Chapter 9 Fishing for Yellow Eels
In early summer, the grass and trees are abundant, the tender willows stretch their bodies, the new shoots burst out, the weather is not hot, and the blazing sun hangs high, like a big fireball, but it makes people feel extremely warm!
Today is Children's Day.
In this warm weather, the toddler sat listlessly on the stone steps at the door, holding his chin and looking at his peers who were playing for the festivities, looking a little dazed.
In the days without his sister, he felt that life was suddenly boring.
For half a year, Mo Lan and Mo Xing never appeared again, as if they had evaporated.
For half a month, he has been suffering from gains and losses, and even whispered in a dream, after shouting the word sister, he suddenly woke up and lay in the woman's arms with blurred tears.
The woman was silent, and every now and then she hugged him tightly, and her brow was unfurled.
As time passed, the mood of the young child became more and more dull, and no matter how the old man and Zheng Guofeng teased him, they didn't see the young child smiling.
"My precious grandson, grandma, please, you can laugh!"
The two looked at the young child's sluggish appearance and were very anxious!
Even though he tried his best to arouse his interest, he couldn't do anything in the end, so he could only accompany him silently.
This continued until July, when the toddler improved.
At this time, I was playing hide and seek with a group of friends, and I was very excited!
If you are completely judged by two people, time is indeed the best medicine for children to heal their heartaches.
At a carefree age, children have no sense of time at all, and it is reasonable to indulge in play after crying.
After eating, the toddler felt that it was very boring to always play the games he had played, so he followed his uncle and went to the ditch to collect nets and catch yellow eels.
He was a little curious, although he was a little afraid of creatures like yellow eels, but with his uncle here, his uncle would definitely protect him, so he was calm.
The young child's uncle was nearly forty years old, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, honest and simple, with dark skin, and the most striking feature was the incongruity of the eyes, with the pupils of the left eye approaching outwards and the pupils of the right eye approaching the middle, forming two asymmetrical cross-eyed.
"Little ...... Xiaowei, don't ...... Other...... Don't run around, follow ...... Follow...... I followed my uncle. The toddler's uncle picked up the bucket and turned to say.
Another point is that the child stammers, and the young child thinks that it is quite fun to talk like this, and he is happy, so he does what he learns, and says, "Know...... I know ..... know!"
On the side of the road, the grass is barren, the greenery is shining, the weather is hot and dry, and it is quite dull, but it does not affect the happy psychology of young children at this time.
The two walked for a few miles, stopping on a narrow concrete road, the right side was full of crop fields, and on the left was a downward slope slope, estimated to be more than four meters high, the ramp was full of thorns and weeds, and at the bottom of the ramp was a small river ditch, about a meter wide.
"So high!!"
The toddler stood on the side of the road and looked down, the four-meter-high ramp was like an abyss, and he was suddenly a little startled, and his feet trembled.
In addition, the river at the bottom of the ramp is surrounded by boulders on both sides, and if it is planted headlong, the head will not bloom directly? The young child couldn't help but feel worried about his uncle, and hurriedly reminded:
"Uncle, slow down, you must be careful!"
The young child's uncle replied as he scurried down, "Know...... Know...... Got it, don't you ...... Other...... Don't run around, stand on top...... Above...... Wait for me above. ”
He seemed to speak with great difficulty, stammering, and he was getting away from the toddler, who didn't understand a word.
Seeing that his uncle had gone down to a low place safe and sound, the young boy breathed a sigh of relief, and at this moment, a person was quite bored, sitting on the side of the road and playing with flowers and plants.
Half an hour later, the toddler's uncle came up with a bucket full of yellow eels, panting for breath.
The child's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward to look, looking at the yellow eel wriggling like a snake, and his heart was timid, and he turned his head and did not dare to touch his eyes.
Seeing that my uncle put his hand into the bucket and was not hurt in the slightest, he was extremely curious, and his little hand also touched the yellow eel in the bucket, and then quickly retracted it.
The young child's uncle was amused when he saw his cute appearance, and said, "The little yellow eel is not ...... If you don't bite, you don't hurt...... Injuries ....... injuries. ”
Even though he said this, the young boy still felt a little frightened, and his little hand reached out into the bucket, and quickly dodged away.
After some temptation, there was no harm, and the young child looked at his hands that were still white and undamaged, and liked to laugh.
When dusk fell, the glow of the sky was revealed for a moment and then disappeared, there were dark clouds, the sky suddenly became gloomy, and it seemed dim, and the young child's uncle hurriedly pulled him to the house.
Crash...... Crash!
The rain poured down vertically like jade beads, and the sound wafted into the house, and the two were lucky to get to the house before the rain fell.
The toddler stood panting in front of the house, looking at the rain dripping from the eaves, feeling a little novel, reaching out to meet it, and slapping and playing.
"Come on...... Come, my precious grandson, let grandma hug. The old man begged with joy.
The young boy turned his head, his eyes rolled slightly, and immediately ran into the old man's arms, and the old man smiled heartily.
The child's face was sly, and his hands wet with the rain touched the old man's face, and his heart was very happy.
"You naughty man, I said why are you so well-behaved today!" the old man was not angry at the young child's actions, but was more amused.
Today's summer is not a festive festival, but the house is very lively, and the woman has prepared a hearty dinner in the morning.
The thick wooden table is full of food, including chicken thighs and braised pork, which are children's favorites, as well as a variety of vegetarian dishes, as well as staple dishes such as noodles, porridge, and pies.
When the woman was busy with her work, everyone sat around the table, and the dishes and chopsticks collided with each other, and the young children could not hold back when they saw their favorite dishes.
The toddler bared his teeth and laughed while eating, and his mouth was covered with grease, which was very satisfying!
When everyone saw the young children eating, they all smiled happily.
The life of the family is plain and full of happiness!
A quarter of an hour later, thunder was heard in the sky, and the rain began to rise heavily, and the crackling sound of the rain echoed throughout the heavens and the earth, crisp and irritating.
The woman put down the dishes and chopsticks, ran to the front yard with the cardboard box on her head, and closed the heavy gate, while the others went one after another to collect the food pickled under the eaves, as well as shoes.
Everyone ran out, and in the blink of an eye, only the toddler was left in the room.
The toddler looked back and forth, and suddenly saw an umbrella in the corner of the left wall, and wanted to get up and bring the umbrella, and the umbrella was used to bring the mother into the house.
Holding the chair handle with both hands, as soon as it moved, the chair legs began to tremble, and the toddler panicked and his flesh was pounding!
There was silence in the room, and the sound of squeaking and trembling was heard, and the child felt unstable in his center of gravity, and just wanted to sit down again, but his body did not obey the call, and in an instant, the chair led the person over.
Then the woman closed the door, and when she looked back, she was stunned, and her heart was like falling into the abyss, and she cried out in a heart-rending voice:
"No...... Don't!"