Snails are usually diurnal and nocturnal, but after rain is also their active time, especially after heavy rain, they don't know where to crawl out. In the grass by the river, in the rice fields, and even on the small branches, there are crawling snails with various colors of hard shells, large and small, with very different expressions, stretching and stretching their tentacles, and they don't know what they are busy with.

It is said that snails come out to forage at this time, but Li Qingyun observed them for a while when he was a child, and he didn't see them eating. Just come out later, and you can see small holes in the grass or vegetable leaves that have been gnawed.

Li Qingyun thought that although there were many snails, they were only a few sporadically, and it took a few hours to find a basket. However, when I went to the field, I was extremely surprised that there were more than a dozen or even twenty or thirty snails crawling on almost every rice seedling.

There are two or three types of snails, some with flower shells, some with brown shells, and some with small white shells...... Li Qingyun doesn't know what the real scientific name is, but the kind they often eat is called vegetable snail, also called grass snail, which is cool and non-toxic, rich in a variety of trace elements, and can be used as a delicacy or medicine.

"Uncle, you see, there are so many snails here, more than yesterday afternoon. As soon as he arrived at the edge of the rice field, Mao Mao shouted excitedly.

Tong Tong's eyes also lit up, and he said, "Uncle, we only need the big ones, and the small ones are not delicious." ”

When did these two innocent and childish children become foodies, and in their eyes, the world seems to be only divided into "what can be eaten" and "what cannot be eaten".

No, it's time for these two children to be educated. My sister and brother-in-law were busy with the business of the restaurant all day. doesn't discipline children much, and although their parents are free, they are reluctant to educate their children. As for yourself...... is even more busy all day long. Although it is leisurely, I have never lived at home for a long time, and I always stay for a few days, and I have to be busy with this and that.

"Okay, let's just pick up the big ones. However, they are pests, and if they crawl into the rice fields, they will only harm the crops. Even if we don't want to eat the small ones, we have to clean them up. Li Qingyun wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to pick up snails. Instill in children the concept of pests and beneficial animals.

"Are snails pests? I don't see it. Mao Mao pretended to be an adult, picked up a big snail, put it in front of him and looked at it for a long time, and then said. "They are so cute, how can they be pests? The toad I saw last night is a pest. ”

Tong Tong thought so, and said: "Yes, yes, the toad is the pest, it looks so ugly, it almost scared me to cry." ”

What do you mean by almost scaring you to tears, obviously you've been scared to cry, okay? No, what's the matter, I was almost stunned by these two little dolls. Now it's time to talk about pests and beneficial animals. It has nothing to do with beauty and ugliness, and it has nothing to do with crying or not. And toads are beneficial animals, they are not bugs.

Li Qingyun knew that he couldn't hurry. I picked up snails while chatting with two children.

"You are still young and do not yet know the definition of beneficial and pest. The book says that insects that are good for us humans are called beneficial insects, and insects that are harmful to us humans are called pests. Li Qingyun guided the children to define some knowledge.

"Not really. Snails are obviously good for us humans!" Mao Mao retorted dissatisfiedly.

"Isn't it beneficial? Don't you see them eating human crops?" asked Li Qingyun.

"It can be used as food, and we all have a great time eating it. Isn't it good for us? Isn't this a beneficial insect?" Listening to Mao Mao's serious and immature voice, Li Qingyun was speechless for a while. I don't know how to argue it.

Tong Tong also made up the knife in time next to him: "Snails are like this, they are not beneficial insects, so what is a beneficial insect?"

Li Qingyun picked up snails with his head bored, directly ignored the problems of the two bear children, and instead of being a child, he was taught a lesson by the two bear children.

was embarrassed, Li Qingyun saw his father Li Chengwen appear on the ground with a medicine barrel on his back. Li Chengwen was also surprised to see his son picking up snails in the field with his two children. He put down the medicine barrel, walked into the rice field and said: "This year's snails have become a disaster, and if you don't spray the medicine, I'm afraid that the rice seedlings in the field won't be saved." What's the matter, the two babies didn't eat enough yesterday, and they came to catch snails today?"

"The two bear children are addicted to eating, and they also say that snails are beneficial insects, and they are worried about how to explain it to them. However, even if there are more snails, they won't be able to apply pesticides, right?" Li Qingyun has the impression that there are not many people in the village who farm and apply pesticides, and although the seed station in the town has imported a lot of pesticides in recent years, the habit of farming in the village is still difficult to change.

"Dotted Mita, slightly toxic, will not produce too much pollution. You haven't paid much attention to rice in the past two years, every time this season, snails are overflowing, and if you don't take this medicine, the rice fields can't hold up, and everyone in the village does it. Li Chengwen explained.

In fact, this head can't be opened, in the past, it was remote, many things in the city couldn't get by, and pesticides were also very limited in a few low-toxicity drugs, and most of the farmers were reluctant to spray it. If there are really insects, you can either catch them, or wait for the birds to fly over and eat them wildly, and most of the insects in the field will disappear.

