Chapter 233 Earth method
Eating a lunch is like fighting a war.
A group of children were picking up the food quickly. In the past, the bottom of the bowl had to be licked clean. Today, the rice was still falling everywhere and they just put down the chopsticks.
"I'm done eating..."
"I finished eating too..."
…
As soon as the yelling sounded one after another, and the buttocks moved a little, they were grabbed by the collar one by one by the adults beside them.
Mrs. Lin scolded: "The rice grains on the table are falling everywhere, the chicken pecks the rice, pick it up and eat it for me, and there is still rice in the bowl. The rice in the bowl is not eaten clean, and the wife I will find when I grow up is full." Pockmarked face."
Sister-in-law Lin also added: "It's the same with you girls, you didn't eat all the rice in the bowl, and your face will be full of pockmarks when you grow up."
"Why do their boys not eat clean, and the pockmarks grow on their wives' faces? And we want to grow them on our own faces?"
Everyone: "..."
They really don’t know this...
Ye Yaodong thinks this eldest niece is really smart, no wonder she will be the first college student in their village.
Mrs. Lin glared at her, "Why are you talking so much, kid, hurry up and eat clean for me."
"At this time, I am a child. I am usually said to be a big girl. I should help wash the clothes, wash the dishes, and learn to cook..."
Lin Dongxue pursed her mouth, lowered her head and muttered a few words, then picked up the chopsticks again and ate all the rice grains in the bowl.
Sister-in-law Lin was exhausted: "Everyone is too old to let people talk about it, and even talk back..."
Lin Xiuqing smiled, "What's the matter with you, you are running away in such a hurry?"
"When we went down the mountain, we saw a group of wild ducks flying by the river. We are going to see if there are any wild duck eggs to pick up. Little uncle, you should find a way to help us catch ducks, right?"
"Yeah, little uncle, help us catch ducks..."
All the half-grown children were shouting and staring at him longingly.
"Huh?" Ye Yaodong raised his eyebrows, "Shouldn't you ask your father to find a way?"
"I think the little uncle is more capable and will catch."
The eldest niece can really talk!
My little uncle was elated!
Ye Yaodong grinned, "Wait, there is no fishing net, I will get you a basket later, and use the method of catching birds to see if I can catch them?"
"Okay, okay~"
The children were instantly happy.
"Then little uncle, hurry up and eat! It's been a long time, and your food is still good."
Mother Lin glared at a group of children of all ages, and waved them away, "What's the rush, go to the door and wait after eating..."
So many nephews and nieces were waiting there expectantly, and he not only kept them waiting for too long, he quickly pulled half a bowl of rice in the bowl, and then ran out in a hurry as soon as the bowls and chopsticks were put down.
Suddenly, the yelling of the youngest son sounded from behind him again. Just as he was hesitating whether to bring another person in the way, it stopped immediately behind him, and he was coaxed, so he went to the door to look for tools in peace.
In fact, it is quite simple. Take a basket, a short stick, a long thread, and a handful of rice. Although the method is a bit dirty, it is effective.
He thinks there should be no problem, but it's a pity that the old man doesn't have fishing nets, otherwise he can catch a bunch of them back!
"Are you ready, little uncle?"
"By the way, let your father take the fishing net and the shrimp pot with you."
By the way, catch some fish and shrimp, the river shrimp is also quite delicious.
"okay."
Surrounded by a group of children, Ye Yaodong strutted toward the river. Fortunately, today was not the weekend, and all the children in the village had gone to school, except for some underage children who were running wildly there.
The children followed curiously when they saw a large group of them. In the end, a few children of the Lin family stopped them and refused to let people follow them. If they followed them, they would beat them, which made all the children in the village frightened.
Ye Yaodong couldn't help but laugh when he saw it. He didn't go here yet, so he was afraid that someone would take advantage of him.
Amidst the urging sounds of several children running and shouting, they kept quickening their pace, and they came to the river in a short while.
"Ah~ there are more wild ducks~"
"Little uncle, grab it, grab it..."
It was time to eat a meal, and more ducks flew over, probably because the sun at noon was more dazzling and warm.
Many villagers passed by on the way up and down the mountain. When they saw that they wanted to catch ducks, they didn't take it seriously. Everyone tried it. Wild ducks are not easy to catch.
They also kindly reminded them, "This wild duck is not easy to catch. It is all in the water. If you accidentally fall into it, keep away from the children..."
Both brother-in-laws, big and small, will say hello twice when they see acquaintances.
Ye Yaodong reminded them with a tool, "Just look around the shore for wild duck eggs? I'll go over there and set a trap."
He approached the flock of wild ducks, but he was surprised that they were flying around. He tied one end of the rope to a wooden stick and placed it in the grass beside the river. He set up the bamboo basket and sprinkled a handful of rice in his pocket into the grass. , held the other end of the line, and pushed it far away.
Lin Guangyuan and Lin Dongxue have been following him closely, squatting together with him, "Little uncle, can this work?"
"Is it possible? Just take a look."
He is also trying for the first time.
After he pushed it far away, the wild ducks that he was surprised to fly into the air flew back again, and some even went to the cage to peck the rice underneath...
"Little Uncle...Little Uncle..."
"Little uncle... two..."
Ye Yaodong didn't expect two wild ducks to come in so easily. These wild ducks were too vigilant.
He was also a little excited, and after seeing the gap, he pulled the rope, and the bamboo basket was covered directly, and the three of them rushed up immediately.
