A few days later.
The news of Zhang Zian's return had already spread among his circle of acquaintances. Some old customers like Zhao Qi had also brought their friends and relatives who wanted to buy cats and dogs. Although Famous's fans were much fewer than during the movie's popularity period, as Dog Warrior was released on the online platform, there were many new fans who traveled thousands of miles to the pet shop to take photos with it. The popularity of the pet shop was like the weather that never cooled down.
However, even if there was a temporary rainy season, the weather was not as hot as it was in summer.
The turn between summer and autumn was the peak season for coastal typhoons. Before he went to the United States, he was worried that a typhoon would land in Binhai City. Fortunately, the previous typhoon changed its course.
Typhoons could cause water and power outages. The pet shop would be fine after the water and power outages, but once the water supply was cut off in the aquarium, the marine creatures that depended on the low-temperature environment would suffer if they were not prepared in advance.
Now, every night, he squatted in front of the TV and watched the weather forecast with Old Time Tea.
Last night, he was holding a bowl of cold noodles while watching the weather forecast. Sure enough, he saw the dignified host pull the map to the South China Sea, saying that a tropical low-pressure cloud was moving northeast.
After experiencing a magical hailstorm in the Mahogany Forest, he came back and described the scene to others. He said that there were hailstones as big as chairs crashing down, but no one believed him. They thought he was bluffing again. Unfortunately, he forgot to record the video, so there was no proof. If he heard it from someone else, he probably wouldn't believe it either.
After experiencing this, he was afraid of extreme weather. He planned to reinforce the doors and windows before the typhoon really came, and re-waterproof the roof. After all, it was an old house.
After lunch, he had nothing to do, so he went outside to think about the best way to do it.
It was a cloudy day, but it was not hot. The wind was about three or four, which was good weather for outdoor activities, as long as it did not rain.
"Brother Zhang, are you looking at the house?"
A voice as loud as a bell suddenly came from behind him.
Zhang Zian looked back and saw two energetic middle-aged and old people standing on the side of the road with their feet on the ground. One was riding an electric bicycle, and the other was riding an ordinary bicycle. They were Welder Zhao and Electrician Wu, whom he had not seen for a long time. The former was the one who greeted him. He was not tall, and his voice was not soft. Just from his voice, one would think that he was a big man.
"Hello, Zhang! Long time no see. "Electrician Wu also waved at him.
"Yo, so it's Master Zhao and Master Wu! Would you like to come in and have a seat? The air conditioner is on, so it's cool inside, "Zhang Zian invited politely.
The last time he saw the two of them was at the end of spring and the beginning of summer. At that time, Welder Zhao, who had just narrowly escaped death from the Palytoxin, had bought a batch of low-priced aquarium fish from an aquarium shop that had been closed down by the Bureau of Industry and Commerce for selling poisonous sea anemones. In the end, there were dangerous blue knife snappers mixed in with the fish. It was only after Zhang Zian had accepted Electrician Wu's invitation and brought Vladimir to the shop that he discovered it.
In fact, that aquarium shop was quite unlucky, because the process of purchasing aquarium was different from that of a pet shop. Most of the time, they would purchase by weight or by box, especially those commonly seen aquarium creatures. They were all sold in bulk, and in order to facilitate the settlement, they would sell them by weight. There was no time to carefully check every small fish and shrimp, so it was inevitable that some stowaways would sneak in.
Zhang Zian's aquarium did not have such concerns. The aquarium creatures in his shop were all personally picked up by him from the beach. They were not sold in bulk, and it was better to have nothing than to have something shoddy. At least they knew what they were selling.
Electrician Wu and Welder Zhao had always been inseparable. They used to be colleagues for many years, and after they retired, they often worked together. It was said that they had come to Zhang Zian's aquarium a few times, but Zhang Zian happened to be out of town or abroad, so they did not meet. Anyway, they had nothing to do, so they just wandered around to see what new and rare items were in the aquarium. They would comment on them and then brag to their other old friends.
"It's okay, it's okay. We were just passing by and saw that you were in a daze, so we just wanted to say hello. We won't disturb you," Electrician Wu said with a smile.
Zhang Zian noticed that both of them were carrying long storage bags on their backs. Judging from the shape, they seemed to be sporting goods like golf clubs. Of course, with Welder Zhao's stinginess, it was impossible for him to spend a lot of money on golf. That was a noble sport for the rich and powerful.
Welder Zhao pulled a long face and said unhappily, "What do you mean by disturbing? We're not strangers to Brother Zhang. We've been through life and death with each other. How can that be called disturbing? Maybe I'll introduce a wife to Brother Zhang in the future! "
"Forget it! How can this be called being through life and death with each other? Don't embarrass yourself! "Electrician Wu shook his head at Zhang Zian helplessly.
Zhang Zian also knew Welder Zhao's temperament. He was a careless person, especially good at bragging, and did not mince his words. No matter what he said, he would give a 20% discount. In fact, people with this kind of temperament were easy to get along with. Everything was said in the open, and he would not play dirty.
The two old partners were arguing with each other, not giving in to each other. It looked like they were going to turn against each other at any time, but in fact, neither of them took it to heart. They were just joking, but it attracted the attention of passersby who did not know the truth.
"Where are the two of you going for a stroll?" Zhang Zian interrupted them. He did not want the passersby to think that it was really two old men quarreling. If they recorded a video and posted it on the Internet, it would be a big misunderstanding.
Welder Zhao patted the long storage bag behind him and rushed to answer, "The weather is good today, so I asked a few old friends to go fishing!"
"Oh!"
Only then did Zhang Zian understand that they were carrying fishing rods. Fishing rods alone were not enough. It was not like Jiang Taigong was fishing with a straight hook. At least there was bait. Seeing that they were empty-handed, could it be that they were digging for earthworms at the beach? That was hard to say. With Welder Zhao's stinginess, he could do anything.
Welder Zhao guessed what he wanted to ask, so he immediately added, "My old friends have cars, so it's convenient for them to transport goods. They said that the two of us would be enough to bring the rod, and they would prepare the rest."
Electrician Wu followed up and said, "Xiao Zhang, don't mention it. They all know what kind of person Zhao is. It's lucky that he's willing to buy his own fishing rod. They even specifically told him about the type of fishing rod and told him to buy it from a fishing gear store or online, and not to use wood to cut one himself …"
Even if Welder Zhao was thick-skinned, he could not take it anymore. "Bullsh * t! What kind of person do you think I am? What a waste of our friendship of so many years! Break off our friendship! We're not friends anymore! "
Based on Zhang Zian's understanding of Welder Zhao, he was really that kind of person.
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