If you don't say anything else, let's just say that this snail, if you are willing to waste time, the whole family can catch it in the field, and you can catch seven, seven, eight or eight in one day. Hold on until the sun comes out, and the snails all over the ground will disappear quickly, and then sprinkle some quicklime on the furrows to block their route, and not too many snails will come out at night to harm the crops.

Li Qingyun didn't want his father to apply pesticides, because of the habit of engaging in green farms, there were insects in the field, and his first thought was to refuse pesticides and find other ways to deal with them.

But before he could speak, the two children refused first, and the reason for the refusal was so grandiose that people couldn't look at it directly: "You can't take medicine, if you do, we eat snails, won't we also be poisoned?"

"Grandpa, I won't let you take medicine, we're going to eat snail ......"

"Grandpa, you can't take medicine, we'll be poisoned......"

The two foodies hugged Li Chengwen's thighs directly, and begged with tears in their eyes, as if they were really dead as soon as they took the medicine.

Li Chengwen looked at Li Qingyun helplessly, Li Qingyun shrugged his shoulders and asked his father to watch it, the logic of these two bear children has long been against the sky, and it can't be explained.

In the end, the old man was still no match for the child's coquettishness, and also joined the ranks of hand-catching snails. There was no sun today, and in the middle of noon, it was drizzling again.

Fortunately, there is no medicine, it is going to rain, and it is useless to take medicine, the rain will wash away the medicine just shot.

A few people only walked half of the field, and they had already caught two baskets of snails, and all of them were big snails, and the smaller ones were not put into the baskets, and they were directly pinched to death.

Occasionally, a flock of birds will pass by, and they will also fall into the rice paddies to eat a full meal, and some snails can be eaten.

"Brother Chengwen, what are you busy working in the rice fields? At this time, there is no place to be busy?" someone stood on the ground and shouted, and the voices of the people in the village were loud, and they could hear it clearly from such a distance.

Li Qingyun took a look, it turned out to be a distant villager in the west of the village, named Changfu, who usually walks around little, and nods at most when they meet, but he doesn't come up to say hello.

Li Chengwen was polite to everyone, and he was not arrogant because his son was out, and replied: "It's Brother Changfu, there is nothing to do, just get some snails and change the taste for the children." ”

"Hey, I thought it was something good, this thing will disperse as soon as the sun comes out, and it won't harm many crops. It really doesn't like them, just take some medicine to save trouble. If you have the kung fu to catch them, it is better to sell some local products in the scenic spots to make money. Li Changfu said, and also walked to the rice field to help catch snails.

Not only Li Qingyun was surprised, but Li Chengwen was also quite surprised, I don't know what medicine this product took, so he actually took the initiative to come over to help.

"That Changfu brother, what do you have to say, everyone is busy making money, but I don't dare to delay you to help us catch snails. Li Chengwen thought about it and stabbed the words.

"Uh...... Nothing to worry about...... However, I heard that my eldest nephew has opened a new fish farm and is recruiting?" Li Changfu said his intention.

Li Chengwen suddenly looked at Li Qingyun and seemed to ask Li Qingyun's opinion, because of the matter of the farm, he almost didn't interfere, and he basically didn't care who he used or didn't use.

This is not a big deal, Li Qingyun said with a smile: "Uncle Changfu, are you interested in fish farming? My salary is not high, maybe it is better for you to sell local products to make money." ”

"How much money can be made in the local special production capacity, and your aunt is really profitable. I heard that you pay the second stunned son, it's four or five thousand a month, I used to raise fish, I have experience, and I'm not lazy, how can I say it's better than the second stunned man?" Li Changfu said as a matter of course.

Li Qingyun shook his head and said truthfully: "Most of the salaries I give to ordinary people are around three thousand, and the extra part is a bonus. If you do more, you will definitely get bonuses, and if you are lazy, you will deduct your salary. Therefore, if my uncle thinks that the salary is low, it will be too much of a loss to enter my fish farm, so it is better to do some small business in the scenic spots. ”

"No, no, no, three thousand is already very high, and Uncle is very content. Just asked, I said, with the second stunned goods, how can I get a salary of 5,000 yuan, which is on top of my salary for working outside for half a year. Then let's settle it like this, I will work in your fish farm, I will work hard, and you can see how much wages you pay. "The people in the village are so real, Li Qingyun hasn't agreed yet, this product has already begun to show determination.

has said all this, Li Qingyun can't say anything to refuse, as long as there is no problem with his character, he doesn't cheat and cheat, and he can use it as an ordinary worker.

After receiving Li Qingyun's promise, Li Changfu left happily. But this is just the beginning, I don't know what this goods said in the village, after a while, more than a dozen villagers came one after another, while helping Li Qingyun catch snails, while discussing the construction of the fish farm, from the tone of saying that, it seems that he has regarded himself as a worker in the fish farm, and is helping the boss to give advice.

Good guys, no matter what the fish farm is, the snails in the rice fields don't need to be sprayed, with the help of these people, you can catch them in the morning. As for the two bamboo baskets, they were already filled with large snails, enough for them to eat for two days. (To be continued) R466