Chapter 10: Touching the snail
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Now not only has his wife run away, but the money is gone, so he can only continue to live in the old house with Xiaoqian.
However, at this moment, Chen Yang lost any resentment after realizing that it was meaningless to treat life negatively. He doesn't blame Xiaoqian's mother, nor does he resent her, but he can't help but feel the changeability of the world and the warmth of human feelings.
Two people who once loved each other again, if they don't have enough financial support to live, they will eventually be defeated by firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea.
Some people choose to endure everything in silence for the sake of their children, and some choose to abandon their families to flee.
Fortunately, Chen Yang is not the one who chooses to escape.
Therefore, he can now have both a small dry and a system.
Perhaps when God favors a certain person, it is never blindly favored, but that person must have a shining brilliance in him.
Chen Yang thought to himself, the peanuts in the field can already be pulled, if it is still like in previous years, in order to save some oil money, and dry the peanuts to extract oil, it seems to be too wasteful.
Although he is not a big grower, there are hundreds of catties of fresh peanuts in the field, and if they are made into saltwater peanuts and sold, they will be sold for five yuan per catty, so how can they be said that there are thousands of yuan.
And the freshly squeezed peanut oil in the oil mill is only ten yuan a catty.
After a few hundred catties of peanuts are dried, at most thirty catties of peanuts can be squeezed out. Ten yuan for a catty, three hundred yuan can buy thirty catties of peanut oil.
And if he made peanuts into saltwater peanuts and sold them, how could he make a thousand dollars, or even more.
So, it's obvious which one is the right one.
Moreover, the system asked him to earn enough 10,000 yuan in a month, and yesterday he was given a unique saltwater peanut making card, so it seems that the system is showing him the way to sell saltwater peanuts.
In this case, there is no reason for Chen Yang not to accept the system's suggestions.
Although the process of making the unique saltwater peanuts is troublesome, taking nearly ten hours, as long as you can make money and work hard, what is it?
After buying the basic ingredients for making saltwater peanuts, it was still early.
Chen Yang didn't want to go back so early, because if he went back too early, then his act of leaving the village early in the morning would be meaningless.
At least when he gets back, someone has to see his pickup truck coming back from outside.
Therefore, he took Xiaoqian and Dashan again and drove the car to the river.
Jiang is called Siyuan Jiang, as the name suggests, it is to drink water and think of the source, not to forget the inheritance of our ancestors, and to always face everything in life with a grateful heart.
As the saying goes, 'those who fall into the ground think of their trees, and those who drink their streams cherish their sources'. Only with gratitude can the light of humanity illuminate the darkness.
The surface of the Siyuan River is very vast, and even when there is a flood in the rainy season, the surging river water is scattered on the surface of the river, and it is only more than one meter deep.
Now the weather has been dry for a long time, the water level has dropped a lot, and some large and small pebbles have come out of the bottom of the water.
They lay on the riverbed, rounded by the invisible water, completely devoid of edges and corners.
Just like Chen Yang, perhaps in a certain period of time before, he once complained that his parents abandoned him and complained that life was unfair to him, but with the passage of time and the maturity of his heart, he has gradually understood that there will always be a lot of helplessness in this world.
The reason why his parents chose to leave him in his hometown and didn't leave with him was always their troubles.
Chen Yang is very willing to believe that there are no ruthless parents in this world, only helpless parents.
After parking the car, he opened the window of the car near the river, and told Dashan: "Dashan, you are guarding Xiao Qian here, if Xiao Qian wakes up, you will shout, I will go to the river, you don't run around, you know?"
Dashan nodded solemnly, indicating that he knew.
Chen Yang locked the car door and took a plastic belt to the river beach.
The river meanders through the uneven rice paddies and flows zigzag into the distance...
The river water was a little cold in the early morning, but that didn't stop Chen Yang's determination to go down the river.
If nothing else, just for the delicious taste in the river.
Don't look at this small river as inconspicuous, but when it comes to the deliciousness of the river, it is a household name among the locals.
In the past, when life had not improved, it was common to see people with trouser sleeves rolled up and straw hats on their heads, bending over the river to touch the snails.
The snails are delicious and nutritious, and for the poor people in the early years, it was indeed a very luxurious delicacy.
