Chapter 5 Searching for Earthworms
Wang Yi took the twenty yuan to the uncle, handed him the money, selected ten yellow eel cages from them, and gave five inverted teeth according to what he had said before, and the uncle stood there and counted the banknotes in his hand happily.
Seeing that the amount was just right, he put it in his pocket and patted it with satisfaction, and said, "If you want to buy a yellow eel cage in the future, come to me, and I'll give you a little cheaper." ”
Not to mention, Wang Yi is indeed ready to buy some, ten is still a little too little, if you want to form a certain scale, the more the better, and immediately said: "I will definitely come over to take care of your business, but next time you can give me a cheaper." ”
"No problem!" The uncle thought that the other party was just modest and said this, and immediately patted his chest and said reassuringly.
Wang Yi carried the bundled yellow eel cage behind his back, and walked towards Zhao Xia's location, it seems that these yellow eel cages together are quite large, but in fact, they are not heavy at all, only four or five catties, just a little feeling.
"Xiaoyi, I've bought it. Zhao Xia curiously looked at the yellow eel cage behind Wang Yi, pinched it with her hand, and asked, "What is this thing made of, why have you never seen it?"
At this time, the rural plastic has not been used much, naturally it is rarely seen, and now the market is basically with bamboo baskets, or some cloth bags to hold things, and plastic bags are not the main circulation objects, and now some big cities have just appeared.
Wang Yi is not very clear about this, before the age of sixteen, his life was only in the town, and he never went out.
"Mom, it's made of plastic. Wang Yi explained with a smile, and at the same time shook it fiercely with his hand, but quickly returned to its original shape, and said: "This thing is very light, and it is not easy to break, and it will be used more and more widely in the future." ”
"It's plastic. Zhao Xia nodded clearly, although there are few plastic products in life, but this thing has been heard of by others, but I have never seen it.
During this period, all the products were metal boxes, and the only more valuable radio in the house was made of metal boxes, and there were no plastic products in life, so it was no wonder that they were curious.
Zhao Xia originally wanted to help Wang Yi carry the yellow eel cage, but was directly refused, this weight really didn't need help from others, and asked, "Mom, will you go back now?"
"Well, I've already bought things, so there's no need to stay longer, so it's better to go back early. As he spoke, he fiddled with the small basket in front of him with his hand, showing the daily necessities that had been bought inside.
The two came to the place where the bicycle was parked, and stabilized a few yellow eel cages in front, and the rest could only be held by Wang Yi in his hands, and he hugged it back, this thing is not heavy but takes up a lot of space, and if all of them are put in front, the view will be blocked.
Wang Yi sat on the back seat of the bicycle with his legs crossed, holding a few yellow eel cages in his hands, and once again experienced the feeling of his arms being upside down, the kind of taste that was more uncomfortable than riding a roller coaster, it was really unbearable, and he secretly thought in his heart: next time I will never sit on the back of the bicycle again, in just a few minutes, I feel that my arms and strands are not his.
This road really makes people feel a little crying without tears, when is the pothole, the cement pavement will take at least ten years to build, it seems that there is no hope in the short term.
When he was about to get home, Wang Yi saw his grandmother sitting on the side of the road holding his little sister, swaying there, making her giggle, and she could hear laughter from afar. Unconsciously, the corners of his mouth also rose slightly.
When Zhao Xia stopped the bicycle, Wang Yi quickly climbed down from it and shouted, "Grandma!"
"Hey, Xiaoyi, you guys are coming back from the market!" Grandma responded with a smile, and then said to the little sister in her arms: "Girl, your brother is back, your brother is back, come and see." ”
The little sister was teased by her grandmother like this, and she laughed even more, and at the same time stretched out her hand and gestured indiscriminately.
Zhao Xia racked the bicycle into the yard, walked out and said, "Mom, let me bring it, I'm sorry for you this morning, you can be busy with your affairs first." ”
"Okay. Grandma handed the little sister into Zhao Xia's hands and said: "This girl is really easy to bring, she hasn't cried or made trouble for so long, she just keeps giggling there, I really don't understand how she has so many smiles." ”
Zhao Xia also grinned a little when she heard this, kissed her little sister on the forehead, and said, "It's easy to take it, it's easier to feed." ”
Wang Yi approached and teased the little sister a little, and every time he saw her, he couldn't help but pinch the pink cheek with his hand, feeling the soft touch on it, which was very comfortable. Maybe there was some pain, but the little sister resisted as much as she could, and the little hands kept slapping on Wang Yi's wrists.
Now the little sister doesn't have a big name, only the little girl's milk name. Of course, Wang Yi knew that when she was one year old, her father officially named her Wang Ting, which means that she will be slim when she grows up.
Don't say it, the little sister is really a slim beauty when she grows up, and her appearance is at least several grades higher than Wang Yi.
Seeing the expression of the little sister who was about to cry, Wang Yi immediately took his hand back and said to Zhao Xia: "Mom, I'll go home first and open the door." ”
Then he ran away with a smoke, and sure enough, within a few seconds of leaving, the little sister burst into tears, which made Wang Yi feel a deep sense of guilt.
"Amitabha, good, good, I didn't mean it, I just couldn't hold back for a while. ”
After Wang Yi came back, he began to wash rice and cook rice, and he just picked up some porridge in the morning, and now he was hungry, and now it is more than nine o'clock, and it is indeed early to have lunch at this time, but he can already cook rice. Of course, dinner is also very early, and you can basically go to bed before dark, which is according to demand.
Now it's different, although it's just been electrified, but everyone's habits before will still not be able to change for a while, get up at dawn, go to bed when it's dark, there is no entertainment at the moment, and there is no mobile phone chat Internet or something.
At noon, I ate roasted cucumber and amaranth egg soup, which was contributed by two old hens in the house, and it was also the only two old hens left in the house, which can be said to be the only food that can get the smell of fish.
However, Wang Yi remembered that it seemed that in September or October, a chicken in the house was stolen by two strangers, which made his mother cry.
After Meimei finished eating, Wang Yi came to the backyard with a shovel and began to look for earthworms, ready to be bait in the yellow eel cage.
Although it is a bit too early to dig earthworms, Wang Yi mainly surveys the terrain first to see which area has more earthworm caves and can dig more earthworms, so as to plan for the future.
In the end, it was found that there were many earthworm holes next to the straw pile, and there were some freshly renovated soil on the shady ground. The large amount of rotted straw on the ground is also their favorite.
Because of the straw placed behind the house for many years, some straw is more or less scattered on the ground, and even embedded in the soil, which also leads to such an environment that is destined to nourish a large number of earthworms, and it seems that there is no need to look for earthworms for a period of time in the future.
Even if you look for it, you just need to dig next to the straw pile, or the abandoned straw pile, these places are destined to have a lot of earthworms, enough for Wang Yi to use. It's just that the ground has to be leveled after digging, otherwise it will definitely be scolded.
Looking at the scorching sun, Wang Yi walked back with a shovel on his shoulder, it was better to take a beautiful nap first, and it was not too late to come out at three o'clock.