Beside the moat, a man and a woman were leisurely strolling with fishing rods on their shoulders and buckets full of fish in their hands.
One of the girls was talking to the boy as she walked.
The man and woman were naturally Chen Anhe and He Yushui.
After the bait was exchanged for watch tickets, the two of them did not plan to continue fishing.
The competition ended with He Yushui's defeat. Chen Anhe did not care whether she was a girl or not, so he directly made her admit defeat.
Who asked He Yushui to tell him that he couldn't do it this morning?
He Yushui had never thought of reneging on the debt, so she brought Chen Anhe to the soda cart in front of Tianamen.
"Chen Anhe, is your ticket real or fake? Don't be cheated.”
He Yushui asked after he bought two bottles of Arctic Ocean and handed one to Chen Anhe.
"I've already explained this to you 800 times. It's true. Who would be so bold to even disguise the receipt?”
Chen Anhe answered one last time. Then, he took a sip of the iced soda. The sour and sweet taste mixed with the carbonation bubbles made him feel refreshed.
"I can't believe it. How can someone be so generous?”He Yushui said in disbelief.
Even if she had seen it with her own eyes.
This had already broken her understanding.
"As the saying goes, a thousand gold can't buy a good heart. That old man has a daughter, and his heart is in my hands. We just happened to bump into each other, so we both took what we needed. It's that simple, understand?”
Chen Anhe said lightly. He Yushui's knowledge was limited and she could not understand some of the thoughts of the upper class.
He was different. Although his family background in his previous life wasn't too outstanding, it was already the Internet age. He was much more knowledgeable, so it was easier for him to accept.
"Half of it. Anyway, I still think it's ridiculous.”He Yushui shook her head.
"Then slowly accept it. Read more books and learn more. You'll slowly understand in the future.”Chen Anhe smiled.
"You make it sound like you've seen a lot. I grew up in the capital.”He Yushui rolled her eyes at him.
However, it was strange. She grew up in the capital while Chen Anhe grew up in the countryside. Logically speaking, it should be the other way around.
He Yushui shook her head and did not think too much about it. Perhaps Chen Anhe had liked to read more books since he was young, so he knew more.
After the two of them finished drinking the soda, they returned the bottle and exchanged it for the deposit.
A bottle of Arctic Ocean was 15 cents. Five cents was the deposit. If they didn't return the bottle, the five cents would be gone.
After exchanging the deposit, the two of them prepared to go to the department store to exchange their watch tickets.
However, at this moment, a young man riding a bicycle suddenly came near the two of them and shouted at the group of people fishing by the river behind them,"Yueming, come with me quickly. We found a floating corpse under the Guangqumen Bridge.”
"Really?" The young man named Yue Ming suddenly turned his head and asked loudly.
"Of course it's true. Hurry up and leave with me. Otherwise, you won't be able to see it when you're picked up later.”The young man hurriedly urged.
"Alright, brothers, let's go and see the floating corpses.”
The young man, Yue Ming, excitedly rode on the bicycle parked beside him. With a wave of his hand, a team of bicycles headed toward Guangqumen.
Chen Anhe and the other two were standing beside them, so they naturally heard everything clearly.
The two of them looked at each other and saw the strong curiosity in each other's eyes.
"Go take a look?" Chen Anhe suggested.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go." He Yushui immediately replied.
"Don't worry, we're at least four to five kilometers away from Guangqumen. Find a tricycle, otherwise, by the time we get there, it'll be over.”
Chen Anhe held the fishing rod between his arms and pulled He Yushui to the front door. He found a tricycle driver waiting for a customer and quickly stopped him." Master, let's go to Guangqumen."”
"No problem, let's go." The coachman immediately got on the tricycle and pulled the two of them toward Guangqu Gate.
The tricycle was very fast, and the two of them caught up with the bicycle team.
Along the way, he saw many pedestrians heading in the direction of Guangqu Gate.
Obviously, the news had already spread.
Twenty minutes later, the two of them arrived at the Guangqumen Bridge.
After Chen Anhe paid the money, he brought He Yushui to the crowded area ahead.
At this moment, there were nearly a few hundred people gathered here, men and women, old and young. Everyone was discussing whether the corpse in the river was a suicide or a homicide.
No one showed the slightest fear of corpses.
However, thinking about it, who hadn't seen one or two dead people after experiencing that period of time?
Even those who were born after the founding of the country had seen many people who fled to the capital and died.
Chen Anhe squeezed in with He Yushui. Soon, they saw a corpse floating in the middle of the river under the embankment. It was soaked in the river water and was a little pale. Because it was far away, they could not see the face clearly, but they could vaguely make out that it was a woman.
There was a rope tied to the corpse.
There was also a fishing line on the surface of the water. Chen Anhe looked along the fishing line and saw a middle-aged man on the river bank pulling the fishing rod with all his might. It was obvious that the fishing line belonged to this fishing rod.
"Good heavens, did you catch a corpse?”Chen Anhe asked in surprise.
It was no wonder that the corpse he saw just now did not move. It was hooked by a fishing line.
Speaking of which, this guy's luck was really unlucky. He didn't catch anything, but he actually caught a corpse.
"An He, don't you think that corpse looks a little familiar?”He Yushui pulled Chen Anhe's arm and said with a frown.
Chen Anhe heard this and focused his eyes. However, it was too far away. He was soaked in the water and his face was facing down. How could he tell?
Suddenly, Chen Anhe stared at the clothes of the corpse.
The pattern on the clothes belonged to the auntie she had met at the alley yesterday.
Because this pattern was very rare, the large cotton jackets of this period were usually either blue or black.
For example, the woman was wearing a large white cotton-padded jacket with green embroidery.
This style was indeed rare in this period.
Therefore, Chen Anhe had an impression of it. The body was soaked in the water just now, and the reflection of the water made Chen Anhe's eyes blink.
After He Yushui's reminder, he carefully observed.
But now that she couldn't see her face, she wasn't sure if it was that auntie.
If it was her, then why did she die here? Was she killed or did she commit suicide by jumping into the river?
All sorts of questions lingered in Chen Anhe's mind.
"Chen Anhe, do you think she…" He Yushui frowned and asked.
"I don't know. We'll know when we fish it up.”Chen Anhe stared at the corpse on the river with a solemn expression.
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