Therefore, no matter how strong the snail's reproductive ability is, it once fell into the dilemma that there was no snail to touch in the river.
However, with the country's policies getting better and better, most farmers are now living a life of abundant food and clothing, and only some lazy people are still tirelessly guarding the government's monthly subsidy of several hundred yuan to survive.
And this kind of person is often more 'particular' than the industrious ordinary people, and it is completely impossible for them to go down to the field to grow crops, go down to the river to touch snails, or go up to the mountains to find game.
They would rather starve to death than get their hands dirty.
Therefore, when ordinary people are diligent in making money to support their families, and lazy people are reluctant to go down the river, the snails in the Siyuan River are slowly increasing.
Occasionally, a few playful children try to touch a snail in the river, but they are often pulled to the shore by their parents and beaten up before they have even stepped into the water.
As a result, the cute snails survived and frantically multiplied in the river.
As soon as Chen Yang went down into the water, he saw dense snails.
Some pebbles are no bigger than a head, and there are dozens of quail egg-sized snails densely adsorbed on them.
The mouth of the snail is like a tube, breathing unhurriedly one by one; some stretch out their tentacles, while gently shaking the heavy shell, while slowly squirming forward like a snail; some hug each other in pairs, showing affection, and scattering dog food; some stage a family mobilization, four or five stacks of arhats stacked together, enjoying the joy of family; some bury their bodies deep in the soil, leaving a little trace that looks like a small hole......
If the size is no matter the number of rounds in a single round, Chen Yang can be sure that there must be more snails than stones in this river.
He grabbed the plastic bag in one hand and reached into the water with the other, picking up one fat and fresh snail after another.
Sometimes he picks up some smaller ones, and he will put them back in the water, leaving only the larger ones.
Sometimes when I see a 'couple' showing affection in front of him, I can't bear it, no matter how big or small, I grab two of them and put them directly in a plastic bag.
After about ten minutes of picking up in the river, the call of the mountains came from the shore.
At first, it just called softly, screamed a few times, and before it saw Chen Yang come back, it increased the decibel a little.
The voice turned from weak to strong so as not to frighten the little master.
When Chen Yang heard the call of the mountain, he knew that Xiao Qian must have woken up.
The little one must have been hungry after a night's sleep, and he had to hurry back to the shore, no matter how attractive the snails were in the river.
I put my hands in the water and scrubbed them before hurrying back to the pickup truck.
Before he got close to the pickup truck, he heard Xiao Qian's crying.
He threw the plastic bag into the carriage, opened the car door and coaxed: "Little Qian, Dad is here, Dad is here." ”
Xiao Qian woke up for the first time and found himself in a small and unfamiliar space, so he was very scared and cried sadly.
Even when I heard my father's voice at this moment, I couldn't stop crying.
Chen Yang saw that Xiao Qian was crying so much that his face turned red, so he hurriedly brewed milk powder while coaxing: "Xiao Qian, don't cry, Dad will make milk for you @ @奶喝, don't cry, don't cry." ”
Xiao Qian became more and more energetic the more he cried.
Chen Yang finally brewed the milk powder before he took Xiao Qian out of the safety seat and put the pacifier to Xiao Qian's mouth. Xiao Qian immediately popped out his mouth and sucked hard at the pacifier.
Chen Yang hugged Xiao Qian and found a big stone to sit down.
Oyama also jumped out of the car.
At this time, the morning breeze blows like a doll that has just learned to walk. Small wildflowers on both sides of the dirt path are in full bloom, swaying in the morning breeze.
The river flows slowly, the villages in the distance are smoky, and the mountains on all sides are gilded with the orange morning sun that has just peeked out of the ridgeline.
It was quiet and you could only hear the sound of running water.
At this moment, Chen Yang suddenly had a feeling that the years were quiet.
Perhaps, after he has a certain amount of economic strength, he may move his family to a city with convenient transportation and modern education and medical care, or he may take his son to escape into a certain barren forest to live a life without fighting.
Everything is unknown.
But no matter what kind of life he chooses in the future, he must first make himself a person with a lot of money.
Because whether it is moving your family to a big city or renting a barren forest, it costs a lot of money.
People walk in this world, and it is impossible to have no money.
So, after Xiao Qian had drunk enough milk powder, he put Xiao Qian in the safety seat again, and then drove back to the village in a brand new pickup truck.