The two ducks underneath were covered, fluttering their wings in a panic, and just opened the frame a little bit, and were about to escape, when they pressed them down again.
"Caught it, got it..."
"Little uncle..."
"Go away, go to the side of the straw and pull some straws for me. I will pick them out one by one and tie their wings together, so they won't fly."
Excited, Lin Guangyuan immediately ran to the roadside to find straw, grabbed a handful, and handed it to him.
Ye Yaodong took out a flopping wild duck, grabbed a few straws, **** its wings and its feet, and handed it to his nephew.
Following the example, I drew another gourd and bundled it up, and handed this one to my eldest niece.
The two caught one each, and excitedly ran towards the other brothers and sisters who were looking for wild duck eggs.
Ye Yaodong continued to prop up the bamboo basket, took out a handful of rice from his pocket, and just walked a little further and squatted down when he was surrounded by a group of children.
"Little uncle, little uncle, catch me one too..."
"I want it too, I want it too..."
"Father, I also want wild ducks..."
Ye Yaodong was immediately overwhelmed by a group of children, his ears were buzzing...
"Ah... stop stop, go away go go... I'm scratching... scratching..."
"Little uncle asked me to come, I will catch..." Lin Guangyuan volunteered.
"Then here you go..."
Ye Yaodong ran away as if he had been pardoned.
Days...it doesn't seem like a good thing to be popular with children?
Can't take it, can't take it...
He sat on the grass beside him, frowning, looking at the children not far away who were huddled together and shouting "I come, I come", and couldn't help reminding them.
"Don't push around. If anyone rolls into the river later, they will all be beaten together when they go back."
Now I'm a little more honest.
Lin Xianghui had just put down the shrimp pot, and when he walked over, he picked up a wild duck egg in the grass, and said with a smile, "There are really some."
"With so many wild ducks flying around, there will always be a few eggs."
Suddenly, there was a burst of cheers from the group of children. They turned their heads and saw that everyone ran forward to hold down the bamboo basket, and the wild ducks on the side were frightened and flew around.
"Caught it, got it..."
"Little uncle, is there any rice left?"
Ye Yaodong heard the yelling over there, touched his pocket, took out all the rice, and handed it to the soldier they sent over.
"There are not many, if there is not enough later, let your father use a net to catch a few small fish and shrimps and put them as bait."
If it wasn't because he was the son-in-law, if anyone in the family dared to grab the rice and feed the birds, Lin's mother would be scolded to death.
The group of children was led by Lin Guangyuan, and excitedly continued to capture them.
Not long after, Lin Xianghui was entangled by the children, who wanted him to catch small fish and shrimps for them as bait. All of them were addicted to catching, and several wild ducks were **** in the grass.
Wild ducks are not sensitive to catching tools, and their vigilance is relatively poor, so they are easier to catch on the shore.
Lin Xiangyang suddenly caught a turtle and came over, and the happy group of children almost jumped into the sky again.
"It's great not to have to study! Dad, can we continue to stay at home and play tomorrow?"
Lin Xiangyang's smile suddenly dropped, and he stared at them, "Just thinking about playing, I have paid a lot of tuition fees, if you don't study hard, I will beat you to death."
Everyone shrank their necks and quickly moved away from Lin Xiangyang.
Ye Yaodong looked at it with a smile, and wandered around the surrounding river banks, also wanting to see if he could pick up some wild duck eggs and go back.
Seeing that there were still many screws stuck to the small stones on the river bank, he squatted down to pick them up. The water in the river was quite clear and looked very clean. The women in the village basically washed their clothes in the lower reaches of the branches of the river. place to wash.
After picking up all the screws on the surface of the stone, I broke open the stone and saw that there were river clams underneath.
Each one is not big, and the surface of the shell is shiny. I picked up a few dark brown and yellow ones, which are a little smaller than the sand clams on their beach. This river clam is a shell in the river, and it is quite fresh when fried.
Ye Yaodong also started to touch this after seeing it. He grabbed it and put it in the grass, distinguishing it from screws and making piles.
I also occasionally saw a few river mussels with a little bit of the back edge of the shell exposed from the mud. This river mussel is much smaller than the river clam.
Ye Yaodong stared at the water with his eyes shining, quickly rolled up his sleeves, leaned forward, and fished into the river. Most of its mussel body was buried in the mud, and the small part that was exposed was probably exposed to breathe because of the good weather.
He will gently pull out the few mussels that he can see from the soil, but one has a little force, and he crushes the shell when he pulls it out.
The flesh of the freshly pulled mussel was still exposed, and when he shook off the water stains, its flesh was instantly retracted into the shell.
"Caught a mussel?" Lin Xianghui had just finished dealing with the children, and when he walked over, he happened to see him catch a few mussels.
"Yes, I just saw a small part of the shell exposed in the mud, so I pulled it up."
"Catch a few more, and you can cook a bowl of clam tofu soup at night."
Lin Xianghui saw a thin line beside the river bank, so he played with his sleeves and touched along this line. After a while, he also caught a big river mussel with naked white flesh. Because he was too hard, he also crushed the shell.
After washing the mud in the water, he threw it directly into the grass, and threw it together with the ones Ye Yaodong caught.
As a result, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of a white bead, which was exposed when the shells collided with each other.
His eyes widened instantly, and he reached out to grab it.
(end of this chapter)