning stagger.
Zhang Ningning let out a terrified scream.
Zhou Nan was taken aback, immediately stopped and shouted angrily, "What are you doing? Let go!"
Zhang Ningning angrily struggled to break away from Luo Kui's hand, and gave him a loud slap in the face.
This clear and resounding slap echoed among several fish ponds under the setting sun. The onlookers immediately "watched" the beaten Luo Kui with hidden gloating eyes.
The Luo family is extremely domineering in the local area, so they say that they have taken the lead in fish farming. When big customers come to the village to buy fish, the first thing they buy is the Luo family's fish. Only when the Luo family's fish are sold out can they take turns.
to other farmers.
Therefore, although the Luo family has made a fortune by raising fish, other farmers are actually barely surviving and earning a few hard-earned money. Most farmers still have to drive their own tractors to pull up the fish and go to the vegetable market in the county to sell them, or go to small businesses one by one.
Restaurants go door-to-door to sell.
This is the real reason why tilapia farming in Kaoshan Village has not been large-scale even though it has been a tradition for many years.
Luo Kui covered his cheek with his hand, roared several times angrily, and then charged over fiercely.
Zhang Ningning's pretty face changed, and she subconsciously hid behind Zhou Nan.
Seeing the ferocious and hateful face of "The Plaid Shirt" becoming more and more clear, Zhou Nan spat in disgust, flew up, and kicked the charging Luo Kui into the fish pond, causing a thud.
There was a loud noise and water splashed all over Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning.
Later, Zhou Nan found out that his accidental kick actually kicked a rich man.
"You're looking for death...just wait for me." Luo Kui climbed up on the edge of the fish pond and roared hysterically at Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning who had already walked away.
Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning picked four plump silver carps from another fish pond 40 to 50 meters away from Luo's house, gave the fish pond owner fifty yuan, and prepared to leave without giving any change.
The owner of the fish pond was a middle-aged woman in her forties. She said in a low voice, "Comrades, you are outsiders, so you'd better leave quickly. Otherwise, you can leave if the Luo family comes back later."
Can’t leave anymore…”
Zhang Ningning's pretty eyebrows wrinkled slightly, "Sister-in-law, isn't this person named Luo very domineering here?"
"That's right. His father has been the village party secretary for 20 years, and his uncle is a senior official in the county. The Luo family is a wealthy family in our area. Who dares to offend them?" As she spoke, the peasant woman's face suddenly changed.
, hurriedly urged, "Two comrades, something is wrong, people from the Luo family are coming... You should hide quickly."
Zhou Nan looked up and saw a dozen men armed with sticks and farm tools pouring out from the mountainside village and walking menacingly toward the foot of the mountain. The leader was Luo Kui just now.
Zhang Ningning felt a little nervous. She took out her cell phone to call Zhang Zhijun, but there was no signal. Zhang Ningning was so angry that she almost threw the phone into the fish pond at her feet.
She said anxiously, "Zhou Nan, there are many of them, let's stay away."
"Where can I hide? I can't escape by running." Zhou Nan sighed, suddenly reached over and grabbed Zhang Ningning's slender and tender hand, and slowly led her along the path of the fish pond, toward the fish pond.
Walk outside.
Two red clouds quietly appeared on Zhang Ningning's pretty face, but she did not refuse. She silently carried the four fish that the peasant woman had tied with straw rope, and followed suit.
At the edge of the fish pond, a group of Luo clan members surrounded Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning. Luo Kui sneered, pointed at Zhou Nan, and said arrogantly, "Boy, you are doomed today. Do you dare to kick me? I'm older."
No one dares to do this to me at this age..."
Zhou Nan's face darkened, he tightened Zhang Ningning's hand, looked at the furious Luo Kui quietly, and said lightly, "Whose father are you?"
Luo Kui angrily scolded, "You are looking for death, and you are so arrogant!"
With the help of a group of tribesmen, Luo Kui expected that Zhou Nan would not dare to fight back, so he stepped forward and waved his hand, punching Zhou Nan hard in the face.
Zhou Nan turned sideways and avoided it.
At this moment, a trembling voice suddenly sounded on the spot, "Stop! Stop! You bastard, stop it!"
Luo Kui's father, Luo Daliang, was wearing a white old man's shirt. He waved his hands to separate the crowd and rushed over. After looking at Zhou Nan for a moment, he stood in front of Zhou Nan with a pale face and said with a low and apologetic smile, "Secretary Zhou, I am
Luo Daliang, the party secretary of the mountain village...why did you come to our village and the leader didn’t even say hello to our village committee?"
When Zhou Nan first came to Ningshan Town to take office, he convened two meetings with the village party secretaries and village directors. Therefore, although Zhou Nan did not recognize Luo Daliang, the village party secretary in front of him, how could Luo Daliang not recognize the standing committee member of the county party committee?
Town Party Secretary Zhou Nanlai?
As soon as Luo Daliang said "Secretary Zhou", the expressions of several stunned members of the Luo family present changed, and they subconsciously started to "sneak out" from behind. And Luo Kui looked at Zhou Nan in stunned silence, tilting his head.
Mouth, no words could come out.
He was kicked into the fish pond by Zhou Nan. He went back to call for support. Before he could change his clothes, he was still wet and stained with dust, and he looked very embarrassed.
"Secretary Luo, your son is very good. He insists on forcing me to buy fish. If I don't buy, he will use violence. He keeps yelling at me... Look at this situation. What do you want to do? Huh? Gather a crowd and
Come, bring a murder weapon, what do you want to do?"
Zhou Nan turned around and saw Zhang Ningning carrying the four fish he just bought. He winked at him and smiled coldly, "Ningning, let's go!"
The Luo family members dispersed suddenly, and Zhou Nan and Zhang Ningning walked up side by side. He had already seen Zhang Zhijun and Song Xiaolin hurriedly coming down the mountain road to greet them.
Luo Daliang's eyes were sharp, and he saw the figure of Zhang Zhijun rushing over in anger. His heart was agitated, and suddenly he was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked Luo Kui, "You bastard, look at what you are doing
The trouble I caused!"
Plop!
Luo Kui sadly fell into the fish pond for the second time and struggled hard in the water.
Rushing to Zhou Nan, Zhang Zhijun took a breath and said, "Secretary Zhou, what's going on? I was helping my mother stew chicken at home. I heard something happened..."
Zhou Nan stopped, looked back at where the Luo family crowd was standing, and glanced at Luo Daliang, the party secretary of the backing village who was trotting over, and said calmly, "Old Zhang, it's true that your backing village has beautiful scenery, but the folk customs are not so good.
alright……"
"It's really frustrating to encounter such a half-hearted thing." Zhang Ningning handed the fish in his hand to Song Xiaolin and briefly told what happened.
Zhang Zhijun was furious. Although the Luo family was very powerful in Kaoshan Village and no one dared to offend them, to Zhang Zhijun, who was the leader in the town, it was nothing.
Zhang Zhijun stood there, pointed his finger at Luo Daliang and scolded, "Luo Daliang, do you people named Luo want to rebel?"