He had to hurry up and pull peanuts so that he could make saltwater peanuts to sell tomorrow morning.
When I returned to the village, it was just after seven o'clock. He wasn't sure if anyone saw him coming back from outside in his car.
But in any case, he did come back from outside in the car this morning, so if someone asks him in the future, he can also 'tell the truth' without blushing and heartbeat.
When I got home, I put Xiao Qian in the crib, and then put the little carp in a plastic bag with water into a bucket with half a bucket of water, and covered the mouth of the bucket with a bamboo basket to prevent the wild cat from running and stealing the little carp prepared for Xiao Qian.
Pour the snails from the river into the dishwasher and fill half of the water with the same half.
After that, it was time to prepare breakfast.
After eating breakfast and helping Xiao Qian change a diaper, he carried the baby items that he had brought to town this morning but didn't use much, along with his backpack.
He was going to pull peanuts in the field.
Since there was no one to help take care of Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian could only follow him to the field.
In addition to the supplies of the little dry, you must also bring a small hoe, as well as a few snakeskin bags, and some water to drink.
The peanut field is at the foot of the hill at the end of the village, about a few hundred meters away from the house.
After arriving at the peanut field, Chen Yang first cleaned up a flat ground in the peanut field, broke up the small stones and large particles of sand on the ground, and then spread three snakeskin bags on the flat ground.
The snakeskin bag was not very clean, and there were some mud stains on the surface, but in this environment, Chen Yang couldn't take care of it, so he could only let the little cadre lie on it.
Putting down Xiao Qian, he cut down eight small bamboos about two meters long from a bush of wild slender bamboos at the head of the field, returned to Xiao Qian, and inserted the eight bamboos diagonally into the soil, the roots away from Xiao Qian, and the tail close to the top where Xiao Qian was lying.
After inserting the bamboo, put four snakeskin bags into each of the two bamboos. In this way, the four snakeskin bags become a simple 'roof', which can not only shield Xiaoqian from the scorching sun, but also prevent some unknown objects from falling from the sky.
Like bird droppings or snake carcasses thrown away by eagles.
From a distance, the combination of these snakeskin bags and bamboo has a bit of a tent smell.
However, this is clearly the minimum tent.
But in such an environment, Chen Yang couldn't get a high-end version of the tent, so he could only temporarily grieve Xiaoqian.
Xiao Qian was lying on the ground, looking very confused.
For the first time since he came out of his mother's womb, he was lying in the wild.
The big eyes looked at the blue sky with some fear and curiosity, looked at the snakeskin bag swaying in the wind, and looked at the flowers and plants not far away......
Everything is so new and so strange.
Dad crouched to the side and looked at him, his mouth making strange noises, as if he was saying something.
But he was too young to understand his father's words. But he knew that he was lying here a little scared now, and he wanted his father to hug him.
Although Dad's arms are often wet and sticky, as long as he lies in Dad's arms, he will feel at ease.
Seeing Xiao Qian trying to raise his two little hands and want to hug him, Chen Yang was a little sad, but he still forced a smile and said: "Xiao Qian, is it okay for Xiao Qian to lie here by himself?" Dad will pull peanuts here, and when Dad pulls peanuts, we will have money to buy meat and meat to eat." ”
Meaty!
When Dashan heard this, his eyes shot at once.
But Xiao Qian didn't know what meat was. Although the word was familiar and Dad had said it many times, he still couldn't immediately remember what 'meat' was at three months old.
He shook his body from side to side, expressing his displeasure, saying that he only wanted a hug now.
But Chen Yang's hand was already grasping the peanut vine, and he had no time to take care of Xiao Qian's needs.
Dashan screamed at Chen Yang a few times, obviously very unhappy.
How can a child be so young that he can be put on the ground, and what if there is a snake?
Even if there were no snakes, even if it was just an ant bite, it would be terrible.
It's not that Chen Yang doesn't understand these truths, but he has to do it.
If he carries Xiao Qian to work, Xiao Qian will inevitably be scorched by the scorching sun with him, and in the process of labor, his body will drive the strap to squeeze, and Xiao Qian who is caught in the middle will definitely be very uncomfortable.
Therefore, he could only put Xiao Qian on the ground, and then plucked peanuts under the scorching sun.
Although he was helpless, life left him with no choice.