After a long time, Zhou Jingrui did not appear.

Deng Yanghui treats bamboo shoot insects by the pool, and the thin brown feathers stacked under the hard shell are removed and soaked in salt water, so that the insects can spit out the excess bamboo shoot liquid in their stomachs.

Ganluo selected a larger one, broke its front feet, pinned a bamboo stick into the bone crevice, raised it and shook it gently, the bamboo shoot insect thought it had to spread its wings and flutter, stirring the surrounding air, comparable to a small fan.

Deng Yanghui couldn't help but say when he saw the 'little fan' she was holding in her hand: "Do the people in your class know that you are so cruel?"

"Should know. They are all afraid, and I will shoot cockroaches to death. ”

...... "Well, when he didn't ask."

Gan Luo seemed to think of something when he said this, mysteriously, "There are still snakes living in Gucang at home, and I saw the snake skin shed when I cleaned it yesterday." ”

"Where is the snakeskin?" Deng Yanghui became interested, "Is it a big snake?"

Gan Luo raised his hand and pointed to it, showing that it was hanging on the drying rack by the verandah.

"You're using it as a garment to dry!"

Gan Luo nodded: "This is medicine, dry it to store it." ”

Zhou Jingrui had just arrived, and he happened to hear Ganluo's words, and looked in the direction of her fingers, two long snake skins were neatly hung on the drying rack, more than a meter long, and his scalp was numb for a while, thinking what kind of habit is this?

Holding a large plate of locust flower cakes in his hand, the crispy cakes were still steaming, and there was a fragrance of acacia flowers.

He spared a bend to avoid the snakeskin, and walked towards the positions of Gan Luo and Deng Yanghui, "Freshly made acacia cake, taste it." ”

"I thought you weren't coming. Ganluo got up and washed his hands, took the plate, put it on the small wooden table beside him, and picked up and ate a piece by the way.

Turning his head to look at him, "Do you accompany Brother Yanghui to make bamboo shoots and insects, or go digging ginger and shallots with me?"

Zhou Jingrui saw the bamboo shoots and insects arching back and forth in the salt water, and went directly to the wall to get the basket, "I'll dig ginger with you." ”

Deng Yanghui smelled the fragrance of the acacia cake, and the greedy insects were nervous, "I'll leave later, Ganluo, I can't have an empty hand, you take a piece of cake and feed it to me, don't just take care of yourself." ”

"Oh" Gan Luo picked up a piece and was about to hand it to Deng Yanghui, Zhou Jingrui turned sideways to block Gan Luo's sight, and before her, he picked up a piece and put it directly to his mouth, with a bright smile: "Pan-fried locust flower cake, the taste is very authentic." If I like it, I'll go back and get some later. ”

"Okay" Deng Yanghui nodded, and took a bite of a large piece, "It's very crispy, let's have another piece." ”

"Is it made by grandma?" Gan Luo took a bite in his hand, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, crispy in the mouth and fragrant with acacia flowers, and the top was fried.

"Hmm. Go dig for ginger. Zhou Jingrui carried the basket in front, and Gan Luo took a small hoe in the back to follow, and the two were side by side.

"You just said snakeskin is medicine?"

"Well, don't look at the snake's dry moult, but it has the effect of dispelling wind, calming shock, detoxifying, and retreating. Usually bitten by poisonous mosquitoes, it is very effective to cook soup and smear. ”

Seeing that he was going to be skeptical, Ganlo continued:

There is a mention in the "Compendium of Medical Forestry" that the snake molts: "to remove poisonous heat, to remove rheumatism". The "Compendium of Materia Medica" also discusses, "Boil soup to wash away all evil insect wounds." "Snake molt really has the effect of insecticide and ringworm, and it is recorded in the pharmacopoeia, I am not nonsense. Last time, I saw you get bitten on the hand, do you want to take one and try it?"

"I didn't say I didn't believe you. But you'd better keep it for yourself. He was a little curious, "What books do you usually read?"

