Chapter 530 (2/2)
”It's still the old rule. A bottle of Erguotou.”
”Lao Li Tou, today you drink with this handsome guy. Why do you order Erguotou? I still have Wuliangye.”
Old Li toustubborn said: ”I just like to drink Erguotou, good taste, cheap price.”
”Lao Li Tou, if you don't have a son, why do you save so much money? Eat as you should, drink as you should, and play as you should.”
Old Li Tou laughed and said, ”Madame, do you mean that I should give all the money I earn into your pocket if I have no son? Don't dream. I'm not a fool. ”
”Lao Li Tou, every time you come to my restaurant for dinner, it never costs more than 30 yuan. I heard that you can earn thousands of yuan if you go to a boat. No wonder people say that the richer you are, the smaller you are.”
Lao Li pointed to Chang Wen and said, ”today is his treat. I've taken care of your business and asked for two catties of pig head meat.”
The proprietress turned a white eye to old Li Tou and said, ”you, save the money and honor the Lord Yan in the future.”
The landlady twisted the bucket and left.
After a while, there was a clanging sound of cutting vegetables in the kitchen.
Chang Wen said respectfully, ”Uncle Li, do you live in this town?”
Old Li Tou replied, ”I live in the countryside nearby. It's not far from here.”
”Uncle Li, have you been on the boat all your life?”
”Almost. I've been running on the Qingjiang River with my father since I was 18 years old. I'm 58 years old this year, and I've been running for 40 years.”
”Uncle Li, is it dangerous to run on the Qingjiang River?”
”If you are familiar with this river and have experience, it will not be dangerous. Besides, what's not dangerous? If you fall when you walk, you will die. ”
”Uncle Li, I heard that there are many dangerous shoals on the Qingjiang River. If a ship passes through the dangerous shoals, it will capsize and die if it is not careful.”
”Nonsense, there are no dangerous shoals on the Qingjiang River. It's a small river. The main river basins are plains and hills. Generally speaking, rivers with dangerous shoals pass through high mountains and valleys.”
”Uncle Li, I heard that last time, you fished up a woman's corpse in the water near Shijia village.”
”Ha ha... Who did you listen to?”
”I heard from the people in Shijia village.”
”Oh, there's such a thing. About a month ago, when my freighter was sailing through Shijia village, I found a female corpse in the river, so I fished her up.”
”Uncle Li, I also heard that you stayed at the home of the woman who committed suicide all night.”
Old Li Tou looked at Chang Wen doubtfully and asked, ”young man, you seem to be very interested in me. After listening so carefully, I ask you: what do you mean?”
”Uncle Li, I think you are a pleasant person, so I won't beat about the bush. The reason why I am interested in you is that you lied in Shijia village.”
”I lied?”
”Yes, after you salvage the female corpse, you told the Shi family that because of the delay in salvaging the corpse, you can't pass a dangerous beach before noon, so you can only stay in Shijia village for one night.”
Lao Li Tou was embarrassed, annoyed and confused. He said, ”young man, the reason why you want to talk to me is because I told a lie?”
”Yes, because you told a lie and made me suspect you.”
”What do you doubt about me?”