Chapter 20: A Dead River Mussel

On this day, Huzi came to find soybeans and peaches to go to the river bay to touch crabs. This is the last time they made an appointment, saying that they would take the soybeans to find some strange things.

Huzi can't go to school, send to a private school to study, know a few big characters, he refuses to go, every morning to Lao Zhang chop meat delivery, eat and run all over the town, fish and shrimp but very good.

Huang Dou is also an idler, taking the pineapple out for a walk every day, running for a few days, almost touching the whole town to the bottom, there is no unclear road, there is no unknown alley.

Huang Tao felt that she was already a big girl, basically she didn't participate in this kind of show-up thing, and the ones who followed Huang Dou became Huang Pear and Huang Deli.

This time, the river bay they were going to was two or three miles away from the town, not far from Nanshan. However, it is a bit remote, and there is wasteland nearby, and the ground is full of sand and small stones, and it is impossible to farm. When the East River arrives here, the water surface is gentler and the mountains are also gentle.

Huzi took the soybeans, the soybeans took the little black, and the pineapple took Huang Deli and a few children from the small town through a large sandy land to a river beach.

The beach was wide, and a few boys ran down with cheers.

There are dead branches and leaves on the river beach, and there are many messy things.

It's autumn, the water is already very cold, and no one goes down to the river to swim, which also saves a lot of soybeans, otherwise, she thinks she must tell a basket of nonsense, pay attention to safety or something.

Huang Pear and Huang Deli were looking for snails on the beach, turning over small crabs, and Huang Dou took a stick he picked up and poked here and there. Huzi didn't go into the water, helping the pineapple and a few of them to turn over the stones.

On the river beach, there are all kinds of messy things left behind after the water recedes, there are thick wood, soybeans kick as they walk, and these logs are waiting to be turned back for the fourth uncle to come and get home as firewood.

There are also some tattered clothes, and when they see these soybeans, they are far away, and they can't avoid them, so they pick them apart with small wooden sticks. She was still very taboo about these things, and no one could tell how these clothes got here.

Several boys were scattered on the riverbank, and each took a small stick and plucked it here and there. It's a bit like a treasure hunt, but there are no treasures, these beaches are patrolled by the town to prevent corpses from washing up on the beaches, and if you see them, they have to be buried on the spot.

There was a jumble of rocks, and the boys who were running in front of them walked to it, covering their noses and getting out of the way.

The soybean looked over there curiously, and a gust of wind blew, and a strong smell of decay came.

There won't be dead people or dead animals, right? Soybean thought to himself!

Unable to resist his curiosity, Soybean tied a handkerchief to his face, used it as a mask, and walked towards the pile of stones with a stick.

Xiao Hei rushed over with a brisk stride, biting the soybean's trouser leg and dragging it back.

If it can speak, it must say loudly: "Don't go, can't go, it stinks!" ”

Soybeans saw an oversized river mussel drying on the side of the stone pile from a distance, how big was it? It's probably bigger than a washbasin!

Hurriedly kicked Xiao Hei away and walked over, Xiaohu saw it from afar and shouted: "Soybean, don't go, that mussel is dead, but it stinks, a few days ago, the big cow was going to take it home, and it was all smoked and vomited." ”

Huang Dou didn't know if he didn't hear it, or if he didn't care if he heard it, he walked over with a stick.

It does smell bad, but it's not as serious as Xiaohu said, probably because it has been sunbathed for a few more days.

Soybeans choose an upwind outlet, squat down, and pick the mussel away with a stick, not to mention, although it is dead, it still feels quite heavy.

Xiao Hei stood far away, and Soybean took the time to glance at it, and he was also standing upwind, this dog was probably about to become a sperm.

The soybeans were pounded vigorously with a stick, and the mussel's body was crooked, and a small piece of black, smelly black water flowed. The rotten mussel meat was halfway out along the winger.

Pound it again, pound it harder, and two round pearls rolled out of the stinking carrion.

Thank God, Huang Dou couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and said, well, the welfare of the traverser, how can it be my turn. I didn't dislike being dirty, so I quickly picked up the two pearls that looked very big.

He wiped his hands on the parched earth, put the pearls in his pocket, and began to pound them with sticks again.

This time the luck was not so good, and a small pearl rolled out, and it was not as big as the two just now, and it was probably bigger than the big soybeans grown at home. When the soybeans were picked up, they didn't dislike it, they wiped it on the gray ground and put it in their pockets.

In the distance, Huzi saw that the soybeans had been tinkering over there, and couldn't help but shout again: "Soybeans, it's so stinky, what are you messing with, come and help us catch crabs." ”

The soybean didn't care about anything, and didn't answer, but held the scallops on both sides of the mussel with his two hands, and turned it over with one force. The shells that turned over turned turned into buttocks, and there was not much carrion in the stomach, but when the soybeans were turned over, they all flowed out with a bang.

After carefully dialing it with a stick little by little for a long time, the soybean picked up two pearls that were not much bigger than the soybean grains.

After carefully checking again and confirming that there was no omission, Soybean picked up the two large fans of the river mussels. Yo, it's a bit heavy and a little smelly.

"Brother Xiaohu, when I go home, can you help me bring these two mussel shells?" Huang Dou said as he dragged the mussel shell to Xiaohu's side.

"What do you want this for? Big and heavy. Xiaohu glanced at the clam shell inexplicably

"Go home and raise flowers, water plants, and duckweed. You will ask Da Niu to help you take it home together, and I will ask my second sister to fry spicy crab for you to eat in the evening. Huang Dou knew that Xiaohu loved to eat, and gave a reason that he couldn't refuse.

"Okay, you throw it over there, no one touches it, I'll bring it back to you later." Xiaohu really didn't resist the temptation of food, and agreed in one bite.

The soybeans rushed to the river beach again and began to stroll, walking to the back of a large rock. Seeing that there was no one around, Soydou hurriedly took out the pearls from his pocket, carefully wrapped them in a handkerchief, and stuffed them into his pocket. I patted it vigorously, so that I was not afraid of leaking holes in my pockets.

Continue to walk on the river beach, this water area may indeed be partial after all, no one came, soybeans picked up a wooden bucket to draw water, put it in the water to wash, it turned out to be good and not leaky.

Soybeans went to the stone pile where he had just picked up pearls, and because of the smell, several children did not visit here. Soybean picked up another knife, a bit like a dagger in later generations, not very similar, it was cut on three sides.

The handle of the knife is covered with black mud, and the blade is very sharp. Soybeans don't dare to try it, wipe it on the sand, the knife is not bad, there is no rust? Soybeans studied for a long time, but they didn't understand any materials, so they threw them into the bucket.

The soybean circled around the pile of stones twice, using a stick to pick aside all the algae clothes, and little by little to clear the gap in the middle of the pile of stones.

Xiao Hei ran over to take a look, got bored, and ran away again.

The soybean pulled out a wooden box again, opened it and took a look, and a pile of pulp flowed out. Huang Dou thought, it can't be a title deed or something, but unfortunately it was all rotted by water.

Look at this box doesn't look like anything valuable, it's a little damaged, throw it away, hey, there's nothing good.

Another brick was pounded out, a jet-black brick, don't ask why the soybeans put it in the bucket, sinking! When it was turned out, the soybean thought it was a brick and was about to open it, but it didn't move.

When I reached out and took it, I didn't pick it up, and the soybean was curious, could it be iron, and the iron should not be so heavy.

Put it in the bucket, and I'd rather be tired than let it go, so the soybeans put the dead bricks in the bucket.

There were few things in the bucket, and when I picked them up, they were dead and dead, and they were all caused by the brick.

The little friends who ran in front also picked up a lot of things, and the big cow even picked up a good kitchen knife, but the little friends were envious, this is the most valuable thing they picked up.

There is also a little friend who picked up a broken pot, although it is broken, but you can take it back to the blacksmith to re-beat things, you know, iron is very valuable, this should be the second value of a few of them picked up.

There was also a friend who picked up a wooden footwashing bucket, which was a little loose, but one of the friends said that it would be good to go back and repair, and Huang Dou knew why he said that, because his father was a carpenter.

There are also a lot of messy things, useful and useless, anyway, as long as you like it, pick it up.

Soybeans think about the dagger and an iron brick they picked up, but don't talk about it, it's not good to cause everyone to be jealous.

Huzi found two turtles in the pile of stones on the other side, and took them one by one with the big cow, and came over and said that they were going to burn and eat them.

Soybeans look at the broken pot in the hands of the little friend, and the kitchen knife of the big cow, no, is it made of local materials?

Break the pot and chop the turtle with an embroidered knife!

A few people quickly set up a stove with stones, and started a fire with flint and steel. Soybeans have never needed this, she can't hit the fire after knocking for a long time, and every time this time, she misses the lighter very much.

Soon a fire was lit, and Huzi and Da Niu actually put the turtle shell down, like a pot, on the rock, and raised the fire under it.

I'll go.

This is a bit excessive, it's alive, it's someone's shell, you can't be a pot. Huang Dou wanted to say something, but seeing that everyone was in high spirits, it was suddenly difficult to speak.

They may be in the house and don't feel cruel.

Huzi looked at the soybeans who wanted to speak and stopped: "You haven't eaten it?" ”

"Nope." Soybean shook his head.

"I've never eaten this!" Da Niu thought it was incredible.

Soybeans are even more incredible, is it common to eat like this?

The turtle was roasted, and after cooling for a while, everyone didn't care about the heat, and one person dragged a turtle's paw and began to eat. Even Huang Pear and Huang Deli came over and ate a turtle paw by themselves.

Da Niu directly gnawed the two black **, and the soybeans resolutely refused to eat, she felt disgusted. But she couldn't say it, she could only pretend to look for something and stay away from those happy friends who were eating!

At dusk, a group of children returned with a full load, and Huang Pear and Zhao Xiaoyu also touched a small bucket of small crabs and a lot of big mud snails. Xiaohu and Daniu also caught a lot of fish, but when they came back, the fish was thrown again, and they still didn't dare to eat fish.

Everyone didn't think about it, fish can't be eaten, why can mud snails and small crabs be eaten?

Forget it, I still don't want to think about it, mediocrity disturbs me......