Chapter 100: The Mud Monkey Comes Home
Xiaoliu went down to the pond against the bamboo wall, and after a few steps forward, she reached the back of the last bamboo, holding the bamboo and sticking her head to see that her grandfather was really sitting on a chair and watching others work. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Little Liu! You're back. Her grandfather's eyes were so good, she showed half of her head, and he saw it.
"Well, grandpa, I'm back. I went to catch loaches, you see, I also brought a keg. After Xiao Liu finished speaking, he took a few steps forward and shook the bucket in his hand for her grandfather to see.
"Little Liu, you're here, are you holding a bucket to catch fish or loaches?" Xiao Liu's sixth uncle from the fifth grandfather's family was also there, and when he saw Xiao Liu coming to the pond with a small bucket, he asked out loud.
"Uncle Six, are there any fish?" She really didn't know that there were fish in this pond, which was an unexpected surprise.
"Yes, but we're done catching them, and you're only going to have to catch loaches now."
"Sixth uncle, are there any loaches in the mud you dug up?" Xiao Liu was also curious, it would be good if so many people didn't dig into the pond at that time, just see if they dug out the mud.
"You're going to look in the mud? Your second aunt and third aunt are all looking for loaches in the mud over there. ”
As soon as Xiao Liu heard this, he walked to the bamboo wall over there, and looked over the pond ridge to see that many people in the village were turning over the mud blocks dug up below. A box of mud was thrown on the ground, and several people walked over to look for the loaches that had been brought up by the mud.
Xiao Liu saw that there was still something about her in this posture, carrying a small empty bucket, and found a place in the pond where there were few people who did not dig much, digging in the mud to find a loach, finding one, and putting it in the bucket with both hands, otherwise the loach would run away if you were not careful, and the loach was as slippery as the yellow eel.
Xiaoliu also couldn't say how the people of Zhaojia Village knew that these loaches and yellow eels could be eaten, but when they encountered that kind of big and coarse yellow eel, they were all sold, and they wouldn't eat it, so they didn't dare to eat it, anyway, there were that kind of rich old men who would buy it and eat it.
The afternoon time passed so quickly, Xiao Liu caught loaches and caught a small half bucket, and also ran into a few yellow eel holes under the pond ridge, Xiao Liu didn't dare to dig it. In the past, when she was a child, she caught yellow eels, but her father was optimistic and asked her to reach into the hole and dig it. Her dad had told her that some snakes would also hide in the eel caves, so she had to take a good look. She thought that she had not learned the skill of seeing the hole, and she did not dare to reach out her hand into the hole.
In the past, she caught the yellow eel in the field with two fingers between the yellow eel's head, not letting it run, at first she couldn't tell the difference between the yellow eel and the water snake, and grabbed the head of the water snake and lifted it, at that time her cousin told her that it was a water snake, and she was so scared that she threw the water snake far away. Later, when she grew up, she didn't go to catch fish and shrimp, and her father didn't dare to dig the yellow eel hole, so he fished instead, for fear of losing his eyes. Because other villagers dug out the yellow eel hole, they took out a snake and poisoned it with a bite.
"Little Liu, it's getting dark, come up." The little grandfather watched Xiao Liu digging so vigorously on the ridge of the pond, and he also wanted to go down to the pond, but there were so many people watching, and there was a little six in the pond, so he kept sitting there watching.
"Grandpa, I'll be right away." After speaking, Xiao Liu walked to the pond ridge with a bucket full of mud. Xiaoliu walked in the direction of her house when she got up the pond ridge, and walked to the direction of the muddy ground that was dug up, and saw that there were still a lot of people.
Xiaoliu went down the pond ridge and walked to her grandfather's side, she didn't dare to pass through the middle of the pond just now, in case the mud was deep in the middle of the pond for her, who made her a little doll now, not tall, she was afraid.
Xiaoliu climbed over the bamboo wall, and her grandfather saw that he first took the bucket, but before he could reach out to pull Xiaoliu, Xiaoliu climbed up by herself.
"Don't go to the pond tomorrow, although grandpa raised you as a boy, this girl also wants to look."
"Understood, understood. Grandpa, you see I've dug a lot! Xiao Liu pointed to the half bucket of loaches in the small bucket, very happy, there are really a lot of loaches in this pond, the more he catches it, the happier he is.
"Take it back, let your eldest sister raise it with water, and spit out mud for a few days to eat." Xiaoliu's grandfather was still very happy to see the loaches that Xiaoliu caught, although he said that he wanted to use a girl's appearance, and he didn't raise her as a boy in his bones.
"Grandpa, you're going to go back to take medicine, it's getting dark this day, let's dig tomorrow."
"You go back first, go home and wash up, otherwise the mud will dry and it will be uncomfortable." What you said, grandpa remembers, and grandpa will go back with a pillar of incense. ”
Xiaoliu heard her grandfather say this, and walked out of the courtyard with a small bucket to greet her grandfather, opened the bamboo door, closed it, and pinned it with a thin branch, and the chicken couldn't run out as soon as the person pulled it.
Xiao Liu carried the bucket and wiped his shoes on the ground a few times along the way, but he just wiped off some mud, and the shoes were still very dirty. But she won't walk a mud footprint like she did just now, so her eldest sister won't say anything when she enters the yard. Xiao Liu was still a little apprehensive in her heart, afraid that her eldest sister would blame her.
Xiaoliu had just put the bucket outside the kitchen, and her eldest sister walked out with a large half basin of hot water. "As soon as I heard that there was movement in the courtyard, I guessed that you were back, and what were you doing standing stupidly, going to the stone to wash your feet."
After the sixth sister got the warm water, she ran to close the courtyard door, and went into the house to get a change of clothes and a pair of cloth shoes for the little six. "I've washed my hands and feet first, the eldest sister is still boiling hot water in the pot, so take a shower while it's not dark." After saying that, her eldest sister took her clothes and went into the bathroom.
Xiao Liu took the warm water that her eldest sister had placed on the wooden shelf, and went to the ditch to wash her hands and feet. After Xiaoliu came out of the bath, her eldest sister went into the bath room and soaked Xiaoliu's dirty clothes in the hot water basin.
"Soak for a while, you wash yourself, I'm going to cook, but you're going to wash me." Xiao Liu nodded and said that she knew, she hadn't washed her clothes when she came here, either her grandmother or her mother, or her sisters at home.
"Eldest sister, have you boiled the medicine? I'll bring it to my grandfather. "I said the time of a pillar of incense, and the time is almost up, why hasn't anyone come back yet.
"I just went to take a look, and they all came up, and grandpa said just keep the chickens and ducks closed, and this should be the time." Not long after her eldest sister's voice fell, her grandfather returned with two empty buckets.
"Grandpa, where's the loaches in this bucket? Only these two fish? "Xiaoliu heard that there are not only two fish in the pond, but there is not a single loach.
"Divide them, I only need two fish." After the sixth grandfather finished speaking, he went to wash his hands.
Xiaoliu didn't say anything when she heard this, her grandfather agreed, she couldn't resist. Besides, it's not a good thing, why is she so stingy, it's just that there are only two fish in the bucket, and there is a gap in her heart, and this deuce doesn't bring it to her family.
Xiaoliu saw the pig food that her eldest sister had made, and hurriedly carried it to feed the pigs. After feeding the pigs, the food was ready, and the dishes were placed on the table. After Xiaoliu washed his hands, the three grandchildren talked about digging the pond again, and her grandfather also promised them that the mud from the pit would be divided equally among each family. When Xiao Liu heard this, he thought that it was no wonder that there were so many people, and the reason was that there were several aspects in it.
(To be continued.) )