"Read all the books, it's a bit miscellaneous. ”

Gan Luo kept the snake skin not for his own use, but took it to the Chinese medicine store to sell, the snake skin was good and complete, and he had accumulated some of it, and there were about seventy yuan per catty.

She will go to the field to pick herbs and dry them to sell in Chinese medicine stores, the buyer is an old Chinese medicine doctor who opened a Chinese medicine hall in the town, she came to grind a few times, and picked more than a dozen medicinal materials before the stubborn old man was willing to accept her goods, different medicinal materials have different prices, the more scarce the more expensive.

"Are those plants and flowers you planted medicine then?"

Gan Luo smiled, with a cunning look in his eyes: "The one who sells it at the highest price is kept in front of the house, and the thief is recruited." ”

After thinking about it, it was not quite right, "Flowers are good-looking, but they also attract thieves." "Two pots of gardenias were taken away in the middle of the night, and she kept remembering them.

Seeing the other party looking at her, she was a little uncomfortable and diverted the topic: "It's here." I'll dig it, and you break it off and put it in a basket. ”

"Hmm. Zhou Jingrui nodded, looking at her without taking his eyes away, "Alone, will you be afraid?"

From Monday to Friday, I am at home alone, because I am afraid of bad people coming to the door, so I don't plant medicine even if I know medicine.

Ganluo didn't respond, the smile on his face faded, and he turned around, and the small hoe in his hand dug into the mud.

Zhou Jingrui looked at her back squatting on the ground, and her little head was hidden among the ginger leaves.

"I'm sorry. ”

His question crossed the line.

"It's fine. Gan Luo stabilized his emotions, the corners of his mouth rose, turned his head to look at him, and said with a relaxed expression: "The neighbors are very careful, that is, a person will be very bored, and if he is bored, he will plant flowers, and he will be addicted to planting." ”

Zhou Jingrui said with a serious face: "Looking at it this way, I am also very likely to become addicted." ”

"Don't be funny, you don't even know where the figs grow on the tree. Seeing his serious appearance, Gan Luo dug up the ginger in his hand and threw it directly at him, "Hurry up and get it right, Brother Yanghui is still waiting for us to go back." ”

"What's the name of the brown shell bug?"

"The scientific name is Bamboo Elephant. Gan Luo took it out of his pocket, and the "little fan" had already closed its wings, and he reached out and shook it and handed it to him, "It can be used as a fan." ”

Zhou Jingrui took it, looked at the bamboo elephant with a broken leg, and then looked at Ganluo, and saw that his eyes were shining, and his smile was a little pure and cute, but he felt that he would have to provoke this girl less in the future!

Seeing the insect's rivet-like mouth, he couldn't help asking, "Is it poisonous?"

"Yes, it's toxic. Ganluo picked up the ginger from the ground and threw it into the basket, "One can poison eight cows." ”

He picked up the green onion with one hand and got up, "To be honest, I'm not afraid of that bug, I'm afraid of your cooking skills." ”

Ganluo smiled, "No matter how unpalatable it is, you can't die." Why don't you dare to accompany you?"

"Agitation. Zhou Jingrui shook the "little fan" in his hand, not to mention, it was very comfortable, and turned his eyes to look at her: "Accompany you to the end." ”

As soon as they walked to the door of the house, they heard the cry of a girl, and the two of them were stunned.

"Xiaomei?" Gan Luo dropped the basket and ran forward, glancing at Deng Yanghui, "What's the matter?"

"I don't know, I kept crying when I came, saying that I had something to do with you. When I asked her, she didn't say. ”

Gan Luo motioned to Zhou Jingrui, he pulled Deng Yanghui to avoid it, stepped forward and pulled Xiaomei who was sitting on the steps, "What's going on?"

Hu Mei looked up, her eyes were full of tears, there was a red mark on the side of her eyebrow bone, Gan Luo lifted the bangs on her forehead, a large bruise.