Return To 1977 Chapter 676: Fishing in the river

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Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan are both bosses who do what they say.

Now that the decision has been made, they started making preparations as planned on Sunday, July 19th.

In addition, Hong Yanwu also went to Mr. Shan's house to ask for advice about the Tongzi River under the pretense of chatting.

Mr. Shan never imagined that he was feeling bad. I thought he was really interested in the construction and architecture of the Forbidden City. He gave a detailed introduction to what he knew about the Tongzi River.

When Hong Yanwu heard this, he immediately felt relieved.

Because not only according to what Mr. Shan said, the Tongzi River has indeed not been cleared of silt for more than 20 years. And the most important thing is that he also knows the relevant data of Tongzihe.

The total length of the river is 3.5 kilometers, and the water surface is 52 meters wide. It must be marked according to the stone bank, and the water level can be as deep as 4.1 meters.

In other words, judging from the last time he caught a fish and went down, over the years, the actual water level of the Tongzi River, which is only replenished by natural rainfall, has dropped by more than two meters than it should be. .

Of course this is something to be happy about. If that were the case, they might be able to reach the bottom of the river by stretching out their feet. Then there is no real danger.

Sure enough, I tried it the next day and it was like this.

What worries do Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan have? As long as there are two ropes hanging from the shore and tied around the waist, they will be able to greet you vigorously.

It sounds like a hero has his place. Two "sea bumpers" who roam freely in the sea are doing this in a small mud pond. Isn't it for nothing?

Although they only work three or four hours a day, they are so agile and strong that they can fill all the pickle jars in the car almost every day.

The actual situation is increasingly proving that Hong Yanwu's expectations were correct.

Because one thing is that the positions of things at the bottom of the river are almost all within a reasonable parabola from the shore downwards.

The second is that there are many kinds of these things. Antiques only account for a part, and more are gold bars, ingots, foreign money, banknotes, jade, jewelry and other items.

Third, most of these things are still scattered in the sludge, and there are no containers to package them.

So it is completely conceivable that people back then must have scattered these things here in a hurry like a goddess scattering flowers.

At the same time, this also causes the most regrettable and regrettable point.

Many valuable pieces of fine porcelain were destroyed, either when they were thrown into the river or by subsequent objects thrown in. On the contrary, the gold beads placed inside these porcelains are so soft that they are well preserved.

Whether it is in terms of cultural value or economic value, everything is putting the cart before the horse. How distressing this is.

But fortunately, antiques are not all porcelain. There are copper, iron, tin, gold and silver, jade, and stone wares, and they are all available in huge quantities. What's more, some ceramics were spared.

So even if Hong Yanwu and Chen Liquan worked one truck a day, they still hadn't finished it after two months of work.

But one day in mid-September, they had to stop.

Because I often walk along the river, my shoes won’t get wet. They came all day long and finally attracted the attention of others.

When they came back on their tricycle that day, as soon as they parked the car, an old man came over with two aunts wearing red hoops on their arms.

The old man was probably a local resident. He pointed at them and said to the two old ladies, "They are the ones who come to the bushang every night. You should question them carefully."

The two old ladies also followed up and asked more questions.

One of them glanced at the pickle jar in the car and asked, "Are you two? Tell me, where are you from? Are you from a pickle factory? If you don't make it clear today, you won't be able to leave."

The other one also chimed in, "Yes, you have to tell me, in such a hot weather, you are neither fishing nor fishing for shrimps. You are not afraid of dirt or smell. You soak in the river every day. What on earth are you fishing for?"

Chen Liquan was troubled by this menacing look at that time. Isn't this what Hong Yanwu is most worried about.

Broken! Exposed!

But fortunately Hong Yanwu has a quick mind, after all, he hasn’t done anything yet today. It's not like catching the current situation. He hurriedly made up lyrics to show off the sloppiness.

"Auntie, auntie. We didn't do anything bad. We came here... just to get some worms to sell. We just returned to the city and haven't worked yet. We have no place to stay at home, so we have nothing to do. When we were free, we found this here, and thought we could sell it for a little money to reduce the burden on our family, so we started working on it if you didn't let us do it..."

The 'nematodes' mentioned by Hong Yanwu are scientifically called water earthworms, also known as red threadworms and red threadworms. They are aquatic bugs that live in the black sludge of slow-flowing water. This thing is the best bait and fish food, and fish farmers love to buy it. At the morning market, a small copy can be sold for two to three cents. This can be considered a relatively reasonable explanation.

What's more, with Aunt Bian as a neighbor, Hong Yanwu also understands the psychology of the old lady in the neighborhood committee quite well. He did not forget to promote himself as a filial young man who could think about his family while selling his hard work.

So when these two aspects were combined, the two aunts' expressions softened and they were immediately relieved.

One said, "Okay, you really didn't follow the **** and told us lies. When I smell these sauce jars of yours, they smell like mud. If you say they are from a pickle factory, I won't believe you." Well, it shows that he is an honest person, and it is rare to know that he feels sorry for his parents..."

Another aunt then said, "Young man, this kind of difficulty is the same for everyone. I can understand you. Originally, it would be okay to let you go into the water to catch some fish and insects. But the problem is that this is not an ordinary place. It is next to the Forbidden City. You know There are a lot of foreigners. You said that you are naked every day and the smell is so bad. It is also dangerous. Do you know how deep the mud is? Do you think you can agree to this? What? This is life-threatening, aren’t you stupid?”

Hey, just like that, Hong Yanwu relied on his quick wit to get over this matter to Yuan He.

Needless to say what happened next. The boy quickly led Chen Liquan to nod and bow, and while thanking the two aunts for their earnest teachings, he promised not to put himself in danger again, so he evacuated and never came back again.

As for those things that haven't been fished out from the bottom of the river yet, it's a pity to think about it. But Hong Yanwu also understands the principle of "taking advantage and dispersing all blessings".

What's more, he is greedy, but it is precisely because he suffered a loss in this area in his previous life. In this life, his greed must be absolutely safe. He never wanted to be like his brother Alibaba, who was trapped in a robber's cave holding gold and silver treasures.

So now that you have reaped most of the benefits, let’s just accept it as soon as possible. Just have some fun cleaning up the harvest at home, it's better than anything else.

So those things under the river have never been discovered since. It was not until 1989 that the Tongzi River was fully dredged before it came to light.

However, no relevant news has been disclosed about the specific situation at that time. Although the nearby residents know some inside information, they don't know much.

Not long after the excavation of this section of the river, the police sent people. Not only did they arrest several workers from the construction site and some miscellaneous cultural relic dealers squatting nearby, they also completely blocked this section of the river.

Of course, no one can recall the two young men who caught "nematodes" here in the summer of 1981, and no one can connect them with these underwater objects.

No one knew either that the two young men, who seemed to be in a miserable situation, were the biggest beneficiaries of the wealth in the river.

Because in fact, from this batch of "river fishing cultural relics", the two boys Yuan Datou and various Yingyang and Yinyang collected more than 58,000 yuan.

In addition, there are more than 190 kilograms of gold bars and gold ingots, more than 70 pieces of gold and silverware, more than 2,600 pieces of various types of jewelry, and 67 large and small pure gold and gilt Buddha statues. There are more than 800 other complete antiques and artifacts.

Finally, they steamed it in a basket to squeeze out the water, and then pressed it with heavy objects after drying. Then I used alcohol to apply it, and I recovered more than 13,000 US dollars and more than 2,000 pounds in pounds.

So the aunt finally asked, "Are you stupid?" This is really a matter of opinion and wisdom.