Back in the simple and dilapidated home, Runtu's younger brothers and sisters were very happy to see the Ru carried by their father, and anyone would be happy to see it, and the poor family couldn't eat meat a few times a year these days. After Brother Xun came yesterday, he saw that there were really no extra guest rooms in this house, so he offered to go to see the melons with Runtu, and then slept in the melon shed, which was a very wise move.

Breakfast was sweet potato porridge with pickles, Runtu's mother scooped the only few pieces of lean meat and pork liver in the porridge to Brother Xun, and although Runtu's younger siblings were very greedy, they also drank meaty porridge with relish.

Brother Xun thought that everyone ate the same food at first, but after eating, he found out that he had special treatment, and he felt very uncomfortable.

Wang He found a reason to comfort him:

"It's okay, our family doesn't eat much meat on weekdays, it's easy to hurt your stomach if you eat too much at once, it's good to drink some soup first, and when you have meat to eat at noon, you can let go of your mouth and eat." ”

Brother Xun felt that this seemed to be a bit reasonable at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, he knew that this was a fallacy and heresy, and his heart was even more uncomfortable.

Wang He said that he could eat with his mouth open, but in fact it was difficult to achieve, and after Runtu's parents slaughtered Ru, they divided several portions, giving a share to relatives and neighbors in the village, and there was not much left for him.

When the tide was low in the evening, Wang He took Brother Xun and his younger siblings to the beach to collect shells and dig jumping fish.

Jumping fish is commonly known as flower jumping fish, also known as jumping fish, big mudskipper, Wenzhou dialect "Langhu", belongs to the mudskipper family, is a kind of small fish abundant in Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan and Taiwan coastal areas in southern China.

The body length of the adult jumping fish is about 8-15 cm, the diameter is about 0.8-1.5 cm, the head is large and slightly flattened, the eyes are protruding, the mouth is broad, the gray-brown body is covered with spots, the abdomen has a sucker, can be attached to the reef to inhabit, like to burrow and live in the low tide area with muddy bottom, or the river estuarine tidal flat where brackish and fresh water meet. Because of its cunning habits and strong bouncing power, it likes to jump on the beach after the tide recedes, and has light blue spots on its body, so it is called the flower jumping fish.

Because Wang He has no experience of living by the sea, he has no skills in catching jumping fish, but because Runtu is the eldest brother, coupled with the majesty of the fork to Ru last night, he planned when he set off, and was ready to command a few younger brothers and sisters to take Brother Xun to catch jumping fish.

I didn't expect that he was not the only one who caught jumping fish on the beach, but also many children in the village, these guys were more naughty and bullying, seeing Brother Xun'er's clumsy appearance, they made fun of it one by one, and the leader had a large gray birthmark on his forehead, this person was the most arrogant, and he also made fun of Runtu for wearing a silver collar like a girl!

Wang He listened to that anger, it seems that this kid bullies Runtu a lot on weekdays, and he thought to himself:

"It wasn't me before, whatever you want, I can't let you do whatever you want today. ”

Wang He thought about it for a while, and made a bet with the kid named Unicorn Dragon to see who could catch more jumping fish in twenty minutes.

After the two agreed, they picked the side, the unicorn monster pretended to be generous, and let Wang He choose first, Wang He made up his mind and chose a corner, after he finished speaking, the other party and his friends laughed, and Runtu's younger brothers and sisters also opened their eyes wide, with an incredible expression.

The unicorn dragon laughed and looked like he was winning, and began to talk about the lottery after winning or losing, he first stared at the silver collar on Runtu's body, but this was obviously impossible, and then he changed the target to the long shirt worn by Brother Xun.

Of course, Wang He disagreed, and said that he would bet with him, how could he get involved with Brother Xun, so he objected:

"Are you embarrassed to open your mouth about this kind of high-end goods? With the appearance of you, you don't have the temperament of a scholar when you wear it......"

The unicorn dragon was unconvinced:

"It's because I don't have it that I'm wearing it!"

Wang He wanted to say more, but Brother Xun stood up and said:

"No problem. I bet with you. However, if you lose......"

Wang He also said loudly:

"yes, what if you lose?"

The unicorn dragon smiled at the friends left and right, and said with a big thorn:

"How could I possibly lose to you guys who look like women......"

Brother Xun said disdainfully:

"Don't dare to gamble, can't afford to gamble, and people who can't afford to lose will talk like you!"

When he said this, it was like killing people and punishing his heart, and every word pierced the heart of the unicorn dragon!

The unicorn dragon is also a boy who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and it is the age when he is the most likely to be hot-blooded, and he was sarcastically ridiculed by Brother Xun like this, and his face was flushed, and he patted his open chest with his hand and shouted loudly:

"Who said that Lao Tzu can't afford to lose? Who here doesn't know the name of my unicorn dragon, and says, as long as you say it, Lao Tzu will never regret it. ”

Looking at the appearance of the unicorn dragon swearing, Brother Xun knew that his radical method had taken effect, so his eyes hinted that Runtu proposed conditions, Wang He originally wanted him to mention it, but seeing that this was not a humble time, he thought about it and said:

"If you lose, tomorrow you take us to catch a bird, and you have to catch a live bird back!"

Wang He said that there is a reason for this condition, the wish in the task has completed the middle 3 items, and it can be completed without any suspense when catching the jumping fish, only catching birds is more troublesome, according to Mr. Lu Xun in "Hometown", it must be caught when it is snowing, and now the summer can not use that method.

When the unicorn dragon heard the bird, his originally nervous face relaxed, and he sneered:

"Uncle Ben can be so difficult for such a trivial matter, I'll ...... tomorrow."

A clever boy next to him reminded:

"Brother Long, you two haven't competed yet, and you haven't decided to win or lose. ”

When the unicorn dragon heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Yes, yes, yes, there is no comparison, let's compare it first. I'm not going to lose. ”

"You just wait to shout that it is really fragrant. ”

Wang He smiled secretly in his heart, then took the fish basket in his brother's hand, and poured out a few jumping fish inside, and the unicorn dragon also did the same, and the fish basket in the hands of both of them was about the same size.

In order to show fairness, Brother Xun went to supervise the other party, and just now he reminded the unicorn dragon that the clever boy nicknamed Mi Jing supervised Wang He.

Mi Jing stood on the reef, watched Wang He take off his essence, put away his clothes for his younger brother, and carried the fish basket into the sea.

Mi Jing looked at the muddy ground on the edge of the reef, and when he saw Wang Heshe's near and far, he almost laughed out loud:

"Is this guy Runtu stupid? He is digging here, and he even runs into the sea! He also fishes with a fish basket, he's afraid he's a fool, right?"

What made him feel even more strange was that Wang He immediately returned to the shore after getting into the seawater, threw the fish basket aside, and quickly dug up the mud, and after digging into a rectangle, the whole person sat in, and then pulled quickly with both hands, covering the mud with his lower body, and then lay in, and continued to pick up the mud with both hands, until he completely covered his upper body before stopping his movements.

Mi Jing was dumbfounded, completely unaware of what Wang He